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2009–10 Nevada Wolf Pack men's basketball team
American college basketball season
American college basketball season
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| year | 2009–10 |
| team | Nevada Wolf Pack |
| sport | Basketball |
| image | Nevada Wolf Pack wordmark.svg |
| conference | Western Athletic Conference |
| short_conf | WAC |
| record | 21–13 |
| conf_record | 11–5 |
| head_coach | David Carter |
| hc_year | 1st |
| asst_coach1 | Doug Novsek |
| asst_coach2 | Keith Brown |
| asst_coach3 | Dennis Gates |
| stadium | Lawlor Events Center |
| tourney | [NIT](2010-national-invitation-tournament) |
| tourney_result | Second Round |
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.
Pre-season
In the WAC preseason polls, released October 20 via media teleconference 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
| # | Name | Height | Weight (lbs.) | Position | Class | Hometown | Previous Team(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Coaching staff
| Name | Position | Year at Nevada | Alma Mater (Year) |
|---|---|---|---|
| **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) |
2009–10 schedule and results
Source
- All times are Pacific |- !colspan=9| Exhibition
|- !colspan=9| Regular Season || gamename = |- !colspan=9| 2010 WAC men's basketball tournament |- !colspan=9| 2010 National Invitation Tournament
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%.
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%.
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%.
References
References
- "2009-10 WAC Basketball Preseason Polls Announced - WACSports.com Official Web Site of the Western Athletic Conference".
- "University of Nevada Athletics - Official Athletics Website".
- "2009-10 Schedule".
- "Verizon Wireless WAC Men's Basketball Player of the Week Announced - WACSports.com Official Web Site of the Western Athletic Conference".
- "Verizon Wireless WAC Men's Basketball Player of the Week Announced - WACSports.com Official Web Site of the Western Athletic Conference".
- "Verizon Wireless WAC Men's Basketball Player of the Week Announced - WACSports.com Official Web Site of the Western Athletic Conference".
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