# 2009–10 Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's basketball team

The 2009–10 Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's basketball team represented the University of Notre Dame in the 2009–2010 NCAA Division I basketball season. The Fighting Irish were coached by Mike Brey and played their home games at the Edmund P. Joyce Center in Notre Dame, IN. The Fighting Irish are members of the Big East Conference. They finished the season 23–12, 10–8 in Big East play. They advanced to the semifinals of the 2010 Big East men's basketball tournament before losing to West Virginia. They received an at–large bid to the 2010 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, earning a 6 seed in the South Region. They were upset in the first round by 11 seed Old Dominion.

## Roster

Source
| # | Name | Height | Weight (lbs.) | Position | Class | Hometown | Previous Team(s) |
| 1 | Tyrone Nash | 6' 8" | 232 | F | Jr. | Queens, NY | Lawrence Woodmere Academy |
| 2 | Tory Jackson | 5' 11" | 195 | G | Sr. | Saginaw, MI | Buena Vista HS |
| 5 | Tom Kopko | 6' 2" | 183 | G | Jr. | Chicago, IL | St. Laurence HS |
| 14 | Scott Martin | 6' 8" | 219 | G | Jr. | Valparaiso, IN | Valparaiso HS |
| 20 | Jonathan Peoples | 6' 3" | 207 | G | Sr. | Bellwood, IL | St. Joseph HS |
| 21 | Tim Abromaitis | 6' 8" | 235 | F | Jr. | Unionville, CT | Farmington HS |
| 23 | Ben Hansbrough | 6' 3" | 206 | G | Sr. | Poplar Bluff, MO | Poplar Bluff HS Mississippi State |
| 25 | Tom Knight | 6' 9" | 251 | F | Fr. | Dixfield, ME | Dirigo HS |
| 32 | Joey Brooks | 6' 5" | 215 | G | Fr. | Houston, TX | Strake Jesuit College Prep |
| 33 | Mike Broghammer | 6' 9" | 243 | F | Fr. | Orono, MN | Hopkins HS |
| 34 | Carleton Scott | 6' 7" | 217 | F | Jr. | San Antonio, TX | James Madison HS |
| 41 | Tim Andree | 6' 8" | 214 | F | Sr. | Colts Neck, NJ | Christian Brothers Academy |
| 44 | Luke Harangody | 6' 8" | 246 | F | Sr. | Schererville, IN | Andrean HS |
| 45 | Jack Cooley | 6' 9" | 244 | F | Fr. | Glenview, IL | Glenbrook South HS |

