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
2010–11 record25–12 (12–4 SEC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaColeman Coliseum
(Capacity: 15,316)
2010–11 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
East
No. 15 Florida133 .813  298  .784
No. 11 Kentucky106 .625  299  .763
No. 25 Vanderbilt97 .563  2311  .676
Georgia97 .563  2112  .636
Tennessee88 .500  1915  .559
South Carolina511 .313  1416  .467
West
Alabama124 .750  2512  .676
Mississippi State97 .563  1714  .548
Ole Miss79 .438  2014  .588
Arkansas79 .438  1813  .581
Auburn412 .250  1120  .355
LSU313 .188  1121  .344
SEC Tournament winner
As of April 2, 2011; Rankings from AP Poll

Pre-season

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

2010–11 Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
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

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

Date
time, TV
Opponent Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
Nov. 2*
7:00 pm, no
Talladega W 96–60 
 17  T. Releford  8  T. Mitchell  7  T. Releford  Coleman Coliseum (8,958)
Tuscaloosa, AL
Nov. 8*
7:00 pm, no
Alabama-Huntsville W 73–68 2OT
 22  T. Releford  8  J. Green  5  S. Hillman  Coleman Coliseum (9,645)
Tuscaloosa, AL
Regular Season – Non-Conference Play
Nov. 12*
7:30 pm, no
Florida A&M W 76–37  1–0
 14  J. Green  9  T. Mitchell  5  S. Hillman  Coleman Coliseum (10,313)
Tuscaloosa, AL
Nov. 15*
7:00 pm, no
Troy W 79–60  2–0
 17  J. Green  7  J. Green  6  T. Releford  Coleman Coliseum (8,939)
Tuscaloosa, AL
Paradise Jam Tournament
Nov. 19*
5:00 pm, no
vs. Seton Hall L 78–83  2–1
 20  T. Releford  11  C. Hines  3  C. Hines  Sports and Fitness Center (–)
St. Thomas, VI
Nov. 20*
5:00 pm, no
vs. Iowa L 47–55  2–2
 17  J. Green  8  T. Releford  3  T. Mitchell  Sports and Fitness Center (–)
St. Thomas, VI
Nov. 22*
12:00 pm, no
vs. Saint Peter's L 49–50  2–3
 15  T. Mitchell  6  T. Mitchell  3  S. Hillman  Sports and Fitness Center (–)
St. Thomas, VI
Nov. 27*
1:00 pm, no
Alabama A&M W 76–50  3–3
 15  S. Hillmam  15  T. Mitchell  7  T. Releford  Coleman Coliseum (10,746)
Tuscaloosa, AL
Dec. 1*
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
Dec. 4*
2:30 pm, no
at No. 22 Purdue L 47–66  4–4
 14  T. Mitchell  9  T. Mitchell  3  S. Hillman  Mackey Arena (14,123)
West Lafayette, Indiana
Dec. 11*
1:00 pm, no
at Providence L 70–82  4–5
 20  T. Mitchell  11  J. Green  6  T. Releford  Dunkin' Donuts Center (8,056)
Providence, Rhode Island
Dec. 15*
8:00 pm, no
Southeastern Louisiana W 59–38  5–5
 16  J. Green  15  J. Green  3  J. Green  Coleman Coliseum (8,178)
Tuscaloosa, AL
All-College Basketball Classic
Dec. 18*
5:30 pm, no
vs. Oklahoma State L 60–68  5–6
 16  J. Green  8  C. Hines  4  T. Releford  Oklahoma City Arena (10,625)
Oklahoma City
Dec. 21*
7:00 pm, no
Lipscomb W 71–51  6–6
 22  C. Davis  10  C. Hines  5  T. Releford  Coleman Coliseum (8,889)
Tuscaloosa, AL
Dec. 28*
8:00 pm, no
Pepperdine W 83–60  7–6
 23  J. Green  11  C. Hines  6  T. Releford  Coleman Coliseum (9,139)
Tuscaloosa, AL
Jan. 3*
7:00 pm, no
Toledo W 83–41  8–6
 21  C. Davis  8  T. Mitchell  5  S. Hillman  Coleman Coliseum (8,245)
Tuscaloosa, AL
Regular Season – Conference Play
Jan. 8
3:00 pm, no
at Mississippi State W 75–57  9–6
(1–0)
 17  T. Releford  11  J. Green  4  T. Releford  Humphrey Coliseum (7,121)
Starkville, Mississippi
Jan. 12
8:00 pm, no
South Carolina W 57–47  10–6
(2–0)
 20  J. Green  11  T. Mitchell  2  S Hillman  Coleman Coliseum (11,572)
Tuscaloosa, AL
Jan. 15
12:30 pm, no
at Arkansas L 65–70  10–7
(2–1)
 17  T. Releford  12  C. Hines  4  T. Releford  Bud Walton Arena (13,033)
