2010–11 Houston Cougars men's basketball team

2010–11 Houston Cougars men's basketball

Conference	Conference USA
2010–11 record	12–18 (4–12 C-USA)
Head coach	James Dickey
Assistant coach	Alvin Brooks
Assistant coach	Daniyal Robinson
Assistant coach	Ulric Maligi
Home arena	Hofheinz Pavilion

	Conf				Overall
2010–11 Conference USA men's basketball standings
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 2010–11 Houston Cougars men's basketball team represented the University of Houston in the college basketball 2010–11 season. It is their 66th year of season play. The head coach for the Cougars was James Dickey, who was serving in his 1st year in that position. The team played its home games at Hofheinz Pavilion on-campus in Houston and are members of Conference USA.

With a win over #19 UCF during mid-season play, Houston defeated a nationally ranked opponent at home for the first time since the 2005 season.

Roster

Trumaine Johnson played ten games with Houston during the season, but left the team due to "personal reasons" on January 14, 2011.^[1]

2010–11 Houston Cougars men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Home town
1.5 !G	0	Young, JosephJoseph Young (I)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 185 lb (84 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Houston, Texas
3.5 !F	1	McLean, MikhailMikhail McLean	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 205 lb (93 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Houston, Texas
1.5 !G	2	Nixon, ZamalZamal Nixon	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 170 lb (77 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Brooklyn, New York
3.5 !F	3	McNeil, MauriceMaurice McNeil	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 225 lb (102 kg)	4.0 !Sr	New York, New York
1.5 !G	4	Tellis, CoryCory Tellis	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 70 !5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 220 lb (100 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Friendswood, Texas
1.5 !G	5	Haywood, NickNick Haywood	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 72 !6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 170 lb (77 kg)	2.0 !So	Monroe, Louisiana
1.5 !G	11	Thibodeaux, DarianDarian Thibodeaux	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 175 lb (79 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Dallas, Texas
3.5 !F	21	Harris, AlandiseAlandise Harris	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 230 lb (104 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Little Rock, Arkansas
1.5 !G	31	Brown, AdamAdam Brown	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 175 lb (79 kg)	4.0 !Sr	San Antonio, Texas
3.5 !F	32	Van Slyke, KirkKirk Van Slyke	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 215 lb (98 kg)	2.0 !So	The Woodlands, Texas
1.5 !G	33	Johnson, TrumaineTrumaine Johnson (S)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 190 lb (86 kg)	3.5 !RS Jr	Houston, Texas
3.5 !F	40	Washington, KendrickKendrick Washington	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 260 lb (118 kg)	2.0 !So	Shreveport, Louisiana

Head coach

James Dickey (Central Arkansas)

Assistant coach(es)

Alvin Brooks (Lamar)
Daniyal Robinson (Arkansas-Little Rock)
Ulric Maligi (Howard)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: 2010-11-22

Incoming recruits

This season, Houston had five incoming recruits. Freshman Joseph Young, who is the son of Phi Slama Jama-era Houston player and former NBA player Michael Young, had originally committed and signed a National Letter of Intent (NLI) to play at Providence, but chose to play for Houston instead.^[2] Although Young requested a release from his NLI, Providence head coach Keno Davis denied it.^[3] Young then appealed to the National Letter of Intent advisory committee, but the denial was upheld. Due to the rules of the NCAA, Young is being treated as a transfer student, and is required to sit-out for all games this season. However, he will be eligible to play during the 2011–12 season.

Trumaine Johnson transferred to Houston from San Diego where he played as a guard. Johnson cited racial discrimination against the University of San Diego, and is currently suing the school.^[4] Johnson played ten games with Houston until he sustained an ankle injury. Following the injury, he remained with the team for the next four games, but did not play. On January 14, 2011, it was announced that Johnson had left the team for personal reasons.^[1]

Houston had several other recruits, but granted releases to them prior to the beginning of the season. Marial Dhal, a 7' 3" center from Uganda, originally committed to Houston on May 1, 2010 and signed an NLI, but was granted a release after head coach Tom Penders stepped down from his position.^[5] He then committed, and began play for Canisius. In a similar fashion, Devon Lamb, who had verbally committed to Houston on February 15, 2010, chose to play for Lamar also due to a change of staff.

Fabyon Harris of Chicago originally committed on May 10, 2010, and eventually signed an NLI to Houston, but was granted a release for "personal and family" reasons on August 16, 2010.^[6] He then committed to playing for Howard College in the NJCAA, but was dismissed from the team before the season began following an arrest in which Harris had shoplifted a television from a Wal-Mart retail store in Big Spring, Texas with two other teammates.^[7]

