2010–11 Miami Hurricanes men's basketball team

The 2010–11 Miami Hurricanes men's basketball team represented the University of Miami during the 2010–11 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Hurricanes, led by 7th-year head coach Frank Haith, played their home games at the BankUnited Center and were members of the Atlantic Coast Conference. They finished the season 21–15 and 6–10 in ACC play to finish in ninth place. They defeated Virginia in the first round of the ACC Basketball tournament before falling to North Carolina in the quarterfinals. They were invited to the 2011 National Invitation Tournament where they defeated Florida Atlantic and Missouri State before falling in the quarterfinals to Alabama.

2010–11 Miami Hurricanes men's basketball
Las Vegas Holiday Hoops Classic champions
NIT, Quarterfinals
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record21–15 (6–10 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Jorge Fernandez (7th season)
  • Michael Schwartz (6th season)
  • Jake Morton (4th season)
Home arenaBankUnited Center
Seasons
2010–11 ACC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 7 North Carolina 14 2   .875 29 8   .784
No. 3 Duke 13 3   .813 32 5   .865
Florida State 11 5   .688 23 11   .676
Clemson 9 7   .563 22 12   .647
Boston College 9 7   .563 21 13   .618
Virginia Tech 9 7   .563 22 12   .647
Maryland 7 9   .438 19 14   .576
Virginia 7 9   .438 16 15   .516
Miami (FL) 6 10   .375 21 15   .583
NC State 5 11   .313 15 16   .484
Georgia Tech 5 11   .313 13 18   .419
Wake Forest 1 15   .063 8 24   .250
2011 ACC tournament winner
As of March 27, 2011[1]
Rankings from AP poll[2]

Previous season edit

The Hurricanes finished the 2009–10 season 20–13 overall, 4–12 in ACC play. They were not invited to either the NCAA tournament or the NIT.

Departures edit

Departures
Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for Departure
Antoine Allen 12 G 6'1" 184 Freshman Baltimore, MD Transferred to Palm Beach State College
Cyrus McGowan 20 F 6'9" 237 Senior Brooksville, MS Graduated
Dwayne Collins 21 F 6'9" 241 Senior Miami, FL Graduated
James Dews 23 G 6'4" 213 Senior Cincinnati, OH Graduated

Incoming transfers edit

Incoming Transfers
Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
Trey McKinney-Jones 4 G 6'5" 216 Junior Milwaukee, WI Missouri-Kansas City
Kenny Kadji 21 F 6'11" 251 RS Sophomore Douala, Cameroon Florida

2010 recruiting class edit

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Rion Brown
G
Hinesville, GA Liberty County HS 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 187 lb (85 kg) Aug 4, 2009 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   Rivals:    247SportsN/A
Rafael Akpejiori
C
Lagos, Nigeria Sunrise Christian Academy 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (100 kg) Oct 20, 2009 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   Rivals:    247SportsN/A
Erik Swoope
F
Lake Elsinore, CA Harvard-Westlake School 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Apr 15, 2010 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A
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:

  • "Miami Hurricanes 2010 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com.
  • "ESPN". ESPN.com.
  • "2010 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Roster edit

2010–11 Miami Hurricanes men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 1 Durand Scott 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 202 lb (92 kg) So Bronx, NY
G 3 Malcolm Grant 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 188 lb (85 kg) Jr Brooklyn, NC
G 4 Trey McKinney-Jones (I)   6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 216 lb (98 kg) Jr Milwaukee, WI
F 10 Raphael Akpejiori 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Fr Lagos, Nigeria
G 11 Ryan Quigtar (W) 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Skyway, WA
G 12 Justin Heller (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Boca Raton, FL
G 15 Rion Brown 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 194 lb (88 kg) Fr Hinesville, GA
F 21 Kenny Kadji (I) 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 251 lb (114 kg) RS So Douala, Cameroon
F 22 Donnavan Kirk 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 227 lb (103 kg) RS Fr Pontiac, MI
G 25 Garrius Adams 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Apex, NC
F 30 Adrian Thomas 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 226 lb (103 kg) GS Pembroke Pines, FL
G 31 DeQuan Jones 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 221 lb (100 kg) Jr Stone Mountain, GA
F 32 Erik Swoope 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Fr Lake Elsinore, CA
C 42 Reggie Johnson 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 284 lb (129 kg) So Winston-Salem, NC
C 45 Julian Gamble 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 265 lb (120 kg) Jr Durham, NC
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Schedule edit

