2010–11 Houston Cougars men's basketball team

The 2010–11 Houston Cougars men's basketball team represented the University of Houston in the college basketball 2010–11 season. It is their 66th year of season play. The head coach for the Cougars was James Dickey, who was serving in his 1st year in that position. The team played its home games at Hofheinz Pavilion on-campus in Houston and are members of Conference USA.

2010–11 Houston Cougars men's basketball
ConferenceConference USA
2010–11 record12–18 (4–12 C-USA)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaHofheinz Pavilion
2010–11 Conference USA men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
UAB124 .750  229  .710
Tulsa115 .688  1913  .594
UTEP115 .688  2510  .714
Memphis106 .625  2510  .714
Southern Miss97 .563  2210  .688
Marshall97 .563  2212  .647
Southern Methodist88 .500  2015  .571
East Carolina88 .500  1816  .529
UCF610 .375  2112  .636
Rice511 .313  1418  .438
Houston412 .250  1218  .400
Tulane313 .188  1317  .433
2011 CUSA Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

With a win over #19 UCF during mid-season play, Houston defeated a nationally ranked opponent at home for the first time since the 2005 season.

Roster

Trumaine Johnson played ten games with Houston during the season, but left the team due to "personal reasons" on January 14, 2011.[1]

2010–11 Houston Cougars men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
G 0 Joseph Young (I) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)185 lb (84 kg) Fr Houston, Texas
F 1 Mikhail McLean 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)205 lb (93 kg) Fr Houston, Texas
G 2 Zamal Nixon 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)170 lb (77 kg) Sr Brooklyn, New York
F 3 Maurice McNeil 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)225 lb (102 kg) Sr New York, New York
G 4 Cory Tellis 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)220 lb (100 kg) Sr Friendswood, Texas
G 5 Nick Haywood 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)170 lb (77 kg) So Monroe, Louisiana
G 11 Darian Thibodeaux 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)175 lb (79 kg) Jr Dallas, Texas
F 21 Alandise Harris 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)230 lb (104 kg) Fr Little Rock, Arkansas
G 31 Adam Brown 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)175 lb (79 kg) Sr San Antonio, Texas
F 32 Kirk Van Slyke 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)215 lb (98 kg) So The Woodlands, Texas
G 33 Trumaine Johnson (S) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)190 lb (86 kg) RS Jr Houston, Texas
F 40 Kendrick Washington 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)260 lb (118 kg) So Shreveport, Louisiana
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: 2010-11-22

Incoming recruits

This season, Houston had five incoming recruits. Freshman Joseph Young, who is the son of Phi Slama Jama-era Houston player and former NBA player Michael Young, had originally committed and signed a National Letter of Intent (NLI) to play at Providence, but chose to play for Houston instead.[2] Although Young requested a release from his NLI, Providence head coach Keno Davis denied it.[3] Young then appealed to the National Letter of Intent advisory committee, but the denial was upheld. Due to the rules of the NCAA, Young is being treated as a transfer student, and is required to sit-out for all games this season. However, he will be eligible to play during the 2011–12 season.

Trumaine Johnson transferred to Houston from San Diego where he played as a guard. Johnson cited racial discrimination against the University of San Diego, and is currently suing the school.[4] Johnson played ten games with Houston until he sustained an ankle injury. Following the injury, he remained with the team for the next four games, but did not play. On January 14, 2011, it was announced that Johnson had left the team for personal reasons.[1]

Houston had several other recruits, but granted releases to them prior to the beginning of the season. Marial Dhal, a 7' 3" center from Uganda, originally committed to Houston on May 1, 2010 and signed an NLI, but was granted a release after head coach Tom Penders stepped down from his position.[5] He then committed, and began play for Canisius. In a similar fashion, Devon Lamb, who had verbally committed to Houston on February 15, 2010, chose to play for Lamar also due to a change of staff.

Fabyon Harris of Chicago originally committed on May 10, 2010, and eventually signed an NLI to Houston, but was granted a release for "personal and family" reasons on August 16, 2010.[6] He then committed to playing for Howard College in the NJCAA, but was dismissed from the team before the season began following an arrest in which Harris had shoplifted a television from a Wal-Mart retail store in Big Spring, Texas with two other teammates.[7]

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Alandise Harris
SF
Little Rock, Arkansas Central HS 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 230 lb (100 kg) Jun 16, 2010 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 89
Darian Thibodeaux
SG
Dallas, Texas Kimball HS / Navarro JC 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 173 lb (78 kg) May 1, 2010 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 40
Joseph Young
SG
Houston, Texas Yates HS 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Aug 23, 2010 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 93
Mikhail McLean
PF
Houston, Texas Second Baptist 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 203 lb (92 kg) Apr 28, 2010 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 86
Trumaine Johnson
SG
Humble, Texas Kingwood HS / San Diego 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jul 16, 2010 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 40
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: Unranked   Rivals: Unranked
  • 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:

  • "Houston 2010 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2010-11-22.
  • "2010 Houston Basketball Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved 2010-11-22.
  • "ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2010-11-22.
  • "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved 2010-11-22.
  • "2010 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2010-11-22.

