2010–11 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team

2010–11 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball
SEC Tournament champions
NCAA Tournament, Final Four
Conference Southeastern Conference Eastern
Ranking
Coaches #3
AP #11
2010–11 record 29–9 (10–6 SEC)
Head coach John Calipari (2nd year)
Assistant coach John Robic (2nd year)
Assistant coach Orlando Antigua (2nd year)
Assistant coach Kenny Payne (1st year)
Home arena Rupp Arena
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 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team represented the University of Kentucky in the college basketball season of 2010–2011. The team's head coach is John Calipari, who entered his second season after posting a 35–3 record in his inaugural season.

Pre-season

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Bledsoe, EricEric Bledsoe 24 G 6' 1" 190 Freshman Birmingham, Alabama Entered the 2010 NBA Draft
Cousins, DeMarcusDeMarcus Cousins 15 F/C 6' 11" 270 Freshman Mobile, Alabama Entered the 2010 NBA Draft
Dodson, DarnellDarnell Dodson 3 F 6' 7" 215 Sophomore Greenbelt, Maryland Academically eligible
Harris, RamonRamon Harris 5 G/F 6' 7" 218 Senior Anchorage, Alaska Graduated
Krebs, MarkMark Krebs 12 G 6' 5" 207 Senior Newport, Kentucky Graduated
Orton, DanielDaniel Orton 33 F/C 6' 10" 255 Freshman Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Entered the 2010 NBA Draft
Patterson, PatrickPatrick Patterson 54 F 6' 9" 235 Junior Huntington, West Virginia Entered the 2010 NBA Draft
Stevenson, PerryPerry Stevenson 21 F 6' 9" 215 Senior Lafayette, Louisiana Graduated
Wall, JohnJohn Wall 11 G 6' 4" 195 Freshman Raleigh, North Carolina Entered the 2010 NBA Draft

Recruiting

Class of 2010 Signees

Class of 2011 Commitments

Roster

2010–11 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year High School/Junior College Home town
C 0 Kanter, EnesEnes Kanter (I) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 272 lb (123 kg) Fr Stoneridge Prep (CA) Istanbul, Turkey
F 1 Miller, DariusDarius Miller 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%; | 230 lb (104 kg) Jr Mason County Maysville, Kentucky
G 2 Poole, StaceyStacey Poole 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%; | 203 lb (92 kg) Fr Providence School Jacksonville, Florida
F 3 Jones, TerrenceTerrence Jones 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%; | 250 lb (113 kg) Fr Jefferson Portland, Oregon
G 4 Hood, JonJon Hood 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%; | 205 lb (93 kg) So Madisonville North Hopkins Madisonville, Kentucky
G 5 Polson, JarrodJarrod Polson 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) Fr West Jessamine Wilmore, Kentucky
G 12 Knight, BrandonBrandon Knight (C) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Pine Crest School Fort Lauderdale, Florida
G 20 Lamb, DoronDoron Lamb 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) Fr Oak Hill Academy (VA) Queens, New York
F 30 Vargas, EloyEloy Vargas style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 239 lb (108 kg) Jr Miami Dade College Moca, Dominican Republic
G 34 Liggins, DeAndreDeAndre Liggins style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Findlay Prep Chicago, Illinois
F 55 Harrellson, JoshJosh Harrellson 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%; | 275 lb (125 kg) Sr Southwestern Illinois St. Charles, Missouri
G 10 Beckham, TwanyTwany Beckham  style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 195 lb (88 kg) So Ballard Louisville, Kentucky
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

