2010–11 Washington Huskies men's basketball team American college basketball season
The 2010–11 Washington Huskies men's basketball team represented the University of Washington in the 2010–11 college basketball season. This was head coach Lorenzo Romar 's 9th season at Washington. The Huskies played their home games at Alaska Airlines Arena and are members of the Pacific-10 Conference . As the winner of the 2011 Pacific-10 Conference men's basketball tournament , the Huskies earn an automatic bid in the NCAA tournament , the school's 16th appearance in the NCAA tournament. At the national tournament, the Huskies beat Georgia in the second round before falling to eventual Elite Eight contender North Carolina in the third round. They finished the season with a 24–11 record.
Recruits
College recruiting information
Name
Hometown
High school / college
Height
Weight
Commit date
Terrence Ross SG
Portland, Oregon
Jefferson
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
Apr 26, 2010
Star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : N/A ESPN grade: 95
Aziz N'Diaye C
Dakar, Senegal
College of Southern Idaho
7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)
230 lb (100 kg)
Apr 14, 2010
Star ratings : Scout : N/A Rivals : 247Sports : N/A ESPN grade: JC
Desmond Simmons SF
Vallejo, California
Salesian
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
205 lb (93 kg)
May 12, 2009
Star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : N/A ESPN grade: 89
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout : nr Rivals : nr ESPN : nr
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:
2010–11 Team
Roster
Source[ 3]
#
Name
Height
Weight (lbs.)
Position
Class
Hometown
Previous Team(s)
0
Abdul Gaddy *
6'3"
195
G
So.
Tacoma, WA , U.S.
Bellarmine Prep
1
Venoy Overton
6'0"
185
G
Sr.
Seattle, WA , U.S.
Franklin HS
2
Isaiah Thomas
5'9"
185
G
Jr.
Tacoma, WA , U.S.
South Kent School
5
Aziz N'Diaye
7'0"
260
C
So.
Dakar , Senegal
College of Southern Idaho
10
Antoine Hosley
5'11"
185
G
Fr.
Portland, OR , U.S.
Jefferson HS
11
Matthew Bryan-Amaning
6'9"
240
F
Sr.
London, England , U.K.
South Kent School
15
Scott Suggs
6'6"
195
G
Jr.
Washington, MO , U.S.
Washington HS
22
Justin Holiday
6'6"
180
F
Sr.
Chatsworth, CA , U.S.
Campbell Hall School
23
C. J. Wilcox
6'5"
190
G
RS Fr.
Pleasant Grove, UT , U.S.
Pleasant Grove HS
30
Desmond Simmons
6'7"
215
F
Fr.
Vallejo, CA , U.S.
Salesian HS
31
Terrence Ross
6'6"
190
G
Fr.
Portland, OR , U.S.
Jefferson HS
33
Tyreese Breshers
6'7"
255
F
So.
Los Angeles, CA , U.S.
Price HS
42
Brendan Sherrer
6'8"
245
F
Jr.
Monroe, WA , U.S.
Archbishop Murphy HS
44
Darnell Gant
6'8"
225
F
RS Jr.
Los Angeles, CA , U.S.
Crenshaw HS
Abdul Gaddy suffered an ACL tear January 5, 2011 and sat out the remainder of the season.*
Coaching staff
Schedule and results
Date time, TV
Rank#
Opponent#
Result
Record
Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
11/06/2010 *5:00 pm
No. 18
Saint Martin's
W 97–76
–
Alaska Airlines Arena (8,909)Seattle, WA
Regular season
11/13/2010 *1:00 pm
No. 18
McNeese State
W 118–64
1–0
Alaska Airlines Arena (8,914)Seattle, WA
11/16/2010 *7:00 pm, FSNNW
No. 17
Eastern Washington
W 98–72
2–0
Alaska Airlines Arena (8,897)Seattle, WA
11/22/2010 *9:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 13
vs. Virginia Maui Invitational first round
W 106–63
3–0
Lahaina Civic Center (2,400)Maui, HI
11/23/2010 *6:30 pm, ESPN
No. 13
vs. No. 8 Kentucky Maui Invitational semifinals
L 67–74
3–1
Lahaina Civic Center (2,400)Maui, HI
11/24/2010 *2:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 13
vs. No. 2 Michigan State Maui Invitational 3rd place game
