2010–11 Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball team

2010–11 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
	East
	West
	† SEC Tournament winner ; As of April 2, 2011; Rankings from AP Poll

2010–11 Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball
2010–11 Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball
SEC Western Division champions
NIT, runner-up
Conference	Southeastern Conference
	West Division
2010–11 record	25–12 (12–4 SEC)
Head coach	Anthony Grant (2nd season);
Assistant coaches	Dan Hipsher (2nd season); John Brannen (2nd season); Tony Pujol (1st season);
Home arena	Coleman Coliseum; (Capacity: 15,316)
	Seasons ← 2009–10 2011–12 →

The 2010–11 Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball team (variously "Alabama", "UA", "Bama" or "The Tide") represented the University of Alabama in the 2010–2011 college basketball season. The team's head coach was Anthony Grant, who entered his second season after posting a 17–15 record in his inaugural season. The team played its home games at Coleman Coliseum in Tuscaloosa, Alabama and was a member of the Southeastern Conference. This was the 98th season of basketball in the school's history.

Pre-season[]

The 2009–10 season, the 1st under head coach Anthony Grant, saw the Tide finish the season 17–15 (6–10 SEC), while losing two key players to injury. The Crimson Tide had four players graduate and one transfer after the season ended, including the starting point guard. They also brought in four key freshman recruits and 1 junior college transfer. JaMychal Green was selected to the SEC Pre-season 2nd team, while the team was picked to finish 3rd in the western division of the SEC.

Roster[]

2010–11 Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
F	1	JaMychal Green	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Jr	Montgomery, Alabama
G	2	Charles Hankerson	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Fr	Miami, Florida
C	4	Carl Engström	7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	Fr	Ystad, Sweden
F	5	Tony Mitchell	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	So	Swainsboro, Georgia
G	10	Ben Eblen	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	So	Isle of Palms, South Carolina
F	11	Jason Carter	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	Fr	Houston, Texas
G	12	Trevor Releford	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Fr	Shawnee Mission, Kansas
G	14	Kendall Durant	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Jr	Washington, D.C.
G	21	Senario Hillman	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Sr	Irwinton, Georgia
G	22	Andrew Steele	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	RS So	Birmingham, Alabama
G	24	Charvez Davis	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Sr	Montgomery, Alabama
F	44	Chris Hines	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Sr	Evergreen, Alabama
F	50	Justin Luquire	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Sr	Indian Springs, Alabama

Head coach

Anthony Grant (Dayton)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Source: Rolltide.com 2010–11 Roster^[1]

Depth chart[]

Pos.	Starting 5	Bench 1	Bench 2
C	Chris Hines	Carl Engstrom	Justin Luquire
PF	JaMychal Green	Charles Hankerson
SF	Tony Mitchell	Andrew Steele	Jason Carter
SG	Charvez Davis	Senario Hillman	Kendall Durant
PG	Trevor Releford	Ben Eblen

Schedule and results[]

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
Nov. 2* 7:00 pm, no		Talladega	W 96–60	–	17 – T. Releford	8 – T. Mitchell	7 – T. Releford	Coleman Coliseum (8,958) Tuscaloosa, AL
Nov. 8* 7:00 pm, no		Alabama-Huntsville	W 73–68 ^2OT	–	22 – T. Releford	8 – J. Green	5 – S. Hillman	Coleman Coliseum (9,645) Tuscaloosa, AL
Regular Season – Non-Conference Play
Nov. 12* 7:30 pm, no		Florida A&M	W 76–37	1–0	14 – J. Green	9 – T. Mitchell	5 – S. Hillman	Coleman Coliseum (10,313) Tuscaloosa, AL
Nov. 15* 7:00 pm, no		Troy	W 79–60	2–0	17 – J. Green	7 – J. Green	6 – T. Releford	Coleman Coliseum (8,939) Tuscaloosa, AL
Paradise Jam Tournament
Nov. 19* 5:00 pm, no		vs. Seton Hall	L 78–83	2–1	20 – T. Releford	11 – C. Hines	3 – C. Hines	Sports and Fitness Center (–) St. Thomas, VI
Nov. 20* 5:00 pm, no		vs. Iowa	L 47–55	2–2	17 – J. Green	8 – T. Releford	3 – T. Mitchell	Sports and Fitness Center (–) St. Thomas, VI
Nov. 22* 12:00 pm, no		vs. Saint Peter's	L 49–50	2–3	15 – T. Mitchell	6 – T. Mitchell	3 – S. Hillman	Sports and Fitness Center (–) St. Thomas, VI

