2010–11 West Virginia Mountaineers men's basketball team

The 2010–11 West Virginia Mountaineers men's basketball team represented West Virginia University in the 2010-11 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They were coached by Bob Huggins and played their home games at the WVU Coliseum. They lost in the 2nd round by Marquette in the 2011 Big East men's basketball tournament. They were invited to the 2011 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament. They defeated Clemson in the second round before losing to Kentucky in the third round.

2010–11 West Virginia Mountaineers men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Round of 32
Conference	Big East Conference
Ranking
AP	No. 22
Record	21–12 (11–7 Big East)
Head coach	Bob Huggins
Assistant coaches	Billy Hahn Larry Harrison Erik Martin
Home arena	WVU Coliseum
Seasons ← 2009–10 2011–12 →

2010–11 Big East men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf							Overall
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

Preseason

Recruiting

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Kevin Noreen PF	Minneapolis, MN	Minnesota Transitions Charter	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Jun 29, 2010
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: N/A
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: "West Virginia Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. "2010 West Virginia Basketball Commits". Scout.com. "ESPN". ESPN.com. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. "2010 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Roster

Name	Number	Position	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
Darryl Bryant	25	G	6–2	195	Junior	Brooklyn, New York
Craig Carey	15	G	6–2	160	Sophomore	Morgantown, West Virginia
Jake Ferguson	20	F	6–6	190	Freshman	Summersville, West Virginia
John Flowers	41	F	6–7	215	Senior	Waldorf, Maryland
Danny Jennings	30	F	6–8	260	Sophomore	Staten Island, New York
Kevin Jones	5	F	6–8	260	Junior	Mount Vernon, New York
Deniz Kılıçlı	13	F	6–9	270	Sophomore	Istanbul, Turkey
Joe Mazzulla	21	G	6–2	200	Redshirt-Senior	Johnston, Rhode Island
Casey Mitchell	33	G	6–4	225	Senior	Savannah, Georgia
Kevin Noreen	34	F	6–10	235	Freshman	Minneapolis, Minnesota
Dalton Pepper	32	G	6–5	230	Sophomore	Levittown, Pennsylvania
Kenny Ross	12	G	6–0	175	Redshirt–Freshman	Furlong, Pennsylvania
Kerwin Selby	24	G	6–4	210	Junior	Bel Air, Maryland
Cam Thoroughman	2	F	6–7	235	Redshirt-Senior	Portsmouth, Ohio
Jonnie West	4	G	6–3	195	Redshirt-Senior	Memphis, Tennessee

