2011–12 Missouri Tigers men's basketball team

2011–12 Missouri Tigers men's basketball
NCAA Tournament, Round of 64
ConferenceBig 12
Ranking
CoachesNo. 11
APNo. 3
Record30–5 (14–4 Big 12)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Tim Fuller
  • Isaac Chew
  • Ernie Nestor
Home arenaMizzou Arena
Seasons
2011–12 Big 12 men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 6 Kansas 16 – 2   .889 32 – 7   .821
No. 3 Missouri † 14 – 4   .778 30 – 5   .857
Iowa State 12 – 6   .667 23 – 11   .676
No. 9 Baylor 12 – 6   .667 30 – 8   .789
Kansas State 10 – 8   .556 22 – 11   .667
Texas 9 – 9   .500 20 – 14   .588
Oklahoma State 7 – 11   .389 15 – 18   .455
Oklahoma 5 – 13   .278 15 – 16   .484
Texas A&M 4 – 14   .222 14 – 18   .438
Texas Tech 1 – 17   .056 8 – 23   .258
† 2012 Big 12 Tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll [1]


The 2011–12 Missouri Tigers men's basketball team represented the University of Missouri in the 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Their head coach was Frank Haith, who was in his 1st year at Missouri. Haith won AP Coach of the Year honors for this season. The team played its home games at Mizzou Arena in Columbia, Missouri and they were members of the Big 12 Conference. It was the final year in which the Tigers participated in the Big 12 Conference, as they departed for the Southeastern Conference beginning with the 2012–13 season.

Roster

2011–12 Missouri Tigers men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 1 Phil Pressey 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So Dallas Episcopal Dallas, TX
G 2 Jabari Brown (I) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Oakland
Oregon 		Oakland, CA
G 11 Michael Dixon, Jr. 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Lee's Summit West Kansas City, MO
F 21 Laurence Bowers Injured Current redshirt 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 221 lb (100 kg) Sr St. George's Memphis, TN
G 23 Keion Bell Current redshirt 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Pasadena
Pepperdine 		Los Angeles, CA
F 31 Danny Feldmann Current redshirt 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Helias High School
Columbia 		Jefferson City, MO
G 33 Earnest Ross Current redshirt 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 222 lb (101 kg) Jr Panther Creek
Auburn 		Cary, NC
G 3 Matt Pressey 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr Cushing Academy
Navarro CC 		Dallas, TX
F 10 Ricardo Ratliffe 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Sr Kecoughtan
Central Florida CC 		Hampton, VA
G 12 Marcus Denmon 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Hogan Prep Kansas City, MO
G 24 Kim English 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Notre Dame Prep Baltimore, MD
G 25 Jarrett Sutton 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 196 lb (89 kg) Sr Oak Park Kansas City, MO
C 32 Steve Moore 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 267 lb (121 kg) Sr Truman Kansas City, MO
F 35 Andrew Jones 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 255 lb (116 kg) Jr Smithville Smithville, MO
F 44 Andy Rosburg 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Marquette St. Louis, MO
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: June 4, 2012

Notes:

  • Jabari Brown transferred from Oregon in the 2012 spring semester. He will be eligible to play in the 2013 spring semester.

