The 2010–11 Pacific-10 Conference men's basketball season began with practices on October 18, 2010 and ended with the 2011 Pacific-10 Conference men's basketball tournament from March 9–11, 2011 at the Staples Center in Los Angeles.
The regular season began on the weekend of November 12, with the conference schedule starting on December 30.
The conference dedicated the season to legendary UCLA coach John Wooden, who died in June 2010 at age 99.
[3] The Washington Huskies defeated the regular season champions Arizona Wildcats 77–75 in overtime to capture the tournament championship.
Four Pac-10 teams were selected to participate in the NCAA tournament: Arizona, Washington, UCLA and USC.