2010–11 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team
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The 2010–11 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team represented the University of Kentucky
in the college basketball
season of 2010–2011
. The team's head coach
is John Calipari
, who entered his second season after posting a 35–3 record in his inaugural season.
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University of Kentucky
The University of Kentucky, also known as UK, is a public co-educational university and is one of the state's two land-grant universities, located in Lexington, Kentucky...
in the college basketball
College basketball
College basketball most often refers to the USA basketball competitive governance structure established by the National Collegiate Athletic Association . Basketball in the NCAA is divided into three divisions: Division I, Division II and Division III....
season of 2010–2011
2010–11 NCAA Division I men's basketball season
The 2010–11 NCAA Division I men's basketball season began on November 8, 2010 with the preliminary games of the 2010 Coaches Vs. Cancer Classic, and ended with the 2011 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament's championship game on April 4, 2011 at Reliant Stadium in Houston...
. The team's head coach
Head coach
A head coach, senior coach or manager is a professional at training and developing athletes. They typically hold a more public profile and are paid more than other coaches...
is John Calipari
John Calipari
John Calipari is an American basketball coach. Since April 2009, he has been the men's head coach at the University of Kentucky....
, who entered his second season after posting a 35–3 record in his inaugural season.
Departures
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bledsoe, Eric Eric Bledsoe Eric Bledsoe is an American basketball player for the Los Angeles Clippers. He was selected by the Oklahoma City Thunder with the 18th overall pick in the 2010 NBA Draft... |
24 | G | 6' 1" | 190 | Freshman | Birmingham, Alabama Birmingham, Alabama Birmingham is the largest city in Alabama. The city is the county seat of Jefferson County. According to the 2010 United States Census, Birmingham had a population of 212,237. The Birmingham-Hoover Metropolitan Area, in estimate by the U.S... |
Drafted 18th overall in the 2010 NBA Draft 2010 NBA Draft The 2010 NBA Draft was held on June 24, 2010 at the Theatre at Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York. The draft, which started at 7:00 pm Eastern Daylight Time , was broadcast in the United States on ESPN. In this draft, National Basketball Association teams took turns selecting amateur... by the Oklahoma City Thunder Oklahoma City Thunder The Oklahoma City Thunder are a professional basketball franchise based in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. They play in the Northwest Division of the Western Conference in the National Basketball Association ; their home court is at Chesapeake Energy Arena.... |
| Cousins, DeMarcus DeMarcus Cousins DeMarcus Cousins is an American professional basketball player with the Sacramento Kings of the National Basketball Association. He played college basketball at the University of Kentucky.-High school career:... |
15 | F/C | 6' 11" | 270 | Freshman | Mobile, Alabama Mobile, Alabama Mobile is the third most populous city in the Southern US state of Alabama and is the county seat of Mobile County. It is located on the Mobile River and the central Gulf Coast of the United States. The population within the city limits was 195,111 during the 2010 census. It is the largest... |
2009-10 2nd team Consensus All-American 2009-10 1st Team All-SEC 2009-10 SEC Freshman of the Year 2010 SEC All-Freshman team Drafted 5th overall in the 2010 NBA Draft 2010 NBA Draft The 2010 NBA Draft was held on June 24, 2010 at the Theatre at Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York. The draft, which started at 7:00 pm Eastern Daylight Time , was broadcast in the United States on ESPN. In this draft, National Basketball Association teams took turns selecting amateur... by the Sacramento Kings Sacramento Kings The Sacramento Kings are a professional basketball team based in Sacramento, California, United States. They are currently members of the Western Conference of the National Basketball Association... |
| Dodson, Darnell | 3 | F | 6' 7" | 215 | Sophomore | Greenbelt, Maryland Greenbelt, Maryland Greenbelt is a city in Prince George's County, Maryland, United States. Contained within today's City of Greenbelt is the historic planned community now known locally as "Old Greenbelt" and designated as the Greenbelt Historic District... |
Dismissed from team during summer by coach John Calipari, was academically eligible |
| Harris, Ramon | 5 | G/F | 6' 7" | 218 | Senior | Anchorage, Alaska Anchorage, Alaska Anchorage is a unified home rule municipality in the southcentral part of the U.S. state of Alaska. It is the northernmost major city in the United States... |
Graduated |
| Krebs, Mark | 12 | G | 6' 5" | 207 | Senior | Newport, Kentucky Newport, Kentucky Newport is a city in Campbell County, Kentucky, United States, at the confluence of the Ohio and Licking rivers. The population was 15,273 at the 2010 census. Historically, it was one of four county seats of Campbell County. Newport is part of the Greater Cincinnati, Ohio Metro Area which... |
