2009–10 Mountain West Conference men's basketball season
| 2009–10 MWC men's basketball season | |
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| File:MountainWestConference 100.png | |
| League | NCAA Division I |
| Sport | Basketball |
| Duration | December 9, 2009 through March 6, 2010 |
| Number of teams | 9 |
| TV partner(s) | The Mtn. |
| Regular Season | |
| Tournament | |
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 8 New Mexico | 14 | – | 2 | .875 | 30 | – | 5 | .857 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † Conference tournament winner As of March 20, 2010 Rankings from AP/Coaches Poll | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 2009–10 MWC men's basketball season marks the 11th season of Mountain West Conference basketball.
Preseason
The Mountain West Conference held it's pre-season media day on October 6, 2009 at the The Mtn. studios in Denver, Colorado. The league's media overwhelmingly voted Brigham Young the preaseason #1 and BYU junior guard Jimmer Fredette the preseason player of the year[1].
New Mexico's Roman Martinez was named to the 30-man Lowe's Senior CLASS Award preseason candidate list[2].
Mountain West Media Poll
| Rank | Team | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BYU (23) | 215 |
| 2 | San Diego State (1) | 166 |
| 3 | UNLV | 161 |
| 4 | Utah | 143 |
| 5 | New Mexico | 141 |
| 6 | Wyoming | 89 |
| 7 | TCU | 82 |
| 8 | Colorado State | 58 |
| 9 | Air Force | 25 |
Preseason All-MWC Team
- Jimmer Fredette, BYU
- Jonathan Tavernari, BYU
- Billy White, San Diego State
- Zvonko Buljan, TCU
- Tre'Von Willis, UNLV
Preseason Player of the Year
- Jimmer Fredette, BYU
Preseason Newcomer of the Year
- Derrick Jasper, UNLV
Preseason Freshman of the Year
- Kawhi Leonard, San Diego State
Regular season
As of 2009, New Mexico ranks 17th in the Nation for Basketball Attendance. The Lobos averaged a crowd of 13,994. New Mexico was first in the Mountain West with UNLV in second. [3]
2009 marks the inaugural year of the Mountain West - Missouri Valley Challenge - matching teams from the Mountain West against teams from the Missouri Valley Conference in an effort to bolster strength of schedule for both leagues. Match-ups were set in January, 2009 and were based on 2008-09 preseason projections[4].
- November 13: Bradley @ BYU - BYU W 70-60
- November 20: Colorado State @ Indiana State - CSU L 60-65
- November 21: Southern Illinois @ UNLV - UNLV W 78-69
- December 5: Air Force @ Missouri State - AFA L 48-58
- December 12: TCU @ Wichita State - 7:00pm CT
- December 19: Creighton @ New Mexico - 7:00pm MT on The Mtn.
- December 19: Illinois State @ Utah - 4:00pm MT on The Mtn.
- December 22: San Diego State @ Drake - 8:00pm CT
- December 23: Wyoming @ Northern Iowa - 7:00pm CT
Conference Awards & Honors
Weekly Awards
MWC Player of the week
Throughout the conference season, the MWC offices name a player of the week.
| Week | Player of the week |
|---|---|
| November 16 | Jimmer Fredette, BYU[5] |
| November 23 | Darington Hobson, UNM[6] |
| November 30 | Grant Parker, AFA[7] |
| December 7 | Roman Martinez, UNM[8] |
| December 14 | |
| December 21 | |
| December 28 | |
| January 4 | |
| January 11 | |
| January 18 | |
| January 25 | |
| February 1 | |
| February 8 | |
| February 15 | |
| February 22 | |
| March 1 | |
| March 8 |
External links
- MWC Official website
- 2009-10 MWC Men's Basketball Prospectus
- 2009-10 MWC Men's Basketball Media Guide
References
- ^ Mountain West Conference Announces 2009-10 Preseason Men's Basketball Selections, Mountain West Conference, retrieved 2009-10-10
- ^ Lowe’s Senior CLASS Award Names 2009-10 Men’s and Women’s Basketball Candidates, Lowe's Senior CLASS Award, retrieved 2009-11-06
- ^ http://web1.ncaa.org/web_files/stats/m_basketball_RB/Reports/2009mbbattend.pdf
- ^ Pairings Announced for 2009 MWC/MVC Challenge in Men's Basketball, Mountain West Conference, retrieved 2009-10-10
- ^ Mountain West Conference Men's Basketball Press Release Week No. 2, Mountain West Conference, retrieved 2009-11-17
- ^ Mountain West Conference Men's Basketball Press Release Week No. 3, Mountain West Conference, retrieved 2009-11-24
- ^ Mountain West Conference Announces Men's Basketball Player of the Week, Mountain West Conference, retrieved 2009-11-30
- ^ New Mexico's Roman Martinez Named MWC Men's Basketball Player of the Week, Mountain West Conference, retrieved 2009-12-07