2010–11 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets men's basketball team American college basketball season
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
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
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
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
Venues Culture & lore People Seasons NCAA Final Four appearances in italics