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 Sports Illustrated National Coach of the Year - Mike Brey CBSSports.com National Coach of the Year - Mike Brey Big East Coach of the Year - Mike Brey 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 #NameHeightWeight (lbs.)PositionClassHometownPrevious Team(s)0Eric Atkins6' 2"173GFr.Columbia, MDMount Saint Joseph High School1Tyrone Nash6' 8"232FSr.Queens, NYLawrence Woodmere Academy5Tom Kopko6' 2"183GSr.Chicago, ILSt. Laurence HS12Alex Dragicevich6' 8"215GFr.Northbrook, ILGlenbrook North HS14Scott Martin6' 8"219GSr.Valparaiso, INValparaiso HS / Purdue21Tim Abromaitis6' 8"235FSr.Unionville, CTFarmington HS22Jerian Grant6' 5"185GFr.Bowie, MDDeMatha23Ben Hansbrough6' 3"206GSr.Poplar Bluff, MOPoplar Bluff HS / Mississippi State25Tom Knight6' 9"251FSo.Dixfield, MEDirigo HS32Joey Brooks6' 5"215GSo.Houston, TXStrake Jesuit College Prep33Mike Broghammer6' 9"243FSo.Orono, MNHopkins HS34Carleton Scott6' 7"217FSr.San Antonio, TXJames Madison HS45Jack Cooley6' 9"244FSo.Glenview, ILGlenbrook South HS
2010-11 Schedule and results Source All times are Eastern
!colspan=9 style=| Exhibition
!colspan=9 style=| Regular Season
!colspan=9 style=| Big East tournament
!colspan=9 style=| NCAA tournament
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