2010–11 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team

2010–11 season of University of Kentucky men's basketball team March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 2010–11 Kentucky Wildcats Kentucky Wildcats 2005 logo.svg Southeastern Conference Eastern SEC 3 11 29–9 10–6 John Calipari 2nd John Robic 2nd Orlando Antigua 2nd Kenny Payne 1st Rupp Arena SEC tournament champions NCAA tournament Final Four 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 Departures Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes Eric Bledsoe 24 G 73 6' 1" 190 1 Freshman Birmingham, Alabama Entered the 2010 NBA draft DeMarcus Cousins 15 F/C 83 6' 11" 270 1 Freshman Mobile, Alabama Entered the 2010 NBA draft Darnell Dodson 1 3 F 79 6' 7" 215 2 Sophomore Greenbelt, Maryland Academically ineligible Ramon Harris 1 5 G/F 79 6' 7" 218 4 Senior Anchorage, Alaska Graduated Mark Krebs 1 12 G 77 6' 5" 207 4 Senior Newport, Kentucky Graduated Daniel Orton 33 F/C 82 6' 10" 255 1 Freshman Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Entered the 2010 NBA draft Patrick Patterson basketball 54 F 81 6' 9" 235 3 Junior Huntington, West Virginia Entered the 2010 NBA draft Perry Stevenson 1 21 F 81 6' 9" 215 4 Senior Lafayette, Louisiana Graduated John Wall 11 G 76 6' 4" 195 1 Freshman Raleigh, North Carolina Entered the 2010 NBA draft Recruiting Class of 2010 signees no yes 2010 Brandon Knight G Fort Lauderdale, Florida Pine Crest School 6 3 195 2010-04-14 5 5 97 Terrence Jones F Portland, Oregon Jefferson High School 6 9 220 2010-05-19 5 5 97 Enes Kanter C IstanbulIstanbul, Turkey Stoneridge Prep 6 11 261 2010-03-23 5 5 95 Doron Lamb G Laurelton, New York Oak Hill Academy 6 4 190 2010-04-17 5 4 95 Eloy Vargas F Moca, Dominican Republic Miami Dade CC 6 11 225 2010-05-15 4 4 95 Stacey Poole G Jacksonville, Florida Providence School 6 5 200 2009-09-24 4 4 94 Jarrod Polson G Wilmore, Kentucky West Jessamine High School 6 1 175 2010-04-28 2 2 72 2010 Kentucky 2010 Basketball Commitments 2010 Kentucky Basketball Commits ESPN kentucky 572 96 1 1 2010-07-15 yes Class of 2011 commitments no yes 2011 Anthony Davis F Chicago, Illinois Perspectives Charter School 6 10 200 2010-08-13 5 5 98 Michael Gilchrist F Elizabeth, New Jersey St. Patrick 6 7 190 2010-04-14 5 5 98 Marquis Teague G IndianapolisIndianapolis, Indiana Pike 6 2 170 2010-04-22 5 5 98 Kyle Wiltjer F Portland, Oregon Jesuit 6 9 225 2010-08-28 5 5 97 2011 Kentucky 2011 Basketball Commitments 2011 Kentucky Basketball Commits ESPN kentucky 572 96 1 1 2010-04-14 yes Roster 2010 Kentucky Wildcats y yes Enes Kanter y 0 C 6 11 272 FR Istanbul, Turkey Stoneridge Prep (CA) TUR I Darius Miller y 1 F 6 7 230 JR Maysville, Kentucky Mason County Stacey Poole 2 G 6 4 203 FR Jacksonville, Florida Providence School Terrence Jones basketball 3 F 6 8 250 FR Portland, Oregon Jefferson y Terrence Jones Jon Hood 