| 2009–10 Mountain West Conference men's basketball season | |
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| League: | NCAA Division I |
| Sport: | Basketball |
| Pixels: | 215px |
| Duration: | December 9, 2009 through March 6, 2010 |
| No Of Teams: | 9 |
| Tv: | The Mtn. |
| Season: | Regular Season |
| Season Champs: | New Mexico Lobos |
| Mvp Link: | Mountain West Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year |
| Finals: | Tournament |
| Finals Link: | 2010 Mountain West Conference Men's Basketball Tournament |
| Finals Mvp Link: | 2010 Mountain West Conference Men's Basketball Tournament |
| Seasonslistnames: | Basketball |
| Prevseason Year: | 2008–09 |
| Nextseason Year: | 2010–11 |
The 2009–10 Mountain West Conference men's basketball season marks the 11th season of Mountain West Conference basketball.
The Mountain West Conference held its pre-season media day on October 6, 2009 at The Mtn. studios in Denver, Colorado. The league's media overwhelmingly voted Brigham Young the preseason #1 and BYU junior guard Jimmer Fredette the preseason player of the year.[1]
New Mexico's Roman Martinez was named to the 30-man Lowe's Senior CLASS Award preseason candidate list.[2]
| Rank | Team | Votes | |
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| 1 | BYU (23) | 215 | |
| 2 | San Diego State (1) | 166 | |
| 3 | UNLV | 161 | |
| 4 | Utah | 143 | |
| 5 | New Mexico | 141 | |
| 6 | Wyoming | 89 | |
| 7 | TCU | 82 | |
| 8 | Colorado State | 58 | |
| 9 | Air Force | 25 |
Preseason All-MWC team
Preseason Player of the Year
Preseason Newcomer of the Year
Preseason Freshman of the Year
2009 marks the inaugural year of the Mountain West - Missouri Valley Challenge – matching teams from the Mountain West against teams from the Missouri Valley Conference in an effort to bolster strength of schedule for both leagues. Match-ups were set in January, 2009 and were based on 2008–09 preseason projections.[4] The MVC won the first Challenge 5–4 as Northern Iowa knocked off Wyoming in the final game.
| Coaches Poll[5] | Pre | Wk 1 | Wk 2 | Wk 3 | Wk 4 | Wk 5 | Wk 6 | Wk 7 | Wk 8 | Wk 9 | Wk 10 | Wk 11 | Wk 12 | Wk 13 | Wk 14 | Wk 15 | Wk 16 | Wk 17 | Wk 18 | Final |
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| Brigham Young | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | 25 | 18 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 16 |
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| New Mexico | RV | RV | RV | 19 | 13 | 19 | 15 | RV | RV | 23 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 10 | ||
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| UNLV | RV | 21 | 17 | 20 | 23 | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | 25 | 25 | RV | RV | RV | RV | ||||
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MWC Player of the Week
Throughout the conference season, the MWC offices name a player of the week.
| Week | Player of the week |
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| November 16 | Jimmer Fredette, BYU[6] |
| November 23 | Darington Hobson, UNM[7] |
| November 30 | Grant Parker, AFA[8] |
| December 7 | Roman Martinez, UNM[9] |
| December 21 | Kawhi Leonard, SDSU[10] |
| Roman Martinez, UNM | |
| December 28 | Edvinas Ruzgas, TCU[11] |
| January 4 | Jimmer Fredette, BYU[12] |
| January 11 | Andy Ogide, CSU[13] |
| Jonathan Tavernari, BYU | |
| January 18 | A.J. Hardeman, UNM |
| January 25 | Tre'Von Willis, UNLV |
| February 1 | Jimmer Fredette, BYU |
| February 8 | Darington Hobson, UNM, and Tre'Von Willis, UNLV |
| February 15 | Kawhi Leonard, SDSU |
| February 22 | Jimmer Fredette, BYU |
| March 1 | Dairese Gary, UNM |
| March 8 | Kawhi Leonard, SDSU |