Schedule

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Preseason
October 30, 2011*
5:30 pm, ESPNU 		No. 25 Missouri Southern
One State, One Spirit Classic 		W 114–68 
Leggett & Platt Athletic Center (3,477)
Joplin, MO
November 2, 2011*
7:00 pm, MSN 		No. 25 Truman State W 87–48 
Mizzou Arena (N/A)
Columbia, MO
November 7, 2011*
7:00 pm, MSN 		No. 25 Central Missouri W 88–70 
Mizzou Arena (N/A)
Columbia, MO
Non-conference regular season
November 11, 2011*
7:00 pm, MSN 		No. 25 SE Missouri State W 83–68  1–0
 Mizzou Arena (9,612)
Columbia, MO
November 14, 2011*
7:00 pm, MSN 		No. 24 Mercer W 81–63  2–0
 Mizzou Arena (5,778)
Columbia, MO
November 17, 2011*
7:00 pm, MSN 		No. 24 Niagara W 83–52  3–0
 Mizzou Arena (6,315)
Columbia, MO
November 21, 2011*
6:30 pm, ESPN2 		No. 21 vs. Notre Dame
CBE Classic 		W 87–58  4–0
 Sprint Center (11,436)
Kansas City, MO
November 22, 2011*
9:00 pm, ESPN2 		No. 21 vs. No. 18 California
CBE Classic 		W 92–53  5–0
 Sprint Center (10,747)
Kansas City, MO
November 27, 2011*
2:00 pm, MSN 		No. 21 Binghamton W 88–59  6–0
 Mizzou Arena (5,037)
Columbia, MO
December 2, 2011*
7:00 pm, MSN 		No. 13 Northwestern State W 90–56  7–0
 Mizzou Arena (12,252)
Columbia, MO
December 6, 2011*
6:00 pm, ESPN 		No. 10 vs. Villanova
Jimmy V Classic 		W 81–71  8–0
 Madison Square Garden (8,231)
New York, NY
December 10, 2011*
4:00 pm, MSN 		No. 10 Navy W 84–59  9–0
 Mizzou Arena (11,529)
Columbia, MO
December 15, 2011*
7:00 pm, MSN 		No. 10 Kennesaw State W 104–67  10–0
 Mizzou Arena (8,015)
Columbia, MO
December 18, 2011*
2:00 pm, MSN 		No. 10 William & Mary W 94–56  11–0
 Mizzou Arena (9,026)
Columbia, MO
December 22, 2011*
8:00 pm, ESPN2 		No. 9 vs. No. 25 Illinois
Braggin' Rights 		W 78–74  12–0
 Scottrade Center (22,087)
St. Louis, MO
December 30, 2011*
6:00 pm, ESPNU 		No. 8 at Old Dominion W 75–68  13–0
 Ted Constant Convocation Center (8,460)
Norfolk, VA
Big 12 Regular Season
January 3, 2012
7:00 pm, MSN 		No. 7 Oklahoma W 87–49  14–0
(1–0) 		Mizzou Arena (15,061)
Columbia, MO
January 7, 2012
12:30 pm, Big 12 Network 		No. 7 at No. 23 Kansas State L 59–75  14–1
(1–1) 		Bramlage Coliseum (12,528)
Manhattan, KS
January 11, 2012
7:00 pm, Big 12 Network 		No. 9 at Iowa State W 76–69  15–1
(2–1) 		Hilton Coliseum (13,198)
Ames, IA
January 14, 2012
12:00 pm, ESPN2 		No. 9 Texas W 84–73  16–1
(3–1) 		Mizzou Arena (14,026)
Columbia, MO
January 16, 2012
4:30 pm, ESPN 		No. 5 Texas A&M W 70–51  17–1
(4–1) 		Mizzou Arena (15,061)
Columbia, MO
January 21, 2012
1:00 pm, ESPN 		No. 5 at No. 3 Baylor W 89–88  18–1
(5–1) 		Ferrell Center (10,617)
Waco, TX
January 25, 2012
6:30 pm, ESPN2 		No. 2 at Oklahoma State L 72–79  18–2
(5–2) 		Gallagher-Iba Arena (9,476)
Stillwater, OK
January 28, 2012
12:30 pm, Big 12 Network 		No. 2 Texas Tech W 63–50  19–2
(6–2) 		Mizzou Arena (15,061)
Columbia, MO
January 30, 2012
8:00 pm, ESPN 		No. 4 at Texas W 67–66  20–2
(7–2) 		Frank Erwin Center (12,023)
Austin, TX
February 4, 2012
8:00 pm, ESPN 		No. 4 No. 8 Kansas
Border War and ESPN College GameDay 		W 74–71  21–2
(8–2) 		Mizzou Arena (15,061)
Columbia, MO
February 6, 2012
6:00 pm, ESPNU 		No. 4 at Oklahoma W 71–68  22–2
(9–2) 		Lloyd Noble Center (7,994)
Norman, OK
February 11, 2012
12:30 pm, Big 12 Network 		No. 4 No. 6 Baylor W 72–57  23–2
(10–2) 		Mizzou Arena (15,061)
Columbia, MO
February 15, 2012
8:00 pm, ESPN2 		No. 3 Oklahoma State W 83–65  24–2
(11–2) 		Mizzou Arena (14,324)
Columbia, MO
February 18, 2012
1:00 pm, ESPN 		No. 3 at Texas A&M W 71–62  25–2
(12–2) 		Reed Arena (11,818)
College Station, TX
February 21, 2012
6:00 pm, ESPN2 		No. 3 Kansas State L 68–78  25–3
(12–3) 		Mizzou Arena (15,061)
Columbia, MO
February 25, 2012
3:00 pm, CBS 		No. 3 at No. 4 Kansas
Border War 		L 86–87 OT 25–4
(12–4) 		Allen Fieldhouse (16,300)
Lawrence, KS
February 29, 2012
7:00 pm, Big 12 Network 		No. 7 Iowa State W 78–72  26–4
(13–4) 		Mizzou Arena (14,837)
Columbia, MO
March 3, 2012
3:00 pm, Big 12 Network 		No. 7 at Texas Tech W 81–59  27–4
(14–4) 		United Spirit Arena (7,892)
Lubbock, TX
Big 12 Tournament
March 8, 2012
6:00 p.m, Big 12 Network 		(2) No. 5 vs. (7) Oklahoma State
Quarterfinals 		W 88–70  28–4
 Sprint Center (18,972)
Kansas City, MO
March 9, 2012
9:00 p.m, Big 12 Network & ESPNU 		(2) No. 5 vs. (6) Texas
Semifinals 		W 81–67  29–4
 Sprint Center (18,972)
Kansas City, MO
March 10, 2012
5:00 p.m, ESPN 		(2) No. 5 vs. (4) No. 12 Baylor
Championship 		W 90–75  30–4
 Sprint Center (18,972)
Kansas City, MO
NCAA Tournament
March 16, 2012*
3:40 p.m, TNT 		(2 W) No. 3 vs. (15 W) Norfolk State
West Region First Round 		L 84–86  30–5
 CenturyLink Center Omaha (16,494)
Omaha, NE
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

Average Home Attendance

2011–12 Season Conference Games Non-Conference Games
11,830 14,839 8,446

Rankings

See also: 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
( ) = First-place votes
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415161718Final
AP252421131010987952 (2)4433653 (2)Not released
Coaches252521131088869524433853 (1)11

*AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings

References

  1. ^ "2019-20 Big 12 Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 26–30. Retrieved June 18, 2020.