# 2010–11 West Virginia Mountaineers men's basketball team

The 2010–11 West Virginia Mountaineers men's basketball team represented West Virginia University in the 2010-11 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They were coached by Bob Huggins and played their home games at the WVU Coliseum. They lost in the 2nd round by Marquette in the 2011 Big East men's basketball tournament. They were invited to the 2011 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament. They defeated Clemson in the second round before losing to Kentucky in the third round.

## Preseason
### Recruiting

College recruiting information :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Kevin Noreen PF | Minneapolis, MN | Minnesota Transitions Charter | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) | 210 lb (95 kg) | Jun 29, 2010 |
| Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: N/A ||||||
| Overall recruiting rankings: ||||||
| 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: "West Virginia Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. "2010 West Virginia Basketball Commits". Scout.com. "ESPN". ESPN.com. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. "2010 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. ||||||

## Roster

| Name | Number | Position | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown |
| Darryl Bryant | 25 | G | 6–2 | 195 | Junior | Brooklyn, New York |
| Craig Carey | 15 | G | 6–2 | 160 | Sophomore | Morgantown, West Virginia |
| Jake Ferguson | 20 | F | 6–6 | 190 | Freshman | Summersville, West Virginia |
| John Flowers | 41 | F | 6–7 | 215 | Senior | Waldorf, Maryland |
| Danny Jennings | 30 | F | 6–8 | 260 | Sophomore | Staten Island, New York |
| Kevin Jones | 5 | F | 6–8 | 260 | Junior | Mount Vernon, New York |
| Deniz Kılıçlı | 13 | F | 6–9 | 270 | Sophomore | Istanbul, Turkey |
| Joe Mazzulla | 21 | G | 6–2 | 200 | Redshirt-Senior | Johnston, Rhode Island |
| Casey Mitchell | 33 | G | 6–4 | 225 | Senior | Savannah, Georgia |
| Kevin Noreen | 34 | F | 6–10 | 235 | Freshman | Minneapolis, Minnesota |
| Dalton Pepper | 32 | G | 6–5 | 230 | Sophomore | Levittown, Pennsylvania |
| Kenny Ross | 12 | G | 6–0 | 175 | Redshirt–Freshman | Furlong, Pennsylvania |
| Kerwin Selby | 24 | G | 6–4 | 210 | Junior | Bel Air, Maryland |
| Cam Thoroughman | 2 | F | 6–7 | 235 | Redshirt-Senior | Portsmouth, Ohio |
| Jonnie West | 4 | G | 6–3 | 195 | Redshirt-Senior | Memphis, Tennessee |

