# 2009–10 Northwestern Wildcats men's basketball team

The 2009–10 Northwestern Wildcats men's basketball team represented Northwestern University in the 2009–10 college basketball season. This was head coach Bill Carmody's tenth season at the Northwestern. The Wildcats were members of the Big Ten Conference and played their home games at Welsh-Ryan Arena. They finished the season 20–14, 7–11 in Big Ten play, lost in the quarterfinals of the 2010 Big Ten Conference men's basketball tournament and were invited to the 2010 National Invitation Tournament where they lost in the first round to the University of Rhode Island. Northwestern received its first national (AP) ranking in 41 years, when it was ranked #25 in the December 28 AP poll.

## Roster

| No. | Name | Position | Ht. | Wt. | Year | Hometown/High School |
| 3 | Capocci, Mike | F | 6–6 | 200 | JR | Lombard, Illinois/Glenbard East |
| 44 | Coble, Kevin | F | 6–8 | 210 | SR* | Phoenix, Arizona/Scottsdale Christian Academy |
| 1 | Crawford, Drew | G/F | 6–5 | 185 | FR | Naperville, Illinois/Naperville Central |
| 30 | Curletti, Davide | F | 6–9 | 232 | SO | Farmington Hills, Michigan/Orchard Lake St. Mary's |
| 15 | Fruendt, Nick | G | 6–5 | 195 | SO | Batavia, Illinois/Batavia |
| 11 | Hearn, Reggie | G | 6–4 | 195 | FR | Fort Wayne, Indiana/Snider |
| 4 | Marcotullio, Alex | G | 6–3 | 180 | FR | Warren, Michigan/De La Salle |
| 12 | Mirković, Luka | F/C | 6–11 | 235 | SO | Belgrade, Serbia/La Lumiere (LaPorte, Ind.) |
| 23 | Nash, Jeremy | G | 6–4 | 191 | SR | Chicago, Illinois/Marist |
| 21 | Peljusic, Ivan | F | 6–8 | 215 | JR | Zadar, Croatia/V. Nazor Gymnasium |
| 54 | Rowley, Kyle | C | 7–0 | 280 | SO | Arima, Trinidad/Lake Forest (Ill.) Academy |
| 5 | Ryan, Jeff | G/F | 6–7 | 205 | SR* | Glenview, Illinois/Glenbrook South |
| 24 | Shurna, John | F | 6–8 | 210 | SO | Glen Ellyn, Illinois/Glenbard West |
| 33 | Steger, Matt | G/F | 6–5 | 195 | SR | Northfield, Illinois/Loyola Academy |
| 22 | Thompson, Michael | G | 5–10 | 182 | JR | Chicago, Illinois/Lincoln Park |
Source:
"*"=indicates player used redshirt season.

