2010–11 Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's basketball team

The 2010–11 Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's basketball team represented the University of Notre Dame in the 2010–2011 NCAA Division I basketball season. The Fighting Irish were coached by Mike Brey and played their home games at the Edmund P. Joyce Center in Notre Dame, Indiana. The Fighting Irish are members of the Big East Conference. The team returned three starters from the 2009-10 NCAA Tournament squad, having seen the graduation of long-time starters Luke Harangody and Tory Jackson. They finished the season 27–7, 14–4 in Big East play and lost in the semifinals of the 2011 Big East men's basketball tournament to Louisville. They received an at large bid to the 2011 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament where they defeated Akron in the second round before being upset by Florida State in the third round.

2010–11 Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's basketball
Old Spice Classic Champions
NCAA Tournament, Round of 32
Conference	Big East Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 14
AP	No. 5
Record	27–7 (14–4 Big East)
Head coach	Mike Brey
Assistant coaches	Anthony Solomon Rod Balanis Martin Ingelsby
Home arena	Purcell Pavilion at the Joyce Center
Seasons ← 2009–10 2011–12 →

2010–11 Big East men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 4 Pittsburgh	15	–	3		.833			28	–	6		.824
No. 5 Notre Dame	14	–	4		.778			27	–	7		.794
*#12 Syracuse	12	–	6		.667			27	–	8		.771
No. 14 Louisville	12	–	6		.667			25	–	10		.714
No. 18 St. John's	12	–	6		.667			21	–	12		.636
Cincinnati	11	–	7		.611			26	–	9		.743
No. 22 West Virginia	11	–	7		.611			21	–	12		.636
Georgetown	10	–	8		.556			21	–	11		.656
No. 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] *Syracuse:: 7 wins vacated due to sanctions against the program; Disputed record: Syracuse–(27–8)(10–6) Rankings from AP Poll

Awards and honors

• Old Spice Classic Champions
• Associated Press College Basketball Coach of the Year - Mike Brey^[2]
• Sports Illustrated National Coach of the Year - Mike Brey^[3]
• CBSSports.com National Coach of the Year - Mike Brey^[4]
• Big East Coach of the Year - Mike Brey^[5]
• Sports Illustrated 2nd Team All-American - Ben Hansbrough
• Big East Player of the Year - Ben Hansbrough
• Unanimous 1st Team All Big East - Ben Hansbrough
• 1st Team All-Academic - Tim Abromaitis
• Big East Scholar-Athlete of the Year - Tim Abromaitis
• 3rd Team All Big East - Tim Abromaitis

Roster

Source^[6]

#	Name	Height	Weight (lbs.)	Position	Class	Hometown	Previous Team(s)
0	Eric Atkins	6' 2"	173	G	Fr.	Columbia, MD	Mount Saint Joseph High School
1	Tyrone Nash	6' 8"	232	F	Sr.	Queens, NY	Lawrence Woodmere Academy
5	Tom Kopko	6' 2"	183	G	Sr.	Chicago, IL	St. Laurence HS
12	Alex Dragicevich	6' 8"	215	G	Fr.	Northbrook, IL	Glenbrook North HS
14	Scott Martin	6' 8"	219	G	Sr.	Valparaiso, IN	Valparaiso HS / Purdue
21	Tim Abromaitis	6' 8"	235	F	Sr.	Unionville, CT	Farmington HS
22	Jerian Grant	6' 5"	185	G	Fr.	Bowie, MD	DeMatha
23	Ben Hansbrough	6' 3"	206	G	Sr.	Poplar Bluff, MO	Poplar Bluff HS / Mississippi State
25	Tom Knight	6' 9"	251	F	So.	Dixfield, ME	Dirigo HS
32	Joey Brooks	6' 5"	215	G	So.	Houston, TX	Strake Jesuit College Prep
33	Mike Broghammer	6' 9"	243	F	So.	Orono, MN	Hopkins HS
34	Carleton Scott	6' 7"	217	F	Sr.	San Antonio, TX	James Madison HS
45	Jack Cooley	6' 9"	244	F	So.	Glenview, IL	Glenbrook South HS

2010-11 Schedule and results

Source^[7]

