2010–11 Villanova Wildcats men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 February 2023 Basketball 2010–11 Villanova Wildcats Villanova Wildcats logo.svg Big East Conference Big East 21–12 9–9 Jay Wright Chris Walker Keith Urgo Jason Donnelly The PavilionWells Fargo Center Philadelphia Big 5 champions NCAA Tournament Round of 64 The 2010–11 Villanova Wildcats men's basketball team represented Villanova University in the 2010–11 college basketball season. Villanova was led by head coach Jay Wright. The Wildcats participated in the Big East Conference and played their home games at The Pavilion, with some select home games at the Wells Fargo Center. They finished the season 21–12, 9–9 in Big East play, and lost in the first round of the 2011 Big East men's basketball tournament to South Florida. They received an at-large bid to the 2011 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, where they lost in the second round to George Mason. Preseason The Villanova Wildcats came back from a 2009–10 season which had a record of 25–8 (13–4), with the season ending in the second round of the NCAA Tournament. Class of 2010 Villanova Class of 2010 – RivalsVillanova Class of 2010 – Scouthttps://archive.today/20120709143851/http://insider.espn.go.com/ncb/recruiting/tracker/school?page=commits&season=2010&schoolId=2305 Villanova Class of 2010 – ESPN no no 2010 James Bell SF Montverde, Florida Montverde Academy 6 5 215 2008-07-31 4 4 95 Markus Kennedy C Winchendon, Massachusetts The Winchendon School 6 9 230 2009-04-29 4 3 92 JayVaughn Pinkston PF Brooklyn, New York Bishop Loughlin 6 9 220 2009-12-03 4 4 94 |- | colspan="7" style="padding-left:10px;" | Overall Recruiting Rankings:     Scout – UR     Rivals – NR http://villanova.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=1082109 2010 Team Recruiting Rankings – Rivals 2012-05-16 https://web.archive.org/web/20111005015419/http://villanova.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=1082109 2011-10-05 dead      ESPN – NR  |} Season The Wildcats recorded home wins against Temple and UCLA in their out-of-conference schedule, with their only loss coming on the road to Tennessee. They reached as high as #7 in the AP Poll, starting the season 16–1. However, in their fifth Big East contest, they lost at Connecticut. They quickly bounced back with a road win at Syracuse, who was then ranked nationally No. 3. Maalik Wayns had a team-high 21 points in the win. They then lost their next two games, on the road to Providence, and at home against Georgetown. As of February 1, Corey Stokes was averaging 15.6 points per game, good for tenth in the Big East. Corey Fisher was a close second on the team, with 15.2 ppg. Villanova finished the season with an overall record of 21–11 and lost in the first round of the Big East conference tournament to South Florida, 69–70. They received a #9 seed in the NCAA tournament and lost to #8 seed George Mason in the second round. Schedule 2010-11 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings 2010 yes yes |- !colspan=9 style=Villanova Wildcats| Exhibition 11/2/10 7:00 pm yes 6 2010 District of Columbia Firebirds District of Columbia Wells Fargo Center Philadelphia 5,797 95–58 — |- !colspan=9 style=Villanova Wildcats| Regular season 11/12/10 8:00 pm yes 6 Bucknell The Pavilion Villanova, Pennsylvania 6,500 ESPN3 68–52 1–0 11/16/10 5:30 pm yes 6 Marist The Pavilion Villanova, Pennsylvania NIT Season Tip-Off first round 6,500 ESPNU 84–47 2–0 11/17/10 8:00 pm yes 6 Boston University The Pavilion Villanova, Pennsylvania NIT Season Tip-Off second round 6,500 82–66 3–0 11/20/10 7:00 pm yes 6 2010 Lafayette Leopards Lafayette The Pavilion Villanova, Pennsylvania 6,500 ESPN3 86–41 4–0 11/24/10 9:00 pm yes yes 7 UCLA Madison Square Garden New York City NIT Season Tip-Off semi-finals 6,746 ESPN 82–70 5–0 11/26/10 5:00 pm yes yes 7 Tennessee 24 Madison Square Garden New York City NIT Season Tip-Off final 7,228 ESPN 68–78 5–1 12/3/10 8:45 pm yes 12 2010 Saint Joseph's Hawks Saint Joseph's The Pavilion Villanova, Pennsylvania Philadelphia Big 5 6,500 ESPNU 71–60 6–1 12/8/10 7:00 pm yes yes 12 2010 Penn Quakers Penn The Palestra Philadelphia Philadelphia Big 5 5,561 Comcast SportsNet 65–53 7–1 12/12/10 2:00 pm yes yes 12 2010 La Salle Explorers La Salle Tom Gola Arena Philadelphia Philadelphia Big 5 3,400 ESPNU 84–81 8–1 12/18/10 7:30 pm yes 10 2010 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens Delaware Wells Fargo Center Philadelphia 12,055 ESPN3 78–59 9–1 12/22/10 7:00 pm yes yes 8 2010 Monmouth Hawks Monmouth The MAC West Long Branch, New Jersey 3,896 76–36 10–1 12/30/10 7:00 pm yes 8 Temple The Pavilion Villanova, Pennsylvania Philadelphia Big 5 6,500 ESPN2 78–74 11–1 1/2/11 1:00 pm 8 2010 Rutgers Scarlet Knights Rutgers The Pavilion Villanova, Pennsylvania 6,500 ESPNU 81–65 12–1 1–0 1/6/10 7:00 pm yes 7 South Florida USF Sun Dome Tampa, Florida 4,510 ESPNU 83–71 13–1 2–0 1/9/11 12:00 pm 7 Cincinnati 25 The Pavilion Villanova, Pennsylvania 6,500 WPVI 72–61 14–1 3–0 1/12/11 7:00 pm 7 Louisville 17 Wells Fargo Center Philadelphia 13,199 ESPN2 88–74 15–1 4–0 1/15/11 1:00 pm yes 7 Maryland Wells Fargo Center Philadelphia 17,477 CBS 74–66 16–1 4–0 1/17/11 3:30 pm yes 7 Connecticut 8 Harry A. Gampel Pavilion Storrs, Connecticut 10,167 ESPN 59–61 16–2 4–1 1/22/11 12:30 pm yes 7 Syracuse 3 Carrier Dome Syracuse, New York 33,736 ESPN 83–72 17–2 5–1 1/26/11 7:00 pm yes 8 Providence Dunkin' Donuts Center Providence, Rhode Island 7,927 WPVI 68–83 17–3 5–2 1/29/11 12:00 pm 8 Georgetown 21 Wells Fargo Center Philadelphia 19,914 ESPN 66–69 17–4 5–3 2/2/11 7:00 pm 12 Marquette The Pavilion Villanova, Pennsylvania 6,500 ESPNU 75–70 18–4 6–3 2/5/11 12:00 pm 12 West Virginia 25 Wells Fargo Center Philadelphia ESPN2 66–50 19–4 7–3 2/9/11 8:00 pm yes 9 Rutgers The RAC Piscataway, New Jersey 6,892 WPHL 76–77 19–5 7–4 2/12/11 9:00 pm 9 Pittsburgh 4 The Pavilion Villanova, Pennsylvania ESPN College GameDay 6,500 ESPN 54–57 19–6 7–5 2/15/11 8:00 pm yes 15 2010 Seton Hall Pirates Seton Hall Prudential Center Newark, New Jersey 9,408 WPHL 60–57 20–6 8–5 2/19/11 12:00 pm yes 15 2010 DePaul Blue Demons DePaul Allstate Arena Rosemont, Illinois 9,854 WPVI 77–75 OT 21–6 9–5 2/21/11 7:00 pm 15 Syracuse 17 Wells Fargo Center Philadelphia Big Monday 18,899 ESPN 64–69 21–7 9–6 2/26/11 2:00 pm 15 St John's 23 Wells Fargo Center Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 16,042 ESPN 68–81 21–8 9–7 2/28/11 7:00 pm yes 19 Notre Dame 8 Edmund P. Joyce Center South Bend, Indiana Big Monday 9,149 ESPN 72–93 21–9 9–8 3/5/11 4:00 pm yes 19 Pittsburgh 4 Petersen Events Center Pittsburgh 12,843 CBS 50–60 21–10 9–9 |- !colspan=9 style=Villanova Wildcats| Big East tournament 3/8/11 7:00 pm yes 10 South Florida 15 Madison Square Garden New York Big East First Round 19,375 ESPNU 69–70 21–11 |- !colspan=9 style=Villanova Wildcats| NCAA tournament 3/18/11 2:10 pm yes yes 9 E George Mason 8 E Quicken Loans Arena Cleveland, Ohio NCAA Second Round 20,164 TNT 57–61 21–12 AP Poll Eastern Time E NCAA East Regional Rankings 2010–11 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings + Ranking movementLegend: ██ Improvement in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. Poll Pre Wk 1 Wk 2 Wk 3 Wk 4 Wk 5 Wk 6 Wk 7 Wk 8 Wk 9 Wk 10 Wk 11 Wk 12 Wk 13 Wk 14 Wk 15 Wk 16 WK 17 Wk 18 Final AP 6 6 7 12 12 10 8 8 7 7 7 8 12 9 15 15 19 NR Coaches 6 7 7 12 12 11 8 8 7 7 7 7 12 10 14 14 19 NR Roster 2010 Villanova Wildcats y Antonio Pena 0 F 6 8 235 SR Brooklyn, New York USA JayVaughn Pinkston y 1 F 6 7 260 FR Brooklyn, New York USA Maalik Wayns y 2 G 6 1 185 SO Philadelphia, Pennsylvania USA Dallas Ouando 4 G 6 0 190 JR Holmdel, New Jersey USA Corey Fisher y 10 G 6 1 185 SR Bronx, New York USA Russell Wooten 12 F 6 4 210 GS Chula Vista, California USA Mouphtaou Yarou y 13 F 6 9 215 SO Natitingou, Benin Benin Dominic Cheek 23 G 6 6 185 SO Jersey City, New Jersey USA Corey Stokes y 24 G 6 5 195 SR Bayonne, New Jersey USA Maurice Sutton y 25 C 6 11 215 SO Upper Marlboro, Maryland USA James Bell y basketball 32 G 6 5 225 FR Orlando, Florida Isaiah Armwood y 34 F 6 7 185 SO Baltimore, Maryland Jay Wright (Bucknell) Chris Walker (Villanova) Doug West (Villanova) Jason Donnelly (Muhlenberg) https://www.webcitation.org/5l5S1nnZH?url=http://www.kuathletics.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/kan-m-baskbl-mtt.html 2009-11-13 References Villanova Wildcats Category:Villanova Wildcats men's basketball seasons Villanova Wildcats