2010–11 San Diego State Aztecs men's basketball team
| 2010–11 San Diego State Aztecs men's basketball | |
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Mountain West Regular Season Co-Champions Mountain West Tournament Champions | |
NCAA Tournament, Sweet Sixteen | |
| Conference | Mountain West Conference |
| Ranking | |
| Coaches | #5 |
| AP | #6 |
| 2010–11 record | 34–3 (14–2 Mountain West) |
| Head coach | Steve Fisher |
| Assistant coach | Brian Dutcher |
| Assistant coach | Justin Hutson |
| Assistant coach | Mark Fisher |
| Home arena | Viejas Arena |
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| #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 San Diego State men's basketball team represented San Diego State University in the 2010–11 college basketball season. It was their 12th season in the Mountain West Conference. This was head coach Steve Fisher's twelfth season at San Diego State. The Aztecs competed in the Mountain West Conference and played their home games at Viejas Arena.
The 2010-11 season was arguably the best season in San Diego State's 90-year basketball history. The Aztecs finished the regular season as Mountain West Co-Champions with BYU,[1] and won the 2011 Mountain West Conference Men's Basketball Tournament to gain the conference's automatic bid to the 2011 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament.[2] After defeating Northern Colorado in the second round for their first ever NCAA Tournament win, the defeated Temple in the third round to advance to the Sweet Sixteen where they were defeated by eventual tournament champion Connecticut to finish the season 34–3. The 34 wins are easily the most in school history
Off Season
Departures
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
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| Kelvin Davis | 40 | G | 6'3" | 220 | Senior | Waterbury, Connecticut | Graduated |
| Jason Deutchman | 20 | G | 6'6" | 220 | Senior | Los Angeles, California | Graduated |
| Ben Kneller | 15 | F | 6'6" | 200 | Senior | Westlake Village, California | Graduated |
| Bryan Horton | 21 | G | 6'1" | 205 | Sophomore | Anaheim, California | Elected to transfer.[3] |
| Tyrone Shelley | 3 | G | 6'6" | 225 | Sophomore | San Diego, California | Elected to transfer.[4] |
Incoming Transfers
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
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| Xavier Thames | 2 | G | 6'3" | 185 | Sophomore | Sacramento, California | Elected to transfer from Washington State. Thames will redshirt for the 2010-11 season, under NCAA transfer rules. Will have three years of eligibility.[5] |
2009 Recruiting Class
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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| LaBradford Franklin PG |
Temecula, CA | Great Oak High School | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | Jan 25, 2010 | |
Scout: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 90
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| Jamaal Franklin SG |
Phoenix, AZ | Westwind Prep Academy | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | Nov 24, 2009 | |
| Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: Post | ||||||
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Roster
Source[6]
