# 2009–10 Utah State Aggies men's basketball team

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.

## 2009–10 Team
### Roster

Source
| No. | Name | Ht. | Wt. | Position | Yr. | Hometown | Previous School(s) |
| 2 | Eaton, Preston | 5' 10" | 170 | Guard | FR | Springville, Utah | Srpingville HS |
| 5 | Williams, Pooh | 6' 3" | 200 | Guard/Forward | JR | Federal Way, WA | Federal Way HS |
| 12 | Green, Brian | 6' 1" | 195 | Guard | JR | Kaysville, Utah | Davis HS, Salt Lake CC |
| 13 | Medlin, Preston | 6' 4" | 165 | Guard | FR | Carrollton, Texas | Hebron HS |
| 15 | Niang, Modou | 6' 10" | 220 | Center | SO | Richard Toll, Senegal | Hachioji (Tokyo, Japan) |
| 21 | Quayle, Jared | 6' 1" | 180 | Guard | SR | Perry, Utah | Box Elder HS, Western Wyoming CC |
| 22 | Jardine, Brady | 6' 7" | 220 | Forward | SO | Twin Falls, Idaho | Twin Falls HS |
| 23 | White, Tyrone | 6' 6" | 175 | Forward | FR | Portland, Oregon | Jefferson HS, Air Force Prep |
| 24 | Newbold, Tyler | 6' 4" | 210 | Guard | JR | Payson, Utah | Payson HS |
| 25 | Myaer, Jaxon | 5' 9" | 165 | Guard | SO | Salt Lake City, Utah | Judge Memorial HS |
| 30 | Grim, Morgan | 6' 8" | 220 | Forward | JR | Riverton, Utah | Riverton HS, Utah |
| 35 | Bendall, Nate | 6' 9" | 245 | Forward | JR | Salt Lake City, Utah | Skyline HS, Salt Lake CC |
| 42 | Wesley, Tai | 6' 7" | 240 | Forward | JR | Provo, Utah | Provo HS |
| 44 | Formisano, Matt | 6' 8" | 240 | Forward | JR | Centennial, Colorado | Heritage HS |
| 54 | DiLoreto, Anthony | 7' 1" | 230 | Center | FR | Minnetonka, Minnesota | Hopkins HS |
Indicates Red Shirt Year

