# 2010–11 Texas Longhorns men's basketball team

The 2010–11 Texas Longhorns men's basketball team represented the University of Texas in the 2010–11 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Their head coach was Rick Barnes, who was in his 13th year. The team played its home games at the Frank Erwin Center in Austin, Texas and are members of the Big 12 Conference. They finished the season 28–8, 13–3 in Big 12 play and lost in the championship game of the 2011 Big 12 men's basketball tournament to Kansas. They received an at-large bid in the 2011 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament where they defeated Oakland in the second round before falling in the third round to Arizona.

## Recruiting

Source:
US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Cory Joseph PG | Pickering, ON | Findlay Prep | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | Apr 23, 2010 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 96 ||||||
| Tristan Thompson PF | Brampton, ON | Findlay Prep | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | 235 lb (107 kg) | Sep 19, 2009 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 97 ||||||
| Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 12 Rivals: 8 ESPN: 8 ||||||
| 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: "Texas 2010 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved December 5, 2010. "2010 Texas Basketball Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved December 5, 2010. "ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 5, 2010. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved December 5, 2010. "2010 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved December 5, 2010. ||||||

## Schedule

Source:
| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| 11/08/2010* 8:00 pm, ESPNU | | Navy 2K Sports Classic | W 83–52 | 1–0 | Frank Erwin Center (10,452) Austin, TX |
| 11/10/2010* 8:00 pm, ESPNU | | Louisiana Tech 2K Sports Classic | W 89–58 | 2–0 | Frank Erwin Center (5,619) Austin, TX |
| 11/18/2010* 8:00 pm, ESPN2 | | vs. No. 13 Illinois 2K Sports Classic Semifinals | W 90–84 $^{OT}$ | 3–0 | Madison Square Garden (12,210) New York, NY |
| 11/19/2010* 6:00 pm, ESPN2 | | vs. No. 5 Pittsburgh 2K Sports Classic Championship Game | L 66–68 | 3–1 | Madison Square Garden (11,723) New York, NY |
| 11/23/2010* 7:00 pm, Longhorn Sports Network | No. 20 | Sam Houston State | W 84–50 | 4–1 | Frank Erwin Center (10,683) Austin, TX |
| 11/27/2010* 3:00 pm, Longhorn Sports Network | No. 20 | Rice | W 62–59 | 5–1 | Frank Erwin Center (10,969) Austin, TX |
| 12/01/2010* 7:00 pm, Longhorn Sports Network | No. 19 | Lamar | W 76–55 | 6–1 | Frank Erwin Center (9,898) Austin, TX |
| 12/05/2010* 9:30 pm, FSN | No. 19 | at USC Big 12/Pac-10 Hardwood Series | L 56–73 | 6–2 | Galen Center (4,127) Los Angeles, CA |
| 12/11/2010* 3:00 pm, Longhorn Sports Network | No. 25 | Texas State | W 101–65 | 7–2 | Frank Erwin Center (11,932) Austin, TX |
| 12/14/2010* 7:00 pm, Longhorn Sports Network | No. 22 | North Florida | W 70–48 | 8–2 | Frank Erwin Center (10,184) Austin, TX |
| 12/18/2010* 3:00 pm, CBS | No. 22 | vs. North Carolina | W 78–76 | 9–2 | Greensboro Coliseum (20,787) Greensboro, NC |
| 12/22/2010* 6:00 pm, ESPN2 | No. 18 | at No. 12 Michigan State | W 67–55 | 10–2 | Breslin Center (14,797) East Lansing, MI |
