2010–11 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball team

2010–11 Big East men's basketball standings
	† 2011 Big East Tournament winner; As of April 4, 2011; Rankings from AP Poll

Louisville Cardinals men's basketball
2010–11 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball
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NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament, Second Round Game L 62-61 v Morehead State
Conference	Big East Conference (1979–2013)
Ranking
Coaches	#11
AP	#14
2010–11 record	25–10 (12–6 Big East)
Head coach	Rick Pitino
Assistant coach	Ralph Willard
Assistant coach	Steve Masiello
Assistant coach	Tim Fuller
Assistant coach	Mark Lieberman
Home arena	KFC Yum! Center
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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 tenth 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 Men's Division I 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 Brick squad	11	G	6'4"	175	Senior	Manchester, New Hampshire	Graduated
Reginald Delk	12	G	6'4"	175	Senior	Jackson, Tennessee	Graduated
Samardo Samuels	15	F	6'8"	240	Sophomore	Trelawny, Jamaica	Entered the 2010 NBA Draft
Jerry Smith	34	G	6'1"	200	Senior	Wauwatosa, Wisconsin	Graduated
Edgar Sosa	10	G	6'1"	200	Senior	Bronx, New York	Graduated

Class of 2010 signees

Name	Home town	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Gorgui Dieng PF	Kebemer, Senegal	Huntington Prep (WV)	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Apr 29, 2010
Gorgui Dieng PF	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 91
Elisha Justice PG	Pikeville, KY	Shelby Valley High School (KY)	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	167 lb (76 kg)	Apr 2, 2010
Elisha Justice PG	Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 88
Russ Smith PG	Briarwood, NY	South Kent School (CT)	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	150 lb (68 kg)	Nov 15, 2009
Russ Smith PG	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: POST
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: NR Rivals: NR ESPN: NR
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Roster

2010–11 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Home town
F	0	George Goode	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	RS Jr	Raytown, Missouri
G	2	Preston Knowles (C)	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Sr	Winchester, Kentucky
G	3	Peyton Siva	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	So	Seattle, Washington
F	4	Rakeem Buckles	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	So	Miami, Florida
G	5	Chris Smith	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	RS Jr	Millstone, New Jersey
C	10	Gorgui Dieng	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	Fr	Kebemer, Senegal
G	14	Kyle Kuric	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Jr	Evansville, Indiana
G	15	Tim Henderson	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Fr	Louisville, Kentucky
F	21	Jared Swopshire	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Jr	St. Louis, Missouri
G	22	Elisha Justice	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Fr	Dorton, Kentucky
F	23	Terrence Jennings	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	Jr	Sacramento, California
G	24	Russ Smith	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	Fr	Briarwood, New York
G	33	Mike Marra	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	So	Esmond, Rhode Island
F	44	Stephen Van Treese	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	So	Indianapolis, Indiana

Head coach

Rick Pitino (Massachusetts)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Schedule

