2010–11 Georgia Bulldogs basketball team

2010–11 Georgia Bulldogs men's basketball
NCAA Tournament, Second Round
Conference	Southeastern Conference Eastern
2010–11 record	21–12 (9–7 SEC)
Head coach	Mark Fox (2nd year)
Home arena	Stegeman Coliseum
Seasons « 2009–10 2011–12 »

2010–11 SEC men's basketball standings
	Conf							Overall
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 Georgia Bulldogs men's basketball team represented the University of Georgia during the college basketball season of 2010–2011. The team's head coach was Mark Fox, in his second season at UGA. They played their home games at Stegeman Coliseum and are members of the Southeastern Conference. They finished the season 21–12, 9–7 in SEC play and lost in the quarterfinals of the 2011 SEC Men's Basketball Tournament to Alabama. They received an at large bid in the 2011 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament where they lost in the second round to Washington.

Contents 1 Roster 2 Class of 2011 Commitments 3 Schedule 4 Rankings 5 Quality of officials 6 References

Roster

2010–11 Georgia Bulldogs men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Home town 1.5 !G 1 Leslie, TravisTravis Leslie 76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 3.0 !Jr Decatur, Georgia 3.5 !F 2 Thornton, MarcusMarcus Thornton 80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1.0 !Fr Atlanta, Georgia 1.5 !G 3 Ware, DustinDustin Ware 71 !5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 3.0 !Jr Powder Springs, Georgia 3.5 !F 4 Barnes, ChrisChris Barnes 80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 4.0 !Sr Riverdale, Georgia 1.5 !G 11 Williams, VincentVincent Williams 73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 160 lb (73 kg) 2.0 !So Homestead, Florida 1.5 !G 12 Bucklin, MattMatt Bucklin 72 !6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 3.0 !Jr Marietta, Georgia 3.5 !F 15 Williams, Donte'Donte' Williams 81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1.0 !Fr Lithonia, Georgia 3.5 !F 20 Nolte, ConnorConnor Nolte 79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 4.5 !RS Sr Atlanta, Georgia 1.5 !G 22 Robinson, Jr., GeraldGerald Robinson, Jr. 73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 3.5 !RS Jr Nashville, Tennessee 1.5 !G 23 Brantley, SherrardSherrard Brantley 74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 2.0 !So Dublin, Georgia 3.5 !F 33 Thompkins, TreyTrey Thompkins 82 !6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 250 lb (113 kg) 3.0 !Jr Lithonia, Georgia 3.5 !F 50 Price, JeremyJeremy Price 80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 265 lb (120 kg) 4.0 !Sr Decatur, Georgia	Head coach Mark Fox (Eastern New Mexico) Assistant coach(es) Kwanza Johnson (Tulsa) Stacey Palmore (Livingstone College) Philip Pearson (Alabama) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Current redshirt

