2010–11 San Diego State Aztecs men's basketball team
American college basketball season
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
Departures
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
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
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:
Roster
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
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on
Roster
Source[ 6]
Schedule and results
Source[ 7]
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
Ranking movementsLegend: ██ 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
See also
References
^ "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
Venues Rivalries Culture & lore People Seasons NAIA national championship in bold; NCAA Final Four appearance in italics