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2010–11 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball
SEC tournament champions
NCAA tournament, Final Four
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
DivisionEastern
Ranking
CoachesNo. 3
APNo. 11
Record29–9 (10–6 SEC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaRupp Arena
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 2010–11 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team represented the University of Kentucky in the college basketball season of 2010–11. The team's head coach is John Calipari, who entered his second season after posting a 35–3 record in his inaugural season.

Pre-season[edit]

Departures[edit]

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Eric Bledsoe 24 G 6' 1" 190 Freshman Birmingham, Alabama Entered the 2010 NBA draft
DeMarcus Cousins 15 F/C 6' 11" 270 Freshman Mobile, Alabama Entered the 2010 NBA draft
Darnell Dodson 3 F 6' 7" 215 Sophomore Greenbelt, Maryland Academically ineligible
Ramon Harris 5 G/F 6' 7" 218 Senior Anchorage, Alaska Graduated
Mark Krebs 12 G 6' 5" 207 Senior Newport, Kentucky Graduated
Daniel Orton 33 F/C 6' 10" 255 Freshman Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Entered the 2010 NBA draft
Patrick Patterson 54 F 6' 9" 235 Junior Huntington, West Virginia Entered the 2010 NBA draft
Perry Stevenson 21 F 6' 9" 215 Senior Lafayette, Louisiana Graduated
John Wall 11 G 6' 4" 195 Freshman Raleigh, North Carolina Entered the 2010 NBA draft

Recruiting[edit]

Class of 2010 signees[edit]

US college sports recruiting information for 2010 recruits
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Brandon Knight
G 		Fort Lauderdale, Florida Pine Crest School 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Apr 14, 2010 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:5/5 stars   Rivals:5/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 97
Terrence Jones
F 		Portland, Oregon Jefferson High School 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) May 19, 2010 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:5/5 stars   Rivals:5/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 97
Enes Kanter
C 		Istanbul, Turkey Stoneridge Prep 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 261 lb (118 kg) Mar 23, 2010 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:5/5 stars   Rivals:5/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 95
Doron Lamb
G 		Laurelton, New York Oak Hill Academy 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Apr 17, 2010 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:5/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 95
Eloy Vargas
F 		Moca, Dominican Republic Miami Dade CC 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 225 lb (102 kg) May 15, 2010 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 95
Stacey Poole
G 		Jacksonville, Florida Providence School 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sep 24, 2009 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 94
Jarrod Polson
G 		Wilmore, Kentucky West Jessamine High School 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Apr 28, 2010 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:2/5 stars   Rivals:2/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 72
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 1   Rivals: 1
  • 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:

  • "Kentucky 2010 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved July 15, 2010.
  • "2010 Kentucky Basketball Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved July 15, 2010.
  • "ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved July 15, 2010.
  • "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved July 15, 2010.
  • "2010 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved July 15, 2010.

Class of 2011 commitments[edit]

US college sports recruiting information for 2011 recruits
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Anthony Davis
F 		Chicago, Illinois Perspectives Charter School 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Aug 13, 2010 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:5/5 stars   Rivals:5/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 98
Michael Gilchrist
F 		Elizabeth, New Jersey St. Patrick 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Apr 14, 2010 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:5/5 stars   Rivals:5/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 98
Marquis Teague
G 		Indianapolis, Indiana Pike 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Apr 22, 2010 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:5/5 stars   Rivals:5/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 98
Kyle Wiltjer
F 		Portland, Oregon Jesuit 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Aug 28, 2010 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:5/5 stars   Rivals:5/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 97
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 1   Rivals: 1
  • 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:

Roster[edit]

