| 2010–11 Vanderbilt Commodores men's basketball | |||
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| NCAA Tournament, Second Round | |||
| Conference | Southeastern Conference | ||
| Ranking | |||
| Coaches | #21 | ||
| AP | #25 | ||
| 2010–11 record | 23–11 (9–7 SEC) | ||
| Head coach | Kevin Stallings | ||
| Assistant coach | Brad Frederick | ||
| Assistant coach | Dan Muller | ||
| Assistant coach | King Rice | ||
| Home arena | Memorial Gymnasium | ||
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| #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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 |
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The 2010–2011 Vanderbilt Commodores men's basketball team represented Vanderbilt University during the 2010–11 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Commodores, led by twelfth year head coach Kevin Stallings, played their home games at the Memorial Gymnasium and are members of the Southeastern Conference. They finished the season 23–11, 9–7 in SEC play and lost in the semifinals of the 2011 SEC Men's Basketball Tournament to Florida. They received an at-large bid in the 2011 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament. With a second round upset to Richmond, they have lost in their first tournament game in their last three tournament appearances.
| Number | Name | Position | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown |
| 1 | Brad Tinsley | Guard | 6'3" | 210 | Junior | Oregon City, Oregon |
| 3 | Festus Ezeli | Center | 6'11" | 255 | Junior | Benin City, Nigeria |
| 5 | Lance Goulbourne | Guard/Forward | 6'8" | 230 | Junior | Brooklyn, New York |
| 10 | Chris Meriwether | Guard | 6'0" | 180 | Senior | Nashville, Tennessee |
| 11 | Kyle Fuller | Guard | 6'1" | 200 | Freshman | Moreno Valley, California |
| 12 | Jordan Smart | Guard/Forward | 6'6" | 200 | Sophomore | Lexington, Kentucky |
| 14 | Aaron Noll | Forward | 6'7" | 220 | Junior | Fort Mitchell, Kentucky |
| 21 | Darshawn McClellan | Forward | 6'7" | 229 | Senior | Fresno, California |
| 23 | John Jenkins | Guard | 6'4" | 220 | Sophomore | Hendersonville, Tennessee |
| 33 | Steve Tchiengang | Forward | 6'9" | 245 | Junior | Douala, Cameroon |
| 35 | James Siakam | Forward | 6'6" | 210 | Freshman | Douala, Cameroon |
| 40 | Josh Henderson | Center | 6'11" | 230 | Freshman | Roanoke, Virginia |
| 44 | Jeffery Taylor | Forward | 6'7" | 215 | Junior | Norrköping, Sweden |
| 45 | Rod Odom | Forward | 6'8" | 215 | Freshman | Central Islip, New York |
| 50 | Joe Duffy | Forward | 6'8" | 225 | Senior | Charlotte, North Carolina |
| 54 | Andre Walker | Forward | 6'7" | 220 | Junior | Flossmoor, Illinois |
| Date | Time | Opponent# | Rank# | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Record | |||
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| Exhibition | |||||||||||
| 11/3/10* | 7:00 PM | Alabama–Huntsville | Memorial Gymnasium • Nashville, TN | W 69–53 | 11,439 | ||||||
| 11/8/10* | 7:00 PM | Southern Indiana | Memorial Gymnasium • Nashville, TN | W 77–40 | 11,497 | ||||||
| Regular Season | |||||||||||
| 11/12/10* | 6:00 PM | Presbyterian | Memorial Gymnasium • Nashville, TN | ESPN2 | W 88–47 | 13,481 | 1–0 | ||||
| 11/18/10* | 1:25 PM | vs. Nebraska | José Miguel Agrelot Coliseum • San Juan, PR (Puerto Rico Tip-Off first round) |
ESPNU | W 59–49 | 4,018 | 2–0 | ||||
| 11/19/10* | 11:30 AM | vs. West Virginia | José Miguel Agrelot Coliseum • San Juan, PR (Puerto Rico Tip-Off semi-finals) |
ESPNU | L 71–74 | NA | 2–1 | ||||
| 11/21/10* | 4:30 PM | vs. #8 North Carolina | José Miguel Agrelot Coliseum • San Juan, PR (Puerto Rico Tip-Off 3rd place game) |
ESPN2 | W 72–65 | NA | 3–1 | ||||
