2009–10 Nevada Wolf Pack men's basketball team

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2009–10 Nevada Wolf Pack men's basketball
Nevada Wolf Pack wordmark.svg
NIT, Second Round
Conference Western Athletic Conference
Record21–13 (11–5 WAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Doug Novsek
  • Keith Brown
  • Dennis Gates
Home arena Lawlor Events Center
Seasons
  2008–09
2010–11  
2009–10 WAC men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Utah State 142 .875277  .794
Nevada 115 .6882113  .618
New Mexico State115 .6882211  .667
Louisiana Tech 97 .5632411  .686
Fresno State 79 .4381518  .455
San Jose State 610 .3751417  .452
Idaho 610 .3751516  .484
Boise State 511 .3131517  .469
Hawai'i 313 .1881020  .333
2010 WAC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2009–10 Nevada Wolf Pack men's basketball team represented the University of Nevada in the 2009–10 college basketball season. This was head coach David Carter's first season as head coach after being a Wolf Pack assistant coach for the previous ten years. They are members of the Western Athletic Conference and play their home games at the Lawlor Events Center. The Wolf Pack finished the season 2113, 115 in WAC play and lost in the semifinals of the 2010 WAC men's basketball tournament. They were invited to the 2010 National Invitation Tournament where they advanced to the second round before falling to Rhode Island.

Contents

Pre-season

In the WAC preseason polls, released October 20 via media teleconference [1] Nevada was selected to finish 2nd in the coaches poll and received one first place vote. So. Luke Babbitt and Jr. Armon Johnson were selected to the coach's All-WAC first team and Babbitt was selected as pre-season WAC player of the year.

The media poll almost mirrored the coaches poll as the Wolf Pack were selected to finish 2nd and received 12 first place votes, Babbitt and Johnson were selected to the All-WAC first team and Babbitt was selected as the media WAC pre-season player of the year.

2009–10 team

Roster

Source [2]

#NameHeightWeight (lbs.)PositionClassHometownPrevious Team(s)
0 Brandon Fields 6'4"190 G Sr. Arlington, Texas Bowie HS
1Patrick Nyeko6'6"180 G Fr.London, UK Seattle Prep
3Joey Shaw6'6"210 F Sr. Glendale, Arizona Deer Valley High School HS
College of Southern Idaho
5 Luke Babbitt 6'9"225 F So. Reno, Nevada Galena HS
11London Giles6'3"185 G So. Dallas, Texas Kimball HS
12Keith Fuetsch5'11"170 G Fr. Reno, Nevada Bishop Manogue HS
14Marko Cukic6'9"240 F Fr. Belgrade, Serbia IMG Academy
20Ray Kraemer6'4"220 G Sr. Kemah, Texas Clear Creek HS
Weatherford CC
21Malik Story6'5"225 G So. Pasadena, California Artesia HS
Indiana
23 Armon Johnson 6'3"195 G Jr. Reno, Nevada Hug HS
33Adam Carp6'7"205 F Jr. Clayton, California Clayton Valley HS
43Keith Olson6'9"260 F So. Gardnerville, Nevada Douglas HS
Northern Arizona
54 Dario Hunt 6'8"230 F So. Colorado Springs, Colorado Charis Prep

Coaching staff

NamePositionYear at Nevada Alma Mater (Year)
David Carter Head coach1st Saint Mary's (1989)
Doug NovsekAssociate Head Coach4th Southern Illinois (1987)
Keith BrownAssistant coach1st Hampton (1993)
Dennis GatesAssistant coach1st California (2001)
Zac ClausDirector of Basketball Operations5th Eastern Washington (1998)

2009–10 schedule and results

Source [3]

