# 2010–11 East Tennessee State Buccaneers men's basketball team

The 2010–11 East Tennessee State Buccaneers men's basketball team represented East Tennessee State University in the 2010–11 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Buccaneers, led by head coach Murry Bartow, played their home games at ETSU/Mountain States Health Alliance Athletic Center in Johnson City, Tennessee, as members of the Atlantic Sun Conference. The Buccaneers finished 2nd in the Atlantic Sun during the regular season, but lost in the second round of the Atlantic Sun tournament after being upset by sixth-seeded North Florida.
East Tennessee State failed to qualify for the NCAA tournament, but were invited to the 2011 CIT. The Buccaneers advanced to the semifinals of the CIT, where they were eliminated by Iona, 85–74.

## Roster

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## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| November 2, 2010* | | Carson–Newman | W 96–61 | — | ETSU/MSHA Athletic Center Johnson City, TN |
| November 8, 2010* | | Tusculum | W 78–41 | — | ETSU/MSHA Athletic Center Johnson City, TN |
| Regular season ||||||
| November 12, 2010* 7:00 pm | | at No. 11 Kentucky | L 65–88 | 0–1 | Rupp Arena (23,740) Lexington, KY |
| November 15, 2010* 8:15 pm | | at Murray State | L 39–50 | 0–2 | CFSB Center (4,883) Murray, KY |
| November 20, 2010* 4:00 pm | | Tennessee Tech | W 73–60 | 1–2 | ETSU/MSHA Athletic Center (4,105) Johnson City, TN |
| November 27, 2010* 4:00 pm | | Milligan | W 103–55 | 2–2 | ETSU/MSHA Athletic Center (2,811) Johnson City, TN |
| December 1, 2010* 7:00 pm | | at Dayton | W 73–68 | 3–2 | University of Dayton Arena (12,040) Dayton, OH |
| December 5, 2010 2:00 pm | | at USC Upstate | L 59–60 | 3–3 (0–1) | G. B. Hodge Center (957) Spartanburg, SC |
| December 7, 2010* 7:00 pm | | at College of Charleston | L 59–79 | 3–4 | Carolina First Arena (3,137) Charleston, SC |
| December 11, 2010* 8:00 pm | | at Mississippi State | W 63–62 | 4–4 | Humphrey Coliseum (3,382) Starkville, MS |
| December 18, 2010* 4:00 pm | | at Ole Miss | L 50–71 | 4–5 | Tad Smith Coliseum (3,012) Oxford, MS |
| December 22, 2010* 2:30 pm | | vs. Southern Miss | L 60–64 | 4–6 | Polifórum Benito Juárez (653) Cancún, Mexico |
| December 23, 2010* 12:00 pm | | vs. Northeastern | L 67–77 | 4–7 | Polifórum Benito Juárez Cancún, Mexico |
| December 24, 2010* 1:00 pm | | vs. Appalachian State | W 79–51 | 5–7 | Polifórum Benito Juárez Cancún, Mexico |
| December 30, 2010 7:00 pm | | Campbell | W 72–59 | 6–7 (1–1) | ETSU/MSHA Athletic Center (2,770) Johnson City, TN |
| January 3, 2011 7:30 pm | | at Mercer | W 62–61 | 7–7 (2–1) | University Center (1,286) Macon, GA |
| January 5, 2011 7:30 pm | | at Kennesaw State | W 80–69 | 8–7 (3–1) | KSU Convocation Center (915) Kennesaw, GA |
| January 8, 2011 4:00 pm | | Florida Gulf Coast | W 84–65 | 9–7 (4–1) | ETSU/MSHA Athletic Center (3,012) Johnson City, TN |
| January 10, 2011 7:30 pm | | Stetson | W 62–42 | 10–7 (5–1) | ETSU/MSHA Athletic Center (2,528) Johnson City, TN |
| January 13, 2011 7:00 pm | | at North Florida | W 66–61 | 11–7 (6–1) | UNF Arena (1,321) Jacksonville, FL |
| January 15, 2011 3:30 pm | | at Jacksonville | W 74–62 | 12–7 (7–1) | Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena (1,856) Jacksonville, FL |
| January 21, 2011 7:00 pm | | Lipscomb | W 68–67 | 13–7 (8–1) | ETSU/MSHA Athletic Center (3,859) Johnson City, TN |
| January 23, 2011 4:00 pm | | Belmont | L 62–72 | 13–8 (8–2) | ETSU/MSHA Athletic Center (4,299) Johnson City, TN |
| January 25, 2011 7:00 pm | | USC Upstate | W 67–52 | 14–8 (9–2) | ETSU/MSHA Athletic Center (3,002) Johnson City, TN |
| January 29, 2011 4:00 pm | | Kennesaw State | W 93–62 | 15–8 (10–2) | ETSU/MSHA Athletic Center (3,756) Johnson City, TN |
| January 31, 2011 7:00 pm | | Mercer | W 82–75 | 16–8 (11–2) | ETSU/MSHA Athletic Center (3,099) Johnson City, TN |
| February 4, 2011 7:05 pm | | at Florida Gulf Coast | W 66–59 | 17–8 (12–2) | Alico Arena (1,523) Fort Myers, FL |
| February 6, 2011 3:00 pm | | at Stetson | L 54–55 | 17–9 (12–3) | Edmunds Center DeLand, FL |
| February 11, 2011 7:05 pm | | Jacksonville | W 80–64 | 18–9 (13–3) | ETSU/MSHA Athletic Center (3,890) Johnson City, TN |
| February 13, 2011 4:10 pm | | North Florida | W 80–57 | 19–9 (14–3) | ETSU/MSHA Athletic Center (3,417) Johnson City, TN |
| February 17, 2011 8:00 pm | | at Belmont | L 58–68 | 19–10 (14–4) | Curb Event Center (1,901) Nashville, TN |
| February 19, 2011 7:30 pm | | at Lipscomb | W 102–95 $^{2OT}$ | 20–10 (15–4) | Allen Arena (2,506) Nashville, TN |
| February 24, 2011 7:30 pm | | at Campbell | W 66–59 | 21–10 (16–4) | John W. Pope Jr. Convocation Center (1,768) Buies Creek, NC |
| Atlantic Sun tournament ||||||
| March 2, 2011 9:00 pm | (2) | vs. (7) Campbell A-Sun Quarterfinals | W 54–53 | 22–10 | University Center (1,020) Macon, GA |
| March 4, 2011 9:00 pm | (2) | vs. (6) North Florida A-Sun Semifinals | L 55–59 | 22–11 | University Center (2,488) Macon, GA |
| CollegeInsider.com tournament ||||||
| March 15, 2011 7:00 pm | | Furman CIT First Round | W 76–63 | 23–11 | ETSU/MSHA Athletic Center (2,019) Johnson City, TN |
| March 22, 2011 7:00 pm | | Ohio CIT Quarterfinals | W 82–73 | 24–11 | ETSU/MSHA Athletic Center (2,203) Johnson City, TN |
| March 26, 2011 2:00 pm | | Iona CIT Semifinals | L 80–83 | 24–12 | ETSU/MSHA Athletic Center (2,540) Johnson City, TN |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||
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