2010–11 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team

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2010–11 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball
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NCAA National Champions
NCAA West Regional Champions
Big East Tournament Champions
Maui Invitational Tournament Champions
NCAA Tournament, W, 53–41 vs. Butler in NCAA National Championship Game
Conference Big East Conference (1979–2013)
Ranking
Coaches #1
AP #21
2010–11 record 32–9 (9–9 Big East)
Head coach Jim Calhoun (25th year)
Assistant coach George Blaney
Assistant coach Andre LaFleur
Assistant coach Kevin Ollie
Home arena Harry A. Gampel Pavilion, XL Center
Seasons
« 2009–10 2011–12 »
2010–11 Big East men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
#4 Pittsburgh 15 – 3   .833     28 – 6   .824
#5 Notre Dame 14 – 4   .778     27 – 7   .794
#12 Syracuse 12 – 6   .667     27 – 8   .771
#14 Louisville 12 – 6   .667     25 – 10   .714
#18 St. John's 12 – 6   .667     21 – 12   .636
Cincinnati 11 – 7   .611     26 – 9   .743
#22 West Virginia 11 – 7   .611     21 – 12   .636
Georgetown 10 – 8   .556     21 – 11   .656
#10 Connecticut† 9 – 9   .500     32 – 9   .780
Villanova 9 – 9   .500     21 – 12   .636
Marquette 9 – 9   .500     22 – 15   .595
Seton Hall 7 – 11   .389     13 – 18   .419
Rutgers 5 – 13   .278     15 – 17   .469
Providence 4 – 14   .222     15 – 17   .469
South Florida 3 – 15   .167     10 – 23   .303
DePaul 1 – 17   .056     7 – 24   .226
† 2011 Big East Tournament winner
As of April 4, 2011[1]; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2010–11 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team represented the University of Connecticut in the 2010–2011 NCAA Division I basketball season. The Huskies were coached by Jim Calhoun and played their home games at the XL Center in Hartford, Connecticut, and on campus at the Harry A. Gampel Pavilion in Storrs, Connecticut. The Huskies are a member of the Big East Conference.
The Huskies entered the year unranked and picked to finish tenth in the Big East. In November, they won the Maui Invitational Tournament for the second time. They finished the Big East regular season in a tie for ninth place at 9–9. Led by Kemba Walker who scored a tournament record 130 points, they became the first school to win five conference tournament games in as many days in claiming their seventh Big East Tournament title. By winning the tournament, they were awarded an automatic berth into the 2011 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament. They advanced to their fourth Final Four with a 65–63 victory over Arizona and advanced to their third National Championship game with a 56–55 victory over Kentucky and beat Butler 53–41 for their first championship since 2004 and third since 1999.

Before the season

The Huskies were coming off of a tumultuous 2009–10 season in which they failed to earn a berth in the NCAA tournament for the second time in four years, and amidst an NCAA investigation into alleged recruiting violations involving Nate Miles. As a result of the investigation, assistant coaches Patrick Sellers and Beau Archibald resigned from their positions.[2] Later that summer, Kevin Ollie was hired to take Sellers' role as assistant coach,[3] and Glen Miller was brought on as Director of Basketball Operations, replacing Archibald.[4] Both men have previous links with Jim Calhoun. Ollie played for the Huskies under Calhoun from 1991–95, while Miller was an assistant coach under Calhoun from 1986 until 1992.
In addition to the coaching changes, the Huskies also needed to replace three graduating starters: Jerome Dyson, Stanley Robinson and Gavin Edwards. Reserve forward Ater Majok also left the school before the season began.[5]
Prior to the start of the season, the Huskies were picked by both the Big East coaches and writers to finish tenth in the conference.[6][7] The team was not ranked in the top 25 in any major national poll, although they did receive votes in the Preseason AP Poll.[8]
With regards to individual honors, Kemba Walker was selected to the Preseason All Big East first team,[9] and was named to both the Wooden and Naismith award preseason watchlists.[10][11]

