| 2010–11Michigan Wolverines men's basketball | |
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NCAA tournament, Round of 32 | |
| Conference | Big Ten Conference |
| Record | 21–14 (9–9 Big Ten) |
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| MVP | Darius Morris |
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| Home arena | Crisler Arena |
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| No. 1Ohio State † | 16 | – | 2 | .889 | 34 | – | 3 | .919 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 13Purdue | 14 | – | 4 | .778 | 26 | – | 8 | .765 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 16Wisconsin | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | 25 | – | 9 | .735 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Michigan | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 21 | – | 14 | .600 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Illinois | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 20 | – | 14 | .588 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Penn State | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 19 | – | 15 | .559 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Michigan State | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 19 | – | 15 | .559 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northwestern | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 20 | – | 14 | .588 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Minnesota | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 17 | – | 14 | .548 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Iowa | 4 | – | 14 | .222 | 11 | – | 20 | .355 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiana | 3 | – | 15 | .167 | 12 | – | 20 | .375 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| †2011 Big Ten tournament winner Rankings fromAP poll[1][2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The2010–11 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team represented theUniversity of Michigan during the2010–11 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was coached byJohn Beilein. The team played its home games inAnn Arbor, Michigan at theCrisler Arena, which has a capacity of 13,751, for the forty-fourth consecutive year.[3] This season marked the team's ninety-fourth consecutive year as a member of theBig Ten Conference.[4] The team witnessed the departure of its four tallest players and two leading scorers from the prior season. The incoming class featured the sons of two formerNational Basketball Association players (Tim Hardaway andTito Horford) and the younger brother of a current one (Al Horford). AdditionallyJoe Dumars' son Jordan transferred to the team andGlenn Robinson's son,Glenn Robinson III verbally committed to the class of 2012. The season was marked by close losses against numerous highly ranked teams.
Although the team began with a 1–6 record in conference play, they rebounded to finish with a 9–9 conference mark. This put them in a four-way tie for fourth and earned them a number four seed in the2011 Big Ten Conference men's basketball tournament. For the fifth consecutive year they won their first game in the tournament, but lost in the semifinals to eventual championOhio State. They also earned a number eight seed in the2011 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, where they logged a record-setting performance in the first game, but lost in their second game (in the round of 32).
The team wascaptained byZack Novak, who became one of the fortyAcademic All-American finalists for the second year in a row, andStu Douglass. The team was also led byDarius Morris andTim Hardaway Jr. who earned third team and honorable mention All-Big Ten recognition, respectively. Hardaway was one of two unanimous Big Ten All-Freshman selections. Hardaway set the school freshman single-season record forthree-point shots made and Morris set the school single-season record forassists. Hardaway was selected to the 2011Collegeinsider.com Freshmen All-America team.
On NCAA Tournament selection Sunday,The Fab Five aired and comments it contained brought attention to issues of race in sports and education and theDuke–Michigan rivalry. Past Duke and Michigan players traded barbs in leading national newspapers. The teams met in the 2011 NCAA tournament the following week with Duke prevailing.