## 2009-10 Schedule and results

Source
* All times are Eastern
| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| 11/1/2009* 7:00pm | | Lewis | W 70–54 | | Edmund P. Joyce Center (8,076) Notre Dame, IN |
| 11/6/2009* 7:30pm | | Quincy | W 75–54 | | Edmund P. Joyce Center (9,008) Notre Dame, IN |
| Regular season ||||||
| 11/14/2009* 2:00pm | | North Florida | W 86–65 | 1–0 | Edmund P. Joyce Center (8,048) Notre Dame, IN |
| 11/16/2009* 7:30pm | | Saint Francis (PA) | W 95–72 | 2–0 | Edmund P. Joyce Center (7,512) Notre Dame, IN |
| 11/19/2009* 7:30pm | | Long Beach State | W 82–62 | 3–0 | Edmund P. Joyce Center (7,876) Notre Dame, IN |
| 11/22/2009* 7:00pm | | Liberty Chicago Invitational Challenge | W 91–72 | 4–0 | Edmund P. Joyce Center (7,682) Notre Dame, IN |
| 11/24/2009* 7:30pm | No. 23 | Kennesaw State Chicago Invitational Challenge | W 80–62 | 5–0 | Edmund P. Joyce Center (7,015) Notre Dame, IN |
| 11/27/2009* 7:30pm, BTN | No. 23 | vs. Northwestern Chicago Invitational Challenge | L 72–58 | 5–1 | UIC Pavilion (3,308) Chicago, IL |
| 11/28/2009* 4:30pm | No. 23 | vs. Saint Louis Chicago Invitational Challenge | W 64–52 | 6–1 | UIC Pavilion (NA) Chicago, IL |
| 12/1/2009* 7:30pm | | Idaho State | W 80–70 | 7–1 | Edmund P. Joyce Center (8,033) Notre Dame, IN |
| 12/6/2009* 12:00pm | | Central Florida | W 90–72 | 8–1 | Edmund P. Joyce Center (8,004) Notre Dame, IN |
| 12/9/2009* 7:30pm | | IUPUI | W 93–70 | 9–1 | Edmund P. Joyce Center (7,605) Notre Dame, IN |
| 12/12/2009* 7:00pm | | Loyola Marymount | L 87–85 | 9–2 | Edmund P. Joyce Center (8,574) Notre Dame, IN |
| 12/19/2009* 2:00pm, CBS | | UCLA | W 84–73 | 10–2 | Edmund P. Joyce Center (9,149) Notre Dame, IN |
| 12/22/2009* 7:00pm | | Bucknell | W 101–69 | 11–2 | Edmund P. Joyce Center (8,612) Notre Dame, IN |
| 12/30/2009 9:00pm, Big East Network | | Providence | W 93–72 | 12–2 (1–0) | Edmund P. Joyce Center (9,149) Notre Dame, IN |
| 1/2/2010 10:00pm, ESPNU | | at No. 10 Connecticut | L 82–70 | 12–3 (1–1) | XL Center (16,294) Hartford, CT |
| 1/5/2010 7:00pm, ESPNU | | at South Florida | W 74–73 | 13–3 (2–1) | USF Sun Dome (5,107) Tampa, FL |
| 1/9/2010 8:00pm, ESPNU | | No. 8 West Virginia | W 70–68 | 14–3 (3–1) | Edmund P. Joyce Center (9,149) Notre Dame, IN |
| 1/16/2010 4:00pm, ESPNU | | at Cincinnati | L 60–58 | 14–4 (3–2) | Fifth Third Arena (11,589) Cincinnati, OH |
| 1/18/2010 7:00pm, ESPN | | No. 5 Syracuse | L 84–71 | 14–5 (3–3) | Edmund P. Joyce Center (9,149) Notre Dame, IN |
| 1/23/2010 2:00pm, Big East Network | | DePaul | W 87–77 | 15–5 (4–3) | Edmund P. Joyce Center (9,149) Notre Dame, IN |
| 1/27/2010 7:00pm, ESPN | | at No. 3 Villanova | L 90–72 | 15–6 (4–4) | Wachovia Center (17,619) Philadelphia, PA |
| 1/30/2010 6:00pm, ESPN2 | | at Rutgers | L 103–90 | 15–7 (4–5) | Louis Brown Athletic Center (7,049) Piscataway, NJ |
| 2/4/2010 9:00pm, ESPN2 | | Cincinnati | W 83–65 | 16–7 (5–5) | Edmund P. Joyce Center (8,530) Notre Dame, IN |
| 2/7/2010 12:00pm, Big East Network | | South Florida | W 65–62 | 17–7 (6–5) | Edmund P. Joyce Center (8,520) Notre Dame, IN |
| 2/11/2010 7:00pm, ESPNU | | at Seton Hall | L 90–87 | 17–8 (6–6) | Prudential Center (8,403) Newark, NJ |
| 2/14/2010 7:30pm, Big East Network | | St. John's | L 69–68 | 17–9 (6–7) | Edmund P. Joyce Center (8,547) Notre Dame, IN |
| 2/17/2010 7:00pm, ESPN2 | | at Louisville | L 91–89 $^{2OT}$ | 17–10 (6–8) | Freedom Hall (19,623) Louisville, KY |
| 2/24/2010 7:00pm, ESPN2 | | No. 12 Pittsburgh | W 68–53 | 18–10 (7–8) | Edmund P. Joyce Center (8,581) Notre Dame, IN |
| 2/27/2010 12:00pm, CBS | | at No. 11 Georgetown | W 78–64 | 19–10 (8–8) | Verizon Center (15,992) Washington, DC |
| 3/3/2010 7:00pm, ESPN | | Connecticut | W 58–50 | 20–10 (9–8) | Edmund P. Joyce Center (9,149) Notre Dame, IN |
| 3/6/2010 2:00pm, Big East Network | | at Marquette | W 63–60 $^{OT}$ | 21–10 (10–8) | Bradley Center (18,942) Milwaukee, WI |
| Big East tournament ||||||
| 3/10/2010 7:00pm, ESPN | | vs. Seton Hall Second Round | W 68–56 | 22–10 | Madison Square Garden (19,375) New York, NY |
| 3/11/2010 7:00pm, ESPN | | vs. No. 16 Pittsburgh Quarterfinals | W 50–45 | 23–10 | Madison Square Garden (19,375) New York, NY |
| 3/12/2010 9:00pm, ESPN | | vs. No. 7 West Virginia Semifinals | L 53–51 | 23–11 | Madison Square Garden (19,375) New York, NY |
| 2010 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament ||||||
| 3/18/2010 12:25pm, CBS | | vs. Old Dominion First round | L 51–50 | 23–12 | New Orleans Arena (10,484) New Orleans, LA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. ||||||