2009–10 San Diego State Aztecs men's basketball team
American college basketball season
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 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 Division I men's 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
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
College recruiting information
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
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
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
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
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
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:
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 HSArizona Western
Schedule and results
Date time, TV
Rank#
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
Mountain West tournament
03/11/2010 2:30pm, The Mtn.
(4)
vs. (5) Colorado State MWC Quarterfinals
W 72–71
23–8
Thomas & Mack Center (11,031)Paradise, NV
03/12/2010 6:00pm, CBSCS
(4)
vs. (1) No. 8 New Mexico MWC Semifinals
W 72–69
24–8
Thomas & Mack Center Paradise, NV
03/13/2010 4:00pm, Versus
(4)
at (3) UNLV MWC Championship Game
W 55–45
25–8
Thomas & Mack Center (12,728)Paradise, NV
NCAA tournament
03/18/2010 *6:45pm, CBS
(11 MW)
vs. (6 MW) No. 15 Tennessee NCAA 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.
MW=NCAA Midwest Regional.
All times are in
Pacific Time .
Source
[ 5]
See also
References
Venues Rivalries Culture & lore People Seasons NAIA national championship in bold; NCAA Final Four appearance in italics