| 12/31/2010* 1:00 pm, Longhorn Sports Network | No. 13 | Coppin State | W 95–75 | 11–2 | Frank Erwin Center (12,804) Austin, TX |
| 01/04/2011* 8:00 pm, ESPNU | No. 12 | Arkansas | W 79–46 | 12–2 | Frank Erwin Center (11,881) Austin, TX |
| 01/08/2011* 2:30 pm, ESPN | No. 12 | No. 8 Connecticut | L 81–82 $^{OT}$ | 12–3 | Frank Erwin Center (16,734) Austin, TX |
| 01/11/2011 6:00 pm, ESPN2 | No. 12 | at Texas Tech | W 83–52 | 13–3 (1–0) | United Spirit Arena (9,366) Lubbock, TX |
| 01/15/2011 3:00 pm, Big 12 Network | No. 12 | Oklahoma | W 66–46 | 14–3 (2–0) | Frank Erwin Center (16,599) Austin, TX |
| 01/19/2011 8:00 pm, ESPN2 | No. 10 | No. 11 Texas A&M | W 81–60 | 15–3 (3–0) | Frank Erwin Center (16,734) Austin, TX |
| 01/22/2011 3:00 pm, CBS | No. 10 | at No. 2 Kansas | W 74–63 | 16–3 (4–0) | Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, KS |
| 01/26/2011 6:30 pm, ESPN | No. 7 | at Oklahoma State | W 61–46 | 17–3 (5–0) | Gallagher-Iba Arena (13,611) Stillwater, OK |
| 01/29/2011 8:00 pm, ESPNU | No. 7 | No. 11 Missouri | W 71–58 | 18–3 (6–0) | Frank Erwin Center (16,734) Austin, TX |
| 01/31/2011 8:00 pm, ESPN | No. 3 | at No. 16 Texas A&M | W 69–49 | 19–3 (7–0) | Reed Arena (13,300) College Station, TX |
| 02/05/2011 8:00 pm, ESPNU | No. 3 | Texas Tech | W 76–60 | 20–3 (8–0) | Frank Erwin Center (15,542) Austin, TX |
| 02/09/2011 8:00 pm, ESPN2 | No. 3 | at Oklahoma | W 68–52 | 21–3 (9–0) | Lloyd Noble Center (11,572) Norman, Oklahoma |
| 02/12/2011 3:00 pm, ESPN | No. 3 | Baylor | W 69–60 | 22–3 (10–0) | Frank Erwin Center (16,734) Austin, TX |
| 02/16/2011 8:00 pm, ESPN2 | No. 3 | Oklahoma State | W 73–55 | 23–3 (11–0) | Frank Erwin Center (15,333) Austin, TX |
| 02/19/2011 12:45 pm, Big 12 Network | No. 3 | at Nebraska | L 67–70 | 23–4 (11–1) | Bob Devaney Sports Center (12,208) Lincoln, NE |
| 02/22/2011 7:00 pm, Big 12 Network | No. 5 | Iowa State | W 76–53 | 24–4 (12–1) | Frank Erwin Center (14,933) Austin, TX |
| 02/26/2011 3:00 pm, Big 12 Network | No. 5 | at Colorado | L 89–91 | 24–5 (12–2) | Coors Events Center (11,034) Boulder, CO |
| 02/28/2011 8:00 pm, ESPN | No. 7 | Kansas State | L 70–75 | 24–6 (12–3) | Frank Erwin Center (16,734) Austin, TX |
| 03/03/2011 8:00 pm, ESPN | No. 7 | at Baylor ESPN College GameDay | W 60–54 | 25–6 (13–3) | Ferrell Center (10,627) Waco, TX |
| Big 12 tournament ||||||
| 03/10/11 6:00 pm, Big 12 Network | (2) No. 10 | vs. (10) Oklahoma Big 12 Quarterfinals | W 74–54 | 26–6 | Sprint Center (18,910) Kansas City, MO |
| 03/11/11 8:30 pm, Big 12 Network | (2) No. 10 | vs. (3) Texas A&M Big 12 Semifinals | W 70–58 | 27–6 | Sprint Center (18,910) Kansas City, MO |
| 03/12/11 5:00 pm, ESPN | (2) No. 10 | vs. (1) No. 2 Kansas Big 12 Championship Game | L 73–85 | 27–7 | Sprint Center (18,940) Kansas City, MO |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| 03/18/11* 11:15 am, CBS | (4 W) No. 8 | vs. (13 W) Oakland NCAA Second Round | W 85–81 | 28–7 | BOK Center (12,631) Tulsa, OK |
| 03/20/11* 6:10 pm, TNT | (4 W) No. 8 | vs. (5 W) No. 17 Arizona NCAA Third Round | L 69–70 | 28–8 | BOK Center (15,839) Tulsa, OK |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. ||||||

## Rankings

Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. :
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