2009–10 BYU Cougars men's basketball team

2009–10 BYU Cougars men's basketball
NCAA Tournament, Second Round
Conference Mountain West Conference
Ranking
Coaches #16
AP #17
2009–10 record 30–6 (13–3 Mountain West)
Head coach Dave Rose
Assistant coach Dave Rice
Assistant coach John Wardenburg
Assistant coach Terry Nashif
Home arena Marriott Center
Seasons
« 2008–09 2010–11 »
2009–10 Mountain West Conference men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
#8 New Mexico 14   2   .875     30   5   .857
#17 BYU 13   3   .813     30   6   .833
UNLV 11   5   .688     25   8   .758
San Diego State 11   5   .688     25   9   .735
Colorado State 7   9   .438     16   16   .500
Utah 7   9   .438     14   17   .452
TCU 5   11   .313     13   19   .406
Wyoming 3   13   .188     10   21   .323
Air Force 1   15   .063     9   21   .300
2010 MWC Men's Basketball Tournament winner
As of March 20, 2010 • Rankings from AP/Coaches Poll

The 2009–10 BYU Cougars men's basketball team represented Brigham Young University in the 2009–10 college basketball season. This was head coach Dave Rose's fifth season at BYU. The Cougars compete in the Mountain West Conference and played their home games at the Marriott Center. They finished the season 30–6, 13–3 in MWC play. They advanced to the semifinals of the 2010 Mountain West Conference Men's Basketball Tournament before losing to UNLV. They received an at–large bid to the 2010 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament, earning a 7 seed in the West Region. They beat 10 seed Florida in double overtime in the first round before losing to 2 seed and AP #7 Kansas State in the second round.

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Pre-Season

In the Mountain West preseason polls, released October 6 at The Mtn. studios in Denver, Colorado, BYU was selected to finish first in the media poll.[1] Jr. Jimmer Fredette was selected as the preseason conference player of the year along with being selected to the preseason MWC first team. Sr. Jonathan Tavernari was also selected to the preseason first team.

Roster

Source[2]

# Name Height Weight (lbs.) Position Class Hometown Previous Team(s)
0 Brandon Davies 6'9" 230 F Fr. Provo, Utah, United States Provo HS
1 Charles Abouo 6'5" 210 G
F
So. Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire Brewster Academy
2 Lamont Morgan Jr. 5'10" 170 G Sr. Pomona, California, United States Diamond Ranch HS
Saddleback CC
4 Jackson Emery 6'3" 185 G Jr. Alpine, Utah, United States Lone Peak HS
10 Michael Loyd Jr. 6'1" 170 G So. Las Vegas, Nevada, United States Palo Verde HS
12 Logan Magnusson 6'6" 210 G
F
Jr. Heber City, Utah, United States Wasatch HS
Salt Lake CC
13 Brock Zylstra 6'6" 205 G
F
Jr. La Verne, California, United States Bonita HS
15 James Anderson 6'10" 230 F
C
So. Page, Arizona, United States Page HS
23 Tyler Haws 6'5" 200 G Fr. Alpine, Utah, United States Lone Peak HS
32 Jimmer Fredette 6'2" 195 G Jr. Glens Falls, New York, United States Glens Falls HS
34 Noah Hartsock 6'8" 215 F So. Bartlesville, Oklahoma, United States Bartlesville HS
45 Jonathan Tavernari 6'6" 215 G
F
Sr. São Bernardo do Campo, Brazil Bishop Gorman HS
54 Chris Miles 6'11" 235 F
C
Sr. Provo, Utah, United States Timpview HS

Schedule and results

Source[3]