2010–11 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
C 0 Enes Kanter (I) 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 272 lb (123 kg) Fr Stoneridge Prep (CA) Istanbul, Turkey
F 1 Darius Miller 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Jr Mason County Maysville, Kentucky
G 2 Stacey Poole 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 203 lb (92 kg) Fr Providence School Jacksonville, Florida
F 3 Terrence Jones 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Fr Jefferson Portland, Oregon
G 4 Jon Hood 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Madisonville North Hopkins Madisonville, Kentucky
G 5 Jarrod Polson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr West Jessamine Wilmore, Kentucky
G 12 Brandon Knight (C) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Pine Crest School Fort Lauderdale, Florida
G 20 Doron Lamb 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Oak Hill Academy (VA) Queens, New York
F 30 Eloy Vargas 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 239 lb (108 kg) Jr Miami Dade College Moca, Dominican Republic
G 34 DeAndre Liggins 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Findlay Prep Chicago, Illinois
F 55 Josh Harrellson 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 275 lb (125 kg) Sr Southwestern Illinois St. Charles, Missouri
G 10 Twany Beckham Current redshirt 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Ballard Louisville, Kentucky
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on
  • Twany Beckham transferred from Mississippi State in January 2011. He was not eligible to play until December 2011. He was still able to practice and be a part of the roster, but was not on scholarship during spring 2011.

Depth chart[edit]

Pos. Starting 5 Bench 1 Bench 2
C Josh Harrellson Eloy Vargas
PF Terrence Jones
SF Darius Miller Jon Hood Stacey Poole
SG DeAndre Liggins Doron Lamb
PG Brandon Knight Jarrod Polson

2010–2011 schedule notes[edit]

