2010–11 Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's basketball team
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{{Infobox NCAA team season
|mode=Basketball
|year=2010–11
|team=Notre Dame Fighting Irish
|image=Notre Dame Fighting Irish logo.svg
|image_size=150
|conference=Big East Conference
|division=
|short_conf=Big East
|CoachRank=14
|APRank=5
|record=27–7
|conf_record=14–4
|head_coach=Mike Brey
|asst_coach1=Anthony Solomon
|asst_coach2=Rod Balanis
|asst_coach3=Martin Ingelsby
|stadium=Purcell Pavilion at the Joyce Center
|champion=Old Spice Classic Champions
|bowl=NCAA Tournament
|bowl_result= Round of 32
}}
{{2010–11 Big East men's basketball standings}}
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.
Awards and honors
- Old Spice Classic Champions
- Associated Press College Basketball Coach of the Year - Mike Brey{{Cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/news/story?id=6280438|title=Notre Dame's Brey picked as AP coach of year|date=April 2011}}
- Sports Illustrated National Coach of the Year - Mike Brey{{cite web |url=http://www.wndu.com/sports/headlines/Sports_Illustrated_names_Brey_National_Coach_of_the_Year_117663544.html |title=Sports Illustrated names Brey National Coach of the Year |website=www.wndu.com |access-date=15 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110311234252/http://www.wndu.com/sports/headlines/Sports_Illustrated_names_Brey_National_Coach_of_the_Year_117663544.html |archive-date=11 March 2011 |url-status=dead}}
- CBSSports.com National Coach of the Year - Mike Brey{{cite web|url=http://www.cbssports.com/collegebasketball/story/14788241/national-awards-jimmer-clear-choice-as-top-player |title = National awards: Jimmer clear choice as top player - NCAA Division I Mens Basketball - CBSSports.com |accessdate=2015-08-08 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141022000813/http://www.cbssports.com/collegebasketball/story/14788241/national-awards-jimmer-clear-choice-as-top-player |archivedate=2014-10-22 }}
- Big East Coach of the Year - Mike Brey{{cite news| url=http://www.suntimes.com/sports/colleges/4212606-419/notre-dame-stars-take-top-big-east-awards.html|title=Notre Dame stars take top Big East awards|last=Potash|first=Mark | work=Chicago Sun-Times|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121010135857/http://www.suntimes.com/sports/colleges/4212606-419/notre-dame-stars-take-top-big-east-awards.html|archivedate=October 10, 2012}}
- 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
| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 90%"
!# !Name !Height !Weight (lbs.) !Position !Class !Hometown !Previous Team(s) |
| 0
|6' 2" |173 |G |Fr. |
| 1
|6' 8" |232 |F |Sr. |
| 5
|Tom Kopko |6' 2" |183 |G |Sr. |
| 12
|Alex Dragicevich |6' 8" |215 |G |Fr. |
| 14
|Scott Martin |6' 8" |219 |G |Sr. |
| 21
|6' 8" |235 |F |Sr. |
| 22
|6' 5" |185 |G |Fr. |
| 23
|6' 3" |206 |G |Sr. |Poplar Bluff HS / Mississippi State |
| 25
|Tom Knight |6' 9" |251 |F |So. |
| 32
|Joey Brooks |6' 5" |215 |G |So. |
| 33
|Mike Broghammer |6' 9" |243 |F |So. |
| 34
|6' 7" |217 |F |Sr. |
| 45
|6' 9" |244 |F |So. |
2010-11 Schedule and results
- All times are Eastern
{{CBB schedule start |attend=yes}}
|-
!colspan=9 style={{CollegePrimaryStyle|Notre Dame Fighting Irish}}| Exhibition
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 11/1/2010
| time = 7:30pm
| nonconf = yes
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=2010|team=Marian Knights|title=Marian}}
| site_stadium = Edmund P. Joyce Center
| site_cityst = Notre Dame, IN
| score = 85–52
| record = —
| attend = 6,542
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 11/6/2010
| time = 7:00pm
| nonconf = yes
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=2010|team=Catholic University Cardinals|title=Catholic}}
| site_stadium = Edmund P. Joyce Center
| site_cityst = Notre Dame, IN
| score = 72–47
| record = —
| attend = 6,525
}}
|-
!colspan=9 style={{CollegePrimaryStyle|Notre Dame Fighting Irish}}| Regular Season
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 11/12/2010
| time = 8:30pm
| nonconf = yes
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=2010|team=Georgia Southern Eagles|title=Georgia Southern}}
| site_stadium = Edmund P. Joyce Center
| site_cityst = Notre Dame, IN
| score = 98–61
| record = 1–0
| attend = 8,165
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 11/14/2010
| time = 2:00pm
| nonconf = yes
| opponent = Liberty
| site_stadium = Edmund P. Joyce Center
| site_cityst = Notre Dame, IN
| score = 72–51
| record = 2–0
| attend = 6,478
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 11/17/2010
| time = 7:30pm
| nonconf = yes
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=2010|team=Chicago State Cougars|title=Chicago State}}
