2009–10 Conference USA men's basketball season
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The 2009–10 Conference USA men's basketball season marks the 15th season of Conference USA
basketball
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center Jerome Jordan
headed up the preseason All-CUSA team and was named preseason conference player of the year. On October 29, Jordan was named to the Naismith Award
watch list. Jordan's teammate Ben Uzoh
was named to the 30-man preseason candidate list for the Lowe's Senior CLASS Award
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Preseason Player of the Year
started on March 10, 2010 thru March 13, 2010. The games were played in Tulsa, Oklahoma
at the BOK Center
, where 7th seeded Houston upset number 1 seeded UTEP in the championship game.
Throughout the conference season, the Conference USA offices name a player and rookie of the week.
Second Team
Third Team
Freshman Team
Defensive Team
Academic Team
released its 2009–10 Men's All-District Teams, based on voting from its national membership. There were nine regions from coast to coast and a player and coach of the year were selected in each. The following enumerates all the Conference USA representatives selected within their respective regions.
District IV (KY, TN MS, AL, GA, FL)
All-District Team
District VI (IA, MO, KS, OK, NE, ND, SD)
All-District Team
District VII (TX, AR, LA)
All-District Team
Conference USA
Conference USA, officially abbreviated C-USA, is a college athletic conference whose member institutions are located within the Southern United States. The conference participates in the NCAA's Division I in all sports...
basketball
Basketball
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Preseason
In a vote of league coaches, TulsaTulsa Golden Hurricane men's basketball
The University of Tulsa Golden Hurricane basketball team represents the University of Tulsa in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The team participates in Conference USA. The men’s team is currently coached by Doug Wojcik....
center Jerome Jordan
Jerome Jordan
Jerome Jordan is a Jamaican professional basketball center. He currently plays for Slovenian club KK Krka.-Collegiate career:Jordan selected Tulsa over North Texas and Stetson, enrolling in the 2006–07 school year....
headed up the preseason All-CUSA team and was named preseason conference player of the year. On October 29, Jordan was named to the Naismith Award
Naismith College Player of the Year
The Naismith College Player of the Year is an annual basketball award given by the Atlanta Tipoff Club to the top men's and women's collegiate basketball players. It is named in honor of the inventor of basketball , Dr. James Naismith....
watch list. Jordan's teammate Ben Uzoh
Ben Uzoh
Ben Uzoh is an American professional basketball player. He played for the University of Tulsa Golden Hurricane over his four year collegiate career. After going undrafted in the 2010 NBA Draft, Uzoh signed a partially guaranteed contract with the National Basketball Association's New Jersey Nets...
was named to the 30-man preseason candidate list for the Lowe's Senior CLASS Award
Lowe's Senior CLASS Award
The Lowe’s Senior CLASS Award is an annual college athletic award in the NCAA Division I. Qualified competitors must be seniors who have remained within their NCAA Division I college for a four-year commitment and achieved excellence in one of nine sports.....
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Preseason All-CUSA Team
- Aubrey ColemanAubrey ColemanAubrey Gene Coleman is an American professional basketball guard with the Angelico Biella of the Serie A. Prior to joining the his current team, Coleman played as a guard for the Austin Toros of the NBA Development League and Aliağa Petkim in the Turkish Basketball League...
, Houston - Jerome Jordan, Tulsa
- Kelvin LewisKelvin LewisKelvin Michaúd Lewis is a guard for the Rio Grande Valley Vipers of the NBA Development League. Lewis played collegiately for Houston. He transferred to Houston from Auburn, where he spent his freshman year...
, Houston - Arnett Moultrie, UTEP
- Ben Uzoh, Tulsa
Preseason Player of the Year
- Jerome Jordan, Tulsa
Conference USA Tournament
This season, the Conference USA Men's Basketball TournamentConference USA Men's Basketball Tournament
The Conference USA Men's Basketball Tournament is held annually following the end of the regular season of NCAA Division I Men's Basketball.After the conference realignment, the tournament was held at the FedEx Forum in Memphis, Tennessee, for five seasons...
started on March 10, 2010 thru March 13, 2010. The games were played in Tulsa, Oklahoma
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Tulsa is the second-largest city in the state of Oklahoma and 46th-largest city in the United States. With a population of 391,906 as of the 2010 census, it is the principal municipality of the Tulsa Metropolitan Area, a region with 937,478 residents in the MSA and 988,454 in the CSA. Tulsa's...
at the BOK Center
BOK Center
The BOK Center, or Bank of Oklahoma Center, is a 19,100-seat multi-purpose arena and a primary indoor sports and event venue in Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States. Designed to accommodate arena football, hockey, basketball, concerts, and similar events, the facility was built at a cost of $178 million...
