# 2010–11 Miami Hurricanes men's basketball team

The 2010–11 Miami Hurricanes men's basketball team represented the University of Miami during the 2010–11 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Hurricanes, led by 7th-year head coach Frank Haith, played their home games at the BankUnited Center and were members of the Atlantic Coast Conference. They finished the season 21–15 and 6–10 in ACC play to finish in ninth place. They defeated Virginia in the first round of the ACC Basketball tournament before falling to North Carolina in the quarterfinals. They were invited to the 2011 National Invitation Tournament where they defeated Florida Atlantic and Missouri State before falling in the quarterfinals to Alabama.

## Previous season

The Hurricanes finished the 2009–10 season 20–13 overall, 4–12 in ACC play. They were not invited to either the NCAA tournament or the NIT.

### Departures

Departures :
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for Departure |
| Antoine Allen | 12 | G | 6'1" | 184 | Freshman | Baltimore, MD | Transferred to Palm Beach State College |
| Cyrus McGowan | 20 | F | 6'9" | 237 | Senior | Brooksville, MS | Graduated |
| Dwayne Collins | 21 | F | 6'9" | 241 | Senior | Miami, FL | Graduated |
| James Dews | 23 | G | 6'4" | 213 | Senior | Cincinnati, OH | Graduated |

### Incoming transfers

Incoming Transfers :
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
| Trey McKinney-Jones | 4 | G | 6'5" | 216 | Junior | Milwaukee, WI | Missouri-Kansas City |
| Kenny Kadji | 21 | F | 6'11" | 251 | RS Sophomore | Douala, Cameroon | Florida |

### 2010 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Rion Brown G | Hinesville, GA | Liberty County HS | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 187 lb (85 kg) | Aug 4, 2009 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ||||||
| Rafael Akpejiori C | Lagos, Nigeria | Sunrise Christian Academy | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | 230 lb (100 kg) | Oct 20, 2009 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ||||||
| Erik Swoope F | Lake Elsinore, CA | Harvard-Westlake School | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 220 lb (100 kg) | Apr 15, 2010 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ||||||
| Overall recruiting rankings: ||||||
| 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: "Miami Hurricanes 2010 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. "ESPN". ESPN.com. "2010 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. ||||||

