2011 Pacific-10 Conference men's basketball tournament

2011 Pacific-10 Conference men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2010–11
Teams10
SiteStaples Center
Los Angeles, California
ChampionsWashington Huskies (3rd title)
Winning coachLorenzo Romar (3rd title)
MVPIsaiah Thomas (Washington)
Attendance12,074
Top scorerKlay Thompson (Washington State)
(43 points)
TelevisionCBS, FSN
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2010–11 Pacific-10 Conference
men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 17 Arizona 14 – 4   .778 30 – 8   .789
UCLA 13 – 5   .722 23 – 11   .676
No. 23 Washington † 11 – 7   .611 24 – 11   .686
USC 10 – 8   .556 19 – 15   .559
California 10 – 8   .556 18 – 15   .545
Washington State 9 – 9   .500 22 – 13   .629
Oregon 7 – 11   .389 21 – 18   .538
Stanford 7 – 11   .389 15 – 16   .484
Oregon State 5 – 13   .278 11 – 20   .355
Arizona State 4 – 14   .222 12 – 19   .387
† Conference tournament winner
As of March 30, 2011[1]
Rankings from AP poll[2]


The 2011 Pacific Life Pacific-10 Conference men's basketball tournament was played on March 9–11, 2011 at Staples Center in Los Angeles, California.[3] The tournament champion became the NCAA tournament automatic qualifier from the conference. The Arizona Wildcats, finish the season atop of the conference with a 14–4 record, and the UCLA Bruins were the two top-seed teams in the tournament. The third-seeded Washington Huskies won the tournament. This was the final tournament ever held under the "Pac-10" name, as Colorado and Utah joined the conference in July, making it the "Pac-12."

Seeds

Teams were seeded by conference record, with a tiebreaker system used to seed teams with identical conference records.

Seed School Conf Overall Tiebreaker
#1 Arizona 14–4 25–6
#2 UCLA 13–5 22–9
#3 Washington 11–7 20–10
#4 USC 10–8 18–13 1–1 vs. Cal, 1–1 vs. UA
#5 California 10–8 17–13 1–1 vs. USC, 0–2 vs. UA
#6 Washington State 9–9 19–11
#7 Oregon 7–11 14–16
#8 Stanford 7–11 15–15
#9 Oregon State 5–13 10–19
#10 Arizona State 4–14 12–18

Schedule

Session Game Time* Matchup# Television Attendance
First Round – Wednesday, March 9
1
1
 6:00 PM #8 Stanford vs #9 Oregon State 67–69 FSN 7,814
2
 8:30 PM #7 Oregon vs #10 Arizona State 76–69 FSN
Quarterfinals – Thursday, March 10
2
3
 12:00 PM #4 USC vs #5 Cal 70–56 FSN 10,782
4
 2:30 PM #1 Arizona vs #9 Oregon State 78–69 FSN
3
5
 6:00 PM #2 UCLA vs #7 Oregon 59–76 FSN 12,191
6
 8:30 PM #3 Washington vs #6 Washington State 89–87 FSN
Semifinals – Friday, March 11
4
7
 6:00 PM #4 USC vs. #1 Arizona 62–67 FSN 13,190
8
 8:30 PM #7 Oregon vs. #3 Washington 51–69 FSN
Championship Game – Saturday, March 12
5
9
 3:00 PM #1 Arizona vs. #3 Washington 75–77 CBS
12,074
*Game Times in PT. #-Rankings denote tournament seeding.[4]

Bracket

First Round
March 9 		Quarterfinals
March 10 		Semifinals
March 11 		Final
March 12
1 Arizona (#16) 78
8 Stanford 67 9 Oregon State 69
9 Oregon State 69 1 Arizona (#16) 67
4 Southern California 62
4 Southern California 70
5 California 56
1 Arizona (#16) 75
3 Washington 77
3 Washington 89
7 Washington State 76 6 Washington State 87
10 Arizona State 69 3 Washington 69
7 Oregon 51
2 UCLA 59
7 Oregon 76


Tournament notes

  • Both men’s and women’s basketball tournament semi-final and final games were held at the Staples Center.
  • The annual Coach of the Year Award was renamed to honor Coach John Wooden.[5] Sean Miller of the Arizona Wildcats was the 2011 winner.
  • Chick Hearn Court between Staples Center and LA Live was the location for the new Pac-10 FanFest, featuring a basketball sport court, beer garden, family-friendly activities like face painting and sign making, a live DJ, band and cheer performances, and Wolfgang Puck food specials. The Women's trophy presentation and institutional headquarters were also located at the FanFest.
  • The championship game was the first title game in conference history to require an overtime period.[6]
  • Washington and Washington St. were the only arch rivals to meet up in this year. It was the first arch rival tournament game of any pair in two years.
  • Klay Thompson of Washington State had a record setting 29 FG attempts vs. Washington. His record still stands. He was 15 of 29 .
  • Jeremy Green's 15 3-pt. FG attempts vs. Oregon State set a tournament record. Playing for Stanford, he was 7 of 15.[7]
  • With the automatic bid to the NCAA tournament, Washington made its 16th appearance. Three other teams were invited to the 2011 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship: UCLA, USC, and Arizona.

All-Tournament Team

Derrick Williams

Most Outstanding Player

2011 Hall of Honor inductees

Main article: Pac-12 Conference Men's Basketball Hall of Honor

The induction ceremony took place on Saturday, March 12, 2011, during the Pac-10 Hall of Honor breakfast:

See also

References

  1. ^ "Pac-10 Standings - 2010-11". ESPN. Retrieved February 17, 2011.
  2. ^ "2011 NCAA Men's Basketball Rankings". ESPN. Retrieved February 7, 2011.
  3. ^ "Pac-10 Tournament official site". Archived from the original on February 22, 2009. Retrieved November 5, 2010.
  4. ^ "Pacific Life Pac-10 Basketball Tournament". pac-10.org. Retrieved March 2, 2011.
  5. ^ Pac-10 To Honor Wooden, Host Combined Men's And Women's Basketball Tournament, Pac-10 News, October 28, 2010
  6. ^ Associated Press, Isaiah Thomas' fadeaway beats buzzer, crowns Washington as Pac-10 champions, ESPN.com, March 12, 2011
  7. ^ 2013-14 Pac-12 Men’s Basketball Media Guide