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
August 15, 2010*
7 p.m., BBSN 		Windsor W 95–62[1]  –
  31 – Knight   12 – Miller   4 – Liggins  St. Denis Centre (–)
Windsor, Ontario
August 16, 2010*
6 p.m., BBSN 		Western Ontario W 96–68[2]  –
  24 – Lamb   8 – Harrellson   12 – Knight  St. Denis Centre (–)
Windsor, Ontario
August 17, 2010*
11 a.m., BBSN 		Windsor W 104–75[3]  –
  27 – Knight   19 – Harrellson   9 – Knight  St. Denis Centre (–)
Windsor, Ontario
November 1, 2010*
7:00 pm, BBSN 		No. 11 Pikeville W 97–66  –
  22 – Knight   10 – Miller   3 – (2 tied)  Rupp Arena (21,127)
Lexington, KY
November 5, 2010*
7:00 pm, BBSN 		No. 11 Dillard W 122–54  –
  23 – Jones   10 – Jones   6 – Knight  Rupp Arena (21,589)
Lexington, KY
Non-conference regular season
November 12, 2010*
7:00 pm, BBSN 		No. 11 East Tennessee State W 88–65  1–0
  25 – Jones   12 – Jones   5 – Knight  Rupp Arena (23,740)
Lexington, KY
November 19, 2010*
10:30 pm, ESPNU 		No. 12 vs. Portland W 79–48  2–0
  21 – Knight   12 – Harrellson   4 – Miller  Rose Garden (10,216)
Portland, OR
November 22, 2010*
5:30 pm, ESPN2 		No. 8 vs. Oklahoma
Maui Invitational 		W 76–64  3–0
  29 – Jones   13 – Jones   4 – Liggins  Lahaina Civic Center (2,400)
Lahaina, HI
November 23, 2010*
9:30 pm, ESPN 		No. 8 vs. No. 13 Washington
Maui Invitational 		W 74–67  4–0
  24 – Knight   17 – Jones   2 – Liggins  Lahaina Civic Center (2,400)
Lahaina, HI
November 24, 2010*
10:00 pm, ESPN 		No. 8 vs. Connecticut
Maui Invitational 		L 67–84  4–1
  24 – Jones   6 – Vargas   5 – Knight  Lahaina Civic Center (2,400)
Lahaina, HI
November 30, 2010*
7:00 pm, BBSN 		No. 10 Boston University W 91–57  5–1
  23 – Knight   12 – Harrellson   6 – Knight  Rupp Arena (21,684)
Lexington, KY
December 4, 2010*
12:30 pm, CBS 		No. 10 at North Carolina L 73–75  5–2
  24 – Lamb   11 – Harrellson   4 – (2 tied)  Dean Smith Center (20,695)
Chapel Hill, NC
December 8, 2010*
9:30 pm, ESPN 		No. 17 vs. No. 23 Notre Dame
SEC/Big East Invitational 		W 72–58  6–2
  27 – Jones   19 – Jones   5 – Knight  Freedom Hall (17,404)
Louisville, KY
December 11, 2010*
5:15 pm, ESPN 		No. 17 Indiana W 81–62  7–2
  19 – Liggins   12 – Harrellson   4 – Knight  Rupp Arena (24,337)
Lexington, KY
December 18, 2010*
8:00 pm, BBSN 		No. 17 Mississippi Valley State W 85–60  8–2
  19 – Jones   12 – Harrellson   5 – Miller  Rupp Arena (23,341)
Lexington, KY
December 22, 2010*
1:00 pm, BBSN 		No. 13 Winthrop W 89–52  9–2
  32 – Lamb   10 – Harrellson   9 – Liggins  Rupp Arena (22,698)
Lexington, KY
December 28, 2010*
7:00 pm, BBSN 		No. 11 Coppin State W 91–61  10–2
  18 – Jones   8 – Liggins   8 – Knight  Rupp Arena (24,329)
Lexington, KY
December 31, 2010*
12:00 pm, CBS 		No. 11 at No. 22 Louisville
Battle for the Bluegrass 		W 78–63  11–2
  25 – Knight   14 – Harrellson   6 – Jones  KFC Yum! Center (22,803)
Louisville, KY
January 3, 2011*
7:00 pm, ESPNU 		No. 10 Penn W 86–62  12–2
  22 – Knight   12 – Harrellson   6 – Miller  Rupp Arena (21,681)
Lexington, KY
SEC regular season
January 8, 2011
4:00 pm, SEC Network 		No. 10 at Georgia L 70–77  12–3
(0–1) 		 24 – Jones   11 – Harrellson   3 – (2 tied)  Stegeman Coliseum (10,523)
Athens, GA
January 11, 2011
7:00 pm, ESPNU 		No. 13 Auburn W 78–54  13–3
(1–1) 		 35 – Jones   8 – Jones   7 – Lamb  Rupp Arena (23,065)
Lexington, KY
January 15, 2011
4:00 pm, SEC Network 		No. 13 LSU W 82–44  14–3
(2–1) 		 19 – Knight   14 – Harrellson   5 – Lamb  Rupp Arena (24,330)
Lexington, KY
January 18, 2011
9:00 pm, ESPN 		No. 12 at Alabama
Super Tuesday 		L 66–68  14–4
(2–2) 		 17 – Jones   9 – (2 tied)   3 – Knight  Coleman Coliseum (14,589)
Tuscaloosa, AL
January 22, 2011
6:00 pm, ESPN 		No. 12 at South Carolina W 67–58  15–4
