2009–10 Boise State Broncos men's basketball team

The 2009–10 Boise State Broncos men's basketball team represented Boise State University in the 2009–10 college basketball season. This was head coach Greg Graham's eighth and final season at Boise State as he was fired at the end of the season. The Broncos competed in the Western Athletic Conference and played their home games at the Taco Bell Arena. Boise State finished the season 1517, 511 in WAC play and lost in the quarterfinals of the 2010 WAC Men's Basketball Tournament to Utah State.

2009–10 Boise State Broncos men's basketball
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
2009–10 record15–17 (5–11 WAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • James Bailey
  • Andy McClouskey
  • Tim Cleary
Home arenaTaco Bell Arena
2009–10 WAC men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Utah State142 .875  277  .794
Nevada115 .688  2113  .618
New Mexico State115 .688  2211  .667
Louisiana Tech97 .563  2411  .686
Fresno State79 .438  1518  .455
San Jose State610 .375  1417  .452
Idaho610 .375  1516  .484
Boise State511 .313  1517  .469
Hawaii313 .188  1020  .333
2010 WAC Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Pre-Season

In the WAC preseason polls, released October 20 via media teleconference, Boise State was selected to finish 7th in the coaches poll and 5th in the media poll.[1]

2009–10 Team

Roster

Source[2]

No.NameHt.Wt.PositionYr.HometownPrevious School(s)
1Perryman, Westly6' 3"183GuardJRBoston, MassachusettsEast Boston HS, Monroe College
2Montreal, Daequon6' 7"229ForwardJRSyracuse, New YorkCorcoran HS, College of Southern Idaho
3Okoye, Ike6' 9"235GuardSRSacramento, CaliforniaWoodcreek HS, Wyoming
4Salzwedel, Justin6' 2"184GuardJRPhoenix, ArizonaArizona Lutheran Academy, Phoenix College
11Thomas, Anthony6' 0"211GuardSRMansfield, TexasMansfield Summit HS
14Larsen, Nate6' 2"188GuardSRPark City, UtahPark City HS, Treasure Valley CC
20Imadiyi, Sean6' 7"207ForwardSRChandler, ArizonaCorona Del Sol HS, Arizona Western
21Arnold, Robert6' 6"170ForwardJRLancaster, CaliforniaLancaster HS, Antelope Valley CC
23Hill, G.A.5' 8"140GuardFRAransas Pass, TexasAransas Pass HS
24Anderson, La'Shard6' 1"170GuardJRSan Diego, CaliforniaJunípero Serra HS, Irvine Valley CC
25Noonan, Paul6' 7"214GuardJRBeaverton, OregonBeaverton HS
30Young, Tyler6' 8"219ForwardFRLeesburg, VirginiaBishop O'Connell HS
32Moritz, Zack6' 11"245CenterJRVancouver, WashingtonColumbia River HS
42Hicks, Sam6' 9"259ForwardFRRedding, CaliforniaLiberty Christian HS
50Cunningham, Kurt6' 9"265CenterSRSharpsville, IndianaTri-Central HS

Indicates Red Shirt Year

Coaching staff

NamePositionYear at Boise StateAlma Mater (Year)
Greg GrahamHead Coach8thOregon (1978)
Tim Cleary Assistant Coach8thCarroll College (1994)
Andy McClouskeyAssistant Coach8thOregon State (1982)
James Bailey Assistant Coach2ndBradley (1992)
Ryan HellenthalDirector of Basketball Operations2ndIllinois-Chicago (2002)

2009–10 schedule and results

Source[3]

