2009–10 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team

The 2009–10 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team represented the University of Arizona during the 2009–10 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Wildcats, led by first year head coach Sean Miller, played their home games at the McKale Center and are members of the Pacific-10 Conference.

2009–10 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball
ConferencePacific-10 Conference
2009–10 record16–15 (10–8 Pac-10)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaMcKale Center
2009–10 Pacific-10 Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
California y135 .722  2411  .686
Arizona State126 .667  2211  .667
Washington117 .611  2610  .722
Arizona108 .556  1615  .516
USC*810 .444  1614  .533
Oregon State810 .444  1418  .438
UCLA810 .444  1418  .438
Stanford711 .389  1417  .452
Oregon711 .389  1616  .500
Washington State612 .333  1615  .516
2010 Pacific-10 Tournament winner
As of March 25, 2010; Rankings from AP Poll
* Ineligible for conference tournament
y-Clinched regular season championship

Recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Solomon Hill
SF
Los Angeles, California Fairfax High School 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Nov 11, 2009 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 92
Lamont Jones
SG
Harlem, New York Oak Hill Academy (VA) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jun 24, 2009 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 88
Kyryl Natyazhko
C
Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine IMG Academy (FL) 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 250 lb (110 kg) Apr 13, 2009 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 94
Kevin Parrom
SF
Bronx, New York South Kent High School (CT) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) May 3, 2009 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 91
Derrick Williams
PF
La Mirada, California La Mirada High School 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jun 29, 2009 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 92
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 12   Rivals: 12  ESPN: NR
  • 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:

  • "ESPN". ESPN.com.
  • "2009 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

    Roster

    2009–10 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team
    PlayersCoaches
    Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
    C 1 Kyryl Natyazhko 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)255 lb (116 kg) Fr Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine
    G/F 3 Kevin Parrom 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)205 lb (93 kg) Fr Bronx, New York
    G 12 Lamont Jones 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)200 lb (91 kg) Fr Harlem, New York
    G 13 Nic Wise 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)180 lb (82 kg) Sr Houston, Texas
    G 20 Dondre Wise 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)215 lb (98 kg) So Houston, Texas
    G 21 Kyle Fogg 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)185 lb (84 kg) So Brea, California
    F 23 Derrick Williams 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)235 lb (107 kg) Fr La Mirada, California
    G 24 Brendon Lavender 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)205 lb (93 kg) So Mesa, Arizona
    F 42 Jamelle Horne 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)215 lb (98 kg) Jr San Diego, California
    F 44 Solomon Hill 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)230 lb (104 kg) Fr Los Angeles, California
    C 50 Alex Jacobson 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)245 lb (111 kg) RS So Brea, California
    F 52 Max Wiepking 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)193 lb (88 kg) Fr Englewood, Colorado}note=W
    Head coach
    Assistant coach(es)

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

    Roster
    Last update: July 4, 2011

    Depth chart

    Pos. Starting 5 Bench 1 Bench 2
    C Derrick Williams Kyryl Natyazhko Alex Jacobson
    PF Jamelle Horne
    SF Solomon Hill Kevin Parrom
    SG Kyle Fogg Brendon Lavender
    PG Nic Wise Lamont Jones Dondre Wise

    [1]