4 G 6 7 205 SO Madisonville, Kentucky Madisonville North Hopkins Jarrod Polson y 5 G 6 2 180 FR Wilmore, Kentucky West Jessamine Brandon Knight basketball y 12 G 6 3 195 FR Fort Lauderdale, Florida Pine Crest School C Doron Lamb y 20 G 6 4 210 FR Queens, New York Oak Hill Academy (VA) Eloy Vargas y 30 F 6 11 239 JR Moca, Dominican Republic Miami Dade College DeAndre Liggins 34 G 6 6 215 JR Chicago, Illinois Findlay Prep y DeAndre Liggins Josh Harrellson y 55 F 6 10 275 SR St. Charles, Missouri Southwestern Illinois Twany Beckham yes 10 G 6 5 195 SO Louisville, Kentucky Ballard John Calipari (Clarion) John Robic (Denison) Orlando Antigua (Pittsburgh) Kenny Payne (Louisville) 2010-04-01 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 273BE2 FFFFFF 273BE2 Josh Harrellson Terrence Jones Darius Miller DeAndre Liggins Brandon Knight Eloy Vargas Jon Hood Doron Lamb Stacey Poole Jarrod Polson 2010–2011 schedule notes yes yes |- !colspan=12 style=Kentucky Wildcats| Exhibition August 15, 2010 7 p.m. yes 2010 Windsor Lancers Windsor St. Denis Centre Windsor, Ontario BBSN Knight 31 Miller 12 Liggins 4 95–62http://kentucky.rivals.com/content.asp?SID%3D888%26CID%3D1113860 Archived copy 2010-08-18 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110715190326/http://kentucky.rivals.com/content.asp?SID=888&CID=1113860 2011-07-15 – – August 16, 2010 6 p.m. yes 2010 Western Ontario Mustangs Western Ontario St. Denis Centre Windsor, Ontario BBSN Lamb 24 Harrellson 8 Knight 12 96–68Matt May http://kentucky.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=1114327 CatsIllustrated.com - UK uses pressure defense in exhibition victory Kentucky.rivals.com 2010-08-16 2016-08-01 – – August 17, 2010 11 a.m. yes Windsor St. Denis Centre Windsor, Ontario BBSN Knight 27 Harrellson 19 Knight 9 104–75http://vmedia.rivals.com/uploads/888/975007.jpg Archived copy 2010-08-18 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20111005203340/http://vmedia.rivals.com/uploads/888/975007.jpg 2011-10-05 – – November 1, 2010 7:00 pm yes 11 2010 Pikeville Bears Pikeville Rupp Arena Lexington, KY BBSN Knight 22 Miller 10 (2 tied) 3 97–66 21,127 – November 5, 2010 7:00 pm yes 11 2010 none Dillard Bleu Devils Dillard Rupp Arena Lexington, KY BBSN Jones 23 Jones 10 Knight 6 122–54 21,589 – |- !colspan=12 style=Kentucky Wildcats| Non-conference regular season November 12, 2010 7:00 pm yes 11 East Tennessee State Rupp Arena Lexington, KY BBSN Jones 25 Jones 12 Knight 5 88–65 23,740 1–0 November 19, 2010 10:30 pm yes yes 12 Portland Rose Garden Portland, OR ESPNU Knight 21 Harrellson 12 Miller 4 79–48 10,216 2–0 November 22, 2010 5:30 pm yes yes 8 Oklahoma Lahaina Civic Center Lahaina, HI Maui Invitational ESPN2 Jones 29 Jones 13 Liggins 4 76–64 2,400 3–0 November 23, 2010 9:30 pm yes yes 8 Washington 13 Lahaina Civic Center Lahaina, HI Maui Invitational ESPN Knight 24 Jones 17 Liggins 