2010–11 Albany Great Danes men's basketball team

The 2010–11 Albany Great Danes men's basketball team represented the University at Albany in the 2010–11 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They finished the season 16–16 overall, 9–7 in America East play to finish in a tie for fourth place.

2010–11 Albany Great Danes men's basketball
Conference	America East Conference
2010–11 record	16–16 (9–7 America East)
Head coach	Will Brown
Assistant coaches	Pat Filien Jeremy Friel Chad O'Donnell
Home arena	SEFCU Arena

2010–11 America East men's basketball standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Vermont	13	–	3		.813			23	–	9		.719
Boston University†	12	–	4		.750			21	–	14		.600
Maine	9	–	7		.563			15	–	15		.500
Albany	9	–	7		.563			16	–	16		.500
Stony Brook	8	–	8		.500			15	–	17		.469
Hartford	7	–	9		.438			11	–	20		.355
New Hampshire	6	–	10		.375			12	–	18		.400
Binghamton	4	–	12		.250			8	–	23		.258
UMBC	4	–	12		.250			5	–	25		.167
† 2011 America East Tournament winner As of March 18, 2011; Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

2010–11 Albany Men's Basketball Current Roster
Pos.	#		Name	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Hometown	High School
G	0		Jacob Iati	Sophomore	5–10	170 lb	York, PA	York Catholic
G	2		Logan Aronhalt	Sophomore	6–3	210 lb	Zanesville, OH	Zanesville
F	4		Fran Urli	Senior	6–8	225 lb	Zagreb, Croatia
G	5		Derrek Tartt	Sophomore	6–3	175 lb	Chicago, IL	Fenwick
G	10		Mike Black	Sophomore	6–0	175 lb	Chicago, IL	Fenwick
C	11		Luke Devlin	Freshman	6–8	230 lb	Sydney, Australia	Newington College
F	14		Russell Moore	Junior	6–3	200 lb	New Orleans, LA	St. Augustine
F	20		Theo Hatcher	Junior	6–7	210 lb	Fort Lauderdale, FL	New Creations Christian School
C	21		Blake Metcalf	Sophomore	6–9	240 lb	Camby, IN	Plainfield
G/F	22		Ralph Watts	Freshman	6–5	195 lb	Peekskill, NY	Peekskill
G	23		Tim Ambrose	Senior	6–0	220 lb	Brentwood, NY	Our Savior New American School
F	24		Jake Lindfors	Sophomore	6–10	240 lb	Elk Grove Village, IL	Driscoll Catholic
F	33		Billy Allen	Junior	6–6	210 lb	Hamilton, Ohio	Hamilton
C	44		John Puk	Freshman	6–10	225 lb	Waterloo, IA	Waterloo West

Incoming signees

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Luke Devlin[1] PF	Sydney, Australia	Newington College (AUS)	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	235 lb (107 kg)
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 40
Theo Hatcher SF	Fort Lauderdale, Florida	Central Arizona College (AZ)	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	210 lb (95 kg)
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 40
Russell Moore Jr. SG	New Orleans, Louisiana	John A. Logan College (IL)	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	200 lb (91 kg)
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 40
Overall recruiting rankings:
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: "ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 1, 2010. "2010 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved December 1, 2010.

Coaches

Name	Position	Year at Albany	Alma Mater (Year)[2]
Will Brown	Head coach	10th	Dowling College (1995)
Pat Filien	Assistant Coach	6th	Saint Rose (1993)
Jeremy Friel	Assistant Coach	3rd	New Hampshire (2005)
Chad O'Donnell	Assistant Coach	7th	Springfield College (1994)
Brent Wilson	Director of Operations	2nd	Albany (2008)
Josh Pelletier	Graduate Assistant	1st	Saint Rose (2009)

