2010–11 Utah Utes men's basketball team

2010–11 Utah Utes men's basketball
Conference Mountain West Conference
2010–11 record 13–18 (6–10 Mountain West)
Head coach Jim Boylen (4th year)
Assistant coach Tommy Connor
Assistant coach DeMarlo Slocum
Assistant coach Andy Hill
Home arena Jon M. Huntsman Center
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 Utah Utes men's basketball team represented the University of Utah. They played their home games at the Jon M. Huntsman Center in Salt Lake City, Utah, United States and were a member of the Mountain West Conference. They finished the season 13–18, 6–10 in Mountain West play and lost in the quarterfinals of the 2011 Mountain West Conference Men's Basketball Tournament to San Diego State. On March 12, 2011, the University of Utah fired head coach Jim Boylen after consecutive losing seasons. Starting in July 2011, they will be leaving the Mountain West Conference and will join the Pac-12.[1] Their leading scorer Will Clyburn was granted a scholarship release at the end of the season[2] and subsequently transferred to Iowa State.[3]

Roster

# Name Position Height Weight (lbs.) Class Hometown
0 Chris Hines G 6–1 195 RS Sophomore Houston, TX
1 Jay Watkins F 6–8 215 RS Senior Memphis, TN
2 Chris Kupets G 6–0 175 Junior Athens, GA
3 Preston Guiot G 6–0 185 Freshman Bolivar, MO
10 Antonio DiMaria G/F 6–6 195 RS Junior Pittsburgh, PA
11 Dominique Lee G 6–4 205 Freshman Oakland, CA
13 Michael Hodgman G 6–1 175 Freshman Los Gatos, CA
15 Josh Watkins G 6–0 200 Junior New York City, NY
20 J. J. O'Brien G/F 6–7 215 Freshman Rancho Cucamonga, CA
21 Will Clyburn G/F 6–7 200 Junior Detroit, MI
25 Josh Fuller G/F 6–7 210 Freshman Rexburg, ID
32 Shawn Glover G/F 6–7 195 Sophomore Cedar Hill, TX
40 Seth Tippetts F 6–8 235 Freshman Sandy, UT
41 Neal Monson C 6–10 220 Freshman Sandy, UT
42 Jason Washburn C 7–0 230 RS Sophomore Battle Creek, MI
51 David Foster C 7–3 255 Junior Lake Forest, CA

Schedule and results

Date Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (Attendance)
Exhibition
11/5/2010* Adams State W 84–74  Jon M. Huntsman Center (7,279)
Regular season
11/12/2010* Grand Canyon W 72–48  1–0 Jon M. Huntsman Center (7,334)
11/17/2010* Montana W 80–71  2–0 Jon M. Huntsman Center (7,293)
11/20/2010* Weber State W 90–75  3–0 Jon M. Huntsman Center (7,836)
12/1/2010* at Utah State L 62–79  3–1 Smith Spectrum (8,368)
11/27/2010* Oral Roberts L 70–78  3–2 Jon M. Huntsman Center (7,387)
11/30/2010* Fresno State W 76–63  4–2 Jon M. Huntsman Center (7,363)
12/4/2010* at Bradley
(MWC–MVC Challenge)
W 68–60  5–2 Carver Arena (9,076)
12/7/2010* Pepperdine W 67–60  6–2 Jon M. Huntsman Center (7,396)
12/10/2010* at Michigan L 64–75  6–3 Crisler Arena (9,634)
12/17/2010* Boise State W 86–84  7–3 Jon M. Huntsman Center (7,732)
12/22/2010* vs. Butler
(Diamond Head Classic Quarterfinals)
L 62–74  7–4 Stan Sheriff Center (N/A)
12/23/2010* at Hawaii
(Diamond Head Classic 5th–8th semifinals)
L 55–68  7–5 Stan Sheriff Center (6,667)
12/25/2010* vs. San Diego
(Diamond Head Classic 7th place game)
L 64–67  7–6 Stan Sheriff Center (N/A)
12/31/2011* at Portland L 79–88  7–7 Chiles Center (1,756)
1/5/2011 at Air Force L 69–77  7–8 (0–1) Clune Arena (1,362)
1/8/2011 #6 San Diego State L 62–71  7–9 (0–2) Jon M. Huntsman Center (8,571)
1/11/2011 #11 BYU L 79–104  7–10 (0–3) Jon M. Huntsman Center (11,243)
1/15/2011 at Wyoming W 68–51  8–10 (1–3) Arena-Auditorium (4,670)
1/19/2011 New Mexico W 82–72  9–10 (2–3) Jon M. Huntsman Center (8,717)
1/22/2011 at TCU W 75–62  10–10 (3–3) Daniel-Meyer Coliseum (4,190)
1/29/2011 Colorado State L 68–74  10–11 (3–4) Jon M. Huntsman Center (9,132)
2/2/2011 at UNLV L 54–56  10–12 (3–5) Thomas & Mack Center (11,842)
2/5/2011 Air Force L 49–54  10–13 (3–6) Jon M. Huntsman Center (8,890)
2/8/2011 at #6 San Diego State L 53–85  10–14 (3–7) Viejas Arena (12,414)
2/12/2011 at #7 BYU L 59–72  10–15 (3–8) Marriott Center (22,700)
2/16/2011 Wyoming W 80–70  11–15 (4–8) Jon M. Huntsman Center (8,275)
2/19/2011 at New Mexico W 62–60  12–15 (5–8) The Pit (15,333)
2/22/2011 TCU W 50–48  13–15 (6–8) Jon M. Huntsman Center (9,203)
3/2/2011 at Colorado State L 65–78  13–16 (6–9) Moby Arena (5,581)
3/5/2011 UNLV L 58–78  13–17 (6–10) Jon M. Huntsman Center (9,969)
2011 Mountain West Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
3/10/2011 vs. #7 San Diego State
(Quarterfinals)
L 50–64  13–18 Thomas & Mack Center (N/A)
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll/Coaches' Poll. ( ) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Mountain Time.

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