Английская Википедия:2009–10 NCAA Division I men's basketball season

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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 defeating Drexel 88–44 on December 21. North Carolina became the second with a win over Miami on March 2. Kansas became the third with a win over Texas Tech on March 11.
• Arkansas sophomore guard Rotnei Clarke set an SEC record by hitting 13 three-pointers in a game in the Razorbacks' November 13 season opener against Alcorn State. Clarke connected on 13 of 17 three-pointers and finished the game with 51 points. Clarke's 51 points was an Arkansas school record, while his 13 threes was good for fifth in NCAA history.
• Prior to the season the NCAA announced that Memphis would serve three years' probation and would vacate their record-setting 38-win 2007–08 season due to a fraudulent SAT score by star Derrick Rose and extra benefits given to Rose's brother under then-coach John Calipari. Memphis appealed the decision. The NCAA rejected the appeal during the NCAA tournament.
• Binghamton University dismissed six players on September 25, following the arraignment of Emanuel "Tiki" Mayben on charges of cocaine distribution. The move left Binghamton with only seven scholarship players for the 2009–10 season and included the dismissal of star guard D.J. Rivera. Coach Kevin Broadus was placed on administrative leave and assistant Mark Macon served as interim coach.
• The preseason AP All-American team was named on November 2. Luke Harangody of Notre Dame (57 votes), Cole Aldrich (49) and Sherron Collins (39) of Kansas, Patrick Patterson of Kentucky (35) and Kyle Singler of Duke (30) were tabbed.
• Utah Valley gained full Division I status after a seven-year provisional period where they played a D1 schedule. This move was the first time that a school had moved to D1 directly from the NJCAA. Other schools to officially gain Division I status include Kennesaw State, NJIT and North Florida.
• The Great West Conference began league play in 2009–10 as the 32nd Division I conference.
• Notre Dame forward Luke Harangody surpassed both the 2000-point and 1000-rebound marks during the season, becoming the first Fighting Irish player to do so.
• Mercer guard James Florence, South Carolina guard Devan Downey, Maryland guard Greivis Vásquez, San Francisco forward Dior Lowhorn, Morgan State guard Reggie Holmes, Western Michigan guard David Kool, West Virginia forward Da'Sean Butler, Villanova guard Scottie Reynolds, Cornell forward Ryan Wittman and Duke guard Jon Scheyer surpassed the 2,000 point mark during the season.
• Syracuse coach Jim Boeheim became the eighth Division I coach to win 800 games when the Orange defeated Albany 75–43 on November 9.
• Tom Penders became the eighth head coach in NCAA history to lead four different schools to the NCAA Tournament when he coached the Houston Cougars to the Conference USA tournament title. Penders had previously led Rhode Island, Texas and George Washington to NCAA tournament berths.
• In November, Evan Turner became the 34th player to record multiple triple doubles in a season. Over the course of the 2009–10 Big Ten season, he became the first player to finish in the top two in average points (1st, 20.4), rebounds (2nd, 9.2) and assists (2nd, 6.0) in Big Ten Conference history. Along the way, he broke and rebroke Big Ten records for single-season (7) and career (10) Player of the week awards.
• On February 22, Cole Aldrich was named the men's college basketball Academic All-American of the year.
• On February 24, Mississippi State's Jarvis Varnado became the NCAA's all-time leading shot-blocker.
• On February 27, a contest between then-no. 4 Syracuse and then-no. 8 Villanova set the NCAA on-campus basketball attendance record, with 34,616 spectators packing the Carrier Dome. The Wildcats fell to the Orange, 95–77.
• The rise and fall of Texas. Ranked in the top three from the beginning of the season until mid-January, including two weeks at #1, they were considered national title contenders. But they fell out of the top 25 less than two months later, lost two starters (Doğuş Balbay and Varez Ward) to season-ending injuries, and lost in the opening round of the NCAA tournament.
• On April 1, Deon Thompson of North Carolina appeared in the NIT Championship game, giving him 152 career game appearances. This set the NCAA all-time career games played mark, formerly held by Wayne Turner of Kentucky and Walter Hodge of Florida.
• Third-year coach Tommy Amaker leads Harvard to its most wins in school history (21) behind the play of rare Harvard NBA player Jeremy Lin.

