2009–10 San Diego State Aztecs men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 February 2023 Basketball 2009–10 San Diego State Aztecs San Diego State athletics logo 2002.png Mountain West Conference Mountain West 25–9 11–5 Steve Fisher Brian Dutcher Justin Hutson 4th Mark Fisher Viejas Arena Mountain West Tournament Champions NCAA tournament Round of 64 The 2009–10 San Diego State men's basketball team represented San Diego State University in the 2009–10 college basketball season. This was head coach Steve Fisher's eleventh season at San Diego State. The Aztecs competed in the Mountain West Conference and played their home games at Viejas Arena. They finished the season 25–9, 11–5 in MWC play. They won the 2010 Mountain West Conference men's basketball tournament to earn the conference's automatic bid to the 2010 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament. They earned an 11 seed in the Midwest Region and were defeated by 6 seed and AP #15 Tennessee in the first round. Off Season Departures Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes Ryan Amoroso 43 F 6'8" 263 Senior Burnsville, Minnesota Graduated Tim Island 2 G 6'4" 207 Senior San Diego, California Graduated Kyle Spain 15 F 6'5" 220 Senior Newark, California Graduated Matt Thomas 21 G 6'4" 213 Senior Riverside, California Graduated Lorenzo Wade 31 F 6'6" 225 Senior Hawthorne, California Graduated Richie Williams 3 G 5'10" 162 Senior San Diego, California Graduated Bryce Smith 25 G 6'3" 200 Freshman Woodland Hills, California Elected to transfer.Player Bio Bryce Smith http://gomatadors.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/smith_bryce00.html Incoming transfers Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes James Rahon 11 G 6'5" 202 Sophomore San Diego, California Elected to transfer from Santa Clara. Rahon will redshirt for the 2009–10 season, under NCAA transfer rules. Will have three years of eligibility.James Rahon to Join SDSU Men's Basketball Program http://goaztecs.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/050709aaa.html 2009 Recruiting Class no no 2009 Kawhi Leonard SF Riverside, CA Martin Luther King High School 6 7 210 10/22/2008 4 4 92 Eric Lawton SG Hemet, CA West Valley High School 6 1 160 6/27/2008 3 2 90 Chase Tapley SG Sacramento, CA Sacramento High School 6 2 180 09/25/2008 2 3 85 Alec Williams PF San Juan Capistrano, CA Junipero Serra Catholic High School 6 5 230 06/13/2008 2 2 80 Malcolm Thomas PF San Diego, CA San Diego City College 6 9 220 11/12/2008 NR NR JC 2009 http://rivals.yahoo.com/basketballrecruiting/basketball/recruiting/commitments/2009/sandiegostate-93 http://scouthoops.scout.com/a.z?s=75&p=9&c=8&toinid=525&yr=2009 http://espn.go.com/colleges/basketball/recruiting/school/_/id/21/class/2009 2013-05-15 yes Preseason In the Mountain West preseason polls, released October 6 at The Mtn. studios in Denver, CO, San Diego State was selected to finish second in the media poll.http://www.themwc.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/100609aab.html Mountain West Conference Announces 2009-10 Preseason Men's Basketball Selections - Mountain West Conference Official Athletic Site 2010-02-26 https://web.archive.org/web/20120220152509/http://www.themwc.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/100609aab.html 2012-02-20 dead Jr. Billy White was selected to the preseason MWC first team. Fr. Kawhi Leonard was selected as the preseason freshman of the year. Roster thumb|Kawhi Leonard Sourcehttp://goaztecs.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/sdsu-m-baskbl-mtt.html SAN DIEGO STATE OFFICIAL ATHLETIC SITE - Men's Basketball 2010-02-26 2010-02-14 https://web.archive.org/web/20100214123329/http://goaztecs.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/sdsu-m-baskbl-mtt.html dead #NameHeightWeight (lbs.)PositionClassHometownPrevious Team(s)0Alec Williams6'6"268FFr.San Juan Capistrano, CAJSerra HS3Tyrone Shelley6'6"225GSo.San Diego, CACrawford HSPepperdine4Malcolm Thomas6'9"215FJr.San Diego, CACrawford HSSan Diego City College5Brian Carlwell6'11"297CJr.Maywood, ILProviso East HSIllinois11James Rahon6'5"202GSo.San Diego, CATorrey Pines HSSanta Clara15Kawhi Leonard6'7"225FFr.Riverside, CAKing HS20Jason Deutchman6'6"220GJr.Los Angeles, CASanta Monica HSUW–Milwaukee22Chase Tapley6'2"205GFr.Sacramento, CASacramento HS23D.J. Gay6'0"167GJr.Sun Valley, CAPoly HS24Tim Shelton6'7"248FSo.Fresno, CAClovis West HS32Billy White6'8"235FJr.Las Vegas, NVGreen Valley HS40Kelvin Davis 6'3"220GSr.Waterbury, CTSacred Heart HSCollege of Southern Idaho42Mehdi