The 2010–11 Wolverines saw assistant coachJohn Mahoney be replaced byBacari Alexander. Alexander had most recently been an assistant forWestern Michigan.[5]Jerry Dunn, who took a leave of absence in December of the prior season, was replaced byJeff Meyer who had filled in for him on an interim basis.[6] Mike Jackson left the Michigan basketball program to join rivalPurdue and was replaced byLaVall Jordan, who previously served as an assistant coach forIowa.[7]
The team lost its four tallest contributors from the prior season:DeShawn Sims, Zack Gibson, Anthony Wright andManny Harris. The same weekend that Harris declared for the2010 NBA draft in late March,[8] the team accepted a commitment fromJon Horford.[9] Horford, who was named a 2010 Class A All-State performer from theAssociated Press, theDetroit Free Press and theDetroit News, is the younger brother ofAtlanta HawkAl Horford and son of former NBA playerTito Horford.[10][11] Horford did not actually sign hisletter of intent until the opening of the spring signing period on April 14.[12] After Horford's signing, the Wolverines had two scholarships available.[12] The 2010 class includedTim Hardaway Jr., son ofTim Hardaway.[13] With the signings and loss of Ben Cronin to injury,[11] the 2010–11 team's front court was composed of incoming freshmenEvan Smotrycz and Horford along with redshirt freshmen Blake McLimans andJordan Morgan.[14]
Jordan Dumars (son of Joe Dumars) transferred to theUniversity of Michigan in January 2010 after playing in six games for theSouth Florida Bulls men's basketball team. According to NCAA transfer eligibility rules, he must sit out a complete academic year. Thus, he was able to join the team following the completion of the fall 2010 semester.[15][16]
| Name | Hometown | School | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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| Tim Hardaway Jr. SG | Miami, Florida | Miami Palmetto High School (Florida) | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | Jun 29, 2009 | |
Recruit ratings:Scout:  Rivals: (93) | ||||||
| Evan Smotrycz SF | Reading, Massachusetts | New Hampton School (New Hampshire) | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | 225 lb (102 kg) | Sep 4, 2009 | |
Recruit ratings:Scout:  Rivals: (94) | ||||||
| Colton Christian SF | Bellevue, Washington | Hargrave Military Academy (Virginia) | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 215 lb (98 kg) | Nov 5, 2010 | |
Recruit ratings:Scout:  Rivals: (85) | ||||||
| Jon Horford PF | Grand Ledge, Michigan | Grand Ledge High School (Michigan) | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | 220 lb (100 kg) | Mar 26, 2010 | |
| Recruit ratings:Scout: Rivals: (88) | ||||||
| Overall recruit ranking: ESPN: 14 | ||||||
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| Jordan Dumars SF/SG | Birmingham, Michigan | Detroit Country Day School (Michigan) | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 230 lb (100 kg) | ||
| Recruit ratings:Scout: Rivals: (80) | ||||||
| Overall recruit ranking: ESPN: 127 | ||||||
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| Name | Hometown | School | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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| Trey Burke PG | Columbus, Ohio | Northland High School (Ohio) | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | Aug 24, 2010 | |
| Recruit ratings:Scout: Rivals: (93) | ||||||
| Carlton Brundidge SG/PG | Southfield, Michigan | Southfield High School (Michigan) | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | Sep 21, 2009 | |
| Recruit ratings:Scout: Rivals: (94) | ||||||
| Max Bielfeldt PF | Peoria, Illinois | Notre Dame High School (Illinois) | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | 240 lb (110 kg) | Mar 25, 2011 | |
| Recruit ratings:Scout: Rivals: (87) | ||||||
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The team also announced thatGlenn Robinson III, son ofGlenn Robinson verbally committed on September 14, 2010, as the first commitment in Michigan's class of 2012.[17] On March 26, 2011, Michigan received its second verbal commitment of the class of 2012 from Canadian wing guardNik Stauskas.[18]
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In June 2010, Beilein announced that he had dismissedredshirt Junior Laval Lucas-Perry from the team.[19] In August the team took part in a four-game exhibition tour inBelgium.[20]
N.B. All accolades cited in the text below.
