League NCAA Division I Number of teams 7 | ||
Duration January 9, 2010through March 6, 2010 | ||
The 2009–10 Great West Conference men's basketball season marks the inaugural season of Great West Conference basketball. The Great West is the first new Division I basketball conference since the Mountain West Conference began play in 1999. In 2008–09, the Great West Conference began competition in basketball, although they were transitioning to Division I at the time.
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Preseason
On October 29, 2009, the Great West Conference held its first basketball media day. The league's coaches voted South Dakota the inaugural preaseason #1 and South Dakota senior forward Tyler Cain the preseason player of the year.
Preseason All-Great West Team
First Team
Second Team
Honorable Mention: Mario Flaherty, Houston Baptist; Wendell Preadom, Houston Baptist; Gary Garris, NJIT; Nathan Hawkins, Texas Pan-American; Jon Montgomery, Chicago State; Ben Smith, Texas-Pan American
Preseason Player of the Year
Postseason
As a new Division I conference, the Great West does not receive an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. However, the league's tournament champion will receive a berth in the CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament.
Weekly awards
Great West Player of the Week
Throughout the conference season, the Great West offices name a player of the week.