| 2009–10 San Diego State Aztecs men's basketball | |||
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| Mountain West Tournament Champions | |||
| NCAA Tournament, First Round | |||
| Conference | Mountain West Conference | ||
| 2009–10 record | 25–9 (11–5 Mountain West) | ||
| Head coach | Steve Fisher | ||
| Assistant coach | Brian Dutcher | ||
| Assistant coach | Justin Hutson | ||
| Assistant coach | Mark Fisher | ||
| Home arena | Viejas Arena | ||
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| 2009–10 Mountain West Conference men's basketball standings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 |
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The 2009–10 San Diego State men's basketball team represented San Diego State University in the 2009–10 college basketball season. This was head coach Steve Fisher's eleventh season at San Diego State. The Aztecs competed in the Mountain West Conference and played their home games at the Viejas Arena. They finished the season 25–9, 11–5 in MWC play. They won the 2010 Mountain West Conference Men's Basketball Tournament to earn the conference's automatic bid to the 2010 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament. They earned a 11 seed in the Midwest Region and were defeated by 6 seed and AP #15 Tennessee in the first round.
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In the Mountain West preseason polls, released October 6 at The Mtn. studios in Denver, CO, San Diego State was selected to finish second in the media poll.[1] Jr. Billy White was selected to the preseason MWC first team. Fr. Kawhi Leonard was selected as the preseason freshman of the year.
Source[2]
| # | Name | Height | Weight (lbs.) | Position | Class | Hometown | Previous Team(s) |
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| 0 | Alec Williams | 6'6" | 268 | F | Fr. | San Juan Capistrano, CA | JSerra HS |
| 3 | Tyrone Shelley | 6'6" | 225 | G | So. | San Diego, CA | Crawford HS Pepperdine |
| 4 | Malcolm Thomas | 6'9" | 215 | F | Jr. | San Diego, CA | Crawford HS San Diego City College |
| 5 | Brian Carlwell | 6'11" | 297 | C | Jr. | Maywood, IL | Proviso East HS Illinois |
| 11 | James Rahon | 6'5" | 202 | G | So. | San Diego, CA | Torrey Pines HS Santa Clara |
| 15 | Kawhi Leonard | 6'7" | 225 | F | Fr. | Riverside, CA | King HS |
| 20 | Jason Deutchman | 6'6" | 220 | G | Jr. | Los Angeles, CA | Santa Monica HS UW–Milwaukee |
| 22 | Chase Tapley | 6'2" | 205 | G | Fr. | Sacramento, CA | Sacramento HS |
| 23 | D.J. Gay | 6'0" | 167 | G | Jr. | Sun Valley, CA | Poly HS |
| 24 | Tim Shelton | 6'7" | 248 | F | So. | Fresno, CA | Clovis West HS |
| 32 | Billy White | 6'8" | 235 | F | Jr. | Las Vegas, NV | Green Valley HS |
| 40 | Kelvin Davis | 6'3" | 220 | G | Sr. | Waterbury, CT | Sacred Heart HS College of Southern Idaho |
| 42 | Mehdi Cheriet | 6'9" | 218 | F | Sr. | Tarare, France | Albert Thomas HS Arizona Western |
Source[3]
| Date | Time | Opponent# | Rank# | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Record | |||
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| Exhibition | |||||||||||
| 11/3/2009* | 7:00pm | California Baptist | Viejas Arena • San Diego, CA | W 72–57 | 4,365 | ||||||
| 11/10/2009* | 7:00pm | Point Loma Nazarene | Viejas Arena • San Diego, CA | W 89–56 | 4,807 | ||||||
| Regular Season | |||||||||||
| 11/14/2009* | 2:00pm | UC–San Diego | Viejas Arena • San Diego, CA | W 77–52 | 5,520 | 1–0 | |||||
| 11/16/2009* | 11:00pm | at Saint Mary's | McKeon Pavilion • Moraga, CA (ESPN College Hoops Tip-Off Marathon) |
ESPN | L 80–58 | 2,774 | 1–1 | ||||
| 11/19/2009* | 7:00pm | Santa Clara | Viejas Arena • San Diego, CA (West Coast Classic) |
W 86–53 | 5,401 | 2–1 | |||||
| 11/23/2009* | 7:00pm | at Fresno State | Savemart Center • Fresno, CA (West Coast Classic) |
