# 2010–11 Charleston Cougars men's basketball team

The 2010–11 College of Charleston Cougars men's basketball team represented the College of Charleston in the 2010–11 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cougars, led by head coach Bobby Cremins, played their home games at Carolina First Arena in Charleston, South Carolina, as members of the Southern Conference. The Cougars won a share of the regular-season title in the Southern Conference, and advanced to the championship game of the SoCon tournament, where they were defeated by Wofford.
College of Charleston failed to qualify for the NCAA tournament, but received an automatic bid to the 2011 NIT as the regular-season champions of the Southern Conference. The Cougars advanced to the quarterfinals of the NIT, where they were eliminated by eventual champions Wichita State, 82–75.

## Roster

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## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| November 5, 2010* 7:00 pm | | Francis Marion | W 86–75 | — | Carolina First Arena (2,025) Charleston, SC |
| Regular season ||||||
| November 10, 2010* 7:00 pm | | at Maryland 2K Sports Classic | L 74–75 | 0–1 | Comcast Center (13,708) College Park, MD |
| November 13, 2010* 7:00 pm | | at Holy Cross | W 93–84 | 1–1 | Hart Center (2,966) Worcester, MA |
| November 16, 2010* 7:00 pm | | Coastal Carolina | W 83–67 | 2–1 | Carolina First Arena (3,917) Charleston, SC |
| November 19, 2010* 4:30 pm | | vs. Rhode Island 2K Sports Classic | L 66–75 | 2–2 | Savage Arena (4,323) Toledo, OH |
| November 20, 2010* 4:30 pm | | vs. UIC 2K Sports Classic | W 78–66 | 3–2 | Savage Arena (4,227) Toledo, OH |
| November 21, 2010* 3:00 pm | | at Toledo 2K Sports Classic | W 64–51 | 4–2 | Carolina First Arena (3,948) Charleston, SC |
| November 28, 2010* 5:30 pm | | at No. 25 North Carolina | L 69–74 | 4–3 | Dean Smith Center (15,932) Chapel Hill, NC |
| December 2, 2010 7:00 pm | | Davidson | W 82–73 | 5–3 (1–0) | Carolina First Arena (4,361) Charleston, SC |
| December 4, 2010 6:00 pm | | Georgia Southern | W 82–73 | 6–3 (2–0) | Carolina First Arena (4,361) Charleston, SC |
| December 7, 2010* 7:00 pm | | East Tennessee State | W 79–59 | 7–3 | Carolina First Arena (3,137) Charleston, SC |
| December 15, 2010* 7:30 pm | | at Charleston Southern | W 77–69 | 8–3 | North Charleston Coliseum (2,722) North Charleston, SC |
| December 22, 2010* 7:00 pm | | Clemson | L 59–66 | 8–4 | Carolina First Arena (5,048) Charleston, SC |
| December 31, 2010* 2:00 pm | | at Tennessee | W 91–78 | 9–4 | Thompson–Boling Arena (17,794) Knoxville, TN |
| January 2, 2011* 4:30 pm | | at Morehead State | L 49–69 | 9–5 | Ellis Johnson Arena (3,172) Morehead, KY |
| January 6, 2011 7:00 pm | | at Furman | W 76–72 | 10–5 (3–0) | Timmons Arena (2,078) Greenville, SC |
| January 8, 2011 6:00 pm | | at Wofford | W 65–57 | 11–5 (4–0) | Benjamin Johnson Arena (2,519) Spartanburg, SC |
| January 15, 2011 2:00 pm | | The Citadel | W 87–66 | 12–5 (5–0) | Carolina First Arena (5,162) Charleston, SC |
| January 17, 2011 7:00 pm | | at Chattanooga | L 88–91 | 12–6 (5–1) | McKenzie Arena (3,823) Chattanooga, TN |
| January 20, 2011 7:00 pm | | Western Carolina | W 93–64 | 13–6 (6–1) | Carolina First Arena (3,957) Charleston, SC |
| January 22, 2011 4:00 pm | | Appalachian State | W 73–64 | 14–6 (7–1) | Carolina First Arena (4,758) Charleston, SC |
| January 26, 2011 7:00 pm | | at Georgia Southern | W 65–61 | 15–6 (8–1) | Hanner Fieldhouse (1,768) Statesboro, GA |
| January 29, 2011 2:00 pm | | at Davidson | L 64–75 | 15–7 (8–2) | John M. Belk Arena (4,295) Davidson, NC |
| February 3, 2011 7:00 pm | | Wofford | W 79–54 | 16–7 (9–2) | Carolina First Arena (5,038) Charleston, SC |
| February 5, 2011 4:00 pm | | Furman Homecoming | W 73–54 | 17–7 (10–2) | Carolina First Arena (5,081) Charleston, SC |
| February 9, 2011 7:00 pm | | at Elon | W 85–67 | 18–7 (11–2) | Alumni Gym (1,039) Elon, NC |
| February 12, 2011 4:00 pm | | UNC Greensboro | W 87–69 | 19–7 (12–2) | Carolina First Arena (4,048) Charleston, SC |
| February 17, 2011 7:00 pm | | at The Citadel | W 85–63 | 20–7 (13–2) | McAlister Field House (4,131) Charleston, SC |
| February 19, 2011* 5:00 pm | | Vermont ESPN BracketBusters | W 85–70 | 21–7 | Carolina First Arena (4,874) Charleston, SC |
| February 21, 2011 7:00 pm | | Samford | W 75–49 | 22–7 (14–2) | Carolina First Arena (4,386) Charleston, SC |
| February 24, 2011 7:00 pm | | at Appalachian State | L 70–85 | 22–8 (14–3) | Holmes Center (1,662) Boone, NC |
| February 26, 2011 4:30 pm | | at Western Carolina | L 67–77 | 22–9 (14–4) | Ramsey Center (3,374) Cullowhee, NC |
| SoCon tournament ||||||
| March 5, 2011 9:30 pm | (S1) | vs. (N4) Elon SoCon Quarterfinals | W 78–60 | 23–9 | McKenzie Arena (5,597) Chattanooga, TN |
| March 6, 2011 8:30 pm | (S1) | vs. (S3) Furman SoCon Semifinals | W 63–58 | 24–9 | McKenzie Arena (3,510) Chattanooga, TN |
| March 7, 2011 9:00 pm | (S1) | vs. (S2) Wofford SoCon Championship | L 67–77 | 24–10 | McKenzie Arena (3,374) Chattanooga, TN |
| NIT ||||||
| March 15, 2011 8:00 pm | (6) | (3) Dayton NIT First Round | W 94–84 | 25–10 | Carolina First Arena (4,717) Charleston, SC |
| March 19, 2011 2:00 pm | (6) | at (2) Cleveland State NIT Second Round | W 64–56 | 26–10 | Wolstein Center (2,077) Cleveland, OH |
| March 23, 2011 7:00 pm | (6) | at (4) Wichita State NIT Quarterfinals | L 75–82 | 26–11 | Charles Koch Arena (10,506) Wichita, KS |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||
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