The 2009–10 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball team represented the

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during the 2009–10 NCAA Division I men's basketball season, Louisville's 96th season of intercollegiate competition. The

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competed in the

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and were coached by

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, who was in his ninth season. The team played its home games on Denny Crum Court at

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, the final season before moving to the KFC Yum! Center. The Cardinals finished the season 20–13, 11–7 in Big East play (3rd-T) and lost in the second round of the

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. They received an at-large bid to the

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, earning a 9 seed in the South Region where they lost to 8 seed

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in the second round.

Preseason

Departures

Class of 2009 signees

Roster

Schedule

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References

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