The 2009–10 Houston Cougars men's basketball team represented the

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in the

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2009–10 season. It was their 65th year of season play. The head coach for the Cougars was

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, who was serving in his 6th year in that position. The team played its home games at Hofheinz Pavilion on-campus in

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and were members of

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. The Cougars finished the season 19–16, 7–9 in C-USA play. They won the 2010 Conference USA tournament, earning them a place in the NCAA tournament for the first time since

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. They earned a 13 seed in the Midwest Region where they were defeated by

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in the first round. Head coach Tom Penders retired at the end of the season.

Roster

Schedule

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References

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