2009–10 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team

The 2009–10 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team represented the University of Arizona during the 2009–10 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Wildcats, led by first year head coach Sean Miller, played their home games at the McKale Center and are members of the Pacific-10 Conference.

2009–10 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball
ConferencePacific-10 Conference
Record16–15 (10–8 Pac-10)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaMcKale Center
Seasons
2009–10 Pacific-10 Conference
men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
California 13 5   .722 24 11   .686
Arizona State 12 6   .667 22 11   .667
Washington 11 7   .611 26 10   .722
Arizona 10 8   .556 16 15   .516
USC* 8 10   .444 16 14   .533
Oregon State 8 10   .444 14 18   .438
UCLA 8 10   .444 14 18   .438
Stanford 7 11   .389 14 17   .452
Oregon 7 11   .389 16 16   .500
Washington State 6 12   .333 16 15   .516
Conference tournament winner
As of March 25, 2010
Rankings from AP Poll
* Ineligible for conference tournament

Recruiting class

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US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Solomon Hill
SF
Los Angeles, California Fairfax High School 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Nov 11, 2009 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: 92
Lamont Jones
SG
Harlem, New York Oak Hill Academy (Virginia) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jun 24, 2009 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: 88
Kyryl Natyazhko
C
Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine IMG Academy (Florida) 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 250 lb (110 kg) Apr 13, 2009 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: 94
Kevin Parrom
SF
Bronx, New York South Kent High School (Connecticut) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) May 3, 2009 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: 91
Derrick Williams
PF
La Mirada, California La Mirada High School 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jun 29, 2009 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: 92
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 12   Rivals: 12  ESPN: NR
  • 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:

  • "ESPN". ESPN.com.
  • "2009 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Roster

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2009–10 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
C 1 Kyryl Natyazhko 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 255 lb (116 kg) Fr Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine
G/F 3 Kevin Parrom 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Bronx, New York
G 12 Lamont Jones 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Harlem, New York
G 13 Nic Wise 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr Houston, Texas
G 20 Dondre Wise 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So Houston, Texas
G 21 Kyle Fogg 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Brea, California
F 23 Derrick Williams 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Fr La Mirada, California
G 24 Brendon Lavender 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Mesa, Arizona
F 42 Jamelle Horne 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr San Diego, California
F 44 Solomon Hill 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Fr Los Angeles, California
C 50 Alex Jacobson 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 245 lb (111 kg) RS So Brea, California
F 52 Max Wiepking 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 193 lb (88 kg) Fr Englewood, Colorado}note=W
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: July 4, 2011

Depth chart

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Pos. Starting 5 Bench 1 Bench 2
C Derrick Williams Kyryl Natyazhko Alex Jacobson
PF Jamelle Horne
SF Solomon Hill Kevin Parrom
SG Kyle Fogg Brendon Lavender
PG Nic Wise Lamont Jones Dondre Wise

