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

2010–11 Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's basketball

Old Spice Classic Champions
NCAA Tournament, Third Round
Conference	Big East Conference (1979–2013)
Ranking
Coaches	#6
AP	#5
2010–11 record	27–7 (14–4 Big East)
Head coach	Mike Brey
Assistant coach	Anthony Solomon
Assistant coach	Rod Balanis
Assistant coach	Martin Ingelsby
Home arena	Purcell Pavilion at the Joyce Center

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 Men's Division I Basketball Tournament where they defeated Akron in the second round before being upset by Florida State in the third round.

Awards/Honors

Old Spice Classic Champions
Associated Press College Basketball Coach of the Year - Mike Brey^[1]
Sports Illustrated National Coach of the Year - Mike Brey^[2]
CBSSports.com National Coach of the Year - Mike Brey^[3]
Big East Coach of the Year - Mike Brey^[4]
Sports Illustrated 2nd Team All-American - Ben Hansbrough
Big East Player of the Year - Ben Hansbrough
Unanimous 1st Team All Big East - Ben Hansbrough
1st Team All-Academic - Tim Abromaitis
Big East Scholar-Athlete of the Year - Tim Abromaitis
3rd Team All Big East - Tim Abromaitis

Roster

Source^[5]

#	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

Source^[6]

All times are Eastern

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	W 89–83 ^2OT	5–0	ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex (2,973) Orlando, FL
11/26/2010* 5:00pm, ESPN2		vs. California	W 57–44	6–0	ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex (2,932) Orlando, FL
11/28/2010* 7:00pm, ESPN2		vs. Wisconsin	W 58–51	7–0	ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex (3,428) Orlando, FL
11/30/2010* 7:30 pm	#25	Indiana State	W 81–72	8–0	Edmund P. Joyce Center (7,080) Notre Dame, IN
12/8/2010* 9:30 pm, ESPN	#23	vs. #17 Kentucky SEC-Big East Invitational	L 58–72	8–1	Freedom Hall (17,404) Louisville, KY
12/11/2010* 8:30 pm, ESPN2	#23	Gonzaga	W 83–79	9–1	Edmund P. Joyce Center (8,570) Notre Dame, IN
12/19/2010* 4:30 pm, ESPNU	#24	Stony Brook	W 88–62	10–1	Edmund P. Joyce Center (6,211) Notre Dame, IN
12/22/2010* 7:30 pm	#22	Maryland-Baltimore County	W 93–53	11–1	Edmund P. Joyce Center (6,265) Notre Dame, IN
12/29/2010 7:00 pm, ESPN2	#15	#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	#15	at #5 Syracuse	L 58–70	12–2 (1–1)	Carrier Dome (23,058) Syracuse, NY
1/4/2011 7:00 pm, Big East Network	#14	#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	#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	#9	at Marquette	L 57–79	14–3 (3–2)	Bradley Center (16,951) Milwaukee, WI
1/16/2011 12:00 pm	#11	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	#16	Cincinnati	W 66–58	15–4 (4–3)	Edmund P. Joyce Center (8,309) Notre Dame, IN
1/22/2011 7:00 pm	#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	#14	at #2 Pittsburgh	W 56–51	17–4 (6–3)	Petersen Events Center (12,591) Pittsburgh, PA
2/3/2011 9:00 pm, ESPN2	#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	#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	#8	#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	#8	at South Florida	W 78–55	21–4 (10–3)	Sun Dome (6,104) Tampa, FL
2/19/2011 1:00 pm, CBS	#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	#9	at Providence	W 94–93	22–5 (11–4)	Dunkin' Donuts Center (11,185) Providence, RI
2/26/2011 7:00 pm, ESPNU	#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	#8	#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	#8	at #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	#4	vs. #25 Cincinnati Quarterfinals	W 89–51	26–5	Madison Square Garden (19,375) New York, NY
3/11/2011 9:00 PM, ESPN	#4	vs. #14 Louisville Semifinals	L 77–83 ^OT	26–6	Madison Square Garden (19,375) New York, NY
NCAA Tournament
3/18/2011* 1:40 PM, TBS	#5	vs. Akron Second Round	W 69–56	27–6	United Center (17,352) Chicago, IL
3/20/2011* 9:40 PM, TBS	#5	vs. Florida State Third Round	L 57–71	27–7	United Center (18,146) Chicago, IL
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

References

↑ http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/news/story?id=6280438
↑ http://www.wndu.com/sports/headlines/Sports_Illustrated_names_Brey_National_Coach_of_the_Year_117663544.html
↑ http://www.cbssports.com/collegebasketball/story/14788241/national-awards-jimmer-clear-choice-as-top-player
↑ Potash, Mark. "Notre Dame stars take top Big East awards". Chicago Sun-Times. Archived from the original on October 10, 2012.
↑ http://www.und.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/nd-m-baskbl-mtt.html
↑ "2010-11 Schedule". Retrieved 2010-03-17.

Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's basketball

Venues	Notre Dame Fieldhouse (1898–1968) Joyce Center (1968–present)

Rivalries	UCLA

Culture & lore	Notre Dame Leprechaun Crossroads Classic Accomplishments

People	Head coaches

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Helms national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearance in italics

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