2010–11 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball team

2010–11 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball
NCAA Tournament, Second Round
Conference Big East Conference
Ranking
Coaches #11
AP #14
2010–11 record 25–10 (12–6 Big East)
Head coach Rick Pitino
Assistant coach Ralph Willard
Assistant coach Steve Masiello
Assistant coach Tim Fuller
Home arena KFC Yum! Center
Seasons
« 2009–10 2011–12 »
2010–11 Big East men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
#4 Pittsburgh 15   3   .833     28   6   .824
#5 Notre Dame 14   4   .778     27   7   .794
#12 Syracuse 12   6   .667     27   8   .771
#14 Louisville 12   6   .667     25   10   .714
#18 St. John's 12   6   .667     21   12   .636
Cincinnati 11   7   .611     26   9   .743
#22 West Virginia 11   7   .611     21   12   .636
Georgetown 10   8   .556     21   11   .656
#9 Connecticut † 9   9   .500     32   9   .780
Villanova 9   9   .500     21   12   .636
Marquette 9   9   .500     22   15   .595
Seton Hall 7   11   .389     13   18   .419
Rutgers 5   13   .278     15   17   .469
Providence 4   14   .222     15   17   .469
South Florida 3   15   .167     10   23   .303
DePaul 1   17   .056     7   24   .226
† 2011 Big East Tournament winner
As of April 4, 2011[1] • Rankings from AP Poll

The 2010–11 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball team represented the University of Louisville during the college basketball season of 2010–2011. The team's head coach was Rick Pitino, who was in his tenth season. The season was the school's first in the newly constructed KFC Yum! Center and they were members of the Big East Conference. The Cardinals finished the season 25–10, 12–6 in Big East play and lost in the championship game of the 2011 Big East Men's Basketball Tournament to Connecticut. They received an at-large bid in the 2011 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament where they were upset in the second round by Morehead State.

Roster

2010–11 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Home town
F 0 Goode, GeorgeGeorge Goode 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 205 lb (93 kg) RS Jr Raytown, Missouri
G 2 Knowles, PrestonPreston Knowles (C) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Sr Winchester, Kentucky
G 3 Siva, PeytonPeyton Siva 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 170 lb (77 kg) So Seattle, Washington
F 4 Buckles, RakeemRakeem Buckles 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Miami, Florida
G 5 Smith, ChrisChris Smith 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS Jr Millstone, New Jersey
C 10 Dieng, GorguiGorgui Dieng 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Fr Kebemer, Senegal
G 14 Kuric, KyleKyle Kuric 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Evansville, Indiana
G 15 Henderson, TimTim Henderson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Louisville, Kentucky
F 21 Swopshire, JaredJared Swopshire 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr St. Louis, Missouri
G 22 Justice, ElishaElisha Justice 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Dorton, Kentucky
F 23 Jennings, TerrenceTerrence Jennings 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Jr Sacramento, California
G 24 Smith, RussRuss Smith 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Fr Briarwood, New York
G 33 Marra, MikeMike Marra 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Esmond, Rhode Island
F 44 Van Treese, StephenStephen Van Treese 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) So Indianapolis, Indiana
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Current redshirt

