2010–11 Utah Utes men's basketball team

2010–11 Utah Utes men's basketball
ConferenceMountain West Conference
Record13–18 (6–10 Mountain West)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Jeff Smith
  • Barret Peery
  • Stan Johnson
Home arenaJon M. Huntsman Center
Seasons
2010–11 Mountain West Conference men's basketball standings
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 Utah Utes men's basketball team represented the University of Utah. They played their home games at the Jon M. Huntsman Center in Salt Lake City, Utah, United States and were a member of the Mountain West Conference. They finished the season 13–18, 6–10 in Mountain West play and lost in the quarterfinals of the 2011 Mountain West Conference men's basketball tournament to San Diego State. On March 12, 2011, the University of Utah fired head coach Jim Boylen after consecutive losing seasons. Starting in July 2011, they will be leaving the Mountain West Conference and will join the Pac-12.[1] Their leading scorer Will Clyburn was granted a scholarship release at the end of the season[2] and subsequently transferred to Iowa State.[3]

Roster

# Name Position Height Weight (lbs.) Class Hometown
0 Chris Hines G 6–1 195 RS Sophomore Houston, TX
1 Jay Watkins F 6–8 215 RS Senior Memphis, TN
2 Chris Kupets G 6–0 175 Junior Athens, GA
3 Preston Guiot G 6–0 185 Freshman Bolivar, MO
10 Antonio DiMaria G/F 6–6 195 RS Junior Pittsburgh, PA
11 Dominique Lee G 6–4 205 Freshman Oakland, CA
13 Michael Hodgman G 6–1 175 Freshman Los Gatos, CA
15 Josh Watkins G 6–0 200 Junior New York City, NY
20 J. J. O'Brien G/F 6–7 215 Freshman Rancho Cucamonga, CA
21 Will Clyburn G/F 6–7 200 Junior Detroit, MI
25 Josh Fuller G/F 6–7 210 Freshman Rexburg, ID
32 Shawn Glover G/F 6–7 195 Sophomore Cedar Hill, TX
40 Seth Tippetts F 6–8 235 Freshman Sandy, UT
41 Neal Monson C 6–10 220 Freshman Sandy, UT
42 Jason Washburn C 7–0 230 RS Sophomore Battle Creek, MI
51 David Foster C 7–3 255 Junior Lake Forest, CA

