2010–11 Vanderbilt Commodores men's basketball team

2010–11 Vanderbilt Commodores men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Round of 64
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Ranking
APNo. 25
Record23–11 (9–7 SEC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaMemorial Gymnasium
Seasons
2010–11 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
East
No. 15 Florida 13 – 3   .813 29 – 8   .784
No. 11 Kentucky † 10 – 6   .625 29 – 9   .763
No. 25 Vanderbilt 9 – 7   .563 23 – 11   .676
Georgia 9 – 7   .563 21 – 12   .636
Tennessee 8 – 8   .500 19 – 15   .559
South Carolina 5 – 11   .313 14 – 16   .467
West
Alabama 12 – 4   .750 25 – 12   .676
Mississippi State 9 – 7   .563 17 – 14   .548
Ole Miss 7 – 9   .438 20 – 14   .588
Arkansas 7 – 9   .438 18 – 13   .581
Auburn 4 – 12   .250 11 – 20   .355
LSU 3 – 13   .188 11 – 21   .344
† 2011 SEC tournament winner
As of April 2, 2011
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2010–2011 Vanderbilt Commodores men's basketball team represented Vanderbilt University during the 2010–11 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Commodores, led by twelfth year head coach Kevin Stallings, played their home games at the Memorial Gymnasium and are members of the Southeastern Conference. They finished the season 23–11, 9–7 in SEC play and lost in the semifinals of the 2011 SEC men's basketball tournament to Florida. They received an at-large bid in the 2011 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament. With a second round upset to Richmond, they have lost in their first tournament game in their last three tournament appearances.

Roster

Number Name Position Height Weight Year Hometown
1 Brad Tinsley Guard 6'3" 210 Junior Oregon City, Oregon
3 Festus Ezeli Center 6'11" 255 Junior Benin City, Nigeria
5 Lance Goulbourne Guard/Forward 6'8" 230 Junior Brooklyn, New York
10 Chris Meriwether Guard 6'0" 180 Senior Nashville, Tennessee
11 Kyle Fuller Guard 6'1" 200 Freshman Moreno Valley, California
12 Jordan Smart Guard/Forward 6'6" 200 Sophomore Lexington, Kentucky
14 Aaron Noll Forward 6'7" 220 Junior Fort Mitchell, Kentucky
21 Darshawn McClellan Forward 6'7" 229 Senior Fresno, California
23 John Jenkins Guard 6'4" 220 Sophomore Hendersonville, Tennessee
33 Steve Tchiengang Forward 6'9" 245 Junior Douala, Cameroon
35 James Siakam Forward 6'6" 210 Freshman Douala, Cameroon
40 Josh Henderson Center 6'11" 230 Freshman Roanoke, Virginia
44 Jeffery Taylor Forward 6'7" 215 Junior Norrköping, Sweden
45 Rod Odom Forward 6'8" 215 Freshman Central Islip, New York
50 Joe Duffy Forward 6'8" 225 Senior Charlotte, North Carolina
54 Andre Walker Forward 6'7" 220 Junior Flossmoor, Illinois

