# 2009–10 Hofstra Pride men's basketball team

The 2009–10 Hofstra Pride men's basketball team represented Hofstra University in the 2009–10 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Pride were led by head coach Tom Pecora in his ninth year leading the team. Hofstra played their home games at Mack Sports Complex in Hempstead, New York, as members of the Colonial Athletic Association.
The Pride finished conference play with a 10–8 record, earning the seventh seed in the CAA tournament. Hofstra won its first-round game, but were defeated in the quarterfinals by Northeastern.
Boston University failed to qualify for the NCAA tournament, but were invited to the 2010 College Basketball Invitational. The Pride were eliminated in the first round of the CBI by IUPUI, 74–60.
This was Pecora's final season as head coach of the Pride. One week after the end of Hofstra's season, Pecora was hired as head coach of the Fordham Rams.
The Pride finished the season with a 19–15 record.

## Roster

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## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| November 13, 2009* 8:00 pm | | at No. 1 Kansas | L 65–101 | 0–1 | Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, KS |
| November 16, 2009* 7:00 pm | | vs. Yale NIT Season Tip-Off | W 68–63 | 1–1 | Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (8,562) Storrs, CT |
| November 17, 2009* 7:00 pm | | at No. 12 Connecticut NIT Season Tip-Off | L 67–76 | 1–2 | Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (8,713) Storrs, CT |
| November 20, 2009* 7:00 pm | | Farmingdale State | W 87–48 | 2–2 | Mack Sports Complex (2,655) Hempstead, NY |
| November 23, 2009* 7:00 pm | | Elon NIT Season Tip-Off | W 70–46 | 3–2 | Mack Sports Complex (737) Hempstead, NY |
| November 24, 2009* 7:00 pm | | Charlotte NIT Season Tip-Off | L 72–80 | 3–3 | Mack Sports Complex (783) Hempstead, NY |
| November 30, 2009* 7:00 pm | | Fairfield | W 84–80 | 4–3 | Mack Sports Complex (2,146) Hempstead, NY |
| December 5, 2009 4:00 pm | | at Towson | W 84–64 | 5–3 (1–0) | Towson Center (1,376) Towson, MD |
| December 9, 2009* 7:00 pm, FiOS1 | | Manhattan | W 44–39 | 6–3 | Mack Sports Complex (3,076) Hempstead, NY |
| December 12, 2009* 4:00 pm, FiOS1 | | New Hampshire | W 75–58 | 7–3 | Mack Sports Complex (2,687) Hempstead, NY |
| December 20, 2009* 2:30 pm, MSG | | at St. John's Aeropostale Holiday Festival | L 60–72 | 7–4 | Madison Square Garden (5,780) New York, NY |
| December 21, 2009* 7:00 pm, MSG | | vs. Davidson Aeropostale Holiday Festival | L 52–61 | 7–5 | Madison Square Garden (5,210) New York, NY |
| December 29, 2010* 7:00 pm | | at Florida Atlantic | W 67–63 | 8–5 | FAU Arena (1,123) Boca Raton, FL |
| January 2, 2010 4:00 pm | | William & Mary | L 47–48 | 8–6 (1–1) | Mack Sports Complex (3,132) Hempstead, NY |
| January 4, 2010 7:00 pm, FiOS1 | | at George Mason | L 63–67 | 8–7 (1–2) | Patriot Center (3,826) Fairfax, VA |
| January 6, 2010 7:00 pm | | Towson | W 77–61 | 9–7 (2–2) | Mack Sports Complex (2,061) Hempstead, NY |
| January 9, 2010 4:00 pm, MSG | | at Old Dominion | L 46–57 | 9–8 (2–3) | Constant Convocation Center (6,834) Norfolk, VA |
| January 12, 2010 7:00 pm, ESPNU | | VCU | L 68–81 | 9–9 (2–4) | Mack Sports Complex (2,224) Hempstead, NY |
| January 16, 2010 7:00 pm | | at William & Mary | L 66–73 | 9–10 (2–5) | Kaplan Arena (3,414) Williamsburg, VA |
| January 19, 2010 7:00 pm, ESPNU | | George Mason | L 72–90 | 9–11 (2–6) | Mack Sports Complex (2,573) Hempstead, NY |
| January 23, 2010 12:00 pm, MSG | | at Drexel | L 62–75 | 9–12 (2–7) | Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,732) Philadelphia, PA |
| January 27, 2010 7:00 pm | | UNC Wilmington | W 93–54 | 10–12 (3–7) | Mack Sports Complex (2,525) Hempstead, NY |
| January 30, 2010 4:00 pm | | Delaware | W 77–67 | 11–12 (4–7) | Mack Sports Complex (4,019) Hempstead, NY |
| February 3, 2010 7:00 pm | | at James Madison | W 68–48 | 12–12 (5–7) | JMU Convocation Center (3,522) Harrisonburg, VA |
| February 6, 2010 4:00 pm | | Northeastern | L 55–75 | 12–13 (5–8) | Mack Sports Complex (3,417) Hempstead, NY |
| February 10, 2010 7:00 pm | | Drexel | W 75–64 | 13–13 (6–8) | Mack Sports Complex (893) Hempstead, NY |
| February 13, 2010 7:00 pm | | at UNC Wilmington | W 87–70 | 14–13 (7–8) | Trask Coliseum (2,462) Wilmington, NC |
| February 16, 2010 7:00 pm | | at Delaware | W 82–69 | 15–13 (8–8) | Bob Carpenter Center (2,090) Newark, DE |
| February 20, 2010* 4:00 pm | | Rider ESPN BracketBusters | W 92–89 $^{OT}$ | 16–13 | Mack Sports Complex (3,119) Hempstead, NY |
| February 23, 2010 9:00 pm, ESPNU | | at Northeastern | W 73–62 | 17–13 (9–8) | Matthews Arena (1,954) Boston, MA |
| February 27, 2010 4:00 pm | | Georgia State | W 87–74 | 18–13 (10–8) | Mack Sports Complex (3,694) Hempstead, NY |
| CAA tournament ||||||
| March 5, 2010 6:00 pm | (7) | vs. (10) Georgia State CAA First Round | W 68–67 | 19–13 | Richmond Coliseum (5,494) Richmond, VA |
| March 6, 2010 6:00 pm | (7) | vs. (2) Northeastern CAA Quarterfinals | L 71–74 $^{2OT}$ | 19–14 | Richmond Coliseum (5,461) Richmond, VA |
| CBI ||||||
| March 17, 2010 10:00 pm | | IUPUI CBI First Round | L 60–74 | 19–15 | Mack Sports Complex (952) Hempstead, NY |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. Source ||||||