2010–11 Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball team

The 2010–11 Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball team (variously "Alabama", "UA", "Bama" or "The Tide") represented the University of Alabama in the 2010–2011 college basketball season. The team's head coach was Anthony Grant, who entered his second season after posting a 17–15 record in his inaugural season. The team played its home games at Coleman Coliseum in Tuscaloosa, Alabama and was a member of the Southeastern Conference. This was the 98th season of basketball in the school's history.

2010–11 Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball
SEC Western Division champions
NIT, runner-up
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
DivisionWest Division
Record25–12 (12–4 SEC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaColeman Coliseum
(Capacity: 15,316)
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

Pre-season

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The 2009–10 season, the 1st under head coach Anthony Grant, saw the Tide finish the season 17–15 (6–10 SEC), while losing two key players to injury. The Crimson Tide had four players graduate and one transfer after the season ended, including the starting point guard. They also brought in four key freshman recruits and 1 junior college transfer. JaMychal Green was selected to the SEC Pre-season 2nd team, while the team was picked to finish 3rd in the western division of the SEC.

Roster

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2010–11 Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
F 1 JaMychal Green 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Jr Montgomery, Alabama
G 2 Charles Hankerson 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Miami, Florida
C 4 Carl Engström 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Fr Ystad, Sweden
F 5 Tony Mitchell 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Swainsboro, Georgia
G 10 Ben Eblen 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Isle of Palms, South Carolina
F 11 Jason Carter 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Fr Houston, Texas
G 12 Trevor Releford 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Shawnee Mission, Kansas
G 14 Kendall Durant   6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Washington, D.C.
G 21 Senario Hillman 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Irwinton, Georgia
G 22 Andrew Steele 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS So Birmingham, Alabama
G 24 Charvez Davis 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Montgomery, Alabama
F 44 Chris Hines 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sr Evergreen, Alabama
F 50 Justin Luquire 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Sr Indian Springs, Alabama
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Source: Rolltide.com 2010–11 Roster[1]

Depth chart

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Pos. Starting 5 Bench 1 Bench 2
C Chris Hines Carl Engstrom Justin Luquire
PF JaMychal Green Charles Hankerson
SF Tony Mitchell Andrew Steele Jason Carter
SG Charvez Davis Senario Hillman Kendall Durant
PG Trevor Releford Ben Eblen