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
Tue, Nov 3
7:35pm
Willamette W 111–72 
Taco Bell Arena (1,022)
Boise, Idaho
Sat, Nov 7
7:05pm
Concordia W 109–89 
Taco Bell Arena (NA)
Boise, Idaho
Regular Season
Fri, Nov 13*
5:30pm
vs. Loyola Marymount
Montana Tournament
W 90–87  1–0
Dahlberg Arena (NA)
Missoula, Montana
Sat, Nov 14*
7:30pm
at Montana
Montana Tournament
W 95–82  1–1
Dahlberg Arena (3,135)
Missoula, Montana
Sun, Nov 15*
1:00pm
vs. North Dakota
Montana Tournament
W 75–60  2–1
Dahlberg Arena (NA)
Missoula, Montana
Sat, Nov 21*
7:00pm
at Wyoming W 87–61  2–2
Arena-Auditorium (5,298)
Laramie, Wyoming
Tue, Nov 24*
8:00pm
at Eastern Washington W 82–69  3–2
Reese Court (1,412)
Cheney, Washington
Sat, Nov 28*
7:05pm
North Texas W 79–73  4–2
Taco Bell Arena (2,650)
Boise, Idaho
Sat, Dec 5*
5:30pm, BTN
at Illinois W 84–77  4–3
Assembly Hall (15,903)
Champaign, Illinois
Wed, Dec 9*
7:00pm
at Idaho State W 79–67  5–3
Holt Arena (2,679)
Pocatello, Idaho
Sat, Dec 12*
7:05pm
San Diego W 59–56  5–4
Taco Bell Arena (2,359)
Boise, Idaho
Sat, Dec 19*
3:15pm
Houston Baptist W 96–59  6–4
Taco Bell Arena (2,417)
Boise, Idaho
Mon, Dec 21*
8:15pm
Portland State W 69–62  7–4
Taco Bell Arena (2,418)
Boise, Idaho
Wed, Dec 23*
7:05pm
Montana State W 58–56  8–4
Taco Bell Arena (3,008)
Boise, Idaho
Tue, Dec 29*
7:05pm
Northwest Nazarene W 76–58  9–4
Taco Bell Arena (2,138)
Boise, Idaho
Sat, Jan 2
8:00pm
at Fresno State W 71–68  9–5 (0–1)
Save Mart Center (7,983)
Fresno, California
Mon, Jan 4
10:05pm, ESPN Plus
at Hawai'i W 76–68  9–6 (0–2)
Stan Sheriff Center (5,119)
Honolulu, Hawaii
Sat, Jan 9
7:05pm
New Mexico State W 88–85  9–7 (0–3)
Taco Bell Arena (3,896)
Boise, Idaho
Mon, Jan 11
7:05pm
Louisiana Tech W 79–64  9–8 (0–4)
Taco Bell Arena (2,186)
Boise, Idaho
Thu, Jan 14
8:00pm
at San Jose State W 76–74  9–9 (0–5)
The Event Center Arena (1,382)
San Jose, California
Sat, Jan 16
7:05pm
at Utah State L 8159  910 (06)
Smith Spectrum (9,769)
Logan, Utah
Wed, Jan 20
8:15pm
Nevada L 8882  911 (07)
Taco Bell Arena (2,833)
Boise, Idaho
Mon, Jan 25
9:05pm, ESPNU
at Idaho W 7767 OT 1011 (17)
Cowan Spectrum (4,104)
Moscow, Idaho
Sat, Jan 30
8:15pm, ESPN Plus
Fresno State W 6549  1111 (27)
Taco Bell Arena (5,019)
Boise, Idaho
Sat, Feb 6
7:05pm
Idaho L 7955  1112 (28)
Taco Bell Arena (7,734)
Boise, Idaho
Thu, Feb 11
7:05pm
Utah State L 7267  1113 (29)
Taco Bell Arena (3,064)
Boise, Idaho
Sat, Feb 13
8:05pm
at Nevada L 8880 OT 1114 (210)
Lawlor Events Center (7,598)
Reno, Nevada
Wed, Feb 17*
8:15pm
Cal-State Bakersfield W 8162  1214
Taco Bell Arena (2,027)
Boise, Idaho
Sat, Feb 20*
7:05pm
UC Davis L 8274  1215
Taco Bell Arena (1,906)
Boise, Idaho
Thu, Feb 25
6:05pm
at Louisiana Tech W 7259  1315 (310)
Thomas Assembly Center (1,976)
Ruston, Louisiana
Sat, Feb 27
7:05pm, ESPN Plus
at New Mexico State L 9592  1316 (311)
Pan American Center (6,691)
Las Cruces, New Mexico
Thu, Mar 4
7:05pm
Hawai'i W 8263  1416 (411)
Taco Bell Arena (2,183)
Boise, Idaho
Sat, Mar 6
4:15pm
San Jose State W 8556  1516 (511)
Taco Bell Arena (3,142)
Boise, Idaho
2010 WAC Men's Basketball Tournament
Thur, Mar 11
1:00pm, ESPNU
vs. Utah State
Quarterfinals
L 8460  1517
Lawlor Events Center (NA)
Reno, Nevada
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Season highlights

On November 30, Sr. Ike Okoye was named the WAC player of the week for the third week of the season with weekly averages of 17.0 PPG, 12.5 RPG, 2.5 AST, 4.5 Blocks and 54.2 FG%.[4]

On March 1, Jr. Robert Arnold was named the WAC player of the week for the sixteenth week of the season with weekly averages of 22.0 PPG, 9.0 RPG, 3.0 AST, and 75.0 FG%.[5]

References

  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-02-25. Retrieved 2009-11-06.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. http://www.broncosports.com/SportSelect.dbml?db_oem_id=9900&spid=4076&spsid=48525
  3. "2009-10 Schedule". Retrieved 2009-10-13.
  4. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-02-25. Retrieved 2009-11-30.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-02-25. Retrieved 2010-03-02.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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