2010–11 BYU Cougars men's basketball team

The 2010–11 BYU Cougars men's basketball team represented Brigham Young University in the 2010–11 college basketball season. This was head coach Dave Rose's sixth season at BYU. The Cougars, in their final season in the Mountain West Conference, played their home games at the Marriott Center. The Cougars ended regular season play as co-champions with San Diego State, and were the only team to defeat the Aztecs in regular-season play.[1] Led by combo guard Jimmer Fredette, the nation's leading scorer and consensus national player of the year, the Cougars advanced to the Sweet Sixteen of the NCAA tournament, where they lost in overtime to Florida.

2010–11 BYU Cougars men's basketball
South Padre Island Invitational Champions
Mountain West Regular Season Co-Champions
NCAA tournament, Sweet Sixteen
ConferenceMountain West Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 13
APNo. 10
Record32–5 (14–2 Mountain West)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaMarriott Center
Seasons
2010–11 Mountain West Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 6 San Diego St 14 2   .875 34 3   .919
No. 12 BYU 14 2   .875 32 5   .865
UNLV 11 5   .688 24 9   .727
Colorado State 9 7   .563 19 13   .594
New Mexico 8 8   .500 22 13   .629
Air Force 6 10   .375 16 16   .500
Utah 6 10   .375 13 18   .419
Wyoming 3 13   .188 10 21   .323
TCU 1 15   .063 11 22   .333
2011 MWC tournament winner
Rankings from AP/Coaches' Poll

This was the Cougars' final season as a member of the Mountain West as their basketball team became a member of the West Coast Conference in July 2011.[2]

Roster

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2010–11 BYU Cougars men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
F 0 Brandon Davies 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) So Provo Provo, UT
G/F 1 Charles Abouo 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Brewster Academy Abidjan, Ivory Coast
G 4 Jackson Emery 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Lone Peak Alpine, UT
F 12 Logan Magnusson 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr Wasatch
Salt Lake CC
Heber City, UT
G/F 13 Brock Zylstra 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Bonita La Verne, CA
G 14 Nick Martineau 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Davis Fruit Heights, UT
F/C 15 James Anderson 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Jr Page Page, AZ
G 20 Anson Winder 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Bishop Gorman Las Vegas, NV
F 21 Stephen Rogers 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Mountain View
Mesa CC
Mesa, AZ
G 31 Kyle Collinsworth 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Provo Provo, UT
G 32 Jimmer Fredette 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr Glens Falls Glens Falls, NY
G 33 Matt Carlino 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr Bloomington South (IN) Arcadia, AZ
F 34 Noah Hartsock 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Jr Bartlesville Bartlesville, OK
F 41 Chris Collinsworth 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) So Provo Provo, UT
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Schedule and results

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Source[3]