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
November 2, 2010*
7:00 pm
Talladega W 96–60 
 17  T. Releford   8  T. Mitchell   7  T. Releford  Coleman Coliseum (8,958)
Tuscaloosa, AL
November 8, 2010*
7:00 pm
Alabama–Huntsville W 73–68 2OT
 22  T. Releford   8  J. Green   5  S. Hillman  Coleman Coliseum (9,645)
Tuscaloosa, AL
Regular season
November 12, 2010*
7:30 pm
Florida A&M W 76–37  1–0
 14  J. Green   9  T. Mitchell   5  S. Hillman  Coleman Coliseum (10,313)
Tuscaloosa, AL
November 15, 2010*
7:00 pm
Troy W 79–60  2–0
 17  J. Green   7  J. Green   6  T. Releford  Coleman Coliseum (8,939)
Tuscaloosa, AL
November 19, 2010*
5:00 pm
vs. Seton Hall
Paradise Jam
L 78–83  2–1
 20  T. Releford   11  C. Hines   3  C. Hines  Sports and Fitness Center 
St. Thomas, VI
November 20, 2010*
5:00 pm
vs. Iowa
Paradise Jam
L 47–55  2–2
 17  J. Green   8  T. Releford   3  T. Mitchell  Sports and Fitness Center 
St. Thomas, VI
November 22, 2010*
12:00 pm
vs. Saint Peter's
Paradise Jam
L 49–50  2–3
 15  T. Mitchell   6  T. Mitchell   3  S. Hillman  Sports and Fitness Center 
St. Thomas, VI
November 27, 2010*
1:00 pm
Alabama A&M W 76–50  3–3
 15  S. Hillmam   15  T. Mitchell   7  T. Releford  Coleman Coliseum (10,746)
Tuscaloosa, AL
December 1, 2010*
7:30 pm, no
South Alabama W 72–50  4–3
 20  T. Mitchell   13  T. Mitchell   4  T. Releford  Coleman Coliseum (9,553)
Tuscaloosa, AL
December 4, 2010*
2:30 pm
at No. 22 Purdue L 47–66  4–4
 14  T. Mitchell   9  T. Mitchell   3  S. Hillman  Mackey Arena (14,123)
West Lafayette, IN
December 11, 2010*
1:00 pm
at Providence L 70–82  4–5
 20  T. Mitchell   11  J. Green   6  T. Releford  Dunkin' Donuts Center (8,056)
Providence, RI
December 15, 2010*
8:00 pm
Southeastern Louisiana W 59–38  5–5
 16  J. Green   15  J. Green   3  J. Green  Coleman Coliseum (8,178)
Tuscaloosa, AL
December 18, 2010*
5:30 pm
vs. Oklahoma State
All-College Basketball Classic
L 60–68  5–6
 16  J. Green   8  C. Hines   4  T. Releford  Oklahoma City Arena (10,625)
Oklahoma City, OK
December 21, 2010*
7:00 pm
Lipscomb W 71–51  6–6
 22  C. Davis   10  C. Hines   5  T. Releford  Coleman Coliseum (8,889)
Tuscaloosa, AL
December 28, 2010*
8:00 pm
Pepperdine W 83–60  7–6
 23  J. Green   11  C. Hines   6  T. Releford  Coleman Coliseum (9,139)
Tuscaloosa, AL
January 3, 2011*
7:00 pm
Toledo W 83–41  8–6
 21  C. Davis   8  T. Mitchell   5  S. Hillman  Coleman Coliseum (8,245)
Tuscaloosa, AL
January 8, 2011
3:00 pm
at Mississippi State W 75–57  9–6
(1–0)
 17  T. Releford   11  J. Green   4  T. Releford  Humphrey Coliseum (7,121)
Starkville, MS
January 12, 2011
8:00 pm
South Carolina W 57–47  10–6
(2–0)
 20  J. Green   11  T. Mitchell   2  S Hillman  Coleman Coliseum (11,572)
Tuscaloosa, AL
January 15, 2011
12:30 pm
at Arkansas L 65–70  10–7
(2–1)
 17  T. Releford   12  C. Hines   4  T. Releford  Bud Walton Arena (13,033)
Fayetteville, AR
January 18, 2011
8:00 pm
No. 12 Kentucky W 68–66  11–7
(3–1)
 18  J. Green   11  J. Green   3  C. Hines  Coleman Coliseum (14,859)
Tuscaloosa, AL
January 22, 2011
5:00 pm
at Auburn
Rivalry
W 68–58  12–7
(4–1)
 15  J. Green   6  T. Mitchell   5  S. Hillman  Auburn Arena (9,121)
Auburn, AL
January 29, 2011
7:00 pm
LSU W 70–46  13–7
(5–1)
 20  J. Green   7  J. Green   4  T. Releford  Coleman Coliseum (15,383)
Tuscaloosa, AL
February 2, 2011
7:00 pm
Mississippi State W 75–61  14–7
(6–1)
 23  T. Mitchell   11  J. Green   8  T. Releford  Coleman Coliseum (10,771)
Tuscaloosa, AL
February 5, 2011
4:00 pm
at Tennessee W 65–60 OT 15–7
(7–1)
 24  T. Mitchell   8  C. Hines   3  J. Green  Thompson–Boling Arena (21,948)
Knoxville, TN
February 10, 2011
8:00 pm
at No. 23 Vanderbilt L 77–81  15–8
(7–2)
 23  J. Green   10  J. Green   4  S. Hillman  Memorial Gymnasium (14,136)
Nashville, TN
February 12, 2011
3:00 pm
Ole Miss W 74–64  16–8
(8–2)
 20  T. Mitchell   7  T. Mitchell   7  T. Releford  Coleman Coliseum (15,383)
Tuscaloosa, AL
February 17, 2011
8:00 pm
at LSU W 67–56  17–8
(9–2)
 18  J. Green   8  J. Green   2  T. Releford  Maravich Assembly Center (7,830)