| # | Name | Height | Weight (lbs.) | Position | Class | Hometown | Previous Team(s) |
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| 0 | Alec Williams | 6'6" | 245 | F | So. | San Juan Capistrano, CA | JSerra HS |
| 2 | Xavier Thames | 6'3" | 185 | G | So. | Sacramento, CA | Washington State |
| 3 | LaBradford Franklin | 6'2" | 170 | G | Fr. | Temecula, CA | Great Oak High School |
| 4 | Malcolm Thomas | 6'9" | 220 | F | Sr. | San Diego, CA | San Diego City College |
| 5 | Brian Carlwell | 6'11" | 300 | C | Sr. | Maywood, IL | Illinois |
| 10 | Tim Shelton | 6'7" | 245 | F | Jr. | Fresno, CA | Clovis West HS |
| 11 | James Rahon | 6'5" | 205 | G | So. | San Diego, CA | Santa Clara |
| 15 | Kawhi Leonard | 6'7" | 225 | F | So. | Riverside, CA | King HS |
| 21 | Jamaal Franklin | 6'5" | 185 | G | Fr. | Sacramento, CA | Westwind Prep |
| 22 | Chase Tapley | 6'2" | 200 | G | So. | Sacramento, CA | Sacramento HS |
| 23 | D.J. Gay | 6'0" | 170 | G | Sr. | Sun Valley, CA | John H. Francis Polytechnic High School |
| 32 | Billy White | 6'8" | 235 | F | Sr. | Las Vegas, NV | Green Valley HS |
| 42 | Mehdi Cheriet | 6'9" | 225 | F | Sr. | Tarare, France | Arizona Western |
Schedule and results
Source[7]
- All times are Pacific
| Date | Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (Attendance) | ||||||
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| Exhibition | |||||||||||
| 11/08/2010* | #25 | Point Loma Nazarene | W 92–54 | Viejas Arena (5,240) | |||||||
| Regular Season | |||||||||||
| 11/13/2010* | #25 | at Long Beach State | W 81–65 | 1–0 | The Pyramid (5,143) | ||||||
| 11/16/2010* | #25 | at #11 Gonzaga (O'Reilly Auto Parts CBE Classic regional round) |
W 79–76 | 2–0 | McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000) | ||||||
| 11/20/2010* | #25 | vs. Green Bay (O'Reilly Auto Parts CBE subregional round) |
W 79–70 | 3–0 | John D. Millett Hall (NA) | ||||||
| 11/21/2010* | #25 | vs. IUPUI (O'Reilly Autoparts subregional round) |
W 61–46 | 4–0 | John D. Millett Hall (NA) | ||||||
| 11/22/2010* | #18 | at Miami (OH) (O'Reilly Autoparts subregional round) |
W 77–56 | 5–0 | John D. Millett Hall (1,858) | ||||||
| 11/26/2010* | #18 | San Diego Christian | W 88–69 | 6–0 | Viejas Arena (5,674) | ||||||
| 12/01/2010* | #17 | Saint Mary's | W 69–55 | 7–0 | Viejas Arena (12,414) | ||||||
| 12/04/2010* | #17 | Wichita State (MWC–MVC Challenge) |
W 83–69 | 8–0 | Viejas Arena (12,414) | ||||||
| 12/08/2010* | #14 | at California | W 77–57 | 9–0 | Haas Pavilion (9,426) | ||||||
| 12/11/2010* | #14 | San Diego (Rivalry) |
W 77–49 | 10–0 | Viejas Arena (12,414) | ||||||
| 12/13/2010* | #11 | Cal Poly | W 51–45 | 11–0 | Viejas Arena (7,971) | ||||||
| 12/18/2010* | #11 | UC Santa Barbara | W 90–64 | 12–0 | Viejas Arena (12,414) | ||||||
| 12/21/2010* | #7 | vs. San Francisco | W 62–56 | 13–0 | SouthPoint Arena (1,202) | ||||||
| 12/22/2010* | #7 | vs. IUPUI | W 56–54 | 14–0 | SouthPoint Arena (1,095) | ||||||
| 12/31/2010* | #7 | Occidental | W 93–50 | 15–0 | Viejas Arena (12,414) | ||||||
| 01/05/2011 | #6 | at TCU | W 66–53 | 16–0 (1–0) | Daniel-Meyer Coliseum (4,287) | ||||||
| 01/08/2011 | #6 | at Utah | W 71–62 | 17–0 (2–0) | Jon M. Huntsman Center (8,571) | ||||||
| 01/12/2011 | #6 | UNLV | W 55–49 | 18–0 (3–0) | Viejas Arena (12,414) | ||||||
| 01/15/2011 | #6 | at New Mexico | W 87–77 | 19–0 (4–0) | The Pit (15,411) | ||||||