Nov. 27* 1:00 pm, no		Alabama A&M	W 76–50	3–3	15 – S. Hillmam	15 – T. Mitchell	7 – T. Releford	Coleman Coliseum (10,746) Tuscaloosa, AL
Dec. 1* 7:30 pm, no		South Alabama	W 72–50	4–3	20 – T. Mitchell	13 – T. Mitchell	4 – T. Releford	Coleman Coliseum (9,553) Tuscaloosa, AL
Dec. 4* 2:30 pm, no		at No. 22 Purdue	L 47–66	4–4	14 – T. Mitchell	9 – T. Mitchell	3 – S. Hillman	Mackey Arena (14,123) West Lafayette, Indiana
Dec. 11* 1:00 pm, no		at Providence	L 70–82	4–5	20 – T. Mitchell	11 – J. Green	6 – T. Releford	Dunkin' Donuts Center (8,056) Providence, Rhode Island
Dec. 15* 8:00 pm, no		Southeastern Louisiana	W 59–38	5–5	16 – J. Green	15 – J. Green	3 – J. Green	Coleman Coliseum (8,178) Tuscaloosa, AL
All-College Basketball Classic
Dec. 18* 5:30 pm, no		vs. Oklahoma State	L 60–68	5–6	16 – J. Green	8 – C. Hines	4 – T. Releford	Oklahoma City Arena (10,625) Oklahoma City

Dec. 21* 7:00 pm, no		Lipscomb	W 71–51	6–6	22 – C. Davis	10 – C. Hines	5 – T. Releford	Coleman Coliseum (8,889) Tuscaloosa, AL
Dec. 28* 8:00 pm, no		Pepperdine	W 83–60	7–6	23 – J. Green	11 – C. Hines	6 – T. Releford	Coleman Coliseum (9,139) Tuscaloosa, AL
Jan. 3* 7:00 pm, no		Toledo	W 83–41	8–6	21 – C. Davis	8 – T. Mitchell	5 – S. Hillman	Coleman Coliseum (8,245) Tuscaloosa, AL
Regular Season – Conference Play
Jan. 8 3:00 pm, no		at Mississippi State	W 75–57	9–6 (1–0)	17 – T. Releford	11 – J. Green	4 – T. Releford	Humphrey Coliseum (7,121) Starkville, Mississippi
Jan. 12 8:00 pm, no		South Carolina	W 57–47	10–6 (2–0)	20 – J. Green	11 – T. Mitchell	2 – S Hillman	Coleman Coliseum (11,572) Tuscaloosa, AL
Jan. 15 12:30 pm, no		at Arkansas	L 65–70	10–7 (2–1)	17 – T. Releford	12 – C. Hines	4 – T. Releford	Bud Walton Arena (13,033) Fayetteville, Arkansas
Jan. 18 8:00 pm, no		No. 12 Kentucky	W 68–66	11–7 (3–1)	18 – J. Green	11 – J. Green	3 – C. Hines	Coleman Coliseum (14,859) Tuscaloosa, AL
Jan. 22 5:00 pm, no		at Auburn	W 68–58	12–7 (4–1)	15 – J. Green	6 – T. Mitchell	5 – S. Hillman	Auburn Arena (9,121) Auburn, AL
Jan. 29 7:00 pm, no		LSU	W 70–46	13–7 (5–1)	20 – J. Green	7 – J. Green	4 – T. Releford	Coleman Coliseum (15,383) Tuscaloosa, AL
Feb. 2 7:00 pm, no		Mississippi State	W 75–61	14–7 (6–1)	23 – T. Mitchell	11 – J. Green	8 – T. Releford	Coleman Coliseum (10,771) Tuscaloosa, AL
Feb. 5 4:00 pm, no		at Tennessee	W 65–60 ^OT	15–7 (7–1)	24 – T. Mitchell	8 – C. Hines	3 – J. Green	Thompson–Boling Arena (21,948) Knoxville, Tennessee
Feb. 10 8:00 pm, no		at No. 23 Vanderbilt	L 77–81	15–8 (7–2)	23 – J. Green	10 – J. Green	4 – S. Hillman	Memorial Gymnasium (14,136) Nashville, Tennessee
Feb. 12 3:00 pm, no		Ole Miss	W 74–64	16–8 (8–2)	20 – T. Mitchell	7 – T. Mitchell	7 – T. Releford	Coleman Coliseum (15,383) Tuscaloosa, AL
Feb. 17 8:00 pm, no		at LSU	W 67–56	17–8 (9–2)	18 – J. Green	8 – J. Green	2 – T. Releford	Maravich Assembly Center (7,830) Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Feb. 19 6:00 pm, no		Arkansas	W 69–56	18–8 (10–2)	27 – T. Mitchell	9 – J. Green	4 – T. Releford	Coleman Coliseum (15,383) Tuscaloosa, AL
Feb. 23 7:00 pm, no		Auburn	W 51–49	19–8 (11–2)	17 – J. Green	9 – C. Hines	1 – C. Davis	Coleman Coliseum (15,383) Tuscaloosa, AL
Feb. 26 3:00 pm, no		at Ole Miss	L 63–68	19–9 (11–3)	17 – J. Green	7 – C. Hines	6 – C. Davis	Tad Smith Coliseum (7,903) Oxford, Mississippi
Mar. 1 6:00 pm, no		at No. 14 Florida	L 51–78	19–10 (11–4)	17 – T. Releford	9 – J. Green	4 – T. Releford	O'Connell Center (12,225) Gainesville, Florida
Mar. 5 12:30 pm, no		Georgia	W 65–57	20–10 (12–4)	19 – J. Green	11 – T. Mitchell	4 – C. Davis	Coleman Coliseum (15,383) Tuscaloosa, AL
SEC Tournament
Mar. 11 12:00 pm, no	(W1)	vs. (E4) Georgia Quarterfinals	W 65–59 ^OT	21–10	20 – J. Green	13 – J. Green	2 – T. Releford	Georgia Dome (21,875) Atlanta
Mar. 12 12:00 pm, no	(W1)	vs. (E2) No. 15 Kentucky Semifinals	L 58–72	21–11	16 – T. Mitchell	9 – J. Green	4 – T. Releford	Georgia Dome (21,728) Atlanta
National Invitation Tournament
Mar. 15* 6:00 pm, no	(1)	(8) Coastal Carolina First round	W 68–44	22–11	12 – 3 tied	10 – J. Green	4 – C. Davis	Coleman Coliseum (5,116) Tuscaloosa, AL
Mar. 21* 8:00 pm, no	(1)	(4) New Mexico Second round	W 74–67	23–11	23 – T. Mitchell	7 – J. Green	6 – T. Releford	Coleman Coliseum (6,821) Tuscaloosa, AL
Mar. 23* 8:00 pm, no	(1)	(2) Miami (FL) Quarterfinals	W 79–64	24–11	22 – T. Releford	9 – 3 tied	3 – C. Davis	Coleman Coliseum (8,612) Tuscaloosa, AL
Mar. 29* 8:00 pm, no	(1)	vs. (1) Colorado Semifinals	W 62–61	25–11	22 – J. Green	6 – 2 tied	7 – T. Releford	Madison Square Garden (6,082) New York City
Mar. 31* 6:00 pm, no	(1)	vs. (4) Wichita State Championship Game	L 57–66	25–12	13 – T. Mitchell	10 – T. Mitchell	3 – T. Releford	Madison Square Garden (6,206) New York City
*Non-conference game. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

