2010–11 Utah State Aggies men's basketball team

2010–11 Utah State Aggies men's basketball
WAC Regular Season and Tournament Champions
NCAA Tournament, Second Round
Conference Western Athletic Conference
Ranking
Coaches #17
AP #19
2010–11 record 30–4 (15–1 WAC)
Head coach Stew Morrill
Assistant coach Tim Duryea
Assistant coach Chris Jones
Assistant coach Travis Felton
Home arena Smith Spectrum
Seasons
« 2009–10 2011–12 »
2010–11 WAC men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
#19 Utah State † 15   1   .938     30   4   .882
Boise State 10   6   .625     22   13   .629
New Mexico State 9   7   .563     16   17   .485
Idaho 9   7   .563     18   14   .563
Hawaiʻi 8   8   .500     19   13   .594
Nevada 8   8   .500     13   19   .406
Fresno State 6   10   .375     14   17   .452
San Jose State 5   11   .313     17   16   .515
Louisiana Tech 2   14   .125     12   20   .375
2011 WAC Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2010–11 Utah State Aggies men's basketball team represented Utah State University during the 2010–11 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Aggies, led by thirteenth year head coach Stew Morrill, played their home games at the Dee Glen Smith Spectrum and are members of the Western Athletic Conference. They finished the season 30–4, 15–1 in WAC play to win their 4th consecutive regular season conference title. They also won the 2011 WAC Men's Basketball Tournament to earn an automatic bid in the 2011 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament where they lost in the second round to Kansas State.

Roster

Number Name Position Height Weight Year Hometown
3 Brockeith Pane Guard 6–1 195 Junior Dallas, Texas
4 Antonio Bumpus Guard 6–3 185 Junior Columbus, Ohio
5 Pooh Williams Guard/Forward 6–4 190 Senior Federal Way, Washington
10 Leon Cooper, Jr. Guard 6–1 182 Freshman Freeport, Bahamas
11 Brad Brown Forward 6–6 190 Freshman Orono, Minnesota
13 Preston Medlin Guard 6–4 175 Sophomore Carrollton, Texas
14 E.J. Farris Guard 6–2 185 Sophomore Newark, California
15 James Walker III Guard 6–2 180 Freshman Long Beach, California
21 Morgan Grim Forward 6–8 230 Junior Riverton, Utah
22 Brady Jardine Forward 6–7 220 Junior Twin Falls, Idaho
23 Brian Green Guard 6–1 200 Senior Kaysville, Utah
24 Tyler Newbold Guard 6–5 210 Senior Payson, Utah
31 Ben Clifford Forward 6–7 220 Freshman South Jordan, Utah
35 Nate Bendall Forward 6–9 250 Senior Salt Lake City, Utah
42 Tai Wesley Forward 6–7 240 Senior Provo, Utah
44 Matt Formisano Forward 6–8 240 Senior Centennial, Colorado
45 Leland Miller Center 7–1 230 Sophomore St. George, Utah


Schedule

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance Record
Exhibition
10/30/10* 7:00 PM Laval Smith SpectrumLogan, UT W 93–51  6,888
11/5/10* 7:00 PM Grand Canyon Smith Spectrum • Logan, UT W 76–46  NA
Regular Season
11/13/10* 7:00 PM Weber State Smith Spectrum • Logan, UT W 77–65  9,014 1–0
11/17/10* 7:00 PM at #23 BYU Marriott CenterProvo, UT The Mtn. L 72–78  17,303 1–1
11/20/10* 7:00 PM at Southern Utah Centrum ArenaCedar City, UT W 66–53  4,303 2–1
11/24/10* 7:00 PM Utah Smith Spectrum • Logan, Utah CW30 W 79–62  8,368 3–1
11/27/10* 7:00 PM Northeastern Smith Spectrum • Logan, Utah W 56–54  6,761 4–1
12/1/10* 6:00 PM at Denver Magness ArenaDenver, CO FSN Rocky Mountain W 61–53  2,580 5–1
12/4/10* 12:00 PM at #14 Georgetown Verizon CenterWashington, D.C. ESPNU L 51–68  12,106 5–2
12/7/10* 7:00 PM Long Beach State Smith Spectrum • Logan, UT W 81–53  7,565 6–2
12/11/10* 7:00 PM Cal State Bakerfield Smith Spectrum • Logan, UT W 77–58  8,194 7–2
12/18/10* 7:00 PM at Utah Valley UCCU CenterOrem, UT W 76–58  7,124 8–2
12/21/10* 8:15 PM Idaho State Smith Spectrum • Logan, Utah
(World Vision Invitational)
W 71–48  8,145 9–2
12/22/10* 8:00 PM Western Michigan Smith Spectrum • Logan, Utah
(World Vision Invitational)
W 78–57  7,975 10–2
12/23/10* 8:05 PM Troy Smith Spectrum • Logan, Utah
(World Vision Invitational)
W 80–39  8,323 11–2
12/29/10 7:00 PM Hawaiʻi Smith Spectrum • Logan, Utah W 74–66  7,025 12–2 (1–0)
12/31/10 7:00 PM San Jose State Smith Spectrum • Logan, Utah W 80–71  6,732 13–2 (2–0)
1/8/11 2:00 PM at Nevada Lawlor Events CenterReno, NV ESPNU W 81–67  4,339 14–2 (3–0)
1/13/11 8:15 PM at Boise State Taco Bell ArenaBoise, ID W 68–59  8,825 15–2 (4–0)
1/15/11 9:15 PM at Fresno State Save Mart CenterFresno, CA W 52–39  7,396 16–2 (5–0)
1/20/11 7:00 PM Louisiana Tech Smtih Spectrum • Logan, UT W 74–57  9,768 17–2 (6–0)
1/22/11 9:00 PM New Mexico State Smtih Spectrum • Logan, UT ESPNU W 59–49  10,013 18–2 (7–0)
1/27/11 8:00 PM at San Jose State The Event Center ArenaSan Jose, CA W 84–65  2,391 19–2 (8–0)
1/29/11 10:00 PM at Hawaiʻi Stan Sheriff CenterHonolulu, HI W 89–84 2OT 8,127 20–2 (9–0)
2/2/11 9:00 PM Nevada #22 Smith Spectrum • Logan, UT ESPN2 W 67–45  9,837 21–2 (10–0)
2/5/11 7:00 PM Boise State #22 Smith Spectrum • Logan, UT CW30 W 77–49  10,270 22–2 (11–0)
2/9/11 9:00 PM at Idaho #21 Cowan SpectrumMoscow, ID ESPN2 L 56–64  1,512 22–3 (11–1)
2/12/11 7:00 PM Fresno State #21 Smith Spectrum • Logan, UT WAC Sports Network W 71–55  10,246 23–3 (12–1)
2/16/11* 7:00 PM Montana Western #25 Smith Spectrum • Logan, UT W 100–66  9,943 24–3
2/19/11* 7:00 PM at Saint Mary's #25 McKeon PavilionMoraga, CA
(ESPNU BracketBuster)
ESPN2 W 75–65  3,500 25–3
2/26/11 7:00 PM Idaho Smith Spectrum • Logan, UT W 84–68  10,270 26–3 (13–1)
3/2/11 9:00 PM at New Mexico State #25 Pan American CenterLas Cruces, NM ESPN2 W 58–54  6,602 27–3 (14–1)
3/5/11 5:00 PM at Louisiana Tech #25 Thomas Assembly CenterRuston, LA ESPN Plus W 72–30  2,141 28–3 (15–1)
WAC Tournament
3/11/11 7:00 PM vs. San Jose State #23 Orleans ArenaLas Vegas, NV
(Semifinals)
W 58–54  NA 29–3
3/12/11 8:00 PM vs. Boise State #23 Orleans Arena • Las Vegas, NV
(Championship Game)
ESPN2 W 77–69  NA 30–3
NCAA Tournament
3/17/11* 7:57 PM vs. #21 Kansas State #19 McKale CenterTucson, AZ
(Second Round)
truTV L 68–73  10,293 30–4
*Non-Conference Game. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Mountain Time.

See also