2009–10 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs basketball team

2009–10 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs men's basketball

CIT, Quarterfinals
Conference	Western Athletic Conference
2009–10 record	24–11 (9–7 WAC)
Head coach	Kerry Rupp
Assistant coach	Nikita Johnson
Assistant coach	Curtis Condie
Assistant coach	Dusty May
Home arena	Thomas Assembly Center

	Conf				Overall
2009–10 WAC men's basketball standings
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
Hawaii	3	–	13	.188	10	–	20	.333

† 2010 WAC Tournament winner As of March 22, 2010; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2009–10 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs basketball team represented Louisiana Tech University in the 2009–10 men's college basketball season. This was Kerry Rupp's 3rd season as head coach. The Bulldogs played their home games at Thomas Assembly Center and compete in the Western Athletic Conference. They finished the season 24–11, 9–7 in WAC play and lost in the semifinals of the 2010 WAC Men's Basketball Tournament. They were invited to the 2010 CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they advanced to the quarterfinals before falling to Missouri State.

Pre-season

In the WAC preseason polls, released October 20 via media teleconference^[1] La Tech was selected to finish 5th in the coaches poll and 6th in the media poll. Sr. Kyle Gibson was selected to the coaches All-WAC second team.

2009–10 Team

Roster

Source^[2]

#	Name	Height	Weight (lbs.)	Position	Class	Hometown	Previous Team(s)
2	Brandon Gibson	6'5"	225	G	So.	Marianna, FL, U.S.	Marianna HS
3	Jamel Guyton	6'3"	200	G	Sr.	Odessa, TX, U.S.	Odessa HS Odessa CC
5	Olu Ashaolu	6'7"	220	G	So.	Toronto, ON, Canada	Humble Christian (Texas)
10	Yonas Berhe	6'0"	170	G	So.	Toronto, ON, Canada	Father Henry Carr SS
11	DeAndre Brown	5'11"	160	G	Jr.	Fort Worth, TX, U.S.	Paul Laurence Dunbar HS Navarro CC
13	Trey Felder	6'5"	169	G F	Fr.	Jackson, MS, U.S.	Murrah HS
15	Magnum Rolle	6'11"	225	F C	Sr.	Freeport, Bahamas	Bahamas National prep school LSU
20	Andres Marmolejo	6'3"	215	G	Jr.	Alamo Heights, TX, U.S.	Alamo Heights SS Oakton CC
22	Kyle Gibson	6'5"	205	G	Sr.	Los Angeles, CA, U.S.	Dorsey HS
24	Darius Redding	6'4"	205	F	Fr.	Tallahassee, FL, U.S.	Godby HS
30	David Jackson	6'8"	205	F	Sr.	Tucson, AZ, U.S.	Rincon HS Mesa CC
31	Kaiser Stegall	6'3"	205	F	Fr.	Lancaster, TX, U.S.	Skyline HS
33	Anson Bartlett	6'3"	175	G	So.	Little Rock, AR, U.S.	Pulaski Academy
34	Justin Rake	6'3"	200	G	Fr.	Mandeville, LA, U.S.	St. Paul's School
45	Shawn Oliverson	6'10"	250	F C	Jr.	Preston, ID, U.S.	Preston HS Cornell

Coaching staff

Name	Position	Year at La Tech	Alma Mater (Year)
Kerry Rupp	Head Coach	3rd	Southern Utah (1977)
Nikita Johnson	Associate Head Coach	3rd	West Georgia (1989)
Curtis Condie	Assistant Coach	3rd	Utah State (1994)
Dusty May	Assistant Coach	1st	Indiana (2000)
Cody Fueger	Director of Basketball Operations	3rd	Utah (2006)

2009-10 Schedule and results

Source^[3]