Fayetteville, Arkansas
Jan. 18
8:00 pm, no
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
Jan. 22
5:00 pm, no
at Auburn W 68–58  12–7
(4–1)
 15  J. Green  6  T. Mitchell  5  S. Hillman  Auburn Arena (9,121)
Auburn, AL
Jan. 29
7:00 pm, no
LSU W 70–46  13–7
(5–1)
 20  J. Green  7  J. Green  4  T. Releford  Coleman Coliseum (15,383)
Tuscaloosa, AL
Feb. 2
7:00 pm, no
Mississippi State W 75–61  14–7
(6–1)
 23  T. Mitchell  11  J. Green  8  T. Releford  Coleman Coliseum (10,771)
Tuscaloosa, AL
Feb. 5
4:00 pm, no
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, Tennessee
Feb. 10
8:00 pm, no
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, Tennessee
Feb. 12
3:00 pm, no
Ole Miss W 74–64  16–8
(8–2)
 20  T. Mitchell  7  T. Mitchell  7  T. Releford  Coleman Coliseum (15,383)
Tuscaloosa, AL
Feb. 17
8:00 pm, no
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, Louisiana
Feb. 19
6:00 pm, no
Arkansas W 69–56  18–8
(10–2)
 27  T. Mitchell  9  J. Green  4  T. Releford  Coleman Coliseum (15,383)
Tuscaloosa, AL
Feb. 23
7:00 pm, no
Auburn W 51–49  19–8
(11–2)
 17  J. Green  9  C. Hines  1  C. Davis  Coleman Coliseum (15,383)
Tuscaloosa, AL
Feb. 26
3:00 pm, no
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, Mississippi
Mar. 1
6:00 pm, no
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, Florida
Mar. 5
12:30 pm, no
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
Mar. 11
12:00 pm, no
vs. Georgia
Quarterfinals
W 65–59 OT 21–10
 20  J. Green  13  J. Green  2  T. Releford  Georgia Dome (21,875)
Atlanta
Mar. 12
12:00 pm, no
vs. No. 15 Kentucky
Semifinals
L 58–72  21–11
 16  T. Mitchell  9  J. Green  4  T. Releford  Georgia Dome (21,728)
Atlanta
National Invitation Tournament
Mar. 15*
6:00 pm, no
Coastal Carolina
First round
W 68–44  22–11
 12  3 tied  10  J. Green  4  C. Davis  Coleman Coliseum (5,116)
Tuscaloosa, AL
Mar. 21*
8:00 pm, no
New Mexico
Second round
W 74–67  23–11
 23  T. Mitchell  7  J. Green  6  T. Releford  Coleman Coliseum (6,821)
Tuscaloosa, AL
Mar. 23*
8:00 pm, no
Miami (FL)
Quarterfinals
W 79–64  24–11
 22  T. Releford  9  3 tied  3  C. Davis  Coleman Coliseum (8,612)
Tuscaloosa, AL
Mar. 29*
8:00 pm, no
vs. Colorado
Semifinals
W 62–61  25–11
 22  J. Green  6  2 tied  7  T. Releford  Madison Square Garden (6,082)
New York City
Mar. 31*
6:00 pm, no
vs. Wichita State
Championship Game
L 57–66  25–12
 13  T. Mitchell  10  T. Mitchell  3  T. Releford  Madison Square Garden (6,206)
New York City
*Non-conference game. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

Source: 2010–11 Schedule. Rolltide.com

Class of 2011 signees

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:   247Sports: N/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:   247Sports: N/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:   247Sports: N/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:   247Sports: N/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: Scout: N/A   Rivals:   247Sports: N/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: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/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 2011-05-25.
  • "2011 Alabama Basketball Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved 2011-05-25.
  • "ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2011-05-25.
  • "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved 2011-05-25.
  • "2011 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2011-05-25.

    See also

    References

    1. 2010–11 Roster. Rolltide.com
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