2009–10 Georgia Bulldogs basketball team

2009–10 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
East
No. 2 Kentucky†	14	–	2	.875	35	–	3	.921
No. 21 Vanderbilt	12	–	4	.750	24	–	9	.727
No. 15 Tennessee	11	–	5	.688	28	–	9	.757
Florida	9	–	7	.563	21	–	13	.618
South Carolina	6	–	10	.375	15	–	16	.484
Georgia	5	–	11	.313	14	–	17	.452
West
Mississippi State	9	–	7	.563	24	–	12	.667
Mississippi	9	–	7	.563	24	–	11	.686
Arkansas	7	–	9	.438	14	–	18	.438
Alabama	6	–	10	.375	17	–	15	.531
Auburn	6	–	10	.375	15	–	17	.469
LSU	2	–	14	.125	11	–	20	.355

† AP Poll

The 2009–10 Georgia Bulldogs men's basketball team represented the University of Georgia during the 2009–10 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bulldogs were led by first-year head coach Mark Fox. They played their home games at Stegeman Coliseum as members of the Southeastern Conference. They finished the season 14–17, 5–11 in SEC play and lost in the quarterfinals of the 2010 SEC men's basketball tournament to Vanderbilt.

Previous season

The Bulldogs finished the 2008–09 season 12–20 overall and 3–13 in SEC play. They were not invited to the postseason. Midway through the season, head coach Dennis Felton was fired and replaced by interim head coach, Pete Herrmann.^[1] Following the conclusion of the season, the Bulldogs hired Nevada head coach, Mark Fox.^[2]

Roster

2009–10 Georgia Bulldogs men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
G	1	Travis Leslie	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	So	Decatur, Georgia
G	3	Dustin Ware	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	172 lb (78 kg)	So	Powder Springs, Georgia
F	4	Chris Barnes	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	Jr	Riverdale, Georgia
G	5	Ebuka Anyaorah	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	194 lb (88 kg)	Fr	Suwanee, Georgia
G	10	Ricky McPhee	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	184 lb (83 kg)	Sr	Lawrenceville, Georgia
G	11	Vincent Williams	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Fr	Homestead, Florida
G	12	Matt Bucklin	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	So	Marietta, Georgia
F	20	Drazen Zlovaric	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	So	Novi Sad, Serbia
F	25	Tyler Whatley	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Sr	Auburn, Georgia
F	33	Trey Thompkins	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	So	Lithonia, Georgia
F	34	Albert Jackson	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	265 lb (120 kg)	Sr	Earlington, Kentucky
F	50	Jeremy Price	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	270 lb (122 kg)	Jr	Decatur, Georgia

Head coach

Mark Fox (Eastern New Mexico)

Assistant coach(es)

