2010–11 Houston Cougars men's basketball team

2010–11 Houston Cougars men's basketball
2010–11 Houston Cougars men's basketball
Conference	Conference USA
Record	12–18 (4–12 C-USA)
Head coach	James Dickey (1st season);
Associate head coach	Alvin Brooks
Assistant coaches	Daniyal Robinson; Ulric Maligi (1st season);
Home arena	Hofheinz Pavilion
	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 2010–11 Houston Cougars men's basketball team represented the University of Houston in the college basketball 2010–11 season. It is their 66th year of season play. The head coach for the Cougars was James Dickey, who was serving in his 1st year in that position. The team played its home games at Hofheinz Pavilion on-campus in Houston and are members of Conference USA.

With a win over #19 UCF during mid-season play, Houston defeated a nationally ranked opponent at home for the first time since the 2005 season.

Roster

Trumaine Johnson played ten games with Houston during the season, but left the team due to "personal reasons" on January 14, 2011.^[1]

2010–11 Houston Cougars men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
G	0	Joe Young (I)	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Fr	Houston, Texas
F	1	Mikhail McLean	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Fr	Houston, Texas
G	2	Zamal Nixon	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Sr	Brooklyn, New York
F	3	Maurice McNeil	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Sr	New York, New York
G	4	Cory Tellis	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Sr	Friendswood, Texas
G	5	Nick Haywood	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	So	Monroe, Louisiana
G	11	Darian Thibodeaux	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Jr	Dallas, Texas
F	21	Alandise Harris	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	Fr	Little Rock, Arkansas
G	31	Adam Brown	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Sr	San Antonio, Texas
F	32	Kirk Van Slyke	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	So	The Woodlands, Texas
G	33	Trumaine Johnson (S)	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	RS Jr	Houston, Texas
F	40	Kendrick Washington	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	260 lb (118 kg)	So	Shreveport, Louisiana

Head coach

James Dickey (Central Arkansas)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: 2010-11-22

Incoming recruits

This season, Houston had five incoming recruits. Freshman Joe Young, who is the son of Phi Slama Jama-era Houston player and former NBA player Michael Young, had originally committed and signed a National Letter of Intent (NLI) to play at Providence, but chose to play for Houston instead.^[2] Although Young requested a release from his NLI, Providence head coach Keno Davis denied it.^[3] Young then appealed to the National Letter of Intent advisory committee, but the denial was upheld. Due to the rules of the NCAA, Young is being treated as a transfer student, and is required to sit-out for all games this season. However, he will be eligible to play during the 2011–12 season.

Trumaine Johnson transferred to Houston from San Diego where he played as a guard. Johnson cited racial discrimination against the University of San Diego, and is currently suing the school.^[4] Johnson played ten games with Houston until he sustained an ankle injury. Following the injury, he remained with the team for the next four games, but did not play. On January 14, 2011, it was announced that Johnson had left the team for personal reasons.^[1]

Houston had several other recruits, but granted releases to them prior to the beginning of the season. Marial Dhal, a 7' 3" center from Uganda, originally committed to Houston on May 1, 2010 and signed an NLI, but was granted a release after head coach Tom Penders stepped down from his position.^[5] He then committed, and began play for Canisius. In a similar fashion, Devon Lamb, who had verbally committed to Houston on February 15, 2010, chose to play for Lamar also due to a change of staff.

Fabyon Harris of Chicago originally committed on May 10, 2010, and eventually signed an NLI to Houston, but was granted a release for "personal and family" reasons on August 16, 2010.^[6] He then committed to playing for Howard College in the NJCAA, but was dismissed from the team before the season began following an arrest in which Harris had shoplifted a television from a Wal-Mart retail store in Big Spring, Texas with two other teammates.^[7]

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Alandise Harris SF	Little Rock, Arkansas	Central HS	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	230 lb (100 kg)	Jun 16, 2010
Alandise Harris SF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 89
Darian Thibodeaux SG	Dallas, Texas	Kimball HS / Navarro JC	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	173 lb (78 kg)	May 1, 2010
Darian Thibodeaux SG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 40
Joe Young SG	Houston, Texas	Yates HS	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Aug 23, 2010
Joe Young SG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 93
Mikhail McLean PF	Houston, Texas	Second Baptist	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	203 lb (92 kg)	Apr 28, 2010
Mikhail McLean PF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 86
Trumaine Johnson SG	Humble, Texas	Kingwood HS / San Diego	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jul 16, 2010
Trumaine Johnson SG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 40
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: Unranked Rivals: Unranked
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: "Houston 2010 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved November 22, 2010. "2010 Houston Basketball Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved November 22, 2010. "ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved November 22, 2010. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved November 22, 2010. "2010 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved November 22, 2010.

