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

2010–11 San Diego State Aztecs men's basketball
2010–11 San Diego State Aztecs men's basketball
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)
Head coach	Steve Fisher;
Assistant coaches	Brian Dutcher; Justin Hutson; Mark Fisher;
Home arena	Viejas Arena
	Seasons ← 2009–10 2011–12 →

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 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.

Off-season[edit]

Departures[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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 May 15, 2010.

Roster[edit]

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

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
F	0	Alec Williams	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	So	JSerra HS	San Juan Capistrano, California
G	2	Xavier Thames	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	So	Washington State	Sacramento, California
G	3	LaBradford Franklin	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Fr	Great Oak HS	Temecula, California
F	4	Malcolm Thomas	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Sr	San Diego City College	San Diego, California
C	5	Brian Carlwell	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	300 lb (136 kg)	Sr	Illinois	Maywood, Illinois
F	10	Tim Shelton	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	Jr	Clovis West HS	Fresno, California
G	11	James Rahon	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	So	Santa Clara	San Diego, California
F	15	Kawhi Leonard	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	So	King HS	Riverside, California
G	21	Jamaal Franklin	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Fr	Westwind Prep	Sacramento, California
G	22	Chase Tapley	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	So	Sacramento HS	Sacramento, California
G	23	D. J. Gay	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Sr	John H. Francis Polytechnic HS	Sun Valley, California
F	32	Billy White	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Sr	Green Valley HS	Las Vegas, Nevada
F	42	Mehdi Cheriet	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Sr	Arizona Western	Tarare, France

Head coach

Steve Fisher (Illinois State)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Source^[6]

Schedule and results[edit]

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	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.

Rankings[edit]

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
RV = Received votes ( ) = First-place votes
	Week
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.

Players drafted into the NBA[edit]

Year	Round	Pick	Player	NBA Club
2011^[8]	1	15	Kawhi Leonard	Indiana Pacers (traded to San Antonio)

References[edit]

^ "The San Diego Union-Tribune - San Diego, California & National News".
^ "The San Diego Union-Tribune - San Diego, California & National News".
^ "Player Bio Bryan Horton". Archived from the original on April 21, 2009.
^ "Shelley to end his short stay with the Aztecs".
^ "San Diego State Men's Basketball Adds Xavier Thames". Archived from the original on December 15, 2013. Retrieved December 5, 2013.
^ "SAN DIEGO STATE OFFICIAL ATHLETIC SITE - Men's Basketball". Archived from the original on February 14, 2010. Retrieved December 19, 2010.
^ "2010-11 Schedule". Archived from the original on January 28, 2010. Retrieved December 18, 2010.
^ "2011 NBA Draft on databaseBasketball.com". Archived from the original on February 4, 2012. Retrieved January 25, 2012.

External links[edit]

Aztec Basketball Official Site Archived 2011-02-19 at the Wayback Machine

[1] "The San Diego Union-Tribune - San Diego, California & National News".

[2] "The San Diego Union-Tribune - San Diego, California & National News".

[3] "Player Bio Bryan Horton". Archived from the original on April 21, 2009.

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

[5] "San Diego State Men's Basketball Adds Xavier Thames". Archived from the original on December 15, 2013. Retrieved December 5, 2013.

[6] "SAN DIEGO STATE OFFICIAL ATHLETIC SITE - Men's Basketball". Archived from the original on February 14, 2010. Retrieved December 19, 2010.

[schedule-7] "2010-11 Schedule". Archived from the original on January 28, 2010. Retrieved December 18, 2010.

[8] "2011 NBA Draft on databaseBasketball.com". Archived from the original on February 4, 2012. Retrieved January 25, 2012.

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