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
November 3, 2010*
Barry W 102–33  -
 32  Tied   10  Kirk   -  -  BankUnited Center 
Coral Gables, Florida
November 8, 2010*
Florida Southern W 90–65  -
 14  Scott   7  Johnson   -  -  BankUnited Center 
Coral Gables, Florida
Regular season
November 12, 2010*
7:30 pm
Jacksonville W 89–77  1–0
 23  Grant   8  Tied   6  Scott  BankUnited Center (3,949)
Coral Gables, FL
November 15, 2010*
11:59 pm
at No. 19 Memphis L 78–82  1–1
 20  Scott   12  Johnson   3  Grant  FedEx Forum (17,973)
Memphis, TN
November 19, 2010*
7:00 pm
North Carolina Central W 88–65  2–1
 17  Brown   10  Johnson   4  Scott  BankUnited Center (4,173)
Coral Gables, FL
November 21, 2010*
2:00 pm
at Rutgers L 45–61  2–2
 12  Johnson   14  Johnson   2  Thomas  Louis Brown Athletic Center (4,753)
Piscataway, NJ
November 24, 2010*
7:30 pm
McNeese State W 79–59  3–2
 16  Brown   9  Johnson   9  Grant  BankUnited Center (4,337)
Coral Gables, FL
November 27, 2010*
7:05 pm
at Florida Gulf Coast W 87–75  4–2
 20  Grant   10  Johnson   10  Johnson  Alico Arena (2,862)
Fort Myers, FL
November 30, 2010*
7:00 pm
Ole Miss W 86–73  5–2
 27  Scott   10  Johnson   6  Scott  BankUnited Center (4,432)
Coral Gables, FL
December 4, 2010*
4:00 pm
West Virginia W 79–76  6–2
 26  Grant   7  Johnson   3  Grant  BankUnited Center (6,548)
Coral Gables, FL
December 12, 2010*
4:00 pm
Stetson W 68–54  7–2
 13  Thomas   7  Johnson   5  Adams  BankUnited Center (4,551)
Coral Gables, FL
December 18, 2010*
1:00 pm
vs. UCF
Orange Bowl Classic
L 78–84  7–3
 19  Grant   6  Johnson   5  Scott  BankAtlantic Center (1,893)
Sunrise, FL
December 21, 2010*
5:15 pm
vs. Oral Roberts
Las Vegas Holiday Hoops Classic
W 69–56  8–3
 15  Grant   12  Johnson   3  Scott  South Point Arena (1,202)
Enterprise, NV
December 22, 2010*
1:00 pm
vs. Rice
Las Vegas Holiday Hoops Classic
W 73–67  9–3
 25  Grant   6  Johnson   3  Grant  South Point Arena (1,095)
Enterprise, NV
December 23, 2010*
3:00 pm
vs. Akron
Las Vegas Holiday Hoops Classic
W 69–61  10–3
 21  Johnson   12  Johnson   3  Grant  South Point Arena (974)
Enterprise, NV
December 30, 2010*
6:00 pm
Pepperdine W 94–59  11–3
 22  Grant   15  Johnson   8  Grant  BankUnited Center (2,793)
Coral Gables, FL
January 2, 2011
7:45 pm
at No. 1 Duke L 63–74  11–4
(0–1)
 22  Johnson   9  Johnson   5  Carter  Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314)
Durham, NC
January 8, 2011
6:00 pm
at Clemson L 72–79  11–5
(0–2)
 24  Scott   8  Johnson   3  Adams  Littlejohn Coliseum (8,592)
Clemson, SC
January 15, 2011
6:00 pm
Boston College W 72–71  12–5
(1–2)
 19  Scott   9  Johnson   5  Grant  BankUnited Center (6,107)
Coral Gables, FL
January 19, 2011
9:00 pm
Florida State L 53–55  12–6
(1–3)
 20  Grant   9  Johnson   3  Grant  BankUnited Center (6,600)
Coral Gables, FL
January 23, 2011
12:00 pm