Recruiting class

Name Home town High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Michael Bradley
C		 Chattanooga, TN Tyner Academy 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Oct 13, 2009 
Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 88
Niels Giffey
SF		 Berlin, Germany Alba Berlin 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg)  
Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 40
Jeremy Lamb
SG		 Norcross, GA Norcross H.S. 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Sep 15, 2009 
Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 92
Shabazz Napier
PG		 Roxbury, MA Lawrence Academy 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Apr 29, 2010 
Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 94
Tyler Olander
PF		 Storrs, CT E.O. Smith H.S. 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Mar 25, 2010 
Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 90
Roscoe Smith
SF		 Baltimore, MD Oak Hill Academy (VA) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jan 8, 2010 
Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 95
Enosch Wolf
C		 Germany Wilbraham & Monson Academy 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 250 lb (110 kg)  
Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 91
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 18   ESPN: 20
  • 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:

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Roster

2010–11 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Home town
G 21 Kyle Bailey 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Sr Lancaster, NH
G 2 Donnell Beverly (C) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Hawthorne, CA
F/C 25 Michael Bradley Current redshirt 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Fr Chattanooga, TN
F 4 Jamal Coombs-McDaniel 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Dorchester, MA
G/F 5 Niels Giffey 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Berlin, Germany
G/F 3 Jeremy Lamb 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Norcross, GA
G 13 Shabazz Napier 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Roxbury, MA
F 10 Tyler Olander 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Fr Mansfield, CT
C 35 Charles Okwandu 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 255 lb (116 kg) Sr Lagos, Nigeria
F/C 34 Alex Oriakhi 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 240 lb (109 kg) So Lowell, MA
F 22 Roscoe Smith 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Baltimore, MD
F 23 Benjamin Stewart 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Denver, CO
G 15 Kemba Walker (C) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 172 lb (78 kg) Jr Bronx, NY
C 1 Enosch Wolf 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 260 lb (118 kg) Fr Göttingen, Germany
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: January 23, 2010

Regular season

After a pair of exhibition games, the Huskies began the regular season with non-conference wins over America East teams, Stony Brook and Vermont. In the win against Vermont, Kemba Walker tied a UConn XL Center record by scoring 42 points.[12]
The team next travelled to Hawaii to play in the 2010 Maui Invitational Tournament. They last participated in the tournament in 2005, when they won the championship. To open the current tournament, they played Wichita State. Walker scored 29 of his 31 points in the second in the 83–79 win.[13] The victory meant they would match up with Michigan State, who was ranked No. 2 in the AP poll at the time. Walker scored 30 points, the third straight game that he eclipsed the 30 point mark, as the Huskies won 70–67.[14] In the championship game, the Huskies outscored Kentucky 21–2 at the end of the first half, and defeated the Wildcats, 84–67.[15] Walker, who scored 29 points in the final, was named the tournament's Most Valuable Player. His 90 points was just three points short of the Maui Invitational record.[16] Alex Oriakhi was also named to the all-tournament team.

Postseason

The Huskies entered the Big East Tournament as the No. 9 seed, just missing the cut to earn a First round bye. UConn went on to win five games in five consecutive days to earn the Tournament Championship, and an automatic bid into the NCAA Tournament. In the Big East Tournament, UConn defeated four teams ranked in the Associated Press Top 25.[17]

UConn received a No. 3 seed in the NCAA Tournament's West Region. They continued their winning streak all the way to the National Championship, finishing the season with eleven consecutive wins. As a result of having to play 5 games to win their conference tournament, they became the first team in Division I history to play 41 games in a season.

