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2009–10 Big 12 Conference Men's Basketball Season
The 2009–10 Big 12 Conference men's basketball season marks the 14th season of Big 12 Conference basketball. Preseason Big 12 Coaches Poll All-Big 12 players * Sherron Collins, Kansas * Willie Warren, Oklahoma * Damion James, Texas * Craig Brackins, Iowa State *James Anderson, Oklahoma State * Cole Aldrich, Kansas Player of the Year *James Anderson, Oklahoma State Newcomer of the Year *Marquis Gilstrap, Iowa State Freshman of the Year * Avery Bradley, Texas Regular season Rankings In-season honors ;Players of the week Throughout the conference regular season, the Big 12 offices name a player of the week each Monday. Conference honors National awards & honors Academic All-American of the Year Cole Aldrich, Kansas *CoSIDA Statistical leaders Post-season See also *2009–10 NCAA Division I men's basketball season The 2009–10 NCAA Division I men's basketball season began on November 9, 2009, and ended with the 2010 NCAA Division I men's basketball tour ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
NCAA
The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) is a nonprofit organization that regulates student athletics among about 1,100 schools in the United States, Canada, and Puerto Rico. It also organizes the athletic programs of colleges and universities in the United States and Canada and helps over 500,000 college student athletes who compete annually in college sports. The organization is headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana. Until 1957, the NCAA was a single division for all schools. That year, the NCAA split into the University Division and the College Division. In August 1973, the current three-division system of Division I, Division II, and Division III was adopted by the NCAA membership in a special convention. Under NCAA rules, Division I and Division II schools can offer scholarships to athletes for playing a sport. Division III schools may not offer any athletic scholarships. Generally, larger schools compete in Division I and smaller schools in II and III. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams, most commonly of five players each, opposing one another on a rectangular Basketball court, court, compete with the primary objective of #Shooting, shooting a basketball (ball), basketball (approximately in diameter) through the defender's hoop (a basket in diameter mounted high to a Backboard (basketball), backboard at each end of the court, while preventing the opposing team from shooting through their own hoop. A Field goal (basketball), field goal is worth two points, unless made from behind the 3 point line, three-point line, when it is worth three. After a foul, timed play stops and the player fouled or designated to shoot a technical foul is given one, two or three one-point free throws. The team with the most points at the end of the game wins, but if regulation play expires with the score tied, an additional period of play (Overtime (sports), overtime) is mandated. Players advance the ball by bouncing it while walking ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2009–10 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Season
The 2009–10 NCAA Division I men's basketball season began on November 9, 2009, and ended with the 2010 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament's championship game on April 5, 2010, on the Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis. The opening round occurred on Tuesday, March 16, 2010, followed by first and second rounds on Thursday through Sunday, March 18–21, 2010. Regional games were played on Thursday through Sunday, March 25–28, 2010, with the Final Four played on Saturday and Monday, April 3 and 5, 2010. Season headlines * The Duke Blue Devils and head coach Mike Krzyzewski won their fourth national championship, defeating upstart Butler 61–59 behind their "big three" of Jon Scheyer, Kyle Singler and Nolan Smith. The game was played in Butler's home town of Indianapolis. * Krzyzewski became the third coach in NCAA history to win four championships, joining John Wooden (10) and Adolph Rupp (4). * Kentucky became the first college team to reach the 2000 win mark by defea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Avery Bradley
Avery Antonio Bradley Jr. (born November 26, 1990) is an American professional basketball player who last played for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Texas Longhorns before being drafted 19th overall by the Boston Celtics in the 2010 NBA draft. With the Celtics, he was twice recognized as an NBA All-Defensive Team member. Bradley has also played for the Detroit Pistons, Los Angeles Clippers, Memphis Grizzlies, Miami Heat, and Houston Rockets. Early life Bradley was born on November 26, 1990, in Tacoma, Washington, to Avery Bradley Sr. and Alicia Jones-Bradley. He has two older brothers, one older sister, and one younger brother. His mother worked in a welfare office, while his father had a 22-year military career. After the two divorced in 2001, Bradley lived with his mother but maintained a strong relationship with his father, whose career took him all over the country. He became a Texas Longhorns fan when ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cole Aldrich
Cole David Aldrich (born October 31, 1988) is an American former professional basketball player. He previously played for the Oklahoma City Thunder, Houston Rockets, Sacramento Kings, New York Knicks, Los Angeles Clippers, and Minnesota Timberwolves. He played three seasons of college basketball for the University of Kansas before being drafted by the New Orleans Hornets (now Pelicans) with the 11th overall pick in the 2010 NBA draft. Early life Cole David Aldrich was born on October 31, 1988, in Burnsville, Minnesota. He attended Bloomington Jefferson High School in Bloomington, Minnesota. As a senior, he was named state player of the year by the St. Paul Pioneer Press and Minneapolis Star-Tribune. Considered a four-star recruit by Rivals.com, Aldrich was listed as the No. 6 center and the No. 30 player in the nation in 2007. College career Freshman season During the 2007–08 season at Kansas, Aldrich's freshman season, his playing time was limited due to playing behind f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Craig Brackins