Major rule changes

Beginning in 2009–10, the following rules changes were implemented:

• The NCAA reduced the amount of time that college underclassmen can test the waters for the NBA draft and still retain their college eligibility. As of this season, players have until early May (rather than mid-June) to decide to return.
• Secondary defenders must now establish their position outside of the zone between the backboard and the front of the rim to draw a charge.
• If a player is injured and unable to shoot his own foul shots, the replacement shooter must be chosen from the players currently on the court.
• Instant replay may now be used to determine flagrant fouls.

Season outlook

Pre-season polls

The top 25 from the AP and ESPN/USA Today Coaches Polls, October 29, 2009. Collegeinsider.com released the preseason Mid-Major Top 25 poll on November 3. This poll is meant to recognize the top teams outside of major conferences.

'Associated Press' Ranking Team 1 Kansas (55) 2 Michigan State (5) 3 Texas (1) 4 Kentucky (3) 5 Villanova 6 North Carolina (1) 7 Purdue 8 West Virginia 9 Duke 10 Tennessee 11 Butler 12 Connecticut 13 California 14 Washington 15 Michigan 16 Ohio State 17 Oklahoma 18 Mississippi State 19 Louisville 20 Georgetown 21 Dayton 22 Georgia Tech 23 Illinois 24 Clemson 25 Minnesota

ESPN/USA Today Coaches Ranking Team 1 Kansas (27) 2 Michigan State (3) 3 Texas 4 North Carolina (1) 5 Kentucky 6 Villanova 7 Purdue 8 Duke 9 West Virginia 10 Butler 11 Tennessee 12 California 13 Washington 14 Connecticut 15 Michigan 16 Oklahoma 17 Ohio State 18 Minnesota 19 Mississippi State 20 Georgia Tech 21 Georgetown 22 Dayton 23 Louisville 24 Clemson 25 Syracuse

Collegeinsider.com Mid-Major Top 25 Ranking Team 1 Butler (28) 2 Gonzaga (2) 3 Siena (1) 4 Northern Iowa 5 Western Kentucky 6 Old Dominion 7 Creighton 8 Akron 9 Wright State 10 Niagara 11 VCU 12 George Mason 13 Northeastern 14 Oakland 15 Portland 16 Illinois State 17 College Of Charleston 18 Cornell 19 Rider 20 Long Beach State 21 South Alabama 22 Boston University 23 St. Mary's 24 Davidson 25 Radford

Conference membership changes

These schools joined new conferences for the 2009–10 season.

School	Former conference	New conference
Chicago State	NCAA Division I Independent	Great West Conference
Houston Baptist	NCAA Division I Independent	Great West Conference
NJIT	NCAA Division I Independent	Great West Conference
North Dakota	NCAA Division I Independent	Great West Conference
South Dakota	NCAA Division I Independent	Great West Conference
Texas-Pan American	NCAA Division I Independent	Great West Conference
Utah Valley	NCAA Division I Independent	Great West Conference

Regular season

Early-season tournaments

Name	Dates	Num. teams	Champions
NIT Season Tip-Off	Nov. 16–27	Шаблон:Center	Шаблон:Center
2K Sports Coaches vs. Cancer Classic	Nov. 19–20	Шаблон:Center	Шаблон:Center
Charleston Classic	Nov. 19–22	Шаблон:Center	Шаблон:Center
Puerto Rico Tip-Off	Nov. 19–22	Шаблон:Center	Шаблон:Center
Glenn Wilkes Classic	Nov. 20–22	Шаблон:Center	Шаблон:Center
Paradise Jam tournament	Nov. 20–23	Шаблон:Center	Шаблон:Center
CBE Classic	Nov. 23–24	Шаблон:Center	Шаблон:Center
Maui Invitational Tournament	Nov. 23–25	Шаблон:Center	Шаблон:Center
Cancún Challenge	Nov. 24–25	Шаблон:Center	Шаблон:Center
Great Alaska Shootout	Nov. 25–28	Шаблон:Center	Шаблон:Center
76 Classic	Nov. 26–29	Шаблон:Center	Шаблон:Center
Old Spice Classic	Nov. 26–29	Шаблон:Center	Шаблон:Center
Las Vegas Invitational	Nov. 27–28	Шаблон:Center	Шаблон:Center
Legends Classic	Nov. 27–28	Шаблон:Center	Шаблон:Center
South Padre Island Invitational	Nov. 27–28	Шаблон:Center	Шаблон:Center
Diamond Head Classic	Dec. 22–25	Шаблон:Center	Шаблон:Center
UCF Holiday Classic	Dec. 29–30	Шаблон:Center	Шаблон:Center

