2009–10 New Mexico State Aggies men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 2009–10 New Mexico State Aggies New Mexico State Aggies wordmark.svg Western Athletic Conference WAC 22–12 11–5 Marvin Menzies 3rd Mick Durham Chris Pompey Paul Weir Pan American Center WAC Tournament Champions NCAA tournament Round of 64 The 2009–10 New Mexico State Aggies men's basketball team represented New Mexico State University in the 2009–10 college basketball season. This was Marvin Menzies 3rd season as head coach. The Aggies played their home games at the Pan American Center and competed in the Western Athletic Conference. They finished the season 22–12, 11–5 in WAC play. They won the 2010 WAC men's basketball tournament to earn the conference's automatic bid to the 2010 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament. They earned a 12 seed in the Midwest Region where they were defeated by a 5 seed and AP #13 Michigan State in the first round. Pre-season In the WAC preseason polls, released October 20 via media teleconferencehttp://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 2009-12-01 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 New Mexico State was selected to finish 3rd in the coaches and media poll. Jr. Jahmar Young was selected to the coaches and media All-WAC first team. 2009–10 Team Roster Sourcehttp://www.nmstatesports.com/SportSelect.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=1900&SPID=585&SPSID=9579 Men's Basketball - Roster & Bios - NMStateSports.com - The Official Website of New Mexico State Athletics 2009-12-01 https://web.archive.org/web/20150718031035/http://www.nmstatesports.com/SportSelect.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=1900&SPID=585&SPSID=9579 2015-07-18 dead #NameHeightWeight (lbs.)PositionClassHometownPrevious Team(s)0Tray Britt6'3"200GSr.Richmond, CaliforniaHogan HS1Jahmar Young6'5"180GJr.Baltimore, MarylandLaurinburg Prep3Da'Shawn Gomez 6'1"180GFr.Inglewood, CaliforniaInglewood HS5Lamine Diame6'6"200FFr.Saint-Louis, SenegalDe La Fosse10Bandja Sy 6'8"210FFr.Cergy, FranceStoneridge Prep11Justin Standley 6'3"190GFr.Oakland, CaliforniaMcClymonds HS13Hernst Laroche 6'1"165GSo.Montreal, QuebecPage-ConcordiaVanier15Kelly Merker 6'4"205FSr.Santa Fe, New MexicoMonte del Sol HS21Makhtar Diop 6'6"185GSo.Dakar, SenegalSt. Jeanne d'Arc Institute22Jonathan Gibson6'1"180GSr.West Covina, CaliforniaCalvary Christian Prep24Robert Lumpkins 6'7"210FJr.Washington, D.C.Kilgore College31Wendell McKines 6'6"225FJr.Oakland, CaliforniaRichmond HS32Hamidu Rahman 6'11"255CSo.Somerset, New JerseyAmerican Christian HS33Troy Gillenwater6'8"230FSo.Boston, MassachusettsStoneridge Prep34Aaron Gordo Castillo 6'5"180GJr.Las Cruces, New MexicoLas Cruces HS35B. 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West 6'11"220FFr.Cheneyville, LouisianaRapides HS45Tyrone Watson 6'5"225FFr.Hamilton, OntarioCathedral HS55Abdoulaye N'doye 7'0"215CFr.Dakar, SenegalISM Coaching staff Name Position Year at NMSUAlma Mater (Year) Marvin MenziesHead coach 3rd UCLA (1987)Mick DurhamAssistant coach 2nd Montana State (1979)Chris Pompey Assistant coach 4th Pittsburgh (1984)Paul Weir Assistant coach 3rd York (2004) 2009–10 schedule and results Source http://www.nmstatesports.com/SportSelect.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=1900&SPID=585&SPSID=9578 2009-10 Schedule 2009-12-01 https://web.archive.org/web/20091121060346/http://www.nmstatesports.com/SportSelect.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=1900&SPID=585&SPSID=9578 21 November 2009 dead dmy-all All times are Mountain yes |- !colspan=9| Exhibition Mon, Nov 2 7:00pm Western New Mexico Pan American Center Las Cruces, New Mexico 111–83 – 4,738 |- !colspan=9| Regular Season Fri, Nov 13 9:30pm yes yes Saint Mary's McKeon Pavilion Moraga, California 68–100 0–1 3,500 Tue, Nov 17 7:00pm yes New Mexico Pan American Center Las Cruces, New Mexico Rio Grande Rivalry 87–97 0–2 8,469 Sat, Nov 21 2:00pm yes Oklahoma Panhandle State Pan American Center Las Cruces, New Mexico 83–73 1–2 4,738 Tue, Nov 24 8:00pm yes yes Cal State Fullerton Titan Gym Fullerton, California 73–84 1–3 1,001 Thu, Nov 26 7:00pm yes North Carolina A&T Pan American Center Las Cruces, New Mexico 84–68 2–3 4,462 Tue, Dec 1 7:00pm yes UTEP Pan American Center Las Cruces, New Mexico Battle of I-10 79–58 2–4 7,195 Sat, Dec 5 7:00pm yes yes New Mexico The Pit Albuquerque, New Mexico Rio Grande Rivalry The Mtn. 58–75 2–5 14,586 Sun, Dec 13 7:00pm yes yes UTEP Don Haskins Center El Paso, Texas Battle of I-10 87–80 3–5 10,459 Tue, Dec 15 8:30pm yes yes UCLA Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, California 