2009–10 Conference USA men's basketball season
The 2009–10 Conference USA men's basketball season marks the 15th season of Conference USA basketball.
| 2009–10 Conference USA men's basketball season | |
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| League | NCAA Division I |
| Sport | Basketball |
| Duration | January 7, 2010 through March 7, 2010 |
| Number of teams | 12 |
| TV partner(s) | CBS College Sports Network |
| Regular Season | |
| 2010 C-USA Champions | UTEP |
| Season MVP | Randy Culpepper |
| Tournament | |
| Champions | Houston |
| Runners-up | UTEP |
| Finals MVP | Kelvin Lewis, Houston |
| 2009–10 Conference USA men's basketball standings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UTEP | 15 | – | 1 | .938 | 26 | – | 7 | .788 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Memphis | 13 | – | 3 | .813 | 24 | – | 10 | .706 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UAB | 11 | – | 5 | .688 | 25 | – | 9 | .735 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Marshall | 11 | – | 5 | .688 | 24 | – | 10 | .706 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tulsa | 10 | – | 6 | .625 | 23 | – | 12 | .657 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southern Miss | 8 | – | 8 | .500 | 20 | – | 13 | .606 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Houston† | 7 | – | 9 | .438 | 19 | – | 16 | .543 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SMU | 7 | – | 9 | .438 | 14 | – | 17 | .452 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UCF | 6 | – | 10 | .375 | 15 | – | 17 | .469 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| East Carolina | 4 | – | 12 | .250 | 10 | – | 21 | .323 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tulane | 3 | – | 13 | .188 | 8 | – | 22 | .267 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rice | 1 | – | 15 | .063 | 8 | – | 23 | .258 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 2010 CUSA Tournament winner As of March 20, 2010; Rankings from AP Poll | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Preseason
In a vote of league coaches, Tulsa center Jerome Jordan headed up the preseason All-CUSA team and was named preseason conference player of the year.[1] On October 29, Jordan was named to the Naismith Award watch list.[2] Jordan's teammate Ben Uzoh was named to the 30-man preseason candidate list for the Lowe's Senior CLASS Award.[3]
Preseason All-CUSA Team
- Aubrey Coleman, Houston
- Jerome Jordan, Tulsa
- Kelvin Lewis, Houston
- Arnett Moultrie, UTEP
- Ben Uzoh, Tulsa
Preseason Player of the Year
- Jerome Jordan, Tulsa
Postseason
Conference USA Tournament
This season, the Conference USA Men's Basketball Tournament started on March 10, 2010 and ended on March 13, 2010. The games were played in Tulsa, Oklahoma at the BOK Center, where 7th seeded Houston upset number 1 seeded UTEP in the championship game.
Conference awards & honors
Weekly awards
Conference USA Players of the week
Throughout the conference season, the Conference USA offices name a player and rookie of the week.
| Week | Player of the week | Rookie of the week |
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| November 16[4] | Isaac Sosa, UCF | Elijah Millsap, UAB |
| November 23 | Aubrey Coleman, HOU | Elliot Williams, MEM |
| November 30 | Aubrey Coleman, HOU | Hassan Whiteside, MAR |
| December 7[5] | Justin Hurtt, TLSA | Elliot Williams, MEM |
| December 14[6] | Elliot Williams, MEM | Hassan Whiteside, MAR |
| December 21[7] | Elijah Millsap, UAB | Marcus Jordan, UCF |
| Jeremy Williams, UTEP | ||
| December 28[8] | Aubrey Coleman, HOU | Jamarr Sanders, UAB |
| January 4[9] | Elijah Millsap, UAB | Derrick Caracter, UTEP |
| January 11[10] | Ben Uzoh, TLSA | Elijah Millsap, UAB |
| Elliot Williams, MEM | ||
| January 18 | Aubrey Coleman, HOU | Hassan Whiteside, MAR |
| January 25 | Randy Culpepper, UTEP | Hassan Whiteside, MAR |