Date Time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (Attendance) City, State
Exhibition
October 31, 2010* 2:00 p.m., BEN/WHAS		Northern Kentucky	W 83–66	–	18 – Buckles	11 – Buckles/Dieng	5 – Siva	KFC Yum! Center (18,869) Louisville, KY
November 11, 2010* 7:00 p.m., BEN/WHAS		Kentucky Wesleyan	W 96–54	–	22 – Marra	8 – Buckles/Van Treese	6 – Justice	KFC Yum! Center (19,227) Louisville, KY
Non-Conference Regular Season
November 16, 2010* 8:00 p.m., ESPN		#16 Butler	W 88–73	1–0	17 – Buckles	11 – Buckles	5 – Marra	KFC Yum! Center (22,723) Louisville, KY
November 20, 2010* 7:00 p.m., BEN/WHAS		Jackson State Global Sports Shootout	W 62–45	2–0	14 – Jennings	8 – Buckles	6 – Siva	KFC Yum! Center (22,289) Louisville, KY
November 22, 2010* 7:00 p.m., BEN/WHAS		Chattanooga Global Sports Shootout	W 106–65	3–0	14 – Knowles	6 – Jennings/Van Treese	6 – Justice	KFC Yum! Center (21,191) Louisville, KY
November 27, 2010* 1:00 p.m., BEN/WHAS		Marshall Global Sports Shootout	W 80–66	4–0	12 – Buckles/Marra/Siva	7 – Buckles	5 – Marra	KFC Yum! Center (21,262) Louisville, KY
December 1, 2010* 7:00 p.m., ESPN3.com		Florida International Global Sports Shootout	W 92–55	5–0	18 – Knowles	8 – Buckles	3 – Four Players Tied With	KFC Yum! Center (20,866) Louisville, KY
December 4, 2010* 1:00 p.m., BEN/WHAS		South Alabama	W 97–70	6–0	23 – Marra	14 – Buckles	4 – Siva	KFC Yum! Center (21,048) Louisville, KY
December 8, 2010* 7:00 p.m., BEN/WHAS	#24	San Francisco	W 61–35	7–0	14 – Jennings/Siva	10 – Buckles	5 – Siva	KFC Yum! Center (21,049) Louisville, KY
December 11, 2010* 12:00 p.m., ESPNU	#24	#20 UNLV Billy Minardi Classic	W 77–69	8–0	20 – Knowles	7 – Jennings	7 – Siva	KFC Yum! Center (22,489) Louisville, KY
December 14, 2010* 9:00 p.m., ESPNU	#20	Drexel	L 46–52	8–1	13 – Knowles/Siva	6 – Buckles	2 – Kuric/Siva	KFC Yum! Center (20,912) Louisville, KY
December 18, 2010* 3:30 p.m., BEN/WHAS	#20	Gardner-Webb	W 78–49	9–1	24 – Knowles	11 – Dieng	7 – Siva	KFC Yum! Center (20,434) Louisville, KY
December 22, 2010* 8:00 p.m., Fox College Sports		at Western Kentucky	W 114–82	10–1	29 – Siva	6 – Buckles/C. Smith	8 – Siva	E.A. Diddle Arena (7,326) Bowling Green, KY
December 27, 2010* 7:00 p.m., BEN/WHAS	#22	Morgan State	W 104–74	11–1	31 – Knowles	6 – Buckles/Dieng	7 – Siva	KFC Yum! Center (21,688) Louisville, KY
December 31, 2010* 12:00 p.m., CBS	#22	#11 Kentucky Battle for the Bluegrass	L 63–78	11–2	22 – Knowles	6 – C. Smith	4 – C. Smith	KFC Yum! Center (22,803) Louisville, KY
Big East Regular Season
January 5, 2011 7:00 p.m., ESPNU	#23	Seton Hall	W 73–54	12–2	14 – Marra/Siva	10 – Van Treese	5 – Knowles	KFC Yum! Center (21,912) Louisville, KY
January 9, 2011 12:00 p.m., BEN/WHAS	#23	at South Florida	W 86–77	13–2	12 – Jennings/Knowles/Van Treese	14 – Van Treese	6 – Siva	USF Sun Dome (4,375) Tampa, FL
January 12, 2011 7:00 p.m., ESPN	#17	at #7 Villanova	L 74–88	13–3	24 – Knowles	6 – Knowles	8 – Siva	Wells Fargo Center (13,199) Philadelphia, PA
January 15, 2011 11:00 a.m., ESPN2	#17	Marquette	W 71–70	14–3	17 – Knowles	8 – Jennings	4 – C. Smith/Siva	KFC Yum! Center (21,485) Louisville, KY
January 19, 2011 7:00 p.m., BEN/WHAS	#15	St. John's	W 88–63	15–3	25 – Knowles	6 – C. Smith	10 – Siva	KFC Yum! Center (21,638) Louisville, KY
January 22, 2011 5:00 p.m., ESPNU	#15	at Providence	L 67–72	15–4	19 – C. Smith	7 – C. Smith	5 – Marra	Dunkin' Donuts Center (12,051) Providence, RI
January 26, 2011 7:00 p.m., ESPNU	#19	West Virginia	W 55–54	16–4	15 – C. Smith	9 – Jennings	6 – Knowles	KFC Yum! Center (21,957) Louisville, KY
January 29, 2011 12:00 p.m., BEN/WHAS	#19	at #5 Connecticut	W 79–78 ^2OT	17–4	19 – Siva	10 – Jennings	8 – Siva	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (10,167) Storrs, CT
January 31, 2011 7:00 p.m., ESPN	#13	at #15 Georgetown Big Monday	L 59–62	17–5	18 – Jennings	7 – Jennings	4 – C. Smith	Verizon Center (12,164) Washington, DC
February 5, 2011 8:00 p.m., BEN/WHAS	#13	DePaul	W 61–57	18–5	19 – Kuric	8 – Jennings/Marra	10 – Siva	KFC Yum! Center (21,704) Louisville, KY
February 9, 2011 7:00 p.m., ESPNU	#15	at #8 Notre Dame	L 79–89 ^OT	18–6	28 – Kuric	7 – Jennings	7 – Siva	Edmund P. Joyce Center (8,659) South Bend, IN
February 12, 2011 12:00 p.m., ESPN	#15	#12 Syracuse	W 73–69	19–6	23 – Kuric	7 – Buckles/Jennings	6 – Siva	KFC Yum! Center (22,755) Louisville, KY
February 16, 2011 7:00 p.m., ESPN	#16	at Cincinnati	L 54–63	19–7	14 – Jennings	8 – Kuric	4 – Knowles	Fifth Third Arena (11,511) Cincinnati, OH
February 18, 2011 9:00 p.m., ESPN	#16	#13 Connecticut	W 71–58	20–7	15 – Siva	12 – Dieng	7 – Knowles	KFC Yum! Center (22,776) Louisville, KY
February 22, 2011 9:00 p.m., ESPNU	#16	at Rutgers	W 55–37	21–7	14 – Knowles	7 – Knowles/Kuric	2 – Four tied with	Louis Brown Athletic Center (5,688) Piscataway, NJ
February 27, 2011 2:00 p.m., CBS	#16	#4 Pittsburgh	W 62–59 ^OT	22–7	14 – Siva	7 – Kuric	7 – Knowles	KFC Yum! Center (22,758) Louisville, KY
March 2, 2011 7:00 p.m., BEN/WHAS	#11	Providence Senior Night	W 87–60	23–7	25 – Kuric	10 – Knowles	7 – Siva	KFC Yum! Center (22,724) Louisville, KY
March 5, 2011 12:00 p.m., ESPN	#11	at West Virginia	L 70–72	23–8	21 – Kuric	4 – Jennings/Siva	6 – Siva	WVU Coliseum (15,032) Morgantown, WV
2011 Big East Tournament
March 10, 2011 9:00PM, ESPN/ESPN 3D	#14	vs. Marquette Quarterfinals	W 81–56	24–8	22 – Marra	11 – C. Smith	8 – Siva	Madison Square Garden (18,258) New York City, NY
March 11, 2011 9:00PM, ESPN/ESPN 3D	#14	vs. #4 Notre Dame Semifinals	W 83–77 ^OT	25–8	20 – Knowles	8 – Dieng	7 – Siva	Madison Square Garden (18,984) New York City, NY
March 12, 2011 9:00PM, ESPN/ESPN 3D	#14	vs. #19 Connecticut Championship Game	L 66–69	25–9	18 – Knowles	7 – Siva	7 – Siva	Madison Square Garden (19,375) New York City, NY
2011 NCAA Tournament
March 17, 2011* 1:40PM, TBS	#14 (SE 4)	vs. (SE 13) Morehead State Second Round	L 61–62	25–10	17 – Smith	5 – Smith/Kuric	5 – Knowles	Pepsi Center (18,499) Denver, CO
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time (#) during NCAA Tournament is seed with Region.

