# 2009–10 South Florida Bulls men's basketball team

The 2009–10 South Florida Bulls men's basketball team represented the University of South Florida Bulls during the 2009–10 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was coached by Stan Heath in his third year at the school. USF played its home games in the USF Sun Dome and is a member of the Big East Conference. The Bulls finished the season 20–13, 9–9 in Big East play. They lost in the second round of the 2010 Big East men's basketball tournament to Georgetown and were invited to play in the 2010 National Invitation Tournament where they lost in the first round to North Carolina State.
In the Week 13 poll released on February 8, USF received two AP Poll votes (unofficially ranking them 44th), marking the first time in school history that the USF men’s basketball team has received votes in any rankings polls.

## Roster

| Name | # | Position | Height | Weight | Year | Former school | Hometown |
| Ron Anderson | 1 | Forward | 6–8 | 255 | RS Junior | Kansas State / McCallie School | Upper Marlboro, MD |
| Mike Burwell | 23 | Guard | 6–6 | 210 | Freshman | South Kent School / Cardinal McCarrick HS | East Brunswick, NJ |
| Anthony Crater | 10 | Guard | 6–1 | 170 | Sophomore | Ohio State University / Brewster Academy | Flint, MI |
| B. J. Daniels | 2 | Guard | 6–1 | 212 | Sophomore | Lincoln HS | Tallahassee, FL |
| Jordan Dumars | 4 | Guard | 6–5 | 225 | Freshman | Detroit Country Day School | Detroit, MI |
| Jarrid Famous | 31 | Forward/Center | 6–11 | 240 | Junior | Westchester Community College / Blessed Sacrament HS | Bronx, NY |
| Toarlyn Fitzpatrick | 32 | Forward | 6–8 | 230 | Freshman | King HS | Tampa, FL |
| Augustus Gilchrist | 24 | Forward/Center | 6–10 | 245 | Sophomore | Maryland / Academy | Clinton, MD |
| Chris Howard | 3 | Guard | 6–3 | 200 | Senior | Friendly HS | Fort Washington, MD |
| Dominique Jones | 20 | Guard | 6–4 | 215 | Junior | Lake Wales HS | Lake Wales, FL |
| Ryan Kardok | 13 | Guard | 6–3 | 188 | Senior | Broward Community College / Stoneman Douglas HS | Parkland, FL |
| Justin Leemow | 5 | Guard | 6–1 | 180 | Sophomore | Mt. Zion Christian Academy | Brooklyn, NY |
| Mike Mercer | 33 | Guard | 6–5 | 195 | Senior | Georgia / South Gwinnett HS | Snellville, GA |
| Shaun Noriega | 22 | Guard | 6–4 | 195 | Freshman | North Port HS | North Port, FL |
| Alex Rivas | 11 | Center | 6–10 | 230 | Senior | Pratt Community College / Laurinburg Prep | Santiago, Dominican Republic |