*Although these tournaments include more teams, only 4 play for the championship.

Conference winners and tournaments

Thirty athletic conferences each end their regular seasons with a single-elimination tournament. The teams in each conference that win their regular season title are given the number one seed in each tournament. The winners of these tournaments receive automatic invitations to the 2010 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament. The Ivy League does not have a conference tournament, instead giving their automatic invitation to their regular-season champion. The Great West Conference began play in 2009–10 and does not receive an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament.

Conference	Regular season winner	Conference player of the year	Conference tournament	Tournament venue (City)	Tournament Winner
America East Conference	Stony Brook	Muhammad El-Amin, Stony Brook	2010 America East men's basketball tournament	Chase Family Arena (Hartford, Connecticut) Final at campus site	Vermont
Atlantic 10 Conference	Temple & Xavier	Kevin Anderson, Richmond	2010 Atlantic 10 men's basketball tournament	Boardwalk Hall (Atlantic City, New Jersey)	Temple
Atlantic Coast Conference	Duke & Maryland	Greivis Vásquez, Maryland	2010 ACC men's basketball tournament	Greensboro Coliseum (Greensboro, North Carolina)	Duke
Atlantic Sun Conference	Lipscomb, Belmont, Jacksonville & Campbell	Adnan Hodžić, Lipscomb	2010 Atlantic Sun men's basketball tournament	University Center (Macon, Georgia)	East Tennessee State
Big 12 Conference	Kansas	James Anderson, Oklahoma State	2010 Big 12 men's basketball tournament	Sprint Center (Kansas City, Missouri)	Kansas
Big East Conference	Syracuse	Wes Johnson, Syracuse	2010 Big East men's basketball tournament	Madison Square Garden (New York City, New York)	West Virginia
Big Sky Conference	Weber State	Damian Lillard, Weber State	2010 Big Sky men's basketball tournament	Dee Events Center (Ogden, Utah) First round at campus sites	Montana
Big South Conference	Coastal Carolina	Artsiom Parakhouski, Radford	2010 Big South Conference men's basketball tournament	Campus Sites	Winthrop
Big Ten Conference	Michigan State, Ohio State & Purdue	Evan Turner, Ohio State	2010 Big Ten Conference men's basketball tournament	Conseco Fieldhouse (Indianapolis)	Ohio State
Big West Conference	Pacific & UC Santa Barbara	Orlando Johnson, UC Santa Barbara	2010 Big West Conference men's basketball tournament	Anaheim Convention Center (Anaheim, California)	UC Santa Barbara
Colonial Athletic Association	Old Dominion	Charles Jenkins, Hofstra	2010 CAA men's basketball tournament	Richmond Coliseum (Richmond, Virginia)	Old Dominion
Conference USA	UTEP	Randy Culpepper, UTEP	2010 Conference USA men's basketball tournament	BOK Center (Tulsa, Oklahoma)	Houston
Great West Conference	South Dakota	Tyler Cain, South Dakota	2010 Great West Conference men's basketball tournament	McKay Events Center (Orem, Utah)	South Dakota
Horizon League	Butler	Gordon Hayward, Butler	2010 Horizon League men's basketball tournament	Hinkle Fieldhouse (Indianapolis) First round at campus sites	Butler
Independent	Seattle	Charles Garcia, Seattle	No Tournament
Ivy League	Cornell	Ryan Wittman, Cornell	No Tournament
Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference	Siena	Alex Franklin, Siena	2010 MAAC men's basketball tournament	Times Union Center (Albany, New York)	Siena
Mid-American Conference	Kent State (East) Central Michigan (West)	David Kool, Western Michigan	2010 MAC men's basketball tournament	Quicken Loans Arena (Cleveland, Ohio)	Ohio
Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference	Morgan State	Reggie Holmes, Morgan State	2010 MEAC men's basketball tournament	Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum (Winston-Salem, North Carolina)	Morgan State
Missouri Valley Conference	Northern Iowa	Adam Koch, Northern Iowa	2010 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball tournament	Scottrade Center (St. Louis, Missouri)	Northern Iowa
Mountain West Conference	New Mexico	Darington Hobson, New Mexico	2010 MWC men's basketball tournament	Thomas & Mack Center (Paradise, Nevada)	San Diego State
Northeast Conference	Quinnipiac & Robert Morris	Justin Rutty, Quinnipiac	2010 Northeast Conference men's basketball tournament	Campus Sites	Robert Morris
Ohio Valley Conference	Murray State	Kenneth Faried, Morehead State	2010 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball tournament	First round at campus sites, Final Four at Bridgestone Arena (Nashville, Tennessee)	Murray State
Pacific-10 Conference	California	Jerome Randle, California	2010 Pacific-10 Conference men's basketball tournament	Staples Center (Los Angeles)	Washington
Patriot League	Lehigh	CJ McCollum, Lehigh	2010 Patriot League men's basketball tournament	Campus Sites	Lehigh
Southeastern Conference	Kentucky (East & Overall) Mississippi & Mississippi State (West)	John Wall, Kentucky	2010 SEC men's basketball tournament	Bridgestone Arena (Nashville, Tennessee)	Kentucky
Southern Conference	Appalachian State (North) Wofford (South)	Noah Dahlman, Wofford (Coaches) Donald Sims, Appalachian State (Media)	2010 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament	Bojangles' Coliseum (first two rounds) Time Warner Cable Arena (semifinals and final) (Charlotte, North Carolina)	Wofford
Southland Conference	Stephen F. Austin (East) Sam Houston State (West)	Marquez Haynes, UT Arlington	2010 Southland Conference men's basketball tournament	Leonard E. Merrell Center (Katy, Texas)	Sam Houston State
Southwestern Athletic Conference	Jackson State	Garrison Johnson, Jackson State	2010 SWAC men's basketball tournament	CenturyTel Center (Bossier City, Louisiana)	Arkansas-Pine Bluff
The Summit League	Oakland	Keith Benson, Oakland	2010 Summit League men's basketball tournament	Sioux Falls Arena (Sioux Falls, South Dakota)	Oakland
Sun Belt Conference	Middle Tennessee & Troy (East) North Texas (West)	Tyren Johnson, Louisiana-Lafayette	2010 Sun Belt men's basketball tournament	Summit Arena (Hot Springs, Arkansas)	North Texas
West Coast Conference	Gonzaga	Matt Bouldin, Gonzaga	2010 West Coast Conference men's basketball tournament	Orleans Arena (Paradise, Nevada)	Saint Mary's
Western Athletic Conference	Utah State	Luke Babbitt, Nevada	2010 WAC men's basketball tournament	Lawlor Events Center (Reno, Nevada)	New Mexico State

Statistical leaders

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Player	School	PPG		Player	School	RPG		Player	School	APG		Player	School	SPG
Aubrey Coleman	Houston	25.6		Artsiom Parakhouski	Radford	13.4		Ronald Moore	Siena	7.7		Jay Threatt	Delaware St.	2.8
Adnan Hodžić	Lipscomb	22.7		Kenneth Faried	Morehead St.	13.0		Demetri McCamey	Illinois	7.1		Damian Saunders	Duquesne	2.8
Marquez Haynes	UT Arlington	22.6		Daniel Emerson	Mercer	12.0		John Wall	Kentucky	6.5		Devan Downey	S. Carolina	2.7
Devan Downey	S. Carolina	22.5		Kevin Thompson	Morgan St.	11.8		Johnathon Jones	Oakland	6.4		Chris Jones	Prairie View	2.7
Adrian Oliver	San Jose St.	22.5		Chris Gaston	Fordham	11.4		Greivis Vásquez	Maryland	6.3		Ceola Clark	W. Illinois	2.7