Cheriet6'9"218FSr.Tarare, FranceAlbert Thomas HSArizona Western Schedule and results yes |- !colspan=9 style=San Diego State Aztecs white| Exhibition 11/03/2009 7:00pm yes 2009 California Baptist Lancers California Baptist Viejas Arena San Diego, CA 72–57 — 4,365 11/10/2009 7:00pm yes 2009 Point Loma Sea Lions Point Loma Nazarene Viejas Arena San Diego, CA 89–56 — 4,807 |- !colspan=9 style=San Diego State Aztecs white| Regular Season 11/14/2009 2:00pm yes 2009 UC San Diego Tritons UC San Diego Viejas Arena San Diego, CA 77–52 1–0 5,520 11/16/2009 11:00pm yes yes Saint Mary's McKeon Pavilion Moraga, CA ESPN College Hoops Tip-Off Marathon ESPN 58–80 1–1 2,774 11/19/2009 7:00pm yes 2009 Santa Clara Broncos Santa Clara Viejas Arena San Diego, CA West Coast Classic 86–53 2–1 5,401 11/23/2009 7:00pm yes yes Fresno State Save Mart Center Fresno, CA West Coast Classic 62–58 3–1 8,041 11/25/2009 7:00pm yes yes 2009 Pacific Tigers Pacific Alex G. Spanos Center Stockton, CA West Coast Classic Big West TV 63–71 3–2 2,705 11/28/2009 3:00pm yes 2009 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks Northern Arizona Viejas Arena San Diego, CA West Coast Classic 89–48 4–2 4,390 12/02/2009 7:05pm yes yes 2009 San Diego Toreros San Diego Jenny Craig Pavilion San Diego, CA City Championship 4SD 69–62 OT 5–2 4,662 12/05/2009 7:00pm yes yes UC Santa Barbara The Thunderdome Santa Barbara, CA 69–61 6–2 2,513 12/09/2009 7:00pm yes Cal State Fullerton Viejas Arena San Diego, CA 82–68 7–2 4,774 12/12/2009 7:00pm yes Arizona Viejas Arena San Diego, CA The Mtn. 63–46 8–2 12,414 12/19/2009 3:30pm yes yes Arizona State Wells Fargo Arena Tempe, AZ FSAZ 52–55 8–3 10,055 12/22/2009 6:05pm yes yes Drake Knapp Center Des Moines, IA MWC–MVC Challenge 76–73 OT 9–3 4,012 12/29/2009 7:00pm yes 2009 UC Riverside Highlanders UC Riverside Viejas Arena San Diego, CA 58–53 10–3 5,315 12/31/2009 1:00pm yes 2009 Pomona-Pitzer Sagehens Pomona-Pitzer Viejas Arena San Diego, CA 89–54 11–3 4,061 01/05/2010 7:30pm New Mexico 15 Viejas Arena San Diego, CA The Mtn. 74–64 12–3 (1–0) 7,558 01/09/2010 3:00pm yes Wyoming Arena-Auditorium Laramie, WY The Mtn. 83–85 12–4 (1–1) 4,826 01/13/2010 7:05pm yes UNLV Thomas & Mack Center Paradise, NV CBSCS 66–76 12–5 (1–2) 14,530 01/16/2010 7:00pm 2009 none TCU Horned Frogs TCU Viejas Arena San Diego, CA The Mtn. 67–62 13–5 (2–2) 5,871 01/19/2010 7:00pm yes Utah Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, UT The Mtn. 70–68 14–5 (3–2) 8,520 01/23/2010 7:00pm BYU 14 Viejas Arena San Diego, CA The Mtn. 69–71 14–6 (3–3) 12,414 01/30/2010 3:00pm yes Colorado State Moby Arena Fort Collins, CO The Mtn. 64–52 15–6 (4–3) 3,809 02/02/2010 7:00pm Air Force Viejas Arena San Diego, CA CBSCS 70–48 16–6 (5–3) 6,126 02/06/2010 3:00pm yes New Mexico 15 The Pit Albuquerque, NM The Mtn. 86–88 OT 16–7 (5–4) 14,586 02/10/2010 7:30pm Wyoming Viejas Arena San Diego, CA The Mtn. 88–57 17–7 (6–4) 6,606 02/13/2010 7:00pm UNLV 23 Viejas Arena San Diego, CA Versus 68–58 18–7 (7–4) 9,224 02/16/2010 5:00pm yes TCU Daniel-Meyer Coliseum Fort Worth, TX The Mtn. 68–51 19–7 (8–4) 3,615 02/20/2010 6:00pm Utah Viejas Arena San Diego, CA The Mtn. 68–61 20–7 (9–4) 10,695 02/24/2010 6:00pm yes BYU 13 Marriott Center Provo, UT CBSCS 68–82 20–8 (9–5) 20,124 03/03/2010 7:30pm Colorado State Viejas Arena San Diego, CA The Mtn. 68–55 21–8 (10–5) 8,043 03/06/2010 6:00pm yes Air Force Clune Arena Colorado Springs, CO The Mtn. 61–42 22–8 (11–5) 3,352 |- !colspan=10 style=San Diego State Aztecs white| Mountain West tournament 03/11/2010 2:30pm yes 4 Colorado State 5 Thomas & Mack Center Paradise, NV MWC Quarterfinals The Mtn. 72–71 23–8 11,031 03/12/2010 6:00pm yes 4 New Mexico 8 1 Thomas & Mack Center Paradise, NV MWC Semifinals CBSCS 72–69 24–8 03/13/2010 4:00pm yes 4 UNLV 3 Thomas & Mack Center Paradise, NV MWC Championship Game Versus 55–45 25–8 12,728 |- !colspan=10 style=San Diego State Aztecs white| NCAA tournament 03/18/2010 6:45pm yes yes 11 MW Tennessee 15 6 MW Dunkin Donuts Center Providence, RI NCAA First Round CBS 59–62 25–9 10,788 Pacific Time MW NCAA Midwest Regional Source http://goaztecs.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/sched/sdsu-m-baskbl-sched.html 2009-10 Schedule 2010-02-24 https://web.archive.org/web/20100128083505/http://goaztecs.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/sched/sdsu-m-baskbl-sched.html 28 January 2010 live See also San Diego State Aztecs 2009–10 MWC men's basketball season References San Diego State San Diego State Category:San Diego State Aztecs men's basketball seasons Category:2009 in San Diego Category:2010s in San Diego