References

↑ "Big East Conference Standings - 2010-11." ESPN.com. Retrieved March 9, 2011.

[standings-1] "Big East Conference Standings - 2010-11." ESPN.com. Retrieved March 9, 2011.

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2010–11 Big East men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
#4 Pittsburgh	15	–	3	.833	28	–	6	.824
#5 Notre Dame	14	–	4	.778	27	–	7	.794
#12 Syracuse	12	–	6	.667	27	–	8	.771
#14 Louisville	12	–	6	.667	25	–	10	.714
#18 St. John's	12	–	6	.667	21	–	12	.636
Cincinnati	11	–	7	.611	26	–	9	.743
#22 West Virginia	11	–	7	.611	21	–	12	.636
Georgetown	10	–	8	.556	21	–	11	.656
#10 Connecticut†	9	–	9	.500	32	–	9	.780
Villanova	9	–	9	.500	21	–	12	.636
Marquette	9	–	9	.500	22	–	15	.595
Seton Hall	7	–	11	.389	13	–	18	.419
Rutgers	5	–	13	.278	15	–	17	.469
Providence	4	–	14	.222	15	–	17	.469
South Florida	3	–	15	.167	10	–	23	.303
DePaul	1	–	17	.056	7	–	24	.226


† 2011 Big East Tournament winner As of April 4, 2011^[1]; Rankings from AP Poll