# 2010–11 Vanderbilt Commodores men's basketball team

The 2010–2011 Vanderbilt Commodores men's basketball team represented Vanderbilt University during the 2010–11 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Commodores, led by twelfth year head coach Kevin Stallings, played their home games at the Memorial Gymnasium and are members of the Southeastern Conference. They finished the season 23–11, 9–7 in SEC play and lost in the semifinals of the 2011 SEC men's basketball tournament to Florida. They received an at-large bid in the 2011 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament. With a second round upset to Richmond, they have lost in their first tournament game in their last three tournament appearances.

## Roster

| Number | Name | Position | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown |
| 1 | Brad Tinsley | Guard | 6'3" | 210 | Junior | Oregon City, Oregon |
| 3 | Festus Ezeli | Center | 6'11" | 255 | Junior | Benin City, Nigeria |
| 5 | Lance Goulbourne | Guard/Forward | 6'8" | 230 | Junior | Brooklyn, New York |
| 10 | Chris Meriwether | Guard | 6'0" | 180 | Senior | Nashville, Tennessee |
| 11 | Kyle Fuller | Guard | 6'1" | 200 | Freshman | Moreno Valley, California |
| 12 | Jordan Smart | Guard/Forward | 6'6" | 200 | Sophomore | Lexington, Kentucky |
| 14 | Aaron Noll | Forward | 6'7" | 220 | Junior | Fort Mitchell, Kentucky |
| 21 | Darshawn McClellan | Forward | 6'7" | 229 | Senior | Fresno, California |
| 23 | John Jenkins | Guard | 6'4" | 220 | Sophomore | Hendersonville, Tennessee |
| 33 | Steve Tchiengang | Forward | 6'9" | 245 | Junior | Douala, Cameroon |
| 35 | James Siakam | Forward | 6'6" | 210 | Freshman | Douala, Cameroon |
| 40 | Josh Henderson | Center | 6'11" | 230 | Freshman | Roanoke, Virginia |
| 44 | Jeffery Taylor | Forward | 6'7" | 215 | Junior | Norrköping, Sweden |
| 45 | Rod Odom | Forward | 6'8" | 215 | Freshman | Central Islip, New York |
| 50 | Joe Duffy | Forward | 6'8" | 225 | Senior | Charlotte, North Carolina |
| 54 | Andre Walker | Forward | 6'7" | 220 | Junior | Flossmoor, Illinois |

