2010–11 Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball team

The 2010–11 Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball team represented Gonzaga University in the 2010–11 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bulldogs are members of the West Coast Conference, and were led by head coach Mark Few. They played their home games at the McCarthey Athletic Center on the university campus in Spokane, Washington.

2010–11 Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball
WCC tournament champions
WCC regular season co-champions
NCAA tournament, Round of 32
ConferenceWest Coast Conference
Record25–10 (11–3 WCC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaMcCarthey Athletic Center
Seasons
2010–11 West Coast Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Saint Mary's113 .786259 .735
Gonzaga113 .7862510 .714
San Francisco104 .7141915 .559
Santa Clara86 .5712414 .632
Portland77 .5002012 .625
Pepperdine59 .3571221 .364
Loyola Marymount212 .1431121 .344
San Diego212 .143624 .200
2011 WCC tournament winner
As of March 30, 2011
Rankings from AP Poll

The team lost the 2010 WCC Player of the Year Matt Bouldin to graduation, but returned the rest of their starting lineup.[1] Three of the returning players participated in the 2010 FIBA World Championship in Turkey—Elias Harris for Germany and Kelly Olynyk and Robert Sacre for Canada. Gonzaga was the only NCAA school with more than one player involved in the 2010 Worlds.

The Bulldogs finished the 2010–11 season 25–10, 11–3 in WCC play to share the regular season championship with Saint Mary's. They defeated Saint Mary's in the championship game of the 2011 West Coast Conference men's basketball tournament to earn an automatic bid in the 2011 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament. As the 11 seed in the southeast region, they defeated 6 seed St. John's in the second round before falling to 3 seed Brigham Young in the third round.

Preseason

In 2010–11, the Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball team were in their 31st season as a member of the West Coast Conference.[2] Since 2004, the team has played their home games at the McCarthey Athletic Center, which has a capacity of 6,000.[3] In their previous season, a West Coast Conference Preseason poll predicted that the Gonzaga Bulldogs would finish first in the conference.[4]

Departures

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownReason for departure
Will Foster45C7'5"273SeniorBonney Lake, WashingtonGraduated
Matt Bouldin15G6'5"224SeniorHighlands Ranch, ColoradoGraduated
Chris Pontarolo-Magg4G5'11"175SeniorQuincy, WashingtonGraduated
Bol Kong34G6'6"220Sophomore (redshirt)Vancouver, British ColumbiaTransferred to NAIT
Andy Poling14F6'11"204Freshman (redshirt)Portland, OregonTransferred to Seattle Pacific
Grant Gibbs10G6'4"204Freshman (redshirt)Marion, IowaTransferred to Creighton
G.J. Vilarino5G6'0"177FreshmanMcKinney, Texas

Incoming transfers

NamePos.HeightWeightYearHometownPrevious
School
Years
Remaining
Date
Eligible
Marquise CarterG6'4"178Junior (redshirt)San Diego, CaliforniaThree Rivers CC2Oct. 1, 2010[5]

2010 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
NameHometownHigh school / collegeHeightWeightCommit date
Keegan Hyland[6]
SG
Portland, MaineSouth Portland6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)192 lb (87 kg)Apr 27, 2010 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247SportsN/A    ESPN:    ESPN grade: 84
Mathis Keita[7]
SG
Thionville, FranceLycée Marcelin Berthelot/INSEP6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)190 lb (86 kg)May 12, 2010 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPNN/A   ESPN grade: NR
Mathis Mönninghoff[7]
SF
Ibbenbüren, GermanyLandrat-Lucas-Gymnasium/Bayer Giants6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)189 lb (86 kg)Aug 11, 2010 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPNN/A   ESPN grade: NR
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: NR   Rivals: NR  247Sports: 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 Gonzaga Rivals Commits". Rivals.com. Retrieved August 11, 2010.
  • "2010 Gonzaga Scout Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved August 11, 2010.
  • "2010 Gonzaga ESPN Commits". ESPN.com. Retrieved August 11, 2010.
  • "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved August 11, 2010.
  • "2010 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved August 11, 2010.
  • "2010 Gonzaga 24/7 Sports Commits". 247sports.com. Retrieved August 11, 2010.