## Schedule and results

Source
* All times are Central
| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Regular Season ||||||
| Nov 13, 2009* 7:00pm, BigTenNetwork.com | | Northern Illinois | W 77–55 | 1–0 | Welsh-Ryan Arena Evanston, IL |
| Nov 18, 2009* 7:00pm, BTN | | No. 11 Butler | W 67–54 | 1–1 | Welsh-Ryan Arena Evanston, IL |
| Nov 22, 2009* 1:00pm, BigTenNetwork.com | | Tennessee State | L 69–92 | 2–1 | Welsh-Ryan Arena Evanston, IL |
| Nov 24, 2009* 5:30pm, BigTenNetwork.com | | Liberty | W 69–53 | 3–1 | Welsh-Ryan Arena Evanston, IL |
| Nov 27, 2009* 7:30pm, BTN | | vs. No. 23 Notre Dame Chicago Challenge Invitational | W 72–58 | 4–1 | UIC Pavilion Chicago, IL |
| Nov 28, 2009* 7:00pm, BTN | | vs. Iowa State Chicago Challenge Invitational | W 67–65 | 5–1 | UIC Pavilion Chicago, IL |
| Dec 1, 2009* 6:00pm, ESPNU | | at North Carolina State ACC-Big Ten Challenge | W 65–53 | 6–1 | RBC Center Raleigh, NC |
| Dec 13, 2009* 4:00pm, BigTenNetwork.com | | North Carolina A&T | W 90–65 | 7–1 | Welsh-Ryan Arena Evanston, IL |
| Dec 16, 2009* 8:00pm, ESPNU | | North Florida | W 84–54 | 8–1 | Welsh-Ryan Arena Evanston, IL |
| Dec 19, 2009* 1:30pm, BTN | | Stanford | W 70–62 | 9–1 | Welsh-Ryan Arena Evanston, IL |
| Dec 22, 2009* 7:00pm, BigTenNetwork.com | | Central Connecticut St | W 74–54 | 10–1 | Welsh-Ryan Arena Evanston, IL |
| Dec 30, 2009 8:00pm, BTN | No. 25 | at Illinois | L 83–89 $^{OT}$ | 10–2 (0–1) | Assembly Hall Champaign, IL |
| Jan 2, 2010 5:30pm, BTN | No. 25 | No. 11 Michigan St | L 70–91 | 10–3 (0–2) | Welsh-Ryan Arena Evanston, IL |
| Jan 7, 2010* 6:00pm, BigTenNetwork.com | | Texas-Pan American | W 53–44 | 11–3 | Welsh-Ryan Arena Evanston, IL |
| Jan 10, 2010 1:00pm, BTN | | at Michigan | W 68–62 | 12–3 (1–2) | Crisler Arena Ann Arbor, MI |
| Jan 13, 2010 7:30pm, BTN | | No. 13 Wisconsin | L 60–50 | 12–4 (1–3) | Welsh-Ryan Arena Evanston, IL |
| Jan 16, 2010 4:30pm, BTN | | No. 6 Purdue | W 72–64 | 13–4 (2–3) | Welsh-Ryan Arena Evanston, IL |
| Jan 19, 2010 6:00pm, BTN | | at No. 21 Ohio State | L 76–56 | 13–5 (2–4) | Schottenstein Center Columbus, OH |
| Jan 23, 2010 7:00pm, BTN | | Illinois | W 73–68 | 14–5 (3–4) | Welsh-Ryan Arena Evanston, IL |
| Jan 26, 2010 8:00pm, BTN | | at Minnesota | L 65–61 | 14–6 (3–5) | Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN |
| Jan 30, 2010 6:30pm, BTN | | at No. 5 Michigan St | L 79–70 | 14–7 (3–6) | Breslin Center East Lansing, MI |
| Feb 2, 2010 6:30pm, BTN | | Michigan | W 67–52 | 15–7 (4–6) | Welsh-Ryan Arena Evanston, IL |
| Feb 7, 2010 1:30pm, BTN | | Indiana | W 78–61 | 16–7 (5–6) | Welsh-Ryan Arena Evanston, IL |
| Feb 10, 2010 7:35pm, BTN | | at Iowa | L 78–65 | 16–8 (5–7) | Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA |
| Feb 14, 2010 4:00pm, BTN | | Minnesota | W 77–74 $^{OT}$ | 17–8 (6–7) | Welsh-Ryan Arena Evanston, IL |
| Feb 17, 2010 7:30pm, BTN | | Penn State | L 81–70 | 17–9 (6–8) | Welsh-Ryan Arena Evanston, IL |
| Feb 21, 2010 1:00pm, BTN | | at No. 14 Wisconsin | L 70–63 | 17–10 (6–9) | Kohl Center Madison, WI |
| Feb 25, 2010 6:00pm, ESPN2 | | Iowa | W 74–57 | 18–10 (7–9) | Welsh-Ryan Arena Evanston, IL |
| Feb 28, 2010 11:00am, BTN | | at Penn State | L 79–60 | 18–11 (7–10) | Bryce Jordan Center University Park, PA |
| Mar 3, 2010* 7:00pm | | Chicago State | W 72–49 | 19–11 | Welsh-Ryan Arena Evanston, IL |
| Mar 6, 2010 11:00am, BTN | | at Indiana | L 88–80 $^{OT}$ | 19–12 (7–11) | Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN |
| 2010 Big Ten Conference men's basketball tournament ||||||
| March 11, 2010 3:55pm, ESPN2 | | vs. Indiana First Round | W 73–58 | 20–12 | Conseco Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN |
| March 12, 2010 6:30pm, BTN | | vs. No. 6 Purdue Quarterfinals | L 69–61 | 20–13 | Conseco Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN |
| 2010 National Invitation Tournament ||||||
| March 17, 2010 6:00pm, ESPNU | | at Rhode Island First Round | L 76–64 | 20–14 | Ryan Center Kingston, RI |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. ||||||