2010–11 Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
11/02/2010* 7:00 pm		UNC Pembroke	W 87–53	—	WVU Coliseum  Morgantown, WV
Regular season
11/12/2010* 9:00 pm		Oakland	W 95–71	1–0	WVU Coliseum (12,707) Morgantown, WV
11/18/2010* 7:00 pm, ESPNU		vs. Davidson Puerto Rico Tip-Off First Round	W 84–70	2–0	José Miguel Agrelot Coliseum (4,018) San Juan, PR
11/19/2010* 11:30 am, ESPNU		vs. Vanderbilt Puerto Rico Tip-Off Semifinals	W 74–71	3–0	José Miguel Agrelot Coliseum (10,127) San Juan, PR
11/21/2010* 7:30 pm, ESPN2		vs. Minnesota Puerto Rico Tip-Off championship	L 70–74	3–1	José Miguel Agrelot Coliseum (11,575) San Juan, PR
11/27/2010* 7:00 pm, Big East Network		vs. VMI	W 82–66	4–1	Charleston Civic Center (12,367) Charleston, WV
12/01/2010* 7:00 pm, Big East Network		American	W 71–50	5–1	WVU Coliseum (7,390) Morgantown, WV
12/04/2010* 4:00 pm, Big East Network		at Miami (FL)	L 76–79	5–2	BankUnited Center (6,548) Coral Gables, FL
12/07/2010* 7:00 pm, Big East Network		Robert Morris	W 82–49	6–2	WVU Coliseum (6,443) Morgantown, WV
12/12/2010* 7:00 pm, CBSCS		at Duquesne	W 64–61	7–2	CONSOL Energy Center (8,509) Pittsburgh, PA
12/18/2010* 2:00 pm, Big East Network		Cleveland State	W 74–63	8–2	WVU Coliseum (11,235) Morgantown, WV
12/22/2010* 7:00 pm		Walsh Exhibition	W 86–63	—	WVU Coliseum  Morgantown, WV
12/29/2010 7:00 pm, Big East Network		St. John's	L 71–81	8–3 (0–1)	WVU Coliseum (11,138) Morgantown, WV
01/01/2011 11:00 am, ESPN2		at Marquette	L 74–79	8–4 (0–2)	Bradley Center (15,575) Milwaukee, WI
01/04/2011 9:00 pm, Big East Network		at DePaul	W 67–65	9–4 (1–2)	Allstate Arena (8,189) Rosemont, IL
01/08/2011 11:00 am, ESPN2		at No. 13 Georgetown	W 65–59	10–4 (2–2)	Verizon Center (13,603) Washington, D.C.
01/13/2011 7:00 pm, ESPN2		Providence	W 93–63	11–4 (3–2)	WVU Coliseum (11,052) Morgantown, WV
01/16/2011* 1:30 pm, CBS		No. 8 Purdue	W 68–64	12–4	WVU Coliseum (14,173) Morgantown, WV
01/19/2011* 8:00 pm	No. 21	vs. Marshall Chesapeake Energy Capital Classic	L 71–75	12–5	Charleston Civic Center (12,380) Charleston, WV
01/23/2011 2:00 pm, Big East Network	No. 21	South Florida	W 56–46	13–5 (4–2)	WVU Coliseum (10,744) Morgantown, WV
01/26/2011 7:00 pm, ESPNU		at No. 19 Louisville	L 54–55	13–6 (4–3)	KFC Yum! Center (21,957) Louisville, KY
01/29/2011 8:00 pm, Big East Network		at Cincinnati	W 66–55	14–6 (5–3)	Fifth Third Arena (13,176) Cincinnati, OH
02/02/2011 7:00 pm, Big East Network	No. 25	Seton Hall	W 56–44	15–6 (6–3)	WVU Coliseum (9,729) Morgantown, WV
02/05/2011 12:00 pm, ESPN	No. 25	at No. 12 Villanova	L 50–66	15–7 (6–4)	Wells Fargo Center (16,106) Philadelphia, PA
02/07/2011 7:00 pm, ESPN	No. 25	No. 4 Pittsburgh Backyard Brawl	L 66–71	15–8 (6–5)	WVU Coliseum (14,175) Morgantown, WV
02/12/2011 4:00 pm, Big East Network	No. 25	DePaul	W 82–71	16–8 (7–5)	WVU Coliseum (11,210) Morgantown, WV
02/14/2011 7:00 pm, ESPN		at No. 20 Syracuse	L 52–63	16–9 (7–6)	Carrier Dome (22,669) Syracuse, NY
02/19/2011 1:00 pm, CBS		No. 7 Notre Dame	W 72–58	17–9 (8–6)	WVU Coliseum (12,298) Morgantown, WV
02/24/2011 9:00 pm, ESPN		at No. 6 Pittsburgh Backyard Brawl	L 58–71	17–10 (8–7)	Petersen Events Center (12,876) Pittsburgh, PA
02/27/2011 12:00 pm, Big East Network		at Rutgers	W 65–54	18–10 (9–7)	Louis Brown Athletic Center (7,752) Piscataway, NJ
03/02/2011 7:00 pm, ESPN2		No. 16 Connecticut	W 65–56	19–10 (10–7)	WVU Coliseum (13,241) Morgantown, WV
03/05/2011 7:00 pm, ESPN		No. 11 Louisville	W 72–70	20–10 (11–7)	WVU Coliseum (15,032) Morgantown, WV
Big East tournament
03/08/2011 9:30 pm, ESPN	(6)	vs. (11) Marquette Big East Second Round	L 61–67	20–11	Madison Square Garden (19,375) New York City, NY
NCAA tournament
03/17/2011* 12:15 pm, CBS	(5 E) No. 22	vs. (12 E) Clemson NCAA Second Round	W 84–76	21–11	St. Pete Times Forum (14,835) Tampa, FL
03/19/2011* 12:15 pm, CBS	(5 E) No. 22	vs. (4 E) No. 11 Kentucky NCAA Third Round	L 63–71	21–12	St. Pete Times Forum (17,771) Tampa, FL
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. E=NCAA East Regional. All times are in Eastern Time.

References

1. "Big East Conference Standings - 2010-11." ESPN.com. Retrieved March 9, 2011.