2010–11 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 October 2025 August 2023 Basketball 2010–11 Louisville Cardinals Louisville Cardinals wordmark.svg 250 Big East Conference (1979–2013) Big East 22 14 25–10 12–6 Rick Pitino 10th Ralph Willard Steve Masiello Tim Fuller Mark Lieberman KFC Yum! Center NCAA tournament Round of 64 The 2010–11 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball team represented the University of Louisville during the 2010–11 NCAA Division I men's basketball season, Louisville's 97th season of intercollegiate competition. The Cardinals competed in the Big East Conference and were coached by Rick Pitino, who was in his 10th season. The team played its home games on Denny Crum Court at the KFC Yum! Center, their first season at the new arena after 54 years at Freedom Hall. The team finished the season 25–10, 12–6 in Big East play (3rd-T) and lost in the championship game of the 2011 Big East men's basketball tournament to Connecticut. They received an at-large bid and a #4 seed in the 2011 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament where they were upset in the second round by #13 seeded Morehead State. Preseason Departures Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes Chris Smith 11 G 83 6'4" 175 4 Senior Manchester, New Hampshire Graduated Reginald Delk 12 G 83 6'4" 175 4 Senior Jackson, Tennessee Graduated Samardo Samuels 15 F 85 6'8" 240 2 Sophomore Trelawny, Jamaica Entered the 2010 NBA draft Jerry Smith 34 G 80 6'1" 200 4 Senior Wauwatosa, Wisconsin Graduated Edgar Sosa 10 G 80 6'1" 200 4 Senior Bronx, New York Graduated Class of 2010 signees no no 2010 Gorgui Dieng PF Kebemer, Senegal Huntington Prep (WV) 6 10 205 4/29/2010 4 4 91 Elisha Justice PG Pikeville, KY Shelby Valley High School (KY) 5 11 167 4/2/2010 0 3 88 Russ Smith PG Briarwood, NY South Kent School (CT) 5 10 150 11/15/09 2 3 POST 2011 Louisville Basketball Commitment List 2011 Louisville Basketball Commitment List ESPN louisville 75 97 NR NR NR yes Roster 2010 Louisville Cardinals y George Goode 0 F 6 8 205 JR yes Raytown, Missouri Preston Knowles 2 G 6 1 170 SR Winchester, Kentucky y Preston Knowles C Peyton Siva 3 G 5 10 170 SO Seattle, Washington USA y Rakeem Buckles 4 F 6 8 200 SO y Miami, Florida Chris Smith basketball, born 1987 5 G 6 3 200 JR yes Millstone, New Jersey y Gorgui Dieng 10 C 6 10 230 FR Kebemer, Senegal y Kyle Kuric 14 G 6 4 185 JR Evansville, Indiana y Tim Henderson 15 G 6 2 180 FR Louisville, Kentucky Jared Swopshire 21 F 6 7 215 JR St. Louis, Missouri Elisha Justice 22 G 5 11 170 FR Dorton, Kentucky Terrence Jennings 23 F 6 10 240 JR Sacramento, California Russ Smith basketball y 24 G 5 10 160 FR Briarwood, New York Mike Marra 33 G 6 4 190 SO Esmond, Rhode Island Stephen Van Treese 44 F 6 8 220 SO Indianapolis, Indiana Rick Pitino (Massachusetts) Ralph Willard (Holy Cross) Tim Fuller (Wake Forest) Steve Masiello (Kentucky) Mark Lieberman (Florida International) 2010-04-01 Schedule yes yes |- !colspan=12| Exhibition October 31, 2010 2:00 p.m. yes 2010 Northern Kentucky