After Horford's signing, the Wolverines had two scholarships available. Horford did not actually sign his letter of intent until the opening of the spring signing period on April 14.
Michigan basketball roster 2011 free#
Horford, who was named a 2010 Class A All-State performer from the Associated Press, the Detroit Free Press and the Detroit News, is the younger brother of Atlanta Hawk Al Horford and son of former NBA player Tito Horford. The same weekend that Harris declared for the 2010 NBA draft in late March, the team accepted a commitment from Jon Horford. The team lost its four tallest contributors from the prior season: DeShawn Sims, Zack Gibson, Anthony Wright and Manny Harris. Mike Jackson left the Michigan basketball program to join rival Purdue and was replaced by LaVall Jordan, who previously served as an assistant coach for Iowa. Jerry Dunn, who took a leave of absence in December of the prior season, was replaced by Jeff Meyer who had filled in for him on an interim basis.
Alexander had most recently been an assistant for Western Michigan. The 2010–11 Wolverines saw assistant coach John Mahoney be replaced by Bacari Alexander. The teams met in the 2011 NCAA tournament the following week with Duke prevailing. Past Duke and Michigan players traded barbs in leading national newspapers. On NCAA Tournament selection Sunday, The Fab Five aired and comments it contained brought attention to issues of race in sports and education and the Duke–Michigan rivalry. Hardaway was selected to the 2011 Freshmen All-America team. Hardaway set the school freshman single-season record for three-point shots made and Morris set the school single-season record for assists. Hardaway was one of two unanimous Big Ten All-Freshman selections. who earned third team and honorable mention All-Big Ten recognition, respectively. The team was also led by Darius Morris and Tim Hardaway Jr. The team was captained by Zack Novak, who became one of the forty Academic All-American finalists for the second year in a row, and Stu Douglass. They also earned a number eight seed in the 2011 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). For the fifth consecutive year they won their first game in the tournament, but lost in the semifinals to eventual champion Ohio State. This put them in a four-way tie for fourth and earned them a number four seed in the 2011 Big Ten Conference men's basketball tournament. The season was marked by close losses against numerous highly ranked teams.Īlthough the team began with a 1–6 record in conference play, they rebounded to finish with a 9–9 conference mark. Additionally Joe Dumars' son Jordan transferred to the team and Glenn Robinson's son, Glenn Robinson III verbally committed to the class of 2012. The incoming class featured the sons of two former National Basketball Association players ( Tim Hardaway and Tito Horford) and the younger brother of a current one ( Al Horford). The team witnessed the departure of its four tallest players and two leading scorers from the prior season. This season marked the team's ninety-fourth consecutive year as a member of the Big Ten Conference. The team played its home games in Ann Arbor, Michigan at the Crisler Arena, which has a capacity of 13,751, for the forty-fourth consecutive year. The 2010–11 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team represents the University of Michigan during the 2010–11 NCAA Division I men's basketball season.
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