| 01/19/2011 | #6 | Air Force | W 68–55 | 20–0 (5–0) | Viejas Arena (12,414) | ||||||
| 01/26/2011 | #4 | at #9 BYU | L 58–71 | 20–1 (5–1) | Marriott Center (22,700) | ||||||
| 01/29/2011 | #4 | Wyoming | W 96–57 | 21–1 (6–1) | Viejas Arena (12,414) | ||||||
| 02/02/2011 | #7 | at Colorado State | W 56–54 | 22–1 (7–1) | Moby Arena (7,353) | ||||||
| 02/05/2011 | #7 | TCU | W 60–53 | 23–1 (8–1) | Viejas Arena (12,414) | ||||||
| 02/08/2011 | #6 | Utah | W 85–53 | 24–1 (9–1) | Viejas Arena (12,414) | ||||||
| 02/12/2011 | #6 | at UNLV | W 63–57 | 25–1 (10–1) | Thomas & Mack Center (18,557) | ||||||
| 02/16/2011 | #6 | New Mexico | W 68–62 | 26–1 (11–1) | Viejas Arena (12,414) | ||||||
| 02/19/2011 | #6 | at Air Force | W 70–58 | 27–1 (12–1) | Clune Arena (3,463) | ||||||
| 02/26/2011 | #6 | #7 BYU | L 67–80 | 27–2 (12–2) | Viejas Arena (12,414) | ||||||
| 03/01/2011 | #9 | at Wyoming | W 85–58 | 28–2 (13–2) | Arena-Auditorium (4,518) | ||||||
| 03/05/2011 | #9 | Colorado State | W 66–48 | 29–2 (14–2) | Viejas Arena (12,414) | ||||||
| 2011 Mountain West Conference Men's Basketball Tournament | |||||||||||
| 03/10/2011 | #7 | vs. Utah (Quarterfinals) |
W 64–50 | 30–2 | Thomas & Mack Center (NA) | ||||||
| 03/11/2011 | #7 | at UNLV (Semifinals) |
W 74–72 | 31–2 | Thomas & Mack Center (18,500) | ||||||
| 03/12/2011 | #7 | vs. #8 BYU (Championship Game) |
W 72–54 | 32–2 | Thomas & Mack Center (18,776) | ||||||
| 2011 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament † | |||||||||||
| 03/17/2011* | #6 (W 2) | vs. #(W 15) Northern Colorado (Second Round) |
W 68–50 | 33–2 | McKale Center (10,101) | ||||||
| 03/19/2011* | #6 (W 2) | vs. #(W 7) Temple (Third Round) |
W 71–64 2OT | 34–2 | McKale Center (11,127) | ||||||
| 03/24/2011* | #6 (W 2) | vs. #9 (W 3) Connecticut (Sweet Sixteen) |
L 67–74 | 34–3 | Honda Center (17,890) | ||||||
| *Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. †NCAA Tournament ranks represent seedings in region. SDSU was placed in the west region. ( ) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time Zone. | |||||||||||
Rankings
| 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 | Wk 19 Final |
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| AP | 25 | 25 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 |
| Coaches | RV | RV | 22 | 19 | 15 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 11 |
*AP does not release post-tournament rankings
Players drafted into the NBA
| Year | Round | Pick | Player | NBA Club |
| 2011[8] | 1 | 15 | Kawhi Leonard | Indiana Pacers (traded to San Antonio) |
See also
- 2010–11 MWC men's basketball season
- San Diego sports curse
References
- ↑ http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/2011/mar/05/students-storm-court-aztecs-claim-share-mwc-title/
- ↑ http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/2011/mar/12/aztecs-lead-cougars-12-halftime/
- ↑ "Player Bio Bryan Horton".
- ↑ "Shelley to end his short stay with the Aztecs".
- ↑ "San Diego State Men's Basketball Adds Xavier Thames".
- ↑ http://goaztecs.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/sdsu-m-baskbl-mtt.html
- ↑ "2010-11 Schedule". Retrieved 2010-12-18.
- ↑ http://www.databasebasketball.com/draft/draftyear.htm?lg=N&yr=2011
External links
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