Schedule

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Pts Ldr Reb Ldr Ast Ldr Result Attendance Record
Exhibition
October 31, 2010* 2:00 p.m. Northern Kentucky KFC Yum! Center • Louisville, KY BEN/WHAS  18 - Buckles   11 - Buckles/Dieng   5 - Siva  W 83–66  18,869 –
November 11, 2010* 7:00 p.m. Kentucky Wesleyan KFC Yum! Center • Louisville, KY BEN/WHAS  22 - Marra   8 - Buckles/Van Treese   6 - Justice  W 96–54  19,227 –
Non-Conference Regular Season
November 16, 2010* 8:00 p.m. #16 Butler KFC Yum! Center • Louisville, KY ESPN  17 - Buckles   11 - Buckles   5 - Marra  W 88–73  22,723 1–0
November 20, 2010* 7:00 p.m. Jackson State KFC Yum! Center • Louisville, KY
(Global Sports Shootout)		 BEN/WHAS  14 - Jennings   8 - Buckles   6 - Siva  W 62–45  22,289 2–0
November 22, 2010* 7:00 p.m. Chattanooga KFC Yum! Center • Louisville, KY
(Global Sports Shootout)		 BEN/WHAS  14 - Knowles   6 - Jennings/Van Treese   6 - Justice  W 106–65  21,191 3–0
November 27, 2010* 1:00 p.m. Marshall KFC Yum! Center • Louisville, KY
(Global Sports Shootout)		 BEN/WHAS  12 - Buckles/Marra/Siva   7 - Buckles   5 - Marra  W 80–66  21,262 4–0
December 1, 2010* 7:00 p.m. Florida International KFC Yum! Center • Louisville, KY
(Global Sports Shootout)		 ESPN3.com  18 - Knowles   8 - Buckles   3 - Four Players Tied With  W 92–55  20,866 5–0
December 4, 2010* 1:00 p.m. South Alabama KFC Yum! Center • Louisville, KY BEN/WHAS  23 - Marra   14 - Buckles   4 - Siva  W 97–70  21,048 6–0
December 8, 2010* 7:00 p.m. San Francisco #24 KFC Yum! Center • Louisville, KY BEN/WHAS  14 - Jennings/Siva   10 - Buckles   5 - Siva  W 61–35  21,049 7–0
December 11, 2010* 12:00 p.m. #20 UNLV #24 KFC Yum! Center • Louisville, KY
(Billy Minardi Classic)		 ESPNU  20 - Knowles   7 - Jennings   7 - Siva  W 77–69  22,489 8–0
December 14, 2010* 9:00 p.m. Drexel #20 KFC Yum! Center • Louisville, KY ESPNU  13 - Knowles/Siva   6 - Buckles   2 - Kuric/Siva  L 46–52  20,912 8–1
December 18, 2010* 3:30 p.m. Gardner-Webb #20 KFC Yum! Center • Louisville, KY BEN/WHAS  24 - Knowles   11 - Dieng   7 - Siva  W 78–49  20,434 9–1
December 22, 2010* 8:00 p.m. at Western Kentucky E.A. Diddle Arena • Bowling Green, KY Fox College Sports  29 - Siva   6 - Buckles/C. Smith   8 - Siva  W 114–82  7,326 10–1
December 27, 2010* 7:00 p.m. Morgan State #22 KFC Yum! Center • Louisville, KY BEN/WHAS  31 - Knowles   6 - Buckles/Dieng   7 - Siva  W 104–74  21,688 11–1
December 31, 2010* 12:00 p.m. #11 Kentucky #22 KFC Yum! Center • Louisville, KY
(Battle for the Bluegrass)		 CBS  22 - Knowles   6 - C. Smith   4 - C. Smith  L 63–78  22,803 11–2
Big East Regular Season
January 5, 2011 7:00 p.m. Seton Hall #23 KFC Yum! Center • Louisville, KY ESPNU  14 - Marra/Siva   10 - Van Treese   5 - Knowles  W 73–54  21,912 12–2
January 9, 2011 12:00 p.m. at South Florida #23 USF Sun Dome • Tampa, FL BEN/WHAS  12 - Jennings/Knowles/Van Treese   14 - Van Treese   6 - Siva  W 86–77  4,375 13–2
January 12, 2011 7:00 p.m. at #7 Villanova #17 Wells Fargo Center • Philadelphia, PA ESPN  24 - Knowles   6 - Knowles   8 - Siva  L 74–88  13,199 13–3
January 15, 2011 11:00 a.m. Marquette #17 KFC Yum! Center • Louisville, KY ESPN2  17 - Knowles   8 - Jennings   4 - C. Smith/Siva  W 71–70  21,485 14–3