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| 11/03/2010* 7:00 pm | | Alabama–Huntsville | W 69–53 | — | Memorial Gymnasium (11,439) Nashville, TN |
| 11/08/2010* 7:00 pm | | Southern Indiana | W 77–40 | — | Memorial Gymnasium (11,497) Nashville, TN |
| Regular season ||||||
| 11/12/2010* 6:00 pm, ESPN2 | | Presbyterian | W 88–47 | 1–0 | Memorial Gymnasium (13,481) Nashville, TN |
| 11/18/2010* 1:25 pm, ESPNU | | vs. Nebraska Puerto Rico Tip-Off First Round | W 59–49 | 2–0 | José Miguel Agrelot Coliseum (4,018) San Juan, PR |
| 11/19/2010* 11:30 am, ESPNU | | vs. West Virginia Puerto Rico Tip-Off Semifinals | L 71–74 | 2–1 | José Miguel Agrelot Coliseum San Juan, PR |
| 11/21/2010* 4:30 pm, ESPN2 | | vs. No. 8 North Carolina Puerto Rico Tip-Off 3rd Place Game | W 72–65 | 3–1 | José Miguel Agrelot Coliseum San Juan, PR |
| 11/24/2010* 7:00 pm | | Grambling State | W 92–59 | 4–1 | Memorial Gymnasium (12,270) Nashville, TN |
| 11/27/2010* 1:00 pm | | Appalachian State | W 86–73 | 5–1 | Memorial Gymnasium (13,398) Nashville, TN |
| 12/01/2010* 8:00 pm, CSS | | Western Kentucky | W 82–62 | 6–1 | Memorial Gymnasium (13,577) Nashville, TN |
| 12/04/2010* 1:00 pm, CSS | | Belmont | W 85–76 | 7–1 | Memorial Gymnasium (13,902) Nashville, TN |
| 12/08/2010* 8:00 pm, ESPNU | | at No. 15 Missouri | L 82–85 $^{OT}$ | 7–2 | Mizzou Arena (11,168) Columbia, MO |
| 12/18/2010* 6:00 pm | | Southeastern Louisiana | W 85–52 | 8–2 | Memorial Gymnasium (12,632) Nashville, TN |
| 12/21/2010* 8:00 pm, CSS | | at Middle Tennessee | W 72–53 | 9–2 | Murphy Center (6,820) Murfreesboro, TN |
| 12/29/2010* 8:00 pm, ESPN2 | No. 24 | Marquette | W 77–76 | 10–2 | Memorial Gymnasium (13,604) Nashville, TN |
| 01/02/2011* 4:00 pm | No. 24 | Davidson | W 80–52 | 11–2 | Memorial Gymnasium (13,106) Nashville, TN |
| 01/08/2010 4:00 pm | No. 22 | at South Carolina | L 75–83 $^{OT}$ | 11–3 (0–1) | Colonial Life Arena (10,439) Columbia, SC |
| 01/12/2010 7:00 pm, SEC Network | | Georgia | W 73–66 | 12–3 (1–1) | Memorial Gymnasium (14,316) Nashville, TN |
| 01/15/2011 11:00 am, ESPN | | at Tennessee ESPN College GameDay | L 64–67 | 12–4 (1–2) | Thompson–Boling Arena (21,198) Knoxville, TN |
| 01/19/2011 8:15 pm, CSS | | Ole Miss | W 84–74 | 13–4 (2–2) | Memorial Gymnasium (14,134) Nashville, TN |
| 01/22/2011* 1:00 pm | | No. 22 Saint Mary's | W 89–70 | 14–4 | Memorial Gymnasium (14,316) Nashville, TN |
| 01/27/2011 6:00 pm, ESPN2 | No. 19 | at Mississippi State | W 81–74 | 15–4 (3–2) | Humphrey Coliseum (8,870) Starkville, MS |
| 01/29/2011 5:00 pm, FSN | No. 19 | Arkansas | L 78–89 | 15–5 (3–3) | Memorial Gymnasium (14,316) Nashville, TN |
| 02/01/2011 8:00 pm, ESPN | No. 23 | at Florida | L 61–65 $^{OT}$ | 15–6 (3–4) | O'Connell Center (10,115) Gainesville, FL |
| 02/05/2011 12:30 pm, SEC Network | No. 23 | South Carolina | W 78–60 | 16–6 (4–4) | Memorial Gymnasium (14,316) Nashville, TN |
| 02/10/2011 8:00 pm, ESPN2 | No. 23 | Alabama | W 81–77 | 17–6 (5–4) | Memorial Gymnasium (14,316) Nashville, TN |
| 02/12/2011 12:00 pm, CBS | No. 23 | No. 18 Kentucky | W 81–77 | 18–6 (6–4) | Memorial Gymnasium (14,316) Nashville, TN |
| 02/16/2011 6:00 pm, ESPNU | No. 18 | at Georgia | W 64–56 | 19–6 (7–4) | Stegeman Coliseum (8,942) Athens, GA |
| 02/19/2011 3:00 pm, SEC Network | No. 18 | at Auburn | W 77–60 | 20–6 (8–4) | Auburn Arena (7,442) Auburn, AL |
| 02/22/2011 8:00 pm, ESPN | No. 18 | Tennessee | L 51–60 | 20–7 (8–5) | Memorial Gymnasium (14,316) Nashville, TN |
| 02/26/2011 12:30 pm, SEC Network | No. 18 | at LSU | W 90–69 | 21–7 (9–5) | Pete Maravich Assembly Center (7,703) Baton Rouge, LA |
| 03/01/2011 8:00 pm, ESPN | No. 21 | at No. 20 Kentucky | L 66–68 | 21–8 (9–6) | Rupp Arena (24,275) Lexington, KY |
| 03/05/2011 5:00 pm, ESPN | No. 21 | No. 14 Florida | L 76–86 | 21–9 (9–7) | Memorial Gymnasium (14,316) Nashville, TN |
| SEC tournament ||||||
| 03/10/2011 10:00 pm, SEC Network | (E3) | vs. (W6) LSU SEC First Round | W 62–50 | 22–9 | Georgia Dome (15,145) Atlanta, GA |
| 03/11/2011 10:10 pm, SEC Network | (E3) | vs. (W2) Mississippi State SEC Quarterfinals | W 87–81 | 23–9 | Georgia Dome (17,096) Atlanta, GA |
| 03/12/2011 3:30 pm, ABC | (E3) | vs. (E1) No. 12 Florida SEC Semifinals | L 66–77 | 23–10 | Georgia Dome (21,728) Atlanta, GA |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| 03/17/2011* 3:10 pm, TBS | (5 SW) No. 25 | vs. (12 SW) Richmond NCAA Second Round | L 66–69 | 23–11 | Pepsi Center (18,499) Denver, CO |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. ||||||