2010–11 Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball team

2010–11 Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball

SEC Western Division Champions

NIT, Runner Up

Conference

Southeastern Conference West Division

2010–11 record

25–12 (12–4 SEC)

Head coach

Anthony Grant (2nd year)

Assistant coach

Dan Hipsher (2nd year)

Assistant coach

John Brannen (2nd year)

Assistant coach

Tony Pujol (1st year)

Home arena

Coleman Coliseum

Seasons

« 2009–10

2011–12 »

	Conf			Overall
2010–11 SEC men's basketball standings
Team	W	L	PCT	W	L	PCT
East
#15 Florida	13	3	.813	29	8	.784
#11 Kentucky †	10	6	.625	29	9	.763
#25 Vanderbilt	9	7	.563	23	11	.676
Georgia	9	7	.563	21	12	.636
Tennessee	8	8	.500	19	15	.559
South Carolina	5	11	.313	14	16	.467
West
Alabama	12	4	.750	25	12	.676
Mississippi State	9	7	.563	17	14	.548
Ole Miss	7	9	.438	20	14	.588
Arkansas	7	9	.438	18	13	.581
Auburn	4	12	.250	11	20	.355
LSU	3	13	.188	11	21	.344

† SEC Tournament winner As of April 2, 2011 • Rankings from AP Poll

The 2010–11 Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball team represented the University of Alabama in the 2010–2011 college basketball season. The team's head coach is Anthony Grant, who entered his second season after posting a 17–15 record in his inaugural season. The team played its home games at Coleman Coliseum in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, and is a member of the Southeastern Conference. This season represented the 98th season of basketball in the school's history.

1 Pre-season
2 Roster
- 2.1 Depth chart
3 Schedule and results
4 Class of 2011 signees
5 See also
6 References

Pre-season

The 2009–10 season was the 1st under head coach Anthony Grant. The Tide finished the season 17–15 (6–10 SEC), while losing 2 key players to injury. The Crimson Tide had 4 players graduate and 1 transfer after the season ended, including the starting point guard. They also brought in 4 key freshman recruits and 1 junior college transfer. JaMychal Green was selected to the SEC Pre-season 2nd team, while the team was picked to finish 3rd in the western division of the SEC.

Roster

2010–11 Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Home town
3.5 !F	1	Green, JaMychalJaMychal Green	81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Montgomery, Alabama
1.5 !G	2	Hankerson, CharlesCharles Hankerson	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Miami, Florida
5.0 !C	4	Engstrom, CarlCarl Engstrom	85 !7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Ystad, Sweden
3.5 !F	5	Mitchell, TonyTony Mitchell	78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	2.0 !So	Swainsboro, Georgia
1.5 !G	10	Eblen, BenBen Eblen	73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	2.0 !So	Isle of Palms, South Carolina
3.5 !F	11	Carter, JasonJason Carter	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Houston, Texas
1.5 !G	12	Releford, TrevorTrevor Releford	70 !5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Shawnee Mission, Kansas
1.5 !G	14	Durant, KendallKendall Durant	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Washington, D.C.
1.5 !G	21	Hillman, SenarioSenario Hillman	73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Irwinton, Georgia
1.5 !G	22	Steele, AndrewAndrew Steele	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	2.5 !RS So	Birmingham, Alabama
1.5 !G	24	Davis, CharvezCharvez Davis	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Montgomery, Alabama
3.5 !F	44	Hines, ChrisChris Hines	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Evergreen, Alabama
3.5 !F	50	Luquire, JustinJustin Luquire	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Indian Springs, Alabama

Head coach

Anthony Grant (Dayton)

Assistant coach(es)

Dan Hipsher (Bowling Green)
John Brannen (Marshall)
Tony Pujol (Sterling College)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible

Injured
Current redshirt

Source: Rolltide.com 2010–11 Roster^[1]

Depth chart

Pos.	Starting 5	Bench 1	Bench 2
C	Chris Hines	Carl Engstrom	Justin Luquire
PF	JaMychal Green	Charles Hankerson
SF	Tony Mitchell	Andrew Steele	Jason Carter
SG	Charvez Davis	Senario Hillman	Kendall Durant
PG	Trevor Releford	Ben Eblen