Craig Lee Brackins (born October 9, 1987) is an American professional basketball player who last played for Shiga Lakestars of the Japanese B.League. Brackins played collegiately for the Iowa State Cyclones. A power forward, Brackins was the highest-touted recruit to choose Iowa State after spending time at Brewster Academy in New Hampshire. In March 2009, Brackins was predicted to be a first-round draft pick in the 2009 NBA draft. He was picked by the Oklahoma City Thunder with the 21st overall pick in the 2010 NBA draft. He was immediately traded to the New Orleans Hornets, and he was later traded to the Philadelphia 76ers. College career 2008–09 season Craig Brackins rose to national prominence following a game in January, 2009 against Kansas in which he scored 42 points and grabbed 14 rebounds, despite Iowa State losing 82–67 to the Jayhawks. 2009–10 season Brackins scored 28 points and grabbed 12 rebounds in a 96–55 blowout of Mississippi Valley State on November 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Damion James
Damion Marquez Williams James (born October 7, 1987) is an American former professional basketball player who last played for Vaqueros de Bayamón of the Baloncesto Superior Nacional (BSN). He played college basketball for Texas. High school career Considered a five-star recruit by Rivals.com, James was listed as the No. 7 small forward and the No. 17 player in the nation in 2006. He initially signed to play college basketball at the University of Oklahoma for head coach Kelvin Sampson. When Sampson took the head coaching position at Indiana University, the administration at Oklahoma released James from his letter of intent and he switched his decision to Texas. College career Freshman season James started all 35 games, along with fellow freshmen Kevin Durant and D. J. Augustin, in leading the Longhorns to a 25–10 record. James averaged 25.9 minutes per contest, with 7.6 points and 7.2 rebounds. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Willie Warren
Willie D. Warren (born October 22, 1989) is an American professional basketball player for Al-Qurain SC of the Kuwaiti Division I Basketball League, Kuwait Basketball League. He played college basketball for Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball, Oklahoma. High school career After a successful high school career at North Crowley High School, Warren was selected to be a McDonald's All-American. Considered a five-star recruit by Rivals.com, Warren was listed as the No. 4 point guard and the No. 10 player in the nation in 2008. College career Warren then went to the University of Oklahoma where he played on the same team as his eventual Clippers teammate, Blake Griffin. Despite being a projected lottery pick after a successful Freshman year, Warren stayed at OU, hoping to be the primary option with Griffin leaving for the draft. Throughout an injury-plagued Sophomore year he averaged over 16 points, 4 assists, 3 rebounds and just over 1 steal a game while shooting above 30% from 3-poin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Big 12 Conference
The Big 12 Conference is a college athletic conference headquartered in Irving, Texas, USA. It consists of ten full-member universities. It is a member of Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) for all sports. Its football teams compete in the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS; formerly Division I-A), the higher of two levels of NCAA Division I football competition. Its 10 members, in the states of Iowa, Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas and West Virginia, include two private Christian universities and eight public universities. Additionally, the Big 12 has 12 affiliate members — eight for the sport of wrestling, one for women's equestrianism, one for women's gymnastics and two for women's rowing. The Big 12 Conference is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. Brett Yormark became the new commissioner on August 1, 2022. The Big 12 Conference was founded in February 1994. The eight members of the former Big Eight Conference joined with the Southwest Conference ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
College Basketball
In United States colleges, top-tier basketball is governed by collegiate athletic bodies including National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA), the United States Collegiate Athletic Association (USCAA), the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA), and the National Christian College Athletic Association (NCCAA). Each of these various organizations is subdivided into one to three divisions, based on the number and level of scholarships that may be provided to the athletes. Each organization has different conferences to divide up the teams into groups. Teams are selected into these conferences depending on the location of the schools. These conferences are put in due to the regional play of the teams and to have a structural schedule for each team to play for the upcoming year. During conference play the teams are ranked not only through the entire NCAA, but the conference as well in which they have tourn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2010–11 Big 12 Conference Men's Basketball Season
The 2010–11 Big 12 Conference men's basketball season marks the 15th season of Big 12 Conference basketball. This was the final season for the Big 12 as a 12-team conference, as two schools departed at the end of the 2010–11 academic year. Colorado joined the Pacific-10 Conference, which became the Pac-12, while Nebraska joined the Big Ten Conference. Preseason Big 12 Coaches Poll All-Big 12 players *Jacob Pullen, Kansas State (unanimous) *LaceDarius Dunn, Baylor (unanimous) *Cory Higgins, Colorado *Marcus Morris, Kansas *Curtis Kelly, Kansas State Player of the Year *Marcus Morris, Kansas Newcomer of the Year *Ricardo Ratliffe, Missouri Freshman of the Year * Josh Selby, Kansas Regular season Rankings In-season honors ;Players of the week Throughout the conference regular season, the Big 12 offices name a player of the week each Monday. *Nov. 15 – Jordan Hamilton, Texas *Nov. 22 – Jordan Hamilton, Texas *Nov. 29 – Marcus Morris, Kansas *Dec. 6 – Marcu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2008–09 Big 12 Conference Men's Basketball Season
The 2008–09 Big 12 Conference men's basketball season marks the 13th season of Big 12 Conference basketball. Preseason Big 12 coaches poll All-Big 12 players *Curtis Jerrells, Baylor *Sherron Collins, Kansas *Blake Griffin, Oklahoma *A. J. Abrams, Texas *Damion James, Texas Player of the Year *Blake Griffin, Oklahoma Newcomer of the Year *Mario Little, Kansas Freshman of the Year *Willie Warren, Oklahoma Regular season Rankings In-season honors ;Players of the week Throughout the conference regular season, the Big 12 offices name a player of the week each Monday. Conference honors ** – Unanimous Selection National awards & honors Player of the year Blake Griffin, Oklahoma *Oscar Robertson Trophy *CBSSports.com Player of the Year *Sporting News Player of the Year *Sports Illustrated Player of the Year *Fox Sports Player of the Year *Adolph Rupp Trophy Coach of the year Bill Self, Kansas * AP Coach of the Year *USBWA Henry Iba Award *CBSSports.com Coach of th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
