2011 Pacific-10 Conference Men's Basketball Tournament

2011 Pacific-10 Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
Classification Division I
Season 2010–11
Site Staples Center
Los Angeles, California
Champions Washington Huskies (3rd title)
Winning coach Lorenzo Romar (3rd title)
MVP Isaiah Thomas (Washington)
Attendance 12,074
Top scorer Klay Thompson (Washington State)
(43 points)
Television CBS, FSN
2010–11 Pacific-10 Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
#17 Arizona14–4 .778  30–8  .789
UCLA13–5 .722  23–11  .676
#23 Washington †11–7 .611  24–11  .686
USC10–8 .556  19–15  .559
California10–8 .556  18–15  .545
Washington State9–9 .500  22–13  .629
Oregon7–11 .389  21–18  .538
Stanford7–11 .389  15–16  .484
Oregon State5–13 .278  11–20  .355
Arizona State4–14 .222  12–19  .387
† 2011 Pacific-10 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
 FSN
7,814
2
 8:30 PM
#7 Oregon vs #10 Arizona State
 FSN
Quarterfinals – Thursday, March 10
2
3
 12:00 PM
#4 USC vs #5 Cal
 FSN
10,782
4
 2:30 PM
#1 Arizona vs #9 Oregon State
 FSN
3
5
 6:00 PM
#2 UCLA vs #7 Oregon
 FSN
12,191
6
 8:30 PM
#3 Washington vs #6 Washington State
 FSN
Semifinals – Friday, March 11
4
7
 6:00 PM
#4 USC vs. #1 Arizona
 FSN
13,190
8
 8:30 PM
#7 Oregon vs. #3 Washington
 FSN
Championship Game – Saturday, March 12
5
9
 3:00 PM
#1 Arizona vs. #3 Washington
 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    
  1 Arizona (#16) 67  
9 Oregon State 69    
  4 Southern California 62    
4 Southern California 70
   
  5 California 56  
    1 Arizona (#16) 75
  3 Washington 77
  3 Washington 89    
6 Washington State 87    
  3 Washington 69
7 Oregon 76  
  7 Oregon 51  
10 Arizona State 69     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

Most Outstanding Player

2011 Hall of Honor inductees

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

See also

  • 2010–11 Pacific-10 Conference men's basketball standings

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 2009-02-22. Retrieved 2010-11-05.
  4. ↑ "Pacific Life Pac-10 Basketball Tournament". pac-10.org. Retrieved 2 March 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
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