Baton Rouge, LA
February 19, 2011
6:00 pm
Arkansas W 69–56  18–8
(10–2)
 27  T. Mitchell   9  J. Green   4  T. Releford  Coleman Coliseum (15,383)
Tuscaloosa, AL
February 23, 2011
7:00 pm
Auburn
Rivalry
W 51–49  19–8
(11–2)
 17  J. Green   9  C. Hines   1  C. Davis  Coleman Coliseum (15,383)
Tuscaloosa, AL
February 26, 2011
3:00 pm
at Ole Miss L 63–68  19–9
(11–3)
 17  J. Green   7  C. Hines   6  C. Davis  Tad Smith Coliseum (7,903)
Oxford, MS
March 1, 2011
6:00 pm
at No. 14 Florida L 51–78  19–10
(11–4)
 17  T. Releford   9  J. Green   4  T. Releford  O'Connell Center (12,225)
Gainesville, FL
March 5, 2011
12:30 pm
Georgia W 65–57  20–10
(12–4)
 19  J. Green   11  T. Mitchell   4  C. Davis  Coleman Coliseum (15,383)
Tuscaloosa, AL
SEC tournament
March 11, 2011
12:00 pm
(W1) vs. (E4) Georgia
SEC Quarterfinals
W 65–59 OT 21–10
 20  J. Green   13  J. Green   2  T. Releford  Georgia Dome (21,875)
Atlanta, GA
March 12, 2011
12:00 pm
(W1) vs. (E2) No. 15 Kentucky
SEC Semifinals
L 58–72  21–11
 16  T. Mitchell   9  J. Green   4  T. Releford  Georgia Dome (21,728)
Atlanta, GA
NIT
March 15, 2011*
6:00 pm
(1 A) (8 A) Coastal Carolina
NIT First Round
W 68–44  22–11
 12  3 tied   10  J. Green   4  C. Davis  Coleman Coliseum (5,116)
Tuscaloosa, AL
March 21, 2011*
8:00 pm
(1 A) (4 A) New Mexico
NIT Second Round
W 74–67  23–11
 23  T. Mitchell   7  J. Green   6  T. Releford  Coleman Coliseum (6,821)
Tuscaloosa, AL
March 23, 2011*
8:00 pm
(1 A) (2 A) Miami (FL)
NIT Quarterfinals
W 79–64  24–11
 22  T. Releford   9  3 tied   3  C. Davis  Coleman Coliseum (8,612)
Tuscaloosa, AL
March 29, 2011*
8:00 pm
(1 A) vs. (1 C) Colorado
NIT Semifinals
W 62–61  25–11
 22  J. Green   6  2 tied   7  T. Releford  Madison Square Garden (6,082)
New York, NY
March 31, 2011*
6:00 pm
(1 A) vs. (4 VT) Wichita State
NIT Championship Game
L 57–66  25–12
 13  T. Mitchell   10  T. Mitchell   3  T. Releford  Madison Square Garden (6,206)
New York, NY
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
A=NIT Alabama bracket. C=NIT Colorado bracket. VT=NIT Virginia Tech bracket.
All times are in Central Time.

Source: 2010–11 Schedule. Rolltide.com

Class of 2011 signees

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US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Trevor Lacey
G
Huntsville, Alabama S.R. Butler HS 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) May 18, 2011 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: 96
Levi Randolph
G
Madison, Alabama Bob Jones HS 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) May 20, 2010 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: 96
Nick Jacobs
F
Atlanta, Georgia South Atlanta HS 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 255 lb (116 kg) Oct 26, 2010 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: 92
Rodney Cooper
F
Seale, Alabama Russell County HS 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) May 20, 2010 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: 91
Moussa Gueye
C
Mattoon, Illinois Lake Land CC 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Oct 4, 2010 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   Rivals:    247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: 88
Retin Obasohan
G
Antwerp, Belgium 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 205 lb (93 kg) May 20, 2011 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: N/A
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 14   Rivals: 5  ESPN: 13
  • 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:

  • "Alabama Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved May 25, 2011.
  • "2011 Alabama Basketball Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved May 25, 2011.
  • "ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved May 25, 2011.
  • "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved May 25, 2011.
  • "2011 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved May 25, 2011.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ 2010–11 Roster. Rolltide.com