| site_stadium = Edmund P. Joyce Center
| site_cityst = Notre Dame, IN
| score = 102–62
| record = 3–0
| attend = 6,252
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 11/22/2010
| time = 7:30pm
| nonconf = yes
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=2010|team=Maine Black Bears|title=Maine}}
| site_stadium = Edmund P. Joyce Center
| site_cityst = Notre Dame, IN
| score = 97–72
| record = 4–0
| attend = 6,303
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 11/25/2010
| time = 7:00pm
| nonconf = yes
| neutral = yes
| opponent = Georgia
| site_stadium = ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex
| site_cityst = Orlando, FL
| gamename = Old Spice Classic
| tv = ESPN2
| score = 89–83
| overtime = 2OT
| record = 5–0
| attend = 2,973
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 11/26/2010
| time = 5:00pm
| nonconf = yes
| neutral = yes
| opponent = California
| site_stadium = ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex
| site_cityst = Orlando, FL
| gamename = Old Spice Classic
| tv = ESPN2
| score = 57–44
| record = 6–0
| attend = 2,932
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 11/28/2010
| time = 7:00pm
| nonconf = yes
| neutral = yes
| opponent = Wisconsin
| site_stadium = ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex
| site_cityst = Orlando, FL
| gamename = Old Spice Classic
| tv = ESPN2
| score = 58–51
| record = 7–0
| attend = 3,428
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 11/30/2010
| time = 7:30 pm
| nonconf = yes
| rank = 25
| opponent = Indiana State
| site_stadium = Edmund P. Joyce Center
| site_cityst = Notre Dame, IN
| score = 81–72
| record = 8–0
| attend = 7,080
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 12/8/2010
| time = 9:30 pm
| nonconf = yes
| neutral = yes
| rank = 23
| opponent = Kentucky
| opprank = 17
| site_stadium = Freedom Hall
| site_cityst = Louisville, KY
| gamename = SEC–Big East Challenge
| tv = ESPN
| score = 58–72
| record = 8–1
| attend = 17,404
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 12/11/2010
| time = 8:30 pm
| nonconf = yes
| rank = 23
| opponent = Gonzaga
| site_stadium = Edmund P. Joyce Center
| site_cityst = Notre Dame, IN
| tv = ESPN2
| score = 83–79
| record = 9–1
| attend = 8,570
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 12/19/2010
| time = 4:30 pm
| nonconf = yes
| rank = 24
| opponent = Stony Brook
| site_stadium = Edmund P. Joyce Center
| site_cityst = Notre Dame, IN
| tv = ESPNU
| score = 88–62
| record = 10–1
| attend = 6,211
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 12/22/2010
| time = 7:30 pm
| nonconf = yes
| rank = 22
| opponent = UMBC
| site_stadium = Edmund P. Joyce Center
| site_cityst = Notre Dame, IN
| score = 93–53
| record = 11–1
| attend = 6,265
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 12/29/2010
| time = 7:00 pm
| rank = 15
| opponent = Georgetown
| opprank = 9
| site_stadium = Edmund P. Joyce Center
| site_cityst = Notre Dame, IN
| tv = ESPN2
| score = 69–55
| record = 12–1 (1–0)
| attend = 9,149
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 1/1/2011
| time = 3:20 pm
| away = yes
| rank = 15
| opponent = Syracuse
| opprank = 5
| site_stadium = Carrier Dome
| site_cityst = Syracuse, NY
| tv = ESPNU
| score = 58–70
| record = 12–2 (1–1)
| attend = 23,058
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 1/4/2011
| time = 7:00 pm
| rank = 14
| opponent = Connecticut
| opprank = 8
| site_stadium = Edmund P. Joyce Center
| site_cityst = Notre Dame, IN
| tv = Big East Network
| score = 73–70
| record = 13–2 (2–1)
| attend = 7,291
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 1/8/2011
| time = 8:00 pm
| rank = 14
| opponent = St. John's
| site_stadium = Edmund P. Joyce Center
| site_cityst = Notre Dame, IN
| tv = ESPNU
| score = 76–61
| record = 14–2 (3–1)
| attend = 8,032
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 1/10/2011
| time = 7:00 pm
| away = yes
| rank = 9
| opponent = Marquette
| site_stadium = Bradley Center
| site_cityst = Milwaukee, WI
| tv = ESPN2
| score = 57–79
| record = 14–3 (3–2)
| attend = 16,951
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 1/16/2011
| time = 12:00 pm
| away = yes
| rank = 9
| opponent = St. John's
| site_stadium = Madison Square Garden
| site_cityst = New York, NY
| score = 54–72
| record = 14–4 (3–3)
| attend = 8,550
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 1/19/2011
| time = 7:00 pm
| rank = 16
| opponent = Cincinnati
| opprank = 25
| site_stadium = Edmund P. Joyce Center
| site_cityst = Notre Dame, IN
| tv = ESPN2
| score = 66–58
| record = 15–4 (4–3)
| attend = 8,309
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 1/22/2011
| time = 7:00 pm
| rank = 16
