# 2010–11 NC State Wolfpack men's basketball team

The 2010–11 NC State Wolfpack men's basketball team represented NC State University in the 2010–11 men's college basketball season. The team was coached by Sidney Lowe and played its home games at the RBC Center in Raleigh, NC. The Wolfpack is a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference.

## Class of 2010 Commits

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Lorenzo Brown SG | Chatham, Virginia | Hargrave Military Academy (VA) | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | Jul 27, 2008 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 95 ||||||
| Ryan Harrow PG | Marietta, Georgia | Walton High School (GA) | 5 ft 11.5 in (1.82 m) | 156.5 lb (71.0 kg) | Jun 30, 2008 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 95 ||||||
| C. J. Leslie PF | Raleigh, North Carolina | Word of God Christian Academy (NC) | 6 ft 7.5 in (2.02 m) | 195 lb (88 kg) | Apr 28, 2010 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 97 ||||||
| Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 5 Rivals: 5 ESPN: 7 ||||||
| 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: "N.C. State Basketball Commitment List". Rivals.com. Retrieved May 20, 2010. "North Carolina State College Basketball Recruiting Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved May 20, 2010. "2010 Player Commits". ESPN.com. Retrieved May 20, 2010. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved May 20, 2010. "2010 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved May 20, 2010. ||||||

## 2010–11 Roster

Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationality not displayed.
| No. | Position | Player |
| 2 | G | Lorenzo Brown |
| 10 | G | Javier González |
| 12 | G | Ryan Harrow |
| 1 | F | Richard Howell |
| 4 | G | Enrico Kufuor |
| 5 | F | C. J. Leslie |
| 0 | C | DeShawn Painter |
| 25 | F | Kendall Smith |
| 23 | F | Tracy Smith |
| 14 | C | Jordan Vandenberg |
| 21 | G | C. J. Williams |
| 15 | F | Scott Wood |

## 2010–11 Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| Nov 9* 7:00 pm | | Pfeiffer | W 111–73 | — | Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, NC |
| Regular Season ||||||
| Nov 12* 7:00 pm | | Tennessee Tech | W 82–69 | 1–0 | RBC Center (15,450) Raleigh, NC |
| Nov 18* 6:00 pm, MASN | | vs. East Carolina Charleston Classic/Rivalry | W 85–65 | 2–0 | Carolina First Arena (2,639) Charleston, SC |
| Nov 19* 6:00 pm, ESPNU | | vs. George Mason Charleston Classic | W 78–65 | 3–0 | Carolina First Arena (4,120) Charleston, SC |
| Nov 21* 7:30 pm, ESPNU | | vs. No. 20 Georgetown Charleston Classic | L 67–82 | 3–1 | Carolina First Arena (4,631) Charleston, SC |
| Nov 27* 6:00 pm, FSN | | Fairleigh Dickinson | W 77–67 | 4–1 | RBC Center (10,327) Raleigh, NC |
| Dec 1* 7:15 pm, ESPN2 | | at Wisconsin ACC–Big Ten Challenge | L 48–87 | 4–2 | Kohl Center (17,230) Madison, WI |
| Dec 4* 5:30 pm, ESPN2 | | at No. 8 Syracuse | L 59–65 | 4–3 | Carrier Dome (22,334) Syracuse, NY |
| Dec 11* 2:00 pm | | USC Upstate | W 79–60 | 5–3 | Reynolds Coliseum (5,178) Raleigh, NC |
| Dec 16* 7:00 pm | | Youngstown State | W 67–50 | 6–3 | RBC Center (9,071) Raleigh, NC |
| Dec 19* 4:45 pm, FSN | | Arizona | L 62–72 | 6–4 | RBC Center (16,119) Raleigh, NC |
| Dec 22* 7:00 pm | | Delaware State | W 72–70 | 7–4 | RBC Center (11,435) Raleigh, NC |
| Dec 28* 7:00 pm | | Alabama A&M | W 82–51 | 8–4 | RBC Center (9,519) Raleigh, NC |
| Jan 1* 12:00 pm, FSN | | San Diego | W 76–54 | 9–4 | RBC Center (11,384) Raleigh, NC |
| Jan 5* 7:00 pm | | vs. Elon | W 87–72 | 10–4 | Greensboro Coliseum (3,705) Greensboro, NC |
| Jan 8 2:30 pm, ACC Network | | Wake Forest | W 90–69 | 11–4 (1–0) | RBC Center (16,591) Raleigh, NC |
| Jan 11 9:00 pm, ESPNU | | at Boston College | L 66–75 | 11–5 (1–1) | Conte Forum (3,652) Chestnut Hill, MA |
| Jan 15 4:00 pm, ACC Network | | at Florida State | L 71–84 | 11–6 (1–2) | Donald L. Tucker Center (10,517) Tallahassee, FL |
| Jan 19 7:00 pm, ESPN | | No. 4 Duke | L 78–92 | 11–7 (1–3) | RBC Center (19,387) Raleigh, NC |
| Jan 23 12:00 pm, ACC Network | | Miami (FL) | W 72–70 | 12–7 (2–3) | RBC Center (15,222) Raleigh, NC |
| Jan 25 7:00 pm, FSN | | at Clemson | L 50–60 | 12–8 (2–4) | Littlejohn Coliseum (9,000) Clemson, SC |
| Jan 29 2:00 pm, ESPN | | at North Carolina Carolina–State Game | L 64–84 | 12–9 (2–5) | Dean Smith Center (21,750) Chapel Hill, NC |
| Feb 2 7:00 pm, ESPN/ESPN2 | | Virginia Tech | L 69–77 | 12–10 (2–6) | RBC Center (15,945) Raleigh, NC |
| Feb 5 6:00 pm, ESPN/ESPN2 | | at No. 5 Duke | L 52–76 | 12–11 (2–7) | Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, NC |
| Feb 13 1:00 pm, ACC Network | | at Wake Forest | W 80–55 | 13–11 (3–7) | LJVM Coliseum (12,576) Winston-Salem, NC |
| Feb 17 7:00 pm, ESPN/ESPN2 | | Clemson | W 69–61 | 14–11 (4–7) | RBC Center (14,891) Raleigh, NC |
| Feb 20 5:30 pm, FSN | | at Maryland | L 80–87 | 14–12 (4–8) | Comcast Center (17,950) College Park, MD |
| Feb 23 2:00 pm, ACC Network | | No. 19 North Carolina Carolina–State Game | L 63–75 | 14–13 (4–9) | RBC Center (19,700) Raleigh, NC |
| Feb 26 2:00 pm, ACC Network | | Georgia Tech | W 79–74 | 15–13 (5–9) | RBC Center (16,020) Raleigh, NC |
| Mar 1 7:00 pm, FSN | | at Virginia | L 58–69 | 15–14 (5–10) | John Paul Jones Arena (8,930) Charlottesville, VA |
| Mar 6 6:15 pm, FSN | | Florida State | L 62–72 | 15–15 (5–11) | RBC Center (14,218) Raleigh, NC |
| ACC tournament ||||||
| Mar 10 7:00 pm, Raycom/ESPN2 | (10) | vs. (7) Maryland ACC First Round | L 67–75 | 15–16 | Greensboro Coliseum (23,381) Greensboro, NC |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||