2009–10 Utah State Aggies men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 February 2023 Basketball 2009–10 Utah State Aggies UtahStateAggies.png Western Athletic Conference WAC 27–8 14–2 Stew Morrill Tim Duryea Chris Jones Tarvish Felton Smith Spectrum WAC Regular Season Champions NCAA tournament Round of 64 The 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.http://www.wacsports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=45988&SPID=4126&DB_LANG=C&DB_OEM_ID=10100&ATCLID=204817316 2009-10 WAC Basketball Preseason Polls Announced - WACSports.com Official Web Site of the Western Athletic Conference 2009-11-17 https://web.archive.org/web/20120225130154/http://www.wacsports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=45988&SPID=4126&DB_LANG=C&DB_OEM_ID=10100&ATCLID=204817316 2012-02-25 dead 2009–10 Team Roster Sourcehttp://www.utahstateaggies.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/ust-m-baskbl-mtt.html Official Men's Basketball Roster - Utah State Aggies Official Athletic Site 2009-11-17 2015-03-19 https://web.archive.org/web/20150319085629/http://www.utahstateaggies.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/ust-m-baskbl-mtt.html dead No.NameHt.Wt.PositionYr.HometownPrevious School(s)2Eaton, Preston5' 10"170GuardFRSpringville, UtahSrpingville HS5Williams, Pooh6' 3"200Guard/ForwardJRFederal Way, WAFederal Way HS12Green, Brian6' 1"195GuardJRKaysville, UtahDavis HS, Salt Lake CC13Medlin, Preston6' 4"165GuardFRCarrollton, TexasHebron HS15Niang, Modou6' 10"220CenterSORichard Toll, SenegalHachioji (Tokyo, Japan)21Quayle, Jared6' 1"180GuardSRPerry, UtahBox Elder HS, Western Wyoming CC22Jardine, Brady6' 7"220ForwardSOTwin Falls, IdahoTwin Falls HS23White, Tyrone6' 6"175ForwardFRPortland, OregonJefferson HS, Air Force Prep24Newbold, Tyler6' 4"210GuardJRPayson, UtahPayson HS25Myaer, Jaxon5' 9"165GuardSOSalt Lake City, UtahJudge Memorial HS30Grim, Morgan6' 8"220ForwardJRRiverton, UtahRiverton HS, Utah35Bendall, Nate6' 9"245ForwardJRSalt Lake City, UtahSkyline HS, Salt Lake CC42Wesley, Tai6' 7"240ForwardJR Provo, UtahProvo HS44Formisano, Matt6' 8"240ForwardJRCentennial, ColoradoHeritage HS54DiLoreto, Anthony7' 1"230CenterFRMinnetonka, MinnesotaHopkins HS10px|RedshirtIndicates Red Shirt Year Coaching staff Name Position Year at Utah StateAlma Mater (Year) Stew MorrillHead coach 12th Gonzaga (1974)Tim Duryea Assistant coach 9th North Texas (1988)Chris Jones Assistant coach 2nd Utah (1994)Tarvish Felton Assistant coach 2nd Southern Utah (1999)Lance Beckert Director of Basketball Operations 4th Daito Bunka (Japan) (1997) 2009–10 schedule and results Source http://www.utahstateaggies.com/sports/m-baskbl/sched/ust-m-baskbl-sched.html 2009-10 Schedule 2009-11-14 2015-03-19 https://web.archive.org/web/20150319070102/http://www.utahstateaggies.com/sports/m-baskbl/sched/ust-m-baskbl-sched.html dead All times are Mountain yes |- !colspan=9| Exhibition Fri, Oct 30 7:05pm 2009 Northwest Nazarene Crusaders Northwest Nazarene Smith Spectrum Logan, Utah 85–51 8,641 Sat, Nov 7 7:05pm 2009 Trinity Western