2010-2011 Schedule Notes

Date Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (Attendance)
Exhibition
August 15, 2010* Windsor W 95–62[1]  –  31 - Knight  12 - Miller  4 - Liggins  St. Denis Centre (–)
August 16, 2010* Western W 96–68[2]  –  24 - Lamb  8 - Harrellson  12 - Knight  St. Denis Centre (–)
August 17, 2010* Windsor W 104–75[3]  –  27 - Knight  19 - Harrellson  9 - Knight  St. Denis Centre (–)
November 1, 2010* #11 Pikeville W 97–66  –  22 - Knight  10 - Miller  3 - (2 tied)  Rupp Arena (21,127)
November 5, 2010* #11 Dillard W 122–54  –  23 - Jones  10 - Jones  6 - Knight  Rupp Arena (21,589)
Non-Conference Regular Season
November 12, 2010* #11 East Tennessee State W 88–65  1–0  25 - Jones  12 - Jones  5 - Knight  Rupp Arena (23,740)
November 19, 2010* #12 vs. Portland W 79–48  2–0  21 - Knight  12 - Harrellson  4 - Miller  Rose Garden (10,216)
November 22, 2010* #8 vs. Oklahoma
(2010 Maui Invitational)		 W 76–64  3–0  29 - Jones  13 - Jones  4 - Liggins  Lahaina Civic Center (2,400)
November 23, 2010* #8 vs. #13 Washington
(2010 Maui Invitational)		 W 74–67  4–0  24 - Knight  17 - Jones  2 - Liggins  Lahaina Civic Center (2,400)
November 24, 2010* #8 vs. Connecticut
(2010 Maui Invitational)		 L 67–84  4–1  24 - Jones  6 - Vargas  5 - Knight  Lahaina Civic Center (2,400)
November 30, 2010* #10 Boston U. W 91–57  5–1  23 - Knight  12 - Harrellson  6 - Knight  Rupp Arena (21,684)
December 4, 2010* #10 at North Carolina L 73–75  5–2  24 - Lamb  11 - Harrellson  4 - (2 tied)  Dean Smith Center (20,695)
December 8, 2010* #17 vs. #23 Notre Dame
(SEC/Big East Invitational)		 W 72–58  6–2  27 - Jones  19 - Jones  5 - Knight  Freedom Hall (17,404)
December 11, 2010* #17 Indiana W 81–62  7–2  19 - Liggins  12 - Harrellson  4 - Knight  Rupp Arena (24,337)
December 18, 2010* #17 Mississippi Valley State W 85–60  8–2  19 - Jones  12 - Harrellson  5 - Miller  Rupp Arena (23,341)
December 22, 2010* #13 Winthrop W 89–52  9–2  32 - Lamb  10 - Harrellson  9 - Liggins  Rupp Arena (22,698)
December 28, 2010* #11 Coppin State W 91–61  10–2  18 - Jones  8 - Liggins  8 - Knight  Rupp Arena (24,329)
December 31, 2010* #11 at #22 Louisville
(Battle for the Bluegrass)		 W 78–63  11–2  25 - Knight  14 - Harrellson  6 - Jones  KFC Yum! Center (22,803)
January 3, 2011* #10 Penn W 86–62  12–2  22 - Knight  12 - Harrellson  6 - Miller  Rupp Arena (21,681)
SEC Regular Season
January 8, 2011 #10 at Georgia L 70–77  12–3 (0–1)  24 - Jones  11 - Harrellson  3 - (2 tied)  Stegeman Coliseum (10,523)
January 11, 2011 #13 Auburn W 78–54  13–3 (1–1)  35 - Jones  8 - Jones  7 - Lamb  Rupp Arena (23,065)
January 15, 2011 #13 LSU W 82–44  14–3 (2–1)  19 - Knight  14 - Harrellson  5 - Lamb  Rupp Arena (24,330)
January 18, 2011 #12 at Alabama
(Super Tuesday)		 L 66–68  14–4 (2–2)  17 - Jones  9 - (2 tied)  3 - Knight  Coleman Coliseum (14,589)
