2009–10 Nevada Wolf Pack men's basketball | |
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NIT, Second Round | |
Conference | Western Athletic Conference |
Record | 21–13 (11–5 WAC) |
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Home arena | Lawlor Events Center |
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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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hawai'i | 3 | – | 13 | .188 | 10 | – | 20 | .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 21–13, 11–5 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.
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.
Source [2]
# | Name | Height | Weight (lbs.) | Position | Class | Hometown | Previous Team(s) |
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0 | Brandon Fields | 6'4" | 190 | G | Sr. | Arlington, Texas | Bowie HS |
1 | Patrick Nyeko | 6'6" | 180 | G | Fr. | London, UK | Seattle Prep |
3 | Joey Shaw | 6'6" | 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 |
11 | London Giles | 6'3" | 185 | G | So. | Dallas, Texas | Kimball HS |
12 | Keith Fuetsch | 5'11" | 170 | G | Fr. | Reno, Nevada | Bishop Manogue HS |
14 | Marko Cukic | 6'9" | 240 | F | Fr. | Belgrade, Serbia | IMG Academy |
20 | Ray Kraemer | 6'4" | 220 | G | Sr. | Kemah, Texas | Clear Creek HS Weatherford CC |
21 | Malik Story | 6'5" | 225 | G | So. | Pasadena, California | Artesia HS Indiana |
23 | Armon Johnson | 6'3" | 195 | G | Jr. | Reno, Nevada | Hug HS |
33 | Adam Carp | 6'7" | 205 | F | Jr. | Clayton, California | Clayton Valley HS |
43 | Keith Olson | 6'9" | 260 | F | So. | Gardnerville, Nevada | Douglas HS Northern Arizona |
54 | Dario Hunt | 6'8" | 230 | F | So. | Colorado Springs, Colorado | Charis Prep |
Name | Position | Year at Nevada | Alma Mater (Year) |
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David Carter | Head coach | 1st | Saint Mary's (1989) |
Doug Novsek | Associate Head Coach | 4th | Southern Illinois (1987) |
Keith Brown | Assistant coach | 1st | Hampton (1993) |
Dennis Gates | Assistant coach | 1st | California (2001) |
Zac Claus | Director of Basketball Operations | 5th | Eastern Washington (1998) |
Source [3]
Date time, TV | Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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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 OT | 10–7 (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 OT | 15–9 (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. |
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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