# 2010–11 Stanford Cardinal men's basketball team

The 2010–11 Stanford Cardinal men's basketball team represented Stanford University during the 2010–11 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cardinal were led by third year head coach Johnny Dawkins, and played their home games at Maples Pavilion as a member of the Pacific-10 Conference.

## Previous season

The Cardinal played in the Cancún Challenge and was able to reach the Championship round in the Riviera division and play against #5 ranked Kentucky, but lost in overtime 65–73.
Stanford finished below .500 in conference play for the second year in a row under coach Dawkins. They finished tied for 7th in conference play with Oregon and had the tiebreaker over them, beating them twice during the season. Stanford played Arizona State in the first round and upset the #2 seed Sun Devils 70–61. In the semifinals they played #3 seed Washington but lost 64–79.
Stanford finished under .500 overall for the first time since the 1992–93 season.

## Offseason
### Departures

Stanford Departures :
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for Departure |
| Drew Shiller | 10 | G | 6'0" | 180 | RS-Senior | Burlingame, CA | Graduated |
| Tavita Pritchard | 42 | F | 6'4" | 210 | RS-Senior | Tacoma, WA | Graduated |
| Landry Fields | 2 | G | 6'7" | 210 | Senior | Los Alamitos, CA | Drafted in the 2010 NBA draft by the New York Knicks |
| Emmanuel Igbinosa | 13 | G | 6'2" | 185 | Senior | Houston, TX | Graduated |
| Chris Ebersole | 3 | G | 6'2" | 180 | Senior | San Francisco, CA | Graduated |
| Elliott Bullock | 40 | F | 6'10" | 235 | RS-Sophomore | Salt Lake City, UT | Left for a Mormon Mission |
| Matei Daian | 15 | C | 6'10" | 240 | Sophomore | Bucharest, Romania | Left team |
| Peter Abraham | 20 | F | 6'6" | 200 | Freshman | Brea, CA | Left team |
| Da'veed Dildy | 32 | G | 6'5" | 185 | RS-Junior | Chicago, IL | Transferred to Robert Morris University Illinois |

### Incoming

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Dwight Powell F | Toronto, Canada | IMG Academy | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) | 212 lb (96 kg) | Oct 18, 2009 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 95 ||||||
| Anthony Brown G/F | Huntington Beach, CA | Ocean View High School | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | Oct 6, 2009 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 94 ||||||
| John Gage F | Vashon Island, WA | Vashon Island High School | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | Jul 20, 2009 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 92 ||||||
| Josh Huestis F | Great Falls, MT | Charles M. Russell High School | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | Oct 30, 2009 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 90 ||||||
| Stefan Nastić C | Thornhill, Canada | Thornhill Secondary School | 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) | 225 lb (102 kg) | Feb 10, 2010 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 90 ||||||
| Aaron Bright G | Bellevue, WA | Bellevue High School | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | Jul 18, 2009 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 89 ||||||
| Overall recruiting rankings: Rivals: 17 ||||||
| 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: "Stanford Commit List for 2010". Rivals.com. Retrieved May 21, 2022. "2010 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved May 21, 2022. ||||||