January 22, 2011 #12 at South Carolina W 67–58  15–4 (3–2)  23 - Knight  7 - (3 tied)  3 - Liggins  Colonial Life Arena (18,000)
January 29, 2011 #14 Georgia W 66–60  16–4 (4–2)  19 - Lamb  8 - Harrellson  4 - Knight  Rupp Arena (24,352)
February 1, 2011 #10 at Ole Miss L 69–71  16–5 (4–3)  22 - Jones  6 - Jones  2 - Knight  Tad Smith Coliseum (8,243)
February 5, 2011 #10 at Florida
(College GameDay)		 L 68–70  16–6 (4–4)  24 - Knight  7 - Jones  4 - Knight  O'Connell Center (12,633)
February 8, 2011 #18 Tennessee
(Super Tuesday)		 W 73–61  17–6 (5–4)  19 - Liggins  11 - Jones  3 - Liggins  Rupp Arena (24,334)
February 12, 2011 #18 at #23 Vanderbilt L 77–81  17–7 (5–5)  25 - Jones  10 - Harrellson  3 - Harrellson  Memorial Gymnasium (14,316)
February 15, 2011 #22 Mississippi State
(Super Tuesday)		 W 85–79  18–7 (6–5)  24 - Knight  10 - Jones  7 - Knight  Rupp Arena (23,196)
February 19, 2011 #22 South Carolina W 90–59  19–7 (7–5)  22 - Miller  12 - Jones  9 - Knight  Rupp Arena (24,338)
February 23, 2011 #22 at Arkansas L 76–77 OT 19–8 (7–6)  26 - Knight  14 - Harrellson  5 - Knight  Bud Walton Arena (13,472)
February 26, 2011 #22 #13 Florida W 76–68  20–8 (8–6)  24 - Miller  12 - Harrellson  6 - Knight  Rupp Arena (24,346)
March 1, 2011 #20 #21 Vanderbilt
(Super Tuesday)		 W 68–66  21–8 (9–6)  17 - Knight  9 - (2 tied)  3 - Knight  Rupp Arena (24,275)
March 6, 2011 #20 at Tennessee W 64–58  22–8 (10–6)  19 - Knight  11 - Jones  3 - (2 tied)  Thompson-Boling Arena (21,678)
2011 SEC Tournament
March 11, 2011 #15 vs. Ole Miss
(Quarterfinals)		 W 75–66  23–8  19 - Lamb  7 - (3 tied)  6 - Knight  Georgia Dome (21,875)
March 12, 2011 #15 vs. Alabama
(Semifinals)		 W 72–58  24–8  15 - Lamb  10 - Harrellson  7 - Knight  Georgia Dome (21,728)
March 13, 2011 #15 vs. #12 Florida
(Championship Game)		 W 70–54  25–8  17 - Knight  8 - Harrellson  4 - Knight  Georgia Dome (21,409)
2011 NCAA Tournament
March 17, 2011* #11 (4) vs. (13) Princeton
(East Region Second Round)		 W 59–57  26–8  17 - Miller  10 - Harrellson  5 - Knight  St. Pete Times Forum (14,835)
March 19, 2011* #11 (4) vs. #22 (5) West Virginia
(East Region Third Round)		 W 71–63  27–8  30 - Knight  10 - Jones  4 - (2 tied)  St. Pete Times Forum (17,771)
March 25, 2011* #11 (4) vs. #1 (1) Ohio State
(East Region Semifinals)		 W 62–60  28–8  17 - Harrellson  10 - Harrellson  4 - (2 tied)  Prudential Center (18,343)
March 27, 2011* #11 (4) vs. #7 (2) North Carolina
(East Region Final)		 W 76–69  29–8  22 - Knight  8 - Harrellson  4 - (2 tied)  Prudential Center (18,278)
April 2, 2011* #11 (4) vs. #9 (W3) Connecticut
(National Semifinal)		 L 55–56  29–9  17 - B. Knight  15 - T. Jones  5 - B. Knight  Reliant Stadium (75,421)
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. ( ) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time (#) during NCAA Tournament is seed with Region.

