2010–11 Georgia Bulldogs basketball team

2010–11 Georgia Bulldogs men's basketball
NCAA Tournament, Round of 64
Conference Southeastern Conference Eastern
2010–11 record 21–12 (9–7 SEC)
Head coach Mark Fox (2nd year)
Home arena Stegeman Coliseum
2010–11 Southeastern Conference 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.

Roster

2010–11 Georgia Bulldogs men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Home town
G 1 Leslie, TravisTravis Leslie style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Decatur, Georgia
F 2 Thornton, MarcusMarcus Thornton style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 235 lb (107 kg) Fr Atlanta, Georgia
G 3 Ware, DustinDustin Ware style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Powder Springs, Georgia
F 4 Barnes, ChrisChris Barnes style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 240 lb (109 kg) Sr Riverdale, Georgia
G 11 Williams, VincentVincent Williams style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 160 lb (73 kg) So Homestead, Florida
G 12 Bucklin, MattMatt Bucklin style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 170 lb (77 kg) Jr Marietta, Georgia
F 15 Williams, Donte'Donte' Williams style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Lithonia, Georgia
F 20 Nolte, ConnorConnor Nolte style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 200 lb (91 kg) RS Sr Atlanta, Georgia
G 22 Robinson, Jr., GeraldGerald Robinson, Jr. style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 170 lb (77 kg) RS Jr Nashville, Tennessee
G 23 Brantley, SherrardSherrard Brantley style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 180 lb (82 kg) So Dublin, Georgia
F 33 Thompkins, TreyTrey Thompkins style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 250 lb (113 kg) Jr Lithonia, Georgia
F 50 Price, JeremyJeremy Price style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 265 lb (120 kg) Sr Decatur, Georgia
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Class of 2011 Commitments

Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope
G
Greenville, Georgia Greenville 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jul 17, 2010 
Scout:5/5 stars   Rivals:5/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 97
Tim Dixon
C
Oldsmar, FL Oldsmar Christian 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sep 19, 2010 
Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 88
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

Schedule

Date Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (Attendance)
Exhibition
November 4* Augusta State W 85–48  Stegeman Coliseum
Regular Season
November 12* Mississippi Valley State W 72–70  1–0 Stegeman Coliseum (6,728)
November 16* Colorado W 83–74  2–0 Stegeman Coliseum (6,406)
November 20* at St. Louis W 61–59  3–0 Chaifetz Arena (7,192)
November 25* vs. Notre Dame
(Old Spice Classic – First round)
L 83–89 OT 3–1 HP Field House (2,973)
November 26* vs. #20 Temple
(Old Spice Classic – Consolation round)
L 58–65  3–2 HP Field House (2,932)
November 28* vs. Manhattan
(Old Spice Classic – 7th place game)
W 61–58  4–2 HP Field House (3,428)
December 3* UAB W 66–64  5–2 Stegeman Coliseum (7,253)
December 7* at Georgia Tech
(Clean, Old-Fashioned Hate)
W 73–72  6–2 Alexander Memorial Coliseum (6,725)
December 18* Arkansas State W 68–59  7–2 Stegeman Coliseum (6,157)
December 21* High Point W 85–38  8–2 Stegeman Coliseum (5,568)
December 23* at Mercer W 56–53  9–2 University Center (3,274)
December 28* Charleston Southern W 70–55  10–2 Stegeman Coliseum (6,406)
December 31* Eastern Kentucky W 64–57  11–2 Stegeman Coliseum (5,645)
January 8 #11 Kentucky W 77–70  12–2 (1–0) Stegeman Coliseum (10,523)
January 12 #24 at Vanderbilt L 66–73  12–3 (1–1) Memorial Gymnasium (14,316)
January 15 #24 at Mississippi W 98–76  13–3 (2–1) Tad Smith Coliseum (7,085)
January 18 Tennessee L 57–59  13–4 (2–2) Stegeman Coliseum (10,523)
January 22 Mississippi State W 86–64  14–4 (3–2) Stegeman Coliseum (10,523)
January 25 #24 Florida
(Super Tuesday)
L 91–104 2OT 14–5 (3–3) Stegeman Coliseum (10,523)
January 29 at #14 Kentucky L 60–66  14–6 (3–4) Rupp Arena (24,352)
February 2 at Arkansas W 60–59  15–6 (4–4) Bud Walton Arena (13,560)
February 5 Auburn W 81–72 OT 16–6 (5–4) Stegeman Coliseum (10,177)
February 8* Xavier L 57–65  16–7 Stegeman Coliseum (7,627)
February 12 at South Carolina W 60–56  17–7 (6–4) Colonial Life Arena (11,835)
February 16 #18 Vanderbilt L 56–64  17–8 (6–5) Stegeman Coliseum (8,942)
February 19 at Tennessee W 69–63  18–8 (7–5) Thompson-Boling Arena (20,462)
February 24 at #13 Florida L 62–71  18–9 (7–6) O'Connell Center (12,013)
February 26 South Carolina W 64–48  19–9 (8–6) Stegeman Coliseum (10,355)
March 2 LSU W 73–53  20–9 (9–6) Stegeman Coliseum (8,642)
March 5 at Alabama L 57–65  20–10 (9–7) Coleman Coliseum (15,383)
2011 SEC Tournament
March 10 vs. Auburn
(First Round)
W 69–51  21–10 Georgia Dome (12,144)
March 11 vs. Alabama
(Quarterfinals)
L 59–65 OT 21–11 Georgia Dome (21,875)
2011 NCAA Tournament
March 18* vs. #23 Washington
(Second Round)
L 65–68  21–12 Time Warner Cable Arena (16,852)
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. ( ) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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.
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AP 24
Coaches

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