2010–11 West Virginia Mountaineers men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Round of 32
ConferenceBig East Conference
Ranking
APNo. 22
Record21–12 (11–7 Big East)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaWVU Coliseum
2010–11 Big East men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 4 Pittsburgh153 .833286  .824
No. 5 Notre Dame144 .778277  .794
*#12 Syracuse126 .667278  .771
No. 14 Louisville126 .6672510  .714
No. 18 St. John's126 .6672112  .636
Cincinnati117 .611269  .743
No. 22 West Virginia117 .6112112  .636
Georgetown108 .5562111  .656
No. 10 Connecticut99 .500329  .780
Villanova99 .5002112  .636
Marquette99 .5002215  .595
Seton Hall711 .3891318  .419
Rutgers513 .2781517  .469
Providence414 .2221517  .469
South Florida315 .1671023  .303
DePaul117 .056724  .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 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.

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:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   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 8753 
WVU Coliseum 
Morgantown, WV
Regular season
11/12/2010*
9:00 pm
Oakland W 9571  10
WVU Coliseum (12,707)
Morgantown, WV
11/18/2010*
7:00 pm, ESPNU
vs. Davidson
Puerto Rico Tip-Off First Round
W 8470  20
José Miguel Agrelot Coliseum (4,018)
San Juan, PR
11/19/2010*
11:30 am, ESPNU
vs. Vanderbilt
Puerto Rico Tip-Off Semifinals
W 7471  30
José Miguel Agrelot Coliseum (10,127)
San Juan, PR
11/21/2010*
7:30 pm, ESPN2
vs. Minnesota
Puerto Rico Tip-Off championship
L 7074  31
José Miguel Agrelot Coliseum (11,575)
San Juan, PR
11/27/2010*
7:00 pm, Big East Network
vs. VMI W 8266  41
Charleston Civic Center (12,367)
Charleston, WV
12/01/2010*
7:00 pm, Big East Network
American W 7150  51
WVU Coliseum (7,390)
Morgantown, WV
12/04/2010*
4:00 pm, Big East Network
at Miami (FL) L 7679  52
BankUnited Center (6,548)
Coral Gables, FL
12/07/2010*
7:00 pm, Big East Network
Robert Morris W 8249  62
WVU Coliseum (6,443)
Morgantown, WV
12/12/2010*
7:00 pm, CBSCS
at Duquesne W 6461  72
CONSOL Energy Center (8,509)
Pittsburgh, PA
12/18/2010*
2:00 pm, Big East Network
Cleveland State W 7463  82
WVU Coliseum (11,235)
Morgantown, WV
12/22/2010*
7:00 pm
Walsh
Exhibition
W 8663 
WVU Coliseum 
Morgantown, WV
12/29/2010
7:00 pm, Big East Network
St. John's L 7181  83
(01)
WVU Coliseum (11,138)
Morgantown, WV
01/01/2011
11:00 am, ESPN2
at Marquette L 7479  84
(02)
Bradley Center (15,575)
Milwaukee, WI
01/04/2011
9:00 pm, Big East Network
at DePaul W 6765  94
(12)
Allstate Arena (8,189)
Rosemont, IL
01/08/2011
11:00 am, ESPN2
at No. 13 Georgetown W 6559  104
(22)
Verizon Center (13,603)
Washington, D.C.
01/13/2011
7:00 pm, ESPN2
Providence W 9363  114
(32)
WVU Coliseum (11,052)
Morgantown, WV
01/16/2011*
1:30 pm, CBS
No. 8 Purdue W 6864  124
WVU Coliseum (14,173)
Morgantown, WV
01/19/2011*
8:00 pm
No. 21 vs. Marshall
Chesapeake Energy Capital Classic
L 7175  125
Charleston Civic Center (12,380)
Charleston, WV
01/23/2011
2:00 pm, Big East Network
No. 21 South Florida W 5646  135
(42)
WVU Coliseum (10,744)
Morgantown, WV
01/26/2011
7:00 pm, ESPNU
at No. 19 Louisville L 5455  136
(43)
KFC Yum! Center (21,957)
Louisville, KY
01/29/2011
8:00 pm, Big East Network
at Cincinnati W 6655  146
(53)
Fifth Third Arena (13,176)
Cincinnati, OH
02/02/2011
7:00 pm, Big East Network
No. 25 Seton Hall W 5644  156
(63)
WVU Coliseum (9,729)
Morgantown, WV
02/05/2011
12:00 pm, ESPN
No. 25 at No. 12 Villanova L 5066  157
(64)
Wells Fargo Center (16,106)
Philadelphia, PA
02/07/2011
7:00 pm, ESPN
No. 25 No. 4 Pittsburgh
Backyard Brawl
L 6671  158
(65)
WVU Coliseum (14,175)
Morgantown, WV
02/12/2011
4:00 pm, Big East Network
No. 25 DePaul W 8271  168
(75)
WVU Coliseum (11,210)
Morgantown, WV
02/14/2011
7:00 pm, ESPN
at No. 20 Syracuse L 5263  169
(76)
Carrier Dome (22,669)
Syracuse, NY
02/19/2011
1:00 pm, CBS
No. 7 Notre Dame W 7258  179
(86)
WVU Coliseum (12,298)
Morgantown, WV
02/24/2011
9:00 pm, ESPN
at No. 6 Pittsburgh
Backyard Brawl
L 5871  1710
(87)
Petersen Events Center (12,876)
Pittsburgh, PA
02/27/2011
12:00 pm, Big East Network
at Rutgers W 6554  1810
(97)
Louis Brown Athletic Center (7,752)
Piscataway, NJ
03/02/2011
7:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 16 Connecticut W 6556  1910
(107)
WVU Coliseum (13,241)
Morgantown, WV
03/05/2011
7:00 pm, ESPN
No. 11 Louisville W 7270  2010
(117)
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 6167  2011
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 8476  2111
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 6371  2112
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.
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