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
2009–10 Pacific-10 Conference
men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
California135 .7222411  .686
Arizona State126 .6672211  .667
Washington117 .6112610  .722
Arizona108 .5561615  .516
USC*810 .4441614  .533
Oregon State810 .4441418  .438
UCLA810 .4441418  .438
Stanford711 .3891417  .452
Oregon711 .3891616  .500
Washington State612 .3331615  .516
Conference tournament winner
As of March 25, 2010
Rankings from AP Poll
* Ineligible for conference tournament

Recruiting class

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:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 92
Lamont Jones
SG
Harlem, New York Oak Hill Academy (VA) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jun 24, 2009 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 88
Kyryl Natyazhko
C
Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine IMG Academy (FL) 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 250 lb (110 kg) Apr 13, 2009 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 94
Kevin Parrom
SF
Bronx, New York South Kent High School (CT) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) May 3, 2009 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/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:4/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/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

2009–10 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
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

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

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

Awards

Derrick Williams
Nic Wise

References

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