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| November 10, 2010 | | Cal State Monterey Bay | W 87–56 | – | Maples Pavilion Stanford, CA |
| Regular season ||||||
| November 15, 2010* 7:00 PM | | San Diego | W 64–48 | 1–0 | Maples Pavilion (6,110) Stanford, CA |
| November 18, 2010* 7:30 PM, FSN | | Virginia | W 81–60 | 2–0 | Maples Pavilion (5,314) Stanford, CA |
| November 21, 2010* 5:00 PM | | Arkansas–Pine Bluff | W 92–49 | 3–0 | Maples Pavilion (4,987) Stanford, CA |
| November 25, 2010* 6:00 PM, ESPNU | | vs. Murray State 76 Classic First Round | L 52–55 | 3–1 | Anaheim Convention Center Anaheim, CA |
| November 26, 2010* 8:30 PM, ESPNU | | vs. Tulsa 76 Classic Consolation Second Round | L 53–65 | 3–2 | Anaheim Convention Center (2,467) Anaheim, CA |
| November 27, 2010* 10:30 AM | | vs. DePaul 76 Classic 7th Place Game | W 81–74 $^{OT}$ | 4–2 | Anaheim Convention Center (1,307) Anaheim, CA |
| December 12, 2010* 5:00 PM | | UC Riverside | W 55–48 | 5–2 | Maples Pavilion (5,025) Stanford, CA |
| December 15, 2010* 7:00 PM | | North Carolina A&T | W 76–59 | 6–2 | Maples Pavilion (6,524) Stanford, CA |
| December 18, 2010* 2:00 PM, CBS | | at Butler | L 50–83 | 6–3 | Hinkle Fieldhouse (8,012) Indianapolis, IN |
| December 21, 2010* 8:05 PM, ESPNU | | at Oklahoma State Big 12/Pac-10 Hardwood Series | L 68–79 | 6–4 | Gallagher-Iba Arena (13,011) Stillwater, OK |
| December 28, 2010* 7:00 PM, CSNBA | | Yale | W 60–44 | 7–4 | Maples Pavilion (5,942) Stanford, CA |
| January 2, 2011 5:00 PM, CSNBA | | California | W 82–68 | 8–4 (1–0) | Maples Pavilion (6,281) Stanford, CA |
| January 6, 2011 5:30 PM, FSNAZ | | at Arizona State | W 55–41 | 9–4 (2–0) | Wells Fargo Arena (6,660) Tempe, AZ |
| January 9, 2011 11:30 AM, CSNBA/FSNAZ | | at Arizona | L 57–67 | 9–5 (2–1) | McKale Center (14,374) Tucson, AZ |
| January 13, 2011 7:00 PM | | No. 17 Washington | W 58–56 | 10–5 (3–1) | Maples Pavilion (5,896) Stanford, CA |
| January 15, 2011 5:00 PM | | Washington State | L 58–61 | 10–6 (3–2) | Maples Pavilion (5,803) Stanford, CA |
| January 21, 2011 7:30 PM | | at USC | L 42–65 | 10–7 (3–3) | Galen Center (4,236) Los Angeles, CA |
| January 22, 2011 11:00 AM, CBS | | at UCLA | L 57–68 | 10–8 (3–4) | Pauley Pavilion (8,772) Los Angeles, CA |
| January 27, 2011 7:00 PM | | Oregon | L 59–67 | 10–9 (3–5) | Maples Pavilion (5,159) Stanford, CA |
| January 29, 2011 7:00 PM, CSNBA | | Oregon State | W 70–56 | 11–9 (4–5) | Maples Pavilion (5,442) Stanford, CA |
| February 3, 2011 6:00 PM, FSNAZ | | No. 21 Arizona | L 69–78 | 11–10 (4–6) | Maples Pavilion (5,532) Stanford, CA |
| February 5, 2011 3:00 PM, FSN | | Arizona State | W 83–75 | 12–10 (5–6) | Maples Pavilion (5,217) Stanford, CA |
| February 10, 2011 7:00 PM | | at Washington State | W 75–62 | 13–10 (6–6) | Beasley Coliseum (6,517) Pullman, WA |
| February 12, 2011 5:30 PM, CSNBA/FSNNW | | at Washington | L 76–87 | 13–11 (6–7) | Alaska Airlines Arena (10,000) Seattle, WA |
| February 17, 2011 7:30 PM, FSN | | UCLA | L 65–69 | 13–12 (6–8) | Maples Pavilion (5,556) Stanford, CA |
| February 19, 2011 7:30 PM, CSNBA/FS West | | USC | L 53–69 | 13–13 (6–9) | Maples Pavilion (5,896) Stanford, CA |
| February 24, 2011 6:00 PM, FSNNW | | at Oregon State | L 80–87 | 13–14 (6–10) | Gill Coliseum Corvallis, OR |
| February 26, 2011 3:06 PM, CSNNW | | at Oregon | W 88–71 | 14–14 (7–10) | Matthew Knight Arena (12,364) Eugene, OR |
| March 1, 2011* 7:00 PM | | Seattle | W 77–66 | 15–14 | Maples Pavilion (5,166) Stanford, CA |
| March 5, 2011 4:00 PM, CSNCA | | at California | L 55–74 | 15–15 (7–11) | Haas Pavilion (9,752) Berkeley, CA |
| Pac-10 tournament ||||||
| March 9, 2011 6:00 pm, FSN | (8) | vs. (9) Oregon State First Round | L 67–69 | 15–16 | Staples Center (7,814) Los Angeles, CA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Standard Time. ||||||
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