2009–10 New Mexico State Aggies men's basketball team

The 2009–10 New Mexico State Aggies men's basketball team represented New Mexico State University in the 2009–10 college basketball season. This was Marvin Menzies 3rd season as head coach. The Aggies played their home games at Pan American Center and competed in the Western Athletic Conference. They finished the season 2212, 115 in WAC play. They won the 2010 WAC Men's Basketball Tournament to earn the conference's automatic bid to the 2010 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament. They earned a 12 seed in the Midwest Region where they were defeated by 5 seed and AP #13 Michigan State in the first round.

2009–10 New Mexico State Aggies men's basketball
WAC Tournament Champions
NCAA Tournament, First Round
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
2009–10 record22–12 (11–5 WAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaPan American Center
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[1] New Mexico State was selected to finish 3rd in the coaches and media poll. Jr. Jahmar Young was selected to the coaches and media All-WAC first team.

2009–10 Team

Roster

Source[2]

# Name Height Weight (lbs.) Position Class Hometown Previous Team(s)
0 Tray Britt 6'3" 200 G Sr. Richmond, California Hogan HS
1 Jahmar Young 6'5" 180 G Jr. Baltimore, Maryland Laurinburg Prep
3 Da'Shawn Gomez 6'1" 180 G Fr. Inglewood, California Inglewood HS
5 Lamine Diame 6'6" 200 F Fr. Saint-Louis, Senegal De La Fosse
10 Bandja Sy 6'8" 210 F Fr. Cergy, France Stoneridge Prep
11 Justin Standley 6'3" 190 G Fr. Oakland, California McClymonds HS
13 Hernst Laroche 6'1" 165 G So. Montreal, Quebec Page-Concordia
Vanier
15 Kelly Merker 6'4" 205 F Sr. Santa Fe, New Mexico Monte del Sol HS
21 Makhtar Diop 6'6" 185 G So. Dakar, Senegal St. Jeanne d'Arc Institute
22 Jonathan Gibson 6'1" 180 G Sr. West Covina, California Calvary Christian Prep
24 Robert Lumpkins 6'7" 210 F Jr. Washington, D.C. Kilgore College
31 Wendell McKines 6'6" 225 F Jr. Oakland, California Richmond HS
32 Hamidu Rahman 6'11" 255 C So. Somerset, New Jersey American Christian HS
33 Troy Gillenwater 6'8" 230 F So. Boston, Massachusetts Stoneridge Prep
34 Aaron Gordo Castillo 6'5" 180 G Jr. Las Cruces, New Mexico Las Cruces HS
35 B. J. West 6'11" 220 F Fr. Cheneyville, Louisiana Rapides HS
45 Tyrone Watson 6'5" 225 F Fr. Hamilton, Ontario Cathedral HS
55 Abdoulaye N'doye 7'0" 215 C Fr. Dakar, Senegal ISM

Coaching staff

NamePositionYear at NMSUAlma Mater (Year)
Marvin MenziesHead Coach3rdUCLA (1987)
Mick DurhamAssistant Coach2ndMontana State (1979)
Chris PompeyAssistant Coach4thPittsburgh (1984)
Paul WeirAssistant Coach3rdYork (2004)

2009–10 schedule and results

Source[3]