Schedule and results

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Pts Ldr	Reb Ldr	Ast Ldr	Result	Attendance	Record
Exhibition
Nov. 2*	7:00 pm	Talladega	Coleman Coliseum • Tuscaloosa, AL	17 - T. Releford	8 - T. Mitchell	7 - T. Releford	W 96–60	8,958	–
Nov. 8*	7:00 pm	Alabama-Huntsville	Coleman Coliseum • Tuscaloosa, AL	22 - T. Releford	8 - J. Green	5 - S. Hillman	W 73–68 ^2OT	9,645	–
Regular Season – Non-Conference Play
Nov. 12*	7:30 pm	Florida A&M	Coleman Coliseum • Tuscaloosa, AL	14 - J. Green	9 - T. Mitchell	5 - S. Hillman	W 76–37	10,313	1–0
Nov. 15*	7:00 pm	Troy	Coleman Coliseum • Tuscaloosa, AL	17 - J. Green	7 - J. Green	6 - T. Releford	W 79–60	8,939	2–0
Paradise Jam Tournament
Nov. 19*	5:00 pm	vs. Seton Hall	Sports and Fitness Center • St. Thomas, VI	20 - T. Releford	11 - C. Hines	3 - C. Hines	L 78–83	–	2–1
Nov. 20*	5:00 pm	vs. Iowa	Sports and Fitness Center • St. Thomas, VI	17 - J. Green	8 - T. Releford	3 - T. Mitchell	L 47–55	–	2–2
Nov. 22*	12:00 pm	vs. Saint Peter's	Sports and Fitness Center • St. Thomas, VI	15 - T. Mitchell	6 - T. Mitchell	3 - S. Hillman	L 49–50	–	2–3

Nov. 27*	1:00 pm	Alabama A&M	Coleman Coliseum • Tuscaloosa, AL	15 - S. Hillmam	15 - T. Mitchell	7 - T. Releford	W 76–50	10,746	3–3
Dec. 1*	7:30 pm	South Alabama	Coleman Coliseum • Tuscaloosa, AL	20 - T. Mitchell	13 - T. Mitchell	4 - T. Releford	W 72–50	9,553	4–3
Dec. 4*	2:30 pm	at #22 Purdue	Mackey Arena • West Lafayette, IN	14 - T. Mitchell	9 - T. Mitchell	3 - S. Hillman	L 47–66	14,123	4–4
Dec. 11*	1:00 pm	at Providence	Dunkin' Donuts Center • Providence, RI	20 - T. Mitchell	11 - J. Green	6 - T. Releford	L 70–82	8,056	4–5
Dec. 15*	8:00 pm	Southeastern Louisiana	Coleman Coliseum • Tuscaloosa, AL	16 - J. Green	15 - J. Green	3 - J. Green	W 59–38	8,178	5–5
All-College Basketball Classic
Dec. 18*	5:30 pm	vs. Oklahoma State	Oklahoma City Arena • Oklahoma City, OK	16 - J. Green	8 - C. Hines	4 - T. Releford	L 60–68	10,625	5–6

