2010–11 West Virginia Mountaineers men's basketball team

2010–11 West Virginia Mountaineers men's basketball
NCAA Tournament, Third Round
Conference Big East
Ranking
AP #22
2010–11 record 21–12 (11–7 Big East)
Head coach Bob Huggins
Assistant coach Billy Hahn
Assistant coach Larry Harrison
Assistant coach Erik Martin
Home arena WVU Coliseum
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 West Virginia Mountaineers men's basketball team represented West Virginia University in the 2010-11 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They were coached by Bob Huggins and played their home games at the WVU Coliseum. They lost in the 2nd round by Marquette in the 2011 Big East Men's Basketball Tournament. They were invited to the 2011 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament. They defeated Clemson in the second round before losing to Kentucky in the third round.

Contents

Preseason

Recruiting

Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Kevin Noreen
PF
Minneapolis, MN Minnesota Transitions Charter 6 ft 10 in (208 cm) 210 lb (95 kg) Jun 29,
2010 
Scout:   Rivals:   ESPN grade: N/A
Overall recruiting rankings:
Note: In many cases, Scout and Rivals may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
In these cases, an average of the two was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.
Sources:

Roster

Name Number Position Height Weight Year Hometown
Darryl Bryant 25 G 6–2 195 Junior Brooklyn, New York
Craig Carey 15 G 6–2 160 Sophomore Morgantown, West Virginia
Jake Ferguson 20 F 6–6 190 Freshman Summersville, West Virginia
John Flowers 41 F 6–7 215 Senior Waldorf, Maryland
Danny Jennings 30 F 6–8 260 Sophomore Staten Island, New York
Kevin Jones 5 F 6–8 260 Junior Mount Vernon, New York
Deniz Kılıçlı 13 F 6–9 270 Sophomore Istanbul, Turkey
Joe Mazzulla 21 G 6–2 200 Redshirt-Senior Johnston, Rhode Island
Casey Mitchell 33 G 6–4 225 Senior Savannah, Georgia
Kevin Noreen 34 F 6–10 235 Freshman Minneapolis, Minnesota
Dalton Pepper 32 G 6–5 230 Sophomore Levittown, Pennsylvania
Kenny Ross 12 G 6–0 175 Redshirt–Freshman Furlong, Pennsylvania
Kerwin Selby 24 G 6–4 210 Junior Bel Air, Maryland
Cam Thoroughman 2 F 6–7 235 Redshirt-Senior Portsmouth, Ohio
Jonnie West 4 G 6–3 195 Redshirt-Senior Memphis, Tennessee

