2010–11 Washington State Cougars men's basketball team

The 2010–11 Washington State Cougars men's basketball team represented Washington State University during the 2010–11 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team played its home games on Jack Friel Court at Beasley Coliseum in Pullman, Washington[3] and are members of the Pacific-10 Conference. They were led by second year head coach Ken Bone. They finished the season 22–13, 9–9 in Pac-10 play and lost in the quarterfinals of the 2011 Pacific-10 Conference men's basketball tournament to rival Washington. They were invited to the 2011 National Invitation Tournament where they advanced to the semifinals in Madison Square Garden where they lost to Wichita State.

2010–11 Washington State Cougars men's basketball
NIT, Semifinals
ConferencePacific-10 Conference
Record22–13 (9–9 Pac-10)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaBeasley Coliseum
Seasons
2010–11 Pacific-10 Conference
men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 17 Arizona 14 4   .778 30 8   .789
UCLA 13 5   .722 23 11   .676
No. 23 Washington 11 7   .611 24 11   .686
USC 10 8   .556 19 15   .559
California 10 8   .556 18 15   .545
Washington State 9 9   .500 22 13   .629
Oregon 7 11   .389 21 18   .538
Stanford 7 11   .389 15 16   .484
Oregon State 5 13   .278 11 20   .355
Arizona State 4 14   .222 12 19   .387
Conference tournament winner
As of March 30, 2011[1]
Rankings from AP poll[2]

Roster

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Name Number Position Height Weight Year Hometown Last School/College
Marcus Capers 0 Guard 6–4 185 Junior Winter Haven, FL Montverde Acad.
Klay Thompson 1 Guard 6–6 202 Junior Ladera Ranch, California Santa Margarita Catholic HS
Mike Ladd 2 Guard 6–5 190 Junior Seattle, WA Fresno State
Reggie Moore 3 Guard 6–1 180 Sophomore Seattle, Washington Brewster Acad.
Will DiIorio 5 Guard 6–5 188 Freshman Bainbridge Island, WA Bainbridge HS
Faisal Aden 11 Guard 6–4 185 Junior San Diego, CA Hillsborough CC
Brock Motum 12 Forward 6–10 230 Sophomore Brisbane, Australia Australian Institute of Sport
Steven Bjornstad 13 Center 6–11 240 Sophomore Vancouver, WA Columbia River HS
Chris McNamara 15 Center 6–10 277 Junior Leeds, England Bellevue CC
Ben Loewen 22 Guard 6–0 172 RS Junior Spokane, WA Whitworth
DeAngelo Casto 23 Forward 6–8 255 Junior Spokane, WA Joel E. Ferris HS
Dexter Kernich-Drew 24 Guard 6–6 180 Freshman Melbourne, Australia Caulfield Grammar
Andre Winston 25 Guard 6–1 166 Freshman Lakewood, WA Lakes HS
Abe Lodwick 31 Guard/Forward 6–7 208 RS Junior Bend, OR Mountain View HS
Charlie Enquist 40 Forward 6–10 235 RS Junior Edmonds, WA King's HS
Patrick Simon 44 Forward 6–8 214 Freshman Epharta, WA Ephrata HS

