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 | No. 11 |
AP | No. 6 |
Record | 34–3 (14–2 Mountain West) |
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Home arena | Viejas Arena |
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No. 6 San Diego St † | 14 | – | 2 | .875 | 34 | – | 3 | .919 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 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 Division I men's 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.
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] |
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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] |
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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 | |
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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 | |
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Date time, TV | Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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Exhibition | |||||||||||
11/08/2010* 7:00 pm | No. 25 | Point Loma Nazarene | W 92–54 | — | Viejas Arena (5,240) San Diego, CA | ||||||
Regular season | |||||||||||
11/13/2010* 4:00 pm | No. 25 | at Long Beach State | W 81–65 | 1–0 | Walter Pyramid (5,143) Long Beach, CA | ||||||
11/16/2010* 8:15 pm, ESPN2 | No. 25 | at No. 11 Gonzaga CBE Classic | W 79–76 | 2–0 | McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000) Spokane, WA | ||||||
11/20/2010* 2:30 pm | No. 25 | vs. Green Bay CBE Classic | W 79–70 | 3–0 | John D. Millett Hall Oxford, OH | ||||||
11/21/2010* 2:30 pm | No. 25 | vs. IUPUI CBE Classic | W 61–46 | 4–0 | John D. Millett Hall Oxford, OH | ||||||
11/22/2010* 4:00 pm | No. 18 | at Miami (OH) CBE Classic | W 77–56 | 5–0 | John D. Millett Hall (1,858) Oxford, OH | ||||||
11/26/2010* 7:00 pm | No. 18 | San Diego Christian | W 88–69 | 6–0 | Viejas Arena (5,674) San Diego, CA | ||||||
12/01/2010* 7:05 pm, The Mtn. | No. 17 | Saint Mary's | W 69–55 | 7–0 | Viejas Arena (12,414) San Diego, CA | ||||||
12/04/2010* 7:05 pm, The Mtn. | No. 17 | Wichita State MWC–MVC Challenge | W 83–69 | 8–0 | Viejas Arena (12,414) San Diego, CA | ||||||
12/08/2010* 7:30 pm, 4SD | No. 14 | at California | W 77–57 | 9–0 | Haas Pavilion (9,426) Berkeley, CA | ||||||
12/11/2010* 7:00 pm, 4SD | No. 14 | San Diego City Championship | W 77–49 | 10–0 | Viejas Arena (12,414) San Diego, CA | ||||||
12/13/2010* 7:00 pm | No. 11 | Cal Poly | W 51–45 | 11–0 | Viejas Arena (7,971) San Diego, CA | ||||||
12/18/2010* 7:00 pm | No. 11 | UC Santa Barbara | W 90–64 | 12–0 | Viejas Arena (12,414) San Diego, CA | ||||||
12/21/2010* 7:00 pm | No. 7 | vs. San Francisco Las Vegas Holiday Hoops Classic | W 62–56 | 13–0 | SouthPoint Arena (1,202) Enterprise, NV | ||||||
12/22/2010* 7:00 pm | No. 7 | vs. IUPUI Las Vegas Holiday Hoops Classic | W 56–54 | 14–0 | SouthPoint Arena (1,095) Enterprise, NV | ||||||
12/31/2010* 1:00 pm | No. 7 | Occidental | W 93–50 | 15–0 | Viejas Arena (12,414) San Diego, CA | ||||||
01/05/2011 4:30 pm, The Mtn. | No. 6 | at TCU | W 66–53 | 16–0 (1–0) | Daniel-Meyer Coliseum (4,287) Fort Worth, TX | ||||||
01/08/2011 1:00 pm, Versus | No. 6 | at Utah | W 71–62 | 17–0 (2–0) | Jon M. Huntsman Center (8,571) Salt Lake City, UT | ||||||
