2010–11 Fairfield Stags men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 February 2024 2010–11 Fairfield Stags Basketball 150 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference MAAC 25–8 15–3 Ed Cooley Bob Simon Brian Blaney Carmen Maciariello Webster Bank Arena MAAC Regular Season Champions NIT Second Round The 2010–11 Fairfield Stags men's basketball team represented Fairfield University during the 2010–11 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Stags, led by 5th year head coach Ed Cooley, played their home games at Webster Bank Arena and are members of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. The Stags finished the season 25–8, 15–3 in MAAC play and were MAAC regular season champions for the first time since 1986. They lost in the semifinals of the 2011 MAAC men's basketball tournament to Saint Peter's.https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap/_/gameId/310652217 https://web.archive.org/web/20220326161227/https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap/_/gameId/310652217 dead March 26, 2022 St. Peter's 62, Fairfield 48 ESPN March 6, 2011 February 15, 2024 As regular season champions who failed to win their conference tournament, they earned an automatic bid to the 2011 National Invitation Tournament where they defeated Colorado State in the first round before falling in the second round to Kent State. Roster Number Name Position Height Weight Year Hometown 3 Derek Needham Guard 5–11 180 Sophomore Dolton, Illinois 4 Yorel Hawkins Forward 6–5 207 Senior Apex, North Carolina 9 Ernesto Stanley Guard 5–9 165 Freshman Brooklyn, New York 10 Desmond Wade Guard 5–8 150 Junior Linden, New Jersey 11 Lyndon Jordan Guard 6–2 180 Senior Winder, Georgia 12 Sean Crawford Guard 5–10 150 Junior Laurelton, New York 13 Gary Martin Guard 6–2 180 Junior Cleveland, Ohio 15 Maurice Barrow Forward 6–5 210 Freshman St. Albans, New York 21 Rakim Sanders Guard/Forward 6–5 228 Senior Pawtucket, Rhode Island 22 Warren Edney Forward 6–5 204 Senior Vienna, Virginia 23 Jamel Fields Guard 6–1 175 Freshman Albany, New York 25 Colin Nickerson Guard 6–3 150 Sophomore Waukegan, Illinois 34 Ryan Olander Forward 7–0 220 Junior Mansfield, Connecticut 40 Kristian Petric Forward 6–6 205 Senior Mahwah, New Jersey 41 Keith Matthews Forward 6–5 200 Freshman Sebastian, Florida 44 Greg Nero Forward 6–7 215 Senior Red Hook, New York Schedule 2010-11 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings 2010 yes yes |- !colspan=9| Exhibition 11/1/10 7:30 pm yes 2010 Bridgeport Purple Knights Bridgeport Webster Bank Arena Bridgeport, CT 78–54 11/8/10 7:30 pm yes 2010 Stonehill Skyhawks Stonehill Webster Bank Arena Bridgeport, CT 60–61 |- !colspan=9| Regular season 11/13/10 4:00 pm yes yes 2010 Sacred Heart Pioneers Sacred Heart Mohegan Sun Arena Uncasville, CT 3,829 62–45 1–0 11/15/10 7:30 pm yes yes 2010 Rutgers Scarlet Knights Rutgers Louis Brown Athletic Center Piscataway, NJ 3,810 53–68 1–1 11/19/10 7:30 pm yes yes Penn State Bryce Jordan Center University Park, PA 4,177 49–64 1–2 11/23/10 7:30 pm yes 2010 Saint Joseph's Hawks Saint Joseph's Webster Bank Arena Bridgeport, CT 2,214 51–60 1–3 11/26/10 5:15 pm yes yes 2010 Norfolk State Spartans Norfolk State The Palestra Philadelphia, PA Philly Hoop Group Classic NA 91–56 2–3 12/2/10 7:00 pm yes yes 2010 none Savannah State Tigers Savannah State Tiger Arena Savannah, GA 688 41–39 3–3 12/5/10 3:30 pm 2010 Loyola Greyhounds Loyola (MD) Webster Bank Arena Bridgeport, CT 1,898 65–55 4–3 (1–0) 12/7/10 7:00 pm yes 2010 Howard Bison Howard Alumni Hall Fairfield, CT 1,898 72–52 5–3 12/10/10 7:00 pm yes 2010 Siena Saints Siena Times Union Center Albany, NY 6,953 72–55 6–3 (2–0) 12/12/10 4:00 pm yes yes 2010 Holy Cross Crusaders Holy Cross Hart Center Worcester, MA 1,077 71–60 7–3 12/20/10 7:30 pm yes Vermont Webster Bank Arena Bridgeport, CT 2,472 67–59 8–3 12/28/10 7:00 pm yes yes c Cancelled; Fairfield could nottravel due to heavy snow Florida O'Connell Center Gainesville, FL   ESPNU 12/31/10 4:00 pm yes 2010 Army Black Knights Army Alumni Hall Fairfield, CT 2,012 68–61 9–3 1/3/11 7:30 pm 2010 Niagara Purple Eagles Niagara Webster Bank Arena Bridgeport, CT 1,794 70–48 10–3 3–0 1/7/11 7:30 pm yes Marist McCann Field House Poughkeepsie, NY 1,629 59–44 11–3 4–0 1/9/11 1:00 pm Saint Peter's Webster Bank Arena Bridgeport, CT 2,883 70–43 12–3 5–0 1/14/11 7:00 pm yes Loyola (MD) Reitz Arena Baltimore, MD 1,712 ESPNU 65–66 12–4 5–1 1/17/11 7:00 pm yes Rider Alumni Gymnasium Lawrenceville, NJ 1,517 65–57 13–4 6–1 1/21/11 7:00 pm yes 2010 Canisius Golden Griffins Canisius Koessler Athletic Center Buffalo, NY 1,353 MSG 67–60 14–4 7–1 1/23/11 2:00 pm yes Niagara Gallagher Center Lewiston, NY 1,327 57–49 15–4 8–1 1/28/11 7:30 pm Manhattan Webster Bank Arena Bridgeport, CT 3,276 61–59 16–4 9–1 1/31/11 7:00 pm Canisius Webster Bank Arena Bridgeport, CT 1,608 MSG 70–55 17–4 10–1 2/4/11 6:00 pm Iona Webster Bank Arena Bridgeport, CT 4,094 ESPNU 89–56 18–4 11–1 2/6/11 2:00 pm Rider Webster Bank Arena Bridgeport, CT 2,183 82–64 18–5 11–2 2/11/11 7:00 pm yes Manhattan Draddy Gymnasium Riverdale, NY 1,634 65–56 19–5 12–2 2/13/11 2:00 pm yes Saint Peter's Yanitelli Center Jersey City, NJ 1,967 70–69 OT 20–5 13–2 2/16/11 7:30 pm Marist Webster Bank Arena Bridgeport, CT 1,596 61–54 21–5 14–2 2/19/11 1:00 pm yes Austin Peay Webster Bank Arena Bridgeport, CT ESPN BracketBusters 3,942 ESPNU 76–69 22–5 2/25/11 7:00 pm Siena Webster Bank Arena Bridgeport, CT 5,287 ESPN2 68–55 23–5 15–2 2/27/11 3:30 pm yes Iona Hynes Athletic Center New Rochelle, NY 2,611 69–74 23–6 15–3 |- !colspan=9| MAAC tournament 3/5/11 4:30 pm 1 Marist 9 Webster Bank Arena Bridgeport, CT Quarterfinals 5,235 55–31 24–6 3/6/11 2:00 pm 1 Saint Peter's 4 Webster Bank Arena Bridgeport, CT Semifinals 9,000 48–62 24–7 |- !colspan=9| 2011 NIT 3/15/11 9:00 pm yes yes 6 C Colorado State 3 C Moby Arena Fort Collins, CO First Round 3,202 ESPN3 62–60 25–7 3/20/11 12:30 pm yes 6 C Kent State 7 C Webster Bank Arena Bridgeport, CT Second Round 3,954 ESPNU 68–72 25–8 AP Poll Eastern Time C NIT Colorado bracket References Category:Fairfield Stags men's basketball seasons Fairfield Fairfield Fairfield Stags Fairfield Stags