# 2010–11 Clemson Tigers men's basketball team

The 2010–11 Clemson Tigers men's basketball team represented Clemson University during the 2010–11 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Tigers, led by first-year head coach Brad Brownell, played their home games at Littlejohn Coliseum and were members of the Atlantic Coast Conference. They finished the season 22–12, 9–7 in ACC play. They lost in the semifinals of the 2011 ACC men's basketball tournament to North Carolina. They received an at-large bid to the 2011 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament where they defeated UAB in the new First Four round before falling to West Virginia in the second round.

## Roster

| Number | Name | Position | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown |
| 2 | Demontez Stitt | Guard | 6–2 | 180 | Senior | Matthews, North Carolina |
| 3 | Zavier Anderson | Guard | 5–9 | 170 | Senior | Greenville, South Carolina |
| 4 | Jonah Baize | Forward | 6–6 | 195 | Senior | Evansville, Indiana |
| 5 | Tanner Smith | Guard | 6–5 | 210 | Junior | Alpharetta, Georgia |
| 10 | Catalin Baciu | Center | 7–2 | 255 | Junior | Cluj-Napoca, Romania |
| 11 | Andre Young | Guard | 5–9 | 175 | Junior | Albany, Georgia |
| 12 | Cory Stanton | Guard | 5–10 | 175 | Freshman | Springfield, Tennessee |
| 21 | Bryan Narcisse | Forward | 6–6 | 220 | Junior | North Augusta, South Carolina |
| 24 | Milton Jennings | Forward | 6–9 | 225 | Sophomore | Summerville, South Carolina |
| 31 | Devin Booker | Forward/Center | 6–8 | 245 | Sophomore | Whitmire, South Carolina |
| 44 | DeAndre Hopkins | Guard | 6–2 | 205 | Freshman | Central, South Carolina |
| 45 | Jerai Grant | Forward/Center | 6–8 | 230 | Senior | Bowie, Maryland |