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Player	School	BPG		Player	School	FG%		Player	School	3FG%		Player	School	FT%
Hassan Whiteside	Marshall	5.4		Adnan Hodžić	Lipscomb	60.4		Jared Stohl	Portland	47.8		Donald Sims	Appalachian St.	95.1
Jarvis Varnado	Miss. St.	4.7		Jeremy Simmons	C of Charleston	59.7		Tommy Freeman	Ohio	47.7		Jerome Randle	California	93.3
Hamady N'Diaye	Rutgers	4.5		Denzel Bowles	James Madison	59.4		Jim Mower	Lafayette	46.5		Luke Babbitt	Nevada	91.7
David Foster	Utah	4.0		Willie Reed	St. Louis	58.7		Frank Davis	Tenn. Tech	44.4		Tyler Haws	BYU	91.7
Ekpe Udoh	Baylor	3.7		Jamal Boykin	California	58.4		Devon Beitzel	N. Colorado	44.4		Paul George	Fresno St.	90.9

Conference standings

Шаблон:2009–10 America East men's basketball standings	Шаблон:2009–10 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings	Шаблон:2009–10 ACC men's basketball standings
Шаблон:2009–10 Atlantic Sun men's basketball standings	Шаблон:2009–10 Big East men's basketball standings	Шаблон:2009–10 Big Sky men's basketball standings
Шаблон:2009–10 Big South men's basketball standings	Шаблон:2009–10 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings	Шаблон:2009–10 Big 12 men's basketball standings
Шаблон:2009–10 Big West men's basketball standings	Шаблон:2009–10 CAA men's basketball standings	Шаблон:2009–10 Conference USA men's basketball standings
Шаблон:2009–10 Great West Conference men's basketball standings	Шаблон:2009–10 Horizon League men's basketball standings	Шаблон:2009–10 Ivy League men's basketball standings
Шаблон:2009–10 MAAC men's basketball standings	Шаблон:2009–10 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings	Шаблон:2009–10 MEAC men's basketball standings
Шаблон:2009–10 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings	Шаблон:2009–10 Mountain West Conference men's basketball standings	Шаблон:2009–10 NCAA Division I men's basketball independents standings
Шаблон:2009–10 Northeast Conference men's basketball standings	Шаблон:2009–10 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball standings	Шаблон:2009–10 Pacific-10 Conference men's basketball standings
Шаблон:2009–10 Patriot League men's basketball standings	Шаблон:2009–10 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings	Шаблон:2009–10 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
Шаблон:2009–10 Southland Conference men's basketball standings	Шаблон:2009–10 SWAC men's basketball standings	Шаблон:2009–10 Summit League men's basketball standings
Шаблон:2009–10 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball standings	Шаблон:2009–10 WAC men's basketball standings	Шаблон:2009–10 West Coast Conference men's basketball standings

Postseason tournaments

NCAA tournament

The NCAA Tournament tipped off on March 16, 2010, with the opening round game in Dayton, Ohio, and concluded on April 5 at the Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis. Of the 65 teams that were invited to participate, 31 were automatic bids while 34 were at-large bids. The 34 at-large teams came from 11 conferences, with the Big East receiving the most bids – eight. The tournament was marked by a number of significant upsets. The biggest saw Northern Iowa knock off #1 overall seed Kansas 69–67 on an Ali Farokhmanesh three-pointer in the waning seconds. Another surprise was Ivy League champion Cornell making a surprise run to the Sweet 16 – becoming the first Ivy school to win an NCAA tournament game since 1998. Duke made a big run in the NCAA tournament, defeating Arkansas Pine-Bluff (73–44), California (68–53), Purdue (70–57), and Baylor (78–72) in their region. In the semifinals, the Blue Devils routed West Virginia 78–57 to make their 10th championship game appearance. In the end, Duke defeated surprise finalist Butler 61–59, after a three-point attempt by the Bulldogs' Gordon Hayward barely missed at the buzzer. Duke claimed its fourth National title as Blue Devil forward Kyle Singler was named Most Outstanding Player