Schedule

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/03/2010*
7:00 pm 		Alabama–Huntsville W 69–53  —
 Memorial Gymnasium (11,439)
Nashville, TN
11/08/2010*
7:00 pm 		Southern Indiana W 77–40  —
 Memorial Gymnasium (11,497)
Nashville, TN
Regular season
11/12/2010*
6:00 pm, ESPN2 		Presbyterian W 88–47  1–0
 Memorial Gymnasium (13,481)
Nashville, TN
11/18/2010*
1:25 pm, ESPNU 		vs. Nebraska
Puerto Rico Tip-Off First Round 		W 59–49  2–0
 José Miguel Agrelot Coliseum (4,018)
San Juan, PR
11/19/2010*
11:30 am, ESPNU 		vs. West Virginia
Puerto Rico Tip-Off Semifinals 		L 71–74  2–1
 José Miguel Agrelot Coliseum 
San Juan, PR
11/21/2010*
4:30 pm, ESPN2 		vs. No. 8 North Carolina
Puerto Rico Tip-Off 3rd Place Game 		W 72–65  3–1
 José Miguel Agrelot Coliseum 
San Juan, PR
11/24/2010*
7:00 pm 		Grambling State W 92–59  4–1
 Memorial Gymnasium (12,270)
Nashville, TN
11/27/2010*
1:00 pm 		Appalachian State W 86–73  5–1
 Memorial Gymnasium (13,398)
Nashville, TN
12/01/2010*
8:00 pm, CSS 		Western Kentucky W 82–62  6–1
 Memorial Gymnasium (13,577)
Nashville, TN
12/04/2010*
1:00 pm, CSS 		Belmont W 85–76  7–1
 Memorial Gymnasium (13,902)
Nashville, TN
12/08/2010*
8:00 pm, ESPNU 		at No. 15 Missouri L 82–85 OT 7–2
 Mizzou Arena (11,168)
Columbia, MO
12/18/2010*
6:00 pm 		Southeastern Louisiana W 85–52  8–2
 Memorial Gymnasium (12,632)
Nashville, TN
12/21/2010*
8:00 pm, CSS 		at Middle Tennessee W 72–53  9–2
 Murphy Center (6,820)
Murfreesboro, TN
12/29/2010*
8:00 pm, ESPN2 		No. 24 Marquette W 77–76  10–2
 Memorial Gymnasium (13,604)
Nashville, TN
01/02/2011*
4:00 pm 		No. 24 Davidson W 80–52  11–2
 Memorial Gymnasium (13,106)
Nashville, TN
01/08/2010
4:00 pm 		No. 22 at South Carolina L 75–83 OT 11–3
(0–1) 		Colonial Life Arena (10,439)
Columbia, SC
01/12/2010
7:00 pm, SEC Network 		Georgia W 73–66  12–3
(1–1) 		Memorial Gymnasium (14,316)
Nashville, TN
01/15/2011
11:00 am, ESPN 		at Tennessee
ESPN College GameDay 		L 64–67  12–4
(1–2) 		Thompson–Boling Arena (21,198)
Knoxville, TN
01/19/2011
8:15 pm, CSS 		Ole Miss W 84–74  13–4
(2–2) 		Memorial Gymnasium (14,134)
Nashville, TN
01/22/2011*
1:00 pm 		No. 22 Saint Mary's W 89–70  14–4
 Memorial Gymnasium (14,316)
Nashville, TN
01/27/2011
6:00 pm, ESPN2 		No. 19 at Mississippi State W 81–74  15–4
(3–2) 		Humphrey Coliseum (8,870)
Starkville, MS
01/29/2011
5:00 pm, FSN 		No. 19 Arkansas L 78–89  15–5
(3–3) 		Memorial Gymnasium (14,316)
Nashville, TN
02/01/2011
8:00 pm, ESPN 		No. 23 at Florida L 61–65 OT 15–6
(3–4) 		O'Connell Center (10,115)
Gainesville, FL
02/05/2011
12:30 pm, SEC Network 		No. 23 South Carolina W 78–60  16–6
(4–4) 		Memorial Gymnasium (14,316)
Nashville, TN
02/10/2011
8:00 pm, ESPN2 		No. 23 Alabama W 81–77  17–6
(5–4) 		Memorial Gymnasium (14,316)
Nashville, TN
02/12/2011
12:00 pm, CBS 		No. 23 No. 18 Kentucky W 81–77  18–6
(6–4) 		Memorial Gymnasium (14,316)
Nashville, TN
02/16/2011
6:00 pm, ESPNU 		No. 18 at Georgia W 64–56  19–6
(7–4) 		Stegeman Coliseum (8,942)
Athens, GA
02/19/2011
3:00 pm, SEC Network 		No. 18 at Auburn W 77–60  20–6
(8–4) 		Auburn Arena (7,442)
Auburn, AL
02/22/2011
8:00 pm, ESPN 		No. 18 Tennessee L 51–60  20–7
(8–5) 		Memorial Gymnasium (14,316)
Nashville, TN
02/26/2011
12:30 pm, SEC Network 		No. 18 at LSU W 90–69  21–7
(9–5) 		Pete Maravich Assembly Center (7,703)
Baton Rouge, LA
03/01/2011
8:00 pm, ESPN 		No. 21 at No. 20 Kentucky L 66–68  21–8
(9–6) 		Rupp Arena (24,275)
Lexington, KY
03/05/2011
5:00 pm, ESPN 		No. 21 No. 14 Florida L 76–86  21–9
(9–7) 		Memorial Gymnasium (14,316)
Nashville, TN
SEC tournament
03/10/2011
10:00 pm, SEC Network 		(E3) vs. (W6) LSU
SEC First Round 		W 62–50  22–9
 Georgia Dome (15,145)
Atlanta, GA
03/11/2011
10:10 pm, SEC Network 		(E3) vs. (W2) Mississippi State
SEC Quarterfinals 		W 87–81  23–9
 Georgia Dome (17,096)
Atlanta, GA
03/12/2011
3:30 pm, ABC 		(E3) vs. (E1) No. 12 Florida
SEC Semifinals 		L 66–77  23–10
 Georgia Dome (21,728)
Atlanta, GA
NCAA tournament
03/17/2011*
3:10 pm, TBS 		(5 SW) No. 25 vs. (12 SW) Richmond
NCAA Second Round 		L 66–69  23–11
 Pepsi Center (18,499)
Denver, CO
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

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