The seniorless 2010–11 team had one win against ranked opponents in eight regular season attempts. All but one loss against a ranked opponent was by single digits. In its first game against a top 10 team, it has lost to #10Syracuse by 3 on November 26.[24] The team had two wins over power conference opponents:Clemson andUtah.[25][26] Those two wins were part of a November and December seven-game winning streak that was the team's first since the2006–07 team opened its season with seven wins.[27] The win against Clemson on November 30 was Michigan's firstACC-Big Ten Challenge win in five years.[25] Another one of the seven wins was on December 4 against eventual2010–11 Ivy League men's basketball season championHarvard who was coached by former Michigan coachTommy Amaker.[28]
On December 23, 2010, againstBryant University, the team tied its December 13, 2008 single-game school record of 16three-point field goals made.[29] In the game,Darius Morris andTim Hardaway Jr. had been two of three Wolverines to make fourthree-point shots.[30][31] Morris had had 12 assists on his way to adouble-double.[30] It was Hardaway's first 20-point game.[32] On December 27, the Big Ten Conference named Morris player of the week and Hardaway co-freshman of the week.[32]
In its second and third games against top 10 teams, Michigan lost to #3Kansas inovertime on January 9,[33] and to #2Ohio State by 4 on January 12.[34] By week 11's poll, which was released on January 17, the team's first three top 10 opponents were the top three ranked teams in the country in bothnational polls and accounted for all the first place votes in theESPN/USA TodayCoaches' Poll.[35]
On January 27, Morris led Michigan to its first win againstMichigan State inEast Lansing, Michigan at theBreslin Center since 1997.[36][37] This was its only victory was against a ranked opponent as Michigan State was ranked 25 in one poll and unranked in the other on January 27.[38] On January 30 againstIowa, he had become the thirdMichigan Wolverines men's basketball player (followingGary Grant andManny Harris) to record atriple double.[36][39] Morris repeated as player of the week on January 31, sharing the award withTalor Battle.[36]
In its other close contests against ranked opponents, Michigan had a second single-digit loss to #1 Ohio State on February 3 in a game where they led at the half.[40] They also had a one-point loss against #12Wisconsin on February 23.[41] On February 3, 2011, Novak was named one of 40 Academic All-District players byCoSIDA, making him a finalist to become one of fifteenAcademic All-Americans on February 22.[42] In February, Hardaway earned Big Ten Freshman of the Week honors three weeks in a row. On February 14, Hardaway earned his second Freshman of the week recognition for his first career double double on February 9 againstNorthwestern (17 points and career-high 10 rebounds)[43] and a career-high 26 points on February 12 againstIndiana.[44][45] The following week, Hardaway earned a third Freshman of the week award as he became the first Michigan freshman to score thirty points in a game in eight years.[46] His thirty points came in a 75–72 February 19overtime victory over Iowa.[47] He had also scored 10 points and added 5 assists in a 54–52 loss toIllinois.[48] On February 28, Hardaway earned his third consecutive and fourth overall Big Ten Conference Freshman of the week recognition.[49] During the week, Hardaway extended his double-digit scoring streak to eleven by posting 22 points againstMinnesota on February 26 after scoring 16 against #12Wisconsin on February 23.[49][50][51] For the week, he shot 9 for 15 on his three-point shots.[50][51]
