The 2010–11 Villanova Wildcats men's basketball team represented

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in the

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season. Villanova was led by head coach Jay Wright. The Wildcats participated in the

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and played their home games at

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with some select home games at the

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. They finished the season 21–12, 9–9 in Big East play and lost in the first round of the

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. They received an at-large bid in the

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where they lost in the second round to

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Preseason

The

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come back from a 2009–10 season which had a record of 25–8 (13–4) with the season ending in 2nd round of the NCAA Tournament.

Class of 2010

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Season

The Wildcats recorded home wins against Temple and UCLA in their out-of-conference schedule with their only loss coming on the road to Tennessee. They reached as high as #7 in the

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, starting the season 16–1. However, in their fifth Big East contest, they lost at Connecticut. They quickly bounced back with a road win at Syracuse, who was then ranked nationally No. 3. Maalik Wayns had a team-high 21 points in the win. They then lost their next two games, on the road to Providence, and at home against Georgetown. As of February 1, Corey Stokes is averaging 15.6 points per game, good for tenth in the Big East. Corey Fisher is a close second on the team, with 15.2 ppg. Villanova finished the season with an overall record of 21–11 and lost in the first round of the Big East conference tournament to South Florida, 69–70. They received a #9 seed in the NCAA tournament and lost to #8 seed George Mason in the second round.

Schedule

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Preseason

Class of 2010

Season

Schedule

Rankings

Roster

References