# 2009–10 Texas Longhorns men's basketball team

The 2009–10 Texas Longhorns men's basketball team represented the University of Texas in the 2009-10 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Their head coach was Rick Barnes, who was in his 12th year. The team played its home games at the Frank Erwin Center in Austin, Texas and are members of the Big 12 Conference. The Longhorns finished the season 24–10, 9–7 in Big 12 play and lost in the first round of the 2010 Big 12 men's basketball tournament. They received and at–large bid to the 2010 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, earning an 8 seed in the East Region. They were defeated in the first round by 9 seed Wake Forest in overtime.

## Recruiting

Source:
US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Avery Bradley SG | Henderson, NV | Findlay Prep | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | Sep 17, 2008 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 98 ||||||
| Jordan Hamilton SF | Compton, CA | Dominguez HS | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 210 lb (95 kg) | Oct 9, 2008 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 98 ||||||
| Shawn Williams SF | Duncanville, TX | Duncanville HS | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | Aug 7, 2008 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 93 ||||||
| Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 6 Rivals: 3 ESPN: 4 ||||||
| Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "Texas 2009 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved July 12, 2009. "2009 Texas Basketball Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved July 12, 2009. "ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved July 12, 2009. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved July 12, 2009. "2009 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved July 12, 2009. ||||||

