The 2010–11 Memphis Tigers men's basketball team represented the

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in the 2010–11 college basketball season, the 90th season of Tiger basketball. The Tigers were coached by head coach

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(assisted by

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, Jack Murphy, and

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), and played their home games at the

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. They are members of

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. They finished the season 25–10, 10–6 in C-USA play and won the

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to earn an automatic bid in the

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where they lost in the second round to

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Pre-season

The 2009–10 Memphis Tigers finished the

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with a record of 24–10 (13–3 C-USA). The Tigers finished in second place in C-USA, but were upset in the quarterfinals of the conference tournament by 7 seed and ultimate champion,

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. For the first time since

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, the Tigers did not earn a bid to the NCAA tournament. The Tigers accepted an invitation to the

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, beating St. John's before being defeated by Ole Miss in the second round. The Tigers signed a number of highly rated recruits before the 2010–2011 season began, including three native Memphians: Tarik Black of Ridgeway High School, Joe Jackson of

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, and Chris Crawford of Sheffield High School. The incoming freshman class of 2010 also included Will Barton and his brother, Antonio Barton, Jelan Kendrick, and Hippolyte Tsafack. The signing class, which included three All-Americans (Jackson, Will Barton, Kendrick), was rated the country's second best.

Departures

''Statistics accurate as of 29 March 2010''.

Recruiting

Transfers

Season summary

The Tigers began the 2010–2011 season ranked 19th in the

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and the pre-season favorite to win the Conference USA championship. Prior to the team's first regular season game with Centenary, Jelan Kendrick was suspended. After the game, Kendrick asked for permission to seek a transfer and was released. The team announced on December 10, 2010 that junior forward Wesley Witherspoon would be out a number of weeks as a result of knee surgery. On December 12, 2010, junior forward Angel Garcia left the Tigers to play professionally in

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. Highlights of the regular season included wins over pre-season No. 12 Gonzaga and two victories each against both

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and UAB. However, beset by injuries, transfers, suspensions, and inconsistent play from their heralded freshmen and upperclassmen, the Tigers underachieved relative to their pre-season expectations during a majority of their regular season schedule. The Tigers suffered their worst margin of defeat in the FedEx Forum in several years in their loss to then No. 10 Georgetown on December 23, 2010 by a score of 69–86. The Tigers also lost at Rice, SMU, and East Carolina during their Conference USA schedule. The Tigers entered the

as the 4 seed with a 22–9 overall record and 10–6 record in conference. Tournament MVP Joe Jackson led the Tigers to the tournament championship, defeating 5 seed Southern Miss, 8 seed East Carolina, and 3 seed UTEP, which was playing at home, for the conference crown. Jackson sealed the victory against UTEP in the championship game in dramatic fashion, scoring the final two of his 17 points on two free throws with 7.8 seconds remaining, causing the Tigers to take their first lead of the game. The Tigers earned a 12 seed in the 2011 NCAA tournament, where they were defeated by 5th seeded

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on Friday March 18, 2011 in

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by a score of 77–75.

Roster

Schedule

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Notes

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