| February 1 | Derrick Caracter, UTEP | Arsalan Kazemi, RICE |
| February 8 | Wesley Witherspoon, MEM | Derrick Caracter, UTEP |
| February 15 | Randy Culpepper, UTEP | Elliot Williams, MEM |
| February 22 | Randy Culpepper, UTEP | Hassan Whiteside, MAR |
| March 1 | Aubrey Coleman, HOU | Hassan Whiteside, MAR |
| March 8[11] | Tyler Wilkerson, MAR | Jordan Callahan, TULN |
All-Conference Awards
- Player of the Year: Randy Culpepper, UTEP
- Freshman of the Year: Hassan Whiteside, Marshall
- Defensive Player of the Year: Hassan Whiteside, Marshall
- Sixth Man of the Year: Dago Pena, Marshall and Steven Idlet, Tulsa
- Newcomer of the Year: Elliot Williams, Memphis
- Coach of the Year: Tony Barbee, UTEP
Conference USA Men's Basketball All-Conference Teams
First Team
- Aubrey Coleman, Houston
- Randy Culpepper, UTEP
- Elijah Millsap, UAB
- Ben Uzoh, Tulsa
- Elliot Williams, Memphis
Second Team
- Derrick Caracter, UTEP
- Gary Flowers, Southern Miss
- Jerome Jordan, Tulsa
- Hassan Whiteside, Marshall
- Tyler Wilkerson, Marshall
Third Team
- Papa Dia, SMU
- Aaron Johnson, UAB
- Derek Williams, SMU
- Wesley Witherspoon, Memphis
- Brock Young, East Carolina
Freshman Team
- Keith Clanton, UCF
- Marcus Jordan, UCF
- Arsalan Kazemi, Rice
- Kendall Timmons, Tulane
- Hassan Whiteside, Marshall
Defensive Team
- Aaron Johnson, UAB
- Jerome Jordan, Tulsa
- Julyan Stone, UTEP
- Sai'Quon Stone, Southern Miss
- Hassan Whiteside, Marshall
Academic Team
- Connor Frizzelle, Rice
- Lucas Kuipers, Rice
- George Drake, UAB
- Isaac Sosa, UCF
- Isaac Gordon, UTEP
National awards & honors
NABC
District 11 Coach of the Year: Tony Barbee
USBWA
On March 9, the U.S. Basketball Writers Association released its 2009–10 Men's All-District Teams, based on voting from its national membership. There were nine regions from coast to coast and a player and coach of the year were selected in each. The following enumerates all the Conference USA representatives selected within their respective regions.[13]
| District IV (KY, TN MS, AL, GA, FL) All-District Team
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District VI (IA, MO, KS, OK, NE, ND, SD) All-District Team
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District VII (TX, AR, LA) All-District Team
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References
- Tulsa's Jordan Named C-USA Men's Basketball Preseason Player of the Year Archived 2009-10-31 at the Wayback Machine, Conference USA, retrieved 2009-10-15
- Naismith Trophy Preseason Watch List announced, CBS Sports, retrieved 2009-10-30
- Lowe’s Senior CLASS Award Names 2009-10 Men’s and Women’s Basketball Candidates, Lowe's Senior CLASS Award, retrieved 2009-11-06
- Nov. 16 Men's Basketball Weekly Awards Archived 2012-02-26 at the Wayback Machine, Conference USA, retrieved 2009-11-21
- Dec. 7 Men's Basketball Weekly Awards Archived 2012-02-26 at the Wayback Machine, Conference USA, retrieved 2009-12-07
- Dec. 14 Men's Basketball Weekly Awards Archived 2012-02-26 at the Wayback Machine, Conference USA, retrieved 2009-12-28
- Dec. 21 Men's Basketball Weekly Awards Archived 2012-02-26 at the Wayback Machine, Conference USA, retrieved 2009-12-28
- Dec. 28 Men's Basketball Weekly Awards Archived 2012-02-26 at the Wayback Machine, Conference USA, retrieved 2009-12-28
- Jan. 4 Men's Basketball Weekly Awards Archived 2012-02-26 at the Wayback Machine, Conference USA, retrieved 2010-01-11
- Jan. 11 Men's Basketball Weekly Awards Archived 2012-02-26 at the Wayback Machine, Conference USA, retrieved 2010-01-11
- Men's Basketball Weekly Awards Archived 2012-02-26 at the Wayback Machine, Conference USA, retrieved 2010-03-09
- "C-USA Men's Basketball Specialty Awards Announced". Archived from the original on 2010-03-12. Retrieved 2010-03-12.
- "USBWA Names 2009-10 Men's All-District Teams". U.S. Basketball Writers Association. 2010-03-09. Archived from the original on 13 April 2010. Retrieved 2010-03-10.