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
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
#10 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.

Preseason

Recruiting

Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Kevin Noreen
PF		 Minneapolis, MN Minnesota Transitions Charter 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jun 29, 2010 
Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: N/A
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average 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 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (Attendance)
Exhibition
11/02/2010* UNC Pembroke W 87–53  WVU Coliseum
12/22/2010* Walsh W 86–63  WVU Coliseum
Regular Season
11/12/2010* Oakland W 95–71  1–0 WVU Coliseum (12,707)
11/18/2010* vs. Davidson
(Puerto Rico Tip-Off 1st round)		 W 84–70  2–0 José Miguel Agrelot Coliseum (4,018)
11/19/2010* vs. Vanderbilt
(Puerto Rico Tip-Off semi-finals)		 W 74–71  3–0 José Miguel Agrelot Coliseum (10,127)
11/21/2010* vs. Minnesota
(Puerto Rico Tip-Off championship)		 L 70–74  3–1 José Miguel Agrelot Coliseum (11,575)
11/27/2010* vs. VMI W 82–66  4–1 Charleston Civic Center (12,367)
12/01/2010* American W 71–50  5–1 WVU Coliseum (7,390)
12/04/2010* at Miami (FL) L 76–79  5–2 BankUnited Center (6,548)
12/07/2010* Robert Morris W 82–49  6–2 WVU Coliseum (6,443)
12/12/2010* at Duquense W 64–61  7–2 CONSOL Energy Center (8,509)
12/18/2010* Cleveland State W 74–63  8–2 WVU Coliseum (11,235)
12/29/2010 St. John's L 71–81  8–3 (0–1) WVU Coliseum (11,138)
01/01/2011 at Marquette L 74–79  8–4 (0–2) Bradley Center (15,575)
01/04/2011 at DePaul W 67–65  9–4 (1–2) Allstate Arena (8,189)
01/08/2011 at #13 Georgetown W 65–59  10–4 (2–2) Verizon Center (13,603)
01/13/2011 Providence W 93–63  11–4 (3–2) WVU Coliseum (11,052)
01/16/2011* #8 Purdue W 68–64  12–4 WVU Coliseum (14,173)
01/19/2011* #21 vs. Marshall
(Chesapeake Energy Capital Classic)		 L 71–75  12–5 Charleston Civic Center (12,380)
01/23/2011 #21 South Florida W 56–46  13–5 (4–2) WVU Coliseum (10,744)
01/26/2011 at #19 Louisville L 54–55  13–6 (4–3) KFC Yum! Center (21,957)
01/29/2011 at Cincinnati W 66–55  14–6 (5–3) Fifth Third Arena (13,176)
02/02/2011 #25 Seton Hall W 56–44  15–6 (6–3) WVU Coliseum (9,729)
02/05/2011 #25 at #12 Villanova L 50–66  15–7 (6–4) Wells Fargo Center (16,106)
02/07/2011 #25 #4 Pittsburgh
(Backyard Brawl)		 L 66–71  15–8 (6–5) WVU Coliseum (14,175)
02/12/2011 #25 DePaul W 82–71  16–8 (7–5) WVU Coliseum (11,210)
02/14/2011 at #20 Syracuse L 52–63  16–9 (7–6) Carrier Dome (22,669)
02/19/2011 #7 Notre Dame W 72–58  17–9 (8–6) WVU Coliseum (12,298)
02/24/2011 at #6 Pittsburgh
(Backyard Brawl)		 L 58–71  17–10 (8–7) Petersen Events Center (12,876)
02/27/2011 at Rutgers W 65–54  18–10 (9–7) Louis Brown Athletic Center (7,752)
03/02/2011 #16 Connecticut W 65–56  19–10 (10–7) WVU Coliseum (13,241)
03/05/2011 #11 Louisville W 72–70  20–10 (11–7) WVU Coliseum (15,032)
Big East Men's Basketball Championship
03/08/2011 vs. Marquette
(Second Round)		 L 61–67  20–11 Madison Square Garden (19,375)
2011 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament
03/17/2011* #22 vs. Clemson
(Second Round)		 W 84–76  21–11 St. Pete Times Forum (14,835)
03/19/2011* #22 vs. #11 Kentucky
(Third Round)		 L 63–71  21–12 St. Pete Times Forum (17,771)
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. ( ) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

References

  1. ↑ "Big East Conference Standings - 2010-11." ESPN.com. Retrieved March 9, 2011.