# 2010–11 SMU Mustangs men's basketball team

The 2010–11 SMU Mustangs men's basketball team represented Southern Methodist University in the 2010–11 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Mustangs, led by head coach Matt Doherty, played their home games at Moody Coliseum in Dallas, Texas, as members of Conference USA. The Mustangs finished in a tie for 7th in Conference USA during the regular season, and were eliminated in the first round of the Conference USA tournament by Rice.
SMU failed to qualify for the NCAA tournament, but were invited to the 2011 CIT. The Mustangs won their first three games of the CIT to advance to the semifinals, where they were eliminated by eventual tournament champions Santa Clara, 74–66.

## Roster

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## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| November 12, 2010* 8:00 pm | | Arkansas–Little Rock | L 47–57 | 0–1 | Moody Coliseum (5,403) Dallas, TX |
| November 16, 2010* 7:00 pm, The Mtn. | | at TCU | L 64–84 | 0–2 | Daniel–Meyer Coliseum (3,937) Fort Worth, TX |
| November 19, 2010* 3:00 pm | | Portland State | W 69–53 | 1–2 | Moody Coliseum (1,296) Dallas, TX |
| November 20, 2010* 5:30 pm | | UC Riverside | L 69–73 $^{OT}$ | 1–3 | Moody Coliseum (1,424) Dallas, TX |
| November 21, 2010* 7:00 pm | | Lamar | W 102–70 | 2–3 | Moody Coliseum (1,378) Dallas, TX |
| November 24, 2010* 7:00 pm | | Wayland Baptist | W 65–32 | 3–3 | Moody Coliseum (1,283) Dallas, TX |
| November 28, 2010* 2:00 pm | | Central Arkansas | W 76–72 | 4–3 | Moody Coliseum (1,247) Dallas, TX |
| December 1, 2010* 7:00 pm | | at Louisiana Tech | L 64–69 | 4–4 | Thomas Assembly Center (2,191) Ruston, LA |
| December 4, 2010* 5:00 pm | | Grambling State | W 71–51 | 5–4 | Moody Coliseum (1,257) Dallas, TX |
| December 18, 2010* 7:30 pm | | at McMurry | W 70–67 | 6–4 | Kimbrell Arena (1,211) Abilene, TX |
| December 22, 2010* 7:00 pm | | Alabama State | W 49–38 | 7–4 | Moody Coliseum (1,422) Dallas, TX |
| December 29, 2010* 7:00 pm | | Southeast Missouri State | W 74–56 | 8–4 | Moody Coliseum (1,342) Dallas, TX |
| January 1, 2011* 2:00 pm | | Dallas Christian | W 82–49 | 9–4 | Moody Coliseum (1,210) Dallas, TX |
| January 5, 2011* 7:00 pm | | Ole Miss | L 57–75 | 9–5 | Moody Coliseum (1,929) Dallas, TX |
| January 8, 2011 1:00 pm | | at Tulane | L 70–79 | 9–6 (0–1) | Avron B. Fogelman Arena (1,610) New Orleans, LA |
| January 12, 2011 7:00 pm | | Memphis | W 64–58 | 10–6 (1–1) | Moody Coliseum (2,509) Dallas, TX |
| January 15, 2011 2:00 pm | | Houston Rivalry | L 68–70 | 10–7 (1–2) | Moody Coliseum (1,721) Dallas, TX |
| January 19, 2011 7:00 pm | | at UAB | L 53–67 | 10–8 (1–3) | Bartow Arena (4,113) Birmingham, AL |
| January 22, 2011 2:00 pm | | Southern Miss | W 79–65 | 11–8 (2–3) | Moody Coliseum (3,354) Dallas, TX |
| January 26, 2011 7:00 pm | | at Tulsa | W 59–58 | 12–8 (3–3) | Reynolds Center (4,817) Tulsa, OK |
| January 29, 2011 2:00 pm | | at Rice | W 63–54 | 13–8 (4–3) | Tudor Fieldhouse (2,845) Houston, TX |
| February 2, 2011 7:00 pm | | East Carolina | W 46–41 | 14–8 (5–3) | Moody Coliseum (1,979) Dallas, TX |
| February 9, 2011 7:00 pm | | Tulane | W 66–61 | 15–8 (6–3) | Moody Coliseum (1,600) Dallas, TX |
| February 12, 2011 8:00 pm | | at UTEP | L 57–67 | 15–9 (6–4) | Don Haskins Center (10,213) El Paso, TX |
| February 16, 2011 7:00 pm | | at Houston Rivalry | W 65–51 | 16–9 (7–4) | Hofheinz Pavilion (3,025) Houston, TX |
| February 19, 2011 2:00 pm | | Tulsa | L 66–74 | 16–10 (7–5) | Moody Coliseum (2,636) Dallas, TX |
| February 23, 2011 7:00 pm | | Rice | W 76–66 $^{OT}$ | 17–10 (8–5) | Moody Coliseum (1,707) Dallas, TX |
| February 26, 2011 6:00 pm | | at Marshall | L 62–64 | 17–11 (8–6) | Cam Henderson Center (7,211) Huntington, WV |
| March 2, 2011 6:00 pm | | at UCF | L 48–51 | 17–12 (8–7) | UCF Arena (6,802) Orlando, FL |
| March 5, 2011 2:00 pm | | UTEP | L 56–59 | 17–13 (8–8) | Moody Coliseum (4,076) Dallas, TX |
| Conference USA tournament ||||||
| March 9, 2011 9:00 pm | (7) | vs. (10) Rice C-USA First Round | L 57–58 | 17–14 | Don Haskins Center (6,916) El Paso, TX |
| CollegeInsider.com tournament ||||||
| March 16, 2011 7:00 pm | | Oral Roberts CIT First Round | W 64–57 $^{OT}$ | 18–14 | Moody Coliseum (1,090) Dallas, TX |
| March 19, 2011 2:00 pm | | Jacksonville CIT Second Round | W 63–62 | 19–14 | Moody Coliseum (894) Dallas, TX |
| March 21, 2011 7:00 pm | | at Northern Iowa CIT Quarterfinals | W 57–50 | 20–14 | McLeod Center (3,968) Cedar Falls, IA |
| March 25, 2011 7:00 pm | | Santa Clara CIT Semifinals | L 55–72 | 20–15 | Moody Coliseum (2,458) Dallas, TX |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. ||||||
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