# 2010–11 East Carolina Pirates men's basketball team

The 2010–2011 East Carolina Pirates men's basketball team represented East Carolina University during the 2010–2011 NCAA Division I basketball season. The Pirates were coached by first year head coach Jeff Lebo, who previously coached at Auburn. The Pirates played their home games at Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum and are members of Conference USA. They finished the season 18–16, 8–8 in C-USA play and lost in the semifinals of the 2011 Conference USA men's basketball tournament to Memphis. They received an invitation to the 2011 CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they lost in the first round to Jacksonville.

## Recruiting

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Robert Sampson SF | Potomac, MD | Bullis School | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | May 12, 2010 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 85 ||||||
| Tony Smith SF | Liberal, KS | Seward County Community College | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | May 1, 2010 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 40 ||||||
| 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: "East Carolina Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved September 8, 2010. "2009 East Carolina Basketball Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved September 8, 2010. "ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved September 8, 2010. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved September 8, 2010. "2010 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved September 8, 2010. ||||||

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| November 5, 2010* 7:00 pm | | Montreat | W 85–58 | | Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum Greenville, NC |
| Regular Season ||||||
| November 12, 2010* 7:30 pm | | Erskine | W 74–46 | 1–0 | Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum (4,248) Greenville, NC |
| November 15, 2010* 7:00 pm | | Campbell | W 76–63 | 2–0 | Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum (3,687) Greenville, NC |
| November 18, 2010* 6:00 pm, MASN | | vs. NC State Charleston Classic | L 65–85 | 2–1 | Carolina First Arena (2,639) Charleston, SC |
| November 19, 2010* 8:30 pm, MASN | | vs. Charlotte Charleston Classic | L 63–74 | 2–2 | Carolina First Arena (4,120) Charleston, SC |
| November 21, 2010* 11:30 am, MASN | | vs. USC Upstate Charleston Classic | W 75–67 | 3–2 | Carolina First Arena (1,793) Charleston, SC |
| November 24, 2010* 7:00 pm | | Lenoir–Rhyne | W 71–48 | 4–2 | Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum (3,085) Greenville, NC |
| November 27, 2010* 5:00 pm | | UNC Greensboro | W 81–73 | 5–2 | Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum (3,168) Greenville, NC |
| December 1, 2010* 7:00 pm | | Charlotte | W 62–61 | 6–2 | Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum (3,904) Greenville, NC |
| December 4, 2010* 5:00 pm | | Fayetteville State | W 91–70 | 7–2 | Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum (3,893) Greenville, NC |
| December 7, 2010* 7:00 pm | | Old Dominion | L 68–81 | 7–3 | Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum (4,358) Greenville, NC |
| December 19, 2010* 12:30 pm | | vs. Coastal Carolina | L 58–59 | 7–4 | Myrtle Beach Convention Center (2,657) Myrtle Beach, SC |
| December 22, 2010* 7:00 pm | | at George Washington | L 80–82 | 7–5 | Charles E. Smith Athletic Center (832) Washington D.C. |
| December 29, 2010* 7:00 pm | | at Clemson | L 59–71 | 7–6 | Littlejohn Coliseum (7,382) Clemson, SC |
| January 3, 2011* 7:00 pm | | at North Carolina Central | W 58–50 | 8–6 | McLendon–McDougald Gymnasium (2,271) Durham, NC |
| January 8, 2011 4:00 pm | | at No. 21 Memphis | L 58–61 | 8–7 (0–1) | FedExForum (16,058) Memphis, TN |
| January 15, 2011 5:00 pm | | Tulane | W 76–67 | 9–7 (1–1) | Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum (5,211) Greenville, NC |
| January 17, 2011 7:00 pm | | UAB | L 59–66 | 9–8 (1–2) | Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum (3,887) Greenville, NC |
| January 19, 2011 7:00 pm | | at UCF | W 74–62 | 10–8 (2–2) | UCF Arena (8,044) Orlando, FL |
| January 22, 2011 7:00 pm | | at Marshall | W 82–81 | 11–8 (3–2) | Cam Henderson Center (6,709) Huntington, WV |
| January 26, 2011 7:00 pm | | Southern Miss | L 77–84 | 11–9 (3–3) | Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum (4,703) Greenville, NC |
| January 29, 2011 6:00 pm, CSS | | Houston | W 74–70 | 12–9 (4–3) | Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum (6,308) Greenville, NC |
| February 2, 2011 8:00 pm | | at SMU | L 41–46 | 12–10 (4–4) | Moody Coliseum (1,979) Dallas, TX |
| February 5, 2011 5:00 pm | | UCF | W 68–61 | 13–10 (5–4) | Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum (6,567) Greenville, NC |
| February 12, 2011 5:00 pm | | Marshall | L 65–78 | 13–11 (5–5) | Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum (6,741) Greenville, NC |
| February 16, 2011 8:05 pm | | at Tulsa | L 67–86 | 13–12 (5–6) | Reynolds Center (4,897) Tulsa, OK |
| February 19, 2011 5:00 pm | | at Southern Miss | L 55–72 | 13–13 (5–7) | Reed Green Coliseum (3,793) Hattiesburg, MS |
| February 23, 2011 7:00 pm | | UTEP | W 83–76 | 14–13 (6–7) | Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum (4,329) Greenville, NC |
| February 26, 2011 8:00 pm | | at Rice | W 71–68 | 15–13 (7–7) | Tudor Fieldhouse (1,514) Houston, TX |
| March 2, 2011 7:00 pm | | Memphis | W 68–57 | 16–13 (8–7) | Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum (5,856) Greenville, NC |
| March 5, 2011 8:00 pm | | at UAB | L 48–66 | 16–14 (8–8) | Bartow Arena (7,971) Birmingham, AL |
| Conference USA Tournament ||||||
| March 9, 2011 1:00 pm | (8) | vs. (9) UCF First Round | W 75–60 | 17–14 | Don Haskins Center (6,841) El Paso, TX |
| March 10, 2011 1:00 pm, CBSCS | (8) | vs. (1) UAB Quarterfinals | W 75–70 $^{OT}$ | 18–14 | Don Haskins Center (7,085) El Paso, TX |
| March 11, 2011 6:30 pm, CBSCS | (8) | vs. (4) Memphis Semifinals | L 56–76 | 18–15 | Don Haskins Center (9,496) El Paso, TX |
| CollegeInsider.com Tournament ||||||
| March 15, 2011* 8:00 pm | | Jacksonville CIT First Round | L 66–71 $^{OT}$ | 18–16 | Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum (3,108) Greenville, NC |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll.. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Standard Time. ||||||

## Player Awards

* Brock Young – 2010 C-USA Sixth Man of the Year
* Darrius Morrow – 2010 C-USA All Tournament Team
* Jontae Sherrod - 2010 All C-USA Third Team