# 2010–11 Eastern Michigan Eagles men's basketball team

The 2010–11 Eastern Michigan Eagles men's basketball team represented Eastern Michigan University in the college basketball season of 2010–11. The team was coached by 6th year head coach Charles E. Ramsey and played their homes game in Convocation Center. Ramsey was fired at the end of the season.

## Before the season
### Recruiting

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Darrell Lampley G | Linden, NJ | Linden High School | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | N/A | |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ||||||
| Kenny Stewart SF | Williamsport, PA | Notre Dame Prep | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | Apr 20, 2010 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ||||||
| Derek Thompson G | Detroit, MI | Melvindale High School | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ||||||
| Overall recruiting rankings: ||||||
| Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2010 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. ||||||

## Roster

| Name | Number | Position | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown |
| Matt Balkema | 45 | C | 6–10 | 285 | Sophomore | Warren, Michigan |
| Brandon Bowdry | 33 | F | 6–6 | 230 | Senior | St. Louis, Missouri |
| Adrian Burton | 10 | G | 5–8 | 170 | Sophomore | Detroit, Michigan |
| Will Cooper | 15 | W | 6–6 | 180 | Senior | Detroit, Michigan |
| Quintin Dailey | 21 | G | 6–3 | 175 | Junior | Las Vegas, Nevada |
| Jake Fosdick | 5 | G | 6–2 | 170 | Sophomore | Saline, Michigan |
| L.J. Frazier | 12 | G | 5–10 | 160 | Junior | Ypsilanti, Michigan |
| Antonio Green | 13 | G | 6–3 | 190 | Junior | Inkster, Michigan |
| Jamell Harris | 32 | F | 6–9 | 215 | Sophomore | Euclid, Ohio |
| Jay Higgins | 1 | F | 6–6 | 195 | Senior | Fayetteville, North Carolina |
| Kamil Janton | 51 | C | 6–10 | 230 | Junior | Tarnów, Poland |
| Darrell Lampley | 34 | G | 5–10 | 170 | Junior | Linden, New Jersey |
| J.R. Sims | 2 | G | 6–3 | 180 | Sophomore | Fort Wayne, Indiana |
| Kenny Stewart | 22 | F | 6–8 | 205 | Sophomore | Williamsport, Pennsylvania |
| Derek Thompson | 30 | G | 6–3 | 180 | Sophomore | Detroit, Michigan |

## Coaching staff

| Name | Position | College | Graduating year |
| Charles Ramsey | Head Coach | Eastern Michigan University | 1992 |
| Derrick McDowell | Associate Coach | Stetson University | 1983 |
| Carl Thomas | Assistant Coach | Eastern Michigan University | 2000 |
| Andrew Moore | Assistant Coach | Muskingum University | 1992 |
| Chris Highfield | Director of Basketball Operations | Michigan University | 2000 |
| Lauren Flaum | Graduate Assistant | Eastern Michigan University | 2009 |

