2009–10 San Diego State Aztecs men's basketball team

2009–10 San Diego State Aztecs men's basketball
Mountain West Tournament Champions
NCAA Tournament, First Round
Conference Mountain West Conference
2009–10 record 259 (115 Mountain West)
Head coach Steve Fisher
Assistant coach Brian Dutcher
Assistant coach Justin Hutson
Assistant coach Mark Fisher
Home arena Viejas Arena
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     10 21   .323
2010 MWC Men's Basketball Tournament winner
As of March 20, 2010; Rankings from AP/Coaches Poll

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 259, 115 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 an 11 seed in the Midwest Region and were defeated by 6 seed and AP #15 Tennessee in the first round.

Off Season

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Ryan Amoroso 43 F 6'8" 263 Senior Burnsville, Minnesota Graduated
Tim Island 2 G 6'4" 207 Senior San Diego, California Graduated
Kyle Spain 15 F 6'5" 220 Senior Newark, California Graduated
Matt Thomas 21 G 6'4" 213 Senior Riverside, California Graduated
Lorenzo Wade 31 F 6'6" 225 Senior Hawthorne, California Graduated
Richie Williams 3 G 5'10" 162 Senior San Diego, California Graduated
Bryce Smith 25 G 6'3" 200 Freshman Woodland Hills, California Elected to transfer.[1]

Incoming Transfers

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
James Rahon 11 G 6'5" 202 Sophomore San Diego, California Elected to transfer from Santa Clara. Rahon will redshirt for the 2009-10 season, under NCAA transfer rules. Will have three years of eligibility.[2]

2009 Recruiting Class

Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Kawhi Leonard
SF
Riverside, CA Matin Luther King High School 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Oct 22, 2008 
Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 92
Eric Lawton
SG
Hemet, CA West Valley High School 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Jun 27, 2008 
Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:2/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 90
Chase Tapley
SG
Sacramento, CA Sacramento High School 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sep 25, 2008 
Scout:2/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 85
Alec Williams
PF
San Juan Capistrano, CA Junipero Serra Catholic High School 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 230 lb (100 kg) Jun 13, 2008 
Scout:2/5 stars   Rivals:2/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 80
Malcolm Thomas
PF
San Diego, CA San Diego City College 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Nov 12, 2008 
Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: JC
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

Preseason

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.[3] Jr. Billy White was selected to the preseason MWC first team. Fr. Kawhi Leonard was selected as the preseason freshman of the year.

Roster

Kawhi Leonard

Source[4]

# Name Height Weight (lbs.) Position Class Hometown Previous Team(s)
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
UWMilwaukee
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

Schedule and results

Source[5]

Date
Time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (Attendance)
City, State
Exhibition

11/03/2009*
7:00pm
California Baptist W 7257 
Viejas Arena (4,365)
San Diego, CA

11/10/2009*
7:00pm
Point Loma Nazarene W 8956 
Viejas Arena (4,807)
San Diego, CA
Regular Season

11/14/2009*
2:00pm
UCSan Diego W 7752  10
Viejas Arena (5,520)
San Diego, CA

11/16/2009*
11:00pm, ESPN
at Saint Mary's
ESPN College Hoops Tip-Off Marathon
L 8058  11
McKeon Pavilion (2,774)
Moraga, CA

11/19/2009*
7:00pm
Santa Clara
West Coast Classic
W 8653  21
Viejas Arena (5,401)
San Diego, CA

11/23/2009*
7:00pm
at Fresno State
West Coast Classic
W 6258  31
Save Mart Center (8,041)
Fresno, CA

11/25/2009*
7:00pm, Big West TV
at Pacific
West Coast Classic
L 7163  32
Alex G. Spanos Center (2,705)
Stockton, CA

11/28/2009*
3:00pm
Northern Arizona
West Coast Classic
W 8948  42
Viejas Arena (4,390)
San Diego, CA

12/02/2009*
7:05pm, 4SD
at San Diego
City Championship
W 6962 OT 52
Jenny Craig Pavilion (4,662)
San Diego, CA

