# 2010–11 Albany Great Danes men's basketball team

The 2010–11 Albany Great Danes men's basketball team represented the University at Albany in the 2010–11 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They finished the season 16–16 overall, 9–7 in America East play to finish in a tie for fourth place.

## Roster

2010–11 Albany Men's Basketball Current Roster :
| Pos. | # | Name | Class | Ht. | Wt. | Hometown | High School |
| G | 0 | Jacob Iati | Sophomore | 5–10 | 170 lb | York, PA | York Catholic |
| G | 2 | Logan Aronhalt | Sophomore | 6–3 | 210 lb | Zanesville, OH | Zanesville |
| F | 4 | Fran Urli | Senior | 6–8 | 225 lb | Zagreb, Croatia | |
| G | 5 | Derrek Tartt | Sophomore | 6–3 | 175 lb | Chicago, IL | Fenwick |
| G | 10 | Mike Black | Sophomore | 6–0 | 175 lb | Chicago, IL | Fenwick |
| C | 11 | Luke Devlin | Freshman | 6–8 | 230 lb | Sydney, Australia | Newington College |
| F | 14 | Russell Moore | Junior | 6–3 | 200 lb | New Orleans, LA | St. Augustine |
| F | 20 | Theo Hatcher | Junior | 6–7 | 210 lb | Fort Lauderdale, FL | New Creations Christian School |
| C | 21 | Blake Metcalf | Sophomore | 6–9 | 240 lb | Camby, IN | Plainfield |
| G/F | 22 | Ralph Watts | Freshman | 6–5 | 195 lb | Peekskill, NY | Peekskill |
| G | 23 | Tim Ambrose | Senior | 6–0 | 220 lb | Brentwood, NY | Our Savior New American School |
| F | 24 | Jake Lindfors | Sophomore | 6–10 | 240 lb | Elk Grove Village, IL | Driscoll Catholic |
| F | 33 | Billy Allen | Junior | 6–6 | 210 lb | Hamilton, Ohio | Hamilton |
| C | 44 | John Puk | Freshman | 6–10 | 225 lb | Waterloo, IA | Waterloo West |

### Incoming signees

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight |
| Luke Devlin PF | Sydney, Australia | Newington College (AUS) | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | 235 lb (107 kg) |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 40 ||||||
| Theo Hatcher SF | Fort Lauderdale, Florida | Central Arizona College (AZ) | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 210 lb (95 kg) |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 40 ||||||
| Russell Moore Jr. SG | New Orleans, Louisiana | John A. Logan College (IL) | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) |
| Recruiting star ratings: 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: "ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 1, 2010. "2010 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved December 1, 2010. ||||||

### Coaches

| Name | Position | Year at Albany | Alma Mater (Year) |
| Will Brown | Head coach | 10th | Dowling College (1995) |
| Pat Filien | Assistant coach | 6th | Saint Rose (1993) |
| Jeremy Friel | Assistant coach | 3rd | New Hampshire (2005) |
| Chad O'Donnell | Assistant coach | 7th | Springfield College (1994) |
| Brent Wilson | Director of Operations | 2nd | Albany (2008) |
| Josh Pelletier | Graduate Assistant | 1st | Saint Rose (2009) |