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/5/2010*
7:00 PM 		Adams State W 84–74  –
 Jon M. Huntsman Center (7,279)
Salt Lake City, UT
Regular season
11/12/2010*
7:00 PM 		Grand Canyon W 72–48  1–0
 Jon M. Huntsman Center (7,334)
Salt Lake City, UT
11/17/2010*
7:00 PM 		Montana W 80–71  2–0
 Jon M. Huntsman Center (7,293)
Salt Lake City, UT
11/20/2010*
4:00 PM 		Weber State W 90–75  3–0
 Jon M. Huntsman Center (7,836)
Salt Lake City, UT
12/1/2010*
7:05 PM, CW30 		at Utah State L 62–79  3–1
 Smith Spectrum (8,368)
Logan, UT
11/27/2010*
7:00 PM 		Oral Roberts L 70–78  3–2
 Jon M. Huntsman Center (7,387)
Salt Lake City, UT
11/30/2010*
7:00 PM 		Fresno State W 76–63  4–2
 Jon M. Huntsman Center (7,363)
Salt Lake City, UT
12/4/2010*
6:05 PM 		at Bradley
MWC–MVC Challenge 		W 68–60  5–2
 Carver Arena (9,076)
Peoria, IL
12/7/2010*
7:00 PM 		Pepperdine W 67–60  6–2
 Jon M. Huntsman Center (7,396)
Salt Lake City, UT
12/10/2010*
4:30 PM, BTN 		at Michigan L 64–75  6–3
 Crisler Arena (9,634)
Ann Arbor, MI
12/17/2010*
7:00 PM 		Boise State W 86–84  7–3
 Jon M. Huntsman Center (7,732)
Salt Lake City, UT
12/22/2010*
12:00 PM, ESPNU 		vs. Butler
Diamond Head Classic 		L 62–74  7–4
 Stan Sheriff Center 
Honolulu, HI
12/23/2010*
10:30 PM, ESPNU 		at Hawaii
Diamond Head Classic 		L 55–68  7–5
 Stan Sheriff Center (6,667)
Honolulu, HI
12/25/2010*
9:00 AM 		vs. San Diego
Diamond Head Classic 		L 64–67  7–6
 Stan Sheriff Center 
Honolulu, HI
12/31/2011*
3:00 PM 		at Portland L 79–88  7–7
 Chiles Center (1,756)
Portland, OR
1/5/2011
8:00 PM, The Mtn. 		at Air Force L 69–77  7–8 (0–1)
 Clune Arena (1,362)
Colorado Springs, CO
1/8/2011
2:00 PM, Versus 		No. 6 San Diego State L 62–71  7–9 (0–2)
 Jon M. Huntsman Center (8,571)
Salt Lake City, UT
1/11/2011
6:30 PM, The Mtn. 		No. 11 BYU L 79–104  7–10 (0–3)
 Jon M. Huntsman Center (11,243)
Salt Lake City, UT
1/15/2011
1:30 PM, The Mtn. 		at Wyoming W 68–51  8–10 (1–3)
 Arena-Auditorium (4,670)
Laramie, WY
1/19/2011
6:00 PM, The Mtn. 		New Mexico W 82–72  9–10 (2–3)
 Jon M. Huntsman Center (8,717)
Salt Lake City, UT
1/22/2011
4:00 PM, The Mtn. 		at TCU W 75–62  10–10 (3–3)
 Daniel-Meyer Coliseum (4,190)
Fort Worth, TX
1/29/2011
4:00 PM, The Mtn. 		Colorado State L 68–74  10–11 (3–4)
 Jon M. Huntsman Center (9,132)
Salt Lake City, UT
2/2/2011
8:30 PM, The Mtn. 		at UNLV L 54–56  10–12 (3–5)
 Thomas & Mack Center (11,842)
Paradise, NV
2/5/2011
6:00 PM, The Mtn. 		Air Force L 49–54  10–13 (3–6)
 Jon M. Huntsman Center (8,890)
Salt Lake City, UT
2/8/2011
8:30 PM, The Mtn. 		at No. 6 San Diego State L 53–85  10–14 (3–7)
 Viejas Arena (12,414)
San Diego, CA
2/12/2011
4:00 PM, The Mtn. 		at No. 7 BYU L 59–72  10–15 (3–8)
 Marriott Center (22,700)
Provo, UT
2/16/2011
7:15 PM, CBSCS 		Wyoming W 80–70  11–15 (4–8)
 Jon M. Huntsman Center (8,275)
Salt Lake City, UT
2/19/2011
7:30 PM, The Mtn. 		at New Mexico W 62–60  12–15 (5–8)
 The Pit (15,333)
Albuquerque, NM
2/22/2011
8:00 PM, The Mtn. 		TCU W 50–48  13–15 (6–8)
 Jon M. Huntsman Center (9,203)
Salt Lake City, UT
3/2/2011
7:00 PM, CBSCS 		at Colorado State L 65–78  13–16 (6–9)
 Moby Arena (5,581)
Fort Collins, CO
3/5/2011
2:00 PM, Versus 		UNLV L 58–78  13–17 (6–10)
 Jon M. Huntsman Center (9,969)
Salt Lake City, UT
Mountain West tournament
3/10/2011
8:30 PM, The Mtn. 		(7) vs. (2) No. 7 San Diego State
Quarterfinals 		L 50–64  13–18
 Thomas & Mack Center 
Paradise, NV
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll/Coaches' Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Mountain Time.

See also

References

  1. ^ Pac-10 invites Utah; source says Utes to accept - ESPN
  2. ^ Utah Utes' leading scorer, rebounder Will Clyburn granted scholarship release - ESPN
  3. ^ Utah Utes standout Will Clyburn transferring to Iowa State Cyclones - ESPN