• All times are Eastern

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
11/1/2010* 7:30pm		Marian	W 85–52	—	Edmund P. Joyce Center (6,542) Notre Dame, IN
11/6/2010* 7:00pm		Catholic	W 72–47	—	Edmund P. Joyce Center (6,525) Notre Dame, IN
Regular Season
11/12/2010* 8:30pm		Georgia Southern	W 98–61	1–0	Edmund P. Joyce Center (8,165) Notre Dame, IN
11/14/2010* 2:00pm		Liberty	W 72–51	2–0	Edmund P. Joyce Center (6,478) Notre Dame, IN
11/17/2010* 7:30pm		Chicago State	W 102–62	3–0	Edmund P. Joyce Center (6,252) Notre Dame, IN
11/22/2010* 7:30pm		Maine	W 97–72	4–0	Edmund P. Joyce Center (6,303) Notre Dame, IN
11/25/2010* 7:00pm, ESPN2		vs. Georgia Old Spice Classic	W 89–83 2OT	5–0	ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex (2,973) Orlando, FL
11/26/2010* 5:00pm, ESPN2		vs. California Old Spice Classic	W 57–44	6–0	ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex (2,932) Orlando, FL
11/28/2010* 7:00pm, ESPN2		vs. Wisconsin Old Spice Classic	W 58–51	7–0	ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex (3,428) Orlando, FL
11/30/2010* 7:30 pm	No. 25	Indiana State	W 81–72	8–0	Edmund P. Joyce Center (7,080) Notre Dame, IN
12/8/2010* 9:30 pm, ESPN	No. 23	vs. No. 17 Kentucky SEC–Big East Challenge	L 58–72	8–1	Freedom Hall (17,404) Louisville, KY
12/11/2010* 8:30 pm, ESPN2	No. 23	Gonzaga	W 83–79	9–1	Edmund P. Joyce Center (8,570) Notre Dame, IN
12/19/2010* 4:30 pm, ESPNU	No. 24	Stony Brook	W 88–62	10–1	Edmund P. Joyce Center (6,211) Notre Dame, IN
12/22/2010* 7:30 pm	No. 22	UMBC	W 93–53	11–1	Edmund P. Joyce Center (6,265) Notre Dame, IN
12/29/2010 7:00 pm, ESPN2	No. 15	No. 9 Georgetown	W 69–55	12–1 (1–0)	Edmund P. Joyce Center (9,149) Notre Dame, IN
1/1/2011 3:20 pm, ESPNU	No. 15	at No. 5 Syracuse	L 58–70	12–2 (1–1)	Carrier Dome (23,058) Syracuse, NY
1/4/2011 7:00 pm, Big East Network	No. 14	No. 8 Connecticut	W 73–70	13–2 (2–1)	Edmund P. Joyce Center (7,291) Notre Dame, IN
1/8/2011 8:00 pm, ESPNU	No. 14	St. John's	W 76–61	14–2 (3–1)	Edmund P. Joyce Center (8,032) Notre Dame, IN
1/10/2011 7:00 pm, ESPN2	No. 9	at Marquette	L 57–79	14–3 (3–2)	Bradley Center (16,951) Milwaukee, WI
1/16/2011 12:00 pm	No. 9	at St. John's	L 54–72	14–4 (3–3)	Madison Square Garden (8,550) New York, NY
1/19/2011 7:00 pm, ESPN2	No. 16	No. 25 Cincinnati	W 66–58	15–4 (4–3)	Edmund P. Joyce Center (8,309) Notre Dame, IN
1/22/2011 7:00 pm	No. 16	Marquette	W 80–75	16–4 (5–3)	Edmund P. Joyce Center (9,149) Notre Dame, IN
1/24/2011 7:00 pm, ESPN	No. 15	at No. 2 Pittsburgh	W 56–51	17–4 (6–3)	Petersen Events Center (12,591) Pittsburgh, PA
2/3/2011 9:00 pm, ESPN2	No. 9	at DePaul	W 83–58	18–4 (7–3)	Allstate Arena (10,982) Chicago, IL
2/6/2011 12:00 pm, Big East Network	No. 9	Rutgers	W 76–69	19–4 (8–3)	Edmund P. Joyce Center (8,139) Notre Dame, IN
2/9/2011 12:00 pm, ESPNU	No. 8	No. 16 Louisville	W 89–79 OT	20–4 (9–3)	Edmund P. Joyce Center (8,659) Notre Dame, IN
2/12/2011 12:00 pm, Big East Network	No. 8	at South Florida	W 78–55	21–4 (10–3)	Sun Dome (6,104) Tampa, FL
2/19/2011 1:00 pm, CBS	No. 8	at West Virginia	L 58–72	21–5 (10–4)	WVU Coliseum (12,298) Morgantown, WV
2/23/2011 7:00 pm, Big East Network	No. 9	at Providence	W 94–93	22–5 (11–4)	Dunkin' Donuts Center (11,185) Providence, RI
2/26/2011 7:00 pm, ESPNU	No. 9	Seton Hall	W 60–48	23–5 (12–4)	Edmund P. Joyce Center (9,149) Notre Dame, IN
2/28/2011 7:00 pm, ESPN	No. 8	No. 19 Villanova	W 93–72	24–5 (13–4)	Edmund P. Joyce Center (9,149) Notre Dame, IN
3/5/2011 2:00 pm, ESPN	No. 8	at No. 16 Connecticut	W 70–67	25–5 (14–4)	Gampel Pavilion (10,167) Storrs, CT
Big East tournament
3/10/2011 7:00 pm, ESPN	(2) No. 4	vs. (7) No. 25 Cincinnati Big East Quarterfinals	W 89–51	26–5	Madison Square Garden (19,375) New York, NY
3/11/2011 9:00 pm, ESPN	(2) No. 4	vs. (3) No. 14 Louisville Big East Semifinals	L 77–83 OT	26–6	Madison Square Garden (19,375) New York, NY
NCAA tournament
3/18/2011* 1:40 pm, TBS	(2 SW) No. 5	vs. (15 SW) Akron NCAA Second Round	W 69–56	27–6	United Center (17,352) Chicago, IL
3/20/2011* 9:40 pm, TBS	(2 SW) No. 5	vs. (10 SW) Florida State NCAA Third Round	L 57–71	27–7	United Center (18,146) Chicago, IL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. SW=NCAA Southwest Regional. All times are in Eastern Time.

References

1. "Big East Conference Standings - 2010-11." ESPN.com. Retrieved March 9, 2011.
2. "Notre Dame's Brey picked as AP coach of year". April 2011.
3. "Sports Illustrated names Brey National Coach of the Year". www.wndu.com. Archived from the original on March 11, 2011. Retrieved January 15, 2022.
4. "National awards: Jimmer clear choice as top player - NCAA Division I Mens Basketball - CBSSports.com". Archived from the original on October 22, 2014. Retrieved August 8, 2015.
5. Potash, Mark. "Notre Dame stars take top Big East awards". Chicago Sun-Times. Archived from the original on October 10, 2012.
6. "University of Notre Dame Official Athletics Site - Men's Basketball". Archived from the original on June 17, 2011. Retrieved November 29, 2010.
7. "2010-11 Schedule". Archived from the original on July 28, 2015. Retrieved March 17, 2010.