Norse Northern Kentucky KFC Yum! Center Louisville, KY BEN/WHAS Buckles 18 Buckles/Dieng 11 Siva 5 83–66 18,869 – November 11, 2010 7:00 p.m. yes 2010 Kentucky Wesleyan Panthers Kentucky Wesleyan KFC Yum! Center Louisville, KY BEN/WHAS Marra 22 Buckles/Van Treese 8 Justice 6 96–54 19,227 – |- !colspan=12| Non-conference regular season November 16, 2010 8:00 p.m. yes Butler 16 KFC Yum! Center Louisville, KY ESPN Buckles 17 Buckles 11 Marra 5 88–73 22,723 1–0 November 20, 2010 7:00 p.m. yes 2010 none Jackson State Tigers Jackson State KFC Yum! Center Louisville, KY Global Sports Shootout BEN/WHAS Jennings 14 Buckles 8 Siva 6 62–45 22,289 2–0 November 22, 2010 7:00 p.m. yes 2010 none Chattanooga Mocs Chattanooga KFC Yum! Center Louisville, KY Global Sports Shootout BEN/WHAS Knowles 14 Jennings/Van Treese 6 Justice 6 106–65 21,191 3–0 November 27, 2010 1:00 p.m. yes Marshall KFC Yum! Center Louisville, KY Global Sports Shootout BEN/WHAS Buckles/Marra/Siva 12 Buckles 7 Marra 5 80–66 21,262 4–0 December 1, 2010 7:00 p.m. yes 2010 FIU Panthers FIU KFC Yum! Center Louisville, KY Global Sports Shootout ESPN3.com Knowles 18 Buckles 8 Four Players Tied With 3 92–55 20,866 5–0 December 4, 2010 1:00 p.m. yes 2010 none South Alabama Jaguars South Alabama KFC Yum! Center Louisville, KY BEN/WHAS Marra 23 Buckles 14 Siva 4 97–70 21,048 6–0 December 8, 2010 7:00 p.m. yes 24 San Francisco KFC Yum! Center Louisville, KY BEN/WHAS Jennings/Siva 14 Buckles 10 Siva 5 61–35 21,049 7–0 December 11, 2010 12:00 p.m. yes 24 UNLV 20 KFC Yum! Center Louisville, KY Billy Minardi Classic ESPNU Knowles 20 Jennings 7 Siva 7 77–69 22,489 8–0 December 14, 2010 9:00 p.m. yes 20 Drexel KFC Yum! Center Louisville, KY ESPNU Knowles/Siva 13 Buckles 6 Kuric/Siva 2 46–52 20,912 8–1 December 18, 2010 3:30 p.m. yes 20 2010 Gardner–Webb Runnin' Bulldogs Gardner–Webb KFC Yum! Center Louisville, KY BEN/WHAS Knowles 24 Dieng 11 Siva 7 78–49 20,434 9–1 December 22, 2010 8:00 p.m. yes yes 2010 none Western Kentucky Hilltoppers Western Kentucky E.A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY Fox College Sports Siva 29 Buckles/C. Smith 6 Siva 8 114–82 7,326 10–1 December 27, 2010 7:00 p.m. yes 22 2010 Morgan State Bears Morgan State KFC Yum! Center Louisville, KY BEN/WHAS Knowles 31 Buckles/Dieng 6 Siva 7 104–74 21,688 11–1 December 31, 2010 12:00 p.m. yes 22 Kentucky 11 KFC Yum! Center Louisville, KY Battle for the Bluegrass CBS Knowles 22 C. Smith 6 C. Smith 4 63–78 22,803 11–2 |- !colspan=12| Big East Regular Season January 5, 2011 7:00 p.m. 2010 Seton Hall Pirates Seton Hall KFC Yum! Center Louisville, KY ESPNU Marra/Siva 14 Van Treese 10 Knowles 5 73–54 21,912 12–2 January 9, 2011 12:00 p.m. yes South Florida USF Sun Dome Tampa, FL BEN/WHAS Jennings/Knowles/Van Treese 12 Van Treese 14 Siva 6 86–77 4,375 13–2 January 12, 2011 7:00 p.m. yes 18 Villanova 7 Wells Fargo Center Philadelphia, PA ESPN Knowles 24 Knowles 6 Siva 8 74–88 13,199 13–3 January 15, 2011 11:00 a.m. 18 Marquette KFC Yum! Center Louisville, KY ESPN2 Knowles 17 Jennings 8 C. Smith/Siva 4 71–70 21,485 14–3 