Dec. 21*	7:00 pm	Lipscomb	Coleman Coliseum • Tuscaloosa, AL	22 - C. Davis	10 - C. Hines	5 - T. Releford	W 71–51	8,889	6–6
Dec. 28*	8:00 pm	Pepperdine	Coleman Coliseum • Tuscaloosa, AL	23 - J. Green	11 - C. Hines	6 - T. Releford	W 83–60	9,139	7–6
Jan. 3*	7:00 pm	Toledo	Coleman Coliseum • Tuscaloosa, AL	21 - C. Davis	8 - T. Mitchell	5 - S. Hillman	W 83–41	8,245	8–6
Regular Season – Conference Play
Jan. 8	3:00 pm	at Mississippi State	Humphrey Coliseum • Starkville, MS	17 - T. Releford	11 - J. Green	4 - T. Releford	W 75–57	7,121	9–6 (1–0)
Jan. 12	8:00 pm	South Carolina	Coleman Coliseum • Tuscaloosa, AL	20 - J. Green	11 - T. Mitchell	2 - S Hillman	W 57–47	11,572	10–6 (2–0)
Jan. 15	12:30 pm	at Arkansas	Bud Walton Arena • Fayetteville, AR	17 - T. Releford	12 - C. Hines	4 - T. Releford	L 65–70	13,033	10–7 (2–1)
Jan. 18	8:00 pm	#12 Kentucky	Coleman Coliseum • Tuscaloosa, AL	18 - J. Green	11 - J. Green	3 - C. Hines	W 68–66	14,859	11–7 (3–1)
Jan. 22	5:00 pm	at Auburn	Auburn Arena • Auburn, AL	15 - J. Green	6 - T. Mitchell	5 - S. Hillman	W 68–58	9,121	12–7 (4–1)
Jan. 29	7:00 pm	LSU	Coleman Coliseum • Tuscaloosa, AL	20 - J. Green	7 - J. Green	4 - T. Releford	W 70–46	15,383	13–7 (5–1)
Feb. 2	7:00 pm	Mississippi State	Coleman Coliseum • Tuscaloosa, AL	23 - T. Mitchell	11 - J. Green	8 - T. Releford	W 75–61	10,771	14–7 (6–1)
Feb. 5	4:00 pm	at Tennessee	Thompson-Boling Arena • Knoxville, TN	24 - T. Mitchell	8 - C. Hines	3 - J. Green	W 65–60 ^OT	21,948	15–7 (7–1)
Feb. 10	8:00 pm	at #23 Vanderbilt	Memorial Gymnasium • Nashville, TN	23 - J. Green	10 - J. Green	4 - S. Hillman	L 77–81	14,136	15–8 (7–2)
Feb. 12	3:00 pm	Ole Miss	Coleman Coliseum • Tuscaloosa, AL	20 - T. Mitchell	7 - T. Mitchell	7 - T. Releford	W 74–64	15,383	16–8 (8–2)
Feb. 17	8:00 pm	at LSU	Maravich Assembly Center • Baton Rouge, LA	18 - J. Green	8 - J. Green	2 - T. Releford	W 67–56	7,830	17–8 (9–2)
Feb. 19	6:00 pm	Arkansas	Coleman Coliseum • Tuscaloosa, AL	27 - T. Mitchell	9 - J. Green	4 - T. Releford	W 69–56	15,383	18–8 (10–2)
Feb. 23	7:00 pm	Auburn	Coleman Coliseum • Tuscaloosa, AL	17 - J. Green	9 - C. Hines	1 - C. Davis	W 51–49	15,383	19–8 (11–2)
Feb. 26	3:00 pm	at Ole Miss	Tad Smith Coliseum • Oxford, MS	17 - J. Green	7 - C. Hines	6 - C. Davis	L 63–68	7,903	19–9 (11–3)
Mar. 1	6:00 pm	at #14 Florida	O'Connell Center • Gainesville, FL	17 - T. Releford	9 - J. Green	4 - T. Releford	L 51–78	12,225	19–10 (11–4)
Mar. 5	12:30 pm	Georgia	Coleman Coliseum • Tuscaloosa, AL	19 - J. Green	11 - T. Mitchell	4 - C. Davis	W 65–57	15,383	20–10 (12–4)
SEC Tournament
Mar. 11	12:00 pm	vs. Georgia	Georgia Dome • Atlanta, GA (Quarterfinals)	20 - J. Green	13 - J. Green	2 - T. Releford	W 65–59 ^OT	21,875	21–10
Mar. 12	12:00 pm	vs. #15 Kentucky	Georgia Dome • Atlanta, GA (Semifinals)	16 - T. Mitchell	9 - J. Green	4 - T. Releford	L 58–72	21,728	21–11
National Invitation Tournament
Mar. 15*	6:00 pm	Coastal Carolina	Coleman Coliseum • Tuscaloosa, AL (First round)	12 - 3 tied	10 - J. Green	4 - C. Davis	W 68–44	5,116	22–11
Mar. 21*	8:00 pm	New Mexico	Coleman Coliseum • Tuscaloosa, AL (Second round)	23 - T. Mitchell	7 - J. Green	6 - T. Releford	W 74–67	6,821	23–11
Mar. 23*	8:00 pm	Miami (FL)	Coleman Coliseum • Tuscaloosa, AL (Quarterfinals)	22 - T. Releford	9 - 3 tied	3 - C. Davis	W 79–64	8,612	24–11
Mar. 29*	8:00 pm	vs. Colorado	Madison Square Garden • New York City, NY (Semifinals)	22 - J. Green	6 - 2 tied	7 - T. Releford	W 62–61	6,082	25–11
Mar. 31*	6:00 pm	vs. Wichita State	Madison Square Garden • New York City, NY (Championship Game)	13 - T. Mitchell	10 - T. Mitchell	3 - T. Releford	L 57–66	6,206	25–12
*Non-Conference Game. All times are in Central Time.