, where 7th seeded Houston upset number 1 seeded UTEP in the championship game.
Weekly awards
Conference USA Players of the weekThroughout the conference season, the Conference USA offices name a player and rookie of the week.
| Week | Player of the week | Rookie of the week |
|---|---|---|
| November 16 | Isaac Sosa, UCF UCF Knights men's basketball The UCF Knights men's basketball team represents the University of Central Florida located in Orlando, Florida. The Knights compete in National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I and the Eastern Division of Conference USA . They play their home games in the UCF Arena located on the... |
Elijah Millsap, UAB UAB Blazers men's basketball The UAB Blazers men's basketball team represents the University of Alabama at Birmingham in the National Collegiate Athletic Association's Division I men's college basketball, and have competed in Conference USA since 1995... |
| November 23 | Aubrey Coleman Aubrey Coleman Aubrey Gene Coleman is an American professional basketball guard with the Angelico Biella of the Serie A. Prior to joining the his current team, Coleman played as a guard for the Austin Toros of the NBA Development League and Aliağa Petkim in the Turkish Basketball League... , HOU Houston Cougars men's basketball The Houston Cougars men's basketball team represents the University of Houston in Houston, Texas in U.S. NCAA Division I men's basketball competition. The university is a member of Conference USA... |
Elliot Williams Elliot Williams Elliot Jerell Williams is an American professional basketball player with the Portland Trail Blazers of the National Basketball Association... , MEM Memphis Tigers basketball The Memphis Tigers men's basketball team represents the University of Memphis in NCAA Division I men's college basketball. The Tigers compete in Conference USA, in which they have won six regular season and four conference tournament championships. As of 2011, the Tigers have the 29th highest... |
| November 30 | Aubrey Coleman, HOU | Hassan Whiteside Hassan Whiteside Hassan Niam Whiteside is an American basketball power forward and center for the Sacramento Kings. He was drafted 33rd to the Kings in the 2010 NBA Draft. He played college basketball for the Marshall Thundering Herd.-Early life:Whiteside played middle school basketball in Gastonia, NC... , MAR Marshall Thundering Herd men's basketball The Marshall Thundering Herd men's basketball team is a basketball team from Marshall University in Huntington, West VirginiaNew head coach Tom Herrion will lead the Thundering Herd starting the 2010 season.... |
| December 7 | Justin Hurtt, TLSA Tulsa Golden Hurricane men's basketball The University of Tulsa Golden Hurricane basketball team represents the University of Tulsa in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The team participates in Conference USA. The men’s team is currently coached by Doug Wojcik.... |
Elliot Williams, MEM |
| December 14 | Elliot Williams, MEM | Hassan Whiteside, MAR |
| December 21 | Elijah Millsap, UAB | Marcus Jordan Marcus Jordan Marcus Jordan is an American college basketball player for the UCF Knights men's basketball team of Conference USA. He is the son of Hall of Fame NBA player Michael Jordan.-High school:... , UCF UCF Knights men's basketball The UCF Knights men's basketball team represents the University of Central Florida located in Orlando, Florida. The Knights compete in National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I and the Eastern Division of Conference USA . They play their home games in the UCF Arena located on the... |
| Jeremy Williams, UTEP UTEP Miners men's basketball The UTEP Miners basketball team is an NCAA Division I men's college basketball team competing in the Conference USA. Home games are played at Don Haskins Center, located on University of Texas at El Paso's campus in El Paso.-Don Haskins Center:... |
