# 2010–11 Utah State Aggies men's basketball team

The 2010–11 Utah State Aggies men's basketball team represented Utah State University during the 2010–11 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Aggies, led by thirteenth year head coach Stew Morrill, played their home games at the Dee Glen Smith Spectrum and are members of the Western Athletic Conference. They finished the season 30–4, 15–1 in WAC play to win their 4th consecutive regular season conference title. They also won the 2011 WAC men's basketball tournament to earn an automatic bid in the 2011 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament.
Although the Aggies were ranked 19th in the final AP poll and were one of seven teams in the country to win thirty games entering the tournament, the selection committee gave them a #12 seed in the Southeast Region where they faced Kansas State, the #5 seed who actually finished 21st in the final poll. Utah State was beaten by Kansas State by five points.

## Roster

| Number | Name | Position | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown |
| 3 | Brockeith Pane | Guard | 6–1 | 195 | Junior | Dallas, Texas |
| 4 | Antonio Bumpus | Guard | 6–3 | 185 | Junior | Columbus, Ohio |
| 5 | Pooh Williams | Guard/Forward | 6–4 | 190 | Senior | Federal Way, Washington |
| 10 | Leon Cooper Jr. | Guard | 6–1 | 182 | Freshman | Freeport, Bahamas |
| 11 | Brad Brown | Forward | 6–6 | 190 | Freshman | Orono, Minnesota |
| 13 | Preston Medlin | Guard | 6–4 | 175 | Sophomore | Carrollton, Texas |
| 14 | E.J. Farris | Guard | 6–2 | 185 | Sophomore | Newark, California |
| 15 | James Walker III | Guard | 6–2 | 180 | Freshman | Long Beach, California |
| 21 | Morgan Grim | Forward | 6–8 | 230 | Junior | Riverton, Utah |
| 22 | Brady Jardine | Forward | 6–7 | 220 | Junior | Twin Falls, Idaho |
| 23 | Brian Green | Guard | 6–1 | 200 | Senior | Kaysville, Utah |
| 24 | Tyler Newbold | Guard | 6–5 | 210 | Senior | Payson, Utah |
| 31 | Ben Clifford | Forward | 6–7 | 220 | Freshman | South Jordan, Utah |
| 35 | Nate Bendall | Forward | 6–9 | 250 | Senior | Salt Lake City, Utah |
| 42 | Tai Wesley | Forward | 6–7 | 240 | Senior | Provo, Utah |
| 44 | Matt Formisano | Forward | 6–8 | 240 | Senior | Centennial, Colorado |
| 45 | Leland Miller | Center | 7–1 | 230 | Sophomore | St. George, Utah |