Class of 2011 Commitments

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Kentavious Caldwell G	Greenville, Georgia	Greenville	6 ft 6 in (198 cm)	185 lb (84 kg)	Jul 17, 2010
	Scout:   Rivals:   ESPN grade: 97
Tim Dixon C	Oldsmar, FL	Oldsmar Christian	6 ft 10 in (208 cm)	215 lb (98 kg)	Sep 19, 2010
	Scout:   Rivals:   ESPN grade: 88
Overall recruiting rankings:
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: "Georgia 2011 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. http://rivals.yahoo.com/basketballrecruiting/basketball/recruiting/commitments/2011/alabama-68. Retrieved 2010-04-14.  "2011 Georgia Basketball Commits". Scout.com. http://scout.scout.com/a.z?s=135&p=9&cfg=bb&c=8&yr=2011. Retrieved 2010-04-14.  "ESPN". ESPN.com. http://espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/recruiting/school/_/id/61/class/2011. Retrieved 2010-04-14.  "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. http://scout.scout.com/a.z?s=135&p=9&cfg=bb&c=14&yr=2011. Retrieved 2010-04-14.  "2011 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. http://basketballrecruiting.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=1234324. Retrieved 2010-04-14.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	TV	Result	Record
Exhibition
November 4*	7:00	Augusta State		Stegeman Coliseum • Athens, GA	CSS	W 85–48	1–0
Regular Season
November 12*	7:30	Mississippi Valley State		Stegeman Coliseum • Athens, GA	CSS	W 72–70	1–0
November 16*	7:30	Colorado		Stegeman Coliseum • Athens, GA	FSN	W 83–74	2–0
November 20*	8:00	at St. Louis		Chaifetz Arena • St. Louis, MO		W 61–59	3–0
November 25*	7:00	vs. Notre Dame		HP Field House • Orlando, FL (2010 Old Spice Classic First Round)	ESPN2	L 83–89 OT	3–1
November 26*	7:30	vs. #20 Temple		HP Field House • Orlando, FL (2010 Old Spice Classic Consolation Round)	ESPNU	L 58–65	3–2
November 28*	7:30	vs. Manhattan		HP Field House • Orlando, FL (2010 Old Spice Classic 7th place game)	ESPNU	W 61–58	4–2
December 3*	7:00	UAB		Stegeman Coliseum • Athens, GA	FSN	W 66–64	5–2
December 7*	7:00	at Georgia Tech		Alexander Memorial Coliseum • Atlanta, GA (Clean, Old-Fashioned Hate)	ESPN2	W 73–72	6–2
December 18*	12:00	Arkansas State		Stegeman Coliseum • Athens, GA	CSS	W 68–59	7–2
December 21*	7:00	High Point		Stegeman Coliseum • Athens, GA	CSS	W 85–38	8–2
December 23*	7:00	at Mercer		University Center • Macon, GA	CSS	W 56–53	9–2
December 28*	7:00	Charleston Southern		Stegeman Coliseum • Athens, GA	CSS	W 70–55	10–2
December 31*	7:00	Eastern Kentucky		Stegeman Coliseum • Athens, GA	FSN	W 64–57	11–2
January 8	4:00	#11 Kentucky		Stegeman Coliseum • Athens, GA	SEC Network	W 77–70	12–2 (1–0)
January 12	8:00	at Vanderbilt	#24	Memorial Gymnasium • Nashville, TN	SEC Network	L 66–73	12–3 (1–1)
January 15	5:00	at Ole Miss	#24	Tad Smith Coliseum • Oxford, MS	FSN	W 98–76	13–3 (2–1)
January 18	7:00	Tennessee		Stegeman Coliseum • Athens, GA	ESPNU	L 57–59	13–4 (2–2)
January 22	4:00	Mississippi State		Stegeman Coliseum • Athens, GA	SEC Network	W 86–64	14–4 (3–2)
January 25	7:00	#24 Florida		Stegeman Coliseum • Athens, GA (Super Tuesday)	ESPN	L 91–104 2OT	14–5 (3–3)
January 29	4:00	at Kentucky		Rupp Arena • Lexington, KY	ESPN	L 60–66	14–6 (3–4)
February 2	9:00	at Arkansas		Bud Walton Arena • Fayetteville, AR	CSS	W 60–59	15–6 (4–4)
February 5	1:30	Auburn		Stegeman Coliseum • Athens, GA	SEC Network	W 81–72 OT	16–6 (5–4)
February 8*	7:00	Xavier		Stegeman Coliseum • Athens, GA	ESPNU	L 57–65	16–7
February 12	4:00	at South Carolina		Colonial Life Arena • Columbia, SC	SEC Network	W 60–56	17–7 (6–4)
February 16	7:00	#18 Vanderbilt		Stegeman Coliseum • Athens, GA	ESPNU	L 56–64	17–8 (6–5)
February 19	1:00	at Tennessee		Thompson-Boling Arena • Knoxville, TN	CBS	W 69–63	18–8 (7–5)
February 24	7:00	at #13 Florida		O'Connell Center • Gainesville, FL	ESPN	L 62–71	18–9 (7–6)
February 26	7:00	South Carolina		Stegeman Coliseum • Athens, GA	FSN	W 64–48	19–9 (8–6)
March 2	8:00	LSU		Stegeman Coliseum • Athens, GA	SEC Network	W 73–53	20–9 (9–6)
March 5	1:30	at Alabama		Coleman Coliseum • Tuscaloosa, AL	SEC Network	L 57–65	20–10 (9–7)
2011 SEC Tournament
March 10	1:00	vs. Auburn		Georgia Dome • Atlanta, GA (First Round)	SEC Network	W 69–51	21–10
March 11	1:00	vs. Alabama		Georgia Dome • Atlanta, GA (Quarterfinals)	SEC Network	L 59–65 OT	21–11
2011 NCAA Tournament
March 18*	9:45	vs. #23 Washington		Time Warner Cable Arena • Charlotte, NC (Second Round)	CBS	L 65–68	21–12
*Non-Conference Game. #Rankings from AP Poll.

Rankings

When the Bulldogs were ranked 24th in the AP Poll in January 2011, it was the first time that the team had been nationally ranked since the 2002–03 season.^[1]

Ranking Movement
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. ██ Not ranked the previous week.

Poll	Pre	Wk 1	Wk 2	Wk 3	Wk 4	Wk 5	Wk 6	Wk 7	Wk 8	Wk 9	Wk 10	Wk 11	Wk 12	Wk 13	Wk 14	Wk 15	Wk 16	Wk 17	Wk 18	Final
AP	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	24
Coaches	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

Quality of officials

Many of the games the Bulldogs have played this season have been tainted by the effects of horrible officiating. At least twice this season, the officials had to be escorted by police at the end of the game due to the fans' rowdiness caused by the bad calls and no-calls made. Examples:

• In the game against Xavier, Robinson had the ball when an official ran into him knocking him down and the ball out of his hands. The ball was recovered by Xavier.
• The foul called on Thompkins in the game against Xavier, when Thompkins was actually pushed by a Xavier player into another Xavier player.^[2]
• The clock official giving Vanderbilt a fresh 35 seconds on the shot clock after an airball. If the situation were handled correctly Vanderbilt would have committed a shot clock violation, but the officials decided to simply resume play from where the clock official incorrectly reset the shot clock.
• The officials failing to call out-of-bounds on Vanderbilt when a player had his feet on the sideline while reaching for a loose ball against an in-bounds Georgia player.
• The officials failing to call a traveling violation on Vanderbilt when a player holding the ball lying on the floor got up into a standing position.

References

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