2010–11 Georgia Bulldogs basketball team

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 Division I men's basketball tournament where they lost in the second round to Washington.

2010–11 Georgia Bulldogs men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Round of 64
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
DivisionEastern
Record21–12 (9–7 SEC)
Head coach
Home arenaStegeman Coliseum
Seasons
2010–11 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
East
No. 15 Florida 13 3   .813 29 8   .784
No. 11 Kentucky 10 6   .625 29 9   .763
No. 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
2011 SEC tournament winner
As of April 2, 2011
Rankings from AP Poll

Roster edit

2010–11 Georgia Bulldogs men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 1 Travis Leslie 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Decatur, Georgia
F 2 Marcus Thornton 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Fr Atlanta, Georgia
G 3 Dustin Ware 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Powder Springs, Georgia
F 4 Chris Barnes 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Sr Riverdale, Georgia
G 11 Vincent Williams 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 160 lb (73 kg) So Homestead, Florida
G 12 Matt Bucklin 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Jr Marietta, Georgia
F 15 Donte' Williams 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Lithonia, Georgia
F 20 Connor Nolte 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS Sr Atlanta, Georgia
G 22 Gerald Robinson, Jr. 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) RS Jr Nashville, Tennessee
G 23 Sherrard Brantley 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Dublin, Georgia
F 33 Trey Thompkins 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Jr Lithonia, Georgia
F 50 Jeremy Price 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 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 edit

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
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 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247SportsN/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 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247SportsN/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:

  • "Georgia 2011 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved April 14, 2010.
  • "2011 Georgia Basketball Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved April 14, 2010.
  • "ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved April 14, 2010.
  • "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved April 14, 2010.
  • "2011 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved April 14, 2010.

Schedule edit

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
November 4*
7:00 pm, CSS
Augusta State W 85–48 
Stegeman Coliseum 
Athens, GA
Regular season
November 12*
7:30 pm, CSS
Mississippi Valley State W 72–70  1–0
Stegeman Coliseum (6,728)
Athens, GA
November 16*
7:30 pm, FSN
Colorado W 83–74  2–0
Stegeman Coliseum (6,406)
Athens, GA
November 20*
8:00 pm
at Saint Louis W 61–59  3–0
Chaifetz Arena (7,192)
St. Louis, MO
November 25*
7:00 pm, ESPN2
vs. Notre Dame
Old Spice Classic – First round
L 83–89 OT 3–1
HP Field House (2,973)
Orlando, FL
November 26*
7:30 pm, ESPNU
vs. No. 20 Temple
Old Spice Classic – Consolation round
L 58–65  3–2
HP Field House (2,932)
Orlando, FL
November 28*
7:30 pm, ESPNU
vs. Manhattan
Old Spice Classic – 7th place game
W 61–58  4–2
HP Field House (3,428)
Orlando, FL
December 3*
7:00 pm, FSN
UAB W 66–64  5–2
Stegeman Coliseum (7,253)
Athens, GA
December 7*
7:00 pm, ESPN2
at Georgia Tech
Clean, Old-Fashioned Hate
W 73–72  6–2
Alexander Memorial Coliseum (6,725)
Atlanta, GA
December 18*
12:00 pm, CSS
Arkansas State W 68–59  7–2
Stegeman Coliseum (6,157)
Athens, GA
December 21*
7:00 pm, CSS
High Point W 85–38  8–2
Stegeman Coliseum (5,568)
Athens, GA
December 23*
7:00 pm, CSS
at Mercer W 56–53  9–2
University Center (3,274)
Macon, GA
December 28*
7:00 pm, CSS
Charleston Southern W 70–55  10–2
Stegeman Coliseum (6,406)
Athens, GA
December 31*
7:00 pm, FSN
Eastern Kentucky W 64–57  11–2
Stegeman Coliseum (5,645)
Athens, GA
January 8
4:00 pm, SEC Network
No. 11 Kentucky W 77–70  12–2 (1–0)
Stegeman Coliseum (10,523)
Athens, GA
January 12
8:00 pm, SEC Network
No. 24 at Vanderbilt L 66–73  12–3 (1–1)
Memorial Gymnasium (14,316)
Nashville, TN
January 15
5:00 pm, FSN
No. 24 at Ole Miss W 98–76  13–3 (2–1)
Tad Smith Coliseum (7,085)
Oxford, MS
January 18
7:00 pm, ESPNU
Tennessee L 57–59  13–4 (2–2)
Stegeman Coliseum (10,523)
Athens, GA
January 22
4:00 pm, SEC Network
Mississippi State W 86–64  14–4 (3–2)
Stegeman Coliseum (10,523)
Athens, GA
January 25
7:00 pm, ESPN
No. 24 Florida
Super Tuesday
L 91–104 2OT 14–5 (3–3)
Stegeman Coliseum (10,523)
Athens, GA
January 29
4:00 pm, ESPN
at No. 14 Kentucky L 60–66  14–6 (3–4)
Rupp Arena (24,352)
Lexington, KY
February 2
9:00 pm, CSS
at Arkansas W 60–59  15–6 (4–4)
Bud Walton Arena (13,560)
Fayetteville, AR
February 5
1:30 pm, SEC Network
Auburn W 81–72 OT 16–6 (5–4)
Stegeman Coliseum (10,177)
Athens, GA
February 8*
7:00 pm, ESPNU
Xavier L 57–65  16–7
Stegeman Coliseum (7,627)
Athens, GA
February 12
4:00 pm, SEC Network
at South Carolina W 60–56  17–7 (6–4)
Colonial Life Arena (11,835)
Columbia, SC
February 16
7:00 pm, ESPNU
No. 18 Vanderbilt L 56–64  17–8 (6–5)
Stegeman Coliseum (8,942)
Athens, GA
February 19
1:00 pm, CBS
at Tennessee W 69–63  18–8 (7–5)
Thompson-Boling Arena (20,462)
Knoxville, TN
February 24
7:00 pm, ESPN
at No. 13 Florida L 62–71  18–9 (7–6)
O'Connell Center (12,013)
Gainesville, FL
February 26
7:00 pm, FSN
South Carolina W 64–48  19–9 (8–6)
Stegeman Coliseum (10,355)
Athens, GA
March 2
8:00 pm, SEC Network
LSU W 73–53  20–9 (9–6)
Stegeman Coliseum (8,642)
Athens, GA
March 5
1:30 pm, SEC Network
at Alabama L 57–65  20–10 (9–7)
Coleman Coliseum (15,383)
Tuscaloosa, AL
2011 SEC tournament
March 10
1:00 pm, SEC Network
(E4) vs. (W5) Auburn
SEC First Round
W 69–51  21–10
Georgia Dome (12,144)
Atlanta, GA
March 11
1:00 pm, SEC Network
(E4) vs. (W1) Alabama
Quarterfinals
L 59–65 OT 21–11
Georgia Dome (21,875)
Atlanta, GA
2011 NCAA tournament
March 18*
9:45 pm, CBS
(10 E) vs. (7 E) No. 23 Washington
NCAA Second Round
L 65–68  21–12
Time Warner Cable Arena (16,852)
Charlotte, NC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
E=NCAA East Regional.

Rankings edit

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.
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 24
Coaches

References edit

  1. ^ "AJC UGA Sports blog". Archived from the original on January 12, 2011. Retrieved January 12, 2011.