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Alandise Harris SF	Little Rock, Arkansas	Central HS	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	230 lb (100 kg)	Jun 16, 2010
Alandise Harris SF	Scout: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 89
Darian Thibodeaux SG	Dallas, Texas	Kimball HS / Navarro JC	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	173 lb (78 kg)	May 1, 2010
Darian Thibodeaux SG	Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 40
Joseph Young SG	Houston, Texas	Yates HS	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Aug 23, 2010
Joseph Young SG	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 93
Mikhail McLean PF	Houston, Texas	Second Baptist	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	203 lb (92 kg)	Apr 28, 2010
Mikhail McLean PF	Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 86
Trumaine Johnson SG	Humble, Texas	Kingwood HS / San Diego	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jul 16, 2010
Trumaine Johnson SG	Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 40
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: Unranked Rivals: Unranked
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: "Houston 2010 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2010-11-22. "2010 Houston Basketball Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved 2010-11-22. "ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2010-11-22. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved 2010-11-22. "2010 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2010-11-22.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Site
Exhibition
2010/11/06*	Abilene Christian	W 71–68	0–0	Hofheinz Pavilion
Regular season
2010/11/12*	Nicholls State	W 63–62 ^OT	1–0	Hofheinz Pavilion
2009/11/14*	Alcorn State	W 88–68	2–0	Hofheinz Pavilion
2010/11/17*	at Louisiana Tech	L 54–60	2–1	Thomas Assembly Center
2010/11/20*	Northwestern Oklahoma State	W 81–58	3–1	Hofheinz Pavilion
2010/11/23*	Louisiana-Lafayette	W 78–65	4–1	Hofheinz Pavilion
2010/11/27*	at TCU	L 63–79	4–2	Daniel–Meyer Coliseum
2010/11/30*	at LSU	L 57–79	4–3	Pete Maravich Assembly Center
2010/12/04*	at Sam Houston State	W 75–71 ^OT	5–3	Bernard Johnson Coliseum
2010/12/06*	Nevada	W 64–61	6–3	Hofheinz Pavilion
2010/12/11*	UTSA	L 63–68	6–4	Hofheinz Pavilion
2010/12/18*	at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi	L 78–81 ^OT	6–5	American Bank Center
2010/12/21*	Sam Houston State	W 75–73	7–5	Hofheinz Pavilion
2010/12/30*	Rogers State	W 85–48	8–5	Hofheinz Pavilion
2011/01/05	at Southern Miss	L 73–85	8–6 (0–1)	Reed Green Coliseum
2011/01/08	#19 UCF	W 76–71	9–6 (1–1)	Hofheinz Pavilion
2011/01/15	at SMU	W 70–68	10–6 (2–1)	Moody Coliseum
2011/01/19	at Tulsa	W 64–57	11–6 (3–1)	Hofheinz Pavilion
2011/01/22	UTEP	L 52–57	11–7 (3–2)	Hofheinz Pavilion
2011/01/26	at Rice (Bayou Cup)	L 71–79	11–8 (3–3)	Tudor Fieldhouse
2011/01/29	at East Carolina	L 70–74	11–9 (3–4)	Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum
2011/02/01	Marshall	L 62–63	11–10 (3–5)	Hofheinz Pavilion
2011/02/05	at Tulsa	L 71–76 ^OT	11–11 (3–6)	Reynolds Center
2011/02/12	Tulane	W 79-68	12-11 (4-6)	Hofheinz Pavilion
2011/02/16	SMU	L 51-65	12-12 (4-7)	Hofheinz Pavilion
2011/02/19	at UTEP	L 64-76	12-13 (4-8)	Don Haskins Center
2011/02/22	at Memphis	L 58-69	12-14 (4-9)	FedExForum
2011/02/26	UAB	L 55-68	12-15 (4-10)	Hofheinz Pavilion
2011/03/02	at Tulane	L 77-80	12-16 (4-11)	Avron B. Fogelman Arena
2011/03/05	Rice (Bayou Cup)	L 57-72	12-17 (4-12)	Hofheinz Pavilion
C-USA Men's Basketball Tournament
2011/03/09	vs. Marshall (First round)	L 87-97	12-18	Don Haskins Center
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. ( ) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Standard Time.

References

↑ 1.0 1.1 Campbell, Steve (2011-01-14). "Johnson leaves Cougars". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved 2011-01-23.
↑ Brennan, Eamonn (2010-08-24). "Joseph Young enrolls at Houston after all". ESPN. Retrieved 2010-11-22.
↑ Brennan, Eamonn (2010-08-18). "Providence recruit battle comes to a head". ESPN. Retrieved 2010-11-22.
↑ Schrotenboer, Brent (2010-03-10). "Ex-USD athlete sues, claims racial bias". The San Diego Union-Tribune. Retrieved 2010-11-22.
↑ McKissic, Rodney (2010-06-10). "Canisius lands 7–3 juco transfer". The Buffalo News. Retrieved 2010-11-22.
↑ Skrbina, Paul (2010-08-16). "Hyde Park grad Fabyon Harris granted release from Houston". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 2010-11-22.
↑ Helfgot, Mike (2010-08-25). "Hyde Park grad Fabyon Harris arrested". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 2010-11-22.

External links

Official website

Houston Cougars men's basketball

Venues	Sam Houston Coliseum (select games; 1937–19??) Jeppesen Gymnasium (1946–1966) Delmar Fieldhouse (1966–1969) Hofheinz Pavilion (1969–present)

Rivalries	Rice

Culture & lore	History Shasta Phi Slama Jama Game of the Century "Cougar Fight Song" Spirit of Houston

People	Head coaches Retired numbers

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NCAA Final Four appearances in italics