After starting the conference schedule with a 1–6 record, the team won 8 of its last 11 games including a pair of games against in-state rival Michigan State to earn its first season sweep against them in 14 years and to finish tied for fourth in the conference with a 9–9 record.[52] Following the2010–11 Big Ten Conference men's basketball season, Darius Morris was selected as a third team All-Big Ten selection by both the coaches and the media and Hardaway was an honorable mention All-Big Ten selection by both. Hardaway was also one of two unanimous Big Ten All-Freshman team selections by the coaches.[53][54] Morris was also aNational Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) Division I District 7 All-District second team choice.[55]
The team earned the number four seed in the2011 Big Ten Conference men's basketball tournament,[56] based on the Big Ten tiebreaker.[57][58] In the 2011 Big Ten Conference men's basketball tournament, they earned a bye in the first round as the number 4 seed. Then, in the second round, they defeated Illinois 60–55.[59] In the conference semifinals, they lost to Ohio State 68–61.[60] During the game, Hardaway set the Michigan freshman single-season three-point shots made record.[61]
Michigan earned a #8 Seed in the2011 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament,[62] where they defeatedTennessee by a 75–45 margin in the first round. During the victory, they established twoNCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship records: The largest victory margin by an eight seed, and the first team to ever win a tournament game without making afree throw.[63] The game was the second largest NCAA tournament victory margin in Michigan history (surpassed by the1989 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament victory overVirginia). It also marked the ninth straight time that John Beilein led a team victory in its first game of a postseason tournament (5 NCAA and 4NIT).[64]
| Player | Season | Games | Assists |
| Trey Burke | 2012–13 | 39 | 260 |
| Zavier Simpson | 2018–19 | 37 | 244 |
| Zavier Simpson | 2019–20 | 30 | 236 |
| Darius Morris | 2010–11 | 35 | 235 |
| Gary Grant | 1987–88 | 34 | 234 |
| Rumeal Robinson | 1988–89 | 37 | 233 |
In the second round of the tournament, the team opposedDuke. Duke prevailed 73–71. In the game, Morris set a new Michigan single-season assist record with a total of 235.[65][66] The matchup came in the week following the media storm that erupted as a result of comments made in theESPN films30 for 30 documentaryThe Fab Five byFab Five member and former WolverineJalen Rose. The controversy spread toThe Washington Post wherecolumnist Jason Reid noted that the film went out of its way to present inappropriate racial commentary when it describedDuke basketballhead coachMike Krzyzewski recruits asUncle Toms.[67] Among those critical of the racial commentary was Duke playerGrant Hill who was cited in anAssociated Press story that ran in major national media outlets.[68] In fact, Hill blogged onThe New York Times with a response.[69] Hill's response was the most emailed story inThe New York Times and was shared onFacebook by nearly a 100,000 people within its first few days.[70]
Hardaway set the Michigan freshman single-season three-point shots made record.[61] Morris set the Michigan single-season assist record with a total of 235.[65] His average of 6.71 per game led the Big Ten and Jordan Morgan led the Big Ten infield goal percentage. The team finished last inblocked shots and offensive rebounds in the conference.[71]
