2009–10 Cornell Big Red men's basketball team
The 2009–10 Cornell Big Red men's basketball team represented Cornell University in the 2009–10 college basketball season. This was coach Steve Donahue's tenth season at Cornell. The Big Red compete in the Ivy League and played their home games at Newman Arena. They went 13–1 in Ivy League play to win the championship for the third year in a row and received the league's automatic bid to the 2010 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament. They earned a 12 seed in the East Region. They upset 5 seed and AP #12 Temple in the first round for the first tournament win in school history. They continued their success by upsetting 4 seed and AP #16 Wisconsin to advance to their first Sweet Sixteen where they lost to 1 seed and AP #2 Kentucky to finish their season at 29–5.
Roster
Source| # | Name | Height | Weight | Position | Class | Hometown | Previous Team |
| 1 | Jeff Foote | 7'0" | 265 | C | Sr. | Lockwood, NY, U.S. | Spencer-Van Etten HS St. Bonaventure |
| 3 | Chris Wroblewski | 6'0" | 180 | G | So. | Highland Park, IL, U.S. | Highland Park, IL |
| 4 | Aaron Osgood | 6'9" | 230 | F | Jr. | Overlake, WA, U.S. | The Hill School |
| 5 | Errick Peck | 6'6" | 215 | F | Fr. | Indianapolis, IN, U.S. | Cathedral HS |
| 11 | Max Groebe | 6'4" | 200 | G | Jr. | North Miami Beach, FL, U.S. | Dr. Michael M. Krop HS UMass |
| 12 | Louis Dale | 5'11" | 180 | G | Sr. | Birmingham, AL, U.S. | Altamont School |
| 13 | Andre Wilkins | 6'5" | 198 | G | Jr. | Toronto, ON, Canada | Emery HS Blinn |
| 15 | Geoff Reeves | 6'4" | 180 | G | Sr. | Burlington, KS, U.S. | Burlington HS |
| 20 | Ryan Wittman | 6'7" | 215 | F | Sr. | Eden Prairie, MN, U.S. | Eden Prairie HS |
| 21 | Peter McMillan | 6'7" | 220 | F | Fr. | Brentwood, CA, U.S. | Northfield Mt. Hermon HS |
| 22 | Miles Asafo-Adjei | 6'2" | 170 | G | Fr. | Antioch, TN, U.S. | The Ensworth School |
| 23 | Johnathan Gray | 6'3" | 175 | G | Fr. | Tampa, FL, U.S. | Berkeley Prep |
| 24 | Adam Wire | 6'5" | 222 | C | Jr. | Southern Pines, NC, U.S. | Pinecrest HS |
| 25 | Jon Jaques | 6'7" | 220 | F | Sr. | Los Angeles, CA, U.S. | Harvard-Westlake School |
| 33 | Alex Tyler | 6'7" | 235 | F/C | Sr. | Clear Spring, MD, U.S. | Mercersburg Academy |
| 34 | Josh Figini | 6'9" | 200 | F | Fr. | Chisago Lakes, MN, U.S. | Chisago Lakes HS |
| 40 | Pete Reynolds | 6'8" | 220 | F | Sr. | Blair, NE, U.S. | Blair HS |
| 42 | Mark Coury | 6'9" | 240 | F/C | Sr. | West Bloomfield, MI, U.S. | Detroit Country Day School Kentucky |
| 55 | Eitan Chemerinski | 6'8" | 195 | F | Fr. | Potomac, MD, U.S. | Charles E. Smith Jewish Day School |
| Anthony Gatlin | 6'8" | 180 | F | Fr. | Pearland, TX, U.S. | Pearland HS Centenary |
Schedule and results
Source- All times are Eastern
!colspan=10| 2010 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament
Rankings
^Coaches did not release a Week 2 poll.