2010–11 Stanford Cardinal women's basketball team

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2010–11 Stanford Cardinal women's basketball
Pacific-10 Champion
Pacific-10 tournament champion
NCAA Final Four, L 62–63 vs. Texas A&M
ConferencePacific-10 Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 2
APNo. 2
Record33–3 (18–0 Pac-10)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaMaples Pavilion
Seasons

The 2010–11 Stanford Cardinal women's basketball team represented Stanford University in the 2010–11 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Cardinal, coached by Tara VanDerveer, and a member of the Pacific-10 Conference, won the conference's regular-season and tournament titles and advanced to the Final Four of the 2011 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament.

Schedule

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Pre-Season Schedule
November 6*
no
No. 3 Vanguard W 116–65 
Maples Pavilion 
Stanford, California
November 9*
no
No. 3 UC San Diego W 100–52 
Maples Pavilion 
Stanford, California
Non-conference regular season Schedule
November 14*
no
No. 3 Rutgers W 63–50  1–0
Maples Pavilion 
Stanford, California
November 19*
no
No. 3 at Utah W 62–53  2–0
Jon M. Huntsman Center 
Salt Lake City, Utah
November 21*
no
No. 3 at Gonzaga W 84–78  3–0
McCarthey Athletic Center 
Spokane, Washington
November 26*
no
No. 3 South Carolina W 70–32  4–0
Maples Pavilion 
Stanford, California
November 28*
no
No. 2 No. 16 Texas W 93–78  5–0
Maples Pavilion 
Stanford, California
December 12*
no
No. 3 Fresno State W 77–40  6–0
Maples Pavilion 
Stanford, California
December 16*
no
No. 3 at DePaul L 71–91  6–1
McGrath–Phillips Arena 
Chicago, Illinois
December 19*
no
No. 3 at Tennessee
Rivalry
L 72–82  6–2
Thompson–Boling Arena 
Knoxville, Tennessee
December 22*
no
No. 8 at San Francisco W 100–45  7–2
War Memorial Gymnasium 
San Francisco, California
December 28*
no
No. 9 Xavier W 89–52  8–2
Maples Pavilion 
Stanford, California
December 30*
no
No. 9 No. 1 Connecticut W 71–59  9–2
Maples Pavilion 
Stanford, California
Pacific-10 Conference regular season Schedule
January 2
no
No. 9 at California W 78–45  10–2
(1–0 Pac-10)
Haas Pavilion 
Berkeley, California
January 6
no
No. 4 Arizona W 87–54  11–2
(2–0 Pac-10)
Maples Pavilion 
Stanford, California
January 8
no
No. 4 Arizona State W 82–35  12–2
(3–0 Pac-10)
Maples Pavilion 
Stanford, California
January 14
no
No. 4 at Washington W 80–51  13–2
(4–0 Pac-10)
Bank of America Arena 
Seattle, Washington
January 16
no
No. 4 at Washington State W 94–50  14–2
(5–0 Pac-10)
Beasley Coliseum 
Pullman, Washington
January 20
no
No. 4 No. 8 UCLA W 64–38  15–2
(6–0 Pac-10)
Maples Pavilion 
Stanford, California
January 22
no
No. 4 USC W 95–51  16–2
(7–0 Pac-10)
Maples Pavilion 
Stanford, California
January 27
no
No. 4 at Oregon W 91–56  17–2
(8–0 Pac-10)
Matthew Knight Arena 
Eugene, Oregon
January 29
no
No. 4 at Oregon State W 74–44  18–2
(9–0 Pac-10)
Gill Coliseum 
Corvallis, Oregon
February 3
no
No. 4 at Arizona State W 72–54  19–2
(10–0 Pac-10)
Wells Fargo Arena 
Tempe, Arizona
February 5
no
No. 4 at Arizona W 91–61  20–2
(11–0 Pac-10)
McKale Center 
Tucson, Arizona
February 10
no
No. 3 Washington State W 100–59  21–2
(12–0 Pac-10)
Maples Pavilion 
Stanford, California
February 12
no
No. 3 Washington W 62–52  22–2
(13–0 Pac-10)
Maples Pavilion 
Stanford, California
February 18
no
No. 3 at USC W 78–64  23–2
(14–0 Pac-10)
Galen Center 
Los Angeles, California
February 20
no
No. 3 at No. 9 UCLA W 67–53  24–2
(15–0 Pac-10)
Pauley Pavilion 
Los Angeles, California
February 20
no
No. 2 Oregon State W 73–37  25–2
(16–0 Pac-10)
Maples Pavilion 
Stanford, California
February 26
no
No. 2 Oregon W 99–60  26–2
(17–0 Pac-10)
Maples Pavilion 
Stanford, California
March 3
no
No. 2 California W 75–51  27–2
(18–0 Pac-10)
Maples Pavilion 
Stanford, California
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific Time.

Postseason

Pac-10 Basketball Tournament

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Pacific-10 Conference tournament
March 11
no
No. 2 vs. Arizona W 100–71  28–2
Staples Center 
Los Angeles, California
March 13
2:30 pm, no
No. 2 vs. No. 7 UCLA W 64–55  29–2
Staples Center 
Los Angeles, California
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific Time.

NCAA basketball tournament

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
NCAA tournament
March 19*
no
No. 2 vs. UC Davis
First round
W 86–59  30–2
Maples Pavilion 
Stanford, California
March 21*
no
No. 2 vs. St. John's
Second Round
W 75–49  31–2
Maples Pavilion 
Stanford, California
March 26*
no
No. 2 vs. No. 14 North Carolina
Regional semifinals - Sweet Sixteen
W 72–65  32–2
McCarthey Athletic Center 
Spokane, Washington
March 28*
6:00 pm, no
No. 2 vs. No. 20 Gonzaga
Regional final - Elite Eight
W 83–60  33–2
McCarthey Athletic Center 
Spokane, Washington
April 3*
no
No. 2 vs. No. 8 Texas A&M
Semifinals - Final Four
L 62–63  33–3
Conseco Fieldhouse 
Indianapolis, Indiana
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific Time.

Team players drafted into the WNBA

Round Pick Player WNBA Club

See also