2009–10 Colorado State Rams men's basketball team

The 2009–10 Colorado State Rams men's basketball team represented Colorado State University in the 2009–10 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Rams were led by head coach Tim Miles in his third year leading the team. Colorado State played their home games at Moby Arena in Fort Collins, Colorado, as members of the Mountain West Conference.

2009–10 Colorado State Rams men's basketball
CBI, First Round
Conference	Mountain West Conference
Record	16–16 (7–9 MW)
Head coach	Tim Miles (3rd season)
Assistant coaches	Niko Medved (3rd season) Craig Smith (3rd season) DeMarlo Slocum (3rd season)
Home arena	Moby Arena
Seasons ← 2008–09 2010–11 →

2009–10 Mountain West Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 8 New Mexico	14	–	2		.875			30	–	5		.857
No. 17 BYU	13	–	3		.813			30	–	6		.833
UNLV	11	–	5		.688			25	–	8		.758
San Diego State†	11	–	5		.688			25	–	9		.735
Colorado State	7	–	9		.438			16	–	16		.500
Utah	7	–	9		.438			14	–	17		.452
TCU	5	–	11		.313			13	–	19		.406
Wyoming	3	–	13		.188			10	–	21		.323
Air Force	1	–	15		.063			10	–	21		.323
† Conference tournament winner As of March 20, 2010 Rankings from AP/Coaches Poll

The Rams finished conference play with a 7–9 record, earning the fifth seed in the Mountain West tournament. Colorado State lost in the quarterfinals of the MWC tournament to eventual tournament champion San Diego State.^[1][2]

Colorado State failed to qualify for the NCAA tournament, but were invited to the 2010 College Basketball Invitational. The Rams were eliminated in the first round of the CBI by Morehead State, 74–60.^[3]

The Rams finished the season with a 16–16 record.

Roster

2009–10 Colorado State Rams men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown F 0 Mame Ba 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Sr Dakar, Senegal F 1 Travis Franklin 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Baton Rouge, Louisiana G 2 Wes Eikmeier 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So Fremont, Nebraska F 4 Pierce Hornung 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Arvada, Colorado G 5 Johnny Bene 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr Clayton, California F 10 Travis Busch 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sr Mounds View, Minnesota G 11 Jesse Carr 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Ainsworth, Nebraska G 12 Adam Nigon 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr Broomfield, Colorado F 13 Andre McFarland 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Jr Las Vegas, Nevada G 15 Mike Annese 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 155 lb (70 kg) Sr Littleton, Colorado G 20 Harvey Perry 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sr Las Vegas, Nevada G 22 Dorian Green 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Lawrence, Kansas C 23 Trevor Williams 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 270 lb (122 kg) Fr Denver, Colorado F 32 Andy Ogide 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Jr Marietta, Georgia F 33 Michael Lebsack 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Yuma, Colorado G 40 Arin Dunn 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Broomfield, Colorado F 44 Greg Smith 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Omaha, Nebraska	Head coach Tim Miles (Mary) Assistant coach(es) Niko Medved (Minnesota) Craig Smith (North Dakota) DeMarlo Slocum (Georgia Southern) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on   Injured   Current redshirt Roster Last update: February 14, 2023

Source^[4][5]

