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
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Utah State	14	–	2	.875	27	–	7	.794
Nevada	11	–	5	.688	21	–	13	.618
New Mexico State†	11	–	5	.688	22	–	11	.667
Louisiana Tech	9	–	7	.563	24	–	11	.686
Fresno State	7	–	9	.438	15	–	18	.455
San Jose State	6	–	10	.375	14	–	17	.452
Idaho	6	–	10	.375	15	–	16	.484
Boise State	5	–	11	.313	15	–	17	.469
Hawaii	3	–	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

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Anthony Dixon SG	Chicago, IL	Hyde Park Academy HS	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Nov 11, 2008
Anthony Dixon SG	Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A
Joe Henson C	Pasadena, CA	Pasadena HS	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Oct 20, 2008
Joe Henson C	Scout: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A
Aalim Moor PG	Oakland, CA	Saint Mary's College HS	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Feb 15, 2008
Aalim Moor PG	Scout: Rivals: 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

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Home town
1.5 !G	2	Oliver, AdrianAdrian Oliver	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	3.5 !RS Jr	U. of Washington	Modesto, CA
3.5 !F	4	Thomas, KyleKyle Thomas	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	2.5 !RS So	Loyola U. Chicago	Folsom, CA
1.5 !G	5	Graham, JustinJustin Graham	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	3.5 !RS Jr	Ripon HS	Ripon, CA
1.5 !G	10	Moor, AalimAalim Moor	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	183 lb (83 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Saint Mary's College HS	Oakland, CA
3.5 !F	21	Omolade, MosesMoses Omolade	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Southwestern CC	Brooklyn, NY
3.5 !F	22	Webster, C. J.C. J. Webster	81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	255 lb (116 kg)	3.5 !RS Jr	Texas State U.	Missouri City, TX
1.5 !G	23	Owens, RobertRobert Owens	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	4.0 !Sr	CC of San Francisco	Oakland, CA
1.5 !G	24	Jones, ChrisChris Jones	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Westwind Prep	Hayward, CA
5.0 !C	30	Oakes, ChrisChris Oakes	82 !6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	4.5 !RS Sr	Pepperdine U.	Oakland, CA
5.0 !C	32	Henson, JoeJoe Henson	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Pasadena HS	Pasadena, CA
1.5 !G	33	Peterson, MacMac Peterson	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Diablo Valley CC	Antioch, CA
1.5 !G	35	Dixon, AnthonyAnthony Dixon	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Hyde Park Academy HS	Chicago, IL
3.5 !F	44	Casey, JerryJerry Casey (W)	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Mission College Prep	San Luis Obispo, CA
3.5 !F	50	Ton, GarrettGarrett Ton	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	222 lb (101 kg)	2.0 !So	Torrance West HS	Torrance, CA
1.5 !G	52	Wilson, JerrelleJerrelle Wilson	73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Sacred Heart Cathedral Prep	San Francisco, CA

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

2009-10 Schedule and Results

Source^[2]

All times are Pacific

Date Time, TV	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, CA
Fri, Nov 20* 8:00pm, FSNW	at No. 14 Washington	L 80–70	1–1	Bank of America Arena (8,155) Seattle, WA
Sun, Nov 22* 2:00pm	at UC Riverside	L 70–66	1–2	UC Riverside Student Recreation Center (444) Riverside, CA
Sat, Nov 28* 1:00pm	Pacific	W 59–55	2–2	The Event Center (1,123) San Jose, CA
Mon, Nov 30* 7:00pm	Saint Mary's	L 78–71	2–3	The Event Center (2,166) San Jose, CA
Sat, Dec 5* 2:05pm	at Utah Valley	W 82–74	3–3	McKay Events Center (1,124) Orem, UT
Tue, Dec 8* 7:00pm	at San Francisco	L 76–71	3–4	War Memorial Gymnasium (1,643) San Francisco, CA
Wed, Dec 9* 7:00pm	Cal State Bakersfield	W 84–80 ^OT	4–4	The Event Center (1,158) San Jose, CA
Fri, Dec 18* 7:00pm	at UC Irvine	W 69–56	5–4	Bren Events Center (1,107) Irvine, CA
Mon, Dec 21* 6:35pm	at Northern Colorado	L 93–69	5–5	Butler-Hancock Sports Pavilion (2,698) Greeley, CO
Wed, Dec 23* 7:00pm	at Santa Clara	W 74–68	6–5	Leavey Center (1,634) Santa Clara, CA
Mon, Dec 28* 7:00pm	UC Irvine	W 78–68	7–5	The Event Center (1,358) San Jose, CA
Mon, Jan 4 7:00pm	Idaho	W 78–75	8–5 (1–0)	The Event Center (1,287) San Jose, CA
Sat, Jan 9 7:05pm	at Nevada	L 96–67	8–6 (1–1)	Lawlor Events Center (5,988) Reno, NV
Mon, Jan 11 7:00pm	at Fresno State	L 80–70	8–7 (1–2)	Save Mart Center (7,991) Fresno, CA
Thu, Jan 14 7:00pm	Boise State	W 76–74	9–7 (2–2)	The Event Center (1,382) San Jose, CA
Sun, Jan 17 9:05pm	at Hawai'i	L 68–67	9–8 (2–3)	Stan Sheriff Center (5,723) Honolulu, HI
Thu, Jan 21 7:00pm	Louisiana Tech	W 87–76	10–8 (3–3)	The Event Center (1,516) San Jose, CA
Sat, Jan 23 7:30pm	New Mexico State	W 93–84	11–8 (4–3)	The Event Center (2,285) San Jose, CA
Thu, Jan 28 7:00pm	Hawai'i	W 83–60	12–8 (5–3)	The Event Center (2,651) San Jose, CA
Sat, Jan 30 7:00pm	at Utah State	L 77–58	12–9 (5–4)	Smith Spectrum (10,270) Logan, UT
Thu, Feb 4 8:00pm, ESPN Plus	at Louisiana Tech	W 71–64	12–10 (5–5)	Thomas Assembly Center (2,467) Ruston, LA
Sat, Feb 6 7:00pm	at New Mexico State	L 94–82	12–11 (5–6)	Pan American Center (6,255) Las Cruces, NM
Sat, Feb 13 7:00pm	Utah State	L 81–65	12–12 (5–7)	The Event Center (2,128) San Jose, CA
Sat, Feb 20* 7:00pm	at Montana State	W 77–66	13–12	Worthington Arena (3,468) Bozeman, MT
Mon, Feb 22* 7:00pm	Seattle	L 90–88	13–13	The Event Center (2,124) San Jose, CA
Thu, Feb 25 7:00pm, CSN	Nevada	L 83–79	13–14 (5–8)	The Event Center (2,385) San Jose, CA
Sat, Feb 27 7:00pm, ESPNU	Fresno State	W 72–45	14–14 (6–8)	The Event Center (3,047) San Jose, CA
Thu, Mar 4 7:00pm, ESPN Plus	at Idaho	L 86–76	14–15 (6–9)	Cowan Spectrum (961) Moscow, ID
Sat, Mar 6 4:15pm	at Boise State	L 85–56	14–16 (6–10)	Taco Bell Arena (3,142) Boise, ID
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, NV
*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

San Jose State Spartans men's basketball

Venues	Spartan Gym (1933–1976) San Jose Civic Auditorium (1961–1976) Independence High School (1976–1979) San Jose Civic Auditorium (1979–1989) Event Center Arena (1989–present)

Culture & lore	History Sammy Spartan

People	Head coaches

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