The 2009–10 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team represented the University of Cincinnati during the 2009–10 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team played its home games in Cincinnati, Ohio at the Fifth Third Arena, which has a capacity of 13,176. They are members of the Big East Conference. The Bearcats finished the season 19–16, 7–11 in Big East play and advanced to the quarterfinals of the 2010 Big East men's basketball tournament before losing to eventual champion West Virginia. They were invited to the 2010 National Invitation Tournament where they advanced to the second round before falling to Dayton. Offseason Departing players Incoming Transfers Recruiting class of 2009 Recruiting class of 2010 Roster Depth chart Source Schedule and results |- !colspan=12 style=|Exhibition |- !colspan=12 style=| Regular Season |- !colspan=12 style=|Big East tournament |- !colspan=12 style=|National Invitation Tournament Source Awards and milestones Big East Conference honors All-Big East Awards Rookie of the Year: Lance Stephenson All-Big East Rookie Team Lance Stephenson Rookie of the Week Week 1: Lance Stephenson Week 4: Lance Stephenson Week 11: Cashmere Wright Week 15: Lance Stephenson Week 16: Lance Stephenson Source Rankings 1 - Note that rankings above 25 are not official rankings. They are representations of ranking based on the number of points received in the weekly poll. References Cincinnati Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball seasons Cincinnati Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball