2011–12 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team
American college basketball season
The 2011–12 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team represented the University of Connecticut in the 2011–2012 NCAA Division I basketball season. The Huskies were coached by Jim Calhoun and played their home games at the XL Center in Hartford, Connecticut , and on campus at the Harry A. Gampel Pavilion in Storrs, Connecticut . The Huskies were a member of the Big East Conference .
As punishment for prior recruiting violations, head coach Jim Calhoun served a three-game suspension, in UConn's first three Big East games (at South Florida, St. John's, at Seton Hall). The team also lost one scholarship, reduced from 13 to 12, and was restricted in other recruiting activities.[ 2]
On February 4, 2012, Calhoun announced he would take an indefinite medical break from coaching as a result of spinal stenosis . Associate head coach George Blaney said he would be managing the team during Calhoun's absence.[ 3]
Roster
2011–12 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team
Players
Coaches
Pos.
#
Name
Height
Weight
Year
Hometown
G
4
Brendan Allen
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
187 lb (85 kg)
Fr
Windsor, CT
G
21
Kyle Bailey
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
170 lb (77 kg)
Sr
Lancaster, NH
G
11
Ryan Boatright
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
165 lb (75 kg)
Fr
Aurora, IL
F/C
25
Michael Bradley
6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
235 lb (107 kg)
RS Fr
Chattanooga, TN
G
14
P.J. Cochrane
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
200 lb (91 kg)
Sr
Newtown, CT
F
2
DeAndre Daniels
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
191 lb (87 kg)
Fr
Woodland Hills, CA
C
12
Andre Drummond
6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
275 lb (125 kg)
Fr
Middletown, CT
G/F
5
Niels Giffey
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
210 lb (95 kg)
So
Berlin, Germany
G/F
3
Jeremy Lamb
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
So
Norcross, GA
G
13
Shabazz Napier
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
170 lb (77 kg)
So
Randolph, MA
F
10
Tyler Olander
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
225 lb (102 kg)
So
Mansfield, CT
F/C
34
Alex Oriakhi
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
240 lb (109 kg)
Jr
Lowell, MA
F
22
Roscoe Smith
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
205 lb (93 kg)
So
Baltimore, MD
F
23
Benjamin Stewart
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
205 lb (93 kg)
Jr
Denver, CO
G
40
Ethan Waite
5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
165 lb (75 kg)
Sr
East Hartford, CT
C
1
Enosch Wolf
7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)
260 lb (118 kg)
So
Göttingen , Germany
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on
Roster Last update: October 14, 2011
Schedule
Date time, TV
Rank#
Opponent#
Result
Record
Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
November 2 *7:30 pm
No. 4
American International
W 78–35
Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (9,038)Storrs, CT
November 6 *1:00 pm
No. 4
C.W. Post
W 91–61
XL Center (7,215)Hartford, CT
Regular Season
November 11 *7:00 pm, ESPNU
No. 4
Columbia
W 70–57
1–0
Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (10,167)Storrs, CT
November 14 *7:30 pm, SNY
No. 4
Wagner
W 78–66
2–0
Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (9,217)Storrs, CT
November 17 *7:00 pm, SNY
No. 4
Maine
W 80–60
3–0
XL Center (10,726)Hartford, CT
November 20 *1:00 pm, SNY
No. 4
Coppin State
W 87–70
4–0
XL Center (11,397)Hartford, CT
November 24 *7:00 pm, HDNet
No. 4
vs. UNC Asheville Battle 4 Atlantis quarterfinal
W 73–63
5–0
Atlantis Resort (2,530)Nassau, Bahamas
November 25 *2:00 pm, Versus