### Coaching staff

| Name | Position | Year at Utah State | Alma Mater (Year) |
| Stew Morrill | Head 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
* All times are Mountain
| Date time, TV | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| Fri, Oct 30 7:05pm | Northwest Nazarene | W 85–51 | | Smith Spectrum (8,641) Logan, Utah |
| Sat, Nov 7 7:05pm | Asbury | W 65–40 | | Smith Spectrum (8,962) Logan, Utah |
| Regular Season ||||||
| Fri, Nov 13* 7:35pm | at Weber State | W 66–60 | 1–0 | Dee Events Center (9,272) Ogden, Utah |
| Wed, Nov 18* 6:05pm, The Mtn. | at Utah | L 67–68 | 1–1 | Jon M. Huntsman Center (9,699) Salt Lake City, Utah |
| Sat, Nov 21* 10:00am | at Northeastern | L 61–64 | 1–2 | Matthews Arena (1,927) Boston, Massachusetts |
| Tue, Nov 24* 7:05pm | Idaho State | W 77–44 | 2–2 | Smith Spectrum (9,026) Logan, Utah |
| Sat, Nov 28* 7:05pm, CW30 | Southern Utah | W 89–49 | 3–2 | Smith Spectrum (9,845) Logan, Utah |
| Wed, Dec 2* 7:05pm, CW30 | Brigham Young | W 71–61 | 4–2 | Smith Spectrum (10,270) Logan, Utah |
| Sat, Dec 5* 7:05pm, CW30 | Saint Mary's | L 63–68 | 4–3 | Smith Spectrum (10,270) Logan, Utah |
| Sat, Dec 12* 7:05pm, CW30 | Utah Valley | W 87–56 | 5–3 | Smith Spectrum (9,147) Logan, Utah |
| Wed, Dec 16* 8:05pm | at Cal State Bakersfield | W 68–51 | 6–3 | Rabobank Arena (4,481) Bakersfield, California |
| Fri, Dec 18* 8:05pm | at Long Beach State | L 62–75 | 6–4 | Walter Pyramid (2,656) Long Beach, California |
| Mon, Dec 21* 8:05pm | Morehead State Basketball Travelers Invitational | W 79–72 | 7–4 | Smith Spectrum (9,086) Logan, Utah |
| Tue, Dec 22* 8:05pm | Cal State Fullerton Basketball Travelers Invitational | W 83–60 | 8–4 | Smith Spectrum (9,001) Logan, Utah |
| Wed, Dec 23* 8:05pm | Weber State Basketball Travelers Invitational | W 85–73 | 9–4 | Smith Spectrum (9,427) Logan, Utah |
| Tue, Dec 29* 7:05pm | Western Oregon | W 78–42 | 10–4 | Smith Spectrum (9,368) Logan, Utah |
| Sat, Jan 2 9:05pm, ESPNU | at New Mexico State | L 52–55 | 10–5 (0–1) | Pan American Center (5,070) Las Cruces, New Mexico |
| Mon, Jan 4 6:05pm | at Louisiana Tech | L 60–82 | 10–6 (0–2) | Thomas Assembly Center (2,094) Ruston, Louisiana |
| Mon, Jan 11 7:05pm | Hawai'i | W 98–54 | 11–6 (1–2) | Smith Spectrum (9,888) Logan, Utah |
| Wed, Jan 13 9:05pm, ESPN2 | at Nevada | W 79–72 $^{OT}$ | 12–6 (2–2) | Lawlor Events Center (7,035) Reno, Nevada |
| Sat, Jan 16 7:05pm, CW30 | Boise State | W 81–59 | 13–6 (3–2) | Smith Spectrum (9,769) Logan, Utah |
| Thu, Jan 21 8:05pm, ESPN Plus | at Fresno State | W 69–43 | 14–6 (4–2) | Save Mart Center (8,302) Fresno, California |
| Sat, Jan 23 6:05pm, CW30 | at Idaho | W 60–48 | 15–6 (5–2) | Cowan Spectrum (2,570) Moscow, Idaho |
| Sat, Jan 30 7:05pm, CW30 | San Jose State | W 77–58 | 16–6 (6–2) | Smith Spectrum (10,270) Logan, Utah |
| Wed, Feb 3 9:05pm, ESPN2 | Idaho | W 80–62 | 17–6 (7–2) | Smith Spectrum (9,777) Logan, Utah |
| Sat, Feb 6 7:05pm, ESPNU | Nevada | W 76–65 | 18–6 (8–2) | Smith Spectrum (10,270) Logan, Utah |
| Thu, Feb 11 7:05pm | at Boise State | W 72–67 | 19–6 (9–2) | Taco Bell Arena (3,064) Boise, Idaho |
| Sat, Feb 13 8:05pm | at San Jose State | W 81–65 | 20–6 (10–2) | The Event Center (2,128) San Jose, California |
| Wed, Feb 17 9:05pm, ESPN2 | Louisiana Tech | W 67–61 | 21–6 (11–2) | Smith Spectrum (10,049) Logan, Utah |
| Sat, Feb 20* 10:00pm, ESPN2 | Wichita State ESPN BracketBusters | W 68–58 | 22–6 | Smith Spectrum (10,270) Logan, Utah |
| Thu, Feb 25 10:05pm | at Hawai'i | W 61–50 | 23–6 (12–2) | Stan Sheriff Center (5,446) Honolulu, Hawaii |
| Mon, Mar 1 7:05pm | Fresno State | W 76–39 | 24–6 (13–2) | Smith Spectrum (10,257) Logan, Utah |
| Sat, Mar 6 7:05pm, CW30 | New Mexico State | W 81–63 | 25–6 (14–2) | Smith Spectrum (10,270) Logan, Utah |
| 2010 WAC men's basketball tournament ||||||
| Thu, Mar 11 1:00pm, ESPNU | vs. Boise State Quarterfinals | W 84–60 | 26–6 | Lawlor Events Center (NA) Reno, Nevada |
| Fri, Mar 12 7:00pm | vs. Louisiana Tech Semifinals | W 85–55 | 27–6 | Lawlor Events Center (NA) Reno, Nevada |
| Sat, Mar 13 8:00pm, ESPN2 | vs. New Mexico State Finals | L 63–69 | 27–7 | Lawlor Events Center (2,748) Reno, Nevada |
| 2010 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament ||||||
| Fri, Mar 19* 2:45pm, CBS | vs. No. 23 Texas A&M First Round | L 53–69 | 27–8 | Spokane Arena (10,899) Spokane, Washington |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. ||||||

## 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.
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%.
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%.
With their win over Idaho on January 23, head coach Stew Morrill recorded his 500th career victory.
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%.