2010–11 Vanderbilt Commodores men's basketball team

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.

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
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
East
No. 15 Florida133 .813298 .784
No. 11 Kentucky106 .625299 .763
No. 25 Vanderbilt97 .5632311 .676
Georgia97 .5632112 .636
Tennessee88 .5001915 .559
South Carolina511 .3131416 .467
West
Alabama124 .7502512 .676
Mississippi State97 .5631714 .548
Ole Miss79 .4382014 .588
Arkansas79 .4381813 .581
Auburn412 .2501120 .355
LSU313 .1881121 .344
2011 SEC tournament winner
As of April 2, 2011
Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

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NumberNamePositionHeightWeightYearHometown
1Brad TinsleyGuard6'3"210JuniorOregon City, Oregon
3Festus EzeliCenter6'11"255JuniorBenin City, Nigeria
5Lance GoulbourneGuard/Forward6'8"230JuniorBrooklyn, New York
10Chris MeriwetherGuard6'0"180SeniorNashville, Tennessee
11Kyle FullerGuard6'1"200FreshmanMoreno Valley, California
12Jordan SmartGuard/Forward6'6"200SophomoreLexington, Kentucky
14Aaron NollForward6'7"220JuniorFort Mitchell, Kentucky
21Darshawn McClellanForward6'7"229SeniorFresno, California
23John JenkinsGuard6'4"220SophomoreHendersonville, Tennessee
33Steve TchiengangForward6'9"245JuniorDouala, Cameroon
35James SiakamForward6'6"210FreshmanDouala, Cameroon
40Josh HendersonCenter6'11"230FreshmanRoanoke, Virginia
44Jeffery TaylorForward6'7"215JuniorNorrköping, Sweden
45Rod OdomForward6'8"215FreshmanCentral Islip, New York
50Joe DuffyForward6'8"225SeniorCharlotte, North Carolina
54Andre WalkerForward6'7"220JuniorFlossmoor, Illinois

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank#Opponent#ResultRecordSite (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/03/2010*
7:00 pm
Alabama–HuntsvilleW 69–53 
Memorial Gymnasium (11,439)
Nashville, TN
11/08/2010*
7:00 pm
Southern IndianaW 77–40 
Memorial Gymnasium (11,497)
Nashville, TN
Regular season
11/12/2010*
6:00 pm, ESPN2
PresbyterianW 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 StateW 92–59 4–1
Memorial Gymnasium (12,270)
Nashville, TN
11/27/2010*
1:00 pm
Appalachian StateW 86–73 5–1
Memorial Gymnasium (13,398)
Nashville, TN
12/01/2010*
8:00 pm, CSS
Western KentuckyW 82–62 6–1
Memorial Gymnasium (13,577)
Nashville, TN
12/04/2010*
1:00 pm, CSS
BelmontW 85–76 7–1
Memorial Gymnasium (13,902)
Nashville, TN
12/08/2010*
8:00 pm, ESPNU
at No. 15 MissouriL 82–85 OT7–2
Mizzou Arena (11,168)
Columbia, MO
12/18/2010*
6:00 pm
Southeastern LouisianaW 85–52 8–2
Memorial Gymnasium (12,632)
Nashville, TN
12/21/2010*
8:00 pm, CSS
at Middle TennesseeW 72–53 9–2
Murphy Center (6,820)
Murfreesboro, TN
12/29/2010*
8:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 24 MarquetteW 77–76 10–2
Memorial Gymnasium (13,604)
Nashville, TN
01/02/2011*
4:00 pm
No. 24 DavidsonW 80–52 11–2
Memorial Gymnasium (13,106)
Nashville, TN
01/08/2010
4:00 pm
No. 22 at South CarolinaL 75–83 OT11–3
(0–1)
Colonial Life Arena (10,439)
Columbia, SC
01/12/2010
7:00 pm, SEC Network
GeorgiaW 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 MissW 84–74 13–4
(2–2)
Memorial Gymnasium (14,134)
Nashville, TN
01/22/2011*
1:00 pm
No. 22 Saint Mary'sW 89–70 14–4
Memorial Gymnasium (14,316)
Nashville, TN
01/27/2011
6:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 19 at Mississippi StateW 81–74 15–4
(3–2)
Humphrey Coliseum (8,870)
Starkville, MS
01/29/2011
5:00 pm, FSN
No. 19 ArkansasL 78–89 15–5
(3–3)
Memorial Gymnasium (14,316)
Nashville, TN
02/01/2011
8:00 pm, ESPN
No. 23 at FloridaL 61–65 OT15–6
(3–4)
O'Connell Center (10,115)
Gainesville, FL
02/05/2011
12:30 pm, SEC Network
No. 23 South CarolinaW 78–60 16–6
(4–4)
Memorial Gymnasium (14,316)
Nashville, TN
02/10/2011
8:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 23 AlabamaW 81–77 17–6
(5–4)
Memorial Gymnasium (14,316)
Nashville, TN
02/12/2011
12:00 pm, CBS
No. 23 No. 18 KentuckyW 81–77 18–6
(6–4)
Memorial Gymnasium (14,316)
Nashville, TN
02/16/2011
6:00 pm, ESPNU
No. 18 at GeorgiaW 64–56 19–6
(7–4)
Stegeman Coliseum (8,942)
Athens, GA
02/19/2011
3:00 pm, SEC Network
No. 18 at AuburnW 77–60 20–6
(8–4)
Auburn Arena (7,442)
Auburn, AL
02/22/2011
8:00 pm, ESPN
No. 18 TennesseeL 51–60 20–7
(8–5)
Memorial Gymnasium (14,316)
Nashville, TN
02/26/2011
12:30 pm, SEC Network
No. 18 at LSUW 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 KentuckyL 66–68 21–8
(9–6)
Rupp Arena (24,275)
Lexington, KY
03/05/2011
5:00 pm, ESPN
No. 21 No. 14 FloridaL 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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