2010–11 Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's basketball team

The 2010–11 Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's basketball team represented the University of Notre Dame in the 2010–2011 NCAA Division I basketball season. The Fighting Irish were coached by Mike Brey and played their home games at the Edmund P. Joyce Center in Notre Dame, Indiana. The Fighting Irish are members of the Big East Conference. The team returned three starters from the 2009-10 NCAA Tournament squad, having seen the graduation of long-time starters Luke Harangody and Tory Jackson. They finished the season 27–7, 14–4 in Big East play and lost in the semifinals of the 2011 Big East men's basketball tournament to Louisville. They received an at large bid to the 2011 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament where they defeated Akron in the second round before being upset by Florida State in the third round.

2010–11 Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's basketball
NCAA Tournament, Round of 32
ConferenceBig East Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 14
APNo. 5
Record27–7 (14–4 Big East)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaPurcell Pavilion at the Joyce Center
Seasons
2010–11 Big East men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 4 Pittsburgh 15 3   .833 28 6   .824
No. 5 Notre Dame 14 4   .778 27 7   .794
*#12 Syracuse 12 6   .667 27 8   .771
No. 14 Louisville 12 6   .667 25 10   .714
No. 18 St. John's 12 6   .667 21 12   .636
Cincinnati 11 7   .611 26 9   .743
No. 22 West Virginia 11 7   .611 21 12   .636
Georgetown 10 8   .556 21 11   .656
No. 10 Connecticut 9 9   .500 32 9   .780
Villanova 9 9   .500 21 12   .636
Marquette 9 9   .500 22 15   .595
Seton Hall 7 11   .389 13 18   .419
Rutgers 5 13   .278 15 17   .469
Providence 4 14   .222 15 17   .469
South Florida 3 15   .167 10 23   .303
DePaul 1 17   .056 7 24   .226
2011 Big East tournament winner
As of April 4, 2011[1]
*Syracuse:: 7 wins vacated due to sanctions against the program; Disputed record: Syracuse–(27–8)(10–6)
Rankings from AP Poll

Awards and honors

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Roster

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Source[6]

# Name Height Weight (lbs.) Position Class Hometown Previous Team(s)
0 Eric Atkins 6' 2" 173 G Fr. Columbia, MD Mount Saint Joseph High School
1 Tyrone Nash 6' 8" 232 F Sr. Queens, NY Lawrence Woodmere Academy
5 Tom Kopko 6' 2" 183 G Sr. Chicago, IL St. Laurence HS
12 Alex Dragicevich 6' 8" 215 G Fr. Northbrook, IL Glenbrook North HS
14 Scott Martin 6' 8" 219 G Sr. Valparaiso, IN Valparaiso HS / Purdue
21 Tim Abromaitis 6' 8" 235 F Sr. Unionville, CT Farmington HS
22 Jerian Grant 6' 5" 185 G Fr. Bowie, MD DeMatha
23 Ben Hansbrough 6' 3" 206 G Sr. Poplar Bluff, MO Poplar Bluff HS / Mississippi State
25 Tom Knight 6' 9" 251 F So. Dixfield, ME Dirigo HS
32 Joey Brooks 6' 5" 215 G So. Houston, TX Strake Jesuit College Prep
33 Mike Broghammer 6' 9" 243 F So. Orono, MN Hopkins HS
34 Carleton Scott 6' 7" 217 F Sr. San Antonio, TX James Madison HS
45 Jack Cooley 6' 9" 244 F So. Glenview, IL Glenbrook South HS

