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2009–10 Boise State Broncos men's basketball team

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2009–10 Boise State Broncos men's basketball
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
Record15–17 (5–11 WAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • James Bailey
  • Andy McClouskey
  • Tim Cleary
Home arenaTaco Bell Arena
Seasons
2009–10 WAC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
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
Hawai'i 3 13   .188 10 20   .333
2010 WAC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll


The 2009–10 Boise State Broncos men's basketball team represented Boise State University in the 2009–10 college basketball season. This was head coach Greg Graham's eighth and final season at Boise State as he was fired at the end of the season. The Broncos competed in the Western Athletic Conference and played their home games at the Taco Bell Arena. Boise State finished the season 15–17, 5–11 in WAC play and lost in the quarterfinals of the 2010 WAC men's basketball tournament to Utah State.

Pre-season

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In the WAC preseason polls, released October 20 via media teleconference, Boise State was selected to finish 7th in the coaches poll and 5th in the media poll.[1]

2009–10 Team

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Roster

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Source[2]

No. Name Ht. Wt. Position Yr. Hometown Previous School(s)
1 Perryman, Westly 6' 3" 183 Guard JR Boston, Massachusetts East Boston HS, Monroe College
2 Montreal, Daequon 6' 7" 229 Forward JR Syracuse, New York Corcoran HS, College of Southern Idaho
3 Okoye, Ike 6' 9" 235 Guard SR Sacramento, California Woodcreek HS, Wyoming
4 Salzwedel, Justin 6' 2" 184 Guard JR Phoenix, Arizona Arizona Lutheran Academy, Phoenix College
11 Thomas, Anthony 6' 0" 211 Guard SR Mansfield, Texas Mansfield Summit HS
14 Larsen, Nate 6' 2" 188 Guard SR Park City, Utah Park City HS, Treasure Valley CC
20 Imadiyi, Sean 6' 7" 207 Forward SR Chandler, Arizona Corona Del Sol HS, Arizona Western
21 Arnold, Robert 6' 6" 170 Forward JR Lancaster, California Lancaster HS, Antelope Valley CC
23 Hill, G.A. 5' 8" 140 Guard FR Aransas Pass, Texas Aransas Pass HS
24 Anderson, La'Shard 6' 1" 170 Guard JR San Diego, California Junípero Serra HS, Irvine Valley CC
25 Noonan, Paul 6' 7" 214 Guard JR Beaverton, Oregon Beaverton HS
30 Young, Tyler 6' 8" 219 Forward FR Leesburg, Virginia Bishop O'Connell HS
32 Moritz, Zack 6' 11" 245 Center JR Vancouver, Washington Columbia River HS
42 Hicks, Sam 6' 9" 259 Forward FR Redding, California Liberty Christian HS
50 Cunningham, Kurt 6' 9" 265 Center SR Sharpsville, Indiana Tri-Central HS

RedshirtIndicates Red Shirt Year

Coaching staff

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Name Position Year at Boise State Alma Mater (Year)
Greg Graham Head coach 8th Oregon (1978)
Tim Cleary Assistant coach 8th Carroll College (1994)
Andy McClouskey Assistant coach 8th Oregon State (1982)
James Bailey Assistant coach 2nd Bradley (1992)
Ryan Hellenthal Director of Basketball Operations 2nd Illinois-Chicago (2002)

2009–10 schedule and results

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Source[3]

