2010–11 Villanova Wildcats men's basketball team

2010–11 Villanova Wildcats men's basketball
NCAA Tournament, Second Round
Conference Big East Conference
2010–11 record 21–12 (9–9 Big East)
Head coach Jay Wright
Assistant coach Chris Walker
Assistant coach Chris Urgo
Assistant coach Jason Donnelly
Home arena The Pavilion
Wells Fargo Center
Seasons
« 2009–10 2011–12 »
2010–11 Big East men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
#4 Pittsburgh 15   3   .833     28   6   .824
#5 Notre Dame 14   4   .778     27   7   .794
#12 Syracuse 12   6   .667     27   8   .771
#14 Louisville 12   6   .667     25   10   .714
#18 St. John's 12   6   .667     21   12   .636
Cincinnati 11   7   .611     26   9   .743
#22 West Virginia 11   7   .611     21   12   .636
Georgetown 10   8   .556     21   11   .656
#9 Connecticut † 9   9   .500     32   9   .780
Villanova 9   9   .500     21   12   .636
Marquette 9   9   .500     22   15   .595
Seton Hall 7   11   .389     13   18   .419
Rutgers 5   13   .278     15   17   .469
Providence 4   14   .222     15   17   .469
South Florida 3   15   .167     10   23   .303
DePaul 1   17   .056     7   24   .226
† 2011 Big East Tournament winner
As of April 4, 2011[1] • Rankings from AP Poll

The 2010–11 Villanova Wildcats men's basketball team represented Villanova University in the 2010–11 college basketball season. Villanova was led by head coach Jay Wright. The Wildcats participated in the Big East Conference and played their home games at The Pavilion with some select home games at the Wells Fargo Center. They finished the season 21–12, 9–9 in Big East play and lost in the first round of the 2011 Big East Men's Basketball Tournament to South Florida. They received an at-large bid in the 2011 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament where they lost in the second round to George Mason.

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Preseason

The Villanova Wildcats come back from a 2009–10 season which had a record of 25–8 (13–4) with the season ending in 2nd round of the NCAA Tournament.

Class of 2010

[2][3][4]

Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
James Bell
SF		 Montverde, FL Montverde Academy 6 ft 5 in (196 cm) 215 lb (98 kg) Jul 31,
2008 
Scout:   Rivals:   ESPN grade: 95
Markus Kennedy
C		 Winchendon, MA The Winchendon School 6 ft 9 in (206 cm) 230 lb (100 kg) Apr 29,
2009 
Scout:   Rivals:   ESPN grade: 92
Jayvaughn Pinkston
PF		 Brooklyn, NY Bishop Loughlin 6 ft 9 in (206 cm) 220 lb (100 kg) Dec 3,
2009 
Scout:   Rivals:   ESPN grade: 94
Overall Recruiting Rankings:     Scout – UR     Rivals – NR [5]     ESPN – NR 

Season To Date

The Wildcats recorded home wins against Temple and UCLA in their out-of-conference schedule with their only loss coming on the road to Tennessee. They reached as high as #7 in the AP Poll, starting the season 16–1. However, in their fifth Big East contest, they lost at Connecticut. They quickly bounced back with a road win at Syracuse, who was the 3rd ranked team in the country at the time. Maalik Wayns had a team-high 21 points in the win. They then lost their next two games, on the road to Providence, and at home against Georgetown.

As of February 1, Corey Stokes is averaging 15.6 points per game, good for tenth in the Big East. Corey Fisher is a close second on the team, with 15.2 ppg. Villanova finished the season with an overall record of 21–11 and lost in the first round of the Big East conference tournament to South Florida, 69–70. They received a #9 seed in the NCAA tournament and lost to #8 seed George Mason in the second round.

Schedule

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance Record
Exhibition
11/2/10* 7:00 PM District of Columbia #6 Wells Fargo Center • Philadelphia, PA W 95–58  5,797
Regular Season
11/12/10* 8:00 PM Bucknell #6 The Pavilion • Villanova, PA ESPN3 W 68–52  6,500 1–0
11/16/10* 5:30 PM Marist #6 The Pavilion • Villanova, PA
(NIT Season Tip-Off first round)		 ESPNU W 84–47  6,500 2–0
11/17/10* 8:00 PM Boston University #6 The Pavilion • Villanova, PA
(NIT Season Tip-Off second round)		 W 82–66  6,500 3–0
11/20/10* 7:00 PM Lafayette #6 The Pavilion • Villanova, PA ESPN3 W 86–41  6,500 4–0
11/24/10* 9:00 PM vs. UCLA #7 Madison Square Garden • New York City, NY
(NIT Season Tip-Off semi-finals)		 ESPN W 82–70  6,746 5–0
11/26/10* 5:00 PM vs. #24 Tennessee #7 Madison Square Garden • New York City, NY
(NIT Season Tip-Off final)		 ESPN L 68–78  7,228 5–1
12/3/10* 8:45 PM Saint Joseph's #12 The Pavilion • Villanova, PA
(Philadelphia Big 5)		 ESPNU W 71–60  6,500 6–1
12/8/10* 7:00 PM at Penn #12 The Palestra • Philadelphia, PA
(Philadelphia Big 5)		 Comcast SportsNet W 72–75  5,561 7–1
12/12/10* 2:00 PM at La Salle #12 Tom Gola Arena • Philadelphia, PA
(Philadelphia Big 5)		 ESPNU W 84–81  3,400 8–1
12/18/10* 7:30 PM Delaware #10 Wells Fargo Center • Philadelphia, PA ESPN3 W 78–59  12,055 9–1
12/22/10* 7:00 PM at Monmouth #8 The MAC • West Long Branch, NJ W 76–36  3,896 10–1
12/30/10* 7:00 PM Temple #8 The Pavilion • Villanova, PA
(Philadelphia Big 5)		 ESPN2 W 78–74  6,500 11–1
1/2/11 1:00 PM Rutgers #8 The Pavilion • Villanova, PA ESPNU W 81–65  6,500 12–1 (1–0)
1/6/10 7:00 PM at South Florida #7 USF Sun Dome • Tampa, FL ESPNU W 83–71  4,510 13–1 (2–0)
1/9/11 12:00 PM #25 Cincinnati #7 The Pavilion • Villanova, PA WPVI W 72–61  6,500 14–1 (3–0)
1/12/11 7:00 PM #17 Louisville #7 Wells Fargo Center • Philadelphia, PA ESPN2 W 88–74  13,199 15–1 (4–0)
1/15/11* 1:00 PM Maryland #7 Wells Fargo Center • Philadelphia, PA CBS W 74–66  17,477 16–1 (4–0)
1/17/11 3:30 PM at #8 Connecticut #7 Harry A. Gampel Pavilion • Storrs, CT ESPN L 59–61  10,167 16–2 (4–1)
1/22/11 12:30 PM at #3 Syracuse #7 Carrier Dome • Syracuse, NY ESPN W 83–72  33,736 17–2 (5–1)
1/26/11 7:00 PM at Providence #8 Dunkin' Donuts Center • Providence, RI WPVI L 68–83  7,927 17–3 (5–2)
1/29/11 12:00 PM #21 Georgetown #8 Wells Fargo Center • Philadelphia, PA ESPN L 66–69  19,914 17–4 (5–3)
2/2/11 7:00 PM Marquette #12 The Pavilion • Villanova, PA ESPNU W 75–70  6,500 18–4 (6–3)
2/5/11 12:00 PM #25 West Virginia #12 Wells Fargo Center • Philadelphia, PA ESPN2 W 66–50  NA 19–4 (7–3)
2/9/11 8:00 PM at Rutgers #9 The RAC • Piscataway, NJ WPHL L 76–77  6,892 19–5 (7–4)
2/12/11 9:00 PM #4 Pittsburgh #9 The Pavilion • Villanova, PA ESPN L 54–57  6,500 19–6 (7–5)
2/15/11 8:00 PM at Seton Hall #15 Prudential Center • Newark, NJ WPHL W 60–57  9,408 20–6 (8–5)
2/19/11 12:00 PM at DePaul #15 Allstate Arena • Rosemont, IL WPVI W 77–75 OT 9,854 21–6 (9–5)
2/21/11 7:00 PM #17 Syracuse #15 Wells Fargo Center • Philadelphia, PA ESPN L 64–69  18,899 21–7 (9–6)
2/26/11 2:00 PM #23 St John's #15 Wells Fargo Center • Philadelphia, PA ESPN L 68–81  16,042 21–8 (9–7)
2/28/11 7:00 PM at #8 Notre Dame #19 Edmund P. Joyce Center • South Bend, IN ESPN L 72–93  9,149 21–9 (9–8)
3/5/11 4:00 PM at #4 Pittsburgh #19 Petersen Events Center • Pittsburgh, PA CBS L 50–60  12,843 21–10 (9–9)
Big East Tournament
3/8/11 7:00 PM vs. South Florida Madison Square Garden • New York, NY
(First Round)		 ESPNU L 69–70  19,375 21–11
NCAA Tournament
3/18/11* 2:10 PM vs. George Mason Quicken Loans Arena • Cleveland, OH
(Second Round)		 TNT L 57–61  20,164 21–12
*Non-Conference Game. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Eastern Time.

Rankings

Main article: 2010–11 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings
Ranking Movement
Legend: ██ Improvement in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
Poll 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
AP 6 6 7 12 12 10 8 8 7 7 7 8 12 9 15 15 19 NR
Coaches 6 7 7 12 12 11 8 8 7 7 7 7 12 10 14 14 19 NR

Roster

2010–11 Villanova Wildcats men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Home town
F 0 Pena, AntonioAntonio Pena 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Sr Brooklyn, New York
F 1 Pinkston, JayVaughnJayVaughn Pinkston 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 260 lb (118 kg) Fr Brooklyn, New York
G 2 Wayns, MaalikMaalik Wayns 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
G 4 Ouando, DallasDallas Ouando 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Holmdel, New Jersey
G 10 Fisher, CoreyCorey Fisher 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Bronx, New York
F 12 Wooten, RussellRussell Wooten 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Chula Vista, California
F 13 Yarou, MouphtaouMouphtaou Yarou 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So Natitingou, Benin
G 23 Cheek, DominicDominic Cheek 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Jersey City, New Jersey
G 24 Stokes, CoreyCorey Stokes 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr Bayonne, New Jersey
C 25 Sutton, MauriceMaurice Sutton 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So Upper Marlboro, Maryland
G 32 Bell, JamesJames Bell 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Fr Orlando, Florida
F 34 Armwood, IsaiahIsaiah Armwood 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Baltimore, Maryland
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: 2009-11-13

See also

References

  1. ^ "Big East Conference Standings - 2010-11." ESPN.com. Retrieved 3-9-11.
  2. ^ Villanova Class of 2010 – Rivals
  3. ^ Villanova Class of 2010 – Scout
  4. ^ Villanova Class of 2010 – ESPN
  5. ^ 2010 Team Recruiting Rankings – Rivals

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