2010–11 Villanova Wildcats men's basketball team
2010–11 Villanova Wildcats men's basketball | |
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Philadelphia Big 5 champions | |
NCAA Tournament, Round of 64 | |
Conference | Big East Conference |
Record | 21–12 (9–9 Big East) |
Head coach | |
Assistant coaches |
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Home arena | The Pavilion Wells Fargo Center |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 4 Pittsburgh | 15 | – | 3 | .833 | 28 | – | 6 | .824 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 5 Notre Dame | 14 | – | 4 | .778 | 27 | – | 7 | .794 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
*#12 Syracuse | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 27 | – | 8 | .771 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 14 Louisville | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 25 | – | 10 | .714 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 18 St. John's | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 21 | – | 12 | .636 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cincinnati | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 26 | – | 9 | .743 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 22 West Virginia | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 21 | – | 12 | .636 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Georgetown | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 21 | – | 11 | .656 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 10 Connecticut† | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 32 | – | 9 | .780 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Villanova | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 21 | – | 12 | .636 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Marquette | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 22 | – | 15 | .595 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Seton Hall | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 13 | – | 18 | .419 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rutgers | 5 | – | 13 | .278 | 15 | – | 17 | .469 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Providence | 4 | – | 14 | .222 | 15 | – | 17 | .469 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
South Florida | 3 | – | 15 | .167 | 10 | – | 23 | .303 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
DePaul | 1 | – | 17 | .056 | 7 | – | 24 | .226 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2011 Big East tournament winner As of April 4, 2011[1] *Syracuse:: 7 wins vacated due to sanctions against the program; Disputed record: Syracuse–(27–8)(10–6) Rankings from AP Poll |
The 2010–11 Villanova Wildcats men's basketball team represented Villanova University in the 2010–11 college basketball season. Villanova was led by head coach Jay Wright. The Wildcats participated in the Big East Conference and played their home games at The Pavilion with some select home games at the Wells Fargo Center. They finished the season 21–12, 9–9 in Big East play and lost in the first round of the 2011 Big East men's basketball tournament to South Florida. They received an at-large bid in the 2011 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament where they lost in the second round to George Mason.
Preseason
[edit]The Villanova Wildcats come back from a 2009–10 season which had a record of 25–8 (13–4) with the season ending in 2nd round of the NCAA Tournament.
Class of 2010
[edit]Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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James Bell SF |
Montverde, Florida | Montverde Academy | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 215 lb (98 kg) | Jul 31, 2008 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: | ||||||
Markus Kennedy C |
Winchendon, Massachusetts | The Winchendon School | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | 230 lb (100 kg) | Apr 29, 2009 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: | ||||||
JayVaughn Pinkston PF |
Brooklyn, New York | Bishop Loughlin | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | 220 lb (100 kg) | Dec 3, 2009 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: | ||||||
Overall Recruiting Rankings: Scout – UR Rivals – NR [5] ESPN – NR |
Season
[edit]The Wildcats recorded home wins against Temple and UCLA in their out-of-conference schedule with their only loss coming on the road to Tennessee. They reached as high as #7 in the AP Poll, starting the season 16–1. However, in their fifth Big East contest, they lost at Connecticut. They quickly bounced back with a road win at Syracuse, who was then ranked nationally No. 3. Maalik Wayns had a team-high 21 points in the win. They then lost their next two games, on the road to Providence, and at home against Georgetown.
As of February 1, Corey Stokes is averaging 15.6 points per game, good for tenth in the Big East. Corey Fisher is a close second on the team, with 15.2 ppg. Villanova finished the season with an overall record of 21–11 and lost in the first round of the Big East conference tournament to South Florida, 69–70. They received a #9 seed in the NCAA tournament and lost to #8 seed George Mason in the second round.
Schedule
[edit]Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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Exhibition | |||||||||||
