# 2010–11 Washington State Cougars men's basketball team

The 2010–11 Washington State Cougars men's basketball team represented Washington State University during the 2010–11 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team played its home games on Jack Friel Court at Beasley Coliseum in Pullman, Washington and are members of the Pacific-10 Conference. They were led by second year head coach Ken Bone. They finished the season 22–13, 9–9 in Pac-10 play and lost in the quarterfinals of the 2011 Pacific-10 Conference men's basketball tournament to rival Washington. They were invited to the 2011 National Invitation Tournament where they advanced to the semifinals in Madison Square Garden where they lost to Wichita State.

## Roster

| Name | Number | Position | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Last School/College |
| Marcus Capers | 0 | Guard | 6–4 | 185 | Junior | Winter Haven, FL | Montverde Acad. |
| Klay Thompson | 1 | Guard | 6–6 | 202 | Junior | Ladera Ranch, California | Santa Margarita Catholic HS |
| Mike Ladd | 2 | Guard | 6–5 | 190 | Junior | Seattle, WA | Fresno State |
| Reggie Moore | 3 | Guard | 6–1 | 180 | Sophomore | Seattle, Washington | Brewster Acad. |
| Will DiIorio | 5 | Guard | 6–5 | 188 | Freshman | Bainbridge Island, WA | Bainbridge HS |
| Faisal Aden | 11 | Guard | 6–4 | 185 | Junior | San Diego, CA | Hillsborough CC |
| Brock Motum | 12 | Forward | 6–10 | 230 | Sophomore | Brisbane, Australia | Australian Institute of Sport |
| Steven Bjornstad | 13 | Center | 6–11 | 240 | Sophomore | Vancouver, WA | Columbia River HS |
| Chris McNamara | 15 | Center | 6–10 | 277 | Junior | Leeds, England | Bellevue CC |
| Ben Loewen | 22 | Guard | 6–0 | 172 | RS Junior | Spokane, WA | Whitworth |
| DeAngelo Casto | 23 | Forward | 6–8 | 255 | Junior | Spokane, WA | Joel E. Ferris HS |
| Dexter Kernich-Drew | 24 | Guard | 6–6 | 180 | Freshman | Melbourne, Australia | Caulfield Grammar |
| Andre Winston | 25 | Guard | 6–1 | 166 | Freshman | Lakewood, WA | Lakes HS |
| Abe Lodwick | 31 | Guard/Forward | 6–7 | 208 | RS Junior | Bend, OR | Mountain View HS |
| Charlie Enquist | 40 | Forward | 6–10 | 235 | RS Junior | Edmonds, WA | King's HS |
| Patrick Simon | 44 | Forward | 6–8 | 214 | Freshman | Epharta, WA | Ephrata HS |