Tournament upsets

A "major upset" is defined as a win by a team seeded 7 or more spots below its defeated opponent.

Date	Winner	Score	Loser
March 18	#14 Ohio	97–83	#3 Georgetown
March 18	#13 Murray State	66–65	#4 Vanderbilt
March 19	#12 Cornell	78–65	#5 Temple
March 20	#11 Washington	82–64	#3 New Mexico
March 20	#10 Saint Mary's	75–68	#2 Villanova
March 20	#9 Northern Iowa	69–67	#1 Kansas
March 21	#12 Cornell	87–69	#4 Wisconsin

National Invitation tournament

Шаблон:Main After the NCAA Tournament field was announced, the National Invitation Tournament invited 32 teams to participate. There was much speculation during the NIT that the NCAA Tournament would expand to 96 teams and that 2010 could be the last NIT after 73 years. (Ultimately, the NCAA decided to expand only to 68 teams, keeping the NIT intact for the near future.) Dayton defeated defending National Champion North Carolina 79–68 in the Final on April 1. The Flyers' Chris Johnson was named tournament Most Outstanding Player.

NIT Semifinals and Final

Played at Madison Square Garden in New York City Шаблон:4TeamBracket

College Basketball Invitational

The second College Basketball Invitational (CBI) Tournament was held beginning March 16 and ended with a best-of-three final, ending March 31. VCU defeated Saint Louis 2–0 in the final series to win the title. The Rams' Joey Rodriguez was named tournament MVP.

CollegeInsider.com tournament

The CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament was held beginning March 16 and ended with a championship game on March 30. This tournament places an emphasis on selecting successful teams from "mid-major" conferences who were left out of the NCAA Tournament and NIT. Missouri State defeated Pacific 78–65 to win the CIT championship in Springfield, Missouri. The Bears' Will Creekmore was named tournament MVP. Шаблон:4TeamBracket

Award winners

Consensus All-American teams

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Major player of the year awards

• Wooden Award: Evan Turner, Ohio State
• Naismith Award: Evan Turner, Ohio State
• Associated Press Player of the Year: Evan Turner, Ohio State
• NABC Player of the Year: Evan Turner, Ohio State
• Oscar Robertson Trophy (USBWA): Evan Turner, Ohio State
• Adolph Rupp Trophy: John Wall, Kentucky
• Sporting News Player of the Year: Evan Turner, Ohio State

Major freshman of the year awards

• USBWA Freshman of the Year: John Wall, Kentucky
• Sporting News Freshman of the Year: John Wall, Kentucky

Major coach of the year awards

• Associated Press Coach of the Year: Jim Boeheim, Syracuse
• Henry Iba Award (USBWA): Jim Boeheim, Syracuse
• NABC Coach of the Year: Jim Boeheim, Syracuse
• Naismith College Coach of the Year: Jim Boeheim, Syracuse
• Adolph Rupp Cup: John Calipari, Kentucky
• Sporting News Coach of the Year: Jim Boeheim, Syracuse

Other major awards

• Bob Cousy Award (Best point guard): Greivis Vásquez, Maryland
• Pete Newell Big Man Award (Best big man): Greg Monroe, Georgetown
• NABC Defensive Player of the Year: Jarvis Varnado, Mississippi State
• Frances Pomeroy Naismith Award (Best player 6'0"/1.83 m or shorter): Sherron Collins, Kansas
• Lowe's Senior CLASS Award (top senior): Da'Sean Butler, West Virginia
• Robert V. Geasey Trophy (Top player in Philadelphia Big 5): Scottie Reynolds, Villanova
• NIT/Haggerty Award (Top player in New York City metro area): Charles Jenkins, Hofstra
• Elite 88 Award (Top GPA among upperclass players at Final Four): Matt Howard, Butler
• Chip Hilton Player of the Year Award (Strong personal character): Román Martínez, New Mexico