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition |||||||||
| November 3, 2010* | | Barry | W 102–33 | - | 32 – Tied | 10 – Kirk | - – - | BankUnited Center Coral Gables, Florida |
| November 8, 2010* | | Florida Southern | W 90–65 | - | 14 – Scott | 7 – Johnson | - – - | BankUnited Center Coral Gables, Florida |
| Regular season |||||||||
| November 12, 2010* 7:30 pm | | Jacksonville | W 89–77 | 1–0 | 23 – Grant | 8 – Tied | 6 – Scott | BankUnited Center (3,949) Coral Gables, FL |
| November 15, 2010* 11:59 pm | | at No. 19 Memphis | L 78–82 | 1–1 | 20 – Scott | 12 – Johnson | 3 – Grant | FedEx Forum (17,973) Memphis, TN |
| November 19, 2010* 7:00 pm | | North Carolina Central | W 88–65 | 2–1 | 17 – Brown | 10 – Johnson | 4 – Scott | BankUnited Center (4,173) Coral Gables, FL |
| November 21, 2010* 2:00 pm | | at Rutgers | L 45–61 | 2–2 | 12 – Johnson | 14 – Johnson | 2 – Thomas | Louis Brown Athletic Center (4,753) Piscataway, NJ |
| November 24, 2010* 7:30 pm | | McNeese State | W 79–59 | 3–2 | 16 – Brown | 9 – Johnson | 9 – Grant | BankUnited Center (4,337) Coral Gables, FL |
| November 27, 2010* 7:05 pm | | at Florida Gulf Coast | W 87–75 | 4–2 | 20 – Grant | 10 – Johnson | 10 – Johnson | Alico Arena (2,862) Fort Myers, FL |
| November 30, 2010* 7:00 pm | | Ole Miss | W 86–73 | 5–2 | 27 – Scott | 10 – Johnson | 6 – Scott | BankUnited Center (4,432) Coral Gables, FL |
| December 4, 2010* 4:00 pm | | West Virginia | W 79–76 | 6–2 | 26 – Grant | 7 – Johnson | 3 – Grant | BankUnited Center (6,548) Coral Gables, FL |
| December 12, 2010* 4:00 pm | | Stetson | W 68–54 | 7–2 | 13 – Thomas | 7 – Johnson | 5 – Adams | BankUnited Center (4,551) Coral Gables, FL |
| December 18, 2010* 1:00 pm | | vs. UCF Orange Bowl Classic | L 78–84 | 7–3 | 19 – Grant | 6 – Johnson | 5 – Scott | BankAtlantic Center (1,893) Sunrise, FL |
| December 21, 2010* 5:15 pm | | vs. Oral Roberts Las Vegas Holiday Hoops Classic | W 69–56 | 8–3 | 15 – Grant | 12 – Johnson | 3 – Scott | South Point Arena (1,202) Enterprise, NV |
| December 22, 2010* 1:00 pm | | vs. Rice Las Vegas Holiday Hoops Classic | W 73–67 | 9–3 | 25 – Grant | 6 – Johnson | 3 – Grant | South Point Arena (1,095) Enterprise, NV |
| December 23, 2010* 3:00 pm | | vs. Akron Las Vegas Holiday Hoops Classic | W 69–61 | 10–3 | 21 – Johnson | 12 – Johnson | 3 – Grant | South Point Arena (974) Enterprise, NV |
| December 30, 2010* 6:00 pm | | Pepperdine | W 94–59 | 11–3 | 22 – Grant | 15 – Johnson | 8 – Grant | BankUnited Center (2,793) Coral Gables, FL |
| January 2, 2011 7:45 pm | | at No. 1 Duke | L 63–74 | 11–4 (0–1) | 22 – Johnson | 9 – Johnson | 5 – Carter | Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, NC |
| January 8, 2011 6:00 pm | | at Clemson | L 72–79 | 11–5 (0–2) | 24 – Scott | 8 – Johnson | 3 – Adams | Littlejohn Coliseum (8,592) Clemson, SC |
| January 15, 2011 6:00 pm | | Boston College | W 72–71 | 12–5 (1–2) | 19 – Scott | 9 – Johnson | 5 – Grant | BankUnited Center (6,107) Coral Gables, FL |
| January 19, 2011 9:00 pm | | Florida State | L 53–55 | 12–6 (1–3) | 20 – Grant | 9 – Johnson | 3 – Grant | BankUnited Center (6,600) Coral Gables, FL |
| January 23, 2011 12:00 pm | | at NC State | L 70–72 | 12–7 (1–4) | 23 – Grant | 14 – Johnson | 3 – Grant | RBC Center (15,222) Raleigh, NC |
| January 26, 2011 7:30 pm | | North Carolina | L 71–74 | 12–8 (1–5) | 18 – Scott | 13 – Johnson | 5 – Grant | BankUnited Center (6,026) Coral Gables, FL |
| January 30, 2011 5:30 pm | | at Virginia Tech | L 68–72 | 12–9 (1–6) | 21 – Scott | 10 – Johnson | 5 – Scott | Cassell Coliseum (9,847) Blacksburg, VA |
| February 3, 2011 7:00 pm | | Georgia Tech | W 59–57 | 13–9 (2–6) | 15 – Grant | 10 – Johnson | 4 – Scott | BankUnited Center (4,865) Coral Gables, FL |
| February 5, 2011 2:00 pm | | Virginia | W 70–68 $^{OT}$ | 14–9 (3–6) | 20 – Thomas | 10 – Thomas | 3 – Grant | BankUnited Center (4,776) Coral Gables, FL |
| February 9, 2011 7:00 pm | | at Wake Forest | W 74–73 | 15–9 (4–6) | 25 – Johnson | 7 – Tied | 2 – Tied | LJVM Coliseum (9,249) Winston-Salem, NC |
| February 13, 2011 6:45 pm | | No. 5 Duke | L 71–81 | 15–10 (4–7) | 16 – Tied | 7 – Johnson | 8 – Scott | BankUnited Center (7,972) Coral Gables, FL |
| February 15, 2011* 7:00 pm | | at UNC Greensboro | W 78–63 | 16–10 | 18 – Thomas | 12 – Scott | 3 – Grant | Greensboro Coliseum (3,102) Greensboro, NC |
| February 20, 2011 3:30 pm | | Clemson | L 59–63 | 16–11 (4–8) | 16 – Scott | 9 – Johnson | 5 – Grant | BankUnited Center (5,846) Coral Gables, FL |
| February 23, 2011 7:00 pm | | at Boston College | W 73–64 | 17–11 (5–8) | 15 – Tied | 6 – Tied | 4 – Tied | Conte Forum (6,138) Chestnut Hill, MA |
| February 26, 2011 2:00 pm | | at Florida State | L 59–65 | 17–12 (5–9) | 19 – Grant | 12 – Johnson | 3 – Adams | Donald L. Tucker Civic Center (11,531) Tallahassee, FL |
| March 2, 2011 7:00 pm | | Maryland | W 80–66 | 18–12 (6–9) | 19 – Brown | 16 – Johnson | 6 – Scott | BankUnited Center (4,866) Coral Gables, FL |
| March 6, 2011 2:30 pm | | at Georgia Tech | L 57–66 | 18–13 (6–10) | 14 – Thomas | 12 – Johnson | 3 – Brown | Alexander Memorial Coliseum (8,025) Atlanta, GA |
| ACC tournament |||||||||
| March 10, 2011* 12:00 pm | (9) | vs. (8) Virginia First Round | W 69–62 $^{OT}$ | 19–13 | 16 – Grant | 6 – Tied | 7 – Grant | Greensboro Coliseum (23,381) Greensboro, NC |
| March 11, 2011* 12:00 pm | (9) | vs. (1) North Carolina Quarterfinals | L 59–61 | 19–14 | 16 – Grant | 5 – Tied | 5 – Grant | Greensboro Coliseum (23,381) Greensboro, NC |
| National Invitation Tournament |||||||||
| March 16, 2011* 7:30 pm | (2 A) | (7 A) Florida Atlantic First Round | W 85–62 | 20–14 | 23 – Grant | 20 – Johnson | 4 – Scott | BankUnited Center (1,509) Coral Gables, FL |
| March 21, 2011* 7:00 pm | (2 A) | (3 A) Missouri State Second Round | W 81–72 | 21–14 | 20 – Scott | 9 – Johnson | 4 – Scott | BankUnited Center (1,623) Coral Gables, FL |
| March 23, 2011* 9:00 pm | (2 A) | at (1 A) Alabama Quarterfinals | L 64–79 | 21–15 | 19 – Scott | 7 – Johnson | 2 – Scott | Coleman Coliseum (8,612) Tuscaloosa, AL |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. A=NIT Alabama bracket. All times are in Eastern Time. |||||||||