2010–11 Clemson Tigers men's basketball team

2010–11 Clemson Tigers men's basketball
NCAA Tournament, Second Round
Conference Atlantic Coast Conference
2010–11 record 22–12 (9–7 ACC)
Head coach Brad Brownell
Assistant coach Rick Ray
Assistant coach Earl Grant
Assistant coach Mike Winiecki
Home arena Littlejohn Coliseum
2010–11 ACC men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
#7 North Carolina 14 2   .875     29 8   .784
#3 Duke 13 3   .813     32 5   .865
Florida State 11 5   .688     23 11   .676
Clemson 9 7   .563     22 12   .647
Boston College 9 7   .563     21 13   .618
Virginia Tech 9 7   .563     22 12   .647
Maryland 7 9   .438     19 14   .576
Virginia 7 9   .438     16 15   .516
Miami (FL) 6 10   .375     21 15   .583
North Carolina State 5 11   .313     15 16   .484
Georgia Tech 5 11   .313     13 18   .419
Wake Forest 1 15   .063     8 24   .250
2011 ACC Tournament winner
As of March 27, 2011[1]; Rankings from AP Poll[2]

The 2010–11 Clemson Tigers men's basketball team represented Clemson University during the 2010–11 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Tigers, led by first-year head coach Brad Brownell, played their home games at Littlejohn Coliseum and were members of the Atlantic Coast Conference. They finished the season 22–12, 9–7 in ACC play. They lost in the semifinals of the 2011 ACC Men's Basketball Tournament to North Carolina. They received an at-large bid to the 2011 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament where they defeated Alabama Birmingham in the new First Four round before falling to West Virginia in the second round.

Roster

Number Name Position Height Weight Year Hometown
2 Demontez Stitt Guard 6–2 180 Senior Matthews, North Carolina
3 Zavier Anderson Guard 5–9 170 Senior Greenville, South Carolina
4 Jonah Baize Forward 6–6 195 Senior Evansville, Indiana
5 Tanner Smith Guard 6–5 210 Junior Alpharetta, Georgia
10 Catalin Baciu Center 7–2 255 Junior Cluj-Napoca, Romania
11 Andre Young Guard 5–9 175 Junior Albany, Georgia
12 Cory Stanton Guard 5–10 175 Freshman Springfield, Tennessee
21 Bryan Narcisse Forward 6–6 220 Junior North Augusta, South Carolina
24 Milton Jennings Forward 6–9 225 Sophomore Summerville, South Carolina
31 Devin Booker Forward/Center 6–8 245 Sophomore Whitmire, South Carolina
44 DeAndre Hopkins Guard 6–2 205 Freshman Central, South Carolina
45 Jerai Grant Forward/Center 6–8 230 Senior Bowie, Maryland

Schedule

Date Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (Attendance)
Exhibition
11/05/2010* Belmont Abbey W 96–57  Littlejohn Coliseum (5,000)
Regular Season
11/12/2010* Western Carolina W 87–64  1–0 Littlejohn Coliseum (7,920)
11/15/2010* Wofford W 78–70  2–0 Littlejohn Coliseum (7,900)
11/19/2010* vs. Long Beach State
(Paradise Jam Tournament Quarterfinals)
W 69–55  3–0 Sports and Fitness Center (N/A)
11/21/2010* vs. Old Dominion
(Paradise Jam Tournament Semifinals)
L 60–61  3–1 Sports and Fitness Center (N/A)
11/22/2010* vs. Seton Hall
(Paradise Jam Tournament 3rd place game)
W 64–58 OT 4–1 Sports and Fitness Center (N/A)
11/26/2010* South Carolina State W 69–54  5–1 Littlejohn Coliseum (7,825)
11/30/2010* Michigan
(ACC–Big Ten Challenge)
L 61–69  5–2 Littlejohn Coliseum (7,237)
12/05/2010* at South Carolina L 60–64  5–3 Colonial Life Arena (10,177)
12/12/2010 at Florida State L 69–75  5–4 (0–1) Donald L. Tucker Center (7,015)
12/17/2010* Savannah State W 61–40  6–4 Littlejohn Coliseum (5,500)
12/19/2010* UNC Greensboro W 71–61  7–4 Littlejohn Coliseum (5,500)
12/22/2010* at College of Charleston W 66–59  8–4 Carolina First Arena (5,048)
12/27/2010* Delaware State W 76–41  9–4 Littlejohn Coliseum (7,523)
12/29/2010* East Carolina W 71–59  10–4 Littlejohn Coliseum (7,382)
01/02/2011* The Citadel W 69–54  11–4 Littlejohn Coliseum (7,613)
01/08/2011 Miami (FL) W 79–72  12–4 (1–1) Littlejohn Coliseum (8,592)
01/12/2011 Georgia Tech W 87–72  13–4 (2–1) Littlejohn Coliseum (10,000)
01/18/2011 at North Carolina L 65–75  13–5 (2–2) Dean E. Smith Center (20,352)
01/22/2011 at Maryland L 77–79  13–6 (2–3) Comcast Center (17,950)
01/25/2011 NC State W 60–50  14–6 (3–3) Littlejohn Coliseum (9,000)
01/29/2011 Florida State W 62–44  15–6 (4–3) Littlejohn Coliseum (10,000)
02/02/2011 at Virginia L 47–49  15–7 (4–4) John Paul Jones Arena (8,684)
02/05/2011 at Georgia Tech W 65–56  16–7 (5–4) Alexander Memorial Coliseum (6,219)
02/8/2011 Boston College W 77–69  17–7 (6–4) Littlejohn Coliseum (8,925)
02/12/2011 #21 North Carolina L 62–64  17–8 (6–5) Littlejohn Coliseum (10,000)
02/17/2011 at NC State L 61–69  17–9 (6–6) RBC Center (14,891)
02/20/2011 at Miami (FL) W 63–59  18–9 (7–6) BankUnited Center (5,846)
02/26/2011 Wake Forest W 63–49  19–9 (8–6) Littlejohn Coliseum (10,000)
03/02/2011 at #4 Duke L 59–70  19–10 (8–7) Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314)
03/5/2011 Virginia Tech W 69–60  20–10 (9–7) Littlejohn Coliseum (10,000)
ACC Tournament
03/11/2011 vs. Boston College
(Quarterfinals)
W 70–47  21–10 Greensboro Coliseum (23,381)
03/12/2011 vs. #7 North Carolina
(Semifinals)
L 87–92 OT 21–11 Greensboro Coliseum (23,381)
NCAA Tournament
03/15/2011* vs. UAB
(First Four)
W 70–52  22–11 UD Arena (10,025)
03/17/2011* vs. #22 West Virginia
(Second Round)
L 76–84  22–12 St. Pete Times Forum (14,835)
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. ( ) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

References

  1. "ACC Standings - 2010-11". ESPN. Retrieved December 27, 2010.
  2. "2011 NCAA Men's Basketball Rankings". ESPN. Retrieved December 27, 2010.