CollegeInsider.com awards

• Ben Jobe Award (Top minority coach): Ed Cooley, Fairfield
• Hugh Durham Award (Top mid-major coach): Mike Young, Wofford
• Jim Phelan Award (Top head coach): Jamie Dixon, Pittsburgh
• Lefty Driesell Award (Top defensive player): Jarvis Varnado, Mississippi State
• Lou Henson Award (Top mid-major player): Keith Benson, Oakland
• Lute Olson Award (Top non-freshman or transfer player): Sherron Collins, Kansas
• Skip Prosser Man of the Year Award (Coach with moral character): Bob Marlin, Sam Houston State

Coaching changes

A number of teams changed coaches throughout the season and after the season ended.

Team	Former Coach	Interim Coach	New Coach	Reason
Appalachian State	Buzz Peterson		Jason Capel	Peterson left his second stint with Appalachian State after one season to move across the state to UNC Wilmington.
Auburn	Jeff Lebo		Tony Barbee	Lebo was fired after missing the NCAA tournament in each of his six seasons. He went on to be hired by East Carolina.
Boise State	Greg Graham		Leon Rice	Graham was fired after his first losing season in his eight-year tenure at Boise amid the lowest season-ticket sales in the program's modern history. He was replaced by Rice, Mark Few's top assistant at Gonzaga.
Boston College	Al Skinner		Steve Donahue	Skinner was fired after 13 years at BC.
Centenary	Greg Gary		Adam Walsh	Gary was fired.
Central Arkansas	Rand Chappell		Corliss Williamson	Former Arkansas Razorbacks star Williamson was hired to relieve Chappell.
Charlotte	Bobby Lutz		Alan Major	Lutz was fired after the 49ers went in a month from sole possession of first place in the A-10 to not making either the NCAA Tournament or NIT. Lutz would eventually be hired by new Iowa State coach Fred Hoiberg.
Chicago State	Benjy Taylor		Tracy Dildy
The Citadel	Ed Conroy		Chuck Driesell
Clemson	Oliver Purnell		Brad Brownell	Purnell left for the DePaul job after taking Clemson to three straight NCAA Tournaments for only the second time in school history.
Colorado	Jeff Bzdelik		Tad Boyle	Bzdelik left to work for old Northwestern colleague Ron Wellman at Wake Forest.
Columbia	Joe Jones		Kyle Smith	Jones left to become Associate Head Coach at Boston College.
Cornell	Steve Donahue		Bill Courtney	Donahue left for the Boston College job after guiding Cornell to three straight Ivy League crowns and an NCAA Sweet 16 appearance.
Creighton	Dana Altman		Greg McDermott	Altman left to become Head Coach at Oregon.
Dartmouth	Terry Dunn	Mark Graupe	Paul Cormier	Dunn resigned after a 3–10 start.
DePaul	Jerry Wainwright	Tracy Webster	Oliver Purnell	Wainwright was fired after losing his 22nd straight regular season Big East Conference game.
East Carolina	Mack McCarthy		Jeff Lebo	McCarthy stepped down after three seasons to take a fundraising position in the university's athletic department, specifically aimed at an on-campus basketball practice facility.
Fordham	Dereck Whittenburg	Jared Grasso	Tom Pecora	Whittenburg was fired after a 1–4 start.
Gardner–Webb	Rick Scruggs		Chris Holtmann	Scruggs was fired after 15 years at Gardner-Webb.
Green Bay	Tod Kowalczyk		Brian Wardle	Kowalczyk left for the Toledo job.
Hartford	Dan Leibovitz		John Gallagher	Leibovitz resigned with four years left on his contract to become top assistant at Penn.
Hawaii	Bob Nash		Gib Arnold
Holy Cross	Sean Kearney		Milan Brown	Kearney was fired after only one year.
