2011–12 Lamar Cardinals basketball team

2011–12 Lamar Cardinals men's basketball
Southland tournament champions
Southland East Division Champions
ConferenceSouthland Conference
DivisionEast Division
Record23–12 (11–5 Southland)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Joseph Price
  • Kenton Paulino
  • Clif Carroll
Home arenaMontagne Center
Seasons
← 2010–11
2012–13 →
2011–12 Southland Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
East
Lamar† 11 – 5   .688 23 – 12   .657
McNeese State 10 – 6   .625 17 – 16   .515
Northwestern State 8 – 8   .500 16 – 16   .500
Nicholls State 6 – 10   .375 10 – 20   .333
Southeastern Louisiana 5 – 11   .313 12 – 17   .414
Central Arkansas 3 – 13   .188 8 – 21   .276
West
Texas–Arlington 15 – 1   .938 24 – 9   .727
Stephen F. Austin 12 – 4   .750 20 – 12   .625
UTSA 10 – 6   .625 18 – 14   .563
Sam Houston State 7 – 9   .438 13 – 19   .406
Texas State 5 – 11   .313 13 – 17   .433
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi 4 – 12   .250 6 – 24   .200
† 2012 Southland tournament winner
As of March 14, 2012
Rankings from AP poll

The 2011–12 Lamar Cardinals basketball team represented Lamar University during the 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cardinals, led by first year head coach Pat Knight, played their home games at the Montagne Center and are members of the East Division of the Southland Conference. The Cardinals finished the season 23–12, 11–5 in Southland play. They were the champions of the Southland East Division and are the champions of the Southland Basketball tournament[1] and earned an automatic bid into the 2012 NCAA tournament where they lost to Vermont in the First Four round.[2]

Roster

Team Roster[3]
Number Name Position Height Weight Year Hometown
1 Anthony Miles Guard 6–1 165 Senior Houston, Texas
2 Nikko Acosta Forward 6–9 220 Junior New London, Connecticut
3 Tre Lynch Guard 6–0 160 Sophomore Lancaster, Texas
4 Devon Lamb Guard 6–2 195 Senior Jacksonville, Florida
5 Mike James Guard 6–1 185 Senior Portland, Oregon
10 Rhon Mitchell Forward 6–5 180 Freshman Inglewood, California
20 Brandon Davis Guard 6–6 180 Senior Jacksonville, Florida
21 Charlie Harper Forward 6–5 210 Senior San Antonio, Texas
22 Donley Minor Guard 6–1 175 Junior Los Angeles, California
24 Vincenzo Nelson Forward 6–5 205 Senior Jackson, Mississippi
33 Osas Ebomwonyi Forward 6–11 220 Sophomore Pflugerville, Texas
35 Stan Brown Forward 6–8 225 Junior Dolton, Illinois
50 Sebastian Norman Forward 6–9 235 Freshman Uppsala, Sweden