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
Mon, Nov 2
7:00pm
Western New Mexico W 111–83 
Pan American Center (4,738)
Las Cruces, New Mexico
Regular Season
Fri, Nov 13*
9:30pm
at Saint Mary's L 68–100  0–1
McKeon Pavilion (3,500)
Moraga, California
Tue, Nov 17*
7:00pm
New Mexico
Rio Grande Rivalry
L 87–97  0–2
Pan American Center (8,469)
Las Cruces, New Mexico
Sat, Nov 21*
2:00pm
Oklahoma Panhandle State W 83–73  1–2
Pan American Center (4,738)
Las Cruces, New Mexico
Tue, Nov 24*
8:00pm
at Cal State Fullerton L 73–84  1–3
Titan Gym (1,001)
Fullerton, California
Thu, Nov 26*
7:00pm
North Carolina A&T W 84–68  2–3
Pan American Center (4,462)
Las Cruces, New Mexico
Tue, Dec 1*
7:00pm
UTEP
Battle of I-10
W 79–58  2–4
Pan American Center (7,195)
Las Cruces, New Mexico
Sat, Dec 5*
7:00pm, The Mtn.
at New Mexico
Rio Grande Rivalry
L 58–75  2–5
The Pit (14,586)
Albuquerque, New Mexico
Sun, Dec 13*
7:00pm
at UTEP
Battle of I-10
W 87–80  3–5
Don Haskins Center (10,459)
El Paso, Texas
Tue, Dec 15*
8:30pm
at UCLA L 68–100  3–6
Pauley Pavilion (5,933)
Los Angeles, California
Fri, Dec 18*
8:30pm
at Pepperdine W 78–72  4–6
Firestone Fieldhouse (471)
Malibu, California
Mon, Dec 21*
7:00pm
Alcorn State W 97–72  5–6
Pan American Center (4,730)
Las Cruces, New Mexico
Wed, Dec 23*
7:00pm
Texas Southern
Lou Henson Classic
W 79–75  6–6
Pan American Center (4,781)
Las Cruces, New Mexico
Mon, Dec 28*
7:00pm
Prairie View A&M W 95–76  7–6
Pan American Center (4,649)
Las Cruces, New Mexico
Sat, Jan 2
9:00pm, ESPNU
Utah State W 55–52  8–6 (1–0)
Pan American Center (5,070)
Las Cruces, New Mexico
Mon, Jan 4
9:00pm, ESPNU
Nevada L 67–77  8–7 (1–1)
Pan American Center (4,788)
Las Cruces, New Mexico
Sat, Jan 9
7:00pm
at Boise State W 88–85  9–7 (2–1)
Taco Bell Arena (3,896)
Boise, Idaho
Mon, Jan 11
8:00pm
at Idaho W 75–72  10–7 (3–1)
Cowan Spectrum (1,296)
Moscow, Idaho
Sat, Jan 16
7:00pm
Fresno State W 8677  117 (41)
Pan American Center (6,106)
Las Cruces, New Mexico
Thu, Jan 21
10:00pm
at Hawai'i W 7169  127 (51)
Stan Sheriff Center (5,288)
Honolulu, Hawaii
Sat, Jan 23
8:30pm
at San Jose State L 8493  128 (52)
The Event Center (2,285)
San Jose, California
Sat, Jan 30
7:00pm
at Louisiana Tech W 9177  138 (62)
Thomas Assembly Center (5,028)
Ruston, Louisiana
Sat, Feb 6
7:00pm
San Jose State W 9482  148 (72)
Pan American Center (6,255)
Las Cruces, New Mexico
Mon, Feb 8
7:00pm, ESPN+
Louisiana Tech W 7068  158 (82)
Pan American Center (5,549)
Las Cruces, New Mexico
Thu, Feb 11
8:00pm
at Fresno State L 6483  159 (83)
Save Mart Center (7,889)
Fresno, California
Mon, Feb 15
7:00pm
Hawai'i W 8864  169 (93)
Pan American Center (5,561)
Las Cruces, New Mexico
Sat, Feb 20*
8:00pm, ESPNU
at Pacific
ESPN BracketBusters
W 8478  179
Alex G. Spanos Center (4,014)
Stockton, California
Wed, Feb 24
9:00pm, ESPN2
Idaho W 7457  189 (103)
Pan American Center (5,834)
Las Cruces, New Mexico
Sat, Feb 27
7:00pm
Boise State W 9592  199 (113)
Pan American Center (6,691)
Las Cruces, New Mexico
Thu, Mar 4
8:00pm
at Nevada L 92100  1910 (114)
Lawlor Events Center (5,878)
Reno, Nevada
Sat, Mar 6
7:00pm
at Utah State L 6381  1911 (115)
Smith Spectrum (10,270)
Logan, Utah
2010 WAC Men's Basketball Tournament
Thu, Mar 11
9:30pm
vs. San Jose State
Quarterfinals
W 9069  2011
Lawlor Events Center (NA)
Reno, Nevada
Fri, Mar 12
8:00pm, ESPN2
at Nevada
Semifinals
W 8079  2111
Lawlor Events Center (5,897)
Reno, Nevada
Sat, Mar 13
7:00pm, ESPN2
vs. Utah State
Championship Game
W 6963  2211
Lawlor Events Center (2,748)
Reno, Nevada
2010 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament
Fri, Mar 19*
5:20pm, CBS
vs. No. 13 Michigan State
First round
L 6770  2212
Spokane Arena (10,861)
Spokane, Washington
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Season highlights

On December 14, Jr. Jahmar Young was named the WAC player of the week for the fifth week of the season with weekly averages of 24.0 PPG, 1.0 RPG, 3.0 AST, and 47.0 FG%.[4]

On February 1, So. Hamidu Rahman was named the WAC player of the week for the twelfth week of the season with weekly averages of 22.0 PPG, 12.0 RPG, and 66.7 FG%.[5]

On February 8, Jr. Jahmar Young was named the WAC player of the week for the thirteenth week of the season with weekly averages of 25.0 PPG, 3.0 RPG, 5.0 AST, and 61.5 FG%.[6]

References

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