Date
time, TV
Rank#Opponent#ResultRecordSite (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
Tue, Nov 10
7:05pm
Chico State W 90–63 
Lawlor Events Center  (3,687)
Reno, Nevada
Regular Season
Sat, Nov 14*
7:05pm
Montana State W 75–61 1–0
Lawlor Events Center  (7,371)
Reno, Nevada
Wed, Nov 18*
7:30pm
at  UNLV L 75–88 1–1
Thomas & Mack Center  (13,113)
Paradise, Nevada
Sat, Nov 21*
8:05pm
Houston W 112–99 2–1
Lawlor Events Center  (5,721)
Reno, Nevada
Fri, Nov 27*
4:30pm
at  VCU L 76–85 2–2
Stuart C. Siegel Center  (5,769)
Richmond, Virginia
Sun, Nov 29*
4:45pm,  FSN
at No. 11  North Carolina L 73–80 2–3
Dean Smith Center  (17,321)
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Sat, Dec 5*
7:00pm
at  Pacific L 58–61 2–4
Alex G. Spanos Center  (2,801)
Stockton, California
Tue, Dec 8*
7:05pm
Fresno Pacific W 89–67 3–4
Lawlor Events Center  (3,778)
Reno, Nevada
Sat, Dec 12*
7:05pm
South Dakota State W 92–72 4–4
Lawlor Events Center  (3,130)
Reno, Nevada
Thu, Dec 17*
7:05pm
Eastern Washington W 73–70 5–4
Lawlor Events Center  (4,713)
Reno, Nevada
Sat, Dec 19*
7:05pm
Wagner W 74–61 6–4
Lawlor Events Center  (4,692)
Reno, Nevada
Tue, Dec 22*
7:30pm
vs.  BYU
Las Vegas Classic
L 104–110 6–5
Orleans Arena  (NA)
Paradise, Nevada
Wed, Dec 23*
5:00pm
vs.  Tulsa
Las Vegas Classic
W 99–68 7–5
Orleans Arena  (NA)
Paradise, Nevada
Mon, Dec 28*
7:05pm
Portland W 78–69 8–5
Lawlor Events Center  (5,827)
Reno, Nevada
Sat, Jan 2
5:00pm
at  Louisiana Tech L 71–77 8–6 (0–1)
Thomas Assembly Center  (2,088)
Ruston, Louisiana
Mon, Jan 4
8:00pm,  ESPNU
at  New Mexico State W 77–67 9–6 (1–1)
Pan American Center  (4,788)
Las Cruces, New Mexico
Sat, Jan 9
7:05pm
San Jose State W 96–67 10–6 (2–1)
Lawlor Events Center  (5,988)
Reno, Nevada
Wed, Jan 13
8:00pm,  ESPN2
Utah State L 72–79 OT10–7 (2–2)
Lawlor Events Center  (7,035)
Reno, Nevada
Sat, Jan 16
7:05pm
Idaho W 76–68 11–7 (3–2)
Lawlor Events Center  (6,030)
Reno, Nevada
Wed, Jan 20
7:15pm
at  Boise State W 88–62 12–7 (4–2)
Taco Bell Arena  (2,833)
Boise, Idaho
Sat, Jan 23
7:00pm
at  Fresno State L 77–87 12–8 (4–3)
Save Mart Center  (8,494)
Fresno, California
Sat, Jan 30
7:05pm
Hawai'i W 66–60 13–8 (5–3)
Lawlor Events Center  (7,490)
Reno, Nevada
Sat, Feb 6
7:00pm,  ESPNU
at  Utah State L 65–76 13–9 (5–4)
Smith Spectrum  (10,270)
Logan, Utah
Wed, Feb 10
8:00pm,  ESPN2
at  Idaho W 67–66 14–9 (6–4)
Cowan Spectrum  (1,580)
Moscow, Idaho
Sat, Feb 13
7:05pm
Boise State W 88–80 OT15–9 (7–4)
Lawlor Events Center  (7,598)
Reno, Nevada
Wed, Feb 17
7:05pm
Fresno State W 74–70 16–9 (8–4)
Lawlor Events Center  (5,479)
Reno, Nevada
Sat, Feb 20*
12:00pm,  ESPN2
at  Missouri State
ESPN BracketBusters
L 60–62 16–10
JQH Arena  (7,805)
Springfield, Missouri
Thu, Feb 25
7:00pm
at  San Jose State W 83–79 17–10 (9–4)
The Event Center  (2,385)
San Jose, California
Sat, Feb 27
9:00pm
at  Hawai'i L 74–63 17–11 (9–5)
Stan Sheriff Center  (6,025)
Honolulu, Hawaii
Thu, Mar 4
7:05pm
New Mexico State W 100–92 18–11 (10–5)
Lawlor Events Center  (5,878)
Reno, Nevada
Sat, Mar 6
7:05pm
Louisiana Tech W 79–68 19–11 (11–5)
Lawlor Events Center  (7,558)
Reno, Nevada
2010 WAC men's basketball tournament
Thu, Mar 11
6:00pm
Idaho
Quarterfinals
W 87–71 20–11
Lawlor Events Center  (NA)
Reno, Nevada
Fri, Mar 12
9:00pm, ESPN2
New Mexico State
Semifinals
L 79–80 20–12
Lawlor Events Center  (5,897)
Reno, Nevada
2010 National Invitation Tournament
Wed, Mar 17
5:05pm
at  Wichita State
First Round
W 74–70 21–12
Charles Koch Arena  (9,112)
Wichita, Kansas
Mon, Mar 22
3:00pm, ESPNU
at  Rhode Island
Second Round
L 83–85 21–13
Ryan Center  (3,419)
Kingston, Rhode Island
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Season highlights

On November 23, Sr. Joey Shaw was named the WAC player of the week for the second week of the season with weekly averages of 20.5 PPG, 9.0 RPG, 2.5 AST and 61.9 FG%. [4]

On January 11, So. Luke Babbitt was named the WAC player of the week for the ninth week of the season with weekly averages of 23.0 PPG, 10.5 RPG, 3.0 AST and 58.3 FG%. [5]

On February 15, Jr. Armon Johnson was named the WAC player of the week for the fourteenth week of the season with weekly averages of 23.5 PPG, 1.5 RPG, 5.5 AST and 50.0 FG%. [6]

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