# 2010–11 Horizon League men's basketball season

The 2010–11 Horizon League men's basketball season marked the 31st season of Horizon League basketball.

## Preseason

In the preseason, Butler was the conference favorite – returning three starters from their NCAA runner-up team. Butler received all first-place votes in the preseason poll of HL coaches, media, and sports information directors. Detroit captured second in the preseason poll, and Cleveland State finished third for the second consecutive preseason. The preseason player of the year was Shelvin Mack of Butler who was also named to the John R. Wooden Award preseason candidate list.

### HL Preseason Poll

| Rank | Team | Votes |
| 1 | Butler (48) | 480 |
| 2 | Detroit | 381 |
| 3 | Cleveland State | 376 |
| 4 | Valparaiso | 312 |
| 5 | Milwaukee | 259 |
| 6 | Wright State | 256 |
| 7 | Green Bay | 242 |
| 8 | Loyola | 146 |
| 9 | Illinois-Chicago | 121 |
| 10 | Youngstown | 67 |

### Preseason All-Horizon
#### First Team

* Shelvin Mack, Butler
* Norris Cole, Cleveland State
* Matt Howard, Butler
* Rahmon Fletcher, Green Bay
* Brandon Wood, Valparaiso

#### Second Team

* Vaughn Duggins, Wright State
* Eli Holman, Detroit
* Cory Johnson, Valparaiso
* Chase Simon, Detroit
* Robo Kreps, UIC
Preseason Player of the Year
* Shelvin Mack, Butler

## Conference awards and honors
### Weekly awards

HL Players of the Week Throughout the conference season, the HL offices name a player of the week.
| Week | Player of the week |
| 11/15 | Norris Cole, Cleveland State |
| 11/22 | Robo Kreps, UIC |
| 11/29 | Eli Holman, Detroit |
| 12/6 | Norris Cole, Cleveland State |
| 12/13 | Ray McCallum, Jr., Detroit |
| 12/20 | Matt Howard, Butler |
| 12/27 | Matt Howard, Butler Brandon Wood, Valparaiso |
| 1/3 | Trevon Harmon, Cleveland State |
| 1/10 | Cory Johnson, Valparaiso |
| 1/17 | Brandon Wood, Valparaiso |
| 1/24 | Norris Cole, Cleveland State |
| 1/31 | Vaughn Duggins, Wright State |
| 2/7 | Anthony Hill, Milwaukee |
| 2/14 | Norris Cole, Cleveland State |
| 2/21 | Norris Cole, Cleveland State |
| 2/28 | Tone Meier, Milwaukee |

### All-Conference Honors

| Honor | Recipient(s) | School | Position | Year |
| Player of the Year | Norris Cole | Cleveland State | Guard | Senior |
| Coach of the Year | Rob Jeter | Milwaukee | Head Coach | 6th |
| Newcomer of the Year | Ray McCallum, Jr. | Detroit | Guard | Freshman |
| Defensive Player of the Year | Norris Cole | Cleveland State | Guard | Senior |
| Sixth Man of the Year | Geoff McCammon | Loyola | Guard | Senior |
| All Horizon League First Team | Norris Cole | Cleveland State | Guard | Senior |
| All Horizon League First Team | Matt Howard | Butler | Forward | Senior |
| All Horizon League First Team | Vaughn Duggins | Wright State | Guard | Senior |
| All Horizon League First Team | Anthony Hill | Milwaukee | Forward | Senior |
| All Horizon League First Team | Brandon Wood | Valparaiso | Guard | Junior |
| All Horizon League Second Team | Shelvin Mack | Butler | Guard | Junior |
| All Horizon League Second Team | Rahmon Fletcher | Green Bay | Guard | Senior |
| All Horizon League Second Team | Ray McCallum, Jr. | Detroit | Guard | Freshman |
| All Horizon League Second Team | Eli Holman | Detroit | Forward | Junior |
| All Horizon League Second Team | N'Gai Evans | Wright State | Guard | Senior |
| All-Newcomer Team | Ray McCallum, Jr. | Detroit | Guard | Freshman |
| All-Newcomer Team | Kaylon Williams | Milwaukee | Guard | Junior |
| All-Newcomer Team | Paul Carter | UIC | Forward | Senior |
| All-Newcomer Team | Alec Brown | Green Bay | Center | Freshman |
| All-Newcomer Team | Damian Eargle | Youngstown State | Forward | Sophomore |
| All Defensive Team | Norris Cole | Cleveland State | Guard | Senior |
| All Defensive Team | Eli Holman | Detroit | Forward | Junior |
| All Defensive Team | Trevon Harmon | Cleveland State | Guard | Junior |
| All Defensive Team | Ronald Nored | Butler | Guard | Junior |
| All Defensive Team | Matt Howard | Butler | Forward | Senior |

### Tournament Honors

Matt Howard of Butler was named the tournament MVP for the second consecutive year and is the first Horizon League player to be named to the all-tournament team four times.
| Horizon League All-Tournament Team | Player | School | Position | Year |
| Horizon League All-Tournament Team | Matt Howard | Butler | Forward | Senior |
| Horizon League All-Tournament Team | Shelvin Mack | Butler | Guard | Junior |
| Horizon League All-Tournament Team | Shawn Vanzant | Butler | Guard | Senior |
| Horizon League All-Tournament Team | Anthony Hill | Milwaukee | Forward | Senior |
| Horizon League All-Tournament Team | Brandon Wood | Valparaiso | Guard | Junior |