(3–2) 		 23 – Knight   7 – (3 tied)   3 – Liggins  Colonial Life Arena (18,000)
Columbia, SC
January 29, 2011
4:00 pm, ESPN 		No. 14 Georgia W 66–60  16–4
(4–2) 		 19 – Lamb   8 – Harrellson   4 – Knight  Rupp Arena (24,352)
Lexington, KY
February 1, 2011
7:00 pm, ESPNU/ESPN2 		No. 10 at Ole Miss L 69–71  16–5
(4–3) 		 22 – Jones   6 – Jones   2 – Knight  Tad Smith Coliseum (8,243)
Oxford, MS
February 5, 2011
9:00 pm, ESPN 		No. 10 at Florida
College GameDay 		L 68–70  16–6
(4–4) 		 24 – Knight   7 – Jones   4 – Knight  O'Connell Center (12,633)
Gainesville, FL
February 8, 2011
9:00 pm, ESPN 		No. 18 Tennessee
Super Tuesday 		W 73–61  17–6
(5–4) 		 19 – Liggins   11 – Jones   3 – Liggins  Rupp Arena (24,334)
Lexington, KY
February 12, 2011
1:00 pm, CBS 		No. 18 at No. 23 Vanderbilt L 77–81  17–7
(5–5) 		 25 – Jones   10 – Harrellson   3 – Harrellson  Memorial Gymnasium (14,316)
Nashville, TN
February 15, 2011
7:00 pm, ESPN 		No. 22 Mississippi State
Super Tuesday 		W 85–79  18–7
(6–5) 		 24 – Knight   10 – Jones   7 – Knight  Rupp Arena (23,196)
Lexington, KY
February 19, 2011
4:00 pm, SEC Network 		No. 22 South Carolina W 90–59  19–7
(7–5) 		 22 – Miller   12 – Jones   9 – Knight  Rupp Arena (24,338)
Lexington, KY
February 23, 2011
8:00 pm, SEC Network 		No. 22 at Arkansas L 76–77 OT 19–8
(7–6) 		 26 – Knight   14 – Harrellson   5 – Knight  Bud Walton Arena (13,472)
Fayetteville, AR
February 26, 2011
4:00 pm, CBS 		No. 22 No. 13 Florida W 76–68  20–8
(8–6) 		 24 – Miller   12 – Harrellson   6 – Knight  Rupp Arena (24,346)
Lexington, KY
March 1, 2011
9:00 pm, ESPN 		No. 20 No. 21 Vanderbilt
Super Tuesday 		W 68–66  21–8
(9–6) 		 17 – Knight   9 – (2 tied)   3 – Knight  Rupp Arena (24,275)
Lexington, KY
March 6, 2011
12:00 pm, CBS 		No. 20 at Tennessee W 64–58  22–8
(10–6) 		 19 – Knight   11 – Jones   3 – (2 tied)  Thompson-Boling Arena (21,678)
Knoxville, TN
SEC Tournament
March 11, 2011
3:30 pm, SEC Network 		(E2) No. 15 vs. (W3) Ole Miss
SEC Quarterfinals 		W 75–66  23–8
  19 – Lamb   7 – (3 tied)   6 – Knight  Georgia Dome (21,875)
Atlanta, GA
March 12, 2011
1:00 pm, ABC 		(E2) No. 15 vs. (W1) Alabama
SEC Semifinals 		W 72–58  24–8
  15 – Lamb   10 – Harrellson   7 – Knight  Georgia Dome (21,728)
Atlanta, GA
March 13, 2011
1:00 pm, ABC 		(E2) No. 15 vs. (E1) No. 12 Florida
SEC Championship Game 		W 70–54  25–8
  17 – Knight   8 – Harrellson   4 – Knight  Georgia Dome (21,409)
Atlanta, GA
NCAA tournament
March 17, 2011*
3:08 pm, CBS 		(4 E) No. 11 vs. (13 E) Princeton
NCAA Second Round 		W 59–57  26–8
  17 – Miller   10 – Harrellson   5 – Knight  St. Pete Times Forum (14,835)
Tampa, FL
March 19, 2011*
12:15 pm, CBS 		(4 E) No. 11 vs. (5 E) No. 22 West Virginia
NCAA Third Round 		W 71–63  27–8
  30 – Knight   10 – Jones   4 – (2 tied)  St. Pete Times Forum (17,771)
Tampa, FL
March 25, 2011*
9:54 pm, CBS 		(4 E) No. 11 vs. (1 E) No. 1 Ohio State
NCAA Sweet Sixteen 		W 62–60  28–8
  17 – Harrellson   10 – Harrellson   4 – (2 tied)  Prudential Center (18,343)
Newark, NJ
March 27, 2011*
4:55 pm, CBS 		(4 E) No. 11 vs. (2 E) No. 7 North Carolina
NCAA Elite Eight 		W 76–69  29–8
  22 – Knight   8 – Harrellson   4 – (2 tied)  Prudential Center (18,278)
Newark, NJ
April 2, 2011*
8:49 pm, CBS 		(4 E) No. 11 vs. (3 W) No. 9 Connecticut
NCAA Final Four 		L 55–56  29–9
  17 – B. Knight   15 – T. Jones   5 – B. Knight  Reliant Stadium (75,421)
Houston, TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
E=NCAA East Regional. W=NCAA West Regional.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Rankings[edit]

See also: 2010–11 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415161718Final
AP1112810171713111013121410182222201511
Coaches10139111616141211151216111822222316103

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