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2009–10 Villanova Wildcats men's basketball team

2009–10 Villanova Wildcats men's basketball
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Puerto Rico Tip-Off Champions
NCAA Tournament, #2 South Region, Second Round
Conference Big East Conference (1979–2013)
Ranking
Coaches No. 15
AP No. 9
2009–10 record 25–8 (13–5 Big East)
Head coach Jay Wright
Assistant coach Chris Walker
Assistant coach Doug West
Assistant coach Jason Donnelly
Home arena The Pavilion
Seasons
← 2008–09
2010–11 →
2009–10 Big East men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
#4 Syracuse 15 3   .833     30 5   .857
#6 West Virginia 13 5   .722     31 7   .816
#9 Villanova 13 5   .722     25 8   .758
#18 Pittsburgh 13 5   .722     25 9   .735
Marquette 11 7   .611     22 12   .647
Louisville 11 7   .611     20 13   .606
#14 Georgetown 10 8   .556     23 11   .676
Notre Dame 10 8   .556     23 12   .657
South Florida 9 9   .500     20 13   .606
Seton Hall 9 9   .500     19 13   .594
Cincinnati 7 11   .389     19 16   .543
Connecticut 7 11   .389     18 16   .529
St. John's 6 12   .333     17 16   .515
Rutgers 5 13   .278     15 17   .469
Providence 4 14   .222     12 19   .387
DePaul 1 17   .056     8 23   .258
2010 Big East Tournament winner
As of April 3, 2010; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2009-10 Villanova Wildcats men's basketball team represented Villanova University in the 2009–10 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Villanova was led by head coach Jay Wright. The Wildcats participated in the Big East Conference and played their home games at The Pavilion with some select home games at the Wachovia Center. They finished the season 25–8, 13–5 in Big East play. They were eliminated in the quarterfinals of the 2010 Big East Men's Basketball Tournament by Marquette. They received an at-large bid to the 2010 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament, earning a 2 seed in the South Region, where they were upset by 10 seed Saint Mary's in the second round.

The Villanova Wildcats come back from a 2008-09 season which had a record of 30-8 (13-5) with the season ending in the school's 4th appearance in the Final Four.

Isaiah Armwood hit the game-winning 3-pointer with 13.3 seconds left as the Wildcats survived to advance in Puerto Rico. It was Armwood's first shot attempt of the game and first career made field goal.

Villanova won its 17th straight games against unranked non-conference teams and improved to 4-0 all-time against George Mason.

Corey Fisher led all scorers with 18 points, and was 10 for 12 from the free-throw line. He has made 24 free throws in his last two games. Villanova has won nine of their last 11 games against ranked teams.

Villanova used an 8-0 run in the opening minutes Sunday night and led 27-23 at halftime, holding the Rebels (4-1) to only 29.6 percent shooting from the field. Antonio Pena dominated down low with a career-high 16 rebounds and tied his career high with 17 points. It's his third double-double in five games; he had just one in 72 career games prior to this season. Scottie Reynolds scored 18 of his season-high 21 points after halftime.


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