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.
| 2010–11 Stanford Cardinal women's basketball | |
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Pacific-10 Champion Pacific-10 tournament champion | |
NCAA Final Four, L 62–63 vs. Texas A&M | |
| Conference | Pacific-10 Conference |
| Ranking | |
| Coaches | No. 2 |
| AP | No. 2 |
| Record | 33–3 (18–0 Pac-10) |
| Head coach |
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| Assistant coaches |
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| Home arena | Maples Pavilion |
Schedule
edit| 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
editPac-10 Basketball Tournament
edit| 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
edit| 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
edit| Round | Pick | Player | WNBA Club |