No. 4
vs. UCF Battle 4 Atlantis semifinal
L 63–68
5–1
Atlantis Resort (2,394)Nassau, Bahamas
November 26 *2:00 pm, Versus
No. 4
vs. No. 22 Florida State Battle 4 Atlantis 3rd place game
W 78–76 OT
6–1
Atlantis Resort (2,752)Nassau, Bahamas
December 3 *3:15 pm, ESPN
No. 8
Arkansas SEC/Big East Invitational
W 75–62
7–1
XL Center (14,333)Hartford, CT
December 8 *7:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 9
No. 25 Harvard
W 67–53
8–1
Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (10,167)Storrs, CT
December 18 *1:00 pm, SNY
No. 9
Holy Cross
W 77–40
9–1
XL Center (13,396)Hartford, CT
December 22 *7:00 pm, SNY
No. 9
Fairfield
W 79–71
10–1
XL Center (13,821)Hartford, CT
December 28 9:00 pm, SNY
No. 9
at South Florida
W 60–57
11–1 (1–0)
Tampa Bay Times Forum (5,705)Tampa Bay, FL
December 31 12:00 pm, SNY
No. 9
St. John's
W 83–69
12–1 (2–0)
XL Center (16,294)Hartford, CT
January 3 7:00 pm, SNY
No. 8
at Seton Hall
L 63–75
12–2 (2–1)
Prudential Center (8,089)Newark, NJ
January 7 8:00 pm, SNY
No. 8
at Rutgers
L 60–67
12–3 (2–2)
Rutgers Athletic Center (7,011)Piscataway, NJ
January 9 7:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 17
West Virginia
W 64–57
13–3 (3–2)
XL Center (15,805)Hartford, CT
January 14 11:00 am, ESPN2
No. 17
at Notre Dame
W 67–53
14–3 (4–2)
Edmund P. Joyce Center (9,149)South Bend, IN
January 18 7:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 13
Cincinnati
L 67–70
14–4 (4–3)
Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (10,167)Storrs, CT
January 21 *4:00 pm, CBS
No. 13
at Tennessee
L 57–60
14–5
Thompson-Boling Arena (21,114)Knoxville, TN
January 29 12:00 pm, SNY
No. 24
Notre Dame
L 48–50
14–6 (4–4)
XL Center (16,294)Hartford, CT
February 1 7:00 pm, ESPN2
at No. 14 Georgetown Rivalry
L 44–58
14–7 (4–5)
Verizon Center (15,174)Washington, DC
February 4 12:00 pm, SNY
Seton Hall
W 69–46
15–7 (5–5)
XL Center (16,294)Hartford, CT
February 6 7:00 pm, ESPN
at Louisville
L 59–80
15–8 (5–6)
KFC Yum! Center (21,804)Louisville, KY
February 11 1:00 pm, CBS
at No. 2 Syracuse Rivalry
L 67–85
15–9 (5–7)
Carrier Dome (33,430)Syracuse, NY
February 15 7:00 pm, SNY
DePaul
W 80–54
16–9 (6–7)
Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (10,167)Storrs, CT
February 18 12:00 pm, ESPN
No. 13 Marquette
L 64–79
16–10 (6–8)
XL Center (16,294)Hartford, CT
February 20 7:00 pm, ESPN
at Villanova
W 73–70 OT
17–10 (7–8)
Wells Fargo Center (13,832)Philadelphia, PA
February 25 9:00 pm, ESPN
No. 2 Syracuse ESPN College Gameday/Rivalry
L 69–71
17–11 (7–9)
Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (10,167)Storrs, CT
February 28 7:00 pm, SNY
at Providence
L 70–72
17–12 (7–10)
Dunkin' Donuts Center (11,031)Providence, RI
March 3 12:00 pm, ESPN
Pittsburgh
W 74–65
18–12 (8–10)
Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (10,167)Storrs, CT
2012 Big East tournament
March 6 12:00 pm, ESPN2
vs. DePaul First round
W 81–67
19–12
Madison Square Garden (20,057)New York, NY
March 7 12:00 pm, ESPN
vs. West Virginia Second round
W 71–67 OT
20–12
Madison Square Garden (20,057)New York, NY
March 8 12:00 pm, ESPN
vs. No. 2 Syracuse Quarterfinals/Rivalry
L 55–58
20–13
Madison Square Garden (20,057)New York, NY
2012 NCAA tournament
March 15 *9:20 pm, TBS
No. (S 9)
vs. (S 8) Iowa State Second round
L 64–77
20–14
KFC Yum! Center (22,131)Louisville, KY
*Non-conference game.
# Rankings from
AP Poll . (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in
Eastern Time (#) during NCAA Tournament is seed with Region.
Rankings
Ranking movementsLegend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking Week Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Final AP 4 4 4 8 9 9 8 9 8 17 13 24 Coaches 4 4 4 10 9 10 9 9 8 16 11 19
Notes
Venues Rivalries Culture & lore People Seasons NCAA national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics