2011 Pacific-10 Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
| 2011 Pacific-10 Conference Men's Basketball Tournament | |||||
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| Classification | Division I | ||||
| Season | 2010–11 | ||||
| Site |
Staples Center Los Angeles, California | ||||
| Champions | Washington Huskies (3rd title) | ||||
| Winning coach | Lorenzo Romar (3rd title) | ||||
| MVP | Isaiah Thomas (Washington) | ||||
| Attendance | 12,074 | ||||
| Top scorer |
Klay Thompson Washington State (43 points) | ||||
| Television | CBS, FSN | ||||
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| 2010–11 Pacific-10 Conference men's basketball standings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| #17 Arizona | 14 | – | 4 | .778 | 30 | – | 8 | .789 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UCLA | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | 23 | – | 11 | .676 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| #23 Washington † | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 24 | – | 11 | .686 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USC | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 19 | – | 15 | .559 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| California | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 18 | – | 15 | .545 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Washington State | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 22 | – | 13 | .629 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oregon | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 21 | – | 18 | .538 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stanford | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 15 | – | 16 | .484 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oregon State | 5 | – | 13 | .278 | 11 | – | 20 | .355 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arizona State | 4 | – | 14 | .222 | 12 | – | 19 | .387 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 2011 Pacific-10 Tournament winner As of March 30, 2011[1]; Rankings from AP Poll[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 2011 Pacific Life Pacific-10 Conference Men's Basketball Tournament was played on March 9–11, 2011 at Staples Center in Los Angeles, California.[3] The tournament champion became the NCAA Tournament automatic qualifier from the conference. The Arizona Wildcats, finish the season atop of the conference with a 14–4 record, and the UCLA Bruins were the two top-seed teams in the tournament. The third-seeded Washington Huskies won the tournament. This was the final tournament ever held under the "Pac-10" name, as Colorado and Utah joined the conference in July, making it the "Pac-12."
Seeds
Teams were seeded by conference record, with a tiebreaker system used to seed teams with identical conference records.
| Seed | School | Conf | Overall | Tiebreaker |
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| #1 | Arizona | 14–4 | 25–6 | |
| #2 | UCLA | 13–5 | 22–9 | |
| #3 | Washington | 11–7 | 20–10 | |
| #4 | USC | 10–8 | 18–13 | 1–1 vs. Cal, 1–1 vs. UA |
| #5 | California | 10–8 | 17–13 | 1–1 vs. USC, 0–2 vs. UA |
| #6 | Washington State | 9–9 | 19–11 | |
| #7 | Oregon | 7–11 | 14–16 | |
| #8 | Stanford | 7–11 | 15–15 | |
| #9 | Oregon State | 5–13 | 10–19 | |
| #10 | Arizona State | 4–14 | 12–18 | |
Schedule
| Session | Game | Time* | Matchup# | Television | Attendance | |
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| First Round – Wednesday, March 9 | ||||||
| 6:00 PM | FSN | |||||
| 8:30 PM | FSN | |||||
| Quarterfinals – Thursday, March 10 | ||||||
| 12:00 PM | FSN | |||||
| 2:30 PM | FSN | |||||
| 6:00 PM | FSN | |||||
| 8:30 PM | FSN | |||||
| Semifinals – Friday, March 11 | ||||||
| 6:00 PM | FSN | |||||
| 8:30 PM | FSN | |||||
| Championship Game – Saturday, March 12 | ||||||
| 3:00 PM | CBS | |||||
| *Game Times in PT. #-Rankings denote tournament seeding.[4] | ||||||
Bracket
| First Round March 9 |
Quarterfinals March 10 |
Semifinals March 11 |
Final March 12 | |||||||||||||||
| 1 | Arizona (#16) | 78 | ||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Stanford | 67 | 9 | Oregon State | 69 | |||||||||||||
| 1 | Arizona (#16) | 67 | ||||||||||||||||
| 9 | Oregon State | 69 | ||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Southern California | 62 | ||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Southern California | 70 | ||||||||||||||||
| 5 | California | 56 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Arizona (#16) | 75 | ||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Washington | 77 | ||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Washington | 89 | ||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Washington State | 87 | ||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Washington | 69 | ||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Oregon | 76 | ||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Oregon | 51 | ||||||||||||||||
| 10 | Arizona State | 69 | 2 | UCLA | 59 | |||||||||||||
| 7 | Oregon | 76 | ||||||||||||||||
Tournament notes
- Both men’s and women’s basketball tournament semi-final and final games were held at the Staples Center.
- The annual Coach of the Year Award was renamed to honor Coach John Wooden.[5] Sean Miller of the Arizona Wildcats was the 2011 winner.
- Chick Hearn Court between Staples Center and LA Live was the location for the new Pac-10 FanFest, featuring a basketball sport court, beer garden, family-friendly activities like face painting and sign making, a live DJ, band and cheer performances, and Wolfgang Puck food specials. The Women's trophy presentation and institutional headquarters were also located at the FanFest.
- The championship game was the first title game in conference history to require an overtime period.[6]
- Washington and Washington St. were the only arch rivals to meet up in this year. It was the first arch rival tournament game of any pair in two years.
- Klay Thompson of Washington State had a record setting 29 FG attempts vs. Washington. His record still stands. He was 15 of 29 .
- Jeremy Green's 15 3-pt. FG attempts vs. Oregon State set a tournament record. Playing for Stanford, he was 7 of 15.[7]
- With the automatic bid to the NCAA tournament, Washington made its 16th appearance. Three other teams were invited to the 2011 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship: UCLA, USC, and Arizona.
All-Tournament Team
- Jared Cunningham, Oregon State
- E. J. Singler, Oregon
- Klay Thompson, Washington State
- Derrick Williams, Arizona
- Terrence Ross, Washington
- Isaiah Thomas, Washington
Most Outstanding Player
- Isaiah Thomas, Washington
2011 Hall of Honor inductees
Main article: Pac-12 Conference Men's Basketball Hall of Honor
The induction ceremony will take place on Saturday, March 12 during the Pac-10 Hall of Honor breakfast:
- Michael Dickerson (Arizona)
- Isaac Austin (Arizona State)
- Bob McKeen (California)
- Charlie Warren (Oregon)
- Charlie White (Oregon State)
- Brevin Knight (Stanford)
- Don MacLean (UCLA)
- Harold Miner (USC)
- Todd MacCulloch (Washington)
- Ray Sundquist (Washington State)
See also
- 2010–11 Pacific-10 Conference men's basketball standings
References
- ↑ "Pac-10 Standings - 2010-11". ESPN. Retrieved February 17, 2011.
- ↑ "2011 NCAA Men's Basketball Rankings". ESPN. Retrieved February 7, 2011.
- ↑ Pac-10 Tournament official site
- ↑ "Pacific Life Pac-10 Basketball Tournament". pac-10.org. Retrieved 2 March 2011.
- ↑ Pac-10 To Honor Wooden, Host Combined Men's And Women's Basketball Tournament, Pac-10 News, October 28, 2010
- ↑ Associated Press, Isaiah Thomas' fadeaway beats buzzer, crowns Washington as Pac-10 champions, ESPN.com, March 12, 2011
- ↑ 2013-14 Pac-12 Men’s Basketball Media Guide
External links
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