2009–10 Utah State Aggies men's basketball
WAC Regular Season Champions
NCAA tournament, Round of 64
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
Record27–8 (14–2 WAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaSmith Spectrum
2009–10 WAC men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Utah State14–2 .87527–7  .794
Nevada11–5 .68821–13  .618
New Mexico State†11–5 .68822–11  .667
Louisiana Tech9–7 .56324–11  .686
Fresno State7–9 .43815–18  .455
San Jose State6–10 .37514–17  .452
Idaho6–10 .37515–16  .484
Boise State5–11 .31315–17  .469
Hawai'i3–13 .18810–20  .333
† 2010 WAC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2009–10 Utah State Aggies men's basketball team represented Utah State University in the 2009–10 college basketball season. This was head coach Stew Morrill's 12th season at Utah State. The Aggies played their home games at the Dee Glen Smith Spectrum and are members of the Western Athletic Conference. They finished the season 27–8, 14–2 to capture the regular season championship for the third consecutive year. They advanced to the championship game of the 2010 WAC men's basketball tournament before losing to New Mexico State. They received an at–large bid to the 2010 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, earning a 12 seed in the South Region, where they lost to 5 seed and AP #23 Texas A&M in the first round.

Pre-season

In the WAC preseason polls, released October 20 via media teleconference, Utah State was selected to finish first in the coaches poll, receiving 8 first place votes, with Sr. guard Jared Quayle selected to the All-WAC first team and Jr. forward Tai Wesley selected to the All-WAC second team. They were also selected to finish 1st in the media poll, receiving 15 first place votes, with Jared Quayle selected to the All-WAC first team.[1]

2009–10 Team

Roster

Source[2]

No.NameHt.Wt.PositionYr.HometownPrevious School(s)
2Eaton, Preston5' 10"170GuardFRSpringville, UtahSrpingville HS
5Williams, Pooh6' 3"200Guard/ForwardJRFederal Way, WAFederal Way HS
12Green, Brian6' 1"195GuardJRKaysville, UtahDavis HS, Salt Lake CC
13Medlin, Preston6' 4"165GuardFRCarrollton, TexasHebron HS
15Niang, Modou6' 10"220CenterSORichard Toll, SenegalHachioji (Tokyo, Japan)
21Quayle, Jared6' 1"180GuardSRPerry, UtahBox Elder HS, Western Wyoming CC
22Jardine, Brady6' 7"220ForwardSOTwin Falls, IdahoTwin Falls HS
23White, Tyrone6' 6"175ForwardFRPortland, OregonJefferson HS, Air Force Prep
24Newbold, Tyler6' 4"210GuardJRPayson, UtahPayson HS
25Myaer, Jaxon5' 9"165GuardSOSalt Lake City, UtahJudge Memorial HS
30Grim, Morgan6' 8"220ForwardJRRiverton, UtahRiverton HS, Utah
35Bendall, Nate6' 9"245ForwardJRSalt Lake City, UtahSkyline HS, Salt Lake CC
42Wesley, Tai6' 7"240ForwardJRProvo, UtahProvo HS
44Formisano, Matt6' 8"240ForwardJRCentennial, ColoradoHeritage HS
54DiLoreto, Anthony7' 1"230CenterFRMinnetonka, MinnesotaHopkins HS

RedshirtIndicates Red Shirt Year

Coaching staff

NamePositionYear at Utah StateAlma Mater (Year)
Stew MorrillHead coach12thGonzaga (1974)
Tim DuryeaAssistant coach9thNorth Texas (1988)
Chris JonesAssistant coach2ndUtah (1994)
Tarvish FeltonAssistant coach2ndSouthern Utah (1999)
Lance BeckertDirector of Basketball Operations4thDaito Bunka (Japan) (1997)

2009–10 schedule and results

Source[3]

Date
time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
Fri, Oct 30
7:05pm		 Northwest Nazarene W 85–51 
Smith Spectrum (8,641)
Logan, Utah
Sat, Nov 7
7:05pm		 Asbury W 65–40 
Smith Spectrum (8,962)
Logan, Utah
Regular Season
Fri, Nov 13*
7:35pm		 at Weber State W 66–60  1–0
 Dee Events Center (9,272)
Ogden, Utah
Wed, Nov 18*
6:05pm, The Mtn.		 at Utah L 67–68  1–1
 Jon M. Huntsman Center (9,699)
Salt Lake City, Utah
Sat, Nov 21*
10:00am		 at Northeastern L 61–64  1–2
 Matthews Arena (1,927)
Boston, Massachusetts
Tue, Nov 24*
7:05pm		 Idaho State W 77–44  2–2
 Smith Spectrum (9,026)
Logan, Utah
Sat, Nov 28*
7:05pm, CW30		 Southern Utah W 89–49  3–2
 Smith Spectrum (9,845)
Logan, Utah
Wed, Dec 2*
7:05pm, CW30		 Brigham Young W 71–61  4–2
 Smith Spectrum (10,270)
Logan, Utah
Sat, Dec 5*
7:05pm, CW30		 Saint Mary's L 63–68  4–3
 Smith Spectrum (10,270)
Logan, Utah
Sat, Dec 12*
7:05pm, CW30		 Utah Valley W 87–56  5–3
 Smith Spectrum (9,147)
Logan, Utah
Wed, Dec 16*
8:05pm		 at Cal State Bakersfield W 68–51  6–3
 Rabobank Arena (4,481)
Bakersfield, California
Fri, Dec 18*
8:05pm		 at Long Beach State L 62–75  6–4
 Walter Pyramid (2,656)
Long Beach, California
Mon, Dec 21*
8:05pm		 Morehead State
Basketball Travelers Invitational		 W 79–72  7–4
 Smith Spectrum (9,086)
Logan, Utah
Tue, Dec 22*
8:05pm		 Cal State Fullerton
Basketball Travelers Invitational		 W 83–60  8–4
 Smith Spectrum (9,001)
Logan, Utah
Wed, Dec 23*
8:05pm		 Weber State
Basketball Travelers Invitational		 W 85–73  9–4
 Smith Spectrum (9,427)
Logan, Utah
Tue, Dec 29*
7:05pm		 Western Oregon W 78–42  10–4
 Smith Spectrum (9,368)
Logan, Utah
Sat, Jan 2
9:05pm, ESPNU		 at New Mexico State L 52–55  10–5 (0–1)
 Pan American Center (5,070)
Las Cruces, New Mexico
Mon, Jan 4
6:05pm		 at Louisiana Tech L 60–82  10–6 (0–2)
 Thomas Assembly Center (2,094)
Ruston, Louisiana
Mon, Jan 11
7:05pm		 Hawai'i W 98–54  11–6 (1–2)
 Smith Spectrum (9,888)
Logan, Utah
Wed, Jan 13
9:05pm, ESPN2		 at Nevada W 79–72 OT 12–6 (2–2)
 Lawlor Events Center (7,035)
Reno, Nevada
Sat, Jan 16
7:05pm, CW30		 Boise State W 81–59  13–6 (3–2)
 Smith Spectrum (9,769)
Logan, Utah
Thu, Jan 21
8:05pm, ESPN Plus		 at Fresno State W 69–43  14–6 (4–2)
 Save Mart Center (8,302)
Fresno, California
Sat, Jan 23
6:05pm, CW30		 at Idaho W 60–48  15–6 (5–2)
 Cowan Spectrum (2,570)
Moscow, Idaho
Sat, Jan 30
7:05pm, CW30		 San Jose State W 77–58  16–6 (6–2)
 Smith Spectrum (10,270)
Logan, Utah
Wed, Feb 3
9:05pm, ESPN2		 Idaho W 80–62  17–6 (7–2)
 Smith Spectrum (9,777)
Logan, Utah
Sat, Feb 6
7:05pm, ESPNU		 Nevada W 76–65  18–6 (8–2)
 Smith Spectrum (10,270)
Logan, Utah
Thu, Feb 11
7:05pm		 at Boise State W 72–67  19–6 (9–2)
 Taco Bell Arena (3,064)
Boise, Idaho
Sat, Feb 13
8:05pm		 at San Jose State W 81–65  20–6 (10–2)
 The Event Center (2,128)
San Jose, California
Wed, Feb 17
9:05pm, ESPN2		 Louisiana Tech W 67–61  21–6 (11–2)
 Smith Spectrum (10,049)
Logan, Utah
Sat, Feb 20*
10:00pm, ESPN2		 Wichita State
ESPN BracketBusters		 W 68–58  22–6
 Smith Spectrum (10,270)
Logan, Utah
Thu, Feb 25
10:05pm		 at Hawai'i W 61–50  23–6 (12–2)
 Stan Sheriff Center (5,446)
Honolulu, Hawaii
Mon, Mar 1
7:05pm		 Fresno State W 76–39  24–6 (13–2)
 Smith Spectrum (10,257)
Logan, Utah
Sat, Mar 6
7:05pm, CW30		 New Mexico State W 81–63  25–6 (14–2)
 Smith Spectrum (10,270)
Logan, Utah
2010 WAC men's basketball tournament
Thu, Mar 11
1:00pm, ESPNU		 vs. Boise State
Quarterfinals		 W 84–60  26–6
 Lawlor Events Center (NA)
Reno, Nevada
Fri, Mar 12
7:00pm		 vs. Louisiana Tech
Semifinals		 W 85–55  27–6
 Lawlor Events Center (NA)
Reno, Nevada
Sat, Mar 13
8:00pm, ESPN2		 vs. New Mexico State
Finals		 L 63–69  27–7
 Lawlor Events Center (2,748)
Reno, Nevada
2010 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament
Fri, Mar 19*
2:45pm, CBS		 vs. No. 23 Texas A&M
First Round		 L 53–69  27–8
 Spokane Arena (10,899)
Spokane, Washington
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Season highlights

The Aggies December 5 loss to Saint Mary's ended their 37-game home winning streak and their 65-game regular season home winning streak in non-conference games.[4]

On December 28, Jr. Tai Wesley was named the WAC player of the week for the seventh week of the season with weekly averages of 16.7 PPG, 7.7 RPG, 4.0 AST, 1.7 blocks and 65.4 FG%.[5]

On January 18, Sr. Jared Quayle was named the WAC player of the week for the tenth week of the season with weekly averages of 14.0 PPG, 5.3 RPG, 5.7 AST and 55.2 FG%.[6]

With their win over Idaho on January 23, head coach Stew Morrill recorded his 500th career victory.[7]

With their win over Hawai'i on February 25 the Aggies joined Gonzaga and Kansas as the only schools in the country to have 23 wins or more every season since 2000.

On March 7, Jr. Tai Wesley was named the WAC player of the week for the seventeenth week of the season with weekly averages of 22.5 PPG, 6.5 RPG, 5.5 AST and 82.6 FG%.[8]

References

  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 17, 2009.
  2. ↑ "Official Men's Basketball Roster - Utah State Aggies Official Athletic Site". Archived from the original on March 19, 2015. Retrieved November 17, 2009.
  3. ↑ "2009-10 Schedule". Archived from the original on March 19, 2015. Retrieved November 14, 2009.
  4. ↑ "Gaels Ground Aggies' Streaks with 68-63 Victory Saturday - UTAH STATE OFFICIAL ATHLETIC SITE". Archived from the original on July 19, 2011. Retrieved December 6, 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 December 30, 2009.
  6. ↑ "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 January 19, 2010.
  7. ↑ "Stew Morrill Records 500th Career Win Saturday Night as Utah State Defeats Idaho, 60-48 - UTAH STATE OFFICIAL ATHLETIC SITE". Archived from the original on July 19, 2011. Retrieved January 25, 2010.
  8. ↑ "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 9, 2010.
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