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/05/2010*
6:00 pm
Lewis–Clark State W 89–49 
Beasley Coliseum (3,682)
Pullman, WA
Regular season
11/13/2010*
5:00 pm
Southern W 86–47  1–0
Beasley Coliseum (6,173)
Pullman, WA
11/16/2010*
7:00 pm
Idaho
Battle of the Palouse
W 88–71  2–0
Beasley Coliseum (6,024)
Pullman, WA
11/23/2010*
7:30 pm, FSNNW
vs. Portland
Cougar Hardwood Classic
W 84–68  3–0
KeyArena (8,441)
Seattle, WA
11/25/2010*
7:00 pm
at Fresno State W 66–55  4–0
Save Mart Center (7,158)
Fresno, CA
11/30/2010*
7:00 pm
Sacramento State W 84–36  5–0
Beasley Coliseum (5,099)
Pullman, WA
12/03/2010*
8:00 pm, FSN
No. 5 Kansas State
Big 12/Pac-10 Hardwood Series
L 58–63  5–1
Beasley Coliseum (11,671)
Pullman, WA
12/08/2010*
8:00 pm, FSN
Gonzaga
Rivalry
W 81–59  6–1
Beasley Coliseum (10,177)
Pullman, WA
12/10/2010*
7:00 pm
vs. Texas–Pan American W 74–52  7–1
Spokane Arena (4,382)
Spokane, WA
12/19/2010*
7:00 pm
at Santa Clara W 85–79 OT 8–1
Leavey Center (1,897)
Santa Clara, CA
12/22/2010*
12:00 pm, ESPNU
vs. Mississippi State
Diamond Head Classic Quarterfinals
W 83–57  9–1
Stan Sheriff Center (7,391)
Honolulu, HI
12/23/2010*
3:30 pm, ESPNU
vs. No. 15 Baylor
Diamond Head Classic Semifinals
W 77–71  10–1
Stan Sheriff Center (7,179)
Honolulu, HI
12/25/2010*
6:30 pm, ESPN2
vs. Butler
Diamond Head Classic Championship
L 68–84  10–2
Stan Sheriff Center (6,367)
Honolulu, HI
12/29/2010
8:00 pm, FSN
at UCLA L 71–80  10–3 (0–1)
Pauley Pavilion (7,934)
Los Angeles, CA
12/31/2010
3:00 pm, FSNNW
at USC L 56–60  10–4 (0–2)
Galen Center (3,581)
Los Angeles, CA
01/06/2011
7:00 pm
Oregon State W 84–70  11–4 (1–2)
Beasley Coliseum (5,849)
Pullman, WA
01/08/2011
7:30 pm, FSNNW
Oregon W 77–63  12–4 (2–2)
Beasley Coliseum (6,690)
Pullman, WA
01/13/2011
7:30 pm
at California L 81–88 OT 12–5 (2–3)
Haas Pavilion (6,903)
Berkeley, CA
01/15/2011
5:00 pm
at Stanford W 61–58  13–5 (3–3)
Maples Pavilion (5,803)
Stanford, CA
01/20/2011
7:00 pm
Arizona State W 78–61  14–5 (4–3)
Beasley Coliseum (7,157)
Pullman, WA
01/22/2011
7:30 pm, FSNNW
No. 25 Arizona L 63–65  14–6 (4–4)
Beasley Coliseum (8,850)
Pullman, WA
01/30/2011
7:00 pm, FSN
No. 17 Washington
Rivalry
W 87–80  15–6 (5–4)
Beasley Coliseum (10,579)
Pullman, WA
02/03/2011
6:00 pm
at Oregon L 43–69  15–7 (5–5)
Matthew Knight Arena (10,017)
Eugene, OR
02/05/2011
6:00 pm, FSNNW
at Oregon State W 61–55  16–7 (6–5)
Gill Coliseum (7,376)
Corvallis, OR
02/10/2011
7:00 pm
Stanford L 62–75  16–8 (6–6)
Beasley Coliseum (6,517)
Pullman, WA
02/12/2011
7:00 pm
California W 75–71  17–8 (7–6)
Beasley Coliseum (7,640)
Pullman, WA
02/17/2011
11:00 am, FSN
at No. 13 Arizona L 70–79  17–9 (7–7)
McKale Center (14,456)
Tucson, Arizona
02/19/2011
5:30 pm, FSNNW
at Arizona State L 69–71  17–10 (7–8)
Wells Fargo Arena (5,153)
Tempe, AZ
02/27/2011
7:00 pm, FSN
at Washington W 80–69  18–10 (8–8)
Alaska Airlines Arena (10,000)
Seattle, WA
03/03/2011
7:00 pm
USC W 85–77  19–10 (9–8)
Beasley Coliseum (7,126)
Pullman, WA
03/05/2011
2:30 pm, FSN
UCLA L 54–58 OT 19–11 (9–9)
Beasley Coliseum (9,317)
Pullman, WA
Pac-10 tournament
03/10/2011
8:30 pm, FSN
(6) vs. (3) Washington
Pac-10 Quarterfinals
L 87–89  19–12
Staples Center (12,191)
Los Angeles, CA
NIT
03/16/2011*
7:00 pm, ESPNU
(2 BC) (7 BC) Long Beach State
NIT First Round
W 85–74  20–12
Beasley Coliseum (4,213)
Pullman, WA
03/21/2011*
8:30 pm, ESPN2
(2 BC) (3 BC) Oklahoma State
NIT Second Round
W 74–64  21–12
Beasley Coliseum (5,201)
Pullman, WA
03/23/2011*
8:00 pm, ESPN2
(2 BC) (4 BC) Northwestern
NIT Quarterfinals
W 69–66 OT 22–12
Beasley Coliseum (5,905)
Pullman, WA
03/29/2011*
4:00 pm, ESPN2
(2 BC) vs. No. 4 VT Wichita State
NIT Semifinals
L 44–75  22–13
Madison Square Garden (6,082)
New York City, NY
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from Coaches' Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
BC=NIT Boston College bracket. VT=NIT Virginia Tech Bracket.
All times are in Pacific Time.

Notes

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  • December 29, 2010 – Washington State kicks off Pac-10 play at UCLA in Pauley Pavilion.
  • January 15, 2011 – Reggie Moore was suspended for one game on January 15 after being arrested for possession of marijuana and drug paraphernalia.[4]
  • March 5, 2011 – Klay Thompson was suspended for one game on March 5 after being issued a misdemeanor criminal citation for marijuana possession.[4][5][6][7]
  • March 12, 2011 – Thompson was named to the Pac-10 All Tournament Team.
  • March 13, 2011 – The Cougars were selected to participate in the 2011 NIT to play Long Beach State on March 16, 2011.
  • March 22, 2011 – DeAngelo Casto was suspended for the NIT Quarterfinals against Northwestern on March 22 for being cited with possession of marijuana but would later have his suspension lifted when Athletic Director Bill Moos said that "new information prompted him to lift the suspension."[8][9]

References

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  1. ^ "Pac-10 Standings - 2010-11". ESPN. Retrieved February 17, 2011.
  2. ^ "2011 NCAA Men's Basketball Rankings". ESPN. Retrieved February 7, 2011.
  3. ^ "Washington State men's basketball". Archived from the original on July 12, 2009. Retrieved March 8, 2009.
  4. ^ a b Geranios, Nicholas K. (March 18, 2011). "WSU's Thompson suspended after arrest". Ventura County Star. Archived from the original on September 26, 2012.
  5. ^ Bolch, Ben (March 4, 2011). "Washington State star Klay Thompson is suspended for game against UCLA". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on September 4, 2012. Retrieved March 20, 2011.
  6. ^ Simers, T. J. (March 5, 2011). "No excuses from Mychal Thompson after Klay Thompson's indiscretion". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on March 9, 2011. Retrieved March 20, 2011.
  7. ^ Bolch, Ben; Holmes, Baxter (March 7, 2011). "UCLA awaits word on condition of Malcolm Lee's left knee". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on November 26, 2020.
  8. ^ "School lifts DeAngelo's suspension". Times Union. Associated Press. March 24, 2011. Retrieved December 3, 2012.
  9. ^ Blanchette, John (March 24, 2011). "Doobious decision not high point". The Spokesman-Review. Archived from the original on April 21, 2011.
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