2010–11 Washington State Cougars men's basketball team explained
| Mode: | Basketball |
| Year: | 2010–11 |
| Team: | Washington State Cougars |
| Conference: | Pacific-10 Conference |
| Short Conf: | Pac-10 |
| Record: | 22 - 13 |
| Conf Record: | 9 - 9 |
| Asst Coach1: | Curtis Allen |
| Asst Coach3: | Ben Johnson |
| Bowl: | NIT |
| Bowl Result: | Semifinals |
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[1] 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.
Roster
| 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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Notes
- 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.[2]
- March 5, 2011 – Klay Thompson was suspended for one game on March 5 after being issued a misdemeanor criminal citation for marijuana possession.[2] [3] [4] [5]
- 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."[6] [7]
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: Washington State men's basketball . https://web.archive.org/web/20090712044720/http://wsucougars.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/wast-m-baskbl-body.html . 2009-07-12 . 2009-03-08 . dead .
- News: Geranios . Nicholas K. . WSU's Thompson suspended after arrest . March 18, 2011 . . https://web.archive.org/web/20120926200358/http://www.vcstar.com/news/2011/mar/18/wsus-thompson-cited-for-marijuana-possession/ . September 26, 2012 . live .
- News: Bolch . Ben . Washington State star Klay Thompson is suspended for game against UCLA . March 4, 2011 . . https://archive.today/20120904053011/http://www.latimes.com/sports/la-sp-0305-ucla-basketball-20110305,0,1467032.story . 2012-09-04 . live . 2011-03-20 .
- News: Simers . T. J. . No excuses from Mychal Thompson after Klay Thompson's indiscretion . March 5, 2011 . . https://web.archive.org/web/20110309011346/http://www.latimes.com/sports/basketball/nba/lakers/la-sp-simers-20110306,0,1134988,full.column . 2011-03-09 . dead . 2011-03-20 .
- News: Bolch . Ben . Holmes . Baxter . UCLA awaits word on condition of Malcolm Lee's left knee . March 7, 2011 . . https://web.archive.org/web/20201126010208/http://articles.latimes.com/print/2011/mar/07/sports/la-sp-pac-10-notes-20110308 . November 26, 2020 . live .
- Web site: Associated Press . School lifts DeAngelo's suspension . Times Union . 2011-03-24 . 2012-12-03.
- News: Blanchette . John . Doobious decision not high point . March 24, 2011 . . https://web.archive.org/web/20110421082338/http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2011/mar/24/doobious-decision-not-high-point/ . April 21, 2011 . live .