| opponent = Marquette
| site_stadium = Edmund P. Joyce Center
| site_cityst = Notre Dame, IN
| score = 80–75
| record = 16–4 (5–3)
| attend = 9,149
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 1/24/2011
| time = 7:00 pm
| away = yes
| rank = 15
| opponent = Pittsburgh
| opprank = 2
| site_stadium = Petersen Events Center
| site_cityst = Pittsburgh, PA
| tv = ESPN
| score = 56–51
| record = 17–4 (6–3)
| attend = 12,591
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 2/3/2011
| time = 9:00 pm
| away = yes
| rank = 9
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=2010|team=DePaul Blue Demons|title=DePaul}}
| site_stadium = Allstate Arena
| site_cityst = Chicago, IL
| tv = ESPN2
| score = 83–58
| record = 18–4 (7–3)
| attend = 10,982
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 2/6/2011
| time = 12:00 pm
| rank = 9
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=2010|team=Rutgers Scarlet Knights|title=Rutgers}}
| site_stadium = Edmund P. Joyce Center
| site_cityst = Notre Dame, IN
| tv = Big East Network
| score = 76–69
| record = 19–4 (8–3)
| attend = 8,139
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 2/9/2011
| time = 12:00 pm
| rank = 8
| opponent = Louisville
| opprank = 16
| site_stadium = Edmund P. Joyce Center
| site_cityst = Notre Dame, IN
| tv = ESPNU
| score = 89–79
| overtime = OT
| record = 20–4 (9–3)
| attend = 8,659
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 2/12/2011
| time = 12:00 pm
| away = yes
| rank = 8
| opponent = South Florida
| site_stadium = Sun Dome
| site_cityst = Tampa, FL
| tv = Big East Network
| score = 78–55
| record = 21–4 (10–3)
| attend = 6,104
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 2/19/2011
| time = 1:00 pm
| away = yes
| rank = 8
| opponent = West Virginia
| site_stadium = WVU Coliseum
| site_cityst = Morgantown, WV
| tv = CBS
| score = 58–72
| record = 21–5 (10–4)
| attend = 12,298
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 2/23/2011
| time = 7:00 pm
| away = yes
| rank = 9
| opponent = Providence
| site_stadium = Dunkin' Donuts Center
| site_cityst = Providence, RI
| tv = Big East Network
| score = 94–93
| record = 22–5 (11–4)
| attend = 11,185
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 2/26/2011
| time = 7:00 pm
| rank = 9
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=2010|team=Seton Hall Pirates|title=Seton Hall}}
| site_stadium = Edmund P. Joyce Center
| site_cityst = Notre Dame, IN
| tv = ESPNU
| score = 60–48
| record = 23–5 (12–4)
| attend = 9,149
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 2/28/2011
| time = 7:00 pm
| rank = 8
| opponent = Villanova
| opprank = 19
| site_stadium = Edmund P. Joyce Center
| site_cityst = Notre Dame, IN
| tv = ESPN
| score = 93–72
| record = 24–5 (13–4)
| attend = 9,149
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 3/5/2011
| time = 2:00 pm
| away = yes
| rank = 8
| opponent = Connecticut
| opprank = 16
| site_stadium = Gampel Pavilion
| site_cityst = Storrs, CT
| tv = ESPN
| score = 70–67
| record = 25–5 (14–4)
| attend = 10,167
}}
|-
!colspan=9 style={{CollegePrimaryStyle|Notre Dame Fighting Irish}}| 2011 Big East men's basketball tournament
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 3/10/2011
| time = 7:00 pm
| neutral = yes
| rank = 4
| seed = 2
| opponent = Cincinnati
| opprank = 25
| oppseed = 7
| site_stadium = Madison Square Garden
| site_cityst = New York, NY
| gamename = Big East Quarterfinals
| tv = ESPN
| score = 89–51
| record = 26–5
| attend = 19,375
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 3/11/2011
| time = 9:00 pm
| neutral = yes
| rank = 4
| seed = 2
| opponent = Louisville
| opprank = 14
| oppseed = 3
| site_stadium = Madison Square Garden
| site_cityst = New York, NY
| gamename = Big East Semifinals
| tv = ESPN
| score = 77–83
| overtime = OT
| record = 26–6
| attend = 19,375
}}
|-
!colspan=9 style={{CollegePrimaryStyle|Notre Dame Fighting Irish}}| 2011 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 3/18/2011
| time = 1:40 pm
| nonconf = yes
| neutral = yes
| rank = 5
| seed = 2 SW
| opponent = Akron
| oppseed = 15 SW
| site_stadium = United Center
| site_cityst = Chicago, IL
| gamename = NCAA Second Round
| tv = TBS
| score = 69–56
| record = 27–6
| attend = 17,352
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 3/20/2011
| time = 9:40 pm
| nonconf = yes
| neutral = yes
| rank = 5
| seed = 2 SW
| opponent = Florida State
| oppseed = 10 SW
| site_stadium = United Center
| site_cityst = Chicago, IL
| gamename = NCAA Third Round
| tv = TBS
| score = 57–71
| record = 27–7
| attend = 18,146
}}
{{CBB schedule end|timezone=Eastern Time|poll=AP poll|region=SW|regionname=NCAA Southwest Regional}}
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