Attendance

Kentucky has led the NCAA in average attendance per home game in 15 of the last 16 seasons, only finishing a close second to Syracuse in the 2004-05 season. Kentucky led the NCAA from the 1995-96 season until the 2003-04 season, and have led the last six seasons (2005-06 thru 2010-2011). Further, Kentucky has led the nation in average home attendance a total of 23 times (all since the 1976-77 season) This is a NCAA record. (Note: the NCAA awards their attendance title to the school that has the highest average home attendance, and not the highest total home attendance. This practice has always been in effect due to fairness, as each team has the ability to play a different amount of home games.)

     Led NCAA in Average Attendance and Total Attendance
     Led NCAA in Average Attendance per game
     Second in NCAA in Average Attendance and Total Attendance
Year Games Attendance Total Average Attendance
1996 13 310,633 23,895
1997 13 309,457 23,804
1998 13 287,354 23,946
1999 13 303,771 23,367
2000 14 314,267 22,448
2001 12 261,435 21,786
2002 15 315,203 21,014
2003 13 289,526 22,271
2004 13 295,227 22,710
2005 15 337,796 22,520
2006 15 341,445 22,763
2007 16 374,737 23,421
2008 18 405,964 22,554
2009 19 422,547 22,239
2010 18 433,989 24,111
2011 15 354,046 23,603
Totals
16 seasons 235 5,357,386 ≈22,797

Totals according to.[4]

