2009–10 Mountain West Conference men's basketball season
| 2009–10 Mountain West Conference men's basketball season | |
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| 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 | |
| Season champions | New Mexico Lobos |
| 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 Mountain West Conference men's basketball season marks the 11th season of Mountain West Conference basketball.
Preseason
The Mountain West Conference held its pre-season media day on October 6, 2009 at The Mtn. studios in Denver, Colorado. The league's media overwhelmingly voted Brigham Young the preseason #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 awards
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
Season summary & highlights
- TCU reached the quarterfinals of the NIT Season Tip-Off, losing to Arizona State, 52–49.
- Utah was the runner up in the Las Vegas Invitational, losing to Oklahoma State, 77–55.
- UNLV was the runner up in the inaugural Diamond Head Classic, losing to Southern California, 67–56.
- 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]
Mountain West – Missouri Valley Challenge
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] The MVC won the first Challenge 5–4 as Northern Iowa knocked off Wyoming in the final game.
Results
- November 13: BYU defeated Bradley, 70–60
- November 20: Colorado State lost to Indiana State, 65–60
- November 21: UNLV defeated Southern Illinois, 78–69
- December 5: Air Force lost to Missouri State, 58–48
- December 12: TCU lost to Wichita State, 80–68
- December 19: New Mexico defeated Creighton, 66–61
- December 19: Utah lost to Illinois State, 73–63
- December 22: San Diego State defeated Drake, 76–73 (OT)
- December 23: Wyoming lost to Northern Iowa, 72–54
Rankings
| Coaches Poll[5] | Pre | Wk 1 | Wk 2 | Wk 3 | Wk 4 | Wk 5 | Wk 6 | Wk 7 | Wk 8 | Wk 9 | Wk 10 | Wk 11 | Wk 12 | Wk 13 | Wk 14 | Wk 15 | Wk 16 | Wk 17 | Wk 18 | Final |
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| Air Force | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Brigham Young | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | 25 | 18 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 16 |
| Colorado State | ||||||||||||||||||||
| New Mexico | RV | RV | RV | 19 | 13 | 19 | 15 | RV | RV | 23 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 10 | ||
| San Diego State | RV | |||||||||||||||||||
| Texas Christian | ||||||||||||||||||||
| UNLV | RV | 21 | 17 | 20 | 23 | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | 25 | 25 | RV | RV | RV | RV | ||||
| Utah | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wyoming |
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[6] |
| November 23 | Darington Hobson, UNM[7] |
| November 30 | Grant Parker, AFA[8] |
| December 7 | Roman Martinez, UNM[9] |
| December 21 | Kawhi Leonard, SDSU[10] |
| Roman Martinez, UNM | |
| December 28 | Edvinas Ruzgas, TCU[11] |
| January 4 | Jimmer Fredette, BYU[12] |
| January 11 | Andy Ogide, CSU[13] |
| Jonathan Tavernari, BYU | |
| January 18 | A.J. Hardeman, UNM |
| January 25 | Tre'Von Willis, UNLV |
| February 1 | Jimmer Fredette, BYU |
| February 8 | Darington Hobson, UNM, and Tre'Von Willis, UNLV |
| February 15 | Kawhi Leonard, SDSU |
| February 22 | Jimmer Fredette, BYU |
| March 1 | Dairese Gary, UNM |
| March 8 | Kawhi Leonard, SDSU |
References
- ^ Mountain West Conference Announces 2009–10 Preseason Men's Basketball Selections Archived 2012-02-20 at the Wayback Machine, 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
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-02-15. Retrieved 2009-11-25.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ Pairings Announced for 2009 MWC/MVC Challenge in Men's Basketball Archived 2011-07-17 at the Wayback Machine, Mountain West Conference, retrieved 2009-10-10
- ^ "2011 NCAA Men's Basketball Rankings". ESPN.com. 2009-10-30. Archived from the original on 13 November 2009. Retrieved 2009-10-30.
- ^ Mountain West Conference Men's Basketball Press Release Week No. 2 Archived 2011-07-17 at the Wayback Machine, Mountain West Conference, retrieved 2009-11-17
- ^ Mountain West Conference Men's Basketball Press Release Week No. 3 Archived 2011-07-17 at the Wayback Machine, Mountain West Conference, retrieved 2009-11-24
- ^ Mountain West Conference Announces Men's Basketball Player of the Week Archived 2011-10-06 at the Wayback Machine, Mountain West Conference, retrieved 2009-11-30
- ^ New Mexico's Roman Martinez Named MWC Men's Basketball Player of the Week Archived 2011-10-06 at the Wayback Machine, Mountain West Conference, retrieved 2009-12-07
- ^ MWC Announces Men's Basketball Co-Players of the Week Archived 2011-10-06 at the Wayback Machine, Mountain West Conference, retrieved 2009-12-28
- ^ Mountain West Conference Announces Men's Basketball Player of the Week Archived 2011-10-06 at the Wayback Machine, Mountain West Conference, retrieved 2009-12-28
- ^ Mountain West Conference Announces Men's Basketball Player of the Week Archived 2011-10-06 at the Wayback Machine, Mountain West Conference, retrieved 2009-12-28
- ^ MWC Announces Men's Basketball Co-Players of the Week Archived 2011-10-06 at the Wayback Machine, Mountain West Conference, retrieved 2010-01-11