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season |||||||||
| November 12, 2010* 7:30 pm | | Cornell | L 61–65 | 0–1 | 20 – Ambrose | 9 – Devlin | 4 – Ambrose | SEFCU Arena (3,983) Albany, NY |
| November 15, 2010* 7:00 pm | | American | L 44–57 | 0–2 | 13 – Ambrose | 7 – Ambrose | 5 – Ambrose | SEFCU Arena (1,215) Albany, NY |
| November 17, 2010* 7:30 pm | | at Georgia Tech Legends Classic | L 51–78 | 0–3 | 16 – Ambrose | 6 – Lindfors | 5 – Iati | Alexander Memorial Coliseum (5,121) Atlanta, GA |
| November 20, 2010* 7:00 pm | | at Fairleigh Dickinson | W 72–46 | 1–3 | 27 – Aronhalt | 10 – Aronhalt | 3 – Iati | Rothman Center (667) Hackensack, NJ |
| November 23, 2010* 7:00 pm | | Iona | L 65–86 | 1–4 | 25 – Aronhalt | 7 – Devlin | 4 – Devlin | SEFCU Arena (1,248) Albany, NY |
| November 26, 2010* 7:30 pm | | at Detroit Legends Classic | L 82–84 $^{2OT}$ | 1–5 | 18 – 2 tied | 10 – Devlin | 6 – Ambrose | Calihan Hall (2,017) Detroit, MI |
| November 27, 2010* 5:00 pm | | vs. Niagara Legends Classic | W 75–65 | 2–5 | 30 – Aronhalt | 10 – Puk | 3 – Watts | Calihan Hall (417) Detroit, MI |
| November 28, 2010* 3:00 pm | | vs. Bowling Green Legends Classic | W 56–55 | 3–5 | 18 – Aronhalt | 7 – 3 tied | 6 – Ambrose | Calihan Hall (313) Detroit, MI |
| December 4, 2010* 7:00 pm, TWC Sports | | at Siena Rivalry | W 88–82 $^{OT}$ | 4–5 | 27 – Ambrose | 7 – Ambrose | 5 – Black | Times Union Center (10,753) Albany, NY |
| December 6, 2010* 7:30 pm | | at Yale | L 53–74 | 4–6 | 15 – Ambrose | 6 – 2 tied | 2 – 2 tied | Payne Whitney Gymnasium (720) New Haven, CT |
| December 11, 2010* 7:00 pm | | Central Connecticut | W 64–63 | 5–6 | 21 – Ambrose | 11 – Devlin | 4 – Ambrose | SEFCU Arena (1,879) Albany, NY |
| December 18, 2010* 7:00 pm | | Mount St. Mary's | W 77–57 | 6–6 | 19 – 2 tied | 8 – Ambrose | 5 – Black | SEFCU Arena (1,720) Albany, NY |
| December 22, 2010* 7:00 pm | | at Colgate | W 63–61 | 7–6 | 19 – Ambrose | 5 – Metcalf | 3 – Ambrose | Cotterell Court (463) Hamilton, NY |
| December 28, 2010* 7:00 pm, Fox Sports Ohio | | at Xavier | L 64–88 | 7–7 | 24 – Ambrose | 5 – 3 tied | 5 – Ambrose | Cintas Center (10,004) Cincinnati, OH |
| December 30, 2010* 7:00 pm, TWC Sports | | at Wagner | L 65–80 | 7–8 | 18 – Black | 10 – Devlin | 3 – 2 tied | Spiro Sports Center (1,257) Staten Island, NY |
| January 2, 2011 4:00 pm | | New Hampshire | W 59–44 | 8–8 (1–0) | 16 – Ambrose | 9 – Ambrose | 5 – Ambrose | SEFCU Arena (1,730) Albany, NY |
| January 6, 2011 4:00 pm, WCAXtra | | at Vermont | L 64–75 | 8–9 (1–1) | 21 – Aronhalt | 4 – 4 tied | 4 – Ambrose | Patrick Gym (2,270) Burlington, VT |
| January 9, 2011 3:00 pm | | at Hartford | L 42–62 | 8–10 (1–2) | 17 – Aronhalt | 8 – Devlin | 1 – 6 tied | Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion (951) West Hartford, CT |
| January 12, 2011 7:00 pm, TWC Sports | | Maine | L 64–66 | 8–11 (1–3) | 18 – Black | 6 – 3 tied | 5 – Ambrose | SEFCU Arena (1,041) Albany, NY |
| January 15, 2011 7:00 pm, TWC Sports | | Boston University | L 67–70 | 8–12 (1–4) | 18 – Ambrose | 6 – Watts | 8 – Black | SEFCU Arena (1,348) Albany, NY |
| January 17, 2011 5:00 pm, MSG Plus/ESPN3 | | at Stony Brook | W 52–50 | 9–12 (2–4) | 15 – Ambrose | 14 – Ambrose | 4 – Black | Pritchard Gymnasium (1,630) Stony Brook, NY |
| January 20, 2011 7:00 pm, TWC Sports | | Binghamton | W 76–37 | 10–12 (3–4) | 15 – Black | 7 – Ambrose | 5 – Ambrose | SEFCU Arena (1,804) Albany, NY |
| January 26, 2011 7:00 pm | | at UMBC | W 66–63 | 11–12 (4–4) | 28 – Aronhalt | 9 – Puk | 4 – 2 tied | Retriever Activities Center (607) Catonsville, MD |
| January 29, 2011 7:00 pm | | Vermont | L 54–63 | 11–13 (4–5) | 16 – Ambrose | 8 – 2 tied | 3 – Black | SEFCU Arena (3,754) Albany, NY |
| February 2, 2011 7:00 pm | | at New Hampshire | L 59–62 $^{OT}$ | 11–14 (4–6) | 15 – Ambrose | 14 – Devlin | 3 – 2 tied | Lundholm Gym (345) Durham, NH |
| February 5, 2011 7:00 pm, TWC Sports | | Hartford Big Purple Growl | W 62–59 | 12–14 (5–6) | 20 – Ambrose | 11 – Devlin | 7 – Black | SEFCU Arena (4,037) Albany, NY |
| February 10, 2011 9:35 pm | | vs. Boston University Big Apple Battle | L 44–63 | 12–15 (5–7) | 13 – Ambrose | 6 – 2 tied | 3 – Black | Madison Square Garden (13,652) New York City, NY |
| February 14, 2011 7:00 pm, MSG Plus/ESPN3 | | Stony Brook | W 58–43 | 13–15 (6–7) | 22 – Ambrose | 11 – Devlin | 4 – Aronhalt | SEFCU Arena (1,728) Albany, NY |
| February 20, 2011 3:00 pm | | at Binghamton | W 57–54 | 14–15 (7–7) | 16 – Aronhalt | 13 – Devlin | 4 – Ambrose | Binghamton University Events Center (3,735) Vestal, NY |
| February 23, 2011 7:00 pm, TWC Sports | | UMBC | W 83–67 | 15–15 (8–7) | 19 – Aronhalt | 7 – Ambrose | 7 – Ambrose | SEFCU Arena (2,638) Albany, NY |
| February 27, 2011 2:00 pm, TWC Sports | | Maine | W 81–77 $^{OT}$ | 16–15 (9–7) | 26 – Black | 12 – Metcalf | 6 – Ambrose | Alfond Arena (1,678) Orono, ME |
| America East tournament |||||||||
| March 5, 2011 12:00 pm | (4) | vs. (5) Stony Brook AE Quarterfinals | L 61–67 | 16–16 | 24 – Ambrose | 12 – Devlin | 4 – Ambrose | Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion West Hartford, CT |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. Source |||||||||