2010-11 Season Review

2010-11 Swarthmore Men's Basketball  (6-19, 3-15)

 
Jay Kober '14

Will Gates '13 put together another spectacular season to lead the Garnet during the 2010-11 campaign. The sophomore earned Centennial Conference honorable mention honors after leading the team in scoring average (18.3), rebounding average (6.5), and three-point shooting (33.1). With 851 career points, Gates has scored more points through his sophomore season than any player in program history.  He scored in double figures in 23 of the Garnet's  25 games during the 2010-11 season, including a streak of 39 consecutive games spanning his first two seasons. Gates also scored at least 25 points in five games during the season, including a career-high tying 31-point performance against Moravian on November 30. For his efforts during the season, he was named to the Equinox Classic and NYU New Year’s Classic All-Tournament teams, as well as the MVP of 11th Annual Wall- O'Mahony game from Johns Hopkins, which is played in the honor of Johns Hopkins alums Glen Wall and Matt O'Mahony, both of whom died in the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001.

 As a team, the young Garnet started the season strong before stumbling in Centennial Conference play. Thanks to tight victories over Widener (74-72) in the season opener and Clark University (69-66) in the Equinox Classic, Swarthmore began the year at 3-0 for the first time since the 1996-97 season. Conference play was highlighted by a convincing 73-59 victory over Centennial Conference runner-up Dickinson and a thrilling comeback win over Ursinus, in which the Garnet rallied from down nine points with less then 90 seconds left to play to stun the Bears.
 
Several first years put together impressive rookie campaigns, lending hope to the future.  Jay Kober (11.8 points per game), Jordan Federer (8.1 points per game) and Jordan Cheney (23 blocks) all showed promise during the season and will counted on to play an even greater role in 2011-12.