2010–11 Clemson Tigers men's basketball team

The 2010–11 Clemson Tigers men's basketball team represented Clemson University during the 2010–11 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Tigers, led by first-year head coach Brad Brownell, played their home games at Littlejohn Coliseum and were members of the Atlantic Coast Conference. They finished the season 22–12, 9–7 in ACC play. They lost in the semifinals of the 2011 ACC men's basketball tournament to North Carolina. They received an at-large bid to the 2011 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament where they defeated UAB in the new First Four round before falling to West Virginia in the second round.

2010–11 Clemson Tigers men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Round of 64
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record22–12 (9–7 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaLittlejohn 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]

Roster

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Number Name Position Height Weight Year Hometown
2 Demontez Stitt Guard 6–2 180 Senior Matthews, North Carolina
3 Zavier Anderson Guard 5–9 170 Senior Greenville, South Carolina
4 Jonah Baize Forward 6–6 195 Senior Evansville, Indiana
5 Tanner Smith Guard 6–5 210 Junior Alpharetta, Georgia
10 Catalin Baciu Center 7–2 255 Junior Cluj-Napoca, Romania
11 Andre Young Guard 5–9 175 Junior Albany, Georgia
12 Cory Stanton Guard 5–10 175 Freshman Springfield, Tennessee
21 Bryan Narcisse Forward 6–6 220 Junior North Augusta, South Carolina
24 Milton Jennings Forward 6–9 225 Sophomore Summerville, South Carolina
31 Devin Booker Forward/Center 6–8 245 Sophomore Whitmire, South Carolina
44 DeAndre Hopkins Guard 6–2 205 Freshman Central, South Carolina
45 Jerai Grant Forward/Center 6–8 230 Senior Bowie, Maryland

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/05/2010*
7:00 pm
Belmont Abbey W 96–57 
Littlejohn Coliseum (5,000)
Clemson, SC
Regular season
11/12/2010*
8:00 pm
Western Carolina W 87–64  1–0
Littlejohn Coliseum (7,920)
Clemson, SC
11/15/2010*
8:00 pm
Wofford W 78–70  2–0
Littlejohn Coliseum (7,900)
Clemson, SC
11/19/2010*
3:30 pm
vs. Long Beach State
Paradise Jam tournament quarterfinals
W 69–55  3–0
Sports and Fitness Center (N/A)
St. Thomas, VI
11/21/2010*
6:00 pm, FCS
vs. Old Dominion
Paradise Jam Tournament semifinals
L 60–61  3–1
Sports and Fitness Center (N/A)
St. Thomas, VI
11/22/2010*
6:00 pm, FSN
vs. Seton Hall
Paradise Jam Tournament 3rd place game
W 64–58 OT 4–1
Sports and Fitness Center (N/A)
St. Thomas, VI
11/26/2010*
7:00 pm
South Carolina State W 69–54  5–1
Littlejohn Coliseum (7,825)
Clemson, SC
11/30/2010*
9:00 pm, ESPN2
Michigan
ACC–Big Ten Challenge
L 61–69  5–2
Littlejohn Coliseum (7,237)
Clemson, SC
12/05/2010*
4:00 pm, FSSO/SunSp
at South Carolina L 60–64  5–3
Colonial Life Arena (10,177)
Columbia, SC
12/12/2010
6:15 pm, FSN
at Florida State L 69–75  5–4 (0–1)
Donald L. Tucker Center (7,015)
Tallahassee, FL
12/17/2010*
7:00 pm
Savannah State W 61–40  6–4
Littlejohn Coliseum (5,500)
Clemson, SC
12/19/2010*
2:00 pm, FSSO
UNC Greensboro W 71–61  7–4
Littlejohn Coliseum (5,500)
Clemson, SC
12/22/2010*
7:00 pm, FSSO/NESN
at College of Charleston W 66–59  8–4
Carolina First Arena (5,048)
Charleston, SC
12/27/2010*
7:00 pm
Delaware State W 76–41  9–4
Littlejohn Coliseum (7,523)
Clemson, SC
12/29/2010*
7:00 pm
East Carolina W 71–59  10–4
Littlejohn Coliseum (7,382)
Clemson, SC
01/02/2011*
4:00 pm
The Citadel W 69–54  11–4
Littlejohn Coliseum (7,613)
Clemson, SC
01/08/2011
6:00 pm, ESPNU
Miami (FL) W 79–72  12–4 (1–1)
Littlejohn Coliseum (8,592)
Clemson, SC
01/12/2011
7:00 pm, FSSO
Georgia Tech W 87–72  13–4 (2–1)
Littlejohn Coliseum (10,000)
Clemson, SC
01/18/2011
8:00 pm, Raycom
at North Carolina L 65–75  13–5 (2–2)
Dean E. Smith Center (20,352)
Chapel Hill, NC
01/22/2011
2:30 pm, Raycom
at Maryland L 77–79  13–6 (2–3)
Comcast Center (17,950)
College Park, MD
01/25/2011
7:00 pm, ACCN
NC State W 60–50  14–6 (3–3)
Littlejohn Coliseum (9,000)
Clemson, SC
01/29/2011
12:00 pm, Raycom
Florida State W 62–44  15–6 (4–3)
Littlejohn Coliseum (10,000)
Clemson, SC
02/02/2011
9:00 pm, ESPNU
at Virginia L 47–49  15–7 (4–4)
John Paul Jones Arena (8,684)
Charlottesville, VA
02/05/2011
1:00 pm, Raycom
at Georgia Tech W 65–56  16–7 (5–4)
Alexander Memorial Coliseum (6,219)
Atlanta, GA
02/8/2011
9:00 pm, ESPNU
Boston College W 77–69  17–7 (6–4)
Littlejohn Coliseum (8,925)
Clemson, SC
02/12/2011
1:00 pm, Raycom
No. 21 North Carolina L 62–64  17–8 (6–5)
Littlejohn Coliseum (10,000)
Clemson, SC
02/17/2011
7:00 pm
at NC State L 61–69  17–9 (6–6)
RBC Center (14,891)
Raleigh, NC
02/20/2011
3:30 pm, ESPNU
at Miami (FL) W 63–59  18–9 (7–6)
BankUnited Center (5,846)
Coral Gables, FL
02/26/2011
4:00 pm, ACCN
Wake Forest W 63–49  19–9 (8–6)
Littlejohn Coliseum (10,000)
Clemson, SC
03/02/2011
9:00 pm, ESPN
at No. 4 Duke L 59–70  19–10 (8–7)
Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314)
Durham, NC
03/5/2011
12:00 pm, ESPN2
Virginia Tech W 69–60  20–10 (9–7)
Littlejohn Coliseum (10,000)
Clemson, SC
ACC tournament
03/11/2011
2:00 pm, ESPN2
(4) vs. (5) Boston College
Quarterfinals
W 70–47  21–10
Greensboro Coliseum (23,381)
Greensboro, NC
03/12/2011
1:00 pm, ESPN
(4) vs. (1) No. 7 North Carolina
Semifinals
L 87–92 OT 21–11
Greensboro Coliseum (23,381)
Greensboro, NC
NCAA tournament
03/15/2011*
9:00 pm, truTV
(12 E) vs. (12 E) UAB
First Four
W 70–52  22–11
UD Arena (10,025)
Dayton, OH
03/17/2011*
12:15 pm, CBS
(12 E) vs. (5 E) No. 22 West Virginia
Second Round
L 76–84  22–12
St. Pete Times Forum (14,835)
Tampa, FL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
E=NCAA East Region.
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.