| 11/24/10* | 7:00 PM | Grambling State | Memorial Gymnasium • Nashville, TN | W 92–59 | 12,270 | 4–1 | |||||
| 11/27/10* | 1:00 PM | Appalachian State | Memorial Gymnasium • Nashville, TN | W 86–73 | 13,398 | 5–1 | |||||
| 12/1/10* | 8:00 PM | Western Kentucky | Memorial Gymnasium • Nashville, TN | CSS | W 82–62 | 13,577 | 6–1 | ||||
| 12/4/10* | 1:00 PM | Belmont | Memorial Gymnasium • Nashville, TN | CSS | W 85–76 | 13,902 | 7–1 | ||||
| 12/8/10* | 8:00 PM | at #15 Missouri | Mizzou Arena • Columbia, MO | ESPNU | L 82–85 OT | 11,168 | 7–2 | ||||
| 12/18/10* | 6:00 PM | Southeastern Louisiana | Memorial Gymnasium • Nashville, TN | W 85–52 | 12,632 | 8–2 | |||||
| 12/21/2010* | 8:00 PM | at Middle Tennessee State | Murphy Center • Murfreesboro, TN | CSS | W 72–53 | 6,820 | 9–2 | ||||
| 12/29/10* | 8:00 PM | Marquette | #24 | Memorial Gymnasium • Nashville, TN | ESPN2 | W 77–76 | 13,604 | 10–2 | |||
| 1/2/11* | 4:00 PM | Davidson | #24 | Memorial Gymnasium • Nashville, TN | W 80–52 | 13,106 | 11–2 | ||||
| 1/8/10 | 4:00 PM | at South Carolina | #22 | Colonial Life Arena • Columbia, SC | L 75–83 OT | 10,439 | 11–3 (0–1) | ||||
| 1/12/10 | 7:00 PM | Georgia | Memorial Gymnasium • Nashville, TN | SEC Network | W 73–66 | 14,316 | 12–3 (1–1) | ||||
| 1/15/11 | 11:00 AM | at Tennessee | Thompson–Boling Arena • Knoxville, TN | ESPN | L 64–67 | 21,198 | 12–4 (1–2) | ||||
| 1/19/11 | 8:15 PM | Mississippi | Memorial Gymnasium • Nashville, TN | CSS | W 84–74 | 14,134 | 13–4 (2–2) | ||||
| 1/22/11* | 1:00 PM | #22 Saint Mary's | Memorial Gymnasium • Nashville, TN | W 89–70 | 14,316 | 14–4 (2–2) | |||||
| 1/27/11 | 6:00 PM | at Mississippi State | #19 | Humphrey Coliseum • Starkville, MS | ESPN2 | W 81–74 | 8,870 | 15–4 (3–2) | |||
| 1/29/11 | 5:00 PM | Arkansas | #19 | Memorial Gymnasium • Nashville, TN | FSN | L 78–89 | 14,316 | 15–5 (3–3) | |||
| 2/1/11 | 8:00 PM | at Florida | #23 | O'Connell Center • Gainesville, FL | ESPN | L 61–65 OT | 10,115 | 15–6 (3–4) | |||
| 2/5/11 | 12:30 PM | South Carolina | #23 | Memorial Gymnasium • Nashville, TN | SEC Network | W 78–60 | 14,316 | 16–6 (4–4) | |||
| 2/10/11 | 8:00 PM | Alabama | #23 | Memorial Gymnasium • Nashville, TN | ESPN2 | W 81–77 | 14,316 | 17–6 (5–4) | |||
| 2/12/11 | 12:00 PM | #18 Kentucky | #23 | Memorial Gymnasium • Nashville, TN | CBS | W 81⁓77 | 14,316 | 18–6 (6–4) | |||
| 2/16/11 | 6:00 PM | at Georgia | #18 | Stegeman Coliseum • Athens, GA | ESPNU | W 64–56 | 8,942 | 19–6 (7–4) | |||
| 2/19/11 | 3:00 PM | at Auburn | #18 | Auburn Arena • Auburn, AL | SEC Network | W 77⁓60 | 7,442 | 20–6 (8–4) | |||
| 2/22/11 | 8:00 PM | Tennessee | #18 | Memorial Gymnasium • Nashville, TN | ESPN | L 51–60 | 14,316 | 20–7 (8–5) | |||
| 2/26/11 | 12:30 PM | at LSU | #18 | Pete Maravich Assembly Center • Baton Rouge, LA | SEC Network | W 90–69 | 7,703 | 21–7 (9–5) | |||
| 3/1/11 | 8:00 PM | at #20 Kentucky | #21 | Rupp Arena • Lexington, KY | ESPN | L 66–68 | 24,275 | 21–8 (9–6) | |||
| 3/5/11 | 5:00 PM | #14 Florida | #21 | Memorial Gymnasium • Nashville, TN | ESPN | L 76–86 | 14,316 | 21–9 (9–7) | |||
| SEC Tournament | |||||||||||
| 3/10/11 | 10:00 PM | vs. LSU | #23 | Georgia Dome • Atlanta, GA (First Round) |
SEC Network | W 62–50 | 15,145 | 22–9 | |||
| 3/11/11 | 10:10 PM | vs. Mississippi State | #23 | Georgia Dome • Atlanta, GA (Quarterfinals) |
SEC Network | W 87–81 | 17,096 | 23–9 | |||
| 3/12/11 | 3:30 PM | vs. #12 Florida | #23 | Georgia Dome • Atlanta, GA (Semifinals) |
ABC | L 66–77 | 21,728 | 23–10 | |||
| NCAA Tournament | |||||||||||
| 3/17/11* | 3:10 PM | vs. Richmond | #25 | Pepsi Center • Denver, CO (Second Round) |
TBS | L 66–69 | 18,499 | 23–11 | |||
| *Non-Conference Game. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Central Time. | |||||||||||