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Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
November 4, 2009*
7:00 pm
Augustana W 92–76 
McKale Center (13,202)
Tucson, Arizona
November 10, 2009*
7:00 pm
Western New Mexico W 96–55 
McKale Center (13,348)
Tucson, Arizona
Non-conference regular season
November 15, 2009*
3:00 pm, KWBA/FSAZ
Northern Arizona W 87–70  1–0
McKale Center (13,448)
Tucson, Arizona
November 19, 2009*
8:30 pm, FSAZ
Rice W 66–49  2–0
McKale Center (13,531)
Tucson, Arizona
November 23, 2009*
10:00 pm, ESPN2
vs. Wisconsin
Maui Invitational first round
L 61–65  2–1
Lahaina Civic Center (2,400)
Maui, Hawaii
November 24, 2009*
2:00 pm, ESPN2
vs. Colorado
Maui Invitational 2nd round consolation
W 91–87 OT 3–1
Lahaina Civic Center (2,400)
Maui, Hawaii
November 25, 2009*
5:00 pm, ESPNU
vs. No. 24 Vanderbilt
Maui Invitational 5th place game
L 72–84  3–2
Lahaina Civic Center (2,400)
Maui, Hawaii
December 2, 2009*
7:00 pm, KGUN/FSAZ
No. 21 UNLV L 72–74 2OT 3–3
McKale Center (13,485)
Tucson, Arizona
December 6, 2009*
5:00 pm, ESPNU
at Oklahoma
Big 12/Pac-10 Hardwood Series
L 62–79  3–4
Lloyd Noble Center (7,763)
Norman, Oklahoma
December 9, 2009*
9:00 pm, KWBA/FSAZ
Louisiana Tech W 83–67  4–4
McKale Center (13,270)
Tucson, Arizona
December 12, 2009*
8:00 pm, The Mtn.
at San Diego State L 46–63  4–5
Viejas Arena (12,414)
San Diego, California
December 21, 2009*
7:00 pm, FCS
Lipscomb W 83–82 OT 5–5
McKale Center (12,972)
Tucson, Arizona
December 23, 2009*
8:30 pm, FSN
NC State W 76–74  6–5
McKale Center (12,809)
Tucson, Arizona
December 28, 2009*
7:00 pm, KGUN/FCS
BYU
Fiesta Bowl Basketball Classic
L 69–99  6–6
McKale Center (13,992)
Tucson, Arizona
Pac-10 regular season
December 31, 2009
4:00 pm, FSAZ
at USC L 50–56  6–7 (0–1)
Galen Center (4,823)
Los Angeles, California
January 2, 2010
11:00 am, CBS
at UCLA W 77–63  7–7 (1–1)
Pauley Pavilion (8,681)
Los Angeles, California
January 8, 2010
6:30 pm, KGUN/FSAZ
Washington State L 76–78  7–8 (1–2)
McKale Center (12,758)
Tucson, Arizona
January 10, 2010
3:30 pm, KWBA/FSAZ
No. 22 Washington W 87–70  8–8 (2–2)
McKale Center (12,899)
Tucson, Arizona
January 14, 2010
4:30 pm
at Oregon State L 64–67  8–9 (2–3)
Gill Coliseum (7,472)
Corvallis, Oregon
January 16, 2010
2:30 pm, FSN
at Oregon W 74–60  9–9 (3–3)
McArthur Court (7,641)
Eugene, Oregon
January 23, 2010
7:30 pm, FSAZ
at Arizona State W 77–58  10–9 (4–3)
Wells Fargo Arena (13,966)
Tempe, Arizona
January 28, 2010
6:00 pm, FCS
Stanford W 76–68  11–9 (5–3)
McKale Center (14,563)
Tucson, Arizona
January 31, 2010
1:30 pm, FSN
California W 76–72  12–9 (6–3)
McKale Center (14,629)
Tucson, Arizona
February 4, 2010
8:30 pm, FSN
at Washington L 75–81  12–10 (6–4)
Bank of America Arena (9,917)
Seattle, Washington
February 6, 2010
6:30 pm, FSAZ
at Washington State L 60–78  12–11 (6–5)
Beasley Coliseum (8,135)
Pullman, Washington
February 11, 2010
8:30 pm, FSN
Oregon W 70–57  13–11 (7–5)
McKale Center (14,496)
Tucson, Arizona
February 13, 2010
6:00 pm, KWBA/FCS
Oregon State L 55–63  13–12 (7–6)
McKale Center (14,566)
Tucson, Arizona
February 21, 2010
3:30 pm, FSN
Arizona State L 69–73  13–13 (7–7)
McKale Center (14,631)
Tucson, Arizona
February 25, 2010
7:00 pm, ESPN
at California L 71–95  13–14 (7–8)
Haas Pavilion (10,545)
Berkeley, California
February 27, 2010
5:00 pm
at Stanford W 71–69  14–14 (8–8)
Maples Pavilion (7,106)
Stanford, California
March 4, 2010
8:30 pm, FSN
UCLA W 78–73  15–14 (9–8)
McKale Center (14,407)
Tucson, Arizona
March 6, 2010
11:30 am, KWBA/FSAZ
USC W 86–84 2OT 16–14 (10–8)
McKale Center (14,591)
Tucson, Arizona
Pac-10 tournament
March 11, 2010
1:00 pm, FSN
vs. UCLA
Quarterfinals
L 69–75  16–15
Staples Center (12,125)
Los Angeles, California
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Mountain Time.

Awards

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Derrick Williams
Nic Wise

References

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  1. ^ "2009-10 University of Arizona Basketball" (PDF). University of Arizona. Archived (PDF) from the original on September 18, 2016. Retrieved April 4, 2022.