Graduated |
| Orton, Daniel Daniel Orton Daniel Joseph Orton is an American professional basketball player with the New Mexico Thunderbirds, the NBA Development League affiliate of the NBA's Orlando Magic... |
33 | F/C | 6' 10" | 255 | Freshman | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Oklahoma city Oklahoma City is the capital and largest city of the U.S. state of Oklahoma.Oklahoma City may also refer to:*Oklahoma City metropolitan area*Downtown Oklahoma City*Uptown Oklahoma City*Oklahoma City bombing*Oklahoma City National Memorial... |
Drafted 28th overall in the 2010 NBA Draft 2010 NBA Draft The 2010 NBA Draft was held on June 24, 2010 at the Theatre at Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York. The draft, which started at 7:00 pm Eastern Daylight Time , was broadcast in the United States on ESPN. In this draft, National Basketball Association teams took turns selecting amateur... by the Orlando Magic Orlando Magic The Orlando Magic is a professional basketball team based in Orlando, Florida. They play in the Southeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Basketball Association and are currently coached by Stan Van Gundy... |
| Patterson, Patrick Patrick Patterson (basketball) Patrick Davell Patterson is an American basketball player with the Houston Rockets. He played collegiately for the University of Kentucky. He is a 6'9", 235-pound power forward who grew up in Huntington, West Virginia... |
54 | F | 6' 9" | 235 | Junior | Huntington, West Virginia Huntington, West Virginia Huntington is a city in Cabell and Wayne counties in the U.S. state of West Virginia, along the Ohio River. Most of the city is in Cabell County, for which it is the county seat. A small portion of the city, mainly the neighborhood of Westmoreland, is in Wayne County. Its population was 49,138 at... |
Drafted 14th overall in the 2010 NBA Draft 2010 NBA Draft The 2010 NBA Draft was held on June 24, 2010 at the Theatre at Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York. The draft, which started at 7:00 pm Eastern Daylight Time , was broadcast in the United States on ESPN. In this draft, National Basketball Association teams took turns selecting amateur... by the Houston Rockets Houston Rockets The Houston Rockets are an American professional basketball team based in Houston, Texas. The team plays in the Southwest Division of the Western Conference in the National Basketball Association . The team was established in 1967, and played in San Diego, California for four years, before being... , Graduated |
| Stevenson, Perry | 21 | F | 6' 9" | 215 | Senior | Lafayette, Louisiana Lafayette, Louisiana Lafayette is a city in and the parish seat of Lafayette Parish, Louisiana, United States, on the Vermilion River. The population was 120,623 at the 2010 census... |
Graduated |
| Wall, John John Wall (basketball) Johnathan Hildred Wall, Jr. is an American basketball player with the Washington Wizards of the National Basketball Association. Wall was chosen first overall in the 2010 NBA Draft by the Wizards... |
11 | G | 6' 4" | 195 | Freshman | Raleigh, North Carolina Raleigh, North Carolina Raleigh is the capital and the second largest city in the state of North Carolina as well as the seat of Wake County. Raleigh is known as the "City of Oaks" for its many oak trees. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the city's 2010 population was 403,892, over an area of , making Raleigh... |
Adolph Rupp Trophy The Adolph F. Rupp Trophy is an award given annually to the top player in men's Division I NCAA basketball. It is considered one of the top awards in college basketball. The recipient of the award is selected by an independent panel consisting of national sportswriters, coaches, and sports... 2009-10 1st team Consensus All-American 2009-10 National Freshman of the Year 2010 SEC Player of the Year 2009-10 1st Team All-SEC 2010 SEC Tournament MVP 2010 SEC Men's Basketball Tournament -References:... 2010 SEC All-Freshman team 1st Kentucky player to be drafted 1st overall in the NBA Draft NBA Draft The NBA Draft is an annual event in which the thirty teams from the National Basketball Association can draft players who are eligible and wish to join the league. These players are usually amateur U.S. college basketball players, but international players are also eligible to be drafted... Drafted 1st overall in the 2010 NBA Draft 2010 NBA Draft The 2010 NBA Draft was held on June 24, 2010 at the Theatre at Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York. The draft, which started at 7:00 pm Eastern Daylight Time , was broadcast in the United States on ESPN. In this draft, National Basketball Association teams took turns selecting amateur... by the Washington Wizards Washington Wizards The Washington Wizards are a professional basketball team based in Washington, D.C., previously known as Washington Bullets. They play in the National Basketball Association .-Early years:... 1st in school history in freshman scoring with 616 points 1st in school history in freshman assists with 241 assists Set school record with 16 assists against Hartford |
Class of 2010 Signees
Class of 2011 Commitments
Roster
}}- Twany Beckham transferred from Mississippi State in January 2011. He will not be eligible to play until December 2011. He may still practice and be a part of the roster. He is not on scholarship during spring 2011.
