2010–11 San Diego State Aztecs men's basketball team

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Ranking
Coaches	No. 5
AP	No. 6

2010–11 Mountain West Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
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 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
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
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

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
LaBradford Franklin PG	Temecula, CA	Great Oak High School	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Jan 25, 2010
LaBradford Franklin PG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 90
Jamaal Franklin SG	Phoenix, AZ	Westwind Prep Academy	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Nov 24, 2009
Jamaal Franklin SG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: Post
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: "2010 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2010-05-15.

Roster

Source^[6]

#	Name	Height	Weight (lbs.)	Position	Class	Hometown	Previous Team(s)
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 time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
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	The Pyramid (5,143) Long Beach, CA
11/16/2010* 8:15 PM, ESPN2	No. 25	at No. 11 Gonzaga O'Reilly Auto Parts CBE Classic regional round	W 79–76	2–0	McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000) Spokane, WA
11/20/2010* 2:30 PM	No. 25	vs. Green Bay O'Reilly Auto Parts CBE subregional round	W 79–70	3–0	John D. Millett Hall (NA) Oxford, OH
11/21/2010* 2:30 PM	No. 25	vs. IUPUI O'Reilly Autoparts subregional round	W 61–46	4–0	John D. Millett Hall (NA) Oxford, OH
11/22/2010* 4:00 PM	No. 18	at Miami (OH) O'Reilly Autoparts subregional round	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 Rivalry	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	W 62–56	13–0	SouthPoint Arena (1,202) Enterprise, NV
12/22/2010* 7:00 PM	No. 7	vs. IUPUI	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. 6	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
2011 Mountain West Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
03/10/2011 6:00 PM, The Mtn.	No. 7	vs. Utah Quarterfinals	W 64–50	30–2	Thomas & Mack Center (NA) Paradise, NV
03/11/2011 8:30 PM, CBSCS	No. 7	at UNLV Semifinals	W 74–72	31–2	Thomas & Mack Center (18,500) Paradise, NV
03/12/2011 6:00 PM, Versus	No. 7	vs. No. 8 BYU Championship Game	W 72–54	32–2	Thomas & Mack Center (18,776) Paradise, NV
2011 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament †
03/17/2011* 1:40 PM, TNT	No. 6 (W 2)	vs. No. (W 15) Northern Colorado Second Round	W 68–50	33–2	McKale Center (10,101) Tucson, AZ
03/19/2011* 3:10 PM, TNT	No. 6 (W 2)	vs. No. (W 7) Temple Third Round	W 71–64 ^2OT	34–2	McKale Center (11,127) Tucson, AZ
03/24/2011* 4:15 PM, CBS	No. 6 (W 2)	vs. No. 9 (W 3) Connecticut Sweet Sixteen	L 67–74	34–3	Honda Center (17,890) Anaheim, CA
*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

Ranking Movement
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. ██ Not ranked the previous week.
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
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)

References

External links

Aztec Basketball Official Site

[1] ttp://www.signonsandiego.com/news/2011/mar/05/students-storm-court-aztecs-claim-share-mwc-title/

[2] ttp://www.signonsandiego.com/news/2011/mar/12/aztecs-lead-cougars-12-halftime/

[3] "Player Bio Bryan Horton". {{cite web}}: Check |url= value (help)

[4] "Shelley to end his short stay with the Aztecs".

[5] "San Diego State Men's Basketball Adds Xavier Thames".

[6] ttp://goaztecs.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/sdsu-m-baskbl-mtt.html

[schedule-7] "2010-11 Schedule". Retrieved 2010-12-18.

[8] ttp://www.databasebasketball.com/draft/draftyear.htm?lg=N&yr=2011

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