2010–11 Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's basketball team explained

The 2010–11 Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's basketball team represented the University of Notre Dame in the 2010–2011 NCAA Division I basketball season. The Fighting Irish were coached by Mike Brey and played their home games at the Edmund P. Joyce Center in Notre Dame, Indiana. The Fighting Irish are members of the Big East Conference. The team returned three starters from the 2009-10 NCAA Tournament squad, having seen the graduation of long-time starters Luke Harangody and Tory Jackson. They finished the season 27–7, 14–4 in Big East play and lost in the semifinals of the 2011 Big East men's basketball tournament to Louisville. They received an at large bid to the 2011 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament where they defeated Akron in the second round before being upset by Florida State in the third round.

Awards and honors

• Old Spice Classic Champions
• Associated Press College Basketball Coach of the Year - Mike Brey^[1]
• Sports Illustrated National Coach of the Year - Mike Brey^[2]
• CBSSports.com National Coach of the Year - Mike Brey^[3]
• Big East Coach of the Year - Mike Brey^[4]
• Sports Illustrated 2nd Team All-American - Ben Hansbrough
• Big East Player of the Year - Ben Hansbrough
• Unanimous 1st Team All Big East - Ben Hansbrough
• 1st Team All-Academic - Tim Abromaitis
• Big East Scholar-Athlete of the Year - Tim Abromaitis
• 3rd Team All Big East - Tim Abromaitis

Roster

Source^[5]

	Name	Height	Weight (lbs.)	Position	Class	Hometown	Previous Team(s)
0	Eric Atkins	6' 2"	173	G	Fr.	Columbia, MD	Mount Saint Joseph High School
1	Tyrone Nash	6' 8"	232	F	Sr.	Queens, NY	Lawrence Woodmere Academy
5	Tom Kopko	6' 2"	183	G	Sr.	Chicago, IL	St. Laurence HS
12	Alex Dragicevich	6' 8"	215	G	Fr.	Northbrook, IL	Glenbrook North HS
14	Scott Martin	6' 8"	219	G	Sr.	Valparaiso, IN	Valparaiso HS / Purdue
21	Tim Abromaitis	6' 8"	235	F	Sr.	Unionville, CT	Farmington HS
22	Jerian Grant	6' 5"	185	G	Fr.	Bowie, MD	DeMatha
23	Ben Hansbrough	6' 3"	206	G	Sr.	Poplar Bluff, MO	Poplar Bluff HS / Mississippi State
25	Tom Knight	6' 9"	251	F	So.	Dixfield, ME	Dirigo HS
32	Joey Brooks	6' 5"	215	G	So.	Houston, TX	Strake Jesuit College Prep
33	Mike Broghammer	6' 9"	243	F	So.	Orono, MN	Hopkins HS
34	Carleton Scott	6' 7"	217	F	Sr.	San Antonio, TX	James Madison HS
45	Jack Cooley	6' 9"	244	F	So.	Glenview, IL	Glenbrook South HS

2010-11 Schedule and results

Source^[6]

• All times are Eastern

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Notes and References

1. Web site: Notre Dame's Brey picked as AP coach of year. April 2011.
2. Web site: Sports Illustrated names Brey National Coach of the Year . www.wndu.com . 15 January 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110311234252/http://www.wndu.com/sports/headlines/Sports_Illustrated_names_Brey_National_Coach_of_the_Year_117663544.html . 11 March 2011 . dead.
3. Web site: National awards: Jimmer clear choice as top player - NCAA Division I Mens Basketball - CBSSports.com . 2015-08-08 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20141022000813/http://www.cbssports.com/collegebasketball/story/14788241/national-awards-jimmer-clear-choice-as-top-player . 2014-10-22 .
4. News: Notre Dame stars take top Big East awards. Potash. Mark . Chicago Sun-Times. https://web.archive.org/web/20121010135857/http://www.suntimes.com/sports/colleges/4212606-419/notre-dame-stars-take-top-big-east-awards.html. October 10, 2012.
5. Web site: University of Notre Dame Official Athletics Site - Men's Basketball . 2010-11-29 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110617025707/http://www.und.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/nd-m-baskbl-mtt.html . 2011-06-17 . dead .
6. Web site: 2010-11 Schedule. 2010-03-17. https://web.archive.org/web/20150728143712/http://www.und.com/sports/m-baskbl/sched/nd-m-baskbl-sched.html. 2015-07-28. dead.