# 2010–11 Georgia Bulldogs basketball team

The 2010–11 Georgia Bulldogs men's basketball team represented the University of Georgia during the college basketball season of 2010–2011. The team's head coach was Mark Fox, in his second season at UGA. They played their home games at Stegeman Coliseum and are members of the Southeastern Conference. They finished the season 21–12, 9–7 in SEC play and lost in the quarterfinals of the 2011 SEC men's basketball tournament to Alabama. They received an at large bid in the 2011 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament where they lost in the second round to Washington.

## Class of 2011 Commitments

College recruiting information :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Kentavious Caldwell-Pope G | Greenville, Georgia | Greenville | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | Jul 17, 2010 |
| Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 97 ||||||
| Tim Dixon C | Oldsmar, FL | Oldsmar Christian | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) | 215 lb (98 kg) | Sep 19, 2010 |
| Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 88 ||||||
| 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: "Georgia 2011 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved April 14, 2010. "2011 Georgia Basketball Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved April 14, 2010. "ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved April 14, 2010. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved April 14, 2010. "2011 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved April 14, 2010. ||||||

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| November 4* 7:00 pm, CSS | | Augusta State | W 85–48 | — | Stegeman Coliseum Athens, GA |
| Regular season ||||||
| November 12* 7:30 pm, CSS | | Mississippi Valley State | W 72–70 | 1–0 | Stegeman Coliseum (6,728) Athens, GA |
| November 16* 7:30 pm, FSN | | Colorado | W 83–74 | 2–0 | Stegeman Coliseum (6,406) Athens, GA |
| November 20* 8:00 pm | | at Saint Louis | W 61–59 | 3–0 | Chaifetz Arena (7,192) St. Louis, MO |
| November 25* 7:00 pm, ESPN2 | | vs. Notre Dame Old Spice Classic – First round | L 83–89 $^{OT}$ | 3–1 | HP Field House (2,973) Orlando, FL |
| November 26* 7:30 pm, ESPNU | | vs. No. 20 Temple Old Spice Classic – Consolation round | L 58–65 | 3–2 | HP Field House (2,932) Orlando, FL |
| November 28* 7:30 pm, ESPNU | | vs. Manhattan Old Spice Classic – 7th place game | W 61–58 | 4–2 | HP Field House (3,428) Orlando, FL |
| December 3* 7:00 pm, FSN | | UAB | W 66–64 | 5–2 | Stegeman Coliseum (7,253) Athens, GA |
| December 7* 7:00 pm, ESPN2 | | at Georgia Tech Clean, Old-Fashioned Hate | W 73–72 | 6–2 | Alexander Memorial Coliseum (6,725) Atlanta, GA |
| December 18* 12:00 pm, CSS | | Arkansas State | W 68–59 | 7–2 | Stegeman Coliseum (6,157) Athens, GA |
| December 21* 7:00 pm, CSS | | High Point | W 85–38 | 8–2 | Stegeman Coliseum (5,568) Athens, GA |
| December 23* 7:00 pm, CSS | | at Mercer | W 56–53 | 9–2 | University Center (3,274) Macon, GA |
| December 28* 7:00 pm, CSS | | Charleston Southern | W 70–55 | 10–2 | Stegeman Coliseum (6,406) Athens, GA |
