2009–10 Utah State Aggies men's basketball team
American college basketball season
2009–10 Utah State Aggies men's basketball team represented Utah State University in the 2009–10 college basketball season. This was head coach Stew Morrill 's 12th season at Utah State. The Aggies played their home games at the Dee Glen Smith Spectrum and are members of the Western Athletic Conference . They finished the season 27–8, 14–2 to capture the regular season championship for the third consecutive year. They advanced to the championship game of the 2010 WAC men's basketball tournament before losing to New Mexico State . They received an at–large bid to the 2010 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament , earning a 12 seed in the South Region, where they lost to 5 seed and AP #23 Texas A&M in the first round.
Pre-season
In the WAC preseason polls, released October 20 via media teleconference, Utah State was selected to finish first in the coaches poll, receiving 8 first place votes, with Sr. guard Jared Quayle selected to the All-WAC first team and Jr. forward Tai Wesley selected to the All-WAC second team. They were also selected to finish 1st in the media poll, receiving 15 first place votes, with Jared Quayle selected to the All-WAC first team.[ 1]
Roster
Source[ 2]
No.
Name
Ht.
Wt.
Position Yr.
Hometown
Previous School(s)
2
Eaton, Preston
5' 10"
170
Guard
FR
Springville, Utah Srpingville HS
5
Williams, Pooh
6' 3"
200
Guard/Forward
JR
Federal Way, WA Federal Way HS
12
Green, Brian
6' 1"
195
Guard
JR
Kaysville, Utah Davis HS , Salt Lake CC
13
Medlin, Preston
6' 4"
165
Guard
FR
Carrollton, Texas Hebron HS
15
Niang, Modou
6' 10"
220
Center
SO
Richard Toll , SenegalHachioji (Tokyo, Japan)
21
Quayle, Jared
6' 1"
180
Guard
SR
Perry, Utah Box Elder HS, Western Wyoming CC
22
Jardine, Brady
6' 7"
220
Forward
SO
Twin Falls, Idaho Twin Falls HS
23
White, Tyrone
6' 6"
175
Forward
FR
Portland, Oregon Jefferson HS , Air Force Prep
24
Newbold, Tyler
6' 4"
210
Guard
JR
Payson, Utah Payson HS
25
Myaer, Jaxon
5' 9"
165
Guard
SO
Salt Lake City, Utah Judge Memorial HS
30
Grim, Morgan
6' 8"
220
Forward
JR
Riverton, Utah Riverton HS , Utah
35
Bendall, Nate
6' 9"
245
Forward
JR
Salt Lake City, Utah Skyline HS , Salt Lake CC
42
Wesley, Tai 6' 7"
240
Forward
JR
Provo, Utah Provo HS
44
Formisano, Matt
6' 8"
240
Forward
JR
Centennial, Colorado Heritage HS
54
DiLoreto, Anthony
7' 1"
230
Center
FR
Minnetonka, Minnesota Hopkins HS
Coaching staff
Source[ 3]
Date
Rank#
Opponent#
Result
Record
Site (attendance)
Exhibition
Fri, Oct 30 7:05pm
Northwest Nazarene W 85–51 Smith Spectrum Logan, Utah
Sat, Nov 7 7:05pm
Asbury W 65–40 Smith Spectrum Logan, Utah
Regular Season
Fri, Nov 13 *7:35pm
at Weber State
W 66–60 1–0
Dee Events Center Ogden, Utah
Wed, Nov 18 *6:05pm, The Mtn.
at Utah
L 67–68 1–1
Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, Utah
Sat, Nov 21 *10:00am
at Northeastern
L 61–64 1–2
Matthews Arena Boston, Massachusetts
Tue, Nov 24 *7:05pm
Idaho State W 77–44 2–2
Smith Spectrum Logan, Utah
Sat, Nov 28 *7:05pm, CW30
Southern Utah W 89–49 3–2
Smith Spectrum Logan, Utah
Wed, Dec 2 *7:05pm, CW30
Brigham Young W 71–61 4–2
Smith Spectrum Logan, Utah
Sat, Dec 5 *7:05pm, CW30
Saint Mary's L 63–68 4–3
Smith Spectrum Logan, Utah
Sat, Dec 12 *7:05pm, CW30
Utah Valley W 87–56 5–3
Smith Spectrum Logan, Utah
Wed, Dec 16 *8:05pm
at Cal State Bakersfield
W 68–51 6–3
Rabobank Arena Bakersfield, California
Fri, Dec 18 *8:05pm
at Long Beach State
L 62–75 6–4
Walter Pyramid Long Beach, California
Mon, Dec 21 *8:05pm
Morehead State Basketball Travelers Invitational W 79–72 7–4
Smith Spectrum Logan, Utah
Tue, Dec 22 *8:05pm
Cal State Fullerton Basketball Travelers Invitational W 83–60 8–4
Smith Spectrum Logan, Utah
Wed, Dec 23 *8:05pm
Weber State Basketball Travelers Invitational W 85–73 9–4
Smith Spectrum Logan, Utah
Tue, Dec 29 *7:05pm
Western Oregon W 78–42 10–4
Smith Spectrum Logan, Utah
Sat, Jan 2 9:05pm, ESPNU
at New Mexico State
L 52–55 10–5 (0–1)
Pan American Center Las Cruces, New Mexico
Mon, Jan 4 6:05pm
at Louisiana Tech
L 60–82 10–6 (0–2)
Thomas Assembly Center Ruston, Louisiana
Mon, Jan 11 7:05pm
Hawai'i W 98–54 11–6 (1–2)
Smith Spectrum Logan, Utah
Wed, Jan 13 9:05pm, ESPN2
at Nevada
W 79–72 OT