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
November 3, 2009* 7:00 pm		Regis	W 74–65	—	Moby Arena  Fort Collins, CO
November 7, 2009* 5:00 pm		Western State	W 64–50	—	Moby Arena  Fort Collins, CO
Regular season
November 13, 2009* 5:30 pm		vs. UC Davis BTI Tip-Off Tournament	W 91–73	1–0	McArthur Court (6,872) Eugene, OR
November 14, 2009* 5:15 pm		vs. Winston-Salem State BTI Tip-Off Tournament	W 57–40	2–0	McArthur Court (6,748) Eugene, OR
November 15, 2009* 4:30 pm		at Oregon BTI Tip-Off Tournament	L 55–68	2–1	McArthur Court (6,769) Eugene, OR
November 20, 2009* 5:00 pm		at Indiana State MWC–MVC Challenge	L 60–65	2–2	Hulman Center (4,308) Terre Haute, IN
November 24, 2009* 7:00 pm		Mayville State	W 79–42	3–2	Moby Arena (1,969) Fort Collins, CO
November 29, 2009* 2:00 pm		San Francisco	W 91–75 ^2OT	4–2	Moby Arena (2,203) Fort Collins, CO
December 1, 2009* 7:00 pm		at Northern Colorado	L 63–70	4–3	Butler–Hancock Athletic Center (3,192) Greeley, CO
December 5, 2009* 7:00 pm		Denver	W 64–59	5–3	Moby Arena (2,569) Fort Collins, CO
December 10, 2009* 7:30 pm		Colorado	W 77–62	6–3	Moby Arena (5,293) Fort Collins, CO
December 12, 2009* 7:00 pm		Montana	W 62–61	7–3	Moby Arena (2,498) Fort Collins, CO
December 20, 2009* 6:00 pm		Northern Arizona	W 64–56	8–3	Moby Arena (2,419) Fort Collins, CO
December 22, 2009* 8:30 pm		at UCLA	L 63–75	8–4	Pauley Pavilion (6,755) Los Angeles, CA
December 28, 2009* 8:00 pm		at Fresno State	L 50–73	8–5	Save Mart Center (7,425) Fresno, CA
December 31, 2009* 2:00 pm		Yale	W 93–71	9–5	Moby Arena (2,498) Fort Collins, CO
January 6, 2010 6:00 pm		at Wyoming Border War	W 83–73	10–5 (1–0)	Arena-Auditorium (4,397) Laramie, WY
January 9, 2010 7:00 pm		Air Force	W 70–48	11–5 (2–0)	Moby Arena (3,207) Fort Collins, CO
January 16, 2010 7:00 pm		at No. 18 BYU	L 47–91	11–6 (2–1)	Marriott Center (20,155) Provo, UT
January 20, 2010 8:00 pm		UNLV	L 72–80	11–7 (2–2)	Moby Arena (4,353) Fort Collins, CO
January 23, 2010 1:30 pm		at New Mexico	L 64–82	11–8 (2–3)	The Pit (13,707) Albuquerque, NM
January 27, 2010 6:00 pm		TCU	W 63–57	12–8 (3–3)	Moby Arena (2,910) Fort Collins, CO
January 30, 2010 4:00 pm		San Diego State	L 52–64	12–9 (3–4)	Moby Arena (3,809) Fort Collins, CO
February 3, 2010 6:00 pm		at Utah	W 65–50	13–9 (4–4)	Jon M. Huntsman Center (8,110) Salt Lake City, UT
February 6, 2010 7:00 pm		Wyoming Border War	W 80–64	14–9 (5–4)	Moby Arena (5,277) Fort Collins, CO
February 9, 2010 8:00 pm		at Air Force	W 51–47	15–9 (6–4)	Clune Arena (1,709) Colorado Springs, CO
February 17, 2010 6:00 pm		No. 16 BYU	L 70–92	15–10 (6–5)	Moby Arena (3,738) Fort Collins, CO
February 20, 2010 4:00 pm		at UNLV	L 39–70	15–11 (6–6)	Thomas & Mack Center (13,626) Paradise, NV
February 23, 2010 8:00 pm		No. 10 New Mexico	L 66–72	15–12 (6–7)	Moby Arena (4,303) Fort Collins, CO
February 27, 2010 6:30 pm		at TCU	L 67–73	15–13 (6–8)	Daniel–Meyer Coliseum (4,887) Fort Worth, TX
March 3, 2010 8:30 pm		at San Diego State	L 55–68	15–14 (6–9)	Viejas Arena (8,043) San Diego, CA
March 6, 2010 1:30 pm		Utah	W 76–67	16–14 (7–9)	Moby Arena (3,832) Fort Collins, CO
Mountain West tournament
March 11, 2010 3:30 pm	(5)	vs. (4) San Diego State MWC Quarterfinals	L 71–72	16–15	Thomas & Mack Center (11,031) Las Vegas, NV
CBI
March 17, 2010 7:00 pm		at Morehead State CBI First Round	L 60–74	16–16	Ellis Johnson Arena (1,612) Morehead, KY
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Mountain Time. Source^[6]^[7]^[8]

References

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2. "San Diego St. 72, Colorado St. 71". ESPN.com. Associated Press. March 11, 2010. Retrieved February 14, 2023.
3. "Morehead State advances to CBI quarterfinals". Lexington Herald-Leader. March 18, 2010. Retrieved February 14, 2023.
4. "2009-10 Men's Basketball Roster". Colorado State Athletics. Retrieved February 14, 2023.
5. "Rams Basketball 2009-10 Media Guide". Colorado State Athletics. Retrieved February 14, 2023.
6. "2009-10 Men's Basketball Schedule". Colorado State Athletics. Retrieved February 14, 2023.
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