# 2009–10 San Jose State Spartans men's basketball team

The 2009–10 San Jose State Spartans men's basketball team represented San Jose State University during the 2009–10 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. This was George Nessman's fifth season as head coach. The Spartans played their home games at The Event Center and competed in the Western Athletic Conference (WAC). San Jose State finished the season 14–17, and 6–10 in WAC play and lost in the quarterfinals of the 2010 WAC men's basketball tournament to New Mexico State.

## Preseason roster changes
### Recruits

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Anthony Dixon SG | Chicago, Illinois | Hyde Park Academy HS | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 195 lb (88 kg) | Nov 11, 2008 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ||||||
| Joe Henson C | Pasadena, California | Pasadena HS | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 220 lb (100 kg) | Oct 20, 2008 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ||||||
| Aalim Moor PG | Oakland, California | Saint Mary's College HS | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 165 lb (75 kg) | Feb 15, 2008 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ||||||
| Overall recruiting rankings: ||||||
| Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2009 San Jose St. Basketball Commitment List". Rivals.com. Retrieved March 28, 2015. "2009 San Jose State Basketball Recruiting". Scout.com. Retrieved March 28, 2015. "San José St Spartans 2009 Player Commits". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 28, 2015. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved March 28, 2015. "2009 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved March 28, 2015. ||||||

## Preseason

In the WAC preseason polls, released October 20 via media teleconference San Jose State was selected to finish 8th in the coaches and media poll.

## 2009–10 schedule and results

Source
* All times are Pacific
| Date time, TV | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Mon, Nov 16* 7:00pm | William Jessup | W 89–63 | 1–0 | The Event Center (1,339) San Jose, California |
| Fri, Nov 20* 8:00pm, FSNW | at No. 14 Washington | W 80–70 | 1–1 | Bank of America Arena (8,155) Seattle, Washington |
| Sun, Nov 22* 2:00pm | at UC Riverside | W 70–66 | 1–2 | UC Riverside Student Recreation Center (444) Riverside, California |
| Sat, Nov 28* 1:00pm | Pacific | W 59–55 | 2–2 | The Event Center (1,123) San Jose, California |
| Mon, Nov 30* 7:00pm | Saint Mary's | W 78–71 | 2–3 | The Event Center (2,166) San Jose, California |
| Sat, Dec 5* 2:05pm | at Utah Valley | W 82–74 | 3–3 | McKay Events Center (1,124) Orem, Utah |
| Tue, Dec 8* 7:00pm | at San Francisco | W 76–71 | 3–4 | War Memorial Gymnasium (1,643) San Francisco, California |
| Wed, Dec 9* 7:00pm | Cal State Bakersfield | W 84–80 $^{OT}$ | 4–4 | The Event Center (1,158) San Jose, California |
| Fri, Dec 18* 7:00pm | at UC Irvine | W 69–56 | 5–4 | Bren Events Center (1,107) Irvine, California |
| Mon, Dec 21* 6:35pm | at Northern Colorado | W 93–69 | 5–5 | Butler-Hancock Sports Pavilion (2,698) Greeley, Colorado |
| Wed, Dec 23* 7:00pm | at Santa Clara | W 74–68 | 6–5 | Leavey Center (1,634) Santa Clara, California |
| Mon, Dec 28* 7:00pm | UC Irvine | W 78–68 | 7–5 | The Event Center (1,358) San Jose, California |
| Mon, Jan 4 7:00pm | Idaho | W 78–75 | 8–5 (1–0) | The Event Center (1,287) San Jose, California |
| Sat, Jan 9 7:05pm | at Nevada | W 96–67 | 8–6 (1–1) | Lawlor Events Center (5,988) Reno, Nevada |
| Mon, Jan 11 7:00pm | at Fresno State | W 80–70 | 8–7 (1–2) | Save Mart Center (7,991) Fresno, California |
| Thu, Jan 14 7:00pm | Boise State | W 76–74 | 9–7 (2–2) | The Event Center (1,382) San Jose, California |
| Sun, Jan 17 9:05pm | at Hawai'i | L 68–67 | 9–8 (2–3) | Stan Sheriff Center (5,723) Honolulu, Hawaii |
| Thu, Jan 21 7:00pm | Louisiana Tech | W 87–76 | 10–8 (3–3) | The Event Center (1,516) San Jose, California |
| Sat, Jan 23 7:30pm | New Mexico State | W 93–84 | 11–8 (4–3) | The Event Center (2,285) San Jose, California |
| Thu, Jan 28 7:00pm | Hawai'i | W 83–60 | 12–8 (5–3) | The Event Center (2,651) San Jose, California |
| Sat, Jan 30 7:00pm | at Utah State | L 77–58 | 12–9 (5–4) | Smith Spectrum (10,270) Logan, Utah |
| Thu, Feb 4 8:00pm, ESPN Plus | at Louisiana Tech | W 71–64 | 12–10 (5–5) | Thomas Assembly Center (2,467) Ruston, Louisiana |
| Sat, Feb 6 7:00pm | at New Mexico State | L 94–82 | 12–11 (5–6) | Pan American Center (6,255) Las Cruces, New Mexico |
| Sat, Feb 13 7:00pm | Utah State | L 81–65 | 12–12 (5–7) | The Event Center (2,128) San Jose, California |
| Sat, Feb 20* 7:00pm | at Montana State | W 77–66 | 13–12 | Worthington Arena (3,468) Bozeman, Montana |
| Mon, Feb 22* 7:00pm | Seattle | L 90–88 | 13–13 | The Event Center (2,124) San Jose, California |
| Thu, Feb 25 7:00pm, CSN | Nevada | L 83–79 | 13–14 (5–8) | The Event Center (2,385) San Jose, California |
| Sat, Feb 27 7:00pm, ESPNU | Fresno State | W 72–45 | 14–14 (6–8) | The Event Center (3,047) San Jose, California |
| Thu, Mar 4 7:00pm, ESPN Plus | at Idaho | L 86–76 | 14–15 (6–9) | Cowan Spectrum (961) Moscow, Idaho |
| Sat, Mar 6 4:15pm | at Boise State | L 85–56 | 14–16 (6–10) | Taco Bell Arena (3,142) Boise, Idaho |
| 2010 WAC men's basketball tournament ||||||
| Thu, Mar 11 8:30pm | vs. New Mexico State Quarterfinals | L 90–69 | 14–17 | Lawlor Events Center (NA) Reno, Nevada |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. ||||||

## Season highlights

On December 21, Jr. Adrian Oliver was named the WAC player of the week for the sixth week of the season with weekly averages of 31.0 PPG, 8.0 RPG, 2.0 AST, 2.0 Steals, 1.0 Block and 52.6 FG%.
On January 25, Oliver again was named the WAC player of the week for the eleventh week of the season with weekly averages of 30.5 PPG, 5. AST, 3.0 RPG, 2.0 Steals and 54.3 FG%. Oliver was the first player in the WAC to be awarded the WAC Player of the Week twice during the 2009–10 season. On January 26 Oliver was also named the Oscar Robertson National Player of the Week by the U.S. Basketball Writers Association for games ending the week of January 24.