2010–11 East Carolina Pirates men's basketball team

2010–11 East Carolina Pirates men's basketball
CIT, First Round
Conference Conference USA
2010–11 record 18–16 (8–8 C-USA)
Head coach Jeff Lebo
Assistant coach Tim Craft
Assistant coach Michael Perry
Assistant coach Ken Potosnak
Home arena Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum
Seasons
« 2009–10 2011–12 »
2010–11 Conference USA men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
UAB 12   4   .750     22   9   .710
Tulsa 11   5   .688     19   13   .594
UTEP 11   5   .688     25   10   .714
Memphis † 10   6   .625     25   10   .714
Southern Miss 9   7   .563     22   10   .688
Marshall 9   7   .563     22   12   .647
Southern Methodist 8   8   .500     20   15   .571
East Carolina 8   8   .500     18   16   .529
UCF 6   10   .375     21   12   .636
Rice 5   11   .313     14   18   .438
Houston 4   12   .250     12   18   .400
Tulane 3   13   .188     13   17   .433
† 2011 CUSA Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2010–2011 East Carolina Pirates men's basketball team represented East Carolina University during the 2010–2011 NCAA Division I basketball season. The Pirates were coached by first year head coach Jeff Lebo, who previously coached at Auburn. The Pirates played their home games at Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum and are members of Conference USA. They finished the season 18–16, 8–8 in C-USA play and lost in the semifinals of the 2011 Conference USA Men's Basketball Tournament to Memphis. They received an invitation to the 2011 CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they lost in the first round to Jacksonville.

Contents

Recruiting

Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Robert Sampson
SF		 Potomac, MD Bullis School 6 ft 8 in (203 cm) 200 lb (91 kg) May 12,
10 
Scout:N/A   Rivals:   ESPN grade: 85
Tony Smith
SF		 Liberal, KS Seward County Community College 6 ft 4 in (193 cm) 180 lb (82 kg) May 1,
2010 
Scout:   Rivals:N/A   ESPN grade: 40
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:

Roster

2010–11 East Carolina Pirates men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Home town
G 0 Paul, MiguelMiguel Paul  6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Jr Winter Haven, Florida
F 1 Morrow, DarriusDarrius Morrow 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 255 lb (116 kg) Jr Atlanta, Georgia
G 3 Torlak, PetarPetar Torlak 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Belgrade, Serbia
G 10 Young, BrockBrock Young  5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr Raleigh, North Carolina
G 11 Gaines, CorvonnCorvonn Gaines 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 220 lb (100 kg) So Madison, Wisconsin
F 12 Sampson, RobertRobert Sampson 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Atlanta, Georgia
G/F 21 Abrams, JamarJamar Abrams 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sr Richmond, Virginia
G 23 Straughn, ErinErin Straughn 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Pensacola, Florida
G 24 Sherrod, JontaeJontae Sherrod 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr Tarboro, North Carolina
G 30 Ellison, WakefieldWakefield Ellison 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Asheville, North Carolina
C 33 Wynn, ChadChad Wynn 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 270 lb (122 kg) Sr Atlanta, Georgia
G 34 Salzano, EvanEvan Salzano 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So Sylva, North Carolina
F/C 35 Morales, DariusDarius Morales 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 205 lb (93 kg) RS Fr Orlando, Florida
F 42 Joyner, DaQuanDaQuan Joyner  6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) RS Jr Goldsboro, North Carolina
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: 17 March 2011

