The 2009–10 New Mexico State Aggies men's basketball team represented New Mexico State University in the 2009–10 college basketball season. This was Marvin Menzies 3rd season as head coach. The Aggies played their home games at the Pan American Center and competed in the Western Athletic Conference. They finished the season 22–12, 11–5 in WAC play. They won the 2010 WAC men's basketball tournament to earn the conference's automatic bid to the 2010 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament. They earned a 12 seed in the Midwest Region where they were defeated by a 5 seed and AP #13 Michigan State in the first round.
Pre-season In the WAC preseason polls, released October 20 via media teleconference New Mexico State was selected to finish 3rd in the coaches and media poll. Jr. Jahmar Young was selected to the coaches and media All-WAC first team.
2009–10 Team
Roster Source #NameHeightWeight (lbs.)PositionClassHometownPrevious Team(s)0Tray Britt6'3"200GSr.Richmond, CaliforniaHogan HS1Jahmar Young6'5"180GJr.Baltimore, MarylandLaurinburg Prep3Da'Shawn Gomez 6'1"180GFr.Inglewood, CaliforniaInglewood HS5Lamine Diame6'6"200FFr.Saint-Louis, SenegalDe La Fosse10Bandja Sy 6'8"210FFr.Cergy, FranceStoneridge Prep11Justin Standley 6'3"190GFr.Oakland, CaliforniaMcClymonds HS13Hernst Laroche 6'1"165GSo.Montreal, QuebecPage-ConcordiaVanier15Kelly Merker 6'4"205FSr.Santa Fe, New MexicoMonte del Sol HS21Makhtar Diop 6'6"185GSo.Dakar, SenegalSt. Jeanne d'Arc Institute22Jonathan Gibson6'1"180GSr.West Covina, CaliforniaCalvary Christian Prep24Robert Lumpkins 6'7"210FJr.Washington, D.C.Kilgore College31Wendell McKines 6'6"225FJr.Oakland, CaliforniaRichmond HS32Hamidu Rahman 6'11"255CSo.Somerset, New JerseyAmerican Christian HS33Troy Gillenwater6'8"230FSo.Boston, MassachusettsStoneridge Prep34Aaron Gordo Castillo 6'5"180GJr.Las Cruces, New MexicoLas Cruces HS35B. J. West 6'11"220FFr.Cheneyville, LouisianaRapides HS45Tyrone Watson 6'5"225FFr.Hamilton, OntarioCathedral HS55Abdoulaye N'doye 7'0"215CFr.Dakar, SenegalISM
Coaching staff Name Position Year at NMSUAlma Mater (Year) Marvin MenziesHead coach 3rd UCLA (1987)Mick DurhamAssistant coach 2nd Montana State (1979)Chris Pompey Assistant coach 4th Pittsburgh (1984)Paul Weir Assistant coach 3rd York (2004)
2009–10 schedule and results Source All times are Mountain
!colspan=9| Exhibition
!colspan=9| Regular Season
!colspan=9| 2010 WAC men's basketball tournament
!colspan=10| 2010 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament
Season highlights On December 14, Jr. Jahmar Young was named the WAC player of the week for the fifth week of the season with weekly averages of 24.0 PPG, 1.0 RPG, 3.0 AST, and 47.0 FG%.
On February 1, So. Hamidu Rahman was named the WAC player of the week for the twelfth week of the season with weekly averages of 22.0 PPG, 12.0 RPG, and 66.7 FG%.
On February 8, Jr. Jahmar Young was named the WAC player of the week for the thirteenth week of the season with weekly averages of 25.0 PPG, 3.0 RPG, 5.0 AST, and 61.5 FG%.
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