Schedule

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Schedule[4]
Exhibition
11/01/2011*
7:00 pm 		St. Gregory's W 82–47 
Montagne Center (2,686)
Beaumont, TX
11/07/2011*
7:00 pm 		Louisiana College W 72–49 
Montagne Center (1,055)
Beaumont, TX
Regular season
11/11/2011*
7:30 pm 		Arkansas State
Global Sports Invitational 		W 65–62  1–0
 Montagne Center (2,689)
Beaumont, TX
11/13/2011*
3:00 pm, ESPN3 		at No. 9 Louisville
Global Sports Invitational 		L 48–68  1–1
 KFC Yum! Center (19,842)
Louisville, KY
11/15/2011*
6:00 pm 		at Ohio
Global Sports Invitational 		L 78–85 OT 1–2
 Convocation Center (3,672)
Athens, OH
11/19/2011*
11:00 am 		Charlotte W 72–54  2–2
 Montagne Center (2,248)
Beaumont, TX
11/22/2011*
7:00 pm 		at UT Martin
Global Sports Invitational 		W 80–69  3–2
 Skyhawk Arena (1,037)
Martin, TN
11/25/2011*
7:00 pm 		at Tennessee Tech W 85–65  4–2
 Eblen Center (857)
Cookeville, TN
11/30/2011*
7:00 pm 		at TCU L 72–77  4–3
 Daniel–Meyer Coliseum (4,263)
Fort Worth, TX
12/03/2011*
8:30 pm 		Louisiana–Lafayette W 80–63  5–3
 Montagne Center (2,827)
Beaumont, TX
12/05/2011*
7:00 pm 		Texas–Pan American W 60–49  6–3
 Montagne Center (2,467)
Beaumont, TX
12/14/2011*
7:00 pm 		Huston–Tillotson W 88–59  7–3
 Montagne Center (2,248)
Beaumont, TX
12/17/2011*
7:00 pm 		at Rice W 87–81  8–3
 Tudor Fieldhouse (1,516)
Houston, TX
12/20/2011*
7:30 pm, BTN 		at No. 2 Ohio State L 50–70  8–4
 Value City Arena (14,169)
Columbus, OH
12/28/2011*
7:00 pm, ESPNU 		at No. 3 Kentucky L 64–86  8–5
 Rupp Arena (24,230)
Lexington, KY
12/31/2011*
7:00 pm 		Lyon W 102–58  9–5
 Montagne Center (2,178)
Beaumont, TX
01/04/2012
7:00 pm, SLC TV 		at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi W 74–58  10–5 (1–0)
 American Bank Center (1,078)
Corpus Christi, TX
01/07/2012
3:30 pm 		Central Arkansas W 103–67  11–5 (2–0)
 Montagne Center (3,257)
Beaumont, TX
01/11/2012
7:30 pm 		at McNeese State L 54–57  11–6 (2–1)
 Burton Coliseum (2,158)
Lake Charles, LA
01/14/2012
2:00 pm 		UT–Arlington L 82–91  11–7 (2–2)
 Montagne Center (2,466)
Beaumont, TX
01/21/2012
4:00 pm, KBTV 		at Central Arkansas W 92–78  12–7 (3–2)
 Farris Center (2,227)
Conway, AR
01/25/2012
7:00 pm 		at Northwestern State L 62–74  12–8 (3–3)
 Prather Coliseum (1,277)
Natchitoches, LA
01/28/2012
2:00 pm 		Nicholls State W 80–56  13–8 (4–3)
 Montagne Center (2,965)
Beaumont, TX
02/01/2012
7:00 pm 		at Southeastern Louisiana W 83–59  14–8 (5–3)
 University Center (1,016)
Hammond, LA
02/04/2012
2:00 pm 		UTSA W 80–66  15–8 (6–3)
 Montagne Center (2,743)
Beaumont, TX
02/08/2012
7:00 pm 		Northwestern State W 85–66  16–8 (7–3)
 Montagne Center (2,829)
Beaumont, TX
02/11/2012
1:00 pm, KBTV 		at Nicholls State L 63–72  16–9 (7–4)
 Stopher Gym (597)
Thibodaux, LA
02/15/2012
7:00 pm 		Southeastern Louisiana W 70–54  17–9 (8–4)
 Montagne Center (2,577)
Beaumont, TX
02/18/2012*
3:00 pm 		at George Mason
ESPN BracketBusters 		L 71–75  17–10
 Patriot Center (7,014)
Fairfax, VA
02/22/2012
7:00 pm 		Stephen F. Austin L 52–62  17–11 (8–5)
 Montagne Center (3,037)
Beaumont, TX
02/25/2012
7:00 pm 		at Sam Houston State W 72–49  18–11 (9–5)
 Bernard Johnson Coliseum (1,055)
Huntsville, TX
02/29/2012
7:00 pm 		at Texas State W 81–65  19–11 (10–5)
 Strahan Coliseum (1,946)
San Marcos, TX
03/03/2012
3:30 pm 		McNeese State W 78–68  20–11 (11–5)
 Montagne Center (5,138)
Beaumont, TX
2012 Southland Conference men's basketball tournament
03/07/2012
2:30 pm, SLC Now 		vs. Northwestern State
Quarterfinals 		W 76–69  21–11
 Leonard E. Merrell Center (1,436)
Katy, TX
03/08/2012
6:00 pm, SLC TV 		vs. Stephen F. Austin
Semifinals 		W 55–44  22–11
 Leonard E. Merrell Center (1,829)
Katy, TX
03/10/2012
2:00 pm, ESPN2 		vs. McNeese State
Championship Game 		W 70–49  23–11
 Leonard E. Merrell Center (3,593)
Katy, TX
2012 NCAA Tournament
03/14/2012*
5:30 pm, truTV 		vs. Vermont
First Four 		L 59–71  23–12
 University of Dayton Arena (7,218)
Dayton, OH
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

References

  1. ^ "Ohio State to face Michigan State in Big Ten Final". New York Times. Retrieved June 3, 2021.
  2. ^ Zake Pecale (May 12, 2020). "2012 NCAA tournament: Bracket, scores, stats, records". Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Retrieved June 3, 2021.
  3. ^ "Lamar Cardinals Roster". Lamar University Athletics. Retrieved June 3, 2021.
  4. ^ "2011-12 Lamar Cardinals Schedule". ESPN Enterprises. Retrieved June 3, 2021.