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| 11/05/2010* 7:00 pm | | Belmont Abbey | W 96–57 | – | Littlejohn Coliseum (5,000) Clemson, SC |
| Regular season ||||||
| 11/12/2010* 8:00 pm | | Western Carolina | W 87–64 | 1–0 | Littlejohn Coliseum (7,920) Clemson, SC |
| 11/15/2010* 8:00 pm | | Wofford | W 78–70 | 2–0 | Littlejohn Coliseum (7,900) Clemson, SC |
| 11/19/2010* 3:30 pm | | vs. Long Beach State Paradise Jam tournament quarterfinals | W 69–55 | 3–0 | Sports and Fitness Center (N/A) St. Thomas, VI |
| 11/21/2010* 6:00 pm, FCS | | vs. Old Dominion Paradise Jam Tournament semifinals | L 60–61 | 3–1 | Sports and Fitness Center (N/A) St. Thomas, VI |
| 11/22/2010* 6:00 pm, FSN | | vs. Seton Hall Paradise Jam Tournament 3rd place game | W 64–58 $^{OT}$ | 4–1 | Sports and Fitness Center (N/A) St. Thomas, VI |
| 11/26/2010* 7:00 pm | | South Carolina State | W 69–54 | 5–1 | Littlejohn Coliseum (7,825) Clemson, SC |
| 11/30/2010* 9:00 pm, ESPN2 | | Michigan ACC–Big Ten Challenge | L 61–69 | 5–2 | Littlejohn Coliseum (7,237) Clemson, SC |
| 12/05/2010* 4:00 pm, FSSO/SunSp | | at South Carolina | L 60–64 | 5–3 | Colonial Life Arena (10,177) Columbia, SC |
| 12/12/2010 6:15 pm, FSN | | at Florida State | L 69–75 | 5–4 (0–1) | Donald L. Tucker Center (7,015) Tallahassee, FL |
| 12/17/2010* 7:00 pm | | Savannah State | W 61–40 | 6–4 | Littlejohn Coliseum (5,500) Clemson, SC |
| 12/19/2010* 2:00 pm, FSSO | | UNC Greensboro | W 71–61 | 7–4 | Littlejohn Coliseum (5,500) Clemson, SC |
| 12/22/2010* 7:00 pm, FSSO/NESN | | at College of Charleston | W 66–59 | 8–4 | Carolina First Arena (5,048) Charleston, SC |
| 12/27/2010* 7:00 pm | | Delaware State | W 76–41 | 9–4 | Littlejohn Coliseum (7,523) Clemson, SC |
| 12/29/2010* 7:00 pm | | East Carolina | W 71–59 | 10–4 | Littlejohn Coliseum (7,382) Clemson, SC |
| 01/02/2011* 4:00 pm | | The Citadel | W 69–54 | 11–4 | Littlejohn Coliseum (7,613) Clemson, SC |
| 01/08/2011 6:00 pm, ESPNU | | Miami (FL) | W 79–72 | 12–4 (1–1) | Littlejohn Coliseum (8,592) Clemson, SC |
| 01/12/2011 7:00 pm, FSSO | | Georgia Tech | W 87–72 | 13–4 (2–1) | Littlejohn Coliseum (10,000) Clemson, SC |
| 01/18/2011 8:00 pm, Raycom | | at North Carolina | L 65–75 | 13–5 (2–2) | Dean E. Smith Center (20,352) Chapel Hill, NC |
| 01/22/2011 2:30 pm, Raycom | | at Maryland | L 77–79 | 13–6 (2–3) | Comcast Center (17,950) College Park, MD |
| 01/25/2011 7:00 pm, ACCN | | NC State | W 60–50 | 14–6 (3–3) | Littlejohn Coliseum (9,000) Clemson, SC |
| 01/29/2011 12:00 pm, Raycom | | Florida State | W 62–44 | 15–6 (4–3) | Littlejohn Coliseum (10,000) Clemson, SC |
| 02/02/2011 9:00 pm, ESPNU | | at Virginia | L 47–49 | 15–7 (4–4) | John Paul Jones Arena (8,684) Charlottesville, VA |
| 02/05/2011 1:00 pm, Raycom | | at Georgia Tech | W 65–56 | 16–7 (5–4) | Alexander Memorial Coliseum (6,219) Atlanta, GA |
| 02/8/2011 9:00 pm, ESPNU | | Boston College | W 77–69 | 17–7 (6–4) | Littlejohn Coliseum (8,925) Clemson, SC |
| 02/12/2011 1:00 pm, Raycom | | No. 21 North Carolina | L 62–64 | 17–8 (6–5) | Littlejohn Coliseum (10,000) Clemson, SC |
| 02/17/2011 7:00 pm | | at NC State | L 61–69 | 17–9 (6–6) | RBC Center (14,891) Raleigh, NC |
| 02/20/2011 3:30 pm, ESPNU | | at Miami (FL) | W 63–59 | 18–9 (7–6) | BankUnited Center (5,846) Coral Gables, FL |
| 02/26/2011 4:00 pm, ACCN | | Wake Forest | W 63–49 | 19–9 (8–6) | Littlejohn Coliseum (10,000) Clemson, SC |
| 03/02/2011 9:00 pm, ESPN | | at No. 4 Duke | L 59–70 | 19–10 (8–7) | Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, NC |
| 03/5/2011 12:00 pm, ESPN2 | | Virginia Tech | W 69–60 | 20–10 (9–7) | Littlejohn Coliseum (10,000) Clemson, SC |
| ACC tournament ||||||
| 03/11/2011 2:00 pm, ESPN2 | (4) | vs. (5) Boston College Quarterfinals | W 70–47 | 21–10 | Greensboro Coliseum (23,381) Greensboro, NC |
| 03/12/2011 1:00 pm, ESPN | (4) | vs. (1) No. 7 North Carolina Semifinals | L 87–92 $^{OT}$ | 21–11 | Greensboro Coliseum (23,381) Greensboro, NC |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| 03/15/2011* 9:00 pm, truTV | (12 E) | vs. (12 E) UAB First Four | W 70–52 | 22–11 | UD Arena (10,025) Dayton, OH |
| 03/17/2011* 12:15 pm, CBS | (12 E) | vs. (5 E) No. 22 West Virginia Second Round | L 76–84 | 22–12 | St. Pete Times Forum (14,835) Tampa, FL |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. E=NCAA East Region. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||