at NC State L 70–72  12–7
(1–4)
 23  Grant   14  Johnson   3  Grant  RBC Center (15,222)
Raleigh, NC
January 26, 2011
7:30 pm
North Carolina L 71–74  12–8
(1–5)
 18  Scott   13  Johnson   5  Grant  BankUnited Center (6,026)
Coral Gables, FL
January 30, 2011
5:30 pm
at Virginia Tech L 68–72  12–9
(1–6)
 21  Scott   10  Johnson   5  Scott  Cassell Coliseum (9,847)
Blacksburg, VA
February 3, 2011
7:00 pm
Georgia Tech W 59–57  13–9
(2–6)
 15  Grant   10  Johnson   4  Scott  BankUnited Center (4,865)
Coral Gables, FL
February 5, 2011
2:00 pm
Virginia W 70–68 OT 14–9
(3–6)
 20  Thomas   10  Thomas   3  Grant  BankUnited Center (4,776)
Coral Gables, FL
February 9, 2011
7:00 pm
at Wake Forest W 74–73  15–9
(4–6)
 25  Johnson   7  Tied   2  Tied  LJVM Coliseum (9,249)
Winston-Salem, NC
February 13, 2011
6:45 pm
No. 5 Duke L 71–81  15–10
(4–7)
 16  Tied   7  Johnson   8  Scott  BankUnited Center (7,972)
Coral Gables, FL
February 15, 2011*
7:00 pm
at UNC Greensboro W 78–63  16–10
 18  Thomas   12  Scott   3  Grant  Greensboro Coliseum (3,102)
Greensboro, NC
February 20, 2011
3:30 pm
Clemson L 59–63  16–11
(4–8)
 16  Scott   9  Johnson   5  Grant  BankUnited Center (5,846)
Coral Gables, FL
February 23, 2011
7:00 pm
at Boston College W 73–64  17–11
(5–8)
 15  Tied   6  Tied   4  Tied  Conte Forum (6,138)
Chestnut Hill, MA
February 26, 2011
2:00 pm
at Florida State L 59–65  17–12
(5–9)
 19  Grant   12  Johnson   3  Adams  Donald L. Tucker Civic Center (11,531)
Tallahassee, FL
March 2, 2011
7:00 pm
Maryland W 80–66  18–12
(6–9)
 19  Brown   16  Johnson   6  Scott  BankUnited Center (4,866)
Coral Gables, FL
March 6, 2011
2:30 pm
at Georgia Tech L 57–66  18–13
(6–10)
 14  Thomas   12  Johnson   3  Brown  Alexander Memorial Coliseum (8,025)
Atlanta, GA
ACC tournament
March 10, 2011*
12:00 pm
(9) vs. (8) Virginia
First Round
W 69–62 OT 19–13
 16  Grant   6  Tied   7  Grant  Greensboro Coliseum (23,381)
Greensboro, NC
March 11, 2011*
12:00 pm
(9) vs. (1) North Carolina
Quarterfinals
L 59–61  19–14
 16  Grant   5  Tied   5  Grant  Greensboro Coliseum (23,381)
Greensboro, NC
National Invitation Tournament
March 16, 2011*
7:30 pm
(2 A) (7 A) Florida Atlantic
First Round
W 85–62  20–14
 23  Grant   20  Johnson   4  Scott  BankUnited Center (1,509)
Coral Gables, FL
March 21, 2011*
7:00 pm
(2 A) (3 A) Missouri State
Second Round
W 81–72  21–14
 20  Scott   9  Johnson   4  Scott  BankUnited Center (1,623)
Coral Gables, FL
March 23, 2011*
9:00 pm
(2 A) at (1 A) Alabama
Quarterfinals
L 64–79  21–15
 19  Scott   7  Johnson   2  Scott  Coleman Coliseum (8,612)
Tuscaloosa, AL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
A=NIT Alabama bracket.
All times are in Eastern Time.

References edit

  1. ^ "ACC Standings - 2010-11". ESPN. Retrieved December 27, 2010.
  2. ^ "2011 NCAA Men's Basketball Rankings". ESPN. Retrieved December 27, 2010.