    Schedule

    Date
    time, TV
    Opponent Result Record Site
    city, state
    Exhibition
    2010/11/06*
    4:00PM
    Abilene Christian W 71–68  0–0
    Hofheinz Pavilion 
    Houston, Texas
    Regular season
    2010/11/12*
    7:00PM
    Nicholls State W 63–62 OT 1–0
    Hofheinz Pavilion 
    Houston, Texas
    2009/11/14*
    2:00PM
    Alcorn State W 88–68  2–0
    Hofheinz Pavilion 
    Houston, Texas
    2010/11/17*
    7:00PM
    at Louisiana Tech L 54–60  2–1
    Thomas Assembly Center 
    Ruston, Louisiana
    2010/11/20*
    2:00PM
    Northwestern Oklahoma State W 81–58  3–1
    Hofheinz Pavilion 
    Houston, Texas
    2010/11/23*
    7:00PM
    Louisiana-Lafayette W 78–65  4–1
    Hofheinz Pavilion 
    Houston, Texas
    2010/11/27*
    3:00PM
    at TCU L 63–79  4–2
    Daniel–Meyer Coliseum 
    Fort Worth, Texas
    2010/11/30*
    7:00PM
    at LSU L 57–79  4–3
    Pete Maravich Assembly Center 
    Baton Rouge, Louisiana
    2010/12/04*
    2:00PM, SLC TV
    at Sam Houston State W 75–71 OT 5–3
    Bernard Johnson Coliseum 
    Huntsville, Texas
    2010/12/06*
    7:00PM, CSS
    Nevada W 64–61  6–3
    Hofheinz Pavilion 
    Houston, Texas
    2010/12/11*
    6:00PM, CSS
    UTSA L 63–68  6–4
    Hofheinz Pavilion 
    Houston, Texas
    2010/12/18*
    7:00PM
    at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi L 78–81 OT 6–5
    American Bank Center 
    Corpus Christi, Texas
    2010/12/21*
    7:00PM
    Sam Houston State W 75–73  7–5
    Hofheinz Pavilion 
    Houston, Texas
    2010/12/30*
    6:00PM
    Rogers State W 85–48  8–5
    Hofheinz Pavilion 
    Houston, Texas
    2011/01/05
    8:00PM, CSS
    at Southern Miss L 73–85  8–6
    (0–1)
    Reed Green Coliseum 
    Hattiesburg, Mississippi
    2011/01/08
    4:00PM
    #19 UCF W 76–71  9–6
    (1–1)
    Hofheinz Pavilion 
    Houston, Texas
    2011/01/15
    2:00PM
    at SMU W 70–68  10–6
    (2–1)
    Moody Coliseum 
    Dallas, Texas
    2011/01/19
    6:00PM, CBS CS
    at Tulsa W 64–57  11–6
    (3–1)
    Hofheinz Pavilion 
    Houston, Texas
    2011/01/22
    7:00PM
    UTEP L 52–57  11–7
    (3–2)
    Hofheinz Pavilion 
    Houston, Texas
    2011/01/26
    8:00PM, CSS
    at Rice
    Bayou Cup
    L 71–79  11–8
    (3–3)
    Tudor Fieldhouse 
    Houston, Texas
    2011/01/29
    5:00PM, CSS
    at East Carolina L 70–74  11–9
    (3–4)
    Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum 
    Greenville, North Carolina
    2011/02/01
    8:00PM, CBS CS
    Marshall L 62–63  11–10
    (3–5)
    Hofheinz Pavilion 
    Houston, Texas
    2011/02/05
    7:05PM
    at Tulsa L 71–76 OT 11–11
    (3–6)
    Reynolds Center 
    Tulsa, Oklahoma
    2011/02/12
    4:00PM
    Tulane W 79-68  12-11
    (4-6)
    Hofheinz Pavilion 
    Houston, Texas
    2011/02/16
    7:00PM
    SMU L 51-65  12-12
    (4-7)
    Hofheinz Pavilion 
    Houston, Texas
    2011/02/19
    8:05PM, CBS CS
    at UTEP L 64-76  12-13
    (4-8)
    Don Haskins Center 
    El Paso, Texas
    2011/02/22
    8:00PM, CBS CS
    at Memphis L 58-69  12-14
    (4-9)
    FedExForum 
    Memphis, Tennessee
    2011/02/26
    5:00PM, CBS CS
    UAB L 55-68  12-15
    (4-10)
    Hofheinz Pavilion 
    Houston, Texas
    2011/03/02
    7:00PM
    at Tulane L 77-80  12-16
    (4-11)
    Avron B. Fogelman Arena 
    New Orleans, Louisiana
    2011/03/05
    5:00PM
    Rice
    Bayou Cup
    L 57-72  12-17
    (4-12)
    Hofheinz Pavilion 
    Houston, Texas
    C-USA Men's Basketball Tournament
    2011/03/09
    6:30PM
    vs. Marshall
    First round
    L 87-97  12-18
    Don Haskins Center 
    El Paso, Texas
    *Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
    All times are in Central Standard Time.

    References

    1. Campbell, Steve (2011-01-14). "Johnson leaves Cougars". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved 2011-01-23.
    2. Brennan, Eamonn (2010-08-24). "Joseph Young enrolls at Houston after all". ESPN. Retrieved 2010-11-22.
    3. Brennan, Eamonn (2010-08-18). "Providence recruit battle comes to a head". ESPN. Retrieved 2010-11-22.
    4. Schrotenboer, Brent (2010-03-10). "Ex-USD athlete sues, claims racial bias". The San Diego Union-Tribune. Retrieved 2010-11-22.
    5. McKissic, Rodney (2010-06-10). "Canisius lands 7–3 juco transfer". The Buffalo News. Archived from the original on 2010-06-14. Retrieved 2010-11-22.
    6. Skrbina, Paul (2010-08-16). "Hyde Park grad Fabyon Harris granted release from Houston". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 2010-11-22.
    7. Helfgot, Mike (2010-08-25). "Hyde Park grad Fabyon Harris arrested". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 2010-11-22.
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