The 2010–11 Horizon League men's basketball season marked the 31st season of

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Preseason

In the preseason,

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was the conference favorite – returning three starters from their NCAA runner-up team. Butler received all first-place votes in the preseason poll of HL coaches, media, and

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captured second in the preseason poll, and

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finished third for the second consecutive preseason.Men's Basketball Preseason Poll Release

, retrieved 2010-10-28 The preseason player of the year was Shelvin Mack of

who was also named to the John R. Wooden Award preseason candidate list.2010-11 Men's Preseason List – Wooden Award
retrieved 2010-10-06

HL Preseason Poll

Preseason All-Horizon

First Team

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, Butler *

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, Cleveland State *

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, Butler *Rahmon Fletcher, Green Bay *

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, Valparaiso

Second Team

*Vaughn Duggins, Wright State *

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, Detroit *Cory Johnson, Valparaiso *Chase Simon, Detroit *Robo Kreps, UIC Preseason Player of the Year *

, Butler

Conference awards and honors

Weekly awards

HL Players of the Week
Throughout the conference season, the HL offices name a player of the week.

All-Conference Honors

Tournament Honors

of Butler was named the tournament MVP for the second consecutive year and is the first Horizon League player to be named to the all-tournament team four times.

External links

HL Official websiteHorizon League Network

References

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