Schedule

Date
Time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (Attendance)
City, State
Regular Season
November 12*
7:00 pm, ESPN3/SNY		 Stony Brook W 79–52  1–0
 Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (8,319[18])
Storrs, CT
November 17*
7:00 pm, ESPN3/SNY		 Vermont W 89–73  2–0
 XL Center (10,216[18])
Hartford, CT
November 22*
3:00 pm, ESPN2		 vs. Wichita State
Maui Invitational Quarterfinal		 W 83–79  3–0
 Lahaina Civic Center (2,400[18])
Lahaina, HI
November 23*
7:00 pm, ESPN		 vs. #2 Michigan State
Maui Invitational Semifinal		 W 70–67  4–0
 Lahaina Civic Center (2,400[18])
Lahaina, HI
November 24*
10:00 pm, ESPN		 vs. #9 Kentucky
Maui Invitational Final		 W 84–67  5–0
 Lahaina Civic Center (2,400[18])
Lahaina, HI
November 30*
7:30 pm, ESPN3/SNY		 #9 New Hampshire W 62–55  6–0
 Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (8,558[18])
Storrs, CT
December 3*
7:00 pm, ESPN3/SNY		 #9 UM-Baltimore County W 94–61  7–0
 XL Center (10,591[18])
Hartford, CT
December 8*
7:30 pm, ESPN3/SNY		 #6 Fairleigh Dickinson W 78–54  8–0
 Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (8,241[18])
Storrs, CT
December 20*
7:00 pm, SNY		 #4 Coppin State W 76–64  9–0
 XL Center (10,193[18])
Hartford, CT
December 22*
7:00 pm, SNY		 #4 Harvard W 81–52  10–0
 XL Center (11,255[18])
Hartford, CT
December 27
8:30 pm, ESPN2		 #4 at #6 Pittsburgh L 63–78  10–1 (0–1)
 Petersen Events Center (12,725[18])
Pittsburgh, PA
December 31
6:00 pm, ESPNU		 #4 South Florida W 66–61 OT 11–1 (1–1)
 XL Center (12,599[18])
Hartford, CT
January 4
7:00 pm, ESPN3		 #8 at #14 Notre Dame L 70–73  11–2 (1–2)
 Joyce Center (7,291[18])
South Bend, IN
January 8*
3:30 pm, ESPN		 #8 at #12 Texas W 82–81 OT 12–2
 Frank Erwin Center (16,734[18])
Austin, TX
January 11
7:00 pm, ESPN3		 #10 Rutgers W 67–53  13–2 (2–2)
 XL Center (12,527[18])
Hartford, CT
January 15
2:00 pm, ESPN3		 #10 at DePaul W 82–62  14–2 (3–2)
 Allstate Arena (9,581[18])
Rosemont, IL
January 17
3:30 pm, ESPN		 #8 #7 Villanova W 61–59  15–2 (4–2)
 Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (10,167[18])
Storrs, CT
January 22*
2:00 pm, CBS		 #8 Tennessee W 72–61  16–2
 XL Center (16,294[18])
Hartford, CT
January 25
9:00 pm, ESPN3/SNY		 #5 at Marquette W 76–68  17–2 (5–2)
 Bradley Center (15,476[18])
Milwaukee, WI
January 29
12:00 pm, ESPN3/SNY		 #5 #23 Louisville L 78–79 2OT 17–3 (5–3)
 Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (10,167[18])
Storrs, CT
February 2
7:00 pm, ESPN		 #6 #17 Syracuse L 58–66  17–4 (5–4)
 XL Center (16,294[18])
Hartford, CT
February 5
7:00 pm, ESPNU		 #6 at Seton Hall W 61–59  18–4 (6–4)
 Prudential Center (10,001[18])
Newark, NJ
February 10
7:00 pm, ESPN		 #10 at St. John's L 72–89  18–5 (6–5)
 Madison Square Garden (13,652[18])
New York, NY
February 13
7:00 pm, ESPN3/SNY		 #10 Providence W 75–57  19–5 (7–5)
 Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (10,167[18])
Storrs, CT
February 16
7:00 pm, ESPN3/SNY		 #13 #9 Georgetown W 78–70  20–5 (8–5)
 XL Center (16,294[18])
Hartford, CT
February 19
9:00 pm, ESPN		 #13 at #16 Louisville L 58–71  20–6 (8–6)
 KFC Yum! Center (22,776[18])
Louisville, KY
February 24
7:00 pm, ESPN		 #14 Marquette L 67–74 OT 20–7 (8–7)
 XL Center (14,622[18])
Hartford, CT
February 27
12:00 pm, ESPNU		 #14 at Cincinnati W 67–59  21–7 (9–7)
 Fifth Third Arena (11,246[18])
Cincinnati, OH
March 2
7:00 pm, ESPN2		 #16 at West Virginia L 56–65  21–8 (9–8)
 WVU Coliseum (13,241[18])
Morgantown, WV
March 5
2:00 pm, ESPN		 #16 #8 Notre Dame L 67–70  21–9 (9–9)
 Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (10,167[18])
Storrs, CT
2011 Big East Men's Basketball Tournament
March 8
12:00 pm, ESPN2		 #21 vs. DePaul
First round		 W 97–71  22–9
 Madison Square Garden (19,375[18])
New York, NY
March 9
12:00 pm, ESPN		 #21 vs. #22 Georgetown
Second round		 W 79–62  23–9
 Madison Square Garden (19,375[18])
New York, NY
March 10
12:00 pm, ESPN		 #21 vs. #3 Pittsburgh
Quarterfinals		 W 76–74  24–9
 Madison Square Garden (19,375[18])
New York, NY
March 11
7:00 pm, ESPN		 #21 vs. #11 Syracuse
Semifinals		 W 76–71 OT 25–9
 Madison Square Garden (19,375[18])
New York, NY
March 12
9:00 pm, ESPN		 #21 vs. #14 Louisville
Championship Game		 W 69–66  26–9
 Madison Square Garden (19,375[18])
New York, NY
2011 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament
March 17*
7:20 pm, TNT		 #9 (3-W) vs. #14-W Bucknell
Second round		 W 89–52  27–9
 Verizon Center (17,706[18])
Washington, DC
March 19*
9:40 pm, TBS		 #9 (3-W) vs. #6-W Cincinnati
Third round		 W 69–58  28–9
 Verizon Center (18,684[18])
Washington, DC
March 24*
7:15 pm, CBS		 #9 (3-W) vs. #6 (2-W) San Diego State
Sweet Sixteen		 W 74–67  29–9
 Honda Center (17,980[18])
Anaheim, CA
March 26*
7:05 pm, CBS		 #9 (3-W) vs. #17 (5-W) Arizona
Elite Eight		 W 65–63  30–9
 Honda Center (17,856[18])
Anaheim, CA
April 2*
6:49 pm, CBS		 #9 (3-W) vs. #11 (4-E) Kentucky
Final Four		 W 56–55  31–9
 Reliant Stadium (75,421[18])
Houston, TX
April 4*
9:00 pm, CBS		 #9 (3-W) vs. #8-SE Butler
National Championship Game		 W 53–41  32–9
 Reliant Stadium (70,376[18])
Houston, TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Players drafted into the NBA