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance Record
Exhibition
11/5/2009* 7:05pm Trinity Western Marriott CenterProvo, Utah BYU TV W 74–56  7,533
11/10/2009* 7:35pm Central Washington Marriott Center • Provo, Utah BYU TV W 82–46  NA
Regular Season
11/13/2009* 7:35pm Bradley Marriott Center • Provo, Utah
(Mountain West – Missouri Valley Challenge)
The Mtn. W 70–60  16,276 1–0
11/17/2009* 7:35pm Idaho State Marriott Center • Provo, Utah W 87–53  8,367 2–0
11/20/2009* 10:05pm at Hawai'i Stan Sheriff CenterHonolulu, HI KFVE W 83–65  5,891 3–0
11/24/2009* 7:05pm Southern Marriott Center • Provo, Utah W 107–51  9,596 4–0
11/27/2009* 7:35pm Weber State Marriott Center • Provo, Utah The Mtn. W 87–70  11,892 5–0
12/2/2009* 7:05pm at Utah State Smith SpectrumLogan, Utah CW30 L 71–61  10,270 5–1
12/5/2009* 4:05pm vs. San Francisco Energy Solutions ArenaSalt Lake City, Utah BYU TV
KJZZ
W 69–43  10,106 6–1
12/8/2009* 8:05pm Arizona State Marriott Center • Provo, Utah The Mtn. W 81–68  11,587 7–1
12/12/2009* 8:00pm at Fresno State Save Mart CenterFresno, California KJZZ W 72–67  4,853 8–1
12/17/2009* 7:05pm Wagner Marriott Center • Provo, Utah
(Las Vegas Classic)
BYU TV W 77–61  8,031 9–1
12/19/2009* 7:05pm Eastern Washington Marriott Center • Provo, Utah
(Las Vegas Classic)
BYU TV W 91–34  8,003 10–1
12/22/2009* 12:00pm vs. Nevada Orleans ArenaLas Vegas, Nevada
(Las Vegas Classic)
BYU TV W 110–104  NA 11–1
12/23/2009* 12:00pm vs. Nebraska Orleans Arena • Las Vegas, Nevada
(Las Vegas Classic)
BYU TV W 88–66  1,817 12–1
12/28/2009* 7:00pm at Arizona McKale CenterTucson, Arizona
(Fiesta Bowl Basketball Classic)
FCS W 99–69  13,992 13–1
1/2/2010* 7:05pm Eastern New Mexico Marriott Center • Provo, Utah W 95–49  11,293 14–1
1/6/2010 8:05pm UNLV #25 Marriott Center • Provo, Utah The Mtn. W 77–73  15,546 15–1 (1–0)
1/9/2010* 7:00pm at UTEP #25 Don Haskins CenterEl Paso, Texas CBSCS W 83–77  8,687 16–1 (1–0)
1/13/2010 6:00pm at Air Force #18 Clune ArenaColorado Springs, Colorado The Mtn. W 67–49  3,185 17–1 (2–0)
1/16/2010 4:05pm Colorado State #18 Marriott Center • Provo, Utah The Mtn. W 91–47  20,155 18–1 (3–0)
1/20/2010 6:05pm Wyoming #14 Marriott Center • Provo, Utah The Mtn. W 81–66  10,931 19–1 (4–0)
1/23/2010 8:00pm at San Diego State #14 Viejas ArenaSan Diego, California The Mtn. W 71–69  12,414 20–1 (5–0)
1/27/2010 8:00pm at #23 New Mexico #12 The PitAlbuquerque, New Mexico The Mtn. L 76–72  14,586 20–2 (5–1)
1/30/2010 7:05pm Utah #12 Marriott Center • Provo, Utah The Mtn. W 82–69  22,644 21–2 (6–1)
2/2/2010 7:05pm TCU #12 Marriott Center • Provo, Utah The Mtn. W 76–56  11,454 22–2 (7–1)
2/6/2010 12:00pm at UNLV #12 Thomas & Mack Center • Las Vegas, Nevada Versus L 88–74  18,557 22–3 (7–2)
2/13/2010 4:05pm Air Force #17 Marriott Center • Provo, Utah The Mtn. W 91–48  15,647 23–3 (8–2)
2/17/2010 6:00pm at Colorado State #16 Moby ArenaFort Collins, Colorado The Mtn. W 92–40  3,738 24–3 (9–2)
2/20/2010 4:00pm at Wyoming #16 Arena-AuditoriumLaramie, Wyoming The Mtn. W 85–63  5,154 25–3 (10–2)
2/24/2010 7:05pm San Diego State #13 Marriott Center • Provo, Utah CBSCS W 82–68  20,124 26–3 (11–2)
2/27/2010 2:05pm #10 New Mexico #13 Marriott Center • Provo, Utah Versus L 83–81  22,644 26–4 (11–3)
3/3/2010 7:00pm at Utah #14 Jon M. Huntsman Center • Salt Lake City, Utah CBSCS W 71–51  14,901 27–4 (12–3)
3/6/2010 5:00pm at TCU #14 Daniel-Meyer ColiseumFort Worth, Texas The Mtn. W 107–77  6,469 28–4 (13–3)
2010 Mountain West Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
3/11/2010 7:00pm TCU #14 Thomas & Mack Center • Las Vegas, Nevada
(Quarterfinals)
CBSCS W 95–85  NA 29–4
3/12/2010 9:30pm UNLV #14 Thomas & Mack Center • Las Vegas, Nevada
(Semifinals)
CBSCS L 70–66  18,500 29–5
2010 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament
3/18/2010* 10:20am vs. Florida #17 Ford CenterOklahoma City, Oklahoma
(First Round)
CBS W 99–92 2OT 13,382 30–5
3/20/2010* 6:10pm vs. #7 Kansas State #17 Ford Center • Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
(Second Round)
CBS L 84–72  15,668 30–6
*Non-Conference Game. #Rankings from AP Poll.

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