The 2009–10 Great West Conference men's basketball season marked the inaugural season of Great West Conference basketball. The Great West is the first new Division I basketball conference since the Mountain West Conference began play in 1999. In 2008–09, the Great West Conference began competition in basketball, although they were transitioning to Division I at the time.
| 2009–10 Great West Conference men's basketball season | |
|---|---|
| League | NCAA Division I |
| Sport | Basketball |
| Duration | January 9, 2010 through March 6, 2010 |
| Number of teams | 7 |
| Regular Season | |
| Tournament | |
| Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| South Dakota † | 11 | – | 1 | .917 | 22 | – | 10 | .688 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Houston Baptist | 9 | – | 3 | .750 | 12 | – | 21 | .364 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Utah Valley | 5 | – | 7 | .417 | 12 | – | 18 | .400 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Dakota | 5 | – | 7 | .417 | 8 | – | 23 | .258 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NJIT | 4 | – | 8 | .333 | 10 | – | 21 | .323 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chicago State | 4 | – | 8 | .333 | 9 | – | 23 | .281 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas–Pan American | 4 | – | 8 | .333 | 6 | – | 27 | .182 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 2010 Great West tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Preseason
editOn October 29, 2009, the Great West Conference held its first basketball media day. The league's coaches voted South Dakota the inaugural preseason #1 and South Dakota senior forward Tyler Cain the preseason player of the year.[1]
Great West Coaches Poll
edit| Rank | Team | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Dakota (3) | 41 |
| 2 | Utah Valley (2) | 38 |
| 3 | Chicago State (1) | 35 |
| 4 | North Dakota (1) | 26 |
| 5 | Houston Baptist | 23 |
| 6 | NJIT | 17 |
| 7 | Texas-Pan American | 16 |
Preseason All-Great West Team
editFirst Team
- Tyler Cain, South Dakota
- Carl Montgomery, Chicago State
- Jheryl Wilson, NJIT
- Nick Weiermiller, Texas-Pan American
- Louis Krogman, South Dakota
Second Team
- Jordan Swarbrick, Utah Valley
- Travis Bledsoe, North Dakota
- Roman Gentry, South Dakota
- Travis Mertens, North Dakota
- Isaiah Wilkerson, NJIT
Honorable Mention: Mario Flaherty, Houston Baptist; Wendell Preadom, Houston Baptist; Gary Garris, NJIT; Nathan Hawkins, Texas Pan-American; Jon Montgomery, Chicago State; Ben Smith, Texas-Pan American
Preseason Player of the Year
- Tyler Cain, South Dakota
Regular season
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Postseason
editAs a new Division I conference, the Great West does not receive an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. However, the league's tournament champion will receive a berth in the CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament.[2]
Conference awards & honors
editWeekly awards
editGreat West Player of the Week
Throughout the conference season, the Great West offices name a player of the week.
| Week | Player of the week |
|---|---|
| November 18 | Jordan Swarbrick, UVU[3] |
| November 23 | Mario Flaherty, HBU[4] |
| November 30 | Jake Thomas, USD[5] |
| December 7 | Jordan Swarbrick, UVU[6] |
| December 14 | Mitchell Bouie, USD[7] |
| December 21 | Steve Smith, USD[8] |
| December 28 | Carl Montgomery, CSU[9] |
| January 4 | Tyler Cain, USD[10] |
| January 11 | Corey Claitt, UVU[11] |
| January 20 | |
| January 27 | |
| February 3 | |
| February 10 | |
| February 17 | |
| February 24 | |
| March 3 | |
| March 10 |
References
edit- ^ South Dakota Chosen to Win Inaugural Great West Basketball Championship, Great West Conference. Retrieved 2009-10-31.
- ^ Great West Granted Automatic Bid Into CIT Field Archived 2011-07-26 at the Wayback Machine, Great West Conference. Retrieved 2009-10-31.
- ^ Utah Valley Sweeps First 2009-10 Basketball Player of the Week Honors, Great West Conference. Retrieved 2009-11-21.
- ^ HBU's Flaherty Named Men's Basketball Player of the Week, Great West Conference. Retrieved 2009-11-25.
- ^ South Dakota's Thomas Selected Men's Basketball Player of the Week, Great West Conference. Retrieved 2009-11-30.
- ^ Utah Valley's Swarbrick Chosen Player of the Week, Great West Conference. Retrieved 2009-12-07.
- ^ South Dakota's Bouie Selected Player of the Week , Great West Conference. Retrieved 2009-12-22.
- ^ South Dakota's Smith Selected Player of the Week , Great West Conference. Retrieved 2009-12-22.
- ^ Chicago State's Carl Montgomery Selected Player of the Week, Great West Conference. Retrieved 2009-12-28.
- ^ South Dakota's Tyler Cain Chosen Player of the Week, Great West Conference. Retrieved 2010-01-11.
- ^ Utah Valley's Corey Claitt Named Player of the Week, Great West Conference. Retrieved 2010-01-11.