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Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 13, 2009* 7:00 pm		New Orleans	W 67–59	1–0	Stegeman Coliseum Athens, GA
November 17, 2009* 7:00 pm		Wofford	L 57–60	1–1	Stegeman Coliseum Athens, GA
November 21, 2009* 8:00 pm		at UAB	L 56–72	1–2	Bartow Arena Birmingham, AL
November 24, 2009* 7:00 pm		UNC Asheville	W 79–58	2–2	Stegeman Coliseum Athens, GA
November 27, 2009* 7:00 pm		Jacksonville State	W 67–64	3–2	Stegeman Coliseum Athens, GA
December 2, 2009* 7:00 pm		Saint Louis	W 64–56	4–2	Stegeman Coliseum Athens, GA
December 6, 2009* 3:30 pm		at Virginia Tech	L 62–74	4–3	Cassell Coliseum Blacksburg, VA
December 9, 2009* 7:00 pm		at SEC-Big East Challenge	L 56–66	4–4	Madison Square Garden New York, NY
December 19, 2009* 7:00 pm		vs. Illinois	W 70–67	5–4	Arena at Gwinnett Center Duluth, GA
December 23, 2009* 7:00 pm		Florida Atlantic	W 77–60	6–4	Stegeman Coliseum Athens, GA
December 30, 2009* 7:00 pm		Pepperdine	W 64–47	7–4	Stegeman Coliseum Athens, GA
January 2, 2010* 4:00 pm		at Missouri	L 61–89	7–5	Mizzou Arena Columbia, MO
January 5, 2010* 7:00 pm		No. 20 Georgia Tech Clean, Old-Fashioned Hate	W 73–66	8–5	Stegeman Coliseum Athens, GA
SEC regular season
January 9, 2010 4:00 pm		at No. 3 Kentucky	L 68–76	8–6 (0–1)	Rupp Arena Lexington, KY
January 13, 2010 8:00 pm		No. 21 Ole Miss	L 76–80	8–7 (0–2)	Stegeman Coliseum Athens, GA
January 16, 2010 3:00 pm		at Mississippi State	L 69–72	8–8 (0–3)	Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, MS
January 23, 2010 5:00 pm		No. 8 Tennessee	W 78–63	9–8 (1–3)	Stegeman Coliseum Athens, GA
January 27, 2010 7:00 pm		at Florida	L 71–87	9–9 (1–4)	O'Connell Center Gainesville, FL
January 30, 2010 7:00 pm		at South Carolina	L 77–78	9–10 (1–5)	Colonial Life Arena Columbia, SC
February 3, 2010 7:00 pm		Arkansas	L 68–72	9–11 (1–6)	Stegeman Coliseum Athens, GA
February 6, 2010 8:00 pm		No. 18 Vanderbilt	W 72–58	10–11 (2–6)	Stegeman Coliseum Athens, GA
February 10, 2010 9:00 pm		at Auburn	L 63–82	10–12 (2–7)	Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum Auburn, AL
February 13, 2010 4:00 pm		South Carolina	W 66–61	11–12 (3–7)	Stegeman Coliseum Athens, GA
February 17, 2010 8:00 pm		at No. 20 Tennessee	L 60–69	11–13 (3–8)	Thompson–Boling Arena Knoxville, TN
February 20, 2010 7:00 pm		Alabama	W 76–70	12–13 (4–8)	Stegeman Coliseum Athens, GA
February 25, 2010 7:00 pm		at No. 16 Vanderbilt	L 94–96 ^OT	12–14 (4–9)	Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, TN
February 27, 2010 4:00 pm		Florida	W 78–76	13–14 (5–9)	Stegeman Coliseum Athens, GA
March 3, 2010 8:00 pm		No. 3 Kentucky	L 68–80	13–15 (5–10)	Stegeman Coliseum Athens, GA
March 6, 2010 5:00 pm		at LSU	L 48–50	13–16 (5–11)	Pete Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, LA
SEC tournament
March 11, 2010 9:45 pm	(E6)	vs. (W3) Arkansas SEC First Round	W 77–64	14–16	Bridgestone Arena Nashville, TN
March 12, 2010 9:45 pm	(E6)	vs. (E2) No. 20 Vanderbilt Quarterfinals	L 66–78	14–17	Bridgestone Arena Nashville, TN
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll . (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Source:^[3]^[4]

References

^ "Felton fired as UGA basketball coach". www.gainesvilletimes.com. Retrieved February 25, 2024.
^ "Nevada coach Fox accepts position at Georgia". ESPN.com. April 3, 2009. Retrieved February 25, 2024.
^ "2009-10 Georgia Bulldogs Men 's Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved February 25, 2024.
^ "Georgia Bulldogs 2009-10 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved February 25, 2024.

[1] "Felton fired as UGA basketball coach". www.gainesvilletimes.com. Retrieved February 25, 2024.

[2] "Nevada coach Fox accepts position at Georgia". ESPN.com. April 3, 2009. Retrieved February 25, 2024.

[3] "2009-10 Georgia Bulldogs Men 's Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved February 25, 2024.

[4] "Georgia Bulldogs 2009-10 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved February 25, 2024.

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