68–100 3–6 5,933 Fri, Dec 18 8:30pm yes yes Pepperdine Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, California 78–72 4–6 471 Mon, Dec 21 7:00pm yes Alcorn State Pan American Center Las Cruces, New Mexico 97–72 5–6 4,730 Wed, Dec 23 7:00pm yes Texas Southern Pan American Center Las Cruces, New Mexico Lou Henson Classic 79–75 6–6 4,781 Mon, Dec 28 7:00pm yes Prairie View A&M Pan American Center Las Cruces, New Mexico 95–76 7–6 4,649 Sat, Jan 2 9:00pm Utah State Pan American Center Las Cruces, New Mexico ESPNU 55–52 8–6 (1–0) 5,070 Mon, Jan 4 9:00pm Nevada Pan American Center Las Cruces, New Mexico ESPNU 67–77 8–7 (1–1) 4,788 Sat, Jan 9 7:00pm yes Boise State Taco Bell Arena Boise, Idaho 88–85 9–7 (2–1) 3,896 Mon, Jan 11 8:00pm yes Idaho Cowan Spectrum Moscow, Idaho 75–72 10–7 (3–1) 1,296 Sat, Jan 16 7:00pm w Fresno State Pan American Center Las Cruces, New Mexico 86–77 11–7 (4–1) 6,106 Thu, Jan 21 10:00pm w yes Hawai'i Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, Hawaii 71–69 12–7 (5–1) 5,288 Sat, Jan 23 8:30pm l yes San Jose State The Event Center San Jose, California 84–93 12–8 (5–2) 2,285 Sat, Jan 30 7:00pm w yes Louisiana Tech Thomas Assembly Center Ruston, Louisiana 91–77 13–8 (6–2) 5,028 Sat, Feb 6 7:00pm w San Jose State Pan American Center Las Cruces, New Mexico 94–82 14–8 (7–2) 6,255 Mon, Feb 8 7:00pm w Louisiana Tech Pan American Center Las Cruces, New Mexico ESPN+ 70–68 15–8 (8–2) 5,549 Thu, Feb 11 8:00pm l yes Fresno State Save Mart Center Fresno, California 64–83 15–9 (8–3) 7,889 Mon, Feb 15 7:00pm w Hawai'i Pan American Center Las Cruces, New Mexico 88–64 16–9 (9–3) 5,561 Sat, Feb 20 8:00pm w yes yes Pacific Alex G. Spanos Center Stockton, California ESPN BracketBusters ESPNU 84–78 17–9 4,014 Wed, Feb 24 9:00pm w Idaho Pan American Center Las Cruces, New Mexico ESPN2 74–57 18–9 (10–3) 5,834 Sat, Feb 27 7:00pm w Boise State Pan American Center Las Cruces, New Mexico 95–92 19–9 (11–3) 6,691 Thu, Mar 4 8:00pm l yes Nevada Lawlor Events Center Reno, Nevada 92–100 19–10 (11–4) 5,878 Sat, Mar 6 7:00pm l yes Utah State Smith Spectrum Logan, Utah 63–81 19–11 (11–5) 10,270 |- !colspan=9| 2010 WAC men's basketball tournament Thu, Mar 11 9:30pm w yes 3 San Jose State 6 Lawlor Events Center Reno, Nevada Quarterfinals 90–69 20–11 NA Fri, Mar 12 8:00pm w yes 3 Nevada 2 Lawlor Events Center Reno, Nevada Semifinals ESPN2 80–79 21–11 5,897 Sat, Mar 13 7:00pm w yes 3 Utah State 1 Lawlor Events Center Reno, Nevada Championship Game ESPN2 69–63 22–11 2,748 |- !colspan=10| 2010 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament Fri, Mar 19 5:20pm l yes yes 12 MW Michigan State 13 5 MW Spokane Arena Spokane, Washington First round CBS 67–70 22–12 10,861 Season highlights On December 14, Jr. Jahmar Young was named the WAC player of the week for the fifth week of the season with weekly averages of 24.0 PPG, 1.0 RPG, 3.0 AST, and 47.0 FG%.http://www.wacsports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=10100&ATCLID=204848380 Verizon Wireless WAC Men's Basketball Player of the Week Announced - WACSports.com Official Web Site of the Western Athletic Conference 2009-12-14 https://web.archive.org/web/20120225130546/http://www.wacsports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=10100&ATCLID=204848380 2012-02-25 dead On February 1, So. Hamidu Rahman was named the WAC player of the week for the twelfth week of the season with weekly averages of 22.0 PPG, 12.0 RPG, and 66.7 FG%.http://www.wacsports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_LANG=C&DB_OEM_ID=10100&ATCLID=204878506 Verizon Wireless WAC Men's Basketball Player of the Week Announced - WACSports.com Official Web Site of the Western Athletic Conference 2010-02-02 https://web.archive.org/web/20120225131019/http://www.wacsports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_LANG=C&DB_OEM_ID=10100&ATCLID=204878506 2012-02-25 dead On February 8, Jr. Jahmar Young was named the WAC player of the week for the thirteenth week of the season with weekly averages of 25.0 PPG, 3.0 RPG, 5.0 AST, and 61.5 FG%.http://www.wacsports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_LANG=C&DB_OEM_ID=10100&ATCLID=204883418 Verizon Wireless WAC Men's Basketball Player of the Week Announced - WACSports.com Official Web Site of the Western Athletic Conference 2010-02-09 https://web.archive.org/web/20120225131027/http://www.wacsports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_LANG=C&DB_OEM_ID=10100&ATCLID=204883418 2012-02-25 dead References New Mexico State Category:New Mexico State Aggies men's basketball seasons New Mexico State Aggies Aggies