| December 31* 7:00 pm, FSN | | Eastern Kentucky | W 64–57 | 11–2 | Stegeman Coliseum (5,645) Athens, GA |
| January 8 4:00 pm, SEC Network | | No. 11 Kentucky | W 77–70 | 12–2 (1–0) | Stegeman Coliseum (10,523) Athens, GA |
| January 12 8:00 pm, SEC Network | No. 24 | at Vanderbilt | L 66–73 | 12–3 (1–1) | Memorial Gymnasium (14,316) Nashville, TN |
| January 15 5:00 pm, FSN | No. 24 | at Ole Miss | W 98–76 | 13–3 (2–1) | Tad Smith Coliseum (7,085) Oxford, MS |
| January 18 7:00 pm, ESPNU | | Tennessee | L 57–59 | 13–4 (2–2) | Stegeman Coliseum (10,523) Athens, GA |
| January 22 4:00 pm, SEC Network | | Mississippi State | W 86–64 | 14–4 (3–2) | Stegeman Coliseum (10,523) Athens, GA |
| January 25 7:00 pm, ESPN | | No. 24 Florida Super Tuesday | L 91–104 $^{2OT}$ | 14–5 (3–3) | Stegeman Coliseum (10,523) Athens, GA |
| January 29 4:00 pm, ESPN | | at No. 14 Kentucky | L 60–66 | 14–6 (3–4) | Rupp Arena (24,352) Lexington, KY |
| February 2 9:00 pm, CSS | | at Arkansas | W 60–59 | 15–6 (4–4) | Bud Walton Arena (13,560) Fayetteville, AR |
| February 5 1:30 pm, SEC Network | | Auburn | W 81–72 $^{OT}$ | 16–6 (5–4) | Stegeman Coliseum (10,177) Athens, GA |
| February 8* 7:00 pm, ESPNU | | Xavier | L 57–65 | 16–7 | Stegeman Coliseum (7,627) Athens, GA |
| February 12 4:00 pm, SEC Network | | at South Carolina | W 60–56 | 17–7 (6–4) | Colonial Life Arena (11,835) Columbia, SC |
| February 16 7:00 pm, ESPNU | | No. 18 Vanderbilt | L 56–64 | 17–8 (6–5) | Stegeman Coliseum (8,942) Athens, GA |
| February 19 1:00 pm, CBS | | at Tennessee | W 69–63 | 18–8 (7–5) | Thompson-Boling Arena (20,462) Knoxville, TN |
| February 24 7:00 pm, ESPN | | at No. 13 Florida | L 62–71 | 18–9 (7–6) | O'Connell Center (12,013) Gainesville, FL |
| February 26 7:00 pm, FSN | | South Carolina | W 64–48 | 19–9 (8–6) | Stegeman Coliseum (10,355) Athens, GA |
| March 2 8:00 pm, SEC Network | | LSU | W 73–53 | 20–9 (9–6) | Stegeman Coliseum (8,642) Athens, GA |
| March 5 1:30 pm, SEC Network | | at Alabama | L 57–65 | 20–10 (9–7) | Coleman Coliseum (15,383) Tuscaloosa, AL |
| 2011 SEC tournament ||||||
| March 10 1:00 pm, SEC Network | (E4) | vs. (W5) Auburn SEC First Round | W 69–51 | 21–10 | Georgia Dome (12,144) Atlanta, GA |
| March 11 1:00 pm, SEC Network | (E4) | vs. (W1) Alabama Quarterfinals | L 59–65 $^{OT}$ | 21–11 | Georgia Dome (21,875) Atlanta, GA |
| 2011 NCAA tournament ||||||
| March 18* 9:45 pm, CBS | (10 E) | vs. (7 E) No. 23 Washington NCAA Second Round | L 65–68 | 21–12 | Time Warner Cable Arena (16,852) Charlotte, NC |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. E=NCAA East Regional. ||||||

## Rankings

When the Bulldogs were ranked 24th in the AP Poll in January 2011, it was the first time that the team had been nationally ranked since the 2002–03 season.
Ranking Movement Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. ██ Not ranked the previous week. :
| Poll | Pre | Wk 1 | Wk 2 | Wk 3 | Wk 4 | Wk 5 | Wk 6 | Wk 7 | Wk 8 | Wk 9 | Wk 10 | Wk 11 | Wk 12 | Wk 13 | Wk 14 | Wk 15 | Wk 16 | Wk 17 | Wk 18 | Final |
| AP | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 24 | | | | | | | | | | |
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