Game notes

East Tennessee State

Teams 1st Half 2nd Half Final
ETSU (0-0) 35 30 65
#11 UK (0-0) 50 38 88


Portland

Teams 1st Half 2nd Half Final
#12 UK (1-0) 38 41 79
PORT (3-0) 24 24 48


Oklahoma

Teams 1st Half 2nd Half Final
OKLA (3-0) 26 36 64
#8 UK (2-0) 42 34 76


Washington

Teams 1st Half 2nd Half Final
#8 UK (3-0) 34 40 74
#13 WASH (3-0) 35 32 67


Connecticut

Teams 1st Half 2nd Half Final
UCONN (4-0) 50 34 84
#8 UK (4-0) 29 38 67


Boston University

Teams 1st Half 2nd Half Final
BU (4-3) 33 24 57
#10 UK (4-1) 40 51 91


North Carolina

Teams 1st Half 2nd Half Final
#10 UK (5-1) 42 31 73
UNC (4-3) 40 35 75


Notre Dame

Teams 1st Half 2nd Half Final
#23 ND (8-0) 40 18 58
#17 UK (5-2) 40 32 72


Indiana

Teams 1st Half 2nd Half Final
IND (7-1) 31 31 62
#17 UK (6-2) 32 49 81


Mississippi Valley State

Teams 1st Half 2nd Half Final
MVSU (1-8) 24 36 60
#17 UK (7-2) 44 41 85


Winthrop

Teams 1st Half 2nd Half Final
WIN (5-6) 32 20 52
#13 UK (8-2) 51 38 89


Coppin State

Teams 1st Half 2nd Half Final
CSU (4-5) 19 42 61
#11 UK (9-2) 40 51 91


Louisville

Teams 1st Half 2nd Half Final
#11 UK (10-2) 35 43 78
#22 LOUIS (11-1) 24 39 63


Pennsylvania

Teams 1st Half 2nd Half Final
PENN (5-5) 32 30 62
#10 UK (11-2) 33 53 86


Georgia

Teams 1st Half 2nd Half Final
#10 UK (12-2) 30 40 70
UGA (11-2) 41 36 77


Auburn

Teams 1st Half 2nd Half Final
AUB (7-8) 21 33 54
#13 UK (12-3) 41 37 78


Louisiana State

Teams 1st Half 2nd Half Final
LSU (10-7) 19 25 44
#13 UK (13-3) 48 34 82


Alabama

Teams 1st Half 2nd Half Final
#12 UK (14-3) 30 36 66
BAMA (10-7) 37 31 68


South Carolina

Teams 1st Half 2nd Half Final
#12 UK (14-4) 36 31 67
USC (12-5) 26 32 58


Georgia

Teams 1st Half 2nd Half Final
UGA (14-5) 24 36 60
#14 UK (15-4) 39 27 66


Mississippi

Teams 1st Half 2nd Half Final
#10 UK (16-4) 35 34 69
MISS (13-8) 34 37 71


Florida

Teams 1st Half 2nd Half Final
#10 UK (16-5) 32 36 68
FLA (17-5) 34 36 70


Tennessee

Teams 1st Half 2nd Half Final
TENN (15-8) 28 33 61
#18 UK (16-6) 35 38 73


Vanderbilt

Teams 1st Half 2nd Half Final
#18 UK (17-6) 40 37 77
#23 VANDY (17-6) 44 37 81


Mississippi State

Teams 1st Half 2nd Half Final
MSU (13-11) 40 39 79
#22 UK (17-7) 39 46 85


South Carolina

Teams 1st Half 2nd Half Final
USC (13-10) 21 38 59
#22 UK (18-7) 50 40 90


Arkansas

Teams 1st Half 2nd Half OT Final
#22 UK (19-7) 32 38 6 76
ARK (16-10) 34 36 7 77


Florida

Teams 1st Half 2nd Half Final
#13 FLA (22-5) 33 35 68
#22 UK (19-8) 34 42 76


Vanderbilt

Teams 1st Half 2nd Half Final
#21 VANDY (21-7) 29 37 66
#20 UK (20-8) 40 28 68


Tennessee

Teams 1st Half 2nd Half Final
#20 UK (21-8) 22 42 64
TENN (18-12) 29 29 58


Ole Miss

Teams 1st Half 2nd Half Final
MISS (20-12) 29 37 66
#15 UK (22-8) 36 39 75


Alabama

Teams 1st Half 2nd Half Final
#15 UK (23-8) 37 35 72
BAMA (21-10) 21 37 58


Florida

Teams 1st Half 2nd Half Final
#15 UK (24-8) 34 36 70
#12 FLA (26-6) 29 25 54


Princeton

Rankings are the teams' seeds in the East Region of the 2011 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament.

Teams 1st Half 2nd Half Final
13 PRIN (25-6) 33 24 57
  4 UK (25-8) 34 25 59


West Virginia

Rankings are the teams' seeds in the East Region of the 2011 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament.

Teams 1st Half 2nd Half Final
5 WVU (21-11) 41 22 63
4 UK (26-8) 33 38 71


Ohio State

Rankings are the teams' seeds in the East Region of the 2011 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament.

Teams 1st Half 2nd Half Final
4 UK (27-8) 30 32 62
1 OSU (34-2) 30 30 60


North Carolina

Rankings are the teams' seeds in the East Region of the 2011 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament.

Teams 1st Half 2nd Half Final
4 UK (28-8) 38 38 76
2 UNC (29-7) 30 39 69


Connecticut

Rankings are the teams' seeds in the East Region (Kentucky) and the West Region (Connecticut) of the 2011 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament.

Teams 1st Half 2nd Half Final
4 UK (29-8) 21 34 55
3 UCONN (30-9) 31 25 56


Rankings

Ranking Movement
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. ██ Not ranked the previous week.
Poll Pre Wk 1 Wk 2 Wk 3 Wk 4 Wk 5 Wk 6 Wk 7 Wk 8 Wk 9 Wk 10 Wk 11 Wk 12 Wk 13 Wk 14 Wk 15 Wk 16 Wk 17 Wk 18 Final
AP 11 12 8 10 17 17 13 11 10 13 12 14 10 18 22 22 20 15 11
Coaches 10 13 9 11 16 16 14 12 11 15 12 16 11 18 22 22 23 16 10 3

Notes and references

  1. ↑ http://kentucky.rivals.com/content.asp?SID=888&CID=1113860
  2. ↑ http://kentucky.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=1114327
  3. ↑ http://vmedia.rivals.com/uploads/888/975007.jpg
  4. ↑ http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/m_basketball_RB/Reports/attendanceYBYtop25.pdf