The 2010–11 San Diego State men's basketball team represented San Diego State University in the 2010–11 college basketball season. It was their 12th season in the Mountain West Conference. This was head coach Steve Fisher's twelfth season at San Diego State. The Aztecs competed in the Mountain West Conference and played their home games at Viejas Arena.
The 2010-11 season was arguably the best season in San Diego State's 90-year basketball history. The Aztecs finished the regular season as Mountain West co-champions with BYU, and won the 2011 Mountain West Conference men's basketball tournament to gain the conference's automatic bid to the 2011 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament. After defeating Northern Colorado in the second round for their first ever NCAA Tournament win, the defeated Temple in the third round to advance to the Sweet Sixteen where they were defeated by eventual tournament champion Connecticut to finish the season 34–3.
Off-season
Departures Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes Kelvin Davis 40 G 6'3" 220 Senior Waterbury, Connecticut Graduated Jason Deutchman 20 G 6'6" 220 Senior Los Angeles, California Graduated Ben Kneller 15 F 6'6" 200 Senior Westlake Village, California Graduated Bryan Horton 21 G 6'1" 205 Sophomore Anaheim, California Elected to transfer. Tyrone Shelley 3 G 6'6" 225 Sophomore San Diego, California Elected to transfer.
Incoming transfers Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes Xavier Thames 2 G 6'3" 185 Sophomore Sacramento, California Elected to transfer from Washington State. Thames will redshirt for the 2010-11 season, under NCAA transfer rules. Will have three years of eligibility.
2009 recruiting class
Roster
Source
Schedule and results Source All times are Pacific
!colspan=9 style=| Exhibition
!colspan=9 style=| Regular season
!colspan=9 style=| Mountain West tournament
!colspan=10 style=| NCAA tournament
Rankings
*AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings.
Players drafted into the NBA Year Round Pick Player NBA Club 2011 1 15 Kawhi Leonard Indiana Pacers (traded to San Antonio)
See also 2010–11 MWC men's basketball season San Diego sports curse
References
External links Aztec Basketball Official Site