Roster

2010–11 Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G41Steven Gray6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)205 lb (93 kg)SrBainbridgeIrondale, Washington
C00Robert Sacre7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)260 lb (118 kg)RS JrHandsworthNorth Vancouver, British Columbia
G2Marquise Carter6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)178 lb (81 kg)RS JrHorizon Christian
Three Rivers CC
San Diego, California
G3Demetri Goodson6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)175 lb (79 kg)JrKlein CollinsSpring, Texas
G30Mike Hart6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)206 lb (93 kg)RS SoJesuitPortland, Oregon
F10Mangisto Arop6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)208 lb (94 kg)SoSt. Mary (ON)Edmonton, Alberta
F20Elias Harris6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)245 lb (111 kg)SoFriedrich-Magnus-Schwerd-Gymnasium
BIS Speyer
Speyer, Germany
F13Kelly Olynyk7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)238 lb (108 kg)SoSouth KamloopsKamloops, British Columbia
C35Sam Dower6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)248 lb (112 kg)RS FrOsseoBrooklyn Park, Minnesota
G11David Stockton5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)152 lb (69 kg)RS FrGonzaga PrepSpokane, Washington
G25Mathis Keita6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)190 lb (86 kg)FrLycée Marcelin Berthelot
INSEP
Thionville, France
F22Mathis Mönninghoff6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)189 lb (86 kg)FrLandrat-Lucas-Gymnasium
Bayer Giants
Ibbenbüren, Germany
G33Keegan Hyland  6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)192 lb (87 kg)FrSouth PortlandPortland, Maine
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: 2010-11-13

Rankings

Legend
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PollPre
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Schedule

Date
time, TV
Rank#Opponent#ResultRecordSite (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
2010-10-30*
No. 12 vs. Texas
Secret Scrimmage
Pepsi Center (-)
Denver, Colorado
11/05/2010*
6:00 pm, KHQ/FSN
No. 12 Southern OregonW 90–58 
McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000)
Spokane, Washington
Regular Season
11/12/2010*
6:00 pm, KHQ/FSN
No. 12 SouthernW 117–72 1–0
McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000)
Spokane, Washington
2010-11-14*
1:00 pm, KHQ/FSN
No. 12 IUPUI
CBE Classic Regional Round
W 86–56 2–0
McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000)
Spokane, Washington
2010-11-16*
8:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 11 No. 25 San Diego State
CBE Classic Regional Round
L 76–79 2–1
McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000)
Spokane, Washington
2010-11-22*
6:30 pm, ESPN2
No. 22 vs. No. 4 Kansas State
CBE Semifinal
L 64–81 2–2
Sprint Center (18,630)
Kansas City, Missouri
2010-11-23*
4:45 pm, ESPNU
No. 22 vs. Marquette
CBE 3rd place game
W 66–63 3–2
Sprint Center (18,966)
Kansas City, Missouri
2010-11-30*
6:00 pm, KHQ/FSN
Eastern WashingtonW 86–57 4–2
McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000)
Spokane, Washington
12/04/2010*
2:15 pm, ESPN
vs. No. 20 Illinois
Battle in Seattle
L 61–73 4–3
KeyArena (14,789)
Seattle, Washington
12/08/2010*
8:00 pm, FSN
at Washington StateL 59–81 4–4
Beasley Coliseum (10,177)
Pullman, Washington
12/11/2010*
5:30 pm, ESPN2
at No. 23 Notre DameL 79–83 4–5
Edmund P. Joyce Center (8,570)
South Bend, Indiana
2010-12-16*
6:00 pm, KHQ/FSN
Lewis–Clark StateW 103–61 5–5
McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000)
Spokane, Washington
2010-12-18*
1:30 pm, ESPN2
vs. No. 9 Baylor
The Showcase
W 68–64 6–5
American Airlines Center (11,077)
Dallas, Texas
2010-12-22*
12:00 pm, ESPN2
XavierW 64–54 7–5
McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000)
Spokane, Washington
2010-12-29*
5:30 pm, KHQ/FSN
LafayetteW 83–55 8–5
McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000)
Spokane, Washington
2010-12-31*
7:00 pm, ESPN2
Oklahoma StateW 73–52 9–5
McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000)
Spokane, Washington
01/02/2011*
10:00 am, FSN
at Wake ForestW 73–63 10–5
LJVM Coliseum (11,003)
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
01/08/2011
5:30 pm, KAYU/FSN
PortlandW 74–61 11–5 (1–0)
McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000)
Spokane, Washington
2011-01-13
6:00 pm, KHQ/FSN
PepperdineW 92–75 12–5 (2–0)
McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000)
Spokane, Washington
2011-01-15
5:00 pm, KHQ/FSN
Loyola MarymountW 79–59 13–5 (3–0)
McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000)
Spokane, Washington
2011-01-20
6:00 pm, ESPNU
at Santa ClaraL 71–85 13–6 (3–1)
Leavey Center (4,017)
Santa Clara, California
2011-01-22
5:30 pm, KHQ/FSN
at San FranciscoL 91–96 OT13–7 (3–2)
War Memorial Gymnasium (4,195)
San Francisco, California
2011-01-27
8:00 pm, ESPN2
Saint Mary'sL 71–73 13–8 (3–3)
McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000)
Spokane, Washington
2011-01-29
5:00 pm, KHQ/FSN
San DiegoW 86–53 14–8 (4–3)
McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000)
Spokane, Washington
02/03/2011
8:00 pm, ESPN2
at PortlandW 67–64 15–8 (5–3)
Chiles Center (4,852)
Portland, Oregon
02/05/2011*
1:00 pm, ESPN
vs. Memphis
Ronald McDonald House Charities Classic
L 58–62 15–9
Spokane Arena (10,778)
Spokane, Washington
02/10/2011
8:00 pm, ESPN2
at Loyola MarymountW 67–57 16–9 (6–3)
Gersten Pavilion (2,964)
Los Angeles, California
02/12/2011
7:00 pm, KHQ/FSN
at PepperdineW 63–44 17–9 (7–3)
Firestone Fieldhouse (2,484)
Malibu, California
2011-02-17
6:00 pm, KHQ
Santa ClaraW 85–76 18–9 (8–3)
McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000)
Spokane, Washington
2011-02-19
5:00 pm, KHQ/FSN
San FranciscoW 70–53 19–9 (9–3)
McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000)
Spokane, Washington
2011-02-24
8:00 pm, ESPN2
at Saint Mary'sW 89–85 OT20–9 (10–3)
McKeon Pavilion (3,500)
Moraga, California
2011-02-26
6:00 pm, KHQ/FSN
at San DiegoW 68–31 21–9 (11–3)
Jenny Craig Pavilion (3,882)
San Diego, California
2011-02-28*
6:00 pm, KHQ/FSN
Cal State BakersfieldW 96–49 22–9
McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000)
Spokane, Washington
2011 West Coast Conference men's basketball tournament
03/06/2011
7:30 pm, ESPN2
(2) vs. (3) San Francisco
Semifinals
W 71–67 23–9
Orleans Arena (7,489)
Paradise, Nevada
03/07/2011
6:00 pm, ESPN
(2) vs. (1) Saint Mary's
Championship Game
W 75–63 24–9
Orleans Arena (7,186)
Paradise, Nevada
2011 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament
2011-03-17*
6:45 pm, CBS
(11 SE) vs. (6 SE) No. 18 St. John's
Second Round
W 86–71 25–9
Pepsi Center (19,216)
Denver, Colorado
2011-03-19*
4:45 pm, CBS
(11 SE) vs. (3 SE) No. 10 BYU
Third Round
L 67–89 25–10
Pepsi Center (19,328)
Denver, Colorado
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
SE=NCAA Southeast Region.
All times are in Pacific Time.

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