2011 Pacific-10 Conference men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2010–11
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
2010–11 Pacific-10 Conference
men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 17 Arizona14–4 .77830–8  .789
UCLA13–5 .72223–11  .676
No. 23 Washington †11–7 .61124–11  .686
USC10–8 .55619–15  .559
California10–8 .55618–15  .545
Washington State9–9 .50022–13  .629
Oregon7–11 .38921–18  .538
Stanford7–11 .38915–16  .484
Oregon State5–13 .27811–20  .355
Arizona State4–14 .22212–19  .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 Oregon 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

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 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
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