L 71–76
3–2
Lahaina Civic Center (2,400)Maui, HI
11/30/2010 *8:00 pm, FSNNW
No. 23
Long Beach State
W 102–75
4–2
Alaska Airlines Arena (9,223)Seattle, WA
12/04/2010 *1:00 pm, FSN
No. 23
Texas Tech Big 12/Pac-10 Hardwood Series
W 108–79
5–2
Alaska Airlines Arena (9,044)Seattle, WA
12/06/2010 *7:00 pm, FSNNW
No. 21
Portland
W 94–72
6–2
Alaska Airlines Arena (9,425)Seattle, WA
12/11/2010 *1:30 pm, ESPN2
No. 21
at Texas A&M Big 12/Pac-10 Hardwood Series
L 62–63
6–3
Reed Arena (10,296)College Station, TX
12/18/2010 *7:00 pm, FSNNW
San Francisco
W 80–52
7–3
Alaska Airlines Arena (9,807)Seattle, WA
12/22/2010 *6:00 pm, FSNNW
Nevada
W 90–60
8–3
Alaska Airlines Arena (10,000)Seattle, WA
12/29/2010 7:30 pm
at USC
W 73–67 OT
9–3 (1–0)
Galen Center (5,584)Los Angeles, CA
12/31/2010 1:00 pm, FSN
at UCLA
W 74–63
10–3 (2–0)
Pauley Pavilion (9,049)Los Angeles, CA
01/06/2011 5:30 pm, FSNNW
No. 23
Oregon
W 87–69
11–3 (3–0)
Alaska Airlines Arena (9,692)Seattle, WA
01/08/2011 3:30 pm, FSNNW
No. 23
Oregon State
W 103–72
12–3 (4–0)
Alaska Airlines Arena (9,671)Seattle, WA
01/13/2011 7:00 pm
No. 17
at Stanford
L 56–58
12–4 (4–1)
Maples Pavilion (5,896)Stanford, CA
01/16/2011 7:00 pm, FSN
No. 17
at California
W 92–71
13–4 (5–1)
Haas Pavilion (8,649)Berkeley, CA
01/20/2011 7:30 pm, FSN
No. 20
No. 25 Arizona
W 85–68
14–4 (6–1)
Alaska Airlines Arena (10,000)Seattle, WA
01/22/2011 1:00 pm, FSN
No. 20
Arizona State
W 88–75
15–4 (7–1)
Alaska Airlines Arena (9,905)Seattle, WA
01/30/2011 7:00 pm, FSN
No. 18
at Washington State
L 80–87
15–5 (7–2)
Beasley Coliseum (10,579)Pullman, WA
02/03/2011 6:00 pm, FSNNW
No. 20
at Oregon State
L 56–68
15–6 (7–3)
Gill Coliseum (5,783)Corvallis, OR
02/05/2011 1:00 pm, FSN
No. 20
at Oregon
L 76–81
15–7 (7–4)
Matthew Knight Arena (11,925)Eugene, OR
02/10/2011 6:00 pm, FSNNW
California
W 109–77
16–7 (8–4)
Alaska Airlines Arena (9,883)Seattle, WA
02/12/2011 5:30 pm, FSNNW
Stanford
W 87–76
17–7 (9–4)
Alaska Airlines Arena (10,000)Seattle, WA
02/17/2011 5:30 pm
at Arizona State
W 79–62
18–7 (10–4)
Wells Fargo Arena (7,263)Tempe, AZ
02/19/2011 3:00 pm, ESPN
at No. 12 Arizona
L 86–87
18–8 (10–5)
McKale Center (14,619)Tucson, AZ
02/22/2011 *7:10 pm, FSNNW
at Seattle
W 95–74
19–8
KeyArena (11,386)Seattle, WA
02/27/2011 7:00 pm, FSN
Washington State
L 69–80
19–9 (10–6)
Alaska Airlines Arena (10,000)Seattle, WA
03/03/2011 6:00 pm, ESPN2
UCLA
W 70–63
20–9 (11–6)
Alaska Airlines Arena (9,931)Seattle, WA
03/05/2011 7:30 pm, FSN
USC
L 60–62
20–10 (11–7)
Alaska Airlines Arena (10,000)Seattle, WA
Pac-10 Tournament
03/10/2011 8:30 pm, FSN
(3)
vs. (6) Washington State Quarterfinals
W 89–87
21–10
Staples Center (12,191)Los Angeles, CA
03/11/2011 8:30 pm, FSN
(3)
vs. (7) Oregon Semifinals
W 69–51
22–10
Staples Center (13,190)Los Angeles, CA
03/12/2011 3:00 pm, CBS
(3)
vs. (1) No. 16 Arizona Championship Game
W 77–75 OT
23–10
Staples Center (12,074)Los Angeles, CA
NCAA tournament
03/18/2011 *6:45 pm, CBS
(7 E) No. 23
vs. (10 E) Georgia Second Round
W 68–65
24–10
Time Warner Cable Arena (16,852)Charlotte, NC
03/20/2011 *12:15 pm, CBS
(7 E) No. 23
vs. (2 E) No. 7 North Carolina Third Round
L 83–86
24–11
Time Warner Cable Arena (18,329)Charlotte, NC
*Non-conference game.
# Rankings from
AP poll . (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in
Pacific time.
Source: [ 4]
Notes
Isaiah Thomas , who hit the game winning shot in overtime, was named Most Outstanding Player at the Pac-10 Tournament. C.J. Wilcox hit a 3-pointer in regulations to send the game into extra period.
Named to the Pac-10 All Tournament Team were Terrence Ross and Isaiah Thomas.
References
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