2009–10 Fresno State Bulldogs men's basketball team

2009–10 Fresno State Bulldogs men's basketball
Conference Western Athletic Conference
2009–10 record 15–18 (7–9 WAC)
Head coach Steve Cleveland
Home arena Save Mart Center
Seasons
« 2008–09 2010–11 »
2009–10 WAC men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
Utah State 14   2   .875     27   7   .794
Nevada 11   5   .688     21   13   .618
New Mexico State 11   5   .688     22   11   .667
Louisiana Tech 9   7   .563     24   11   .686
Fresno State 7   9   .438     15   18   .455
San Jose State 6   10   .375     14   17   .452
Idaho 6   10   .375     15   16   .484
Boise State 5   11   .313     15   17   .469
Hawaiʻi 3   13   .188     10   20   .333
2010 WAC Tournament winner
As of March 22, 2010 • Rankings from AP Poll

The 2009–10 Fresno State Bulldogs men's basketball team represented Fresno State University during the 2009–10 college basketball season. This was head coach Steve Cleveland's fifth season at Fresno State. The Bulldogs played their home games at the Save Mart Center and were members of the Western Athletic Conference. Fresno State finished the season 15–18, 7–9 in WAC play and lost in the quarterfinals of the 2010 WAC Men's Basketball Tournament to New Mexico State.

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Pre-Season

In the WAC preseason polls, released October 20 via media teleconference[1] Fresno State was selected to finish 6th in the coach's poll and 7th in the media poll. Sr. Sylvester Seay was selected to the coache's All-WAC second team.

2009–10 Team

Roster

Source[2]

# Name Height Weight (lbs.) Position Class Hometown Previous Team(s)
1 Mychal Ladd 6'5" 190 G So. Seattle, WA, U.S. Rainier Beach HS
2 Jonathan Wills 6'6" 180 G Jr. Carson, CA, U.S. Mayfair HS
New Mexico
3 Taylor Kelly 6'2" 220 G Fr. Bakersfield, CA, U.S. Centennial HS
11 Jerry Brown, Jr. 6'7" 195 G
F
Fr. Richmond, CA, U.S. Sacred Heart
12 Steven Shepp 6'2" 170 G So. Woodbridge, Va, U.S. C.D. Hylton HS
Allegany College of Maryland
15 Nedeljko Golubovic 6'8" 245 F Jr. Pljevlja, Serbia, Serbia Findlay Prep (Las Vegas, NV)
20 Garrett Johnson 6'5" 190 G
F
Fr. Pomona, CA, U.S. Diamond Ranch HS
22 Greg Smith 6'10" 250 C Fr. Fresno, CA, U.S. Westwind Academy
24 Paul George 6'8" 210 G
F
So. Palmdale, CA, U.S. Pete Knight HS
25 Justin Johnson 6'6" 205 F Fr. Phoenix, AZ, U.S. Brophy College Prep
30 Sylvester Seay 6'10" 235 F Sr. San Bernardino, CA, U.S. Winchendon School
Arizona State
32 Brandon Sperling 6'4" 180 G So. Fresno, CA, U.S. Buchanan HS
42 Brandon Webster 6'10" 275 C Jr. Bryan, TX, U.S. Bryan HS

Coaching Staff

Name Position Year at Fresno State Alma Mater (Year)
Steve Cleveland Head Coach 5th UC Irvine (1976)
Jeff Reinert Associate Head Coach 3rd Gonzaga (1985)
Senque Carey Assistant Coach 5th New Mexico (2004)
Lee Moon Assistant Coach 3rd UNC-Wilmington (2002)
Don Slade Director of Basketball Operations 3rd Fresno State (1973)

2009-10 Schedule and Results

Source[3]