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| 11/05/2010* 6:00 pm | | Lewis–Clark State | W 89–49 | — | Beasley Coliseum (3,682) Pullman, WA |
| Regular season ||||||
| 11/13/2010* 5:00 pm | | Southern | W 86–47 | 1–0 | Beasley Coliseum (6,173) Pullman, WA |
| 11/16/2010* 7:00 pm | | Idaho Battle of the Palouse | W 88–71 | 2–0 | Beasley Coliseum (6,024) Pullman, WA |
| 11/23/2010* 7:30 pm, FSNNW | | vs. Portland Cougar Hardwood Classic | W 84–68 | 3–0 | KeyArena (8,441) Seattle, WA |
| 11/25/2010* 7:00 pm | | at Fresno State | W 66–55 | 4–0 | Save Mart Center (7,158) Fresno, CA |
| 11/30/2010* 7:00 pm | | Sacramento State | W 84–36 | 5–0 | Beasley Coliseum (5,099) Pullman, WA |
| 12/03/2010* 8:00 pm, FSN | | No. 5 Kansas State Big 12/Pac-10 Hardwood Series | L 58–63 | 5–1 | Beasley Coliseum (11,671) Pullman, WA |
| 12/08/2010* 8:00 pm, FSN | | Gonzaga Rivalry | W 81–59 | 6–1 | Beasley Coliseum (10,177) Pullman, WA |
| 12/10/2010* 7:00 pm | | vs. Texas–Pan American | W 74–52 | 7–1 | Spokane Arena (4,382) Spokane, WA |
| 12/19/2010* 7:00 pm | | at Santa Clara | W 85–79 $^{OT}$ | 8–1 | Leavey Center (1,897) Santa Clara, CA |
| 12/22/2010* 12:00 pm, ESPNU | | vs. Mississippi State Diamond Head Classic Quarterfinals | W 83–57 | 9–1 | Stan Sheriff Center (7,391) Honolulu, HI |
| 12/23/2010* 3:30 pm, ESPNU | | vs. No. 15 Baylor Diamond Head Classic Semifinals | W 77–71 | 10–1 | Stan Sheriff Center (7,179) Honolulu, HI |
| 12/25/2010* 6:30 pm, ESPN2 | | vs. Butler Diamond Head Classic Championship | L 68–84 | 10–2 | Stan Sheriff Center (6,367) Honolulu, HI |
| 12/29/2010 8:00 pm, FSN | | at UCLA | L 71–80 | 10–3 (0–1) | Pauley Pavilion (7,934) Los Angeles, CA |
| 12/31/2010 3:00 pm, FSNNW | | at USC | L 56–60 | 10–4 (0–2) | Galen Center (3,581) Los Angeles, CA |
| 01/06/2011 7:00 pm | | Oregon State | W 84–70 | 11–4 (1–2) | Beasley Coliseum (5,849) Pullman, WA |
| 01/08/2011 7:30 pm, FSNNW | | Oregon | W 77–63 | 12–4 (2–2) | Beasley Coliseum (6,690) Pullman, WA |
| 01/13/2011 7:30 pm | | at California | L 81–88 $^{OT}$ | 12–5 (2–3) | Haas Pavilion (6,903) Berkeley, CA |
| 01/15/2011 5:00 pm | | at Stanford | W 61–58 | 13–5 (3–3) | Maples Pavilion (5,803) Stanford, CA |
| 01/20/2011 7:00 pm | | Arizona State | W 78–61 | 14–5 (4–3) | Beasley Coliseum (7,157) Pullman, WA |
| 01/22/2011 7:30 pm, FSNNW | | No. 25 Arizona | L 63–65 | 14–6 (4–4) | Beasley Coliseum (8,850) Pullman, WA |
| 01/30/2011 7:00 pm, FSN | | No. 17 Washington Rivalry | W 87–80 | 15–6 (5–4) | Beasley Coliseum (10,579) Pullman, WA |
| 02/03/2011 6:00 pm | | at Oregon | L 43–69 | 15–7 (5–5) | Matthew Knight Arena (10,017) Eugene, OR |
| 02/05/2011 6:00 pm, FSNNW | | at Oregon State | W 61–55 | 16–7 (6–5) | Gill Coliseum (7,376) Corvallis, OR |
| 02/10/2011 7:00 pm | | Stanford | L 62–75 | 16–8 (6–6) | Beasley Coliseum (6,517) Pullman, WA |
| 02/12/2011 7:00 pm | | California | W 75–71 | 17–8 (7–6) | Beasley Coliseum (7,640) Pullman, WA |
| 02/17/2011 11:00 am, FSN | | at No. 13 Arizona | L 70–79 | 17–9 (7–7) | McKale Center (14,456) Tucson, Arizona |
| 02/19/2011 5:30 pm, FSNNW | | at Arizona State | L 69–71 | 17–10 (7–8) | Wells Fargo Arena (5,153) Tempe, AZ |
| 02/27/2011 7:00 pm, FSN | | at Washington | W 80–69 | 18–10 (8–8) | Alaska Airlines Arena (10,000) Seattle, WA |
| 03/03/2011 7:00 pm | | USC | W 85–77 | 19–10 (9–8) | Beasley Coliseum (7,126) Pullman, WA |
| 03/05/2011 2:30 pm, FSN | | UCLA | L 54–58 $^{OT}$ | 19–11 (9–9) | Beasley Coliseum (9,317) Pullman, WA |
| Pac-10 tournament ||||||
| 03/10/2011 8:30 pm, FSN | (6) | vs. (3) Washington Pac-10 Quarterfinals | L 87–89 | 19–12 | Staples Center (12,191) Los Angeles, CA |
| NIT ||||||
| 03/16/2011* 7:00 pm, ESPNU | (2 BC) | (7 BC) Long Beach State NIT First Round | W 85–74 | 20–12 | Beasley Coliseum (4,213) Pullman, WA |
| 03/21/2011* 8:30 pm, ESPN2 | (2 BC) | (3 BC) Oklahoma State NIT Second Round | W 74–64 | 21–12 | Beasley Coliseum (5,201) Pullman, WA |
| 03/23/2011* 8:00 pm, ESPN2 | (2 BC) | (4 BC) Northwestern NIT Quarterfinals | W 69–66 $^{OT}$ | 22–12 | Beasley Coliseum (5,905) Pullman, WA |
| 03/29/2011* 4:00 pm, ESPN2 | (2 BC) | vs. No. 4 VT Wichita State NIT Semifinals | L 44–75 | 22–13 | Madison Square Garden (6,082) New York City, NY |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from Coaches' Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. BC=NIT Boston College bracket. VT=NIT Virginia Tech Bracket. All times are in Pacific Time. ||||||