Depth chart
2010-2011 Schedule Notes
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2011 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament
The following sites were selected to host each round of the 2011 tournament:First Four*March 15 and 16**University of Dayton Arena, Dayton, OhioSecond and third rounds*March 17 and 19**Verizon Center, Washington, D.C....
Attendance
Kentucky has led the NCAA in average attendance per home game in 15 of the last 16 seasons, only finishing a close second to Syracuse in the 2004-05 season. Kentucky led the NCAA from the 1995-96 season until the 2003-04 season, and have led the last six seasons (2005-06 thru 2010-2011). Further, Kentucky has led the nation in average home attendance a total of 23 times (all since the 1976-77 season) This is a NCAA record. (Note: the NCAA awards their attendance title to the school that has the highest average home attendance, and not the highest total home attendance. This practice has always been in effect due to fairness, as each team has the ability to play a different amount of home games.)| Led NCAA in Average Attendance and Total Attendance | |
| Led NCAA in Average Attendance per game | |
| Second in NCAA in Average Attendance and Total Attendance |
| Year | Games | Attendance Total | Average Attendance | |||||
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| 1996 | 13 | 310,633 | 23,895 | |||||
| 1997 | 13 | 309,457 | 23,804 | |||||
| 1998 | 13 | 287,354 | 23,946 | |||||
| 1999 | 13 | 303,771 | 23,367 | |||||
| 2000 | 14 | 314,267 | 22,448 | |||||
| 2001 | 12 | 261,435 | 21,786 | |||||
| 2002 | 15 | 315,203 | 21,014 | |||||
| 2003 | 13 | 289,526 | 22,271 | |||||
| 2004 | 13 | 295,227 | 22,710 | |||||
| 2005 | 15 | 337,796 | 22,520 | |||||
| 2006 | 15 | 341,445 | 22,763 | |||||
| 2007 | 16 | 374,737 | 23,421 | |||||
| 2008 | 18 | 405,964 | 22,554 | |||||
| 2009 | 19 | 422,547 | 22,239 | |||||
| 2010 | 18 | 433,989 | 24,111 | |||||
| 2011 | 15 | 354,046 | 23,603 | |||||
| Totals | ||||||||
| 16 seasons | 235 | 5,357,386 | ≈22,797 | |||||
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East Tennessee State
| Teams | 1st Half | 2nd Half | Final |
| ETSU (0-0) | 35 | 30 | 65 |
| #11 UK (0-0) | 50 | 38 | 88 |
Portland
| Teams | 1st Half | 2nd Half | Final |
| #12 UK (1-0) | 38 | 41 | 79 |
| PORT (3-0) | 24 | 24 | 48 |
Oklahoma
| Teams | 1st Half | 2nd Half | Final |
| OKLA (3-0) | 26 | 36 | 64 |
| #8 UK (2-0) | 42 | 34 | 76 |
Washington
| Teams | 1st Half | 2nd Half | Final |
| #8 UK (3-0) | 34 | 40 | 74 |
| #13 WASH (3-0) | 35 | 32 | 67 |
Connecticut
| Teams | 1st Half | 2nd Half | Final |
| UCONN (4-0) | 50 | 34 | 84 |
| #8 UK (4-0) | 29 | 38 | 67 |
Boston University
| Teams | 1st Half | 2nd Half | Final |
| BU (4-3) | 33 | 24 | 57 |
| #10 UK (4-1) | 40 | 51 | 91 |
North Carolina
| Teams | 1st Half | 2nd Half | Final |
| #10 UK (5-1) | 42 | 31 | 73 |
| UNC (4-3) | 40 | 35 | 75 |
Notre Dame
| Teams | 1st Half | 2nd Half | Final |
| #23 ND (8-0) | 40 | 18 | 58 |
| #17 UK (5-2) | 40 | 32 | 72 |