    Schedule

    Date
    time, TV
    Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
    city, state
    Exhibition
    November 4, 2009*
    7:00 pm
    Augustana W 92–76 
    McKale Center (13,202)
    Tucson, AZ
    November 10, 2009*
    7:00 pm
    Western New Mexico W 96–55 
    McKale Center (13,348)
    Tucson, AZ
    Non-conference regular season
    November 15, 2009*
    3:00 pm, KWBA/FSAZ
    Northern Arizona W 87–70  1–0
    McKale Center (13,448)
    Tucson, AZ
    November 19, 2009*
    8:30 pm, FSAZ
    Rice W 66–49  2–0
    McKale Center (13,531)
    Tucson, AZ
    November 23, 2009*
    10:00 pm, ESPN2
    vs. Wisconsin
    Maui Invitational first round
    L 61–65  2–1
    Lahaina Civic Center (2,400)
    Maui, HI
    November 24, 2009*
    2:00 pm, ESPN2
    vs. Colorado
    Maui Invitational 2nd round consolation
    W 91–87 OT 3–1
    Lahaina Civic Center (2,400)
    Maui, HI
    November 25, 2009*
    5:00 pm, ESPNU
    vs. No. 24 Vanderbilt
    Maui Invitational 5th place game
    L 72–84  3–2
    Lahaina Civic Center (2,400)
    Maui, HI
    December 2, 2009*
    7:00 pm, KGUN/FSAZ
    No. 21 UNLV L 72–74 2OT 3–3
    McKale Center (13,485)
    Tucson, AZ
    December 6, 2009*
    5:00 pm, ESPNU
    at Oklahoma
    Big 12/Pac-10 Hardwood Series
    L 62–79  3–4
    Lloyd Noble Center (7,763)
    Norman, OK
    December 9, 2009*
    9:00 pm, KWBA/FSAZ
    Louisiana Tech W 83–67  4–4
    McKale Center (13,270)
    Tucson, AZ
    December 12, 2009*
    8:00 pm, The Mtn.
    at San Diego State L 46–63  4–5
    Viejas Arena (12,414)
    San Diego, CA
    December 21, 2009*
    7:00 pm, FCS
    Lipscomb W 83–82 OT 5–5
    McKale Center (12,972)
    Tucson, AZ
    December 23, 2009*
    8:30 pm, FSN
    NC State W 76–74  6–5
    McKale Center (12,809)
    Tucson, AZ
    December 28, 2009*
    7:00 pm, KGUN/FCS
    BYU
    Fiesta Bowl Basketball Classic
    L 69–99  6–6
    McKale Center (13,992)
    Tucson, AZ
    Pac-10 regular season
    December 31, 2009
    4:00 pm, FSAZ
    at USC L 50–56  6–7 (0–1)
    Galen Center (4,823)
    Los Angeles, CA
    January 2, 2010
    11:00 am, CBS
    at UCLA W 77–63  7–7 (1–1)
    Pauley Pavilion (8,681)
    Los Angeles, CA
    January 8, 2010
    6:30 pm, KGUN/FSAZ
    Washington State L 76–78  7–8 (1–2)
    McKale Center (12,758)
    Tucson, AZ
    January 10, 2010
    3:30 pm, KWBA/FSAZ
    No. 22 Washington W 87–70  8–8 (2–2)
    McKale Center (12,899)
    Tucson, AZ
    January 14, 2010
    4:30 pm
    at Oregon State L 64–67  8–9 (2–3)
    Gill Coliseum (7,472)
    Corvallis, OR
    January 16, 2010
    2:30 pm, FSN
    at Oregon W 74–60  9–9 (3–3)
    McArthur Court (7,641)
    Eugene, OR
    January 23, 2010
    7:30 pm, FSAZ
    at Arizona State W 77–58  10–9 (4–3)
    Wells Fargo Arena (13,966)
    Tempe, AZ
    January 28, 2010
    6:00 pm, FCS
    Stanford W 76–68  11–9 (5–3)
    McKale Center (14,563)
    Tucson, AZ
    January 31, 2010
    1:30 pm, FSN
    California W 76–72  12–9 (6–3)
    McKale Center (14,629)
    Tucson, AZ
    February 4, 2010
    8:30 pm, FSN
    at Washington L 75–81  12–10 (6–4)
    Bank of America Arena (9,917)
    Seattle, WA
    February 6, 2010
    6:30 pm, FSAZ
    at Washington State L 60–78  12–11 (6–5)
    Beasley Coliseum (8,135)
    Pullman, WA
    February 11, 2010
    8:30 pm, FSN
    Oregon W 70–57  13–11 (7–5)
    McKale Center (14,496)
    Tucson, AZ
    February 13, 2010
    6:00 pm, KWBA/FCS
    Oregon State L 55–63  13–12 (7–6)
    McKale Center (14,566)
    Tucson, AZ
    February 21, 2010
    3:30 pm, FSN
    Arizona State L 69–73  13–13 (7–7)
    McKale Center (14,631)
    Tucson, AZ
    February 25, 2010
    7:00 pm, ESPN
    at California L 71–95  13–14 (7–8)
    Haas Pavilion (10,545)
    Berkeley, CA
    February 27, 2010
    5:00 pm
    at Stanford W 71–69  14–14 (8–8)
    Maples Pavilion (7,106)
    Stanford, CA
    March 4, 2010
    8:30 pm, FSN
    UCLA W 78–73  15–14 (9–8)
    McKale Center (14,407)
    Tucson, AZ
    March 6, 2010
    11:30 am, KWBA/FSAZ
    USC W 86–84 2OT 16–14 (10–8)
    McKale Center (14,591)
    Tucson, AZ
    Pac-10 Tournament
    March 11, 2010
    1:00 pm, FSN
    vs. UCLA
    Quarterfinals
    L 69–75  16–15
    Staples Center (12,125)
    Los Angeles, CA
    *Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
    All times are in Mountain Time.

    Awards

    Derrick Williams
    Nic Wise
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