Hofstra	Tom Pecora		Mo Cassara	Former Providence coach Tim Welsh was hired but then resigned a month later after a DWI arrest.
Houston	Tom Penders		James Dickey	Penders resigned after six seasons, apparently feeling he had done his job after leading the Cougars to their first NCAA appearance since 1992.
Howard	Gil Jackson		Kevin Nickelberry
Illinois-Chicago	Jimmy Collins		Howard Moore	Collins retired in the Summer before the 2010–11 season.
Indiana State	Kevin McKenna		Greg Lansing
Iona	Kevin Willard		Tim Cluess
Iowa	Todd Lickliter		Fran McCaffery	Lickliter was fired after a three-year tenure that saw three losing seasons, with four players transferring out of Iowa after the 2008–09 season and a fifth leaving during this season.
Iowa State	Greg McDermott		Fred Hoiberg	McDermott made the unusual move to Creighton and the MVC and was replaced by Hoiberg, who grew up in Ames and starred for the Cyclones, where he became known as "The Mayor".
Louisiana–Lafayette	Robert Lee		Bob Marlin	Lee was fired after six seasons in Lafayette and a 13–16 record in his final season. The Ragin' Cajuns program was plagued by academic problems that resulted in lost scholarships in each of Lee's three final seasons.
Louisiana–Monroe	Orlando Early		Keith Richard	Early left to become an assistant at South Carolina.
Marshall	Donnie Jones		Tom Herrion	Jones moved within Conference USA, to UCF.
Mount St. Mary's	Milan Brown		Robert Burke
Northern Colorado	Tad Boyle		B. J. Hill
Oregon	Ernie Kent		Dana Altman	Duck alum Kent, the school's winningest coach in history, was fired after two weeks of speculation. The Ducks had gone 24–39 in Kent's last two seasons, and saw a significant drop in attendance, with a new arena set to open during the 2010–11 season.
Penn	Glen Miller		Jerome Allen	Miller was fired after a 0–7 start and replaced by former Penn star (and assistant coach) Allen.
Robert Morris	Mike Rice		Andy Toole	Rice left after three straight 20+ win seasons to take the head coach job at Rutgers.
Rutgers	Fred Hill		Mike Rice	Hill resigned after a lack of progress in the program, including the transfer of star Mike Rosario after the season's end.
Sam Houston State	Bob Marlin		Jason Hooten	Marlin left to take the Louisiana-Lafayette opening.
Seton Hall	Bobby Gonzalez		Kevin Willard	Gonzalez was fired with the AD citing both his conduct and that of forward Herb Pope, who punched an opposing player twice in Seton Hall's NIT loss to Texas Tech.
Siena	Fran McCaffery		Mitch Buonaguro	Siena promoted top assistant Buonaguro after Iowa hired away McCaffery.
St. Francis (NY)	Brian Nash		Glenn Braica
St. John's	Norm Roberts		Steve Lavin	St. John's fired Roberts after failing to make the NCAA Tournament, later hiring ESPN announcer and former UCLA coach Lavin.
Toledo	Gene Cross		Tod Kowalczyk
Tulane	Dave Dickerson		Ed Conroy
UC Irvine	Pat Douglass		Russell Turner
UCF	Kirk Speraw		Donnie Jones	Speraw, the school's winningest coach, was fired after a disappointing 15–17 season. The Knights had not made the NCAA Tournament since 2005.
UNC Wilmington	Benny Moss	Brooks Lee	Buzz Peterson	Moss was reassigned to a new position in the UNCW athletic department after a 7–14 start.
UTEP	Tony Barbee		Tim Floyd	Barbee left for Auburn and the SEC.
Wagner	Mike Deane		Dan Hurley	Deane was fired after a 5–26 season.
Wake Forest	Dino Gaudio		Jeff Bzdelik	Gaudio was fired after a 1–6 postseason record in his three years.
Wright State	Brad Brownell		Billy Donlon	Brownell left for the Clemson job.