Schedule

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance Record
Exhibition
November 5* 7:00pm Montreat Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum • Greenville, NC W 85–58  N/A
Regular Season
November 12* 7:30pm Erskine Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum • Greenville, NC W 74–46  4,248 1–0
November 15* 7:00pm Campbell Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum • Greenville, NC W 76–63  3,687 2–0
November 18* 6:00pm vs. NC State Carolina First Arena • Charleston, SC
(Charleston Classic)		 MASN L 65–85  2,639 2–1
November 19* 8:30pm vs. Charlotte Carolina First Arena • Charleston, SC
(Charleston Classic)		 MASN L 63–74  4,120 2–2
November 21* 11:30am vs. USC Upstate Carolina First Arena • Charleston, SC
(Charleston Classic)		 MASN W 75–67  1,793 3–2
November 24* 7:00pm Lenoir-Rhyne Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum • Greenville, NC W 71–48  3,085 4–2
November 27* 5:00pm UNC Greensboro Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum • Greenville, NC W 81–73  3,168 5–2
December 1* 7:00pm Charlotte Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum • Greenville, NC W 62–61  3,904 6–2
December 4* 5:00pm Fayetteville State Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum • Greenville, NC W 91–70  3,893 7–2
December 7* 7:00pm Old Dominion Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum • Greenville, NC L 68–81  4,358 7–3
December 19* 12:30pm vs. Coastal Carolina Myrtle Beach Convention Center • Myrtle Beach, SC L 58–59  2,657 7–4
December 22* 7:00pm at George Washington Charles E. Smith Athletic Center • Washington D.C. L 80–82  832 7–5
December 29* 7:00pm at Clemson Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC L 59–71  7,382 7–6
January 3* 7:00pm at NC Central McLendon–McDougald Gymnasium • Durham, NC W 58–50  2,271 8–6
January 8 4:00pm at #21 Memphis FedExForum • Memphis, TN L 58–61  16,058 8–7 (0–1)
January 15 5:00pm Tulane Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum • Greenville, NC W 76–67  5,211 9–7 (1–1)
January 17 7:00pm UAB Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum • Greenville, NC L 59–66  3,887 9–8 (1–2)
January 19 7:00pm at UCF UCF Arena • Orlando, FL W 74–62  8,044 10–8 (2–2)
January 22 7:00pm at Marshall Cam Henderson Center • Huntington, WV W 82–81  6,709 11–8 (3–2)
January 26 7:00pm Southern Miss Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum • Greenville, NC L 77–84  4,703 11–9 (3–3)
January 29 6:00pm Houston Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum • Greenville, NC CSS W 74–70  6,308 12–9 (4–3)
February 2 8:00pm at SMU Moody Coliseum • Dallas, TX L 41–46  1,979 12–10 (4–4)
February 5 5:00pm UCF Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum • Greenville, NC W 68–61  6,567 13–10 (5–4)
February 12 5:00pm Marshall Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum • Greenville, NC L 65–78  6,741 13–11 (5–5)
February 16 8:05pm at Tulsa Reynolds Center • Tulsa, OK L 67–86  4,897 13–12 (5–6)
February 19 5:00pm at Southern Miss Reed Green Coliseum • Hattiesburg, MS L 55–72  3,793 13–13 (5–7)
February 23 7:00pm UTEP Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum • Greenville, NC W 83–76  4,329 14–13 (6–7)
February 26 8:00pm at Rice Tudor Fieldhouse • Houston, TX W 71–68  1,514 15–13 (7–7)
March 2 7:00pm Memphis Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum • Greenville, NC W 68–57  5,856 16–13 (8–7)
March 5 8:00pm at UAB Bartow Arena • Birmingham, AL L 48–66  7,971 16–14 (8–8)
2011 Conference USA Men's Basketball Tournament†
March 9 1:00pm vs. #9 UCF #8 Don Haskins Center • El Paso, TX
(First Round)		 W 75–60  6,841 17–14
March 10 1:00pm vs. #1 UAB #8 Don Haskins Center • El Paso, TX
(Quarterfinals)		 CBSCS W 75–70 OT 7,085 18–14
March 11 6:30pm vs. #4 Memphis #8 Don Haskins Center • El Paso, TX
(Semifinals)		 CBSCS L 56–76  9,496 18–15
2011 CollegeInsider.com Tournament
March 15* 8:00pm Jacksonville Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum • Greenville, NC
(First Round)		 L 66–71 OT 3,108 18–16
*Non-Conference Game. #Rankings from AP Poll.   †Postseason ranks represent seeds in the applicable tournament. All times are in Eastern Standard Time.

Player Awards

See also

References

External links