Hardaway was one of 21 players selected to the 2011Collegeinsider.com Freshmen All-America selection on March 25.[72] Following the season,Darius Morris sought the advice of the NBA's undergraduate advisory committee to determine his draft prospects.[73] On 4 May, Morris announced his final decision not to withdraw his name prior to the 8 May deadline and to enter June 232011 NBA draft.[74][75][76] Morris was selected by theLos Angeles Lakers with the 41st overall selection in the 2nd round of the 2011 NBA Draft.[77] Following the season Hardaway was invited to the 17 – 24 June 2011 17-man tryouts for the 12-manFIBA Under-19 World Championship team byUSA Basketball.[78] The 12 selected players will compete as Team USA in the2011 FIBA U19 World Championships in Latvia from June 30 – July 10, 2011.[79] He made the final roster along with two other Big Ten rivals.[80][81]
| Date time, TV | Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state | |||
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| November 5, 2010* 7:00 pm ET, BTN.com | Saginaw Valley State | W 68–59 | — | 18 – Morris | 15 – Morgan | 2 – 2 tied | Crisler Arena (8,470) Ann Arbor, MI | ||||
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| November 13, 2010* 7:00 pm, BTN.com | USC Upstate | W 66–35 | 1–0 | 19 – Hardaway Jr. | 8 – Novak | 4 – Morris | Crisler Arena (7,632) Ann Arbor, MI | ||||
| November 18, 2010* 7:00 pm, BTN | Bowling Green Legends Classic | W 69–50 | 2–0 | 14 – Smotrycz | 8 – 2 tied | 11 – Morris | Crisler Arena (7,852) Ann Arbor, MI | ||||
| November 21, 2010 2:00 pm, BTN.com | Gardner-Webb Legends Classic | W 80–58 | 3–0 | 21 – Morris | 8 – Morgan | 10 – Morris | Crisler Arena (7,157) Ann Arbor, MI | ||||
| November 26, 2010* 8:00 pm, HDNet | vs. No. 9 Syracuse Legends Classic Semifinals | L 50–53 | 3–1 | 11 – 2 tied | 8 – Morgan | 6 – Morris | Boardwalk Hall (6,273) Atlantic City, NJ | ||||
| November 27, 2010* 5:30 pm, HDNet | vs. UTEP Legends Classic Third Place | L 56–65 | 3–2 | 20 – Morris | 7 – Morris | 4 – Morris | Boardwalk Hall (5,273) Atlantic City, NJ | ||||
| November 30, 2010* 9:00 pm, ESPN2 | at Clemson ACC–Big Ten Challenge | W 69–61 | 4–2 | 18 – Smotrycz | 7 – Morris | 8 – Morris | Littlejohn Coliseum (7,237) Clemson, SC | ||||
| December 4, 2010* 1:00 pm, BTN | Harvard | W 65–62 | 5–2 | 19 – Douglass | 11 – Novak | 5 – Morris | Crisler Arena (9,559) Ann Arbor, MI | ||||
| December 6, 2010* 7:30 pm, BTN | Concordia (MI) | W 86–65 | 6–2 | 23 – Morgan | 14 – Novak | 12 – Morris | Crisler Arena (9,016) Ann Arbor, MI | ||||
| December 10, 2010* 6:30 pm, BTN | Utah | W 75–64 | 7–2 | 19 – Morris | 9 – Novak | 10 – Morris | Crisler Arena (9,634) Ann Arbor, MI | ||||
| December 14, 10* 7:00 pm, BTN | North Carolina Central | W 64–44 | 8–2 | 12 – Morris | 9 – Horford | 4 – Hardaway Jr. | Crisler Arena (8,740) Ann Arbor, MI | ||||
| December 18, 2010* 12:00 pm, ESPN3 | Oakland | W 69–51 | 9–2 | 18 – Morris | 12 – Novak | 5 – Morris | Crisler Arena (9,738) Ann Arbor, MI | ||||
| December 23, 2010* 6:00 pm, BTN | Bryant | W 87–71 | 10–2 | 26 – Morris | 6 – 2 tied | 12 – Morris | Crisler Arena (8,758) Ann Arbor, MI | ||||
| December 28, 2010 2:00 pm, BTN | No. 12 Purdue | L 57–80 | 10–3 (0–1) | 15 – Douglass | 5 – 2 tied | 6 – Morris | Crisler Arena (13,751) Ann Arbor, MI | ||||
| January 2, 2011 4:00 pm, BTN | Penn State | W 76–69 | 11–3 (1–1) | 20 – Morris | 9 – Morgan | 10 – Morris | Crisler Arena (11,771) Ann Arbor, MI | ||||
| January 5, 2011 8:30 pm, BTN | at Wisconsin | L 50–66 | 11–4 (1–2) | 15 – Novak | 5 – Novak | 3 – 3 tied | Kohl Center (17,230) Madison, WI | ||||
| January 9, 2011* 4:30 pm, CBS | No. 3 Kansas | L 60–67 OT | 11–5 | 19 – Hardaway Jr. | 11 – Novak | 7 – Morris | Crisler Arena (12,476) Ann Arbor, MI | ||||
| January 12, 2011 6:30 pm, BTN | No. 2 Ohio State | L 64–68 | 11–6 (1–3) | 18 – Morris | 6 – Smotrycz | 8 – Morris | Crisler Arena (11,994) Ann Arbor, MI | ||||
| January 15, 2011 8:00 pm, BTN | at Indiana | L 61–80 | 11–7 (1–4) | 22 – Morris | 5 – Morgan | 7 – Morris | Assembly Hall (17,168) Bloomington, IN | ||||
| January 18, 2011 9:00 pm, BTN | at Northwestern | L 60–74 | 11–8 (1–5) | 17 – Douglass | 7 – 2 tied | 4 – Morris | Welsh-Ryan Arena (5,192) Evanston, IL | ||||
| January 22, 2011 7:00 pm, BTN | No. 15 Minnesota | L 64–69 | 11–9 (1–6) | 20 – Hardaway Jr. | 3 – 2 tied | 6 – Douglass | Crisler Arena (12,378) Ann Arbor, MI | ||||
| January 27, 2011 7:00 pm, ESPN | at No. 25 Michigan State | W 61–57 | 12–9 (2–6) | 19 – Novak | 8 – Hardaway Jr. | 8 – Morris | Breslin Student Events Center (14,797) East Lansing, MI | ||||
| January 30, 2011 4:00 pm, BTN | Iowa | W 87–73 | 13–9 (3–6) | 19 – Hardaway Jr. | 10 – Morris | 11 – Morris | Crisler Arena (12,978) Ann Arbor, MI | ||||
| February 3, 2011 7:00 pm, ESPN | No. 1 Ohio State | L 53–62 | 13–10 (3–7) | 15 – Hardaway Jr. | 6 – Novak | 4 – Morris | Jerome Schottenstein Center (18,809) Columbus, OH | ||||
| February 6, 2011 12:00 pm, BTN | at Penn State | W 65–62 | 14–10 (4–7) | 23 – Morris | 11 – Morgan | 3 – 2 tied | Bryce Jordan Center (8,302) State College, PA | ||||
| February 9, 2011 6:30 pm, BTN | Northwestern | W 75–66 | 15–10 (5–7) | 27 – Morgan | 10 – Hardaway Jr. | 7 – Morris | Crisler Arena (10,198) Ann Arbor, MI | ||||
| February 12, 2011 4:00 pm, BTN | Indiana | W 73–69 | 16–10 (6–7) | 26 – Hardaway Jr. | 7 – Novak | 6 – Novak | Crisler Arena (13,751) Ann Arbor, MI | ||||
| February 16, 2011 8:30 pm, BTN | at Illinois | L 52–54 | 16–11 (6–8) | 12 – Morgan | 8 – Novak | 7 – Morris | Assembly Hall (16,273) Champaign, IL | ||||
| February 19, 2011 4:30 pm, BTN | at Iowa | W 75–72 OT | 17–11 (7–8) | 30 – Hardaway Jr. | 8 – Morgan | 9 – Morris | Carver-Hawkeye Arena (13,835) Iowa City, IA | ||||
| February 23, 2011 6:30 pm, BTN | No. 12 Wisconsin | L 52–53 | 17–12 (7–9) | 16 – Hardaway Jr. | 6 – Novak | 4 – Morris | Crisler Arena (11,023) Ann Arbor, MI | ||||
| February 26, 2011 4:30 pm, BTN | at Minnesota | W 70–63 | 18–12 (8–9) | 22 – Hardaway Jr. | 6 – Morgan | 7 – Morris | Williams Arena (14,625) Minneapolis, MN | ||||
| March 5, 2011 2:00 pm, CBS | Michigan State | W 70–63 | 19–12 (9–9) | 20 – Hardaway Jr. | 6 – Morgan | 6 – Morris | Crisler Arena (13,751) Ann Arbor, MI | ||||
| Big Ten tournament | |||||||||||
| March 11, 2011 2:30 pm, ESPN | (4) | vs. (5) Illinois Big Ten Quarterfinals | W 60–55 | 20–12 | 17 – Morris | 7 – Douglass | 7 – Morris | Conseco Fieldhouse (17,975) Indianapolis, IN | |||
| March 12, 2011 1:40 pm, CBS | (4) | vs. (1) No. 1 Ohio State Big Ten Semifinals | L 61–68 | 20–13 | 16 – Morris | 6 – 2 tied | 3 – Morris | Conseco Fieldhouse (18,377) Indianapolis, IN | |||
| NCAA tournament | |||||||||||
| March 18, 2011 12:40 pm, truTV | (8 W) | vs. (9 W) Tennessee NCAA Second Round | W 75–45 | 21–13 | 14 – Novak | 10 – Novak | 9 – Morris | Time Warner Cable Arena (16,829) Charlotte, NC | |||
| March 20, 2011 2:45 pm, CBS | (8 W) | vs. (1 W) No. 3 Duke NCAA Third Round | L 71–73 | 21–14 | 16 – Morris | 5 – Novak | 6 – Morris | Time Warner Cable Arena (18,329) Charlotte, NC | |||
*Non-conference game.#Rankings fromAP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. W=NCAA West Regional. | |||||||||||
The team posted the following statistics:[82]
| Name | GP | GS | Min | Avg | FG | FGA | FG% | 3FG | 3FGA | 3FG% | FT | FTA | FT% | OR | DR | RB | Avg | Ast | Avg | PF | DQ | TO | Stl | Blk | Pts | Avg |
| Darius Morris | 35 | 34 | 1219 | 34.8 | 201 | 411 | 0.489 | 16 | 64 | 0.250 | 108 | 151 | 0.715 | 31 | 108 | 139 | 4.0 | 235 | 6.7 | 74 | 0 | 103 | 36 | 1 | 526 | 15.0 |
| Tim Hardaway Jr. | 35 | 35 | 1075 | 30.7 | 159 | 379 | 0.420 | 76 | 207 | 0.367 | 91 | 119 | 0.765 | 27 | 106 | 133 | 3.8 | 59 | 1.7 | 68 | 0 | 45 | 34 | 5 | 485 | 13.9 |
| Jordan Morgan | 35 | 35 | 841 | 24.0 | 141 | 225 | 0.627 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 73 | 0.562 | 73 | 115 | 188 | 5.4 | 18 | 0.5 | 111 | 2 | 53 | 21 | 19 | 323 | 9.2 | |
| Zack Novak | 35 | 35 | 1223 | 34.9 | 92 | 240 | 0.383 | 65 | 169 | 0.385 | 64 | 77 | 0.831 | 30 | 173 | 203 | 5.8 | 56 | 1.6 | 84 | 3 | 28 | 21 | 5 | 313 | 8.9 |
| Stu Douglass | 35 | 12 | 1065 | 30.4 | 97 | 238 | 0.408 | 53 | 148 | 0.358 | 3 | 13 | 0.231 | 17 | 87 | 104 | 3.0 | 59 | 1.7 | 62 | 0 | 42 | 24 | 9 | 250 | 7.1 |
| Evan Smotrycz | 35 | 24 | 623 | 17.8 | 77 | 192 | 0.401 | 45 | 118 | 0.381 | 20 | 29 | 0.690 | 23 | 58 | 81 | 2.3 | 24 | 0.7 | 84 | 3 | 31 | 17 | 9 | 219 | 6.3 |
| Matt Vogrich | 34 | 0 | 476 | 14.0 | 39 | 91 | 0.429 | 24 | 62 | 0.387 | 8 | 12 | 0.667 | 15 | 41 | 56 | 1.6 | 15 | 0.4 | 29 | 0 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 110 | 3.2 |
| Jon Horford | 29 | 0 | 196 | 6.8 | 22 | 46 | 0.478 | 1 | 8 | 0.125 | 13 | 18 | 0.722 | 18 | 40 | 58 | 2.0 | 3 | 0.1 | 40 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 11 | 58 | 2.0 |
| Blake McLimans | 25 | 0 | 135 | 5.4 | 13 | 41 | 0.317 | 1 | 19 | 0.053 | 2 | 2 | 1.000 | 9 | 11 | 20 | 0.8 | 4 | 0.2 | 16 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 29 | 1.2 |
| Eso Akunne | 16 | 0 | 40 | 2.5 | 3 | 7 | 0.429 | 1 | 3 | 0.333 | 0 | 1 | 0.000 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0.3 | 4 | 0.3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0.4 |
| Colton Christian | 27 | 0 | 126 | 4.7 | 2 | 11 | 0.182 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.000 | 13 | 23 | 36 | 1.3 | 2 | 0.1 | 13 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0.2 | |
| Josh Bartelstein | 11 | 0 | 19 | 1.7 | 1 | 7 | 0.143 | 1 | 5 | 0.200 | 0 | 1 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.3 |
| Corey Person | 5 | 0 | 9 | 1.8 | 0 | 1 | 0.000 | 0 | 1 | 0.000 | 1 | 4 | 0.250 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.2 |
| Darrick Ervin | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | |||
| TEAM | 35 | 32 | 59 | 91 | 2.6 | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Season Total | 35 | 847 | 1889 | 0.448 | 283 | 804 | 0.352 | 351 | 502 | 0.699 | 289 | 826 | 1115 | 31.9 | 480 | 13.7 | 587 | 8 | 351 | 168 | 69 | 2328 | 66.5 | |||
| Opponents | 35 | 795 | 1854 | 0.429 | 222 | 696 | 0.319 | 375 | 553 | 0.678 | 335 | 843 | 1178 | 33.7 | 451 | 12.9 | 580 | 409 | 150 | 100 | 2187 | 62.5 |
So far two players from this team have been selected in theNBA draft.[83][84]
| Year | Round | Pick | Overall | Player | NBA club |
| 2011 | 2 | 11 | 41 | Darius Morris | Los Angeles Lakers |
| 2013 | 1 | 24 | 24 | Tim Hardaway Jr. | New York Knicks |
