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2009–10 San Jose State Spartans men's basketball team

2009–10 San Jose State Spartans men's basketball
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
Record14–17 (6–10 WAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Brent Davis
  • Gary Stepan
  • Donald Williams
Home arenaThe Event Center
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 San Jose State Spartans men's basketball team represented San Jose State University during the 2009–10 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. This was George Nessman's fifth season as head coach. The Spartans played their home games at The Event Center and competed in the Western Athletic Conference (WAC). San Jose State finished the season 14–17, and 6–10 in WAC play and lost in the quarterfinals of the 2010 WAC men's basketball tournament to New Mexico State.

Preseason roster changes

Recruits

College recruiting information
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Anthony Dixon
SG
Chicago, Illinois Hyde Park Academy HS 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Nov 11, 2008 
Star ratings: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A
Joe Henson
C
Pasadena, California Pasadena HS 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Oct 20, 2008 
Star ratings: Scout:2/5 stars   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A
Aalim Moor
PG
Oakland, California Saint Mary's College HS 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Feb 15, 2008 
Star ratings: Scout:2/5 stars   Rivals:2/5 stars   247SportsN/A
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 WAC preseason polls, released October 20 via media teleconference[1] San Jose State was selected to finish 8th in the coaches and media poll.

Roster

2009–10 San Jose State Spartans men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 2 Adrian Oliver 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) RS Jr U. of Washington Modesto, California
F 4 Kyle Thomas 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) RS So Loyola U. Chicago Folsom, California
G 5 Justin Graham 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) RS Jr Ripon HS Ripon, California
G 10 Aalim Moor 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 183 lb (83 kg) Fr Saint Mary's College HS Oakland, California
F 21 Moses Omolade 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Southwestern CC Brooklyn, New York
F 22 C. J. Webster 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 255 lb (116 kg) RS Jr Texas State U. Missouri City, Texas
G 23 Robert Owens 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr CC of San Francisco Oakland, California
G 24 Chris Jones 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Westwind Prep Hayward, California
C 30 Chris Oakes 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 235 lb (107 kg) RS Sr Pepperdine U. Oakland, California
C 32 Joe Henson 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Fr Pasadena HS Pasadena, California
G 33 Mac Peterson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr Diablo Valley CC Antioch, California
G 35 Anthony Dixon 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Hyde Park Academy HS Chicago, Illinois
F 44 Jerry Casey (W) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Mission College Prep San Luis Obispo, California
F 50 Garrett Ton 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 222 lb (101 kg) So Torrance West HS Torrance, California
G 52 Jerrelle Wilson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Sacred Heart Cathedral Prep San Francisco, California
Head coach

George Nessman (California)

Assistant coach(es)

Brent Davis (San Diego State)
Gary Stepan (California Lutheran)
Donald Williams (Cal State Hayward)


Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

2009–10 schedule and results

Source[2]

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Mon, Nov 16*
7:00pm
William Jessup W 89–63  1–0
The Event Center (1,339)
San Jose, California
Fri, Nov 20*
8:00pm, FSNW
at No. 14 Washington W 80–70  1–1
Bank of America Arena (8,155)
Seattle, Washington
Sun, Nov 22*
2:00pm
at UC Riverside W 70–66  1–2
UC Riverside Student Recreation Center (444)
Riverside, California
Sat, Nov 28*
1:00pm
Pacific W 59–55  2–2
The Event Center (1,123)
San Jose, California
Mon, Nov 30*
7:00pm
Saint Mary's W 78–71  2–3
The Event Center (2,166)
San Jose, California
Sat, Dec 5*
2:05pm
at Utah Valley W 82–74  3–3
McKay Events Center (1,124)
Orem, Utah
Tue, Dec 8*
7:00pm
at San Francisco W 76–71  3–4
War Memorial Gymnasium (1,643)
San Francisco, California
Wed, Dec 9*
7:00pm
Cal State Bakersfield W 84–80 OT 4–4
The Event Center (1,158)
San Jose, California
Fri, Dec 18*
7:00pm
at UC Irvine W 69–56  5–4
Bren Events Center (1,107)
Irvine, California
Mon, Dec 21*
6:35pm
at Northern Colorado W 93–69  5–5
Butler-Hancock Sports Pavilion (2,698)
Greeley, Colorado
Wed, Dec 23*
7:00pm
at Santa Clara W 74–68  6–5
Leavey Center (1,634)
Santa Clara, California
Mon, Dec 28*
7:00pm
UC Irvine W 78–68  7–5
The Event Center (1,358)
San Jose, California
Mon, Jan 4
7:00pm
Idaho W 78–75  8–5 (1–0)
The Event Center (1,287)
San Jose, California
Sat, Jan 9
7:05pm
at Nevada W 96–67  8–6 (1–1)
Lawlor Events Center (5,988)
Reno, Nevada
Mon, Jan 11
7:00pm
at Fresno State W 80–70  8–7 (1–2)
Save Mart Center (7,991)
Fresno, California
Thu, Jan 14
7:00pm
Boise State W 76–74  9–7 (2–2)
The Event Center (1,382)
San Jose, California
Sun, Jan 17
9:05pm
at Hawai'i L 68–67  9–8 (2–3)
Stan Sheriff Center (5,723)
Honolulu, Hawaii
Thu, Jan 21
7:00pm
Louisiana Tech W 87–76  10–8 (3–3)
The Event Center (1,516)
San Jose, California
Sat, Jan 23
7:30pm
New Mexico State W 93–84  11–8 (4–3)
The Event Center (2,285)
San Jose, California
Thu, Jan 28
7:00pm
Hawai'i W 83–60  12–8 (5–3)
The Event Center (2,651)
San Jose, California
Sat, Jan 30
7:00pm
at Utah State L 77–58  12–9 (5–4)
Smith Spectrum (10,270)
Logan, Utah
Thu, Feb 4
8:00pm, ESPN Plus
at Louisiana Tech W 71–64  12–10 (5–5)
Thomas Assembly Center (2,467)
Ruston, Louisiana
Sat, Feb 6
7:00pm
at New Mexico State L 94–82  12–11 (5–6)
Pan American Center (6,255)
Las Cruces, New Mexico
Sat, Feb 13
7:00pm
Utah State L 81–65  12–12 (5–7)
The Event Center (2,128)
San Jose, California
Sat, Feb 20*
7:00pm
at Montana State W 77–66  13–12
Worthington Arena (3,468)
Bozeman, Montana
Mon, Feb 22*
7:00pm
Seattle L 90–88  13–13
The Event Center (2,124)
San Jose, California
Thu, Feb 25
7:00pm, CSN
Nevada L 83–79  13–14 (5–8)
The Event Center (2,385)
San Jose, California
Sat, Feb 27
7:00pm, ESPNU
Fresno State W 72–45  14–14 (6–8)
The Event Center (3,047)
San Jose, California
Thu, Mar 4
7:00pm, ESPN Plus
at Idaho L 86–76  14–15 (6–9)
Cowan Spectrum (961)
Moscow, Idaho
Sat, Mar 6
4:15pm
at Boise State L 85–56  14–16 (6–10)
Taco Bell Arena (3,142)
Boise, Idaho
2010 WAC men's basketball tournament
Thu, Mar 11
8:30pm
vs. New Mexico State
Quarterfinals
L 90–69  14–17
Lawlor Events Center (NA)
Reno, Nevada
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Season highlights

On December 21, Jr. Adrian Oliver was named the WAC player of the week for the sixth week of the season with weekly averages of 31.0 PPG, 8.0 RPG, 2.0 AST, 2.0 Steals, 1.0 Block and 52.6 FG%.[3]

On January 25, Oliver again was named the WAC player of the week for the eleventh week of the season with weekly averages of 30.5 PPG, 5. AST, 3.0 RPG, 2.0 Steals and 54.3 FG%.[4] Oliver was the first player in the WAC to be awarded the WAC Player of the Week twice during the 2009–10 season. On January 26 Oliver was also named the Oscar Robertson National Player of the Week by the U.S. Basketball Writers Association for games ending the week of January 24.[5]

References