All times are Central

Date	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (Attendance)
Exhibition
Sat, Nov 7	Lincoln (Mo.)	W 91–54		Thomas Assembly Center (1,013)
Regular Season
Sat, Nov 14*	at Texas-Pan American	W 80–62	1–0	UTPA Fieldhouse (458)
Fri, Nov 20*	vs. Miami (OH) (World Vision Classic)	W 74–62	2–0	The Pit (NA)
Sat, Nov 21*	at New Mexico (World Vision Classic)	L 81–52	2–1	The Pit (11,311)
Sun, Nov 22*	vs. Nicholls State (World Vision Classic)	W 77–45	3–1	The Pit (NA)
Wed, Nov 25*	Arkansas-Little Rock	W 86–66	4–1	Thomas Assembly Center (1,497)
Sat, Nov 28*	at TCU	W 68–63	5–1	Daniel-Meyer Coliseum (3,384)
Wed, Dec 2*	at Louisiana–Monroe	W 76–73	6–1	Fant-Ewing Coliseum (3,817)
Sat, Dec 5*	Northwestern State	W 98–70	7–1	Thomas Assembly Center (2,217)
Wed, Dec 9*	at Arizona	L 86–67	7–2	McKale Center (13,270)
Sat, Dec 12*	at Centenary	W 102–96 ^2OT	8–2	Gold Dome (2,863)
Tue, Dec 15*	Murray State	W 87-81	9–2	Thomas Assembly Center (1,911)
Sat, Dec 19*	McNeese State	W 79–58	10–2	Thomas Assembly Center (1,636)
Tue, Dec 22*	Texas-Pan American	W 81–60	11–2	Thomas Assembly Center (2,431)
Tue, Dec 29*	at Houston	W 99–94	12–2	Hofheinz Pavilion (2,862)
Sat, Jan 2	Nevada	W 77–71	13–2 (1–0)	Thomas Assembly Center (2,088)
Mon, Jan 4	Utah State	W 82–60	14–2 (2–0)	Thomas Assembly Center (2,094)
Sat, Jan 9	at Idaho	W 77–71	15–2 (3–0)	Cowan Spectrum (2,047)
Mon, Jan 11	at Boise State	W 79–64	16–2 (4–0)	Taco Bell Arena (2,186)
Thu, Jan 14	Fresno State	W 81–73	17–2 (5–0)	Thomas Assembly Center (4,146)
Thu, Jan 21	at San Jose State	L 87–76	17–3 (5–1)	The Event Center Arena (1,516)
Sat, Jan 23	at Hawai'i	W 65–60	18–3 (6–1)	Stan Sheriff Center (5,857)
Sat, Jan 30	New Mexico State	L 91–77	18–4 (6–2)	Thomas Assembly Center (5,028)
Thu, Feb 4	San Jose State	W 71–64	19–4 (7–2)	Thomas Assembly Center (2,467)
Mon, Feb 8	at New Mexico State	L 70–68	19–5 (7–3)	Pan American Center (5,549)
Sat, Feb 13	Hawai'i	W 66–60	20–5 (8–3)	Thomas Assembly Center (2,096)
Wed, Feb 17	at Utah State	L 67–61	20–6 (8–4)	Smith Spectrum (10,049)
Sat, Feb 20*	at Northeastern (ESPN BracketBusters)	W 70–67	21–6	Matthews Arena (4,414)
Thu, Feb 25	Boise State	L 72–59	21–7 (8–5)	Thomas Assembly Center (1,976)
Sat, Feb 27	Idaho	W 60–49	22–7 (9–5)	Thomas Assembly Center (2,669)
Thu, Mar 4	at Fresno State	L 66–59	22–8 (9–6)	Save Mart Center (8,350)
Sat, Mar 6	at Nevada	L 79–68	22–9 (9–7)	Lawlor Events Center (7,558)
2010 WAC Men's Basketball Tournament
Thu, Mar 11	vs. Fresno State (Quarterfinals)	W 74–66	23–9	Lawlor Events Center (NA)
Fri, Mar 12	vs. Utah State (Semifinals)	L 85–55	23–10	Lawlor Events Center (NA)
2010 CollegeInsider.com Tournament
Thu, Mar 18	Southern Miss (First Round)	W 66–57	24–10	Thomas Assembly Center (1,873)
Mon, Mar 22	at Missouri State (Quarterfinals)	L 69–40	24–11	JQH Arena (3,015)
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. ( ) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Season highlights

On December 7, Sr. Kyle Gibson was named the WAC player of the week for the fourth week of the season with weekly averages of 27.5 PPG, 6.5 RPG, 4.0 AST, 1.5 Steals and 59.3 FG%.^[4]

On January 4, So. Olu Ashaolu was named the WAC player of the week for the eighth week of the season with weekly averages of 15.5 PPG, 16.5 RPG, 1.5 AST, 0.5 Steals and 52.4 FG%.^[5]

References

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↑ "2009-10 Schedule". Archived from the original on 10 November 2009. Retrieved 2009-11-23.
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