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| November 3, 2009* 7:00 p.m. | | Florida Southern | W 110–79 | | USF Sun Dome Tampa, FL |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 13* 8:30 p.m. | | at Southern Methodist | W 67–61 | 1–0 | Moody Coliseum Dallas, TX |
| November 16* 7:30 p.m., BHSN | | Virginia | W 66–49 | 2–0 | USF Sun Dome Tampa, FL |
| November 19* 7:00 p.m. | | vs. Davidson Charleston Classic | W 65–58 | 3–0 | Carolina First Arena Charleston, SC |
| November 20* 9:30 p.m. | | vs. South Carolina Charleston Classic | L 66–69 | 3–1 | Carolina First Arena Charleston, SC |
| November 22* 3:30 p.m. | | vs. UNC-Wilmington Charleston Classic | W 74–66 | 4–1 | Carolina First Arena Charleston, SC |
| November 25* 7:00 p.m. | | Kent State | W 76–54 | 5–1 | USF Sun Dome Tampa, FL |
| November 27* 7:00 p.m. | | Florida Atlantic | W 78–58 | 6–1 | USF Sun Dome Tampa, FL |
| December 2* 7:00 p.m. | | Hampton | W 74–55 | 7–1 | USF Sun Dome Tampa, FL |
| December 13* 2:00 p.m. | | Central Michigan | L 56–59 | 7–2 | USF Sun Dome Tampa, FL |
| December 16* 7:00 p.m., BHSN | | Central Florida | W 69–65 | 8–2 | USF Sun Dome Tampa, FL |
| December 19* 5:00 p.m. | | vs. San Francisco Las Vegas Holiday Hoops Classic | W 69–49 | 9–2 | South Point Events Center Las Vegas, NV |
| December 20* 5:00 p.m. | | vs. San Diego Las Vegas Holiday Hoops Classic | W 69–60 | 10–2 | South Point Events Center Las Vegas, NV |
| Big East regular season ||||||
| December 30 7:00 p.m., BHSN | | at Louisville | L 52–73 | 10–3 (0–1) | Freedom Hall Louisville, KY |
| January 5, 2010 7:00 p.m., ESPNU | | Notre Dame | L 73–74 | 10–4 (0–2) | USF Sun Dome Tampa, FL |
| January 10 2:00 p.m., BHSN | | at No. 7 Syracuse | L 65–82 | 10–5 (0–3) | Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY |
| January 13 7:00 p.m., BHSN | | No. 10 West Virginia | L 69–50 | 10–6 (0–4) | USF Sun Dome Tampa, FL |
| January 16 7:00 p.m., ESPN360 | | Rutgers | W 73–64 | 11–6 (1–4) | USF Sun Dome Tampa, FL |
| January 20 7:00 p.m., ESPN2 | | at Cincinnati | L 70–78 | 11–7 (1–5) | Fifth Third Arena Cincinnati, OH |
| January 23 8:00 p.m., ESPNU | | at Providence | W 109–105 $^{OT}$ | 12–7 (2–5) | Dunkin' Donuts Center Providence, RI |
| January 28 7:00 p.m., ESPN2 | | Seton Hall | W 76–74 $^{OT}$ | 13–7 (3–5) | USF Sun Dome Tampa, FL |
| January 31 1:00 p.m., BHSN | | No. 17 Pittsburgh | W 70–61 | 14–7 (4–5) | USF Sun Dome Tampa, FL |
| February 3 7:00 p.m., BHSN | | at No. 7 Georgetown | W 72–64 | 15–7 (5–5) | Verizon Center Washington, D.C. |
| February 7 12:00 p.m., WFTS-Tampa | | at Notre Dame | L 62–65 | 15–8 (5–6) | Joyce Center Notre Dame, IN |
| February 13 8:30 p.m., BHSN | | at Marquette | L 52–63 | 15–9 (5–7) | Bradley Center Milwaukee, WI |
| February 16 7:00 p.m., ESPNU | | Cincinnaiti | W 65–57 | 16–9 (6–7) | USF Sun Dome Tampa, FL |
| February 20 12:00 p.m., BHSN | | St. John's | L 58–74 | 16–10 (6–8) | USF Sun Dome Tampa, FL |
| February 24 9:00 p.m., BHSN | | at No. 7 Villanova | L 49–74 | 16–11 (6–9) | The Pavilion Villanova, PA |
| February 27 7:00 p.m., ESPN360 | | Providence | W 99–93 | 17–11 (7–9) | USF Sun Dome Tampa, FL |
| March 2 7:30 p.m., ESPNU | | at DePaul | W 63–59 | 18–11 (8–9) | Allstate Arena Chicago, IL |
| March 6 2:00 p.m., BHSN | | Connecticut | W 75–68 | 19–11 (9–9) | USF Sun Dome Tampa, FL |
| Big East tournament ||||||
| March 9 12:00 p.m., ESPN2 | (9) | vs. (16) DePaul First Round | W 58–49 | 20–11 | Madison Square Garden New York, NY |
| March 10 12:00 p.m., ESPN | (9) | vs. (8) No. 22 Georgetown Second Round | L 49–69 | 20–12 | Madison Square Garden New York, NY |
| NIT ||||||
| March 16 8:00 p.m., ESPNU | (3) | (6) NC State First Round | L 57–58 | 20–13 | USF Sun Dome Tampa, FL |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. ||||||

## Rankings

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking — = Not ranked RV = Received 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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | RV | — | — | — | — | — | Not released |
| Coaches | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |