2010–11 East Carolina Pirates men's basketball team

2010–11 East Carolina Pirates men's basketball
2010–11 East Carolina Pirates men's basketball
CIT, First Round
Conference	Conference USA
Record	18–16 (8–8 C-USA)
Head coach	Jeff Lebo;
Assistant coaches	Tim Craft; Michael Perry; Ken Potosnak;
Home arena	Williams Arena
	Seasons ← 2009–10 2011–12 →

2010–11 Conference USA men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
UAB	12	–	4	.750	22	–	9	.710
Tulsa	11	–	5	.688	19	–	13	.594
UTEP	11	–	5	.688	25	–	10	.714
Memphis †	10	–	6	.625	25	–	10	.714
Southern Miss	9	–	7	.563	22	–	10	.688
Marshall	9	–	7	.563	22	–	12	.647
SMU	8	–	8	.500	20	–	15	.571
East Carolina	8	–	8	.500	18	–	16	.529
Rice	5	–	11	.313	14	–	18	.438
Houston	4	–	12	.250	12	–	18	.400
Tulane	3	–	13	.188	13	–	17	.433
UCF*	0	–	10	.000	0	–	12	.000

† 2011 CUSA Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll *UCF vacated its wins from the 2010–11 season after it was discovered that there was an ineligible player on the 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
Robert Sampson SF	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
Tony Smith SF	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 2010-09-08. "2009 East Carolina Basketball Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved 2010-09-08. "ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2010-09-08. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved 2010-09-08. "2010 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2010-09-08.

Roster

2010–11 East Carolina Pirates men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
G	0	Miguel Paul	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Jr	Winter Haven, Florida
F	1	Darrius Morrow	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	255 lb (116 kg)	Jr	Atlanta, Georgia
G	3	Petar Torlak	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Fr	Belgrade, Serbia
G	10	Brock Young	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Sr	Raleigh, North Carolina
G	11	Corvonn Gaines	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	So	Madison, Wisconsin
F	12	Robert Sampson	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Fr	Atlanta, Georgia
G/F	21	Jamar Abrams	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Sr	Richmond, Virginia
G	23	Erin Straughn	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	So	Pensacola, Florida
G	24	Jontae Sherrod	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Sr	Tarboro, North Carolina
G	30	Wakefield Ellison	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	So	Asheville, North Carolina
C	33	Chad Wynn	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	270 lb (122 kg)	Sr	Atlanta, Georgia
G	34	Evan Salzano	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	So	Sylva, North Carolina
F/C	35	Darius Morales	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	RS Fr	Orlando, Florida
F	42	DaQuan Joyner	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	RS Jr	Goldsboro, North Carolina

Head coach

Jeff Lebo (North Carolina)

Assistant coach(es)

Michael Perry (Richmond)
Tim Craft (Florida)
Ken Potosnak (Randolph–Macon)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: 17 March 2011

Schedule

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

References

v t e East Carolina Pirates men's basketball
Venues	Christenbury Memorial Gym (1952–1968) Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum (1968–present)
Rivalries	NC State
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
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