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

2009–10 Mountain West Conference men's basketball standings
	† 2010 MWC Men's Basketball Tournament winner ; As of March 20, 2010; Rankings from AP/Coaches Poll

2009–10 San Diego State Aztecs men's basketball
2009–10 San Diego State Aztecs men's basketball
Mountain West Tournament Champions
NCAA Tournament, First Round
Conference	Mountain West Conference
2009–10 record	25–9 (11–5 Mountain West)
Head coach	Steve Fisher;
Assistant coaches	Brian Dutcher; Justin Hutson; Mark Fisher;
Home arena	Viejas Arena
	Seasons ← 2008–09 2010–11 →

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 25–9, 11–5 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[]

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Kawhi Leonard SF	Riverside, CA	Martin Luther King High School	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Oct 22, 2008
Kawhi Leonard SF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 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
Eric Lawton SG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 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
Chase Tapley SG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 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
Alec Williams PF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 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
Malcolm Thomas PF	Recruiting star ratings: 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: "2009 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2013-05-15.

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 UW–Milwaukee
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]

All times are Pacific

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
11/03/2009* 7:00pm	California Baptist	W 72–57	–	Viejas Arena (4,365) San Diego, CA
11/10/2009* 7:00pm	Point Loma Nazarene	W 89–56	–	Viejas Arena (4,807) San Diego, CA
Regular Season
11/14/2009* 2:00pm	UC–San Diego	W 77–52	1–0	Viejas Arena (5,520) San Diego, CA
11/16/2009* 11:00pm, ESPN	at Saint Mary's ESPN College Hoops Tip-Off Marathon	L 58–80	1–1	McKeon Pavilion (2,774) Moraga, CA
11/19/2009* 7:00pm	Santa Clara West Coast Classic	W 86–53	2–1	Viejas Arena (5,401) San Diego, CA
11/23/2009* 7:00pm	at Fresno State West Coast Classic	W 62–58	3–1	Save Mart Center (8,041) Fresno, CA
11/25/2009* 7:00pm, Big West TV	at Pacific West Coast Classic	L 63–71	3–2	Alex G. Spanos Center (2,705) Stockton, CA
11/28/2009* 3:00pm	Northern Arizona West Coast Classic	W 89–48	4–2	Viejas Arena (4,390) San Diego, CA
12/02/2009* 7:05pm, 4SD	at San Diego City Championship	W 69–62 ^OT	5–2	Jenny Craig Pavilion (4,662) San Diego, CA
12/05/2009* 7:00pm	at UC Santa Barbara	W 69–61	6–2	The Thunderdome (2,513) Santa Barbara, CA
12/09/2009* 7:00pm	Cal State Fullerton	W 82–68	7–2	Viejas Arena (4,774) San Diego, CA
12/12/2009* 7:00pm, The Mtn.	Arizona	W 63–46	8–2	Viejas Arena (12,414) San Diego, CA
12/19/2009* 3:30pm, FSAZ	at Arizona State	L 52–55	8–3	Wells Fargo Arena (10,055) Tempe, AZ
12/22/2009* 6:05pm	at Drake MWC–MVC Challenge	W 76–73 ^OT	9–3	Knapp Center (4,012) Des Moines, IA
12/29/2009* 7:00pm	UC Riverside	W 58–53	10–3	Viejas Arena (5,315) San Diego, CA
12/31/2009* 1:00pm	Pomona–Pitzer	W 89–54	11–3	Viejas Arena (4,061) San Diego, CA
01/05/2010 7:30pm, The Mtn.	No. 15 New Mexico	W 74–64	12–3 (1–0)	Viejas Arena (7,558) San Diego, CA
01/09/2010 3:00pm, The Mtn.	at Wyoming	L 83–85	12–4 (1–1)	Arena-Auditorium (4,826) Laramie, WY
01/13/2010 7:05pm, CBSCS	at UNLV	L 66–76	12–5 (1–2)	Thomas & Mack Center (14,530) Paradise, NV
01/16/2010 7:00pm, The Mtn.	TCU	W 67–62	13–5 (2–2)	Viejas Arena (5,871) San Diego, CA
01/19/2010 7:00pm, The Mtn.	at Utah	W 70–68	14–5 (3–2)	Jon M. Huntsman Center (8,520) Salt Lake City, UT
01/23/2010 7:00pm, The Mtn.	No. 14 BYU	L 69–71	14–6 (3–3)	Viejas Arena (12,414) San Diego, CA
01/30/2010 3:00pm, The Mtn.	at Colorado State	W 64–52	15–6 (4–3)	Moby Arena (3,809) Fort Collins, CO
02/02/2010 7:00pm, CBSCS	Air Force	W 70–48	16–6 (5–3)	Viejas Arena (6,126) San Diego, CA
02/06/2010 3:00pm, The Mtn.	at No. 15 New Mexico	L 86–88 ^OT	16–7 (5–4)	The Pit (14,586) Albuquerque, NM
02/10/2010 7:30pm, The Mtn.	Wyoming	W 88–57	17–7 (6–4)	Viejas Arena (6,606) San Diego, CA
02/13/2010 7:00pm, Versus	No. 23 UNLV	W 68–58	18–7 (7–4)	Viejas Arena (9,224) San Diego, CA
02/16/2010 5:00pm, The Mtn.	at TCU	W 68–51	19–7 (8–4)	Daniel-Meyer Coliseum (3,615) Fort Worth, TX
02/20/2010 6:00pm, The Mtn.	Utah	W 68–61	20–7 (9–4)	Viejas Arena (10,695) San Diego, CA
02/24/2010 6:00pm, CBSCS	at No. 13 BYU	L 68–82	20–8 (9–5)	Marriott Center (20,124) Provo, UT
03/03/2010 7:30pm, The Mtn.	Colorado State	W 68–55	21–8 (10–5)	Viejas Arena (8,043) San Diego, CA
03/06/2010 6:00pm, The Mtn.	at Air Force	W 61–42	22–8 (11–5)	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 72–71	23–8	Thomas & Mack Center (11,031) Paradise, NV
03/12/2010 6:00pm, CBSCS	vs. No. 8 New Mexico Semifinals	W 72–69	24–8	Thomas & Mack Center (NA) Paradise, NV
03/13/2010 4:00pm, Versus	at UNLV Finals	W 55–45	25–8	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 59–62	25–9	Dunkin Donuts Center (10,788) Providence, RI
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

References[]

^ "Player Bio Bryce Smith".
^ "James Rahon to Join SDSU Men's Basketball Program".
^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-02-20. Retrieved 2010-02-26.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^ http://goaztecs.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/sdsu-m-baskbl-mtt.html
^ "2009-10 Schedule". Archived from the original on 28 January 2010. Retrieved 2010-02-24.

[1] "Player Bio Bryce Smith".

[2] "James Rahon to Join SDSU Men's Basketball Program".

[3] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-02-20. Retrieved 2010-02-26.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[4] ttp://goaztecs.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/sdsu-m-baskbl-mtt.html

[schedule-5] "2009-10 Schedule". Archived from the original on 28 January 2010. Retrieved 2010-02-24.

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