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
October 29, 2010*
7:05 pm
No. 24 Laval W 101–55 
Marriott Center (8,583)
Provo, UT
November 5, 2010*
7:05 pm, BYU TV
No. 24 BYU–Hawaii W 85–60 
Marriott Center (10,753)
Provo, UT
Regular Season
November 12, 2010*
7:00 pm
No. 24 Fresno State W 83–56  1–0
Marriott Center (22,700)
Provo, UT
November 17, 2010*
7:00 pm, The Mtn.
No. 23 Utah State
Old Oquirrh Bucket
W 78–72  2–0
Marriott Center (17,303)
Provo, UT
November 20, 2010*
8:00 pm, BYU TV
No. 23 at Chicago State
South Padre Island Invitational
W 109–60  3–0
Marriott Center (11,544)
Provo, UT
November 23, 2010*
7:00 pm, BYU TV
No. 23 Mississippi Valley State
South Padre Island Invitational
W 86–36  4–0
Marriott Center (9,207)
Provo, UT
November 26, 2010*
5:00 pm, FCS
No. 23 vs. South Florida
South Padre Island Invitational
W 77–75 2OT 5–0
South Padre Island Convention Centre (1,100)
South Padre Island, TX
November 27, 2010*
7:00 pm, FCS
No. 23 vs. Saint Mary's
South Padre Island Invitational
W 74–73  6–0
South Padre Island Convention Centre (1,300)
South Padre Island, TX
December 1, 2010*
7:00 pm, KMTV
No. 21 at Creighton
MWC-MVC Challenge
W 77–65  7–0
Qwest Center Omaha (15,532)
Omaha, NE
December 4, 2010*
4:00 pm, BYU TV/KJZZ
No. 21 vs. Hawaii W 78–57  8–0
EnergySolutions Arena (13,312)
Salt Lake City, UT
December 8, 2010*
7:00 pm, CBSCS
No. 18 vs. Vermont
Hometown Classic
W 86–58  9–0
Glens Falls Civic Center (6,300)
Glens Falls, NY
December 11, 2010*
4:00 pm, BYU TV/KJZZ
No. 18 vs. Arizona W 87–65  10–0
EnergySolutions Arena (15,814)
Salt Lake City, UT
December 18, 2010*
2:30 pm, FSN
No. 16 vs. UCLA
John R. Wooden Classic
L 79–86  10–1
Honda Center (NA)
Anaheim, CA
December 21, 2010*
7:00 pm
No. 23 at Weber State
Old Oquirrh Bucket
W 72–66  11–1
Dee Events Center (10,453)
Ogden, UT
December 23, 2010*
7:05 pm
No. 23 UTEP W 89–68  12–1
Marriott Center (13,403)
Provo, UT
December 30, 2010*
7:00 pm
No. 16 at Buffalo W 90–82  13–1
Alumni Arena (5,803)
Buffalo, NY
January 1, 2011*
7:05 pm
No. 16 Fresno Pacific W 93–57  14–1
Marriott Center (12,762)
Provo, UT
January 5, 2011
7:00 pm, CBSCS
No. 15 at No. 25 UNLV W 89–77  15–1
(1–0)
Thomas & Mack Center (17,942)
Paradise, NV
January 8, 2011
1:00 pm, The Mtn.
No. 15 Air Force W 76–66  16–1
(2–0)
Marriott Center (22,700)
Provo, UT
January 11, 2011
6:30 pm, The Mtn.
No. 11 at Utah
Old Oquirrh Bucket
W 104–79  17–1
(3–0)
Jon M. Huntsman Center (11,243)
Salt Lake City, UT
January 18, 2011
8:00 pm, The Mtn.
No. 9 TCU W 83–67  18–1
(4–0)
Marriott Center (16,170)
Provo, UT
January 22, 2011
7:00 pm, The Mtn.
No. 9 at Colorado State W 94–85  19–1
(5–0)
Moby Arena (8,745)
Fort Collins, CO
January 26, 2011
8:15 pm, CBSCS
No. 9 No. 4 San Diego State W 71–58  20–1
(6–0)
Marriott Center (22,700)
Provo, UT
January 29, 2011
2:00 pm, Versus
No. 9 at New Mexico L 77–86  20–2
(6–1)
The Pit (15,411)
Albuquerque, NM
February 2, 2011
6:02 pm, The Mtn.
No. 8 at Wyoming W 69–62  21–2
(7–1)
Arena-Auditorium (5,131)
Laramie, WY
February 5, 2011
2:00 pm, Versus
No. 8 UNLV W 78–63  22–2
(8–1)
Marriott Center (22,700)
Provo, UT
February 9, 2011
8:00 pm, The Mtn.
No. 7 at Air Force W 90–52  23–2
(9–1)
Clune Arena (6,028)
Colorado Springs, CO
February 12, 2011
4:00 pm, The Mtn.
No. 7 Utah
Old Oquirrh Bucket
W 72–59  24–2
(10–1)
Marriott Center (22,700)
Provo, UT
February 19, 2011
3:30 pm, The Mtn.
No. 7 at TCU W 79–56  25–2
(11–1)
Daniel–Meyer Coliseum (7,258)
Fort Worth, TX
February 23, 2011
6:00 pm, The Mtn.
No. 7 Colorado State W 84–76  26–2
(12–1)
Marriott Center (22,700)
Provo, UT
February 26, 2011
11:05 am, CBS
No. 7 at No. 4 San Diego State W 80–67  27–2
(13–1)
Viejas Arena (12,414)
San Diego, CA
March 2, 2011
8:00 pm, The Mtn.
No. 3 New Mexico L 62–84  27–3
(13–2)
Marriott Center (22,700)
Provo, UT
March 5, 2011
1:30 pm, The Mtn.
No. 3 Wyoming W 102–78  28–3
(14–2)
Marriott Center (22,700)
Provo, UT
Mountain West tournament
March 10, 2011
1:00 pm, The Mtn.
(1) No. 8 vs. (9) TCU
MWC Quarterfinals
W 64–58  29–3
Thomas & Mack Center (14,697)
Paradise, NV
March 11, 2011
7:00 pm, CBSCS
(1) No. 8 vs. (5) New Mexico
MWC Semifinals
W 87–76  30–3
Thomas & Mack Center (18,500)
Paradise, NV
March 12, 2011
7:00 pm, Versus
(1) No. 8 vs. (2) No. 7 San Diego State
MWC Championship Game
L 54–72  30–4
Thomas & Mack Center (18,500)
Paradise, NV
NCAA Tournament
March 17, 2011*
5:15 pm, CBS
(3 SE) No. 10 vs. (14 SE) Wofford
NCAA Second Round
W 74–66  31–4
Pepsi Center (19,216)
Denver, CO
March 19, 2011*
5:55 pm, CBS
(3 SE) No. 10 vs. (11 SE) Gonzaga
NCAA Third Round
W 89–67  32–4
Pepsi Center (19,328)
Denver, CO
March 24, 2011*
5:27 pm, TBS
(3 SE) No. 10 vs. (2 SE) No. 15 Florida
NCAA Sweet Sixteen
L 74–83 OT 32–5
New Orleans Arena (12,320)
New Orleans, LA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
SE=Southeast.

Rankings

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Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
RV = Received votes т = Tied with team above or below ( ) = First-place votes
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415161718Final
AP2423232118162316151198777 (2)3 (5)810Not released
CoachesRVRVRV25211823161410999887381213

*AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings.

The team has consistently been ranked higher in computer rankings such as Jeff Sagarin's than in the AP and Coaches Polls. On November 13, 2010 they were ranked 2 in Sagarin's rankings, while they were ranked as high as 1 in Ratings Percentage Index (RPI) on January 9 and 24, 2011, as well as on February 15 and 28, 2011.

Davies controversy

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Sophomore starting forward Brandon Davies was dismissed from the team on March 1, 2011 for the remainder of the season for a violation of the school's honor code.[4] The Salt Lake Tribune published that the transgression involved the provision that prohibits premarital sex.[5] This led to a media frenzy in which the Honor Code was spotlighted and debated, particularly because Davies had not committed a criminal act, or even an NCAA violation, but instead a violation of Mormon and school ethics. Davies had started 26 of 29 games for the Cougars, averaging 11.1 points and a team-leading 6.2 rebounds. At the time, BYU had a 27-2 record and ranked No. 3 nationally, while analyst Joe Lunardi of ESPN.com had projected the Cougars as the No. 1 seed in the West region for the 2011 NCAA tournament.[4] After Davies' suspension, Lunardi maintained his stance that BYU should be a No. 1 seed as long as they continued to perform.[6] The Cougars lost their next game 82–64 to New Mexico (19–11), who beat BYU for the second time in the season,[7] but quickly recovered in a 102-78 victory over Wyoming.[8]

References

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  1. ^ "Colorado State vs. San Diego State - Game Recap - March 5, 2011 - ESPN". Archived from the original on March 9, 2011.
  2. ^ "BYU to leave Mountain West Conference, join West Coast Conference in all sports except football". August 31, 2010.
  3. ^ "2010-11 Schedule". Archived from the original on October 30, 2010. Retrieved December 4, 2010.
  4. ^ a b Katz, Andy (March 2, 2011). "Brandon Davies dismissed from team". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on March 3, 2011.
  5. ^ Drew, Jay (March 2, 2011). "BYU's Brandon Davies apologizes to teammates". The Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved March 3, 2011. BYU center Brandon Davies was suspended from the Cougars' nationally ranked team for the remainder of the season because he violated the school's honor code provision that prohibits premarital sex, The Salt Lake Tribune has learned.
  6. ^ "College Basketball Experts Blog".
  7. ^ "New Mexico upsets BYU in first game since Davies' dismissal". ESPN.com. Associated Press. March 2, 2011. Archived from the original on March 4, 2011. Retrieved March 3, 2011.
  8. ^ "Wyoming vs. BYU - Game Recap - March 5, 2011 - ESPN". Archived from the original on March 7, 2011.