January 19, 2011 7:00 p.m. St. John's #15 KFC Yum! Center • Louisville, KY BEN/WHAS  25 - Knowles   6 - C. Smith   10 - Siva  W 88–63  21,638 15–3
January 22, 2011 5:00 p.m. at Providence #15 Dunkin' Donuts Center • Providence, RI ESPNU  19 - C. Smith   7 - C. Smith   5 - Marra  L 67–72  12,051 15–4
January 26, 2011 7:00 p.m. West Virginia #19 KFC Yum! Center • Louisville, KY ESPNU  15 - C. Smith   9 - Jennings   6 - Knowles  W 55–54  21,957 16–4
January 29, 2011 12:00 p.m. at #5 Connecticut #19 Harry A. Gampel Pavilion • Storrs, CT BEN/WHAS  19 - Siva   10 - Jennings   8 - Siva  W 79–78 2OT 10,167 17–4
January 31, 2011 7:00 p.m. at #15 Georgetown #13 Verizon Center • Washington, DC
(Big Monday)		 ESPN  18 - Jennings   7 - Jennings   4 - C. Smith  L 59–62  12,164 17–5
February 5, 2011 8:00 p.m. DePaul #13 KFC Yum! Center • Louisville, KY BEN/WHAS  19 - Kuric   8 - Jennings/Marra   10 - Siva  W 61–57  21,704 18–5
February 9, 2011 7:00 p.m. at #8 Notre Dame #15 Edmund P. Joyce Center • South Bend, IN ESPNU  28 - Kuric   7 - Jennings   7 - Siva  L 79–89 OT 8,659 18–6
February 12, 2011 12:00 p.m. #12 Syracuse #15 KFC Yum! Center • Louisville, KY ESPN  23 - Kuric   7 - Buckles/Jennings   6 - Siva  W 73–69  22,755 19–6
February 16, 2011 7:00 p.m. at Cincinnati #16 Fifth Third Arena • Cincinnati, OH ESPN  14 - Jennings   8 - Kuric   4 - Knowles  L 54–63  11,511 19–7
February 18, 2011 9:00 p.m. #13 Connecticut #16 KFC Yum! Center • Louisville, KY ESPN  15 - Siva   12 - Dieng   7 - Knowles  W 71–58  22,776 20–7
February 22, 2011 9:00 p.m. at Rutgers #16 Louis Brown Athletic Center • Piscataway, NJ ESPNU  14 - Knowles   7 - Knowles/ Kuric   2 - Four tied with  W 55–37  5,688 21–7
February 27, 2011 2:00 p.m. #4 Pittsburgh #16 KFC Yum! Center • Louisville, KY CBS  14 - Siva   7 - Kuric   7 - Knowles  W 62–59 OT 22,758 22–7
March 2, 2011 7:00 p.m. Providence #11 KFC Yum! Center • Louisville, KY
(Senior Night)		 BEN/WHAS  25 - Kuric   10 - Knowles   7 - Siva  W 87–60  22,724 23–7
March 5, 2011 12:00 p.m. at West Virginia #11 WVU Coliseum • Morgantown, WV ESPN  21 - Kuric   4 - Jennings/Siva   6 - Siva  L 70–72  15,032 23–8
2011 Big East Tournament
March 10, 2011 9:00PM vs. Marquette #14 Madison Square Garden • New York City, NY
(Quarterfinals)		 ESPN/ESPN 3D  22 - Marra   11 - C. Smith   8 - Siva  W 81–56  18,258 24–8
March 11, 2011 9:00PM vs. #4 Notre Dame #14 Madison Square Garden • New York City, NY
(Semifinals)		 ESPN/ESPN 3D  20 - Knowles   8 - Dieng   7 - Siva  W 83–77 OT 18,984 25–8
March 12, 2011 9:00PM vs. #19 Connecticut #14 Madison Square Garden • New York City, NY
(Championship Game)		 ESPN/ESPN 3D  18 - Knowles   7 - Siva   7 - Siva  L 66–69  19,375 25–9
2011 NCAA Tournament
March 17, 2011* 1:40PM vs. (SE 13) Morehead State #14 (SE 4) Pepsi Center • Denver, CO
(Second Round)		 TBS  17 - Smith   5 - Smith/ Kuric   5 - Knowles  L 61–62  18,499 25–10
*Non-Conference Game. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Eastern Time (#) during NCAA Tournament is seed with Region.

References

  1. ^ "Big East Conference Standings - 2010-11." ESPN.com. Retrieved 3-9-11.