2010-11 Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/1/2010*
7:30pm
Marian W 85–52 
Edmund P. Joyce Center (6,542)
Notre Dame, IN
11/6/2010*
7:00pm
Catholic W 72–47 
Edmund P. Joyce Center (6,525)
Notre Dame, IN
Regular Season
11/12/2010*
8:30pm
Georgia Southern W 98–61  1–0
Edmund P. Joyce Center (8,165)
Notre Dame, IN
11/14/2010*
2:00pm
Liberty W 72–51  2–0
Edmund P. Joyce Center (6,478)
Notre Dame, IN
11/17/2010*
7:30pm
Chicago State W 102–62  3–0
Edmund P. Joyce Center (6,252)
Notre Dame, IN
11/22/2010*
7:30pm
Maine W 97–72  4–0
Edmund P. Joyce Center (6,303)
Notre Dame, IN
11/25/2010*
7:00pm, ESPN2
vs. Georgia
Old Spice Classic
W 89–83 2OT 5–0
ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex (2,973)
Orlando, FL
11/26/2010*
5:00pm, ESPN2
vs. California
Old Spice Classic
W 57–44  6–0
ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex (2,932)
Orlando, FL
11/28/2010*
7:00pm, ESPN2
vs. Wisconsin
Old Spice Classic
W 58–51  7–0
ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex (3,428)
Orlando, FL
11/30/2010*
7:30 pm
No. 25 Indiana State W 81–72  8–0
Edmund P. Joyce Center (7,080)
Notre Dame, IN
12/8/2010*
9:30 pm, ESPN
No. 23 vs. No. 17 Kentucky
SEC–Big East Challenge
L 58–72  8–1
Freedom Hall (17,404)
Louisville, KY
12/11/2010*
8:30 pm, ESPN2
No. 23 Gonzaga W 83–79  9–1
Edmund P. Joyce Center (8,570)
Notre Dame, IN
12/19/2010*
4:30 pm, ESPNU
No. 24 Stony Brook W 88–62  10–1
Edmund P. Joyce Center (6,211)
Notre Dame, IN
12/22/2010*
7:30 pm
No. 22 UMBC W 93–53  11–1
Edmund P. Joyce Center (6,265)
Notre Dame, IN
12/29/2010
7:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 15 No. 9 Georgetown W 69–55  12–1 (1–0)
Edmund P. Joyce Center (9,149)
Notre Dame, IN
1/1/2011
3:20 pm, ESPNU
No. 15 at No. 5 Syracuse L 58–70  12–2 (1–1)
Carrier Dome (23,058)
Syracuse, NY
1/4/2011
7:00 pm, Big East Network
No. 14 No. 8 Connecticut W 73–70  13–2 (2–1)
Edmund P. Joyce Center (7,291)
Notre Dame, IN
1/8/2011
8:00 pm, ESPNU
No. 14 St. John's W 76–61  14–2 (3–1)
Edmund P. Joyce Center (8,032)
Notre Dame, IN
1/10/2011
7:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 9 at Marquette L 57–79  14–3 (3–2)
Bradley Center (16,951)
Milwaukee, WI
1/16/2011
12:00 pm
No. 9 at St. John's L 54–72  14–4 (3–3)
Madison Square Garden (8,550)
New York, NY
1/19/2011
7:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 16 No. 25 Cincinnati W 66–58  15–4 (4–3)
Edmund P. Joyce Center (8,309)
Notre Dame, IN
1/22/2011
7:00 pm
No. 16 Marquette W 80–75  16–4 (5–3)
Edmund P. Joyce Center (9,149)
Notre Dame, IN
1/24/2011
7:00 pm, ESPN
No. 15 at No. 2 Pittsburgh W 56–51  17–4 (6–3)
Petersen Events Center (12,591)
Pittsburgh, PA
2/3/2011
9:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 9 at DePaul W 83–58  18–4 (7–3)
Allstate Arena (10,982)
Chicago, IL
2/6/2011
12:00 pm, Big East Network
No. 9 Rutgers W 76–69  19–4 (8–3)
Edmund P. Joyce Center (8,139)
Notre Dame, IN
2/9/2011
12:00 pm, ESPNU
No. 8 No. 16 Louisville W 89–79 OT 20–4 (9–3)
Edmund P. Joyce Center (8,659)
Notre Dame, IN
2/12/2011
12:00 pm, Big East Network
No. 8 at South Florida W 78–55  21–4 (10–3)
Sun Dome (6,104)
Tampa, FL
2/19/2011
1:00 pm, CBS
No. 8 at West Virginia L 58–72  21–5 (10–4)
WVU Coliseum (12,298)
Morgantown, WV
2/23/2011
7:00 pm, Big East Network
No. 9 at Providence W 94–93  22–5 (11–4)
Dunkin' Donuts Center (11,185)
Providence, RI
2/26/2011
7:00 pm, ESPNU
No. 9 Seton Hall W 60–48  23–5 (12–4)
Edmund P. Joyce Center (9,149)
Notre Dame, IN
2/28/2011
7:00 pm, ESPN
No. 8 No. 19 Villanova W 93–72  24–5 (13–4)
Edmund P. Joyce Center (9,149)
Notre Dame, IN
3/5/2011
2:00 pm, ESPN
No. 8 at No. 16 Connecticut W 70–67  25–5 (14–4)
Gampel Pavilion (10,167)
Storrs, CT
Big East tournament
3/10/2011
7:00 pm, ESPN
(2) No. 4 vs. (7) No. 25 Cincinnati
Big East Quarterfinals
W 89–51  26–5
Madison Square Garden (19,375)
New York, NY
3/11/2011
9:00 pm, ESPN
(2) No. 4 vs. (3) No. 14 Louisville
Big East Semifinals
L 77–83 OT 26–6
Madison Square Garden (19,375)
New York, NY
NCAA tournament
3/18/2011*
1:40 pm, TBS
(2 SW) No. 5 vs. (15 SW) Akron
NCAA Second Round
W 69–56  27–6
United Center (17,352)
Chicago, IL
3/20/2011*
9:40 pm, TBS
(2 SW) No. 5 vs. (10 SW) Florida State
NCAA Third Round
L 57–71  27–7
United Center (18,146)
Chicago, IL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
SW=NCAA Southwest Regional.
All times are in Eastern Time.

References

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  1. ^ "Big East Conference Standings - 2010-11." ESPN.com. Retrieved March 9, 2011.
  2. ^ "Notre Dame's Brey picked as AP coach of year". April 2011.
  3. ^ "Sports Illustrated names Brey National Coach of the Year". www.wndu.com. Archived from the original on March 11, 2011. Retrieved January 15, 2022.
  4. ^ "National awards: Jimmer clear choice as top player - NCAA Division I Mens Basketball - CBSSports.com". Archived from the original on October 22, 2014. Retrieved August 8, 2015.
  5. ^ Potash, Mark. "Notre Dame stars take top Big East awards". Chicago Sun-Times. Archived from the original on October 10, 2012.
  6. ^ "University of Notre Dame Official Athletics Site - Men's Basketball". Archived from the original on June 17, 2011. Retrieved November 29, 2010.
  7. ^ "2010-11 Schedule". Archived from the original on July 28, 2015. Retrieved March 17, 2010.