# 2010–11 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets men's basketball team

The 2010–11 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets men's basketball team represented Georgia Tech during the 2010–11 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Yellow Jackets, led by 11th-year head coach Paul Hewitt, played their home games at the Alexander Memorial Coliseum and were members of the Atlantic Coast Conference. They finished the season 13–18 and 5–11 in ACC play to finish in eleventh place. They lost to Virginia Tech in the first round of the ACC Basketball tournament. Following the conclusion of the season, Georgia Tech fired Hewitt and before his contract had expired with Georgia Tech.

## Previous season

The Yellow Jackets finished the 2009–10 season 23–13 overall, 7–9 in ACC play. Due to a strong run in the ACC tournament, the Yellow Jackets were invited to the NCAA tournament where, as the ten seed, they beat the seven seed Oklahoma State before falling to the two seed Ohio State in the round of 32.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition |||||||||
| November 5, 2010* ACCNX/ESPN+ | | Clark Atlanta | W 71–68 $^{OT}$ | - | 20 – Rice Jr. | 13 – Oliver | - – - | Alexander Memorial Coliseum Atlanta, Georgia |
| Regular season |||||||||
| November 12, 2010* 7:30 pm | | Charleston Southern | W 52–39 | 1–0 | 12 – Udofia | 7 – Oliver | 5 – Shumpert | Alexander Memorial Coliseum (5,781) Atlanta, Georgia |
| November 15, 2010* 7:30 pm | | at Kennesaw State | L 63–80 | 1–1 | 20 – Shumpert | 7 – Oliver | 2 – Rice Jr. | KSU Convocation Center (4,784) Kennesaw, GA |
| November 17, 2010* 7:30 pm | | Albany | W 78–51 | 2–1 | 24 – Shumpert | 10 – Shumpert | 4 – Shumpert | Alexander Memorial Coliseum (5,121) Atlanta, GA |
| November 19, 2010* 7:30 pm | | Niagara | W 77–51 | 3–1 | 17 – Oliver | 7 – Oliver | 6 – Rice Jr. | Alexander Memorial Coliseum (5,313) Atlanta, GA |
| November 26, 2010* 5:30 pm | | vs. UTEP Legends Classic | W 71–61 | 4–1 | 19 – Rice Jr. | 12 – Oliver | 5 – Rice Jr. | Boardwalk Hall Atlantic City, NJ |
| November 27, 2010* 7:30 pm | | vs. No. 9 Syracuse Legends Classic | L 76–80 | 4–2 | 32 – Oliver | 6 – Oliver | 8 – Shumpert | Boardwalk Hall (5,271) Atlantic City, NJ |
| November 30, 2010* 7:00 pm | | at Northwestern ACC/Big Ten Challenge | L 71–91 | 4–3 | 16 – Rice Jr. | 6 – Rice Jr. | 4 – Rice Jr. | Welsh-Ryan Arena (4,455) Evanston, IL |
| December 7, 2010* 7:00 pm | | Georgia | L 72–73 | 4–4 | 18 – Shumpert | 11 – Rice Jr. | 5 – Oliver | Alexander Memorial Coliseum (6,725) Atlanta, GA |
| December 11, 2010* 4:00 pm | | Savannah State | W 69–59 | 5–4 | 17 – Shumpert | 10 – Shumpert | 3 – Oliver | Alexander Memorial Coliseum (5,436) Atlanta, GA |
| December 18, 2010* 5:00 pm | | vs. Richmond Battle at Atlantis | W 67–54 | 6–4 | 21 – Shumpert | 6 – Shumpert | 3 – Rice Jr. | Atlantis Paradise Island (3,480) Paradise Island, BS |
| December 22, 2010* 7:00 pm | | at Siena | L 57–62 | 6–5 | 15 – Rice Jr. | 10 – Miller | 4 – Rice Jr. | MVP Arena (7,468) Albany, NY |
| December 31, 2010* 1:00 pm | | Mercer | W 87–78 | 7–5 | 24 – Rice Jr. | 8 – Shumpert | 6 – Miller | Alexander Memorial Coliseum (6,094) Atlanta, GA |