January 19, 2011 7:00 p.m. 19 St. John's KFC Yum! Center Louisville, KY BEN/WHAS Knowles 25 C. Smith 6 Siva 10 88–63 21,638 15–3 January 22, 2011 5:00 p.m. yes 19 Providence Dunkin' Donuts Center Providence, RI ESPNU C. Smith 19 C. Smith 7 Marra 5 67–72 12,051 15–4 January 26, 2011 7:00 p.m. 23 West Virginia KFC Yum! Center Louisville, KY ESPNU C. Smith 15 Jennings 9 Knowles 6 55–54 21,957 16–4 January 29, 2011 12:00 p.m. yes 23 Connecticut 5 Harry A. Gampel Pavilion Storrs, CT BEN/WHAS Siva 19 Jennings 10 Siva 8 79–78 2OT 10,167 17–4 January 31, 2011 7:00 p.m. yes 15 Georgetown 13 Verizon Center Washington, DC Big Monday ESPN Jennings 18 Jennings 7 C. Smith 4 59–62 12,164 17–5 February 5, 2011 8:00 p.m. 15 2010 DePaul Blue Demons DePaul KFC Yum! Center Louisville, KY BEN/WHAS Kuric 19 Jennings/Marra 8 Siva 10 61–57 21,704 18–5 February 9, 2011 7:00 p.m. yes 16 Notre Dame 8 Edmund P. Joyce Center South Bend, IN ESPNU Kuric 28 Jennings 7 Siva 7 79–89 OT 8,659 18–6 February 12, 2011 12:00 p.m. 16 Syracuse 12 KFC Yum! Center Louisville, KY ESPN Kuric 23 Buckles/Jennings 7 Siva 6 73–69 22,755 19–6 February 16, 2011 7:00 p.m. yes 16 Cincinnati Fifth Third Arena Cincinnati, OH ESPN Jennings 14 Kuric 8 Knowles 4 54–63 11,511 19–7 February 18, 2011 9:00 p.m. 16 Connecticut 13 KFC Yum! Center Louisville, KY ESPN Siva 15 Dieng 12 Knowles 7 71–58 22,776 20–7 February 22, 2011 9:00 p.m. yes 16 2010 Rutgers Scarlet Knights Rutgers Louis Brown Athletic Center Piscataway, NJ ESPNU Knowles 14 Knowles/Kuric 7 Four tied with 2 55–37 5,688 21–7 February 27, 2011 2:00 p.m. 16 Pittsburgh 4 KFC Yum! Center Louisville, KY CBS Siva 14 Kuric 7 Knowles 7 62–59 OT 22,758 22–7 March 2, 2011 7:00 p.m. 11 Providence KFC Yum! Center Louisville, KY Senior Night BEN/WHAS Kuric 25 Knowles 10 Siva 7 87–60 22,724 23–7 March 5, 2011 12:00 p.m. yes 11 West Virginia WVU Coliseum Morgantown, WV ESPN Kuric 21 Jennings/Siva 4 Siva 6 70–72 15,032 23–8 |- !colspan=12| 2011 Big East tournament March 10, 2011 9:00PM yes 14 Marquette Madison Square Garden New York City, NY Quarterfinals ESPN/ESPN 3D Marra 22 C. Smith 11 Siva 8 81–56 18,258 24–8 March 11, 2011 9:00PM yes 14 Notre Dame 4 Madison Square Garden New York City, NY Semifinals ESPN/ESPN 3D Knowles 20 Dieng 8 Siva 7 83–77 OT 18,984 25–8 March 12, 2011 9:00PM yes 14 Connecticut 21 Madison Square Garden New York City, NY Championship Game ESPN/ESPN 3D Knowles 18 Siva 7 Siva 7 66–69 19,375 25–9 |- !colspan=12| 2011 NCAA tournament March 17, 2011 1:40PM yes yes 14 (SE 4) (SE 13) Morehead State Pepsi Center Denver, CO Second Round TBS Smith 17 Smith/Kuric 5 Knowles 5 61–62 18,499 25–10 AP Poll Big East Network Eastern Time (#) during NCAA Tournament is seed with Region References 30em Louisville Cardinals Men's Basketball Team, 2010-11 Category:Louisville Cardinals men's basketball seasons Louisville Louisville Cardinals men's basketball, 2010-11 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball, 2010-11 Category:2010 in Louisville, Kentucky Category:2011 in Louisville, Kentucky Category:Long stubs with short prose