## 2010–11 Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| 11/02/2010* 7:00 pm | | UNC Pembroke | W 87–53 | — | WVU Coliseum Morgantown, WV |
| Regular season ||||||
| 11/12/2010* 9:00 pm | | Oakland | W 95–71 | 1–0 | WVU Coliseum (12,707) Morgantown, WV |
| 11/18/2010* 7:00 pm, ESPNU | | vs. Davidson Puerto Rico Tip-Off First Round | W 84–70 | 2–0 | José Miguel Agrelot Coliseum (4,018) San Juan, PR |
| 11/19/2010* 11:30 am, ESPNU | | vs. Vanderbilt Puerto Rico Tip-Off Semifinals | W 74–71 | 3–0 | José Miguel Agrelot Coliseum (10,127) San Juan, PR |
| 11/21/2010* 7:30 pm, ESPN2 | | vs. Minnesota Puerto Rico Tip-Off championship | L 70–74 | 3–1 | José Miguel Agrelot Coliseum (11,575) San Juan, PR |
| 11/27/2010* 7:00 pm, Big East Network | | vs. VMI | W 82–66 | 4–1 | Charleston Civic Center (12,367) Charleston, WV |
| 12/01/2010* 7:00 pm, Big East Network | | American | W 71–50 | 5–1 | WVU Coliseum (7,390) Morgantown, WV |
| 12/04/2010* 4:00 pm, Big East Network | | at Miami (FL) | L 76–79 | 5–2 | BankUnited Center (6,548) Coral Gables, FL |
| 12/07/2010* 7:00 pm, Big East Network | | Robert Morris | W 82–49 | 6–2 | WVU Coliseum (6,443) Morgantown, WV |
| 12/12/2010* 7:00 pm, CBSCS | | at Duquesne | W 64–61 | 7–2 | CONSOL Energy Center (8,509) Pittsburgh, PA |
| 12/18/2010* 2:00 pm, Big East Network | | Cleveland State | W 74–63 | 8–2 | WVU Coliseum (11,235) Morgantown, WV |
| 12/22/2010* 7:00 pm | | Walsh Exhibition | W 86–63 | — | WVU Coliseum Morgantown, WV |
| 12/29/2010 7:00 pm, Big East Network | | St. John's | L 71–81 | 8–3 (0–1) | WVU Coliseum (11,138) Morgantown, WV |
| 01/01/2011 11:00 am, ESPN2 | | at Marquette | L 74–79 | 8–4 (0–2) | Bradley Center (15,575) Milwaukee, WI |
| 01/04/2011 9:00 pm, Big East Network | | at DePaul | W 67–65 | 9–4 (1–2) | Allstate Arena (8,189) Rosemont, IL |
| 01/08/2011 11:00 am, ESPN2 | | at No. 13 Georgetown | W 65–59 | 10–4 (2–2) | Verizon Center (13,603) Washington, D.C. |
| 01/13/2011 7:00 pm, ESPN2 | | Providence | W 93–63 | 11–4 (3–2) | WVU Coliseum (11,052) Morgantown, WV |
| 01/16/2011* 1:30 pm, CBS | | No. 8 Purdue | W 68–64 | 12–4 | WVU Coliseum (14,173) Morgantown, WV |
| 01/19/2011* 8:00 pm | No. 21 | vs. Marshall Chesapeake Energy Capital Classic | L 71–75 | 12–5 | Charleston Civic Center (12,380) Charleston, WV |
| 01/23/2011 2:00 pm, Big East Network | No. 21 | South Florida | W 56–46 | 13–5 (4–2) | WVU Coliseum (10,744) Morgantown, WV |
| 01/26/2011 7:00 pm, ESPNU | | at No. 19 Louisville | L 54–55 | 13–6 (4–3) | KFC Yum! Center (21,957) Louisville, KY |
| 01/29/2011 8:00 pm, Big East Network | | at Cincinnati | W 66–55 | 14–6 (5–3) | Fifth Third Arena (13,176) Cincinnati, OH |
| 02/02/2011 7:00 pm, Big East Network | No. 25 | Seton Hall | W 56–44 | 15–6 (6–3) | WVU Coliseum (9,729) Morgantown, WV |
| 02/05/2011 12:00 pm, ESPN | No. 25 | at No. 12 Villanova | L 50–66 | 15–7 (6–4) | Wells Fargo Center (16,106) Philadelphia, PA |
| 02/07/2011 7:00 pm, ESPN | No. 25 | No. 4 Pittsburgh Backyard Brawl | L 66–71 | 15–8 (6–5) | WVU Coliseum (14,175) Morgantown, WV |
| 02/12/2011 4:00 pm, Big East Network | No. 25 | DePaul | W 82–71 | 16–8 (7–5) | WVU Coliseum (11,210) Morgantown, WV |
| 02/14/2011 7:00 pm, ESPN | | at No. 20 Syracuse | L 52–63 | 16–9 (7–6) | Carrier Dome (22,669) Syracuse, NY |
| 02/19/2011 1:00 pm, CBS | | No. 7 Notre Dame | W 72–58 | 17–9 (8–6) | WVU Coliseum (12,298) Morgantown, WV |
| 02/24/2011 9:00 pm, ESPN | | at No. 6 Pittsburgh Backyard Brawl | L 58–71 | 17–10 (8–7) | Petersen Events Center (12,876) Pittsburgh, PA |
| 02/27/2011 12:00 pm, Big East Network | | at Rutgers | W 65–54 | 18–10 (9–7) | Louis Brown Athletic Center (7,752) Piscataway, NJ |
| 03/02/2011 7:00 pm, ESPN2 | | No. 16 Connecticut | W 65–56 | 19–10 (10–7) | WVU Coliseum (13,241) Morgantown, WV |
| 03/05/2011 7:00 pm, ESPN | | No. 11 Louisville | W 72–70 | 20–10 (11–7) | WVU Coliseum (15,032) Morgantown, WV |
| Big East tournament ||||||
| 03/08/2011 9:30 pm, ESPN | (6) | vs. (11) Marquette Big East Second Round | L 61–67 | 20–11 | Madison Square Garden (19,375) New York City, NY |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| 03/17/2011* 12:15 pm, CBS | (5 E) No. 22 | vs. (12 E) Clemson NCAA Second Round | W 84–76 | 21–11 | St. Pete Times Forum (14,835) Tampa, FL |
| 03/19/2011* 12:15 pm, CBS | (5 E) No. 22 | vs. (4 E) No. 11 Kentucky NCAA Third Round | L 63–71 | 21–12 | St. Pete Times Forum (17,771) Tampa, FL |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. E=NCAA East Regional. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||