W 62–58 | 8,041 | 3–1 | |||||
| 11/25/2009* | 7:00pm | at Pacific | Alex G. Spanos Center • Stockton, CA (West Coast Classic) |
Big West TV | L 71–63 | 2,705 | 3–2 | ||||
| 11/28/2009* | 3:00pm | Northern Arizona | Viejas Arena • San Diego, CA (West Coast Classic) |
W 89–48 | 4,390 | 4–2 | |||||
| 12/2/2009* | 7:05pm | at San Diego | Jenny Craig Pavilion • San Diego, CA | 4SD | W 69–62 OT | 4,662 | 5–2 | ||||
| 12/5/2009* | 7:00pm | at UC Santa Barbara | The Thunderdome • Santa Barbara, CA | W 69–61 | 2,513 | 6–2 | |||||
| 12/9/2009* | 7:00pm | Cal State Fullerton | Viejas Arena • San Diego, CA | W 82–68 | 4,774 | 7–2 | |||||
| 12/12/2009* | 7:00pm | Arizona | Viejas Arena • San Diego, CA | The Mtn. | W 63–46 | 12,414 | 8–2 | ||||
| 12/19/2009* | 3:30pm | at Arizona State | Wells Fargo Arena • Tempe, AZ | FCS | L 55–52 | 10,055 | 8–3 | ||||
| 12/22/2009* | 6:05pm | at Drake | Knapp Center • Des Moines, IA (Mountain West – Missouri Valley Challenge) |
W 76–73 OT | 4,012 | 9–3 | |||||
| 12/29/2009* | 7:00pm | UC Riverside | Viejas Arena • San Diego, CA | W 58–53 | 5,315 | 10–3 | |||||
| 12/31/2009* | 1:00pm | Pomona–Pitzer | Viejas Arena • San Diego, CA | W 89–54 | 4,061 | 11–3 | |||||
| 1/5/2010 | 7:30pm | #15 New Mexico | Viejas Arena • San Diego, CA | The Mtn. | W 74–64 | 7,558 | 12–3 (1–0) | ||||
| 1/9/2010 | 3:00pm | at Wyoming | Arena-Auditorium • Laramie, WY | The Mtn./4SD | L 85–83 | 4,826 | 12–4 (1–1) | ||||
| 1/13/2010 | 7:05pm | at UNLV | Thomas & Mack Center • Las Vegas, NV | CBSCS | L 76–66 | 14,530 | 12–5 (1–2) | ||||
| 1/16/2010 | 7:00pm | TCU | Viejas Arena • San Diego, CA | The Mtn. | W 67–62 | 5,871 | 13–5 (2–2) | ||||
| 1/19/2010 | 7:00pm | at Utah | Jon M. Huntsman Center • Salt Lake City, UT | The Mtn./4SD | W 70–68 | 8,520 | 14–5 (3–2) | ||||
| 1/23/2010 | 7:00pm | #14 BYU | Viejas Arena • San Diego, CA | The Mtn. | L 71–69 | 12,414 | 14–6 (3–3) | ||||
| 1/30/2010 | 3:00pm | at Colorado State | Moby Arena • Fort Collins, CO | The Mtn./4SD | W 64–52 | 3,809 | 15–6 (4–3) | ||||
| 2/2/2010 | 7:00pm | Air Force | Viejas Arena • San Diego, CA | CBSCS | W 70–48 | 6,126 | 16–6 (5–3) | ||||
| 2/6/2010 | 3:00pm | at #15 New Mexico | The Pit • Albuquerque, NM | The Mtn./4SD | L 88–86 OT | 14,586 | 16–7 (5–4) | ||||
| 2/10/2010 | 7:30pm | Wyoming | Viejas Arena • San Diego, CA | The Mtn. | W 88–57 | 6,606 | 17–7 (6–4) | ||||
| 2/13/2010 | 7:00pm | #23 UNLV | Viejas Arena • San Diego, CA | Versus | W 68–58 | 9,224 | 18–7 (7–4) | ||||
| 2/16/2010 | 5:00pm | at TCU | Daniel-Meyer Coliseum • Fort Worth, TX | The Mtn./4SD | W 68–51 | 3,615 | 19–7 (8–4) | ||||
| 2/20/2010 | 6:00pm | Utah | Viejas Arena • San Diego, CA | The Mtn. | W 68–61 | 10,695 | 20–7 (9–4) | ||||
| 2/24/2010 | 6:00pm | at #13 BYU | Marriott Center • Provo, UT | CBSCS | L 82–68 | 20,124 | 20–8 (9–5) | ||||
| 3/3/2010 | 7:30pm | Colorado State | Viejas Arena • San Diego, CA | The Mtn. | W 68–55 | 8,043 | 21–8 (10–5) | ||||
| 3/6/2010 | 6:00pm | at Air Force | Clune Arena • Colorado Springs, CO | The Mtn. | W 61–42 | 3,352 | 22–8 (11–5) | ||||
| 2010 Mountain West Conference Men's Basketball Tournament | |||||||||||
| 3/11/2010 | 2:30pm | vs. Colorado State | Thomas & Mack Center • Las Vegas, NV (Quarterfinals) |
CBSCS | W 72–71 | 11,031 | 23–8 | ||||
| 3/12/2010 | 6:00pm | vs. #8 New Mexico | Thomas & Mack Center • Las Vegas, NV (Semifinals) |
CBSCS | W 72–69 | NA | 24–8 | ||||
| 3/13/2010 | 4:00pm | at UNLV | Thomas & Mack Center • Las Vegas, NV (Finals) |
Versus | W 55–45 | 12,728 | 25–8 | ||||
| 2010 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament | |||||||||||
| 3/18/2010* | 6:45pm | vs. #15 Tennessee | Dunkin Donuts Center • Providence, RI (First round) |
CBS | L 62–59 | 10,788 | 25–9 | ||||
| *Non-Conference Game. #Rankings from AP Poll. | |||||||||||
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