01/12/2011 7:00 pm, CBSCS | No. 6 | UNLV | W 55–49 | 18–0 (3–0) | Viejas Arena (12,414) San Diego, CA | ||||||
01/15/2011 4:00 pm, CBSCS | No. 6 | at New Mexico | W 87–77 | 19–0 (4–0) | The Pit (15,411) Albuquerque, NM | ||||||
01/19/2011 7:00 pm, 4SD | No. 6 | Air Force | W 68–55 | 20–0 (5–0) | Viejas Arena (12,414) San Diego, CA | ||||||
01/26/2011 7:00 pm, CBSCS | No. 4 | at No. 9 BYU | L 58–71 | 20–1 (5–1) | Marriott Center (22,700) Provo, UT | ||||||
01/29/2011 7:00 pm, The Mtn. | No. 4 | Wyoming | W 96–57 | 21–1 (6–1) | Viejas Arena (12,414) San Diego, CA | ||||||
02/02/2011 6:00 pm, CBSCS | No. 7 | at Colorado State | W 56–54 | 22–1 (7–1) | Moby Arena (7,353) Fort Collins, CO | ||||||
02/05/2011 7:30 pm, The Mtn. | No. 7 | TCU | W 60–53 | 23–1 (8–1) | Viejas Arena (12,414) San Diego, CA | ||||||
02/08/2011 7:30 pm, The Mtn. | No. 6 | Utah | W 85–53 | 24–1 (9–1) | Viejas Arena (12,414) San Diego, CA | ||||||
02/12/2011 5:00 pm, CBSCS | No. 6 | at UNLV | W 63–57 | 25–1 (10–1) | Thomas & Mack Center (18,557) Paradise, NV | ||||||
02/16/2011 7:30 pm, The Mtn. | No. 6 | New Mexico | W 68–62 | 26–1 (11–1) | Viejas Arena (12,414) San Diego, CA | ||||||
02/19/2011 11:30 am, The Mtn. | No. 6 | at Air Force | W 70–58 | 27–1 (12–1) | Clune Arena (3,463) Colorado Springs, CO | ||||||
02/26/2011 11:00 am, CBS | No. 4 | No. 7 BYU | L 67–80 | 27–2 (12–2) | Viejas Arena (12,414) San Diego, CA | ||||||
03/01/2011 7:00 pm, The Mtn. | No. 9 | at Wyoming | W 85–58 | 28–2 (13–2) | Arena-Auditorium (4,518) Laramie, WY | ||||||
03/05/2011 7:00 pm, The Mtn. | No. 9 | Colorado State | W 66–48 | 29–2 (14–2) | Viejas Arena (12,414) San Diego, CA | ||||||
Mountain West tournament | |||||||||||
03/10/2011 6:00 pm, The Mtn. | (2) No. 7 | vs. (7) Utah MWC Quarterfinals | W 64–50 | 30–2 | Thomas & Mack Center Paradise, NV | ||||||
03/11/2011 8:30 pm, CBSCS | (2) No. 7 | at (3) UNLV MWC Semifinals | W 74–72 | 31–2 | Thomas & Mack Center (18,500) Paradise, NV | ||||||
03/12/2011 6:00 pm, Versus | (2) No. 7 | vs. (1) No. 8 BYU MWC Championship Game | W 72–54 | 32–2 | Thomas & Mack Center (18,776) Paradise, NV | ||||||
NCAA tournament | |||||||||||
03/17/2011* 1:40 pm, TNT | (2 W) No. 6 | vs. (15 W) Northern Colorado NCAA Second Round | W 68–50 | 33–2 | McKale Center (10,101) Tucson, AZ | ||||||
03/19/2011* 3:10 pm, TNT | (2 W) No. 6 | vs. (7 W) Temple NCAA Third Round | W 71–64 2OT | 34–2 | McKale Center (11,127) Tucson, AZ | ||||||
03/24/2011* 4:15 pm, CBS | (2 W) No. 6 | vs. (3 W) No. 9 Connecticut NCAA Sweet Sixteen | L 67–74 | 34–3 | Honda Center (17,890) Anaheim, CA | ||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. W=NCAA West Regional. All times are in Pacific Time Zone. |
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | Final |
AP | 25 | 25 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 6 | Not released |
Coaches | RV | RV | 22 | 19 | 15 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 (3) | 9 | 6 | 5 | 11 |
*AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings.
Year | Round | Pick | Player | NBA Club |
2011 [8] | 1 | 15 | Kawhi Leonard | Indiana Pacers (traded to San Antonio) |
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