# 2010–11 Fairfield Stags men's basketball team

The 2010–11 Fairfield Stags men's basketball team represented Fairfield University during the 2010–11 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Stags, led by 5th year head coach Ed Cooley, played their home games at Webster Bank Arena and are members of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. The Stags finished the season 25–8, 15–3 in MAAC play and were MAAC regular season champions for the first time since 1986. They lost in the semifinals of the 2011 MAAC men's basketball tournament to Saint Peter's. As regular season champions who failed to win their conference tournament, they earned an automatic bid to the 2011 National Invitation Tournament where they defeated Colorado State in the first round before falling in the second round to Kent State.

## Roster

| Number | Name | Position | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown |
| 3 | Derek Needham | Guard | 5–11 | 180 | Sophomore | Dolton, Illinois |
| 4 | Yorel Hawkins | Forward | 6–5 | 207 | Senior | Apex, North Carolina |
| 9 | Ernesto Stanley | Guard | 5–9 | 165 | Freshman | Brooklyn, New York |
| 10 | Desmond Wade | Guard | 5–8 | 150 | Junior | Linden, New Jersey |
| 11 | Lyndon Jordan | Guard | 6–2 | 180 | Senior | Winder, Georgia |
| 12 | Sean Crawford | Guard | 5–10 | 150 | Junior | Laurelton, New York |
| 13 | Gary Martin | Guard | 6–2 | 180 | Junior | Cleveland, Ohio |
| 15 | Maurice Barrow | Forward | 6–5 | 210 | Freshman | St. Albans, New York |
| 21 | Rakim Sanders | Guard/Forward | 6–5 | 228 | Senior | Pawtucket, Rhode Island |
| 22 | Warren Edney | Forward | 6–5 | 204 | Senior | Vienna, Virginia |
| 23 | Jamel Fields | Guard | 6–1 | 175 | Freshman | Albany, New York |
| 25 | Colin Nickerson | Guard | 6–3 | 150 | Sophomore | Waukegan, Illinois |
| 34 | Ryan Olander | Forward | 7–0 | 220 | Junior | Mansfield, Connecticut |
| 40 | Kristian Petric | Forward | 6–6 | 205 | Senior | Mahwah, New Jersey |
| 41 | Keith Matthews | Forward | 6–5 | 200 | Freshman | Sebastian, Florida |
| 44 | Greg Nero | Forward | 6–7 | 215 | Senior | Red Hook, New York |