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
Tue, Nov 3
7:35pm
Willamette W 111–72 
Taco Bell Arena (1,022)
Boise, Idaho
Sat, Nov 7
7:05pm
Concordia W 109–89 
Taco Bell Arena (NA)
Boise, Idaho
Regular Season
Fri, Nov 13*
5:30pm
vs. Loyola Marymount
Montana Tournament
W 90–87  1–0
Dahlberg Arena (NA)
Missoula, Montana
Sat, Nov 14*
7:30pm
at Montana
Montana Tournament
L 82–95  1–1
Dahlberg Arena (3,135)
Missoula, Montana
Sun, Nov 15*
1:00pm
vs. North Dakota
Montana Tournament
W 75–60  2–1
Dahlberg Arena (NA)
Missoula, Montana
Sat, Nov 21*
7:00pm
at Wyoming L 87–61  2–2
Arena-Auditorium (5,298)
Laramie, Wyoming
Tue, Nov 24*
8:00pm
at Eastern Washington W 82–69  3–2
Reese Court (1,412)
Cheney, Washington
Sat, Nov 28*
7:05pm
North Texas W 79–73  4–2
Taco Bell Arena (2,650)
Boise, Idaho
Sat, Dec 5*
5:30pm, BTN
at Illinois L 84–77  4–3
Assembly Hall (15,903)
Champaign, Illinois
Wed, Dec 9*
7:00pm
at Idaho State W 79–67  5–3
Holt Arena (2,679)
Pocatello, Idaho
Sat, Dec 12*
7:05pm
San Diego L 59–56  5–4
Taco Bell Arena (2,359)
Boise, Idaho
Sat, Dec 19*
3:15pm
Houston Baptist W 96–59  6–4
Taco Bell Arena (2,417)
Boise, Idaho
Mon, Dec 21*
8:15pm
Portland State W 69–62  7–4
Taco Bell Arena (2,418)
Boise, Idaho
Wed, Dec 23*
7:05pm
Montana State W 58–56  8–4
Taco Bell Arena (3,008)
Boise, Idaho
Tue, Dec 29*
7:05pm
Northwest Nazarene W 76–58  9–4
Taco Bell Arena (2,138)
Boise, Idaho
Sat, Jan 2
8:00pm
at Fresno State L 71–68  9–5 (0–1)
Save Mart Center (7,983)
Fresno, California
Mon, Jan 4
10:05pm, ESPN Plus
at Hawai'i L 76–68  9–6 (0–2)
Stan Sheriff Center (5,119)
Honolulu, Hawaii
Sat, Jan 9
7:05pm
New Mexico State L 88–85  9–7 (0–3)
Taco Bell Arena (3,896)
Boise, Idaho
Mon, Jan 11
7:05pm
Louisiana Tech L 79–64  9–8 (0–4)
Taco Bell Arena (2,186)
Boise, Idaho
Thu, Jan 14
8:00pm
at San Jose State L 76–74  9–9 (0–5)
The Event Center Arena (1,382)
San Jose, California
Sat, Jan 16
7:05pm
at Utah State L 81–59  9–10 (0–6)
Smith Spectrum (9,769)
Logan, Utah
Wed, Jan 20
8:15pm
Nevada L 88–82  9–11 (0–7)
Taco Bell Arena (2,833)
Boise, Idaho
Mon, Jan 25
9:05pm, ESPNU
at Idaho W 77–67 OT 10–11 (1–7)
Cowan Spectrum (4,104)
Moscow, Idaho
Sat, Jan 30
8:15pm, ESPN Plus
Fresno State W 65–49  11–11 (2–7)
Taco Bell Arena (5,019)
Boise, Idaho
Sat, Feb 6
7:05pm
Idaho L 79–55  11–12 (2–8)
Taco Bell Arena (7,734)
Boise, Idaho
Thu, Feb 11
7:05pm
Utah State L 72–67  11–13 (2–9)
Taco Bell Arena (3,064)
Boise, Idaho
Sat, Feb 13
8:05pm
at Nevada L 88–80 OT 11–14 (2–10)
Lawlor Events Center (7,598)
Reno, Nevada
Wed, Feb 17*
8:15pm
Cal-State Bakersfield W 81–62  12–14
Taco Bell Arena (2,027)
Boise, Idaho
Sat, Feb 20*
7:05pm
UC Davis L 82–74  12–15
Taco Bell Arena (1,906)
Boise, Idaho
Thu, Feb 25
6:05pm
at Louisiana Tech W 72–59  13–15 (3–10)
Thomas Assembly Center (1,976)
Ruston, Louisiana
Sat, Feb 27
7:05pm, ESPN Plus
at New Mexico State L 95–92  13–16 (3–11)
Pan American Center (6,691)
Las Cruces, New Mexico
Thu, Mar 4
7:05pm
Hawai'i W 82–63  14–16 (4–11)
Taco Bell Arena (2,183)
Boise, Idaho
Sat, Mar 6
4:15pm
San Jose State W 85–56  15–16 (5–11)
Taco Bell Arena (3,142)
Boise, Idaho
2010 WAC men's basketball tournament
Thur, Mar 11
1:00pm, ESPNU
vs. Utah State
Quarterfinals
L 84–60  15–17
Lawlor Events Center (NA)
Reno, Nevada
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Season highlights

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On November 30, Sr. Ike Okoye was named the WAC player of the week for the third week of the season with weekly averages of 17.0 PPG, 12.5 RPG, 2.5 AST, 4.5 Blocks and 54.2 FG%.[4]

On March 1, Jr. Robert Arnold was named the WAC player of the week for the sixteenth week of the season with weekly averages of 22.0 PPG, 9.0 RPG, 3.0 AST, and 75.0 FG%.[5]

References

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  1. ^ "2009-10 WAC Basketball Preseason Polls Announced - WACSports.com Official Web Site of the Western Athletic Conference". Archived from the original on February 25, 2012. Retrieved November 6, 2009.
  2. ^ "Boise State University Athletics - Official Athletics Website".
  3. ^ "2009-10 Schedule". Retrieved October 13, 2009.
  4. ^ "Verizon Wireless WAC Men s Basketball Player of the Week Announced - WACSports.com Official Web Site of the Western Athletic Conference". Archived from the original on February 25, 2012. Retrieved November 30, 2009.
  5. ^ "Verizon Wireless WAC Men's Basketball Player of the Week Announced - WACSports.com Official Web Site of the Western Athletic Conference". Archived from the original on February 25, 2012. Retrieved March 2, 2010.