Spartans Asbury Smith Spectrum Logan, Utah 65–40 8,962 |- !colspan=9| Regular Season Fri, Nov 13 7:35pm yes yes Weber State Dee Events Center Ogden, Utah 66–60 1–0 9,272 Wed, Nov 18 6:05pm yes yes Utah Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, Utah The Mtn. 67–68 1–1 9,699 Sat, Nov 21 10:00am yes yes Northeastern Matthews Arena Boston, Massachusetts 61–64 1–2 1,927 Tue, Nov 24 7:05pm yes 2009 Idaho State Bengals Idaho State Smith Spectrum Logan, Utah 77–44 2–2 9,026 Sat, Nov 28 7:05pm yes 2009 Southern Utah Thunderbirds Southern Utah Smith Spectrum Logan, Utah CW30 89–49 3–2 9,845 Wed, Dec 2 7:05pm yes Brigham Young Smith Spectrum Logan, Utah CW30 71–61 4–2 10,270 Sat, Dec 5 7:05pm yes Saint Mary's Smith Spectrum Logan, Utah CW30 63–68 4–3 10,270 Sat, Dec 12 7:05pm yes 2009 Utah Valley Wolverines Utah Valley Smith Spectrum Logan, Utah CW30 87–56 5–3 9,147 Wed, Dec 16 8:05pm yes yes 2009 Cal State Bakersfield Roadrunners Cal State Bakersfield Rabobank Arena Bakersfield, California 68–51 6–3 4,481 Fri, Dec 18 8:05pm yes yes 2009 Long Beach State 49ers Long Beach State Walter Pyramid Long Beach, California 62–75 6–4 2,656 Mon, Dec 21 8:05pm yes Morehead State Smith Spectrum Logan, Utah Basketball Travelers Invitational 79–72 7–4 9,086 Tue, Dec 22 8:05pm yes Cal State Fullerton Smith Spectrum Logan, Utah Basketball Travelers Invitational 83–60 8–4 9,001 Wed, Dec 23 8:05pm yes Weber State Smith Spectrum Logan, Utah Basketball Travelers Invitational 85–73 9–4 9,427 Tue, Dec 29 7:05pm yes 2009 Western Oregon Wolves Western Oregon Smith Spectrum Logan, Utah 78–42 10–4 9,368 Sat, Jan 2 9:05pm yes New Mexico State Pan American Center Las Cruces, New Mexico ESPNU 52–55 10–5 (0–1) 5,070 Mon, Jan 4 6:05pm yes Louisiana Tech Thomas Assembly Center Ruston, Louisiana 60–82 10–6 (0–2) 2,094 Mon, Jan 11 7:05pm Hawai'i Smith Spectrum Logan, Utah 98–54 11–6 (1–2) 9,888 Wed, Jan 13 9:05pm yes Nevada Lawlor Events Center Reno, Nevada ESPN2 79–72 OT 12–6 (2–2) 7,035 Sat, Jan 16 7:05pm Boise State Smith Spectrum Logan, Utah CW30 81–59 13–6 (3–2) 9,769 Thu, Jan 21 8:05pm w yes Fresno State Save Mart Center Fresno, California ESPN Plus 69–43 14–6 (4–2) 8,302 Sat, Jan 23 6:05pm w yes Idaho Cowan Spectrum Moscow, Idaho CW30 60–48 15–6 (5–2) 2,570 Sat, Jan 30 7:05pm w San Jose State Smith Spectrum Logan, Utah CW30 77–58 16–6 (6–2) 10,270 Wed, Feb 3 9:05pm w Idaho Smith Spectrum Logan, Utah ESPN2 80–62 17–6 (7–2) 9,777 Sat, Feb 6 7:05pm w Nevada Smith Spectrum Logan, Utah ESPNU 76–65 18–6 (8–2) 10,270 Thu, Feb 11 7:05pm w yes Boise State Taco Bell Arena Boise, Idaho 72–67 19–6 (9–2) 3,064 Sat, Feb 13 8:05pm w yes San Jose State The Event Center San Jose, California 81–65 20–6 (10–2) 2,128 Wed, Feb 17 9:05pm w Louisiana Tech Smith Spectrum Logan, Utah ESPN2 67–61 21–6 (11–2) 10,049 Sat, Feb 20 10:00pm w yes Wichita State Smith Spectrum Logan, Utah ESPN BracketBusters ESPN2 68–58 22–6 10,270 Thu, Feb 25 10:05pm w yes Hawai'i Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, Hawaii 61–50 23–6 (12–2) 5,446 Mon, Mar 1 7:05pm w Fresno State Smith