2009–10 Appalachian State Mountaineers men's basketball team

The 2009–10 Appalachian State Mountaineers men's basketball team represented Appalachian State University in the 2009–10 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Mountaineers were led by head coach Buzz Peterson in his first year leading the team in his second stint as Appalachian State's head coach after returning to the team in April of 2009.[1] Appalachian State played their home games at the George M. Holmes Convocation Center in Boone, North Carolina, as members of the Southern Conference.

2009–10 Appalachian State Mountaineers men's basketball
Southern Conference North Division Champions
CIT, Semifinals
ConferenceSouthern Conference
DivisionNorth Division
Record24–13 (13–5 SoCon)
Head coach
Associate head coachJamie Kachmarik (1st season)
Assistant coaches
Home arenaGeorge M. Holmes Convocation Center
Seasons
← 2008–09
2010–11 →
2009–10 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
North
Appalachian State135 .7222412 .667
Western Carolina117 .6112212 .647
Chattanooga612 .3331518 .455
UNC Greensboro612 .333823 .258
Samford513 .2781120 .355
Elon513 .278923 .281
South
Wofford153 .833269 .743
College of Charleston144 .7782212 .647
Davidson117 .6111615 .516
The Citadel99 .5001616 .500
Furman711 .3891317 .433
Georgia Southern612 .333923 .281
SoCon Tournament winner
As of March 22, 2010
Rankings from AP Poll

The Mountaineers finished conference play with a 13–5 record and won the Southern Conference's North division. In the SoCon tournament, Appalachian State won two games to advance to the SoCon championship game, where they were defeated by South division champion Wofford.[2]

Appalachian State failed to qualify for the NCAA tournament, but were invited to the 2010 CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament. The Mountaineers won their first two games in the CIT to advance to the tournament's semifinals, where they were eliminated by Pacific, 64–56.[3][4][5]

The Mountaineers finished the season with a 24–13 record.

Roster

2009–10 Appalachian State Mountaineers men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
G0Donald Sims6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)170 lb (77 kg)JrGaffney, South Carolina
G1Ryann Abraham5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)185 lb (84 kg)SrMayagüez, Puerto Rico
F11Nathan Healy6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)210 lb (95 kg)FrNew Bern, North Carolina
G12Marcus Wright6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)190 lb (86 kg)SoWinston-Salem, North Carolina
G15Jeremi Booth6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)205 lb (93 kg)JrAltavista, Virginia
F21Omar Carter6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)220 lb (100 kg)JrCharlotte, North Carolina
G23Kellen Brand6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)185 lb (84 kg)SrHigh Point, North Carolina
G24J. R. Archer6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)205 lb (93 kg)JrBoone, North Carolina
F25Josh Hunter6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)245 lb (111 kg)SrAlbany, Georgia
G31A. J. Highsmith6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)205 lb (93 kg)SrWinston-Salem, North Carolina
C32Isaac Butts6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)285 lb (129 kg)JrMilledgeville, Georgia
F33Tyler Webb6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)230 lb (104 kg)SrNickelsville, Virginia
C34Josh Nirenberg6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)265 lb (120 kg)RS FrFort Lauderdale, Florida
G41Ryan Kilmartin6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)190 lb (86 kg)FrCharlotte, North Carolina
F45Anthony Breeze6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)230 lb (104 kg)JrGreenville, South Carolina
F50Andre Williamson6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)225 lb (102 kg)SoDayton, Ohio
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: February 20, 2023

Source[6][7]

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank#Opponent#ResultRecordSite (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
November 6, 2009*
7:30 pm
Mars HillW 94–81 
Holmes Convocation Center 
Boone, NC
Regular season
November 13, 2009*
7:00 pm
UNC WilmingtonW 79–68 1–0
Holmes Convocation Center (2,544)
Boone, NC
November 14, 2009*
4:00 pm
at East Tennessee StateL 58–62 1–1
Memorial Center (5,562)
Johnson City, TN
November 17, 2009*
7:00 pm
Lees–McRaeW 77–44 2–1
Holmes Convocation Center (1,621)
Boone, NC
November 20, 2009*
8:00 pm
at ArkansasL 72–81 OT2–2
Bud Walton Arena (11,958)
Fayetteville, AR
November 23, 2009*
7:00 pm
at No. 16 LouisvilleL 53–80 2–3
Freedom Hall (19,027)
Louisville, KY
November 28, 2009*
7:00 pm
Morgan StateW 93–92 OT3–3
Holmes Convocation Center (1,576)
Boone, NC
November 30, 2009*
7:00 pm
WinthropW 70–51 4–3
Holmes Convocation Center (1,292)
Boone, NC
December 3, 2009
7:00 pm
FurmanL 82–85 4–4
(0–1)
Holmes Convocation Center (1,851)
Boone, NC
December 7, 2009
7:00 pm
at WoffordW 77–76 5–4
(1–1)
Benjamin Johnson Arena (1,316)
Spartanburg, SC
December 17, 2009*
7:30 pm
MilliganW 113–91 6–4
Holmes Convocation Center (1,002)
Boone, NC
December 19, 2009*
7:00 pm
at Robert MorrisW 65–52 7–4
Charles L. Sewall Center (837)
Moon Township, PA
December 21, 2009*
8:00 pm
at DaytonL 49–65 7–5
UD Arena (13,435)
Dayton, OH
December 30, 2009*
8:00 pm
at CampbellL 63–92 7–6
John W. Pope Jr. Convocation Center (1,886)
Buies Creek, NC
January 6, 2010
7:30 pm
The CitadelL 58–62 7–7
(1–2)
Holmes Convocation Center (1,037)
Boone, NC
January 9, 2010
2:00 pm
at DavidsonW 78–68 8–7
(2–2)
John M. Belk Arena (5,109)
Davidson, NC
January 13, 2010
7:00 pm
ElonW 89–65 9–7
(3–2)
Holmes Convocation Center (2,301)
Boone, NC
January 16, 2010
3:00 pm
UNC GreensboroW 72–64 10–7
(4–2)
Holmes Convocation Center (2,162)
Boone, NC
January 20, 2010
7:00 pm
at Georgia SouthernL 65–68 10–8
(4–3)
Hanner Fieldhouse (2,036)
Statesboro, GA
January 23, 2010
3:30 pm
Western CarolinaW 87–74 11–8
(5–3)
Holmes Convocation Center (5,074)
Boone, NC
January 28, 2010
8:00 pm
at SamfordW 68–55 12–8
(6–3)
Pete Hanna Center (2,133)
Birmingham, AL
January 30, 2010
7:30 pm
at ChattanoogaL 80–85 12–9
(6–4)
McKenzie Arena (4,331)
Chattanooga, TN
February 1, 2010*
7:00 pm
KingL 76–87 12–10
Holmes Convocation Center (1,807)
Boone, NC
February 6, 2010
3:00 pm
at Western CarolinaW 89–77 13–10
(7–4)
Ramsey Center (6,024)
Cullowhee, NC
February 8, 2010
7:00 pm
at UNC GreensboroW 75–69 14–10
(8–4)
Greensboro Coliseum (4,198)
Greensboro, NC
February 11, 2010
7:00 pm
DavidsonW 66–56 15–10
(9–4)
Holmes Convocation Center (2,007)
Boone, NC
February 13, 2010
7:00 pm
Georgia SouthernW 111–83 16–10
(10–4)
Holmes Convocation Center (1,482)
Boone, NC
February 17, 2010
9:00 pm
at College of CharlestonL 72–73 16–11
(10–5)
Carolina First Arena (5,122)
Charleston, SC
February 20, 2010*
7:00 pm
Tennessee Tech
ESPN BracketBusters
W 81–68 17–11
Holmes Convocation Center (2,226)
Boone, NC
February 22, 2010
7:00 pm
at ElonW 58–54 18–11
(11–5)
Alumni Gym (914)
Elon, NC
February 25, 2010
7:30 pm
ChattanoogaW 80–74 19–11
(12–5)
Holmes Convocation Center (2,003)
Boone, NC
February 27, 2010
3:00 pm
SamfordW 82–68 20–11
(13–5)
Holmes Convocation Center (2,120)
Boone, NC
SoCon tournament
March 6, 2010
7:00 pm
(N1) vs. (S4) The Citadel
SoCon Quarterfinals
W 71–61 21–11
Bojangles Coliseum 
Charlotte, NC
March 7, 2010
8:30 pm
(N1) vs. (S2) College of Charleston
SoCon Semifinals
W 77–54 22–11
Time Warner Cable Arena (5,440)
Charlotte, NC
March 8, 2010
9:00 pm
(N1) vs. (S1) Wofford
SoCon Championship Game
L 51–56 22–12
Time Warner Cable Arena (6,193)
Charlotte, NC
CollegeInsider.com tournament
March 16, 2010
7:00 pm
Harvard
CIT First Round
W 93–71 23–12
Holmes Convocation Center (1,786)
Boone, NC
March 22, 2010
7:00 pm
at Marshall
CIT Quarterfinals
W 80–72 24–12
Cam Henderson Center (4,371)
Huntington, WV
March 25, 2010
8:00 pm
Pacific
CIT Semifinals
L 56–64 24–13
Holmes Convocation Center (2,565)
Boone, NC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.
Source[7][8][9][10]

References