2010–11 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team

2010–11 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball
2010–11 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball
SEC tournament champions
NCAA tournament, Final Four
Conference	Southeastern Conference
	Eastern
Ranking
Coaches	No. 3
AP	No. 11
Record	29–9 (10–6 SEC)
Head coach	John Calipari (2nd season);
Assistant coaches	John Robic (2nd season); Orlando Antigua (2nd season); Kenny Payne (1st season);
Home arena	Rupp Arena
	Seasons ← 2009–10 2011–12 →

2010–11 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	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

Departures

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

Class of 2010 signees

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
Brandon Knight G	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 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
Terrence Jones F	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 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
Enes Kanter C	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 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
Doron Lamb G	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 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
Eloy Vargas F	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 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
Stacey Poole G	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 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
Jarrod Polson G	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 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

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
Anthony Davis F	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 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
Michael Gilchrist F	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 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
Marquis Teague G	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 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
Kyle Wiltjer F	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 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: "Kentucky 2011 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved April 14, 2010. "2011 Kentucky Basketball Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved April 14, 2010. "ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved April 14, 2010. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved April 14, 2010. "2011 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved April 14, 2010.

Roster

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	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	So	Ballard	Louisville, Kentucky

Head coach

John Calipari (Clarion)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

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

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

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

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	Final
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

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[2] Matt May (August 16, 2010). "CatsIllustrated.com - UK uses pressure defense in exhibition victory". Kentucky.rivals.com. Retrieved August 1, 2016.

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Venues	State College Gymnasium (1903–1914) Buell Armory Gymnasium (1910–1924) Alumni Gymnasium (1924–1950) Memorial Coliseum (1950–1976) Rupp Arena (1976–present) Joe Craft Center (practice)
Rivalries	Centre (historical) Florida Indiana Louisville North Carolina Tennessee Transylvania (historical)
Culture & lore	History under Adolph Rupp Fabulous Five Point-shaving scandal Fiddlin' Five Rupp's Runts The Season Without Celebration "The Shot" Unforgettables Untouchables Comeback Cats John Wall Dance Tweakables Pursuit of Perfection 2011 Indiana game Basketbowl Champions Classic CBS Sports Classic The Rivalry: Red v. Blue The Wildcat Scratch Blue "On, On, U of K" "Kentucky Fight" Big Blue Nation Blue blood status
People	Head coaches Honorees NBA draftees Players Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1902–03 1903–04 1904–05 1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
Helms and Premo-Porretta national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics; NCAA championships in bolded italics