| January 2, 2011* 6:00 pm | | Charlotte | L 83–86 $^{2OT}$ | 7–6 | 28 – Shumpert | 9 – Shumpert | 8 – Shumpert | Alexander Memorial Coliseum (5,768) Atlanta, GA |
| January 8, 2011 4:00 pm | | at Boston College | L 75–86 | 7–7 (0–1) | 18 – Holsey | 7 – Rice Jr. | 4 – Shumpert | Conte Forum (6,516) Chestnut Hill, MA |
| January 12, 2011 7:00 pm | | at Clemson | L 62–87 | 7–8 (0–2) | 14 – Udofia | 4 – Tied | 3 – Shumpert | Littlejohn Coliseum (10,000) Clemson, SC |
| January 16, 2011 7:45 pm | | North Carolina | W 78–58 | 8–8 (1–2) | 30 – Shumpert | 6 – Oliver | 4 – Miller | Alexander Memorial Coliseum (8,125) Atlanta, GA |
| January 19, 2011 7:00 pm | | Wake Forest | W 74–39 | 9–8 (2–2) | 21 – Rice Jr. | 8 – Morris | 3 – Storrs | Alexander Memorial Coliseum (6,062) Atlanta, GA |
| January 22, 2011 12:00 pm | | at Virginia | L 64–72 | 9–9 (2–3) | 19 – Shumpert | 9 – Shumpert | 4 – Shumpert | John Paul Jones Arena (11,885) Raleigh, NC |
| January 25, 2011 9:00 pm | | Virginia Tech | W 72–57 | 10–9 (3–3) | 28 – Oliver | 12 – Shumpert | 11 – Shumpert | Alexander Memorial Coliseum (5,794) Atlanta, GA |
| January 30, 2011 7:45 pm | | Maryland | L 63–74 | 10–10 (3–4) | 16 – Rice Jr. | 12 – Rice Jr. | 5 – Rice Jr. | Alexander Memorial Coliseum (6,257) Atlanta, GA |
| February 3, 2011 7:00 pm | | at Miami (FL) | L 57–59 | 10–11 (3–5) | 28 – Rice Jr. | 8 – Oliver | 2 – Tied | BankUnited Center (4,865) Coral Gables, FL |
| February 5, 2011 1:00 pm | | Clemson | L 56–65 | 10–12 (3–6) | 17 – Shumpert | 8 – Shumpert | 3 – Rice Jr. | Alexander Memorial Coliseum (6,219) Atlanta, GA |
| February 10, 2011 7:00 pm | | Florida State | L 63–72 | 10–13 (3–7) | 25 – Shumpert | 10 – Shumpert | 3 – Udofia | Alexander Memorial Coliseum (5,902) Atlanta, GA |
| February 13, 2011 1:00 pm | | at Virginia Tech | L 77–102 | 10–14 (3–8) | 27 – Shumpert | 5 – Rice Jr. | 5 – Rice Jr. | Cassell Coliseum (9,847) Blacksburg, VA |
| February 16, 2011* 7:30 pm | | Chattanooga | W 62–53 | 11–14 | 27 – Rice Jr. | 11 – Shumpert | 3 – Tied | Alexander Memorial Coliseum (5,364) Atlanta, GA |
| February 20, 2011 7:45 pm | | at No. 5 Duke | L 57–79 | 11–15 (3–9) | 13 – Tied | 6 – Shumpert | 5 – Miller | Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, NC |
| February 23, 2011 7:00 pm | | Virginia | L 56–62 | 11–16 (3–10) | 12 – Shumpert | 6 – Storrs | 4 – Shumpert | Alexander Memorial Coliseum (5,537) Atlanta, GA |
| February 26, 2011 2:00 pm | | at NC State | L 74–79 | 11–17 (3–11) | 21 – Shumpert | 8 – Shumpert | 7 – Shumpert | RBC Center (16,020) Raleigh, NC |
| March 3, 2011 8:00 pm | | at Wake Forest | W 80–54 | 12–17 (4–11) | 24 – Shumpert | 8 – Tied | 4 – Rice Jr. | LJVM Coliseum (9,369) Winston-Salem, NC |
| March 6, 2011 2:30 pm | | Miami (FL) | W 66–57 | 13–17 (5–11) | 19 – Shumpert | 7 – Storrs | 5 – Miller | Alexander Memorial Coliseum (8,025) Atlanta, GA |
| ACC tournament |||||||||
| March 10, 2011* 9:00 pm | (11) | vs. (6) Virginia Tech ACC First Round | L 43–59 | 13–18 | 14 – Rice Jr. | 6 – Miller | 2 – Tied | Greensboro Coliseum (23,381) Greensboro, NC |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. |||||||||