# 2010–11 Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball team

The 2010–11 Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball team represented Gonzaga University in the 2010–11 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bulldogs are members of the West Coast Conference, and were led by head coach Mark Few. They played their home games at the McCarthey Athletic Center on the university campus in Spokane, Washington.
The team lost the 2010 WCC Player of the Year Matt Bouldin to graduation, but returned the rest of their starting lineup. Three of the returning players participated in the 2010 FIBA World Championship in Turkey—Elias Harris for Germany and Kelly Olynyk and Robert Sacre for Canada. Gonzaga was the only NCAA school with more than one player involved in the 2010 Worlds.
The Bulldogs finished the 2010–11 season 25–10, 11–3 in WCC play to share the regular season championship with Saint Mary's. They defeated Saint Mary's in the championship game of the 2011 West Coast Conference men's basketball tournament to earn an automatic bid in the 2011 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament. As the 11 seed in the southeast region, they defeated 6 seed St. John's in the second round before falling to 3 seed Brigham Young in the third round.

## Preseason

In 2010–11, the Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball team were in their 31st season as a member of the West Coast Conference. Since 2004, the team has played their home games at the McCarthey Athletic Center, which has a capacity of 6,000. In their previous season, a West Coast Conference Preseason poll predicted that the Gonzaga Bulldogs would finish first in the conference.

### Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
| Will Foster | 45 | C | 7'5" | 273 | Senior | Bonney Lake, Washington | Graduated |
| Matt Bouldin | 15 | G | 6'5" | 224 | Senior | Highlands Ranch, Colorado | Graduated |
| Chris Pontarolo-Magg | 4 | G | 5'11" | 175 | Senior | Quincy, Washington | Graduated |
| Bol Kong | 34 | G | 6'6" | 220 | Sophomore (redshirt) | Vancouver, British Columbia | Transferred to NAIT |
| Andy Poling | 14 | F | 6'11" | 204 | Freshman (redshirt) | Portland, Oregon | Transferred to Seattle Pacific |
| Grant Gibbs | 10 | G | 6'4" | 204 | Freshman (redshirt) | Marion, Iowa | Transferred to Creighton |
| G.J. Vilarino | 5 | G | 6'0" | 177 | Freshman | McKinney, Texas | |

### Incoming transfers

| Name | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School | Years Remaining | Date Eligible |
| Marquise Carter | G | 6'4" | 178 | Junior (redshirt) | San Diego, California | Three Rivers CC | 2 | Oct. 1, 2010 |

### 2010 recruiting class

College recruiting information :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Keegan Hyland SG | Portland, Maine | South Portland | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 192 lb (87 kg) | Apr 27, 2010 |
| Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 84 ||||||
| Mathis Keita SG | Thionville, France | Lycée Marcelin Berthelot/INSEP | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | May 12, 2010 |
| Star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: N/A ESPN grade: NR ||||||
| Mathis Mönninghoff SF | Ibbenbüren, Germany | Landrat-Lucas-Gymnasium/Bayer Giants | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 189 lb (86 kg) | Aug 11, 2010 |
| Star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: N/A ESPN grade: NR ||||||
| Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: NR Rivals: NR 247Sports: NR ESPN: NR ||||||
| Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2010 Gonzaga Rivals Commits". Rivals.com. Retrieved August 11, 2010. "2010 Gonzaga Scout Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved August 11, 2010. "2010 Gonzaga ESPN Commits". ESPN.com. Retrieved August 11, 2010. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved August 11, 2010. "2010 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved August 11, 2010. "2010 Gonzaga 24/7 Sports Commits". 247sports.com. Retrieved August 11, 2010. ||||||

## Rankings

Legend :
| | Improvement in ranking |
| | Drop in ranking |
| | Not ranked previous week |
| RV | Received votes but were not ranked in Top 25 of poll |
| Poll | Pre | 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 |
| AP | 12 | 11 | 22 | RV | RV | -- | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | -- | -- | -- |
| Coaches | 12 | 12 | 18 | 24 | RV | -- | -- | RV | RV | RV | RV | -- | -- | -- |