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| 11/1/10* 7:30 pm | | Bridgeport | W 78–54 | | Webster Bank Arena Bridgeport, CT |
| 11/8/10* 7:30 pm | | Stonehill | L 60–61 | | Webster Bank Arena Bridgeport, CT |
| Regular season ||||||
| 11/13/10* 4:00 pm | | vs. Sacred Heart | W 62–45 | 1–0 | Mohegan Sun Arena (3,829) Uncasville, CT |
| 11/15/10* 7:30 pm | | at Rutgers | L 53–68 | 1–1 | Louis Brown Athletic Center (3,810) Piscataway, NJ |
| 11/19/10* 7:30 pm | | at Penn State | L 49–64 | 1–2 | Bryce Jordan Center (4,177) University Park, PA |
| 11/23/10* 7:30 pm | | Saint Joseph's | L 51–60 | 1–3 | Webster Bank Arena (2,214) Bridgeport, CT |
| 11/26/10* 5:15 pm | | vs. Norfolk State Philly Hoop Group Classic | W 91–56 | 2–3 | The Palestra (NA) Philadelphia, PA |
| 12/2/10* 7:00 pm | | at Savannah State | W 41–39 | 3–3 | Tiger Arena (688) Savannah, GA |
| 12/5/10 3:30 pm | | Loyola (MD) | W 65–55 | 4–3 (1–0) | Webster Bank Arena (1,898) Bridgeport, CT |
| 12/7/10* 7:00 pm | | Howard | W 72–52 | 5–3 | Alumni Hall (1,898) Fairfield, CT |
| 12/10/10 7:00 pm | | at Siena | W 72–55 | 6–3 (2–0) | Times Union Center (6,953) Albany, NY |
| 12/12/10* 4:00 pm | | at Holy Cross | W 71–60 | 7–3 | Hart Center (1,077) Worcester, MA |
| 12/20/10* 7:30 pm | | Vermont | W 67–59 | 8–3 | Webster Bank Arena (2,472) Bridgeport, CT |
| 12/28/10* 7:00 pm, ESPNU | | at Florida | Cancelled; Fairfield could not travel due to heavy snow | Cancelled; Fairfield could not travel due to heavy snow | O'Connell Center Gainesville, FL |
| 12/31/10* 4:00 pm | | Army | W 68–61 | 9–3 | Alumni Hall (2,012) Fairfield, CT |
| 1/3/11 7:30 pm | | Niagara | W 70–48 | 10–3 (3–0) | Webster Bank Arena (1,794) Bridgeport, CT |
| 1/7/11 7:30 pm | | at Marist | W 59–44 | 11–3 (4–0) | McCann Field House (1,629) Poughkeepsie, NY |
| 1/9/11 1:00 pm | | Saint Peter's | W 70–43 | 12–3 (5–0) | Webster Bank Arena (2,883) Bridgeport, CT |
| 1/14/11 7:00 pm, ESPNU | | at Loyola (MD) | L 65–66 | 12–4 (5–1) | Reitz Arena (1,712) Baltimore, MD |
| 1/17/11 7:00 pm | | at Rider | W 65–57 | 13–4 (6–1) | Alumni Gymnasium (1,517) Lawrenceville, NJ |
| 1/21/11 7:00 pm, MSG | | at Canisius | W 67–60 | 14–4 (7–1) | Koessler Athletic Center (1,353) Buffalo, NY |
| 1/23/11 2:00 pm | | at Niagara | W 57–49 | 15–4 (8–1) | Gallagher Center (1,327) Lewiston, NY |
| 1/28/11 7:30 pm | | Manhattan | W 61–59 | 16–4 (9–1) | Webster Bank Arena (3,276) Bridgeport, CT |
| 1/31/11 7:00 pm, MSG | | Canisius | W 70–55 | 17–4 (10–1) | Webster Bank Arena (1,608) Bridgeport, CT |
| 2/4/11 6:00 pm, ESPNU | | Iona | W 89–56 | 18–4 (11–1) | Webster Bank Arena (4,094) Bridgeport, CT |
| 2/6/11 2:00 pm | | Rider | W 82–64 | 18–5 (11–2) | Webster Bank Arena (2,183) Bridgeport, CT |
| 2/11/11 7:00 pm | | at Manhattan | W 65–56 | 19–5 (12–2) | Draddy Gymnasium (1,634) Riverdale, NY |
| 2/13/11 2:00 pm | | at Saint Peter's | W 70–69 $^{OT}$ | 20–5 (13–2) | Yanitelli Center (1,967) Jersey City, NJ |
| 2/16/11 7:30 pm | | Marist | W 61–54 | 21–5 (14–2) | Webster Bank Arena (1,596) Bridgeport, CT |
| 2/19/11* 1:00 pm, ESPNU | | Austin Peay ESPN BracketBusters | W 76–69 | 22–5 | Webster Bank Arena (3,942) Bridgeport, CT |
| 2/25/11 7:00 pm, ESPN2 | | Siena | W 68–55 | 23–5 (15–2) | Webster Bank Arena (5,287) Bridgeport, CT |
| 2/27/11 3:30 pm | | at Iona | L 69–74 | 23–6 (15–3) | Hynes Athletic Center (2,611) New Rochelle, NY |
| MAAC tournament ||||||
| 3/5/11 4:30 pm | (1) | (9) Marist Quarterfinals | W 55–31 | 24–6 | Webster Bank Arena (5,235) Bridgeport, CT |
| 3/6/11 2:00 pm | (1) | (4) Saint Peter's Semifinals | L 48–62 | 24–7 | Webster Bank Arena (9,000) Bridgeport, CT |
| 2011 NIT ||||||
| 3/15/11* 9:00 pm, ESPN3 | (6 C) | at (3 C) Colorado State First Round | W 62–60 | 25–7 | Moby Arena (3,202) Fort Collins, CO |
| 3/20/11* 12:30 pm, ESPNU | (6 C) | (7 C) Kent State Second Round | L 68–72 | 25–8 | Webster Bank Arena (3,954) Bridgeport, CT |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. C=NIT Colorado bracket. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||