12/05/2009*
7:00pm
at UC Santa Barbara W 6961  62
The Thunderdome (2,513)
Santa Barbara, CA

12/09/2009*
7:00pm
Cal State Fullerton W 8268  72
Viejas Arena (4,774)
San Diego, CA

12/12/2009*
7:00pm, The Mtn.
Arizona W 6346  82
Viejas Arena (12,414)
San Diego, CA

12/19/2009*
3:30pm, FSAZ
at Arizona State L 5552  83
Wells Fargo Arena (10,055)
Tempe, AZ

12/22/2009*
6:05pm
at Drake
MWC–MVC Challenge
W 7673 OT 93
Knapp Center (4,012)
Des Moines, IA

12/29/2009*
7:00pm
UC Riverside W 5853  103
Viejas Arena (5,315)
San Diego, CA

12/31/2009*
1:00pm
PomonaPitzer W 8954  113
Viejas Arena (4,061)
San Diego, CA

01/05/2010
7:30pm, The Mtn.
No. 15 New Mexico W 7464  123 (10)
Viejas Arena (7,558)
San Diego, CA

01/09/2010
3:00pm, The Mtn.
at Wyoming L 8583  124 (11)
Arena-Auditorium (4,826)
Laramie, WY

01/13/2010
7:05pm, CBSCS
at UNLV L 7666  125 (12)
Thomas & Mack Center (14,530)
Paradise, NV

01/16/2010
7:00pm, The Mtn.
TCU W 6762  135 (22)
Viejas Arena (5,871)
San Diego, CA

01/19/2010
7:00pm, The Mtn.
at Utah W 7068  145 (32)
Jon M. Huntsman Center (8,520)
Salt Lake City, UT

01/23/2010
7:00pm, The Mtn.
No. 14 BYU L 7169  146 (33)
Viejas Arena (12,414)
San Diego, CA

01/30/2010
3:00pm, The Mtn.
at Colorado State W 6452  156 (43)
Moby Arena (3,809)
Fort Collins, CO

02/02/2010
7:00pm, CBSCS
Air Force W 7048  166 (53)
Viejas Arena (6,126)
San Diego, CA

02/06/2010
3:00pm, The Mtn.
at No. 15 New Mexico L 8886 OT 167 (54)
The Pit (14,586)
Albuquerque, NM

02/10/2010
7:30pm, The Mtn.
Wyoming W 8857  177 (64)
Viejas Arena (6,606)
San Diego, CA

02/13/2010
7:00pm, Versus
No. 23 UNLV W 6858  187 (74)
Viejas Arena (9,224)
San Diego, CA

02/16/2010
5:00pm, The Mtn.
at TCU W 6851  197 (84)
Daniel-Meyer Coliseum (3,615)
Fort Worth, TX

02/20/2010
6:00pm, The Mtn.
Utah W 6861  207 (94)
Viejas Arena (10,695)
San Diego, CA

02/24/2010
6:00pm, CBSCS
at No. 13 BYU L 8268  208 (95)
Marriott Center (20,124)
Provo, UT

03/03/2010
7:30pm, The Mtn.
Colorado State W 6855  218 (105)
Viejas Arena (8,043)
San Diego, CA

03/06/2010
6:00pm, The Mtn.
at Air Force W 6142  228 (115)
Clune Arena (3,352)
Colorado Springs, CO
2010 Mountain West Conference Men's Basketball Tournament

03/11/2010
2:30pm, The Mtn.
vs. Colorado State
Quarterfinals
W 7271  238
Thomas & Mack Center (11,031)
Paradise, NV

03/12/2010
6:00pm, CBSCS
vs. No. 8 New Mexico
Semifinals
W 7269  248
Thomas & Mack Center (NA)
Paradise, NV

03/13/2010
4:00pm, Versus
at UNLV
Finals
W 5545  258
Thomas & Mack Center (12,728)
Paradise, NV
2010 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament

03/18/2010*
6:45pm, CBS
vs. No. 15 Tennessee
First round
L 6259  259
Dunkin Donuts Center (10,788)
Providence, RI
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

See also

References

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