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| 2010-10-30* | No. 12 | vs. Texas Secret Scrimmage | | | Pepsi Center (-) Denver, Colorado |
| 11/05/2010* 6:00 pm, KHQ/FSN | No. 12 | Southern Oregon | W 90–58 | | McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000) Spokane, Washington |
| Regular Season ||||||
| 11/12/2010* 6:00 pm, KHQ/FSN | No. 12 | Southern | W 117–72 | 1–0 | McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000) Spokane, Washington |
| 2010-11-14* 1:00 pm, KHQ/FSN | No. 12 | IUPUI CBE Classic Regional Round | W 86–56 | 2–0 | McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000) Spokane, Washington |
| 2010-11-16* 8:00 pm, ESPN2 | No. 11 | No. 25 San Diego State CBE Classic Regional Round | L 76–79 | 2–1 | McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000) Spokane, Washington |
| 2010-11-22* 6:30 pm, ESPN2 | No. 22 | vs. No. 4 Kansas State CBE Semifinal | L 64–81 | 2–2 | Sprint Center (18,630) Kansas City, Missouri |
| 2010-11-23* 4:45 pm, ESPNU | No. 22 | vs. Marquette CBE 3rd place game | W 66–63 | 3–2 | Sprint Center (18,966) Kansas City, Missouri |
| 2010-11-30* 6:00 pm, KHQ/FSN | | Eastern Washington | W 86–57 | 4–2 | McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000) Spokane, Washington |
| 12/04/2010* 2:15 pm, ESPN | | vs. No. 20 Illinois Battle in Seattle | L 61–73 | 4–3 | KeyArena (14,789) Seattle, Washington |
| 12/08/2010* 8:00 pm, FSN | | at Washington State | L 59–81 | 4–4 | Beasley Coliseum (10,177) Pullman, Washington |
| 12/11/2010* 5:30 pm, ESPN2 | | at No. 23 Notre Dame | L 79–83 | 4–5 | Edmund P. Joyce Center (8,570) South Bend, Indiana |
| 2010-12-16* 6:00 pm, KHQ/FSN | | Lewis–Clark State | W 103–61 | 5–5 | McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000) Spokane, Washington |
| 2010-12-18* 1:30 pm, ESPN2 | | vs. No. 9 Baylor The Showcase | W 68–64 | 6–5 | American Airlines Center (11,077) Dallas, Texas |
| 2010-12-22* 12:00 pm, ESPN2 | | Xavier | W 64–54 | 7–5 | McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000) Spokane, Washington |
| 2010-12-29* 5:30 pm, KHQ/FSN | | Lafayette | W 83–55 | 8–5 | McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000) Spokane, Washington |
| 2010-12-31* 7:00 pm, ESPN2 | | Oklahoma State | W 73–52 | 9–5 | McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000) Spokane, Washington |
| 01/02/2011* 10:00 am, FSN | | at Wake Forest | W 73–63 | 10–5 | LJVM Coliseum (11,003) Winston-Salem, North Carolina |
| 01/08/2011 5:30 pm, KAYU/FSN | | Portland | W 74–61 | 11–5 (1–0) | McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000) Spokane, Washington |
| 2011-01-13 6:00 pm, KHQ/FSN | | Pepperdine | W 92–75 | 12–5 (2–0) | McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000) Spokane, Washington |
| 2011-01-15 5:00 pm, KHQ/FSN | | Loyola Marymount | W 79–59 | 13–5 (3–0) | McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000) Spokane, Washington |
| 2011-01-20 6:00 pm, ESPNU | | at Santa Clara | L 71–85 | 13–6 (3–1) | Leavey Center (4,017) Santa Clara, California |
| 2011-01-22 5:30 pm, KHQ/FSN | | at San Francisco | L 91–96 $^{OT}$ | 13–7 (3–2) | War Memorial Gymnasium (4,195) San Francisco, California |
| 2011-01-27 8:00 pm, ESPN2 | | Saint Mary's | L 71–73 | 13–8 (3–3) | McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000) Spokane, Washington |
| 2011-01-29 5:00 pm, KHQ/FSN | | San Diego | W 86–53 | 14–8 (4–3) | McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000) Spokane, Washington |
| 02/03/2011 8:00 pm, ESPN2 | | at Portland | W 67–64 | 15–8 (5–3) | Chiles Center (4,852) Portland, Oregon |
| 02/05/2011* 1:00 pm, ESPN | | vs. Memphis Ronald McDonald House Charities Classic | L 58–62 | 15–9 | Spokane Arena (10,778) Spokane, Washington |
| 02/10/2011 8:00 pm, ESPN2 | | at Loyola Marymount | W 67–57 | 16–9 (6–3) | Gersten Pavilion (2,964) Los Angeles, California |
| 02/12/2011 7:00 pm, KHQ/FSN | | at Pepperdine | W 63–44 | 17–9 (7–3) | Firestone Fieldhouse (2,484) Malibu, California |
| 2011-02-17 6:00 pm, KHQ | | Santa Clara | W 85–76 | 18–9 (8–3) | McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000) Spokane, Washington |
| 2011-02-19 5:00 pm, KHQ/FSN | | San Francisco | W 70–53 | 19–9 (9–3) | McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000) Spokane, Washington |
| 2011-02-24 8:00 pm, ESPN2 | | at Saint Mary's | W 89–85 $^{OT}$ | 20–9 (10–3) | McKeon Pavilion (3,500) Moraga, California |
| 2011-02-26 6:00 pm, KHQ/FSN | | at San Diego | W 68–31 | 21–9 (11–3) | Jenny Craig Pavilion (3,882) San Diego, California |
| 2011-02-28* 6:00 pm, KHQ/FSN | | Cal State Bakersfield | W 96–49 | 22–9 | McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000) Spokane, Washington |
| 2011 West Coast Conference men's basketball tournament ||||||
| 03/06/2011 7:30 pm, ESPN2 | (2) | vs. (3) San Francisco Semifinals | W 71–67 | 23–9 | Orleans Arena (7,489) Paradise, Nevada |
| 03/07/2011 6:00 pm, ESPN | (2) | vs. (1) Saint Mary's Championship Game | W 75–63 | 24–9 | Orleans Arena (7,186) Paradise, Nevada |
| 2011 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament ||||||
| 2011-03-17* 6:45 pm, CBS | (11 SE) | vs. (6 SE) No. 18 St. John's Second Round | W 86–71 | 25–9 | Pepsi Center (19,216) Denver, Colorado |
| 2011-03-19* 4:45 pm, CBS | (11 SE) | vs. (3 SE) No. 10 BYU Third Round | L 67–89 | 25–10 | Pepsi Center (19,328) Denver, Colorado |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. SE=NCAA Southeast Region. All times are in Pacific Time. ||||||