2010–11 Schedule

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Record
Exhibition
11/02/2010* 7:00 PM UNC Pembroke WVU ColiseumMorgantown, WV W 87–53 
12/22/2010* 7:00 PM Walsh WVU Coliseum • Morgantown, WV W 86–63 
Regular Season
11/12/2010* 9:00 PM Oakland WVU Coliseum • Morgantown, WV W 95–71  1–0
11/18/2010* 7:00 PM vs. Davidson José Miguel Agrelot ColiseumSan Juan, PR
(Puerto Rico Tip-Off 1st round)
ESPNU W 84–70  2–0
11/19/2010* 11:30 AM vs. Vanderbilt José Miguel Agrelot Coliseum • San Juan, PR
(Puerto Rico Tip-Off semi-finals)
ESPNU W 74–71  3–0
11/21/2010* 7:30 PM vs. Minnesota José Miguel Agrelot Coliseum • San Juan, PR
(Puerto Rico Tip-Off championship)
ESPN2 L 70–74  3–1
11/27/2010* 7:00 PM vs. VMI Charleston Civic CenterCharleston, WV Big East Network W 82–66  4–1
12/01/2010* 7:00 PM American WVU Coliseum • Morgantown, WV Big East Network W 71–50  5–1
12/04/2010* 4:00 PM at Miami (FL) BankUnited CenterCoral Gables, FL Big East Network L 76–79  5–2
12/07/2010* 7:00 PM Robert Morris WVU Coliseum • Morgantown, WV Big East Network W 82–49  6–2
12/12/2010* 7:00 PM at Duquense A.J. Palumbo CenterPittsburgh, PA CBSCS W 64–61  7–2
12/18/2010* 2:00 PM Cleveland State WVU Coliseum • Morgantown, WV Big East Network W 74–63  8–2
12/29/2010 7:00 PM St. John's WVU Coliseum • Morgantown, WV Big East Network L 71–81  8–3 (0–1)
01/01/2011 11:00 AM at Marquette Bradley CenterMilwaukee, WI ESPN2 L 74–79  8–4 (0–2)
01/04/2011 9:00 PM at DePaul Allstate ArenaRosemont, IL Big East Network W 67–65  9–4 (1–2)
01/08/2011 11:00 AM at #13 Georgetown Verizon CenterWashington, D.C. ESPN2 W 65–59  10–4 (2–2)
01/13/2011 7:00 PM Providence WVU Coliseum • Morgantown, WV ESPN2 W 93–63  11–4 (3–2)
01/16/2011* 1:30 PM #8 Purdue WVU Coliseum • Morgantown, WV CBS W 68–64  12–4
01/19/2011* 8:00 PM vs. Marshall #21 Charleston Civic Center • Charleston, WV
(Chesapeake Energy Capital Classic)
L 71–75  12–5
01/23/2011 2:00 PM South Florida #21 WVU Coliseum • Morgantown, WV Big East Network W 56–46  13–5 (4–2)
01/26/2011 7:00 PM at #19 Louisville KFC Yum! CenterLouisville, KY ESPNU L 54–55  13–6 (4–3)
01/29/2011 8:00 PM at Cincinnati Fifth Third ArenaCincinnati, OH Big East Network W 66–55  14–6 (5–3)
02/02/2011 7:00 PM Seton Hall #25 WVU Coliseum • Morgantown, WV Big East Network W 56–44  15–6 (6–3)
02/05/2011 12:00 PM at #12 Villanova #25 The PavilionVillanova, PA ESPN L 50–66  15–7 (6–4)
02/07/2011 7:00 PM #4 Pittsburgh #25 WVU Coliseum • Morgantown, WV
(Backyard Brawl)
ESPN L 66–71  15–8 (6–5)
02/12/2011 4:00 PM DePaul #25 WVU Coliseum • Morgantown, WV Big East Network W 82–71  16–8 (7–5)
02/14/2011 7:00 PM at #20 Syracuse Carrier DomeSyracuse, NY ESPN L 52–63  16–9 (7–6)
02/19/2011 1:00 PM #7 Notre Dame WVU Coliseum • Morgantown, WV CBS W 72–58  17–9 (8–6)
02/24/2011 9:00 PM at #6 Pittsburgh Petersen Events Center • Pittsburgh, PA
(Backyard Brawl)
ESPN L 58–71  17–10 (8–7)
02/27/2011 12:00 PM at Rutgers Louis Brown Athletic CenterPiscataway, NJ Big East Network W 65–54  18–10 (9–7)
03/02/2011 7:00 PM #16 Connecticut WVU Coliseum • Morgantown, WV ESPN2 W 65–56  19–10 (10–7)
03/05/2011 7:00 PM #11 Louisville WVU Coliseum • Morgantown, WV ESPN W 72–70  20–10 (11–7)
Big East Men's Basketball Championship
03/08/2011 9:30 PM vs. Marquette Madison Square GardenNew York City, NY
(Second Round)
ESPN L 61–67  20–11
2011 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament
03/17/2011* 12:15 PM vs. Clemson #22 St. Pete Times ForumTampa, FL
(Second Round)
CBS W 84–76  21–11
03/19/2011* 12:15 PM vs. #11 Kentucky #22 St. Pete Times Forum • Tampa, FL
(Third Round)
CBS L 63–71  21–12
*Non-Conference Game. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Eastern Time.

References

  1. ^ "Big East Conference Standings - 2010-11." ESPN.com. Retrieved 3-9-11.