Source: 2010–11 Schedule. Rolltide.com

Class of 2011 signees

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Trevor Lacey G	Huntsville, Alabama	S.R. Butler HS	6 ft 3 in (191 cm)	190 lb (86 kg)	May 18, 2011
Trevor Lacey G	Scout: Rivals: ESPN grade: 96
Levi Randolph G	Madison, Alabama	Bob Jones HS	6 ft 4 in (193 cm)	180 lb (82 kg)	May 20, 2010
Levi Randolph G	Scout: Rivals: ESPN grade: 96
Nick Jacobs F	Atlanta, Georgia	South Atlanta HS	6 ft 8 in (203 cm)	255 lb (116 kg)	Oct 26, 2010
Nick Jacobs F	Scout: Rivals: ESPN grade: 92
Rodney Cooper F	Seale, Alabama	Russell County HS	6 ft 5 in (196 cm)	200 lb (91 kg)	May 20, 2010
Rodney Cooper F	Scout: Rivals: ESPN grade: 91
Moussa Gueye C	Mattoon, Illinois	Lake Land CC	7 ft 0 in (213 cm)	225 lb (102 kg)	Oct 4, 2010
Moussa Gueye C	Scout:N/A Rivals: ESPN grade: 88
Retin Ojomoh G	Antwerp, Belgium		6 ft 1 in (185 cm)	205 lb (93 kg)	May 20, 2011
Retin Ojomoh G	Scout:N/A Rivals:N/A ESPN grade: N/A
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 14 Rivals: 5 ESPN: 13
Note: In many cases, Scout and Rivals may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, an average of the two was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "Alabama Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. http://rivals.yahoo.com/basketballrecruiting/basketball/recruiting/commitments/2011/alabama-73. Retrieved 2011-05-25. "2011 Alabama Basketball Commits". Scout.com. http://scout.scout.com/a.z?s=567&p=9&cfg=bb&c=8&yr=2011. Retrieved 2011-05-25. "ESPN". ESPN.com. http://espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/recruiting/school/_/id/333/class/2011. Retrieved 2011-05-25. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. http://scout.scout.com/a.z?s=567&p=9&cfg=bb&c=14&yr=2011. Retrieved 2011-05-25. "2011 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. http://basketballrecruiting.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=1234324. Retrieved 2011-05-25.

References

^ 2010–11 Roster. Rolltide.com

Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball

Arenas	Foster Auditorium (1939-1968) • Coleman Coliseum (1968-present)

Current coaches	Anthony Grant (HC) • Dan Hipsher (AC) • John Brannen (AC) • Tony Pujol (AC)

Seasons	2009–10 • 2010–11 • 2011–12

Rivalry	Iron Bowl of Basketball

Conference affiliations	Southeastern Conference (SEC)

The University of Alabama • Tuscaloosa, AL

2010–11 SEC men's basketball season

Eastern Division	Florida Gators Georgia Bulldogs Kentucky Wildcats South Carolina Gamecocks Tennessee Volunteers Vanderbilt Commodores

Western Division	Alabama Crimson Tide Arkansas Razorbacks Auburn Tigers LSU Tigers Mississippi State Bulldogs Ole Miss Rebels

Tournament	2011 SEC Men's Basketball Tournament

2010–11 Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball team

Contents

Pre-season

Roster

Depth chart

Schedule and results

Class of 2011 signees

See also

References