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance Record
Exhibition
Wed, Nov 4 8:00pm Chico State Save Mart CenterFresno, CA W 78–67  8,433
Regular Season
Fri, Nov 13* 7:00pm San Francisco State Save Mart CenterFresno, CA W 65–59  8,213 1–0
Tue, Nov 17* 5:35pm at Northern Arizona J.C. Role Activity Center • Flagstaff, AZ
(West Coast Classic)
FSN Arizona W 65–59  1,123 2–0
Thu, Nov 19* 7:00pm at Seattle Key ArenaSeattle, WA Bulldog Sports Network L 85–84  4,713 2–1
Mon, Nov 23* 7:00pm San Diego State Save Mart CenterFresno, CA
(West Coast Classic)
L 62–58  8,041 2–2
Sat, Nov 28* 2:00pm at Santa Clara Leavey CenterSanta Clara, CA
(West Coast Classic)
L 74–67  1,332 2–3
Tue, Dec 1* 7:00pm Pacific Selland ArenaFresno, CA
(West Coast Classic)
L 70–58  7,506 2–4
Sun, Dec 6* 4:00pm San Diego Save Mart CenterFresno, CA W 69–37  7,558 3–4
Tue, Dec 8* 7:00pm at Pepperdine Firestone FieldhouseMalibu, CA Bulldog Sports Network W 80–72  962 4–4
Sat, Dec 12* 7:00pm Brigham Young Save Mart CenterFresno, CA Bulldog Sports Network L 72–67  NA 4–5
Thu, Dec 17* 7:00pm UC Davis Save Mart CenterFresno, CA W 68–57  7,541 5–5
Sat, Dec 19* 7:00pm North Dakota State Save Mart CenterFresno, CA W 68–54  7,460 6–5
Mon, Dec 21* 6:00pm at Montana Dahlberg ArenaMissoula, MT L 59–56  2,726 6–6
Wed, Dec 23* 5:30pm at Oregon State Gill ColiseumCorvallis, OR FSN Northwest L 73–65  4,167 6–7
Mon, Dec 28* 7:00pm Colorado State Save Mart CenterFresno, CA W 73–50  7,425 7–7
Sat, Jan 2 7:00pm Boise State Save Mart CenterFresno, CA W 71–68  7,983 8–7 (1–0)
Sat, Jan 9 7:00pm Hawai'i Save Mart CenterFresno, CA W 78–64  8,193 9–7 (2–0)
Mon, Jan 11 7:00pm San Jose State Save Mart CenterFresno, CA W 80–70  7,991 10–7 (3–0)
Thu, Jan 14 6:00pm at Louisiana Tech Thomas Assembly CenterRuston, LA ESPN Plus L 81–73  4,146 10–8 (3–1)
Sat, Jan 16 6:00pm at New Mexico State Pan American CenterLas Cruces, NM Bulldog Sports Network L 86–77  6,106 10–9 (3–2)
Thu, Jan 21 7:00pm Utah State Save Mart CenterFresno, CA ESPN Plus L 69–43  8,302 10–10 (3–3)
Sat, Jan 23 7:00pm Nevada Save Mart CenterFresno, CA W 87–77  8,494 11–10 (4–3)
Thu, Jan 28 7:00pm at Idaho Cowan SpectrumMoscow, ID L 74–59  1,301 11–11 (4–4)
Sat, Jan 30 7:15pm at Boise State Taco Bell ArenaBoise, ID L 65–49  5,019 11–12 (4–5)
Sat, Feb 6 10:00pm at Hawai'i Stan Sheriff CenterHonolulu, HI W 61–51  5,456 12–12 (5–5)
Thu, Feb 11 7:00pm New Mexico State Save Mart CenterFresno, CA W 83–64  7,889 13–12 (6–5)
Sat, Feb 13 7:00pm Idaho Save Mart CenterFresno, CA L 68–59  8,186 13–13 (6–6)
Wed, Feb 17 7:00pm at Nevada Lawlor Events CenterReno, NV Bulldog Sports Network L 74–70  5,479 13–14 (6–7)
Sat, Feb 20* 7:30pm UC Santa Barbara Save Mart CenterFresno, CA L 64–60  7,959 13–15
Tue, Feb 23* 7:00pm Cal State Bakersfield Save Mart CenterFresno, CA W 79–68  7,607 14–15
Sat, Feb 27 7:00pm at San Jose State The Event CenterSan Jose, CA ESPNU L 72–45  3,047 14–16 (6–8)
Mon, Mar 1 6:00pm at Utah State Smith SpectrumLogan, UT Bulldog Sports Network L 76–39  10,257 14–17 (6–9)
Thu, Mar 4 7:00pm Louisiana Tech Save Mart CenterFresno, CA W 66–59  8,350 15–17 (7–9)
2010 WAC Men's Basketball Tournament
Thu, Mar 11 2:30pm vs. Louisiana Tech Lawlor Events CenterReno, NV
(Quarterfinals)
L 74–66  NA 15–18
*Non-Conference Game. #Rankings from AP Poll.

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