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2010–11 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets men's basketball team

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2010–11 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets men's basketball
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record13–18 (5–11 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Peter Zaharris (11th season)
  • Darryl Labarrie (2nd season)
  • Robert McCullum (1st season)
Home arenaAlexander Memorial Coliseum
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]

The 2010–11 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets men's basketball team represented Georgia Tech during the 2010–11 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Yellow Jackets, led by 11th-year head coach Paul Hewitt, played their home games at the Alexander Memorial Coliseum and were members of the Atlantic Coast Conference. They finished the season 13–18 and 5–11 in ACC play to finish in eleventh place. They lost to Virginia Tech in the first round of the ACC Basketball tournament. Following the conclusion of the season, Georgia Tech fired Hewitt and before his contract had expired with Georgia Tech.[3]

Previous season

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The Yellow Jackets finished the 2009–10 season 23–13 overall, 7–9 in ACC play. Due to a strong run in the ACC tournament, the Yellow Jackets were invited to the NCAA tournament where, as the ten seed, they beat the seven seed Oklahoma State before falling to the two seed Ohio State in the round of 32.

Roster

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2010–11 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 0 Mfon Udofia 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Stone Mountain, Georgia
G 1 Iman Shumpert 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 212 lb (96 kg) Jr Oak Park, Illinois
G 3 Maurice Miller 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 188 lb (85 kg) Sr Memphis, Tennessee
G 4 Nick Foreman 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Bellaire, Texas
C 5 Daniel Miller 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 275 lb (125 kg) Fr Loganville, Georgia
G 10 Lance Storrs 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Sr Decatur, Georgia
F 11 Brian Oliver 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 226 lb (103 kg) So Glassboro, New Jersey
G 12 Kyle Speller 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Riverside, California
G 13 McPherson Moore 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr St. Louis, Missouri
G/F 14 Jason Morris 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 231 lb (105 kg) Fr Augusta, Georgia
F 24 Kammeon Holsey 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 234 lb (106 kg) Fr Sparta, Georgia
G 33 Derek Craig 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Spring, Texas
G 41 Glen Rice Jr. 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 206 lb (93 kg) So Marietta, Georgia
C 42 Nate Hicks 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 218 lb (99 kg) Fr Panama City Beach, Florida
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: 2010-09-25

