2009–10 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs basketball team
Introduction The '''2009–10 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs basketball team''' represented Louisiana Tech University in the 2009–10 men's college basketball season. This was Kerry Rupp's 3rd season as head coach. The Bulldogs played their home games at Thomas Assembly Center and compete in the Western Athletic Conference. They finished the season 24–11, 9–7 in WAC play and lost in the semifinals of the 2010 WAC men's basketball tournament. They were invited to the 2010 CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they advanced to the quarterfinals before falling to Missouri State.
Pre-season In the WAC preseason polls, released October 20 via media teleconference La Tech was selected to finish 5th in the coaches poll and 6th in the media poll. Sr. Kyle Gibson was selected to the coaches All-WAC second team.
2009–10 Team ===Roster===Source#NameHeightWeight (lbs. )PositionClassHometownPrevious Team(s)2Brandon Gibson6'5"225GSo.Marianna, FloridaMarianna HS3Jamel Guyton6'3"200GSr.Odessa, TexasOdessa HSOdessa CC5Olu Ashaolu6'7"220GSo.Toronto, OntarioHumble Christian (Texas)10Yonas Berhe6'0"170GSo.Toronto, OntarioFather Henry Carr SS11DeAndre Brown5'11"160GJr.Fort Worth, TexasPaul Laurence Dunbar HSNavarro CC13Trey Felder 6'5"169GFFr.Jackson, MississippiMurrah HS15Magnum Rolle6'11"225FCSr.Freeport, BahamasBahamas National prep schoolLSU20Andres Marmolejo6'3"215GJr.Alamo Heights, TexasAlamo Heights SSOakton CC22Kyle Gibson  6'5"205GSr.Los Angeles, CaliforniaDorsey HS24Darius Redding 6'4"205FFr.Tallahassee, FloridaGodby HS30David Jackson  6'8"205FSr.Tucson, ArizonaRincon HSMesa CC31Kaiser Stegall  6'3"205FFr.Lancaster, TexasSkyline HS33Anson Bartlett 6'3"175GSo.Little Rock, ArkansasPulaski Academy34Justin Rake  6'3"200GFr.Mandeville, LouisianaSt. Paul's School45Shawn Oliverson  6'10"250FCJr.Preston, IdahoPreston HSCornell===Coaching staff===Name Position Year at La TechAlma Mater (Year) '''Kerry Rupp'''Head coach 3rd Southern Utah (1977)'''Nikita Johnson''' Associate head coach 3rd West Georgia (1989)'''Curtis Condie''' Assistant coach 3rd Utah State (1994)'''Dusty May''' Assistant coach 1st Indiana (2000)'''Cody Fueger''' Director of Basketball Operations 3rd Utah (2006)
2009–10 schedule and results Source*All times are Central Exhibition Regular Season 2010 WAC men's basketball tournament '''2010 CollegeInsider.com Tournament'''
Season highlights On December 7, Sr. Kyle Gibson was named the WAC player of the week for the fourth week of the season with weekly averages of 27.5 PPG, 6.5 RPG, 4.0 AST, 1.5 Steals and 59.3 FG%.On January 4, So. Olu Ashaolu was named the WAC player of the week for the eighth week of the season with weekly averages of 15.5 PPG, 16.5 RPG, 1.5 AST, 0.5 Steals and 52.4 FG%.
See also *Louisiana Tech Bulldogs basketball*2009–10 WAC men's basketball season
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