2009–10 Pittsburgh Panthers men's basketball team

The 2009–10 Pittsburgh Panthers men's basketball team represented the University of Pittsburgh in the 2009–10 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Their head coach was Jamie Dixon, who was in his 7th year as head coach at Pittsburgh and 11th overall at the University. The team played its home games in the Petersen Events Center in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and were members of the Big East Conference. They finished the season 259, 135 in Big East play and lost in the quarterfinals of the 2010 Big East men's basketball tournament. They received an atlarge bid to the 2010 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, earning a 3 seed in the West Region. They defeated 14 seed Oakland in the first round before losing to 6 seed and AP No. 25 Xavier in the second round.

2009–10 Pittsburgh Panthers men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Round of 32
ConferenceBig East Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 20
APNo. 18
Record25–9 (13–5 Big East)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Tom Herrion (3rd season)
  • Pat Sandle (9th season)
  • Brandin Knight (2nd season)
Home arenaPetersen Events Center
(Capacity: 12,508)
2009–10 Big East men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 4 Syracuse153 .833305  .857
No. 6 West Virginia135 .722317  .816
No. 9 Villanova135 .722258  .758
No. 18 Pittsburgh135 .722259  .735
Marquette117 .6112212  .647
Louisville117 .6112013  .606
No. 14 Georgetown108 .5562311  .676
Notre Dame108 .5562312  .657
South Florida99 .5002013  .606
Seton Hall99 .5001913  .594
Cincinnati711 .3891916  .543
Connecticut711 .3891816  .529
St. John's612 .3331716  .515
Rutgers513 .2781517  .469
Providence414 .2221219  .387
DePaul117 .056823  .258
2010 Big East tournament winner
As of April 3, 2010
Rankings from AP Poll
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