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
November 5, 2010*
 ACCNX/ESPN+
Clark Atlanta W 71–68 OT -
 20  Rice Jr.   13  Oliver   -  -  Alexander Memorial Coliseum 
Atlanta, Georgia
Regular season
November 12, 2010*
7:30 pm
Charleston Southern W 52–39  1–0
 12  Udofia   7  Oliver   5  Shumpert  Alexander Memorial Coliseum (5,781)
Atlanta, Georgia
November 15, 2010*
7:30 pm
at Kennesaw State L 63–80  1–1
 20  Shumpert   7  Oliver   2  Rice Jr.  KSU Convocation Center (4,784)
Kennesaw, GA
November 17, 2010*
7:30 pm
Albany W 78–51  2–1
 24  Shumpert   10  Shumpert   4  Shumpert  Alexander Memorial Coliseum (5,121)
Atlanta, GA
November 19, 2010*
7:30 pm
Niagara W 77–51  3–1
 17  Oliver   7  Oliver   6  Rice Jr.  Alexander Memorial Coliseum (5,313)
Atlanta, GA
November 26, 2010*
5:30 pm
vs. UTEP
Legends Classic
W 71–61  4–1
 19  Rice Jr.   12  Oliver   5  Rice Jr.  Boardwalk Hall 
Atlantic City, NJ
November 27, 2010*
7:30 pm
vs. No. 9 Syracuse
Legends Classic
L 76–80  4–2
 32  Oliver   6  Oliver   8  Shumpert  Boardwalk Hall (5,271)
Atlantic City, NJ
November 30, 2010*
7:00 pm
at Northwestern
ACC/Big Ten Challenge
L 71–91  4–3
 16  Rice Jr.   6  Rice Jr.   4  Rice Jr.  Welsh-Ryan Arena (4,455)
Evanston, IL
December 7, 2010*
7:00 pm
Georgia L 72–73  4–4
 18  Shumpert   11  Rice Jr.   5  Oliver  Alexander Memorial Coliseum (6,725)
Atlanta, GA
December 11, 2010*
4:00 pm
Savannah State W 69–59  5–4
 17  Shumpert   10  Shumpert   3  Oliver  Alexander Memorial Coliseum (5,436)
Atlanta, GA
December 18, 2010*
5:00 pm
vs. Richmond
Battle at Atlantis
W 67–54  6–4
 21  Shumpert   6  Shumpert   3  Rice Jr.  Atlantis Paradise Island (3,480)
Paradise Island, BS
December 22, 2010*
7:00 pm
at Siena L 57–62  6–5
 15  Rice Jr.   10  Miller   4  Rice Jr.  MVP Arena (7,468)
Albany, NY
December 31, 2010*
1:00 pm
Mercer W 87–78  7–5
 24  Rice Jr.   8  Shumpert   6  Miller  Alexander Memorial Coliseum (6,094)
Atlanta, GA
January 2, 2011*
6:00 pm
Charlotte L 83–86 2OT 7–6
 28  Shumpert   9  Shumpert   8  Shumpert  Alexander Memorial Coliseum (5,768)
Atlanta, GA
January 8, 2011
4:00 pm
at Boston College L 75–86  7–7
(0–1)
 18  Holsey   7  Rice Jr.   4  Shumpert  Conte Forum (6,516)
Chestnut Hill, MA
January 12, 2011
7:00 pm
at Clemson L 62–87  7–8
(0–2)
 14  Udofia   4  Tied   3  Shumpert  Littlejohn Coliseum (10,000)
Clemson, SC
January 16, 2011
7:45 pm
North Carolina W 78–58  8–8
(1–2)
 30  Shumpert   6  Oliver   4  Miller  Alexander Memorial Coliseum (8,125)
Atlanta, GA
January 19, 2011
7:00 pm
Wake Forest W 74–39  9–8
(2–2)
 21  Rice Jr.   8  Morris   3  Storrs  Alexander Memorial Coliseum (6,062)
Atlanta, GA
January 22, 2011
12:00 pm
at Virginia L 64–72  9–9
(2–3)
 19  Shumpert   9  Shumpert   4  Shumpert  John Paul Jones Arena (11,885)
Raleigh, NC
January 25, 2011
9:00 pm
Virginia Tech W 72–57  10–9
(3–3)
 28  Oliver   12  Shumpert   11  Shumpert  Alexander Memorial Coliseum (5,794)
Atlanta, GA
January 30, 2011
7:45 pm
Maryland L 63–74  10–10
(3–4)
 16  Rice Jr.   12  Rice Jr.   5  Rice Jr.  Alexander Memorial Coliseum (6,257)
Atlanta, GA
February 3, 2011
7:00 pm
at Miami (FL) L 57–59  10–11
(3–5)
 28  Rice Jr.   8  Oliver   2  Tied  BankUnited Center (4,865)
Coral Gables, FL
February 5, 2011
1:00 pm
Clemson L 56–65  10–12
(3–6)
 17  Shumpert   8  Shumpert   3  Rice Jr.  Alexander Memorial Coliseum (6,219)
Atlanta, GA
February 10, 2011
7:00 pm
Florida State L 63–72  10–13
(3–7)
 25  Shumpert   10  Shumpert   3  Udofia  Alexander Memorial Coliseum (5,902)
Atlanta, GA
February 13, 2011
1:00 pm
at Virginia Tech L 77–102  10–14
(3–8)
 27  Shumpert   5  Rice Jr.   5  Rice Jr.  Cassell Coliseum (9,847)
Blacksburg, VA
February 16, 2011*
7:30 pm
Chattanooga W 62–53  11–14
 27  Rice Jr.   11  Shumpert   3  Tied  Alexander Memorial Coliseum (5,364)
Atlanta, GA
February 20, 2011
7:45 pm
at No. 5 Duke L 57–79  11–15
(3–9)
 13  Tied   6  Shumpert   5  Miller  Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314)
Durham, NC
February 23, 2011
7:00 pm
Virginia L 56–62  11–16
(3–10)
 12  Shumpert   6  Storrs   4  Shumpert  Alexander Memorial Coliseum (5,537)
Atlanta, GA
February 26, 2011
2:00 pm
at NC State L 74–79  11–17
(3–11)
 21  Shumpert   8  Shumpert   7  Shumpert  RBC Center (16,020)
Raleigh, NC
March 3, 2011
8:00 pm
at Wake Forest W 80–54  12–17
(4–11)
 24  Shumpert   8  Tied   4  Rice Jr.  LJVM Coliseum (9,369)
Winston-Salem, NC
March 6, 2011
2:30 pm
Miami (FL) W 66–57  13–17
(5–11)
 19  Shumpert   7  Storrs   5  Miller  Alexander Memorial Coliseum (8,025)
Atlanta, GA
ACC tournament
March 10, 2011*
9:00 pm
(11) vs. (6) Virginia Tech
ACC First Round
L 43–59  13–18
 14  Rice Jr.   6  Miller   2  Tied  Greensboro Coliseum (23,381)
Greensboro, NC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

References

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  1. ^ "ACC Standings - 2010-11". ESPN. Retrieved December 27, 2010.
  2. ^ "2011 NCAA Men's Basketball Rankings". ESPN. Retrieved December 27, 2010.
  3. ^ "Georgia Tech Pays Paul Hewitt $7.2 Million Not to Coach". March 12, 2011.