Year Round Pick Player NBA Club
2011[19] 1 9 Kemba Walker Charlotte Bobcats
2012[20] 1 12 Jeremy Lamb Oklahoma City Thunder (acquired via trade from the Houston Rockets)
2013[21] 2 57 Alex Oriakhi Phoenix Suns
2014[22] 1 24 Shabazz Napier Miami Heat (acquired via trade from the Charlotte Hornets)

Notes

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  6. ↑ "Pittsburgh Chosen As BIG EAST Hoops Favorite". Bigeast.org. Published 10-20-2010. Retrieved 05-28-2011
  7. ↑ "Pitt picked to win Big East, Syracuse picked to finish 3rd in Post-Standard's annual preseason writers poll". Syracuse.com. Published 10-19-2010. Retrieved May 28, 2011
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  9. ↑ "Freeman Selected BIG EAST Preseason Player of the Year". Bigeast.org. Published 10-20-2010. Retrieved 05-28-2011
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  19. ↑ http://www.databasebasketball.com/draft/draftyear.htm?lg=N&yr=2011
  20. ↑ http://www.basketball-reference.com/draft/NBA_2012.html
  21. ↑ http://www.mutigers.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/062813aaa.html
  22. ↑ http://www.basketball-reference.com/draft/NBA_2014.html
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