12–6 (2–2)
Lawlor Events Center Reno, Nevada
Sat, Jan 16 7:05pm, CW30
Boise State W 81–59 13–6 (3–2)
Smith Spectrum Logan, Utah
Thu, Jan 21 8:05pm, ESPN Plus
at Fresno State
W 69–43 14–6 (4–2)
Save Mart Center Fresno, California
Sat, Jan 23 6:05pm, CW30
at Idaho
W 60–48 15–6 (5–2)
Cowan Spectrum Moscow, Idaho
Sat, Jan 30 7:05pm, CW30
San Jose State W 77–58 16–6 (6–2)
Smith Spectrum Logan, Utah
Wed, Feb 3 9:05pm, ESPN2
Idaho W 80–62 17–6 (7–2)
Smith Spectrum Logan, Utah
Sat, Feb 6 7:05pm, ESPNU
Nevada W 76–65 18–6 (8–2)
Smith Spectrum Logan, Utah
Thu, Feb 11 7:05pm
at Boise State
W 72–67 19–6 (9–2)
Taco Bell Arena Boise, Idaho
Sat, Feb 13 8:05pm
at San Jose State
W 81–65 20–6 (10–2)
The Event Center San Jose, California
Wed, Feb 17 9:05pm, ESPN2
Louisiana Tech W 67–61 21–6 (11–2)
Smith Spectrum Logan, Utah
Sat, Feb 20 *10:00pm, ESPN2
Wichita State ESPN BracketBusters W 68–58 22–6
Smith Spectrum Logan, Utah
Thu, Feb 25 10:05pm
at Hawai'i
W 61–50 23–6 (12–2)
Stan Sheriff Center (5,446)Honolulu, Hawaii
Mon, Mar 1 7:05pm
Fresno State W 76–39 24–6 (13–2)
Smith Spectrum Logan, Utah
Sat, Mar 6 7:05pm, CW30
New Mexico State W 81–63 25–6 (14–2)
Smith Spectrum Logan, Utah
2010 WAC men's basketball tournament
Thu, Mar 11 1:00pm, ESPNU
vs. Boise State Quarterfinals W 84–60 26–6
Lawlor Events Center Reno, Nevada
Fri, Mar 12 7:00pm
vs. Louisiana Tech Semifinals W 85–55 27–6
Lawlor Events Center Reno, Nevada
Sat, Mar 13 8:00pm, ESPN2
vs. New Mexico State Finals L 63–69 27–7
Lawlor Events Center Reno, Nevada
2010 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament
Fri, Mar 19 *2:45pm, CBS
vs. No. 23 Texas A&M First Round L 53–69 27–8
Spokane Arena Spokane, Washington
*Non-conference game.
# Rankings from
AP Poll . (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
Season highlights
The Aggies December 5 loss to Saint Mary's ended their 37-game home winning streak and their 65-game regular season home winning streak in non-conference games.[ 4]
On December 28, Jr. Tai Wesley was named the WAC player of the week for the seventh week of the season with weekly averages of 16.7 PPG, 7.7 RPG, 4.0 AST, 1.7 blocks and 65.4 FG%.[ 5]
On January 18, Sr. Jared Quayle was named the WAC player of the week for the tenth week of the season with weekly averages of 14.0 PPG, 5.3 RPG, 5.7 AST and 55.2 FG%.[ 6]
With their win over Idaho on January 23, head coach Stew Morrill recorded his 500th career victory.[ 7]
With their win over Hawai'i on February 25 the Aggies joined Gonzaga and Kansas as the only schools in the country to have 23 wins or more every season since 2000.
On March 7, Jr. Tai Wesley was named the WAC player of the week for the seventeenth week of the season with weekly averages of 22.5 PPG, 6.5 RPG, 5.5 AST and 82.6 FG%.[ 8]
References
^ "2009-10 WAC Basketball Preseason Polls Announced - WACSports.com Official Web Site of the Western Athletic Conference" . Archived from the original on February 25, 2012. Retrieved November 17, 2009 .^ "Official Men's Basketball Roster - Utah State Aggies Official Athletic Site" . Archived from the original on March 19, 2015. Retrieved November 17, 2009 .^ "2009-10 Schedule" . Archived from the original on March 19, 2015. Retrieved November 14, 2009 .^ "Gaels Ground Aggies' Streaks with 68-63 Victory Saturday - UTAH STATE OFFICIAL ATHLETIC SITE" . Archived from the original on July 19, 2011. Retrieved December 6, 2009 .^ "Verizon Wireless WAC Men's Basketball Player of the Week Announced - WACSports.com Official Web Site of the Western Athletic Conference" . Archived from the original on February 25, 2012. Retrieved December 30, 2009 .^ "Verizon Wireless WAC Men's Basketball Player of the Week Announced - WACSports.com Official Web Site of the Western Athletic Conference" . Archived from the original on February 25, 2012. Retrieved January 19, 2010 .^ "Stew Morrill Records 500th Career Win Saturday Night as Utah State Defeats Idaho, 60-48 - UTAH STATE OFFICIAL ATHLETIC SITE" . Archived from the original on July 19, 2011. Retrieved January 25, 2010 .^ "Verizon Wireless WAC Men's Basketball Player of the Week Announced - WACSports.com Official Web Site of the Western Athletic Conference" . Archived from the original on February 25, 2012. Retrieved March 9, 2010 .