## Schedule

Source:
| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| 11/15/2009* 1:00 pm, ESPNU | No. 3 | UC Irvine O'Reilly Auto Parts CBE Classic Regional Round | W 89-42 | 1–0 | Frank Erwin Center (6,471) Austin, TX |
| 11/18/2009* 8:00 pm, ESPNU | No. 3 | Western Carolina O'Reilly Auto Parts CBE Classic Regional Round | W 73–41 | 2–0 | Frank Erwin Center (11,317) Austin, TX |
| 11/23/2009* 9:00 pm, ESPN2 | No. 3 | vs. Iowa O'Reilly Auto Parts CBE Classic Semifinals | W 85–60 | 3–0 | Sprint Center (7,226) Kansas City, MO |
| 11/24/2009* 9:25 pm, ESPN2 | No. 3 | vs. Pittsburgh O'Reilly Auto Parts CBE Classic Championship Game | W 78–62 | 4–0 | Sprint Center (8,076) Kansas City, MO |
| 11/28/2009* 3:00 pm, CBS | No. 3 | at Rice | W 77–59 | 5–0 | Tudor Fieldhouse (4,669) Houston, TX |
| 12/03/2009* 8:00 pm, ESPN2 | No. 2 | Southern California Big 12/Pac-10 Hardwood Series | W 69–50 | 6–0 | Frank Erwin Center (14,423) Austin, TX |
| 12/07/2009* 8:00 pm, ESPNU | No. 2 | Long Beach State | W 107–74 | 7–0 | Frank Erwin Center (11,194) Austin, TX |
| 12/12/2009* 3:00 pm, ESPN Full Court | No. 2 | Texas State | W 87–54 | 8–0 | Frank Erwin Center (14,304) Austin, TX |
| 12/15/2009* 7:00 pm, ESPN Full Court | No. 2 | Texas-Pan American | W 104–42 | 9–0 | Frank Erwin Center (11,548) Austin, TX |
| 12/19/2009* 1:00 pm, ESPN | No. 2 | vs. No. 10 North Carolina | W 103–90 | 10–0 | Cowboys Stadium (38,052) Arlington, TX |
| 12/22/09* 6:00 pm, ESPN2 | No. 2 | No. 9 Michigan State | W 79–68 | 11–0 | Frank Erwin Center (16,734) Austin, TX |
| 12/29/09* 5:00 pm, ESPN Full Court | No. 2 | Gardner-Webb | W 95–63 | 12–0 | Frank Erwin Center (14,804) Austin, TX |
| 01/02/09* 3:30 pm, ESPN Full Court | No. 2 | Texas A&M-Corpus Christi | W 76–70 | 13–0 | Frank Erwin Center (13,584) Austin, TX |
| 01/05/09* 6:00 pm, ESPN2 | No. 2 | at Arkansas | W 96–85 | 14–0 | Bud Walton Arena (12,865) Fayetteville, AR |
| 01/09/09 12:45 pm, Big 12 (ESPN+) | No. 2 | Colorado | W 103–86 | 15–0 (1–0) | Frank Erwin Center (15,146) Austin, TX |
| 01/13/10 7:00 pm, Big 12 (ESPN+) | No. 1 | at Iowa State | W 90–83 | 16–0 (2–0) | Hilton Coliseum (12,066) Ames, IA |
| 01/16/10 5:00 pm, ESPNU | No. 1 | Texas A&M State Farm Lone Star Showdown | W 72–67 $^{(OT)}$ | 17–0 (3–0) | Frank Erwin Center (16,734) Austin, TX |
| 01/18/10 8:00 pm, ESPN | No. 1 | at No. 10 Kansas State | L 62–71 | 17–1 (3–1) | Bramlage Coliseum (12,528) Manhattan, KS |
| 01/23/10* 3:00 pm, CBS | No. 1 | at Connecticut | L 74–88 | 17–2 (3–1) | Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (10,167) Storrs, CT |
| 01/27/10 8:00 pm, ESPN | No. 6 | Texas Tech | W 95–83 | 18–2 (4–1) | Frank Erwin Center (16,414) Austin, TX |
| 01/30/10 3:00 pm, Big 12 (ESPN+) | No. 6 | No. 24 Baylor | L 77–80 | 18–3 (4–2) | Frank Erwin Center (16,734) Austin, TX |
| 02/01/10 8:00 pm, ESPN | No. 10 | at Oklahoma State | W 72–60 | 19–3 (5–2) | Gallagher-Iba Arena (11,096) Stillwater, OK |
| 02/06/10 3:00 pm, ESPN | No. 10 | at Oklahoma | L 71–80 | 19–4 (5–3) | Lloyd Noble Center (12,036) Norman, OK |
| 02/08/10 8:00 pm, ESPN | No. 14 | No. 1 Kansas | L 68–80 | 19–5 (5–4) | Frank Erwin Center (16,755) Austin, TX |
| 02/13/10 3:30 pm, Big 12 (ESPN+) | No. 14 | Nebraska | W 91–51 | 20–5 (6–4) | Frank Erwin Center (16,734) Austin, TX |
| 02/17/10 8:00 pm, ESPN2 | No. 17 | at Missouri | L 77–82 | 20–6 (6–5) | Mizzou Arena (14,389) Columbia, MO |
| 02/20/10 1:00 pm, ESPN | No. 17 | at Texas Tech | W 71–67 | 21–6 (7–5) | United Spirit Arena (12,481) Lubbock, TX |
| 02/24/10 8:00 pm, ESPN2 | No. 21 | Oklahoma State | W 69–59 | 22–6 (8–5) | Frank Erwin Center (15,052) Austin, TX |
| 02/27/10 1:00 pm, ESPN | No. 21 | at No. 22 Texas A&M State Farm Lone Star Showdown | L 58–74 | 22–7 (8–6) | Reed Arena (13,717) College Station, TX |
| 03/01/10 8:00 pm, ESPN | | Oklahoma | W 87–76 | 23–7 (9–6) | Frank Erwin Center (16,012) Austin, TX |
| 03/06/10 3:00 pm, ESPN | | at No. 21 Baylor | L 77–92 | 23–8 (9–7) | Ferrell Center (10,562) Waco, TX |
| 2010 Big 12 men's basketball tournament ||||||
| 03/10/10 8:30 pm, Big 12 (ESPN+) | | vs. Iowa State First Round | W 82–75 | 24–8 | Sprint Center (18,879) Kansas City, MO |
| 03/11/10 8:30 pm, Big 12 (ESPN+) | | vs. No. 21 Baylor Quarterfinals | L 67–86 | 24–9 | Sprint Center (18,879) Kansas City, MO |
| 2010 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament ||||||
| 03/18/10* 8:35 pm, CBS | | vs. Wake Forest First round | L 80–81 $^{OT}$ | 24–10 | New Orleans Arena (10,984) New Orleans, LA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. ||||||

## Rankings

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking RV = Received votes ( ) = First-place votes :
| | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week |
| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | Final |
| AP | 3 (1) | 3 (1) | 3 (1) | 2 (1) | 2 (1) | 2 (1) | 2 (7) | 2 (11) | 2 (8) | 1 (56) | 1 (57) | 6 | 9 | 14 | 15 | 21 | RV | RV | RV | Not released |
| Coaches | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 (3) | 2 (1) | 1 (30) | 1 (30) | 6 | 10 | 14 | 17 | 21 | 25 | RV | RV | RV |