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| November 6* 2:00 p.m. | Marycrove EXHIBITION | W 101-56 | | Convocation Center Ypsilanti,Michigan |
| November 12* 8:30 p.m., Big Ten Network | at No. 2 Michigan State | L 66-96 | 0–1 | Breslin Center (14,797) East Lansing, Michigan |
| November 17* 12:00 p.m. | Madonna Education Day | W 79-70 | 1–1 | Convocation Center (2836) Ypsilanti, Michigan |
| November 20* 2:00 pm | at Canisius | L 51-71 | 1–2 | Koessler Athletic Center (1314) Buffalo, New York |
| November 27* 7:00 pm | at James Madison | L 68-74 | 1–3 | Convocation Center (68-74) Harrisonburg, Virginia |
| December 3* 5:30 p.m. | vs. Monmouth BTI Classic Tournament | L 63-64 | 1–4 | Memorial Gymnasium Moscow, Idaho |
| December 4* 5:30 p.m. | vs. North Dakota BTI Classic Tournament | L 49-54 | 1–5 | Memorial Gymnasium (986) Moscow, Idaho |
| December 5* 6:00 p.m. | at Idaho BTI Classic Tournament | L 60-75 | 1–6 | Memorial Gymnasium (417) Moscow, Idaho |
| December 8* 8:00 p.m. | Drake | L 54-58 | 1–7 | Convocation Center (693) Ypsilanti, Michigan |
| December 11* 2:00 pm | Detroit | L 65-68 $^{1OT}$ | 1–8 | Convocation Center (1048) Ypsilanti, Michigan |
| December 20* 5:00 pm | vs. Valparaiso Lou Henson Award Tournament | L 67-704 | 1-9 | Athletics Center O'rena (507) Rochester, Michigan |
| December 21* 5:00 pm | at Rochester College Lou Henson Award Tournament | W 82-63 | 2-9 | Athletics Center O'rena (470) Rochester, Michigan |
| December 31* 2:00 p.m. | at Samford | L 51-55 | 2-10 | Pete Hanna Center (651) Birmingham, Alabama |
| January 4* 7:00 pm | Ferris State University | W 76-60 | 3-10 | Convocation Center (485) Ypsilanti, Michigan |
| January 8 7:00 pm | at Toledo | W 71-48 | 4-10 (1-0) | Savage Arena (4486) Toledo, Ohio |
| January 11 7:00 pm | Northern Illinois | L 69-71 | 4-11 (1-1) | Convocation Center (490) Ypsilanti, Michigan |
| January 16 2:00 pm | at Western Michigan | L 48-65 | 4-12 (1-2) | University Arena (2747) Kalamazoo, Michigan |
| January 19 7:00 pm | Ball State | L 51-60 | 4-13 (1-3) | Convocation Center (741) Ypsilanti, Michigan |
| January 23 2:00 pm | Central Michigan | W 41-38 | 5-13 (2-3) | Convocation Center (1076) Ypsilanti, Michigan |
| January 26 7:00 pm | at Ohio | L 65-79 | 5-14 (2-4) | Convocation Center (3949) Athens, Ohio |
| January 29 | at Bowling Green | L 63-68 | 5-15 (2-5) | Anderson Arena (1886) Bowling Green, Ohio |
| February 2 7:00 pm | Akron | W 60-56 | 6-15 (3-5) | Convocation Center (424) Ypsilanti, Michigan |
| February 5 4:30 p.m. | Miami (OH) | L 56-58 | 6-16 (3-6) | Convocation Center (1178) Ypsilanti, Michigan |
| February 9 7:00 pm | at Kent State | L 70-80 | 6-17 (3-7) | Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center (2756) Kent, Ohio |
| February 12 4:30 p.m. | Buffalo | W 78-65 | 7-17 (4-7) | Convocation Center (1220) Ypsilanti, Michigan |
| February 16 7:30 pm | at Central Michigan | L 60-66 | 7-18 (4-8) | McGuirk Arena (2093) Mount Pleasant, Michigan |
| February 19* 4:30 p.m. | Jacksonville State ESPN BracketBusters | W 63-60 | 8-18 (4-8) | Convocation Center Ypsilanti, Michigan |
| February 23 7:00 pm | at Ball State | L 49-64 | 8-19 (4-9) | John E. Worthen Arena (3082) Muncie, Indiana |
| February 27 2:00 pm | Western Michigan Earl Boykin’s Jersey Retirement Night | L 60-87 | 8-20 (4-10) | Convocation Center (1570) Ypsilanti, Michigan |
| March 2 7:00 pm | at Northern Illinois | L 49-66 | 8-21 (4-11) | Convocation Center (1231) DeKalb, Illinois |
| March 5 2:00 pm | Toledo Senior Night | W 69-50 | 9-21 (5-11) | Convocation Center (538) Ypsilanti, Michigan |
| March 2 7:00 pm | at Northern Illinois | L 49-66 | 8-21 (4-11) | Convocation Center (1231) DeKalb, Illinois |
| March 8 7:00 pm | at No. 6 Akron MAC Tournament | L 53-67 | 9-22 (4-11) | James A. Rhodes Arena (1431) Akron, Ohio |
| *Non-Conference Game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Eastern Time Zone. ||||||

## Awards

Second Team All-MAC
* Brandon Bowdry