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

2009–10 San Jose State Spartans men's basketball
Conference Western Athletic Conference
2009–10 record 14–17 (6–10 WAC)
Head coach George Nessman
Assistant coach Brent Davis
Assistant coach Gary Stepan
Assistant coach Donald Williams
Home arena The Event Center
2009–10 WAC men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Utah State14–2 .875  27–7  .794
Nevada11–5 .688  21–13  .618
New Mexico State†11–5 .688  22–11  .667
Louisiana Tech9–7 .563  24–11  .686
Fresno State7–9 .438  15–18  .455
San Jose State6–10 .375  14–17  .452
Idaho6–10 .375  15–16  .484
Boise State5–11 .313  15–17  .469
Hawaii3–13 .188  10–20  .333
† 2010 WAC Tournament winner
As of March 22, 2010; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2009–10 San Jose State Spartans men's basketball team represented San Jose State University during the 2009–10 college basketball season. This was George Nessman's 5th season as head coach. The Spartans played their home games at The Event Center and competed in the Western Athletic Conference. San Jose State finished the season 14–17, 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

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
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 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Joe Henson
C		 Pasadena, California Pasadena HS 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Oct 20, 2008 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:2/5 stars   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/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 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:2/5 stars   Rivals:2/5 stars   247Sports: N/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:

  • "2009 San Jose St. Basketball Commitment List". Rivals.com. Retrieved March 28, 2015.
  • "2009 San Jose State Basketball Recruiting". Scout.com. Retrieved March 28, 2015.
  • "San José St Spartans 2009 Player Commits". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 28, 2015.
  • "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved March 28, 2015.
  • "2009 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved March 28, 2015.

    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
    PlayersCoaches
    Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
    G 2 Adrian Oliver 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)210 lb (95 kg) RS JrU. of Washington Modesto, California
    F 4 Kyle Thomas 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)225 lb (102 kg) RS SoLoyola U. Chicago Folsom, California
    G 5 Justin Graham 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)195 lb (88 kg) RS JrRipon HS Ripon, California
    G 10 Aalim Moor 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)183 lb (83 kg) FrSaint Mary's College HS Oakland, California
    F 21 Moses Omolade 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)200 lb (91 kg) JrSouthwestern CC Brooklyn, New York
    F 22 C. J. Webster 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)255 lb (116 kg) RS JrTexas State U. Missouri City, Texas
    G 23 Robert Owens 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)195 lb (88 kg) SrCC of San Francisco Oakland, California
    G 24 Chris Jones 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)205 lb (93 kg) FrWestwind Prep Hayward, California
    C 30 Chris Oakes 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)235 lb (107 kg) RS SrPepperdine U. Oakland, California
    C 32 Joe Henson 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)245 lb (111 kg) FrPasadena HS Pasadena, California
    G 33 Mac Peterson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)195 lb (88 kg) SrDiablo Valley CC Antioch, California
    G 35 Anthony Dixon 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)195 lb (88 kg) FrHyde Park Academy HS Chicago, Illinois
    F 44 Jerry Casey (W) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)195 lb (88 kg) FrMission College Prep San Luis Obispo, California
    F 50 Garrett Ton 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)222 lb (101 kg) SoTorrance West HS Torrance, California
    G 52 Jerrelle Wilson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)200 lb (91 kg) SrSacred 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 L 80–70  1–1
    		 Bank of America Arena (8,155)
    Seattle, Washington
    Sun, Nov 22*
    2:00pm    		 at UC Riverside L 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 L 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 L 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 L 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 L 96–67  8–6 (1–1)
    		 Lawlor Events Center (5,988)
    Reno, Nevada
    Mon, Jan 11
    7:00pm    		 at Fresno State L 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 Olvier 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

    1. ↑ http://www.wacsports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=45988&SPID=4126&DB_LANG=C&DB_OEM_ID=10100&ATCLID=204817316
    2. ↑ "2009-10 Schedule". Archived from the original on 21 November 2009. Retrieved 2009-12-03.
    3. ↑ http://www.wacsports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_LANG=C&DB_OEM_ID=10100&ATCLID=204860586
    4. ↑ http://www.wacsports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_LANG=C&DB_OEM_ID=10100&ATCLID=204874620
    5. ↑ http://www.wacsports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=45988&SPID=4126&DB_LANG=C&DB_OEM_ID=10100&ATCLID=204875034
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