2010–11 Morehead State Eagles men's basketball team

2010–11 Morehead State Eagles men's basketball
Ohio Valley Tournament Champions
NCAA Tournament, Third Round
Conference Ohio Valley Conference
2010–11 record 25–10 (13–5 OVC)
Head coach Donnie Tyndall
Assistant coach Wade O'Connor
Assistant coach Joseph Price
Assistant coach Adam Howard
Home arena Ellis Johnson Arena
2010–11 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
Murray State 14 4   .778     23 9   .719
Morehead State 13 5   .722     25 9   .735
Austin Peay 13 5   .722     20 14   .588
Tennessee Tech 12 6   .667     20 13   .606
Tennessee State 10 8   .556     14 16   .467
Eastern Kentucky 9 9   .500     15 16   .484
Tennessee–Martin 6 12   .333     12 21   .364
Southeast Missouri State 6 12   .333     10 22   .313
Eastern Illinois 4 14   .222     9 20   .310
Jacksonville State 3 15   .167     5 25   .167
SIU Edwardsville* 0 0       8 21   .276
2011 OVC Tournament winner
As of March 17, 2011
* Ineligible (in transition)
; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2010–11 Morehead State Eagles men's basketball team represented Morehead State University during the 2010–11 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Eagles, led by 5th year head coach Donnie Tyndall, played their home games at Ellis Johnson Arena and are members of the Ohio Valley Conference. They finished the season 25–10, 13–5 in Ohio Valley play and were champions of the 2011 Ohio Valley Conference Men's Basketball Tournament to earn an automatic bid in the 2011 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament. As a 13 seed, they upset 4 seed Louisville before falling to 12 seed Richmond in the third round.

Roster

Number Name Position Height Weight Year Hometown
00 Drew Kelly Forward 6–7 235 Freshman Franklin, Tennessee
3 Kevin Gray Guard 5–10 175 Freshman Reynoldsburg, Ohio
5 Reggie Williams Guard 6–2 180 Freshman Virginia Beach, Virginia
10 Lamont Austin Guard 6–0 175 Junior Topeka, Kansas
11 Terrance Hill Guard 6–1 175 Junior Columbus, Georgia
13 Ty Proffitt Guard 6–4 190 Junior London, Kentucky
14 Taylor Maze Guard 6–1 173 Freshman Owingsville, Kentucky
21 Dionte Ferguson Forward 6–7 215 Freshman Prattville, Alabama
22 Demonte Harper Guard 6–4 195 Senior Nashville, Tennessee
23 Arthur McMillian Forward 6–6 235 Freshman Nashville, Tennessee
33 Romaric Lasme Forward 6–7 215 Junior Port-Gentil, Gabon
34 Sam Goodman Guard 6–2 190 Senior Lawrenceville, Georgia
35 Kenneth Faried Forward/Center 6–8 228 Senior Newark, New Jersey

Schedule

Date Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (Attendance)
Ohio Valley Conference Basketball Tournament
3/4/11 vs. Austin Peay
(Semifinals)
W 68–49  23–9 Nashville Municipal Auditorium (3,592)
3/5/11 vs. Tennessee Tech
(Championship Game)
W 80–73  24–9 Nashville Municipal Auditorium (1,345)
NCAA Tournament
3/17/11* vs. #14 Louisville
(Second Round)
W 62–61  25–9 Pepsi Center (18,499)
3/19/11* vs. Richmond
(Third Round)
L 48–65  25–10 Pepsi Center (19,328)
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. ( ) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

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