Schedule

2010–11 game log
November Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 1 November 12 Cornell L 65–61 Ambrose – 20 Devlin – 9 Ambrose – 4 SEFCU Arena, Albany, NY (3,983) 0–1 2 November 15 American University L 57–44 Ambrose – 13 Ambrose – 7 Ambrose – 5 SEFCU Arena, Albany, NY (1,215) 0–2 3 November 17 Georgia Tech L 78–51 Ambrose – 16 Lindfors – 6 Iati – 5 Alexander Memorial Coliseum, Atlanta, GA (5,121) 0–3 4 November 20 Fairleigh Dickinson W 72–46 Aronhalt – 27 Aronhalt – 10 Iati – 3 Rothman Center, Hackensack, NJ (667) 1–3 5 November 23 Iona L 86–65 Aronhalt – 25 Devlin – 7 Devlin – 4 SEFCU Arena, Albany, NY (1,248) 1–4 6 November 26 Detroit L 84–82 2OT Ambrose – 18 Devlin – 10 Ambrose – 2 Calihan Hall, Detroit, MI (2,017) 1–5 7 November 27 Niagara W 75–65 Aronhalt – 30 Puk – 10 Watts – 3 Calihan Hall, Detroit, MI (417) 2–5 8 November 28 Bowling Green W 56–55 Aronhalt – 18 Ambrose – 7 Ambrose – 6 Calihan Hall, Detroit, MI (313) 3–5
December Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 9 December 4 Siena W 88–82 OT Ambrose – 27 Ambrose – 7 Black – 5 Times Union Center, Albany, NY (10,753) 4–5 10 December 6 Yale L 74–53 Ambrose – 15 Aronhalt – 6 Black – 2 Payne Whitney Gymnasium, New Haven, CT (720) 4–6 11 December 11 Central Connecticut State W 64–63 Ambrose – 21 Devlin – 11 Ambrose – 4 SEFCU Arena, Albany, NY (1,879) 5–6 12 December 18 Mount St. Mary's W 77–57 Ambrose – 19 Ambrose – 8 Black – 5 SEFCU Arena, Albany, NY (1,720) 6–6 13 December 22 Colgate W 63–61 Ambrose – 19 Metcalf – 5 Ambrose – 3 Cotterell Court, Hamilton, NY (463) 7–6 14 December 28 Xavier L 88–64 Ambrose – 24 Ambrose – 5 Ambrose – 5 Cintas Center, Cincinnati, OH (10,004) 7–7 15 December 30 Wagner L 80–65 Black – 18 Devlin – 10 Black – 3 Spiro Sports Center, Staten Island, NY (1,257) 7–8
January Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 16 January 2 New Hampshire W 59–44 Ambrose – 16 Ambrose – 9 Ambrose – 5 SEFCU Arena, Albany, NY (1,730) 8–8 17 January 6 Vermont L 60–48 Aronhalt – 21 Aronhalt – 4 Ambrose – 4 Patrick Gym, Burlington, VT (2,270) 8–9 18 January 9 Hartford L 62–42 Aronhalt – 17 Devlin – 8 Devlin – 1 Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion, Hartford, CT (951) 8–10 19 January 12 Maine L 66–64 Black – 18 Devlin – 6 Ambrose – 5 SEFCU Arena, Albany, NY (1,041) 8–11 20 January 15 Boston University L 70–67 Ambrose – 18 Watts – 6 Black – 8 SEFCU Arena, Albany, NY (1,348) 8–12 21 January 17 Stony Brook W 52–50 Ambrose – 15 Ambrose – 14 Black – 4 Pritchard Gymnasium, Stony Brook, NY (1,630) 9–12 22 January 20 Binghamton W 76–37 Black – 15 Ambrose – 7 Ambrose – 5 SEFCU Arena, Albany, NY (1,804) 10–12 23 January 26 UMBC W 66–63 Aronhalt – 28 Puk – 9 Aronhalt – 4 Retriever Activities Center, Cantonsville, MD (607) 11–12 24 January 29 Vermont L 63–54 Ambrose – 16 Aronhalt – 8 Black – 3 SEFCU Arena, Albany, NY (3,754) 11–13
February Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 25 February 2 New Hampshire Lundholm Gym, Durham, NH 26 February 5 Hartford SEFCU Arena, Albany, NY 27 February 10 Boston University Agganis Arena, Boston, MA 28 February 14 Stony Brook SEFCU Arena, Albany, NY 29 February 20 Binghamton Binghamton University Events Center, Binghamton, NY 30 February 23 UMBC SEFCU Arena, Albany, NY 31 February 27 Maine Alfond Arena, Orono, ME
2010–11 team schedule

References

1. "College Basketball Recruiting Schools". ESPN. Archived from the original on 13 November 2010. Retrieved December 1, 2010.
2. "Coaching Staff". Albany Great Danes. University at Albany, SUNY. Retrieved December 1, 2010.