2 74–67 2,400 4–0 November 24, 2010 10:00 pm yes yes 8 Connecticut Lahaina Civic Center Lahaina, HI Maui Invitational ESPN Jones 24 Vargas 6 Knight 5 67–84 2,400 4–1 November 30, 2010 7:00 pm yes 10 Boston University Rupp Arena Lexington, KY BBSN Knight 23 Harrellson 12 Knight 6 91–57 21,684 5–1 December 4, 2010 12:30 pm yes yes 10 North Carolina Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, NC CBS Lamb 24 Harrellson 11 (2 tied) 4 73–75 20,695 5–2 December 8, 2010 9:30 pm yes yes 17 Notre Dame 23 Freedom Hall Louisville, KY SEC/Big East Invitational ESPN Jones 27 Jones 19 Knight 5 72–58 17,404 6–2 December 11, 2010 5:15 pm yes 17 Indiana Rupp Arena Lexington, KY ESPN Liggins 19 Harrellson 12 Knight 4 81–62 24,337 7–2 December 18, 2010 8:00 pm yes 17 Mississippi Valley State Rupp Arena Lexington, KY BBSN Jones 19 Harrellson 12 Miller 5 85–60 23,341 8–2 December 22, 2010 1:00 pm yes 13 2010 Winthrop Eagles Winthrop Rupp Arena Lexington, KY BBSN Lamb 32 Harrellson 10 Liggins 9 89–52 22,698 9–2 December 28, 2010 7:00 pm yes 11 2010 Coppin State Eagles Coppin State Rupp Arena Lexington, KY BBSN Jones 18 Liggins 8 Knight 8 91–61 24,329 10–2 December 31, 2010 12:00 pm yes yes 11 Louisville 22 KFC Yum! Center Louisville, KY Battle for the Bluegrass CBS Knight 25 Harrellson 14 Jones 6 78–63 22,803 11–2 January 3, 2011 7:00 pm yes 10 2010 Penn Quakers Penn Rupp Arena Lexington, KY ESPNU Knight 22 Harrellson 12 Miller 6 86–62 21,681 12–2 |- !colspan=12 style=Kentucky Wildcats| SEC regular season January 8, 2011 4:00 pm yes 10 Georgia Stegeman Coliseum Athens, GA SECNetwork Jones 24 Harrellson 11 (2 tied) 3 70–77 10,523 12–3 0–1 January 11, 2011 7:00 pm 13 Auburn Rupp Arena Lexington, KY ESPNU Jones 35 Jones 8 Lamb 7 78–54 23,065 13–3 1–1 January 15, 2011 4:00 pm 13 LSU Rupp Arena Lexington, KY SEC Network Knight 19 Harrellson 14 Lamb 5 82–44 24,330 14–3 2–1 January 18, 2011 9:00 pm yes 12 Alabama Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL Super Tuesday ESPN Jones 17 (2 tied) 9 Knight 3 66–68 14,589 14–4 2–2 January 22, 2011 6:00 pm yes 12 South Carolina Colonial Life Arena Columbia, SC ESPN Knight 23 (3 tied) 7 Liggins 3 67–58 18,000 15–4 3–2 January 29, 2011 4:00 pm 14 Georgia Rupp Arena Lexington, KY ESPN Lamb 19 Harrellson 8 Knight 4 66–60 24,352 16–4 4–2 February 1, 2011 7:00 pm yes 10 Ole Miss Tad Smith Coliseum Oxford, MS ESPNU/ESPN2 Jones 22 Jones 6 Knight 2 69–71 8,243 16–5 4–3 February 5, 2011 9:00 pm yes 10 Florida O'Connell Center Gainesville, FL College GameDay ESPN Knight 24 Jones 7 Knight 4 68–70 12,633 16–6 4–4 February 8, 2011 9:00 pm 18 Tennessee Rupp Arena Lexington, KY Super Tuesday ESPN Liggins 19 Jones 11 Liggins 3 73–61 24,334 17–6 5–4 February 12, 2011 1:00 pm yes 18 Vanderbilt 23 Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, TN CBS Jones 25 Harrellson 10 Harrellson 3 