2010–11 Colorado State Rams men's basketball team

2010–11 Colorado State Rams men's basketball
Cancun Governor's Cup Champions
NIT, First Round
Conference Mountain West Conference
2010–11 record 19–13 (9–7 Mountain West)
Head coach Tim Miles
Assistant coach Niko Medved
Assistant coach Craig Smith
Assistant coach DeMarlo Slocum
Home arena Moby Arena
2010–11 Mountain West Conference men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
#5 San Diego State † 14 – 2   .875     34 – 3   .919
#12 BYU 14 – 2   .875     32 – 5   .865
UNLV 11 – 5   .688     24 – 9   .727
Colorado State 9 – 7   .563     19 – 13   .594
New Mexico 8 – 8   .500     22 – 13   .629
Air Force 6 – 10   .375     16 – 16   .500
Utah 6 – 10   .375     13 – 18   .419
Wyoming 3 – 13   .188     10 – 21   .323
TCU 1 – 15   .063     11 – 22   .333
† 2011 MWC Tournament winner
Rankings from AP/Coaches' Poll

The 2010–11 Colorado State Rams men's basketball team represented Colorado State University. The team was coached by Tim Miles in his 4th season. They played their home games at the Moby Arena on Colorado State University's main campus in Fort Collins, Colorado and are a member of the Mountain West Conference. They finished the season 19–13, 9–7 in Mountain West play and lost in the quarterfinals of the 2011 Mountain West Conference Men's Basketball Tournament to New Mexico. They were invited to the 2011 National Invitation Tournament which they lost in the first round to Fairfield.

Roster

# Name Height Weight (lbs.) Position Class Hometown Previous School
1 Travis Franklin 6'7' 215 F Sr. Baton Rouge, LA Colby CC
2 Wes Eikmeier 6'3" 175 G RS So. Fremont, NE Iowa State
3 Trevor Williams 7'0" 270 C RS Fr. Denver, CO Denver Lutheran HS
4 Pierce Hornung 6'5" 200 F So. Arvada, CO Ralston Valley HS
5 Moe Wiltz 6'2" 175 G Fr. Stafford, TX Stafford HS
10 Kaipo Sabas 5'11" 180 G Jr. Fort Collins, CO Laramie County CC
11 Jesse Carr 6'2" 180 G RS So. Ainsworth, NE Ainsworth HS
12 Adam Nigon 6'3" 175 G Sr. Bromfield, CO Broomfield HS
13 Andre McFarland 6'6" 225 F Sr. Las Vegas, NV Brewster Acad.
22 Dorian Green 6'2" 170 G So. Lawrence, KS Lawrence HS
23 Will Bell 6'6" 230 F Jr. Colorado Springs, CO Northeastern JC
25 Chad Calcaterra 6'10" 250 C Fr. Cloquet, MN Cloquet HS
32 Andy Ogide 6'9" 245 F RS Sr. Marietta, GA Mississippi
33 Dwight Smith 6'4" 190 G Fr. Omaha, NE Ralston HS
44 Greg Smith 6'6" 200 F So. Omaha, NE Ralston HS

Preview

The Rams were picked to finish fifth in the Mountain West Conference, behind defending conference tournament champion San Diego State Aztecs, the BYU Cougars led by preseason player of the year (Jimmer Fredette), the New Mexico Lobos and the UNLV Rebels. Colorado State received a fifth-place vote and 135 points.[1]

Tim Miles Extension Contract

During the off season, it was announced that Tim Miles has extended his contract to 2015–2016 year.

Schedule and results

Date Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (Attendance)
Exhibition
11/02/2010* Regis W 88–48  – Moby Arena (2,239)
11/06/2010* Western State W 89–51  – Moby Arena (2,236)
Regular season
11/12/2010* Arkansas-Pine Bluff W 82–51  1–0 Moby Arena (2,833)
11/18/2010* at Denver W 77–66  2–0 Magness Arena (4,851)
11/27/2010* Sam Houston State L 81–92  2–1 Moby Arena (2,556)
12/01/2010* Drake
(MWC–MVC Challenge)		 W 78–67  3–1 Moby Arena (2,215)
12/04/2010* Fresno State W 87–74  4–1 Moby Arena (3,567)
12/08/2010* at Colorado L 83–90 OT 4–2 Coors Events Center (7,219)
12/11/2010* vs. #4 Kansas L 55–76  4–3 Sprint Center (18,756)
12/20/2010* Northern Colorado W 75–61  5–3 Moby Arena (4,680)
12/22/2010* vs. Appalachian State
(Cancún Governor's Cup First Round)		 W 82–79  6–3 Poliforum Benito Juarez (814)
12/23/2010* vs. Ole Miss
(Cancún Governor's Cup Semifinals)		 W 68–61  7–3 Poliforum Benito Juarez (896)
12/24/2010* vs. Southern Miss
(Cancún Governor's Cup Championship)		 W 63–58  8–3 Poliforum Benito Juarez (720)
12/28/2010* at San Francisco
(Hilltop Challenge)		 W 69–61  9–3 War Memorial Gymnasium (1,784)
12/30/2010* vs. Dominican
(Hilltop Challenge)		 W 94–50  10–3 War Memorial Gymnasium (211)
01/01/2011* vs. Hampton
(Hilltop Challenge)		 L 75–77  10–4 War Memorial Gymasium (177)
01/04/2011 Wyoming W 73–60  11–4 (1–0) Moby Arena (4,060)
01/12/2011 at New Mexico L 61–68  11–5 (1–1) The Pit (14,303)
01/15/2011 TCU W 79–69  12–5 (2–1) Moby Arena (4,193)
01/19/2011 at UNLV W 78–63  13–5 (3–1) Thomas & Mack Center (11,266)
01/22/2011 #9 BYU L 85–94  13–6 (3–2) Moby Arena (8,745)
01/26/2011 Air Force W 69–66  14–6 (4–2) Moby Arena (4,150)
01/29/2011 at Utah W 74–68  15–6 (5–2) Jon M. Huntsman Center (9,132)
02/02/2011 #7 San Diego State L 54–56  15–7 (5–3) Moby Arena (7,353)
02/05/2011 at Wyoming W 59–56  16–7 (6–3) Arena-Auditorium (5,453)
02/12/2011 New Mexico W 68–62  17–7 (7–3) Moby Arena (6,425)
02/16/2011 at TCU W 69–55  18–7 (8–3) Daniel-Meyer Coliseum (4,088)
02/19/2011 UNLV L 61–68  18–8 (8–4) Moby Arena (8,745)
02/23/2011 at #7 BYU L 76–84  18–9 (8–5) Marriott Center (22,700)
02/26/2011 at Air Force L 57–74  18–10 (8–6) Clune Arena (4,429)
03/02/2011 Utah W 78–65  19–10 (9–6) Moby Arena (5,581)
03/05/2011 at #9 San Diego State L 48–66  19–11 (9–7) Viejas Arena (12,414)
2011 Mountain West Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
03/10/2011 vs. New Mexico
(Quarterfinals)		 L 61–67  19–12 Thomas & Mack Center (14,697)
2011 National Invitation Tournament
03/15/2011* Fairfield
(First Round)		 L 60–62  19–13 Moby Arena (3,202)
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll/Coaches' Poll. ( ) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Mountain Time.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Mountain West Conference Announces 2010–11 Preseason Men's Basketball Selections". 10-12-2010. Retrieved 2011-1-23. Check date values in: |date=, |accessdate= (help)