2010–11 SMU Mustangs men's basketball team

2010–11 SMU Mustangs men's basketball
CIT, Semifinals
ConferenceConference USA
Record20–15 (8–8 C-USA)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Larry Mangino (1st season)
  • Jerry Hobbie (1st season)
  • Reggie Brown (2nd season)
Home arenaMoody Coliseum
2010–11 Conference USA men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
UAB 12 4   .750 22 9   .710
Tulsa 11 5   .688 19 13   .594
UTEP 11 5   .688 25 10   .714
Memphis 10 6   .625 25 10   .714
Southern Miss 9 7   .563 22 10   .688
Marshall 9 7   .563 22 12   .647
SMU 8 8   .500 20 15   .571
East Carolina 8 8   .500 18 16   .529
Rice 5 11   .313 14 18   .438
Houston 4 12   .250 12 18   .400
Tulane 3 13   .188 13 17   .433
UCF* 0 10   .000 0 12   .000
2011 CUSA Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll
*UCF vacated its wins from the 2010–11 season after it was discovered that there was an ineligible player on the team.

The 2010–11 SMU Mustangs men's basketball team represented Southern Methodist University in the 2010–11 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Mustangs, led by head coach Matt Doherty, played their home games at Moody Coliseum in Dallas, Texas, as members of Conference USA. The Mustangs finished in a tie for 7th in Conference USA during the regular season, and were eliminated in the first round of the Conference USA tournament by Rice.

SMU failed to qualify for the NCAA tournament, but were invited to the 2011 CIT. The Mustangs won their first three games of the CIT to advance to the semifinals, where they were eliminated by eventual tournament champions Santa Clara, 74–66.