Source: 2010–11 Schedule. Rolltide.com

Class of 2011 signees[]

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Trevor Lacey G	Huntsville, Alabama	S.R. Butler HS	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	May 18, 2011
Trevor Lacey G	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 96
Levi Randolph G	Madison, Alabama	Bob Jones HS	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	May 20, 2010
Levi Randolph G	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 96
Nick Jacobs F	Atlanta, Georgia	South Atlanta HS	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	255 lb (116 kg)	Oct 26, 2010
Nick Jacobs F	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 92
Rodney Cooper F	Seale, Alabama	Russell County HS	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	May 20, 2010
Rodney Cooper F	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 91
Moussa Gueye C	Mattoon, Illinois	Lake Land CC	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Oct 4, 2010
Moussa Gueye C	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 88
Retin Obasohan G	Antwerp, Belgium		6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	May 20, 2011
Retin Obasohan G	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: N/A
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 14 Rivals: 5 ESPN: 13
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: "Alabama Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2011-05-25. "2011 Alabama Basketball Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved 2011-05-25. "ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2011-05-25. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved 2011-05-25. "2011 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2011-05-25.

References[]

^ 2010–11 Roster. Rolltide.com

[1] 2010–11 Roster. Rolltide.com

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2010–11 Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball team

Contents

Pre-season[]

Roster[]

Depth chart[]

Schedule and results[]

Class of 2011 signees[]

See also[]

References[]

2010–11 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
v t	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

† SEC Tournament winner As of April 2, 2011; Rankings from AP Poll