2010–11 Fairfield Stags men's basketball team

2010–11 MAAC men's basketball standings
	† 2011 MAAC Tournament winner ; As of March 30, 2011; Rankings from AP Poll

Fairfield Stags men's basketball
2010–11 Fairfield Stags men's basketball
MAAC Regular Season Champions
NIT, Second Round
Conference	Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
2010–11 record	25–8 (15–3 MAAC)
Head coach	Ed Cooley
Assistant coach	Bob Simon
Assistant coach	Brian Blaney
Assistant coach	Carmen Maciariello
Home arena	Webster Bank Arena

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
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	Senior	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	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
11/1/10* 7:30 PM	Bridgeport	W 78–54		Webster Bank Arena (NA) Bridgeport, CT
11/8/10* 7:30 PM	Stonehill	L 60–61		Webster Bank Arena (NA) 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**		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	L 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 ESPNU 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	Marist Quarterfinals	W 55–31	24–6	Webster Bank Arena (5,235) Bridgeport, CT
3/6/11 2:00 PM	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	at Colorado State First Round	W 62–60	25–7	Moby Arena (3,202) Fort Collins, CO
3/20/11* 12:30 PM, ESPNU	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. All times are in Eastern Time *The game on Dec. 28 against Florida was canceled due to a heavy snowstorm that prevented Fairfield from traveling to Gainesville.

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Fairfield Stags men's basketball
Venues	Alumni Hall (1959–2001) Webster Bank Arena (2001–present)
Culture & lore	History
People	Head coaches Award winners NBA draftees
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2010–11 MAAC men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Fairfield	15	–	3	.833	25	–	8	.758
Rider	13	–	5	.722	23	–	11	.676
Iona	13	–	5	.722	25	–	12	.676
Saint Peter's †	11	–	7	.611	20	–	14	.588
Loyola	10	–	8	.556	15	–	15	.500
Canisius	9	–	9	.500	15	–	15	.500
Siena	8	–	10	.444	13	–	18	.419
Niagara	5	–	13	.278	9	–	23	.281
Marist	3	–	15	.167	7	–	26	.212
Manhattan	3	–	15	.167	6	–	27	.182

† 2011 MAAC Tournament winner As of March 30, 2011; Rankings from AP Poll