https://archive.today/20130124092435/http://espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=310430238 77–81 14,316 17–7 5–5 February 15, 2011 7:00 pm 22 Mississippi State Rupp Arena Lexington, KY Super Tuesday ESPN Knight 24 Jones 10 Knight 7 85–79 23,196 18–7 6–5 February 19, 2011 4:00 pm 22 South Carolina Rupp Arena Lexington, KY SEC Network Miller 22 Jones 12 Knight 9 90–59 24,338 19–7 7–5 February 23, 2011 8:00 pm yes 22 Arkansas Bud Walton Arena Fayetteville, AR SEC Network Knight 26 Harrellson 14 Knight 5 76–77 OT 13,472 19–8 7–6 February 26, 2011 4:00 pm 22 Florida 13 Rupp Arena Lexington, KY CBS Miller 24 Harrellson 12 Knight 6 76–68 24,346 20–8 8–6 March 1, 2011 9:00 pm 20 Vanderbilt 21 Rupp Arena Lexington, KY Super Tuesday ESPN Knight 17 (2 tied) 9 Knight 3 68–66 24,275 21–8 9–6 March 6, 2011 12:00 pm yes 20 Tennessee Thompson-Boling Arena Knoxville, TN CBS Knight 19 Jones 11 (2 tied) 3 https://archive.today/20130124070353/http://espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=310652633 64–58 21,678 22–8 10–6 |- !colspan=12 style=Kentucky Wildcats| SEC Tournament March 11, 2011 3:30 pm yes 15 E2 Ole Miss W3 Georgia Dome Atlanta, GA SEC Quarterfinals SEC Network Lamb 19 (3 tied) 7 Knight 6 75–66 21,875 23–8 |- March 12, 2011 1:00 pm yes 15 E2 Alabama W1 Georgia Dome Atlanta, GA SEC Semifinals ABC Lamb 15 Harrellson 10 Knight 7 72–58 21,728 24–8 |- March 13, 2011 1:00 pm yes 15 E2 Florida 12 E1 Georgia Dome Atlanta, GA SEC Championship Game ABC Knight 17 Harrellson 8 Knight 4 70–54 21,409 25–8 |- !colspan=12 style=Kentucky Wildcats| NCAA tournament March 17, 2011 3:08 pm yes yes 11 4 E Princeton 13 E St. Pete Times Forum Tampa, FL NCAA Second Round CBS Miller 17 Harrellson 10 Knight 5 59–57 14,835 26–8 March 19, 2011 12:15 pm yes yes 11 4 E West Virginia 22 5 E St. Pete Times Forum Tampa, FL NCAA Third Round CBS Knight 30 Jones 10 (2 tied) 4 71–63 17,771 27–8 March 25, 2011 9:54 pm yes yes 11 4 E Ohio State 1 1 E Prudential Center Newark, NJ NCAA Sweet Sixteen CBS Harrellson 17 Harrellson 10 (2 tied) 4 62–60 18,343 28–8 March 27, 2011 4:55 pm yes yes 11 4 E North Carolina 7 2 E Prudential Center Newark, NJ NCAA Elite Eight CBS Knight 22 Harrellson 8 (2 tied) 4 76–69 18,278 29–8 April 2, 2011 8:49 pm yes yes 11 4 E Connecticut 9 3 W Reliant Stadium Houston, TX NCAA Final Four CBS B. Knight 17 T. Jones 15 B. Knight 5 55–56 75,421 29–9 AP Poll Eastern Time E NCAA East Regional W NCAA West Regional Rankings 2010–11 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings 19 19 AP 11 12 8 10 17 17 13 11 10 13 12 14 10 18 22 22 20 15 11 Coaches 10 13 9 11 16 16 14 12 11 15 12 16 11 18 22 22 23 16 10 3 References Category:Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball seasons Kentucky Kentucky Category:NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament Final Four seasons Kentucky Wildcats Kentucky Wildcats Category:Long stubs with short prose