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| 10/30/2010* 7:00 pm | | Laval | W 93–51 | – | Smith Spectrum (6,888) Logan, UT |
| 11/05/2010* 7:00 pm | | Grand Canyon | W 76–46 | | Smith Spectrum (N/A) Logan, UT |
| Regular season ||||||
| 11/13/2010* 7:00 pm | | Weber State | W 77–65 | 1–0 | Smith Spectrum (9,014) Logan, UT |
| 11/17/2010* 7:00 pm, The Mtn. | | at No. 23 BYU | L 72–78 | 1–1 | Marriott Center (17,303) Provo, UT |
| 11/20/2010* 7:00 pm | | at Southern Utah | W 66–53 | 2–1 | Centrum Arena (4,303) Cedar City, UT |
| 11/24/2010* 7:00 pm, KUCW | | Utah | W 79–62 | 3–1 | Smith Spectrum (8,368) Logan, Utah |
| 11/27/2010* 7:00 pm | | Northeastern | W 56–54 | 4–1 | Smith Spectrum (6,761) Logan, Utah |
| 12/01/2010* 6:00 pm, FSNRM | | at Denver | W 61–53 | 5–1 | Magness Arena (2,580) Denver, CO |
| 12/04/2010* 12:00 pm, ESPNU | | at No. 14 Georgetown | L 51–68 | 5–2 | Verizon Center (12,106) Washington, D.C. |
| 12/07/2010* 7:00 pm | | Long Beach State | W 81–53 | 6–2 | Smith Spectrum (7,565) Logan, UT |
| 12/11/2010* 7:00 pm | | Cal State Bakersfield | W 77–58 | 7–2 | Smith Spectrum (8,194) Logan, UT |
| 12/18/2010* 7:00 pm | | at Utah Valley | W 76–58 | 8–2 | UCCU Center (7,124) Orem, UT |
| 12/21/2010* 8:15 pm | | Idaho State World Vision Invitational | W 71–48 | 9–2 | Smith Spectrum (8,145) Logan, UT |
| 12/22/2010* 8:00 pm | | Western Michigan World Vision Invitational | W 78–57 | 10–2 | Smith Spectrum (7,975) Logan, UT |
| 12/23/2010* 8:05 pm | | Troy World Vision Invitational | W 80–39 | 11–2 | Smith Spectrum (8,323) Logan, UT |
| 12/29/2010 7:00 pm | | Hawaii | W 74–66 | 12–2 (1–0) | Smith Spectrum (7,025) Logan, UT |
| 12/31/2010 7:00 pm | | San Jose State | W 80–71 | 13–2 (2–0) | Smith Spectrum (6,732) Logan, UT |
| 01/08/2011 2:00 pm, ESPNU | | at Nevada | W 81–67 | 14–2 (3–0) | Lawlor Events Center (4,339) Reno, NV |
| 01/13/2011 8:15 pm | | at Boise State | W 68–59 | 15–2 (4–0) | Taco Bell Arena (8,825) Boise, ID |
| 01/15/2011 9:15 pm | | at Fresno State | W 52–39 | 16–2 (5–0) | Save Mart Center (7,396) Fresno, CA |
| 01/20/2011 7:00 pm | | Louisiana Tech | W 74–57 | 17–2 (6–0) | Smith Spectrum (9,768) Logan, UT |
| 01/22/2011 9:00 pm, ESPNU | | New Mexico State | W 59–49 | 18–2 (7–0) | Smith Spectrum (10,013) Logan, UT |
| 01/27/2011 8:00 pm | | at San Jose State | W 84–65 | 19–2 (8–0) | The Event Center Arena (2,391) San Jose, CA |
| 01/29/2011 10:00 pm | | at Hawaiʻi | W 89–84 $^{2OT}$ | 20–2 (9–0) | Stan Sheriff Center (8,127) Honolulu, HI |
| 02/02/2011 9:00 pm, ESPN2 | No. 22 | Nevada | W 67–45 | 21–2 (10–0) | Smith Spectrum (9,837) Logan, UT |
| 02/05/2011 7:00 pm, KUCW | No. 22 | Boise State | W 77–49 | 22–2 (11–0) | Smith Spectrum (10,270) Logan, UT |
| 02/09/2011 9:00 pm, ESPN2 | No. 21 | at Idaho | L 56–64 | 22–3 (11–1) | Cowan Spectrum (1,512) Moscow, ID |
| 02/12/2011 7:00 pm, WSN | No. 21 | Fresno State | W 71–55 | 23–3 (12–1) | Smith Spectrum (10,246) Logan, UT |
| 02/16/2011* 7:00 pm | No. 25 | Montana Western | W 100–66 | 24–3 | Smith Spectrum (9,943) Logan, UT |
| 02/19/2011* 7:00 pm, ESPN2 | No. 25 | at Saint Mary's ESPN BracketBusters | W 75–65 | 25–3 | McKeon Pavilion (3,500) Moraga, CA |
| 02/26/2011 7:00 pm | | Idaho | W 84–68 | 26–3 (13–1) | Smith Spectrum (10,270) Logan, UT |
| 03/02/2011 9:00 pm, ESPN2 | No. 25 | at New Mexico State | W 58–54 | 27–3 (14–1) | Pan American Center (6,602) Las Cruces, NM |
| 03/05/2011 5:00 pm, ESPN+ | No. 25 | at Louisiana Tech | W 72–30 | 28–3 (15–1) | Thomas Assembly Center (2,141) Ruston, LA |
| WAC tournament ||||||
| 03/11/2011 7:00 pm | (1) No. 23 | vs. (8) San Jose State Semifinals | W 58–54 | 29–3 | Orleans Arena Paradise, NV |
| 03/12/2011 8:00 pm, ESPN2 | (1) No. 23 | vs. (2) Boise State Championship Game | W 77–69 | 30–3 | Orleans Arena Paradise, NV |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| 03/17/2011* 7:57 pm, truTV | (12 SE) No. 19 | vs. (5 SE) No. 21 Kansas State Second Round | L 68–73 | 30–4 | McKale Center (10,293) Tucson, AZ |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. SE=NCAA Southeast Regional. All times are in Mountain Time. ||||||