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| December 28 | Aubrey Coleman, HOU | Jamarr Sanders, UAB |
| January 4 | Elijah Millsap, UAB | Derrick Caracter Derrick Caracter Derrick Caracter is a power forward–center for the Los Angeles Lakers.Caracter grew up in Fanwood, New Jersey. He played high school basketball at St. Patrick High School as a freshman, and attended Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School as a sophomore, to team with fellow SPF native, and subsequent... , UTEP |
| January 11 | Ben Uzoh, TLSA | Elijah Millsap, UAB |
| Elliot Williams, MEM | ||
| January 18 | Aubrey Coleman, HOU | Hassan Whiteside, MAR |
| January 25 | Randy Culpepper, UTEP | Hassan Whiteside, MAR |
| February 1 | Derrick Caracter, UTEP | Arsalan Kazemi Arsalan Kazemi Arsalan Kazemi Naeini is an Iranian basketball player who currently plays for Rice University and the Iran national basketball team.He was the captain of the Iranian under-18 national basketball team and has previously played for the main team of Zob Ahan Isfahan at the age of 17 before travelling... , RICE Rice Owls men's basketball The Rice Owls men's basketball program is the intercollegiate men's basketball program of Rice University. The program is classified in the NCAA's Division I, and the team competes in Conference USA... |
| February 8 | Wesley Witherspoon, MEM | Derrick Caracter, UTEP |
| February 15 | Randy Culpepper, UTEP | Elliot Williams, MEM |
| February 22 | Randy Culpepper, UTEP | Hassan Whiteside, MAR |
| March 1 | Aubrey Coleman, HOU | Hassan Whiteside, MAR |
| March 8 | Tyler Wilkerson, MAR | Jordan Callahan, TULN |
All-Conference Awards
- Player of the Year: Randy Culpepper, UTEP
- Freshman of the Year: Hassan Whiteside, Marshall
- Defensive Player of the Year: Hassan Whiteside, Marshall
- Sixth Man of the Year: Dago Pena, Marshall and Steven Idlet, Tulsa
- Newcomer of the Year: Elliot Williams, Memphis
- Coach of the Year: Tony BarbeeTony BarbeeTony Barbee is an American college basketball coach and the head coach of the men's basketball program at Auburn University. Barbee played college basketball for the University of Massachusetts under Coach John Calipari. Barbee later served as an assistant under Calipari at Memphis and often cited...
, UTEP
Conference USA Men's Basketball All-Conference Teams
First Team- Aubrey Coleman, Houston
- Randy Culpepper, UTEP
- Elijah Millsap, UAB
- Ben Uzoh, Tulsa
- Elliot Williams, Memphis
Second Team
- Derrick Caracter, UTEP
- Gary Flowers, Southern Miss
- Jerome Jordan, Tulsa
- Hassan Whiteside, Marshall
- Tyler Wilkerson, Marshall
Third Team
- Papa Dia, SMU
- Aaron Johnson, UAB
- Derek Williams, SMU
- Wesley Witherspoon, Memphis
- Brock Young, East Carolina
Freshman Team
- Keith Clanton, UCF
- Marcus Jordan, UCF
- Arsalan Kazemi, Rice
- Kendall Timmons, Tulane
- Hassan Whiteside, Marshall
Defensive Team
- Aaron Johnson, UAB
- Jerome Jordan, Tulsa
- Julyan Stone, UTEP
- Sai'Quon Stone, Southern Miss
- Hassan Whiteside, Marshall
Academic Team
- Connor Frizzelle, Rice
- Lucas Kuipers, Rice
- George Drake, UAB
- Isaac Sosa, UCF
- Isaac Gordon, UTEP
USBWA
On March 9, the U.S. Basketball Writers AssociationUnited States Basketball Writers Association
The United States Basketball Writers Association was founded in 1956 by Walter Byers and serves the interests of journalists who cover college basketball.-Scholarships:...
released its 2009–10 Men's All-District Teams, based on voting from its national membership. There were nine regions from coast to coast and a player and coach of the year were selected in each. The following enumerates all the Conference USA representatives selected within their respective regions.
District IV (KY, TN MS, AL, GA, FL)
All-District Team
- Elliot Williams, Memphis
District VI (IA, MO, KS, OK, NE, ND, SD)
All-District Team
- None Selected
District VII (TX, AR, LA)
All-District Team
- Randy Culpepper, UTEP