The 2009–10 Mountain West Conference men's basketball season marked the 11th season of

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Preseason

The Mountain West Conference held its pre-season media day on October 6, 2009 at The Mtn. studios in

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. The league's media overwhelmingly voted

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the preseason #1 and BYU junior guard

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the preseason player of the year. New Mexico's Roman Martinez was named to the 30-man

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preseason candidate list.

Mountain West Media Poll

Preseason awards

Preseason All-MWC team *

, BYU * Jonathan Tavernari, BYU *Billy White, San Diego State *Zvonko Buljan, TCU *Tre'Von Willis, UNLV Preseason Player of the Year *Jimmer Fredette, BYU Preseason Newcomer of the Year *

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, UNLV Preseason Freshman of the Year *Kawhi Leonard, San Diego State

Regular season

Season summary & highlights

* TCU reached the quarterfinals of the

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, losing to

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, 52–49. * Utah was the runner up in the

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, losing to

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, 77–55. * UNLV was the runner up in the inaugural

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, losing to

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, 67–56. * New Mexico ranks 17th in the Nation for Basketball Attendance. The Lobos averaged a crowd of 13,994. New Mexico was first in the Mountain West with UNLV in second.

Mountain West – Missouri Valley Challenge

2009 marks the inaugural year of the Mountain West - Missouri Valley Challenge – matching teams from the Mountain West against teams from the

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in an effort to bolster strength of schedule for both leagues. Match-ups were set in January, 2009 and were based on 2008–09 preseason projections.Pairings Announced for 2009 MWC/MVC Challenge in Men's Basketball
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, retrieved 2009-10-10 The MVC won the first Challenge 5–4 as Northern Iowa knocked off Wyoming in the final game.

Results

* November 13: BYU defeated

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, 70–60 * November 20: Colorado State lost to

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, 65–60 * November 21: UNLV defeated

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, 78–69 * December 5: Air Force lost to Missouri State, 58–48 * December 12: TCU lost to

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, 80–68 * December 19: New Mexico defeated Creighton, 66–61 * December 19: Utah lost to

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, 73–63 * December 22: San Diego State defeated

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, 76–73 (OT) * December 23: Wyoming lost to

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, 72–54

Rankings

Conference awards & honors

Weekly awards

MWC Player of the Week
Throughout the conference season, the MWC offices name a player of the week.

References

External links

2009–10 MWC Men's Basketball Prospectus
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