Indiana
| Teams | 1st Half | 2nd Half | Final |
| IND (7-1) | 31 | 31 | 62 |
| #17 UK (6-2) | 32 | 49 | 81 |
Mississippi Valley State
| Teams | 1st Half | 2nd Half | Final |
| MVSU (1-8) | 24 | 36 | 60 |
| #17 UK (7-2) | 44 | 41 | 85 |
Winthrop
| Teams | 1st Half | 2nd Half | Final |
| WIN (5-6) | 32 | 20 | 52 |
| #13 UK (8-2) | 51 | 38 | 89 |
Coppin State
| Teams | 1st Half | 2nd Half | Final |
| CSU (4-5) | 19 | 42 | 61 |
| #11 UK (9-2) | 40 | 51 | 91 |
Louisville
| Teams | 1st Half | 2nd Half | Final |
| #11 UK (10-2) | 35 | 43 | 78 |
| #22 LOUIS (11-1) | 24 | 39 | 63 |
Pennsylvania
| Teams | 1st Half | 2nd Half | Final |
| PENN (5-5) | 32 | 30 | 62 |
| #10 UK (11-2) | 33 | 53 | 86 |
Georgia
| Teams | 1st Half | 2nd Half | Final |
| #10 UK (12-2) | 30 | 40 | 70 |
| UGA (11-2) | 41 | 36 | 77 |
Auburn
| Teams | 1st Half | 2nd Half | Final |
| AUB (7-8) | 21 | 33 | 54 |
| #13 UK (12-3) | 41 | 37 | 78 |
Louisiana State
| Teams | 1st Half | 2nd Half | Final |
| LSU (10-7) | 19 | 25 | 44 |
| #13 UK (13-3) | 48 | 34 | 82 |
Alabama
| Teams | 1st Half | 2nd Half | Final |
| #12 UK (14-3) | 30 | 36 | 66 |
| BAMA (10-7) | 37 | 31 | 68 |
South Carolina
| Teams | 1st Half | 2nd Half | Final |
| #12 UK (14-4) | 36 | 31 | 67 |
| USC (12-5) | 26 | 32 | 58 |
Georgia
| Teams | 1st Half | 2nd Half | Final |
| UGA (14-5) | 24 | 36 | 60 |
| #14 UK (15-4) | 39 | 27 | 66 |
Mississippi
| Teams | 1st Half | 2nd Half | Final |
| #10 UK (16-4) | 35 | 34 | 69 |
| MISS (13-8) | 34 | 37 | 71 |
Florida
| Teams | 1st Half | 2nd Half | Final |
| #10 UK (16-5) | 32 | 36 | 68 |
| FLA (17-5) | 34 | 36 | 70 |
Tennessee
| Teams | 1st Half | 2nd Half | Final |
| TENN (15-8) | 28 | 33 | 61 |
| #18 UK (16-6) | 35 | 38 | 73 |
Vanderbilt
| Teams | 1st Half | 2nd Half | Final |
| #18 UK (17-6) | 40 | 37 | 77 |
| #23 VANDY (17-6) | 44 | 37 | 81 |
Mississippi State
| Teams | 1st Half | 2nd Half | Final |
| MSU (13-11) | 40 | 39 | 79 |
| #22 UK (17-7) | 39 | 46 | 85 |
South Carolina
| Teams | 1st Half | 2nd Half | Final |
| USC (13-10) | 21 | 38 | 59 |
| #22 UK (18-7) | 50 | 40 | 90 |
Arkansas
| Teams | 1st Half | 2nd Half | OT | Final |
| #22 UK (19-7) | 32 | 38 | 6 | 76 |
| ARK (16-10) | 34 | 36 | 7 | 77 |
Florida
| Teams | 1st Half | 2nd Half | Final |
| #13 FLA (22-5) | 33 | 35 | 68 |
| #22 UK (19-8) | 34 | 42 | 76 |
Vanderbilt
| Teams | 1st Half | 2nd Half | Final |
| #21 VANDY (21-7) | 29 | 37 | 66 |
| #20 UK (20-8) | 40 | 28 | 68 |
Tennessee
| Teams | 1st Half | 2nd Half | Final |
| #20 UK (21-8) | 22 | 42 | 64 |
| TENN (18-12) | 29 | 29 | 58 |
Ole Miss
| Teams | 1st Half | 2nd Half | Final |
| MISS (20-12) | 29 | 37 | 66 |
| #15 UK (22-8) | 36 | 39 | 75 |
Alabama
| Teams | 1st Half | 2nd Half | Final |
| #15 UK (23-8) | 37 | 35 | 72 |
| BAMA (21-10) | 21 | 37 | 58 |
Florida
| Teams | 1st Half | 2nd Half | Final |
| #15 UK (24-8) | 34 | 36 | 70 |
| #12 FLA (26-6) | 29 | 25 | 54 |
Princeton
Rankings are the teams' seeds in the East Region of the 2011 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament2011 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament
The following sites were selected to host each round of the 2011 tournament:First Four*March 15 and 16**University of Dayton Arena, Dayton, OhioSecond and third rounds*March 17 and 19**Verizon Center, Washington, D.C....
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| Teams | 1st Half | 2nd Half | Final |
| 13 PRIN (25-6) | 33 | 24 | 57 |
| 4 UK (25-8) | 34 | 25 | 59 |
West Virginia
Rankings are the teams' seeds in the East Region of the 2011 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament2011 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament
The following sites were selected to host each round of the 2011 tournament:First Four*March 15 and 16**University of Dayton Arena, Dayton, OhioSecond and third rounds*March 17 and 19**Verizon Center, Washington, D.C....
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| Teams | 1st Half | 2nd Half | Final |
| 5 WVU (21-11) | 41 | 22 | 63 |
| 4 UK (26-8) | 33 | 38 | 71 |
Ohio State
Rankings are the teams' seeds in the East Region of the 2011 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament2011 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament
The following sites were selected to host each round of the 2011 tournament:First Four*March 15 and 16**University of Dayton Arena, Dayton, OhioSecond and third rounds*March 17 and 19**Verizon Center, Washington, D.C....
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| Teams | 1st Half | 2nd Half | Final |
| 4 UK (27-8) | 30 | 32 | 62 |
| 1 OSU (34-2) | 30 | 30 | 60 |
North Carolina
Rankings are the teams' seeds in the East Region of the 2011 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament2011 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament
The following sites were selected to host each round of the 2011 tournament:First Four*March 15 and 16**University of Dayton Arena, Dayton, OhioSecond and third rounds*March 17 and 19**Verizon Center, Washington, D.C....
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| Teams | 1st Half | 2nd Half | Final |
| 4 UK (28-8) | 38 | 38 | 76 |
| 2 UNC (29-7) | 30 | 39 | 69 |
Connecticut
Rankings are the teams' seeds in the East Region (Kentucky) and the West Region (Connecticut) of the 2011 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament2011 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament
The following sites were selected to host each round of the 2011 tournament:First Four*March 15 and 16**University of Dayton Arena, Dayton, OhioSecond and third rounds*March 17 and 19**Verizon Center, Washington, D.C....
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| Teams | 1st Half | 2nd Half | Final |
| 4 UK (29-8) | 21 | 34 | 55 |
| 3 UCONN (30-9) | 31 | 25 | 56 |
Rankings
| Poll | Pre | Wk 1 | Wk 2 | Wk 3 | Wk 4 | Wk 5 | Wk 6 | Wk 7 | Wk 8 | Wk 9 | Wk 10 | Wk 11 | Wk 12 | Wk 13 | Wk 14 | Wk 15 | Wk 16 | Wk 17 | Wk 18 | Final |
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| 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 |