2010–11 Florida Atlantic Owls men's basketball team

The 2010–11 Florida Atlantic Owls men's basketball team represented Florida Atlantic University in the 2010–11 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Owls, led by head coach Mike Jarvis, played their home games at FAU Arena in Boca Raton, Florida, as members of the Sun Belt Conference. The Owls were regular-season champions in the Sun Belt Conference, but were upset in their first game of the Sun Belt Conference tournament by North Texas.^[1]

2010–11 Florida Atlantic Owls men's basketball
Sun Belt Regular Season champions
NIT, First round
Conference	Sun Belt Conference
Division	East Division
Record	21–11 (13–3 SBC)
Head coach	Mike Jarvis (3rd season)
Associate head coach	Mike Jarvis II
Assistant coaches	Matt McCall Steve Welch
Home arena	FAU Arena
Seasons ← 2009–10 2011–12 →

2010–11 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
East
Florida Atlantic	13	–	3		.813			21	–	10		.677
Middle Tennessee	10	–	6		.625			16	–	16		.500
Western Kentucky	8	–	8		.500			16	–	16		.500
South Alabama	6	–	10		.375			13	–	16		.448
Troy	6	–	10		.375			8	–	21		.276
FIU	5	–	11		.313			11	–	19		.367
West
Arkansas State	11	–	5		.688			17	–	15		.531
Louisiana–Lafayette	11	–	5		.688			14	–	15		.483
Denver	9	–	7		.563			13	–	17		.433
North Texas	8	–	8		.500			22	–	11		.667
Arkansas–Little Rock †	7	–	9		.438			19	–	17		.528
Louisiana–Monroe	2	–	14		.125			7	–	24		.226
† 2011 Sun Belt Conference tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

Florida Atlantic failed to qualify for the NCAA tournament, but received an automatic bid to the 2011 NIT as the regular-season champions of the Sun Belt. The Owls were eliminated in the first round of the NIT by Miami, 85–62.^[2]

Roster

2010–11 Florida Atlantic Owls men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown G 1 Shavar Richardson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) — Jr Brooklyn, New York G 2 Raymond Taylor 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) — So Miami, Florida F 4 Andre Mattison 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) — So Washington, D.C. G 5 Alex Tucker 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) — Jr San Pedro, California G 10 Dennis Mavin 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) — Fr Gainesville, Florida G 12 Dylan O'Sullivan 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) — So Fort Lauderdale, Florida F 21 Jordan McCoy 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) — So Orlando, Florida G 22 Greg Gantt 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) — So Gainesville, Florida G 25 Pablo Bertone 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) — Fr Arroyito, Argentina G 35 Darren Stewart 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) — So Pembroke Pines, Florida F 40 Brett Royster 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) — Sr Arlington, Texas F 50 DeMonte Simpson 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) — So Knoxville, Tennessee F 52 Kore White 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) — RS So Fort Lauderdale, Florida C 55 Justin Davis 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) — RS Jr Jacksonville, Florida	Head coach Mike Jarvis (Northeastern) Assistant coach(es) Mike Jarvis II (Boston University) Matt McCall (Florida) Tim Kaine (Winthrop) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on   Injured   Current redshirt Roster Last update: January 14, 2023

Source^[3]

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
November 4, 2010* 7:00 pm		Northwood (FL)	L 81–85 ^OT	—	FAU Arena  Boca Raton, FL
November 8, 2010* 7:00 pm		Lynn	W 81–61	—	FAU Arena  Boca Raton, FL
Regular season
November 12, 2010* 7:00 pm		vs. UC Davis Athletes in Action Classic	W 70–63	1–0	Chiles Center (647) Portland, OR
November 13, 2010* 7:30 pm		vs. Milwaukee Athletes in Action Classic	W 85–76	2–0	Chiles Center  Portland, OR
November 14, 2010* 8:30 pm		at Portland Athletes in Action Classic	L 75–89	2–1	Chiles Center (1,164) Portland, OR
November 17, 2010* 7:00 pm		Warner	W 88–58	3–1	FAU Arena (952) Boca Raton, FL
November 20, 2010* 1:00 pm		American	L 72–82	3–2	FAU Arena (646) Boca Raton, FL
November 23, 2010* 7:00 pm		at No. 16 Florida	L 66–79	3–3	O'Connell Center (8,006) Gainesville, FL
November 27, 2010* 4:00 pm		at George Mason	L 51–66	3–4	Patriot Center (3,907) Fairfax, VA
November 30, 2010* 8:00 pm		at Mississippi State	W 80–70	4–4	Humphrey Coliseum (4,204) Starkville, MS
December 4, 2010* 8:00 pm		South Florida	W 50–42	5–4	FAU Arena (1,593) Boca Raton, FL
December 11, 2010* 4:00 pm		at Hofstra	W 63–59	6–4	Mack Sports Complex (2,514) Hempstead, NY
December 13, 2010* 7:15 pm		at Siena	L 69–72	6–5	Times Union Center (6,730) Albany, NY
December 16, 2010 8:00 pm		at Troy	W 82–77 ^OT	7–5 (1–0)	Sartain Hall (423) Troy, AL
December 19, 2010 7:00 pm		at Louisiana–Monroe	W 60–58	8–5 (2–0)	Fant–Ewing Coliseum (793) Monroe, LA
December 22, 2010* 8:30 pm		at DePaul	L 62–71	8–6	Allstate Arena (7,823) Rosemont, IL
January 3, 2011* 7:00 pm		Florida Memorial	W 94–76	9–6	FAU Arena (533) Boca Raton, FL
January 6, 2011 7:00 pm		South Alabama	W 65–57	10–6 (3–0)	FAU Arena (719) Boca Raton, FL
January 8, 2011 7:00 pm		Arkansas State	W 61–57	11–6 (4–0)	FAU Arena (1,339) Boca Raton, FL
January 11, 2011* 7:00 pm		Manhattan	W 57–50	12–6	FAU Arena (1,064) Boca Raton, FL
January 13, 2011 8:00 pm		at Middle Tennessee	W 71–61	13–6 (5–0)	Murphy Center (2,413) Murfreesboro, TN
January 15, 2011 8:00 pm		at Western Kentucky	W 78–73	14–6 (6–0)	E. A. Diddle Arena (2,918) Bowling Green, KY
January 22, 2011 1:00 pm		Arkansas–Little Rock	W 88–71	15–6 (7–0)	FAU Arena (2,343) Boca Raton, FL
January 27, 2011 7:00 pm		Middle Tennessee	W 62–51	16–6 (8–0)	FAU Arena (1,186) Boca Raton, FL
January 29, 2011 7:00 pm		Western Kentucky	L 53–57	16–7 (8–1)	FAU Arena (2,734) Boca Raton, FL
February 3, 2011 8:00 pm		at North Texas	W 72–55	17–7 (9–1)	UNT Coliseum (4,352) Denton, TX
February 5, 2011 8:00 pm		FIU	W 73–72	18–7 (10–1)	FAU Arena (2,961) Boca Raton, FL
February 10, 2011 9:00 pm		at Denver	L 42–69	18–8 (10–2)	Magness Arena (4,295) Denver, CO
February 12, 2011 7:00 pm		Louisiana–Lafayette	L 64–72	18–9 (10–3)	FAU Arena (2,143) Boca Raton, FL
February 19, 2011 7:00 pm		at FIU	W 80–78 ^OT	19–9 (11–3)	U.S. Century Bank Arena (1,531) Miami, FL
February 24, 2011 7:00 pm		Troy	W 77–60	20–9 (12–3)	FAU Arena (1,834) Boca Raton, FL
February 27, 2011 5:00 pm		at South Alabama	W 74–64	21–9 (13–3)	Mitchell Center (2,042) Mobile, AL
Sun Belt tournament
March 6, 2011 7:45 pm	(E1)	vs. (W4) North Texas Sun Belt Quarterfinals	L 64–78	21–10	Hot Springs Convention Center  Hot Springs, AR
NIT
March 15, 2011 8:00 pm	(7)	at (2) Miami (FL) NIT First Round	L 62–85	21–11	BankUnited Center  Coral Gables, FL
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

Source^[4][5][6]

References

1. "Tristan Thompson lifts UNT to win in Sun Belt quarters". ESPN. March 7, 2011. Retrieved January 14, 2023.
2. "Malcolm Grant, Miami advance to face Missouri State". ESPN. March 16, 2011. Retrieved January 14, 2023.
3. "2010-11 Men's Basketball Roster". Florida Atlantic Athletics. Retrieved January 14, 2023.
4. "2010-11 Men's Basketball Schedule". Florida Atlantic Athletics. Retrieved January 15, 2023.
5. "2010-11 Florida Atlantic Basketball Statistics" (PDF). Florida Atlantic Athletics. Retrieved January 15, 2023.
6. "2010-11 Florida Atlantic Schedule & Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved January 15, 2023.