11/2/10* 7:00 pm |
No. 6 | District of Columbia | W 95–58 | — |
Wells Fargo Center (5,797) Philadelphia | ||||||
Regular season | |||||||||||
11/12/10* 8:00 pm, ESPN3 |
No. 6 | Bucknell | W 68–52 | 1–0 |
The Pavilion (6,500) Villanova, Pennsylvania | ||||||
11/16/10* 5:30 pm, ESPNU |
No. 6 | Marist NIT Season Tip-Off first round |
W 84–47 | 2–0 |
The Pavilion (6,500) Villanova, Pennsylvania | ||||||
11/17/10* 8:00 pm |
No. 6 | Boston University NIT Season Tip-Off second round |
W 82–66 | 3–0 |
The Pavilion (6,500) Villanova, Pennsylvania | ||||||
11/20/10* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 |
No. 6 | Lafayette | W 86–41 | 4–0 |
The Pavilion (6,500) Villanova, Pennsylvania | ||||||
11/24/10* 9:00 pm, ESPN |
No. 7 | vs. UCLA NIT Season Tip-Off semi-finals |
W 82–70 | 5–0 |
Madison Square Garden (6,746) New York City | ||||||
11/26/10* 5:00 pm, ESPN |
No. 7 | vs. No. 24 Tennessee NIT Season Tip-Off final |
L 68–78 | 5–1 |
Madison Square Garden (7,228) New York City | ||||||
12/3/10* 8:45 pm, ESPNU |
No. 12 | Saint Joseph's Philadelphia Big 5 |
W 71–60 | 6–1 |
The Pavilion (6,500) Villanova, Pennsylvania | ||||||
12/8/10* 7:00 pm, Comcast SportsNet |
No. 12 | at Penn Philadelphia Big 5 |
W 65–53 | 7–1 |
The Palestra (5,561) Philadelphia | ||||||
12/12/10* 2:00 pm, ESPNU |
No. 12 | at La Salle Philadelphia Big 5 |
W 84–81 | 8–1 |
Tom Gola Arena (3,400) Philadelphia | ||||||
12/18/10* 7:30 pm, ESPN3 |
No. 10 | Delaware | W 78–59 | 9–1 |
Wells Fargo Center (12,055) Philadelphia | ||||||
12/22/10* 7:00 pm |
No. 8 | at Monmouth | W 76–36 | 10–1 |
The MAC (3,896) West Long Branch, New Jersey | ||||||
12/30/10* 7:00 pm, ESPN2 |
No. 8 | Temple Philadelphia Big 5 |
W 78–74 | 11–1 |
The Pavilion (6,500) Villanova, Pennsylvania | ||||||
1/2/11 1:00 pm, ESPNU |
No. 8 | Rutgers | W 81–65 | 12–1 (1–0) |
The Pavilion (6,500) Villanova, Pennsylvania | ||||||
1/6/10 7:00 pm, ESPNU |
No. 7 | at South Florida | W 83–71 | 13–1 (2–0) |
USF Sun Dome (4,510) Tampa, Florida | ||||||
1/9/11 12:00 pm, WPVI |
No. 7 | No. 25 Cincinnati | W 72–61 | 14–1 (3–0) |
The Pavilion (6,500) Villanova, Pennsylvania | ||||||
1/12/11 7:00 pm, ESPN2 |
No. 7 | No. 17 Louisville | W 88–74 | 15–1 (4–0) |
Wells Fargo Center (13,199) Philadelphia | ||||||
1/15/11* 1:00 pm, CBS |
No. 7 | Maryland | W 74–66 | 16–1 (4–0) |
Wells Fargo Center (17,477) Philadelphia | ||||||
1/17/11 3:30 pm, ESPN |
No. 7 | at No. 8 Connecticut | L 59–61 | 16–2 (4–1) |
Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (10,167) Storrs, Connecticut | ||||||
1/22/11 12:30 pm, ESPN |
No. 7 | at No. 3 Syracuse | W 83–72 | 17–2 (5–1) |
Carrier Dome (33,736) Syracuse, New York | ||||||
1/26/11 7:00 pm, WPVI |
No. 8 | at Providence | L 68–83 | 17–3 (5–2) |
Dunkin' Donuts Center (7,927) Providence, Rhode Island | ||||||
1/29/11 12:00 pm, ESPN |
No. 8 | No. 21 Georgetown | L 66–69 | 17–4 (5–3) |
Wells Fargo Center (19,914) Philadelphia | ||||||
2/2/11 7:00 pm, ESPNU |
No. 12 | Marquette | W 75–70 | 18–4 (6–3) |
The Pavilion (6,500) Villanova, Pennsylvania | ||||||
2/5/11 12:00 pm, ESPN2 |
No. 12 | No. 25 West Virginia | W 66–50 | 19–4 (7–3) |
Wells Fargo Center Philadelphia | ||||||
2/9/11 8:00 pm, WPHL |
No. 9 | at Rutgers | L 76–77 | 19–5 (7–4) |
The RAC (6,892) Piscataway, New Jersey | ||||||
2/12/11 9:00 pm, ESPN |
No. 9 | No. 4 Pittsburgh ESPN College GameDay |
L 54–57 | 19–6 (7–5) |
The Pavilion (6,500) Villanova, Pennsylvania | ||||||
2/15/11 8:00 pm, WPHL |
No. 15 | at Seton Hall | W 60–57 | 20–6 (8–5) |
Prudential Center (9,408) Newark, New Jersey | ||||||
2/19/11 12:00 pm, WPVI |
No. 15 | at DePaul | W 77–75 OT | 21–6 (9–5) |
Allstate Arena (9,854) Rosemont, Illinois | ||||||
2/21/11 7:00 pm, ESPN |
No. 15 | No. 17 Syracuse Big Monday |
L 64–69 | 21–7 (9–6) |
Wells Fargo Center (18,899) Philadelphia | ||||||
2/26/11 2:00 pm, ESPN |
No. 15 | No. 23 St John's | L 68–81 | 21–8 (9–7) |
Wells Fargo Center (16,042) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | ||||||
2/28/11 7:00 pm, ESPN |
No. 19 | at No. 8 Notre Dame Big Monday |
L 72–93 | 21–9 (9–8) |
Edmund P. Joyce Center (9,149) South Bend, Indiana | ||||||
3/5/11 4:00 pm, CBS |
No. 19 | at No. 4 Pittsburgh | L 50–60 | 21–10 (9–9) |
Petersen Events Center (12,843) Pittsburgh | ||||||
Big East tournament | |||||||||||
3/8/11 7:00 pm, ESPNU |
(10) | vs. (15) South Florida Big East First Round |
L 69–70 | 21–11 |
Madison Square Garden (19,375) New York | ||||||
NCAA tournament | |||||||||||
3/18/11* 2:10 pm, TNT |
(9 E) | vs. (8 E) George Mason NCAA Second Round |
L 57–61 | 21–12 |
Quicken Loans Arena (20,164) Cleveland, Ohio | ||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
E=NCAA East Regional. All times are in Eastern Time. |
Rankings
[edit]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 | Final |
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AP | 6 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 9 | 15 | 15 | 19 | NR | ||
Coaches | 6 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 19 | NR |
Roster
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Roster |
References
[edit]- ^ "Big East Conference Standings - 2010-11." ESPN.com. Retrieved March 9, 2011.
- ^ Villanova Class of 2010 – Rivals
- ^ Villanova Class of 2010 – Scout
- ^ Villanova Class of 2010 – ESPN
- ^ "2010 Team Recruiting Rankings – Rivals". Archived from the original on October 5, 2011. Retrieved May 16, 2012.