Spectrum Logan, Utah 76–39 24–6 (13–2) 10,257 Sat, Mar 6 7:05pm w New Mexico State Smith Spectrum Logan, Utah CW30 81–63 25–6 (14–2) 10,270 |- !colspan=9| 2010 WAC men's basketball tournament Thu, Mar 11 1:00pm w yes Boise State Lawlor Events Center Reno, Nevada Quarterfinals ESPNU 84–60 26–6 NA Fri, Mar 12 7:00pm w yes Louisiana Tech Lawlor Events Center Reno, Nevada Semifinals 85–55 27–6 NA Sat, Mar 13 8:00pm l yes New Mexico State Lawlor Events Center Reno, Nevada Finals ESPN2 63–69 27–7 2,748 |- !colspan=10| 2010 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament Fri, Mar 19 2:45pm l yes yes Texas A&M 23 Spokane Arena Spokane, Washington First Round CBS 53–69 27–8 10,899 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.http://www.utahstateaggies.com/sports/m-baskbl/recaps/120609aac.html Gaels Ground Aggies' Streaks with 68-63 Victory Saturday - UTAH STATE OFFICIAL ATHLETIC SITE 2009-12-06 2011-07-19 https://web.archive.org/web/20110719163020/http://www.utahstateaggies.com/sports/m-baskbl/recaps/120609aac.html dead 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%.http://www.wacsports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_LANG=C&DB_OEM_ID=10100&ATCLID=204862756 Verizon Wireless WAC Men's Basketball Player of the Week Announced - WACSports.com Official Web Site of the Western Athletic Conference 2009-12-30 https://web.archive.org/web/20120225130811/http://www.wacsports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_LANG=C&DB_OEM_ID=10100&ATCLID=204862756 2012-02-25 dead 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%.http://www.wacsports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_LANG=C&DB_OEM_ID=10100&ATCLID=204870769 Verizon Wireless WAC Men's Basketball Player of the Week Announced - WACSports.com Official Web Site of the Western Athletic Conference 2010-01-19 https://web.archive.org/web/20120225130912/http://www.wacsports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_LANG=C&DB_OEM_ID=10100&ATCLID=204870769 2012-02-25 dead With their win over Idaho on January 23, head coach Stew Morrill recorded his 500th career victory.http://www.utahstateaggies.com/sports/m-baskbl/recaps/012310aac.html Stew Morrill Records 500th Career Win Saturday Night as Utah State Defeats Idaho, 60-48 - UTAH STATE OFFICIAL ATHLETIC SITE 2010-01-25 2011-07-19 https://web.archive.org/web/20110719163305/http://www.utahstateaggies.com/sports/m-baskbl/recaps/012310aac.html dead 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%.http://www.wacsports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=45988&SPID=4126&DB_LANG=C&DB_OEM_ID=10100&ATCLID=204903301 Verizon Wireless WAC Men's Basketball Player of the Week Announced - WACSports.com Official Web Site of the Western Athletic Conference 2010-03-09 https://web.archive.org/web/20120225131239/http://www.wacsports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=45988&SPID=4126&DB_LANG=C&DB_OEM_ID=10100&ATCLID=204903301 2012-02-25 dead References Utah State Category:Utah State Aggies men's basketball seasons Utah State Aggies Aggies