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Exhibition
2010/11/06* 4:00PM		Abilene Christian	W 71–68	—	Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas
Regular season
2010/11/12* 7:00PM		Nicholls State	W 63–62 ^OT	1–0	Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas
2009/11/14* 2:00PM		Alcorn State	W 88–68	2–0	Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas
2010/11/17* 7:00PM		at Louisiana Tech	L 54–60	2–1	Thomas Assembly Center Ruston, Louisiana
2010/11/20* 2:00PM		Northwestern Oklahoma State	W 81–58	3–1	Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas
2010/11/23* 7:00PM		Louisiana–Lafayette	W 78–65	4–1	Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas
2010/11/27* 3:00PM		at TCU	L 63–79	4–2	Daniel–Meyer Coliseum Fort Worth, Texas
2010/11/30* 7:00PM		at LSU	L 57–79	4–3	Pete Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, Louisiana
2010/12/04* 2:00PM, SLC TV		at Sam Houston State	W 75–71 ^OT	5–3	Bernard Johnson Coliseum Huntsville, Texas
2010/12/06* 7:00PM, CSS		Nevada	W 64–61	6–3	Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas
2010/12/11* 6:00PM, CSS		UTSA	L 63–68	6–4	Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas
2010/12/18* 7:00PM		at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi	L 78–81 ^OT	6–5	American Bank Center Corpus Christi, Texas
2010/12/21* 7:00PM		Sam Houston State	W 75–73	7–5	Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas
2010/12/30* 6:00PM		Rogers State	W 85–48	8–5	Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas
2011/01/05 8:00PM, CSS		at Southern Miss	L 73–85	8–6 (0–1)	Reed Green Coliseum Hattiesburg, Mississippi
2011/01/08 4:00PM		No. 19 UCF	W 76–71	9–6 (1–1)	Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas
2011/01/15 2:00PM		at SMU	W 70–68	10–6 (2–1)	Moody Coliseum Dallas, Texas
2011/01/19 6:00PM, CBS CS		at Tulsa	W 64–57	11–6 (3–1)	Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas
2011/01/22 7:00PM		UTEP	L 52–57	11–7 (3–2)	Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas
2011/01/26 8:00PM, CSS		at Rice Bayou Cup	L 71–79	11–8 (3–3)	Tudor Fieldhouse Houston, Texas
2011/01/29 5:00PM, CSS		at East Carolina	L 70–74	11–9 (3–4)	Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum Greenville, North Carolina
2011/02/01 8:00PM, CBS CS		Marshall	L 62–63	11–10 (3–5)	Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas
2011/02/05 7:05PM		at Tulsa	L 71–76 ^OT	11–11 (3–6)	Reynolds Center Tulsa, Oklahoma
2011/02/12 4:00PM		Tulane	W 79-68	12-11 (4-6)	Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas
2011/02/16 7:00PM		SMU	L 51-65	12-12 (4-7)	Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas
2011/02/19 8:05PM, CBS CS		at UTEP	L 64-76	12-13 (4-8)	Don Haskins Center El Paso, Texas
2011/02/22 8:00PM, CBS CS		at Memphis	L 58-69	12-14 (4-9)	FedExForum Memphis, Tennessee
2011/02/26 5:00PM, CBS CS		UAB	L 55-68	12-15 (4-10)	Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas
2011/03/02 7:00PM		at Tulane	L 77-80	12-16 (4-11)	Avron B. Fogelman Arena New Orleans, Louisiana
2011/03/05 5:00PM		Rice Bayou Cup	L 57-72	12-17 (4-12)	Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas
Conference USA Tournament
2011/03/09 6:30PM	(11)	vs. (6) Marshall First round	L 87-97	12-18	Don Haskins Center El Paso, Texas
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Standard Time.

References

^ ^a ^b Campbell, Steve (January 14, 2011). "Johnson leaves Cougars". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved January 23, 2011.
^ Brennan, Eamonn (August 24, 2010). "Joseph Young enrolls at Houston after all". ESPN. Retrieved November 22, 2010.
^ Brennan, Eamonn (August 18, 2010). "Providence recruit battle comes to a head". ESPN. Retrieved November 22, 2010.
^ Schrotenboer, Brent (March 10, 2010). "Ex-USD athlete sues, claims racial bias". The San Diego Union-Tribune. Retrieved November 22, 2010.
^ McKissic, Rodney (June 10, 2010). "Canisius lands 7–3 juco transfer". The Buffalo News. Archived from the original on June 14, 2010. Retrieved November 22, 2010.
^ Skrbina, Paul (August 16, 2010). "Hyde Park grad Fabyon Harris granted release from Houston". Chicago Tribune. Archived from the original on August 20, 2010. Retrieved November 22, 2010.
^ Helfgot, Mike (August 25, 2010). "Hyde Park grad Fabyon Harris arrested". Chicago Tribune. Archived from the original on September 4, 2010. Retrieved November 22, 2010.

[Johnson-1] Campbell, Steve (January 14, 2011). "Johnson leaves Cougars". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved January 23, 2011.

[2] Brennan, Eamonn (August 24, 2010). "Joseph Young enrolls at Houston after all". ESPN. Retrieved November 22, 2010.

[3] Brennan, Eamonn (August 18, 2010). "Providence recruit battle comes to a head". ESPN. Retrieved November 22, 2010.

[4] Schrotenboer, Brent (March 10, 2010). "Ex-USD athlete sues, claims racial bias". The San Diego Union-Tribune. Retrieved November 22, 2010.

[5] McKissic, Rodney (June 10, 2010). "Canisius lands 7–3 juco transfer". The Buffalo News. Archived from the original on June 14, 2010. Retrieved November 22, 2010.

[6] Skrbina, Paul (August 16, 2010). "Hyde Park grad Fabyon Harris granted release from Houston". Chicago Tribune. Archived from the original on August 20, 2010. Retrieved November 22, 2010.

[7] Helfgot, Mike (August 25, 2010). "Hyde Park grad Fabyon Harris arrested". Chicago Tribune. Archived from the original on September 4, 2010. Retrieved November 22, 2010.

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