2011–12 West Virginia Mountaineers men's basketball team

2011–12 West Virginia Mountaineers men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Round of 64
ConferenceBig East Conference
Record19–14 (9–9 Big East)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaWVU Coliseum
Seasons
2011–12 Big East men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 11 Marquette 14 – 4   .778 27 – 8   .771
Notre Dame 13 – 5   .722 22 – 12   .647
Cincinnati 12 – 6   .667 26 – 11   .703
No. 15 Georgetown 12 – 6   .667 24 – 9   .727
South Florida 12 – 6   .667 22 – 14   .611
West Virginia 9 – 9   .500 19 – 14   .576
Connecticut 8 – 10   .444 20 – 14   .588
Seton Hall 8 – 10   .444 21 – 13   .618
Rutgers 6 – 12   .333 14 – 18   .438
St. John's 6 – 12   .333 13 – 19   .406
Pittsburgh 5 – 13   .278 22 – 17   .564
Villanova 5 – 13   .278 13 – 19   .406
Providence 4 – 14   .222 15 – 17   .469
DePaul 3 – 15   .167 12 – 19   .387
*No. 2 Syracuse 0 – 1   .000 0 – 3   .000
**No. 17 Louisville† 0 – 8   .000 0 – 10   .000
† 2012 Big East tournament winner
As of March 31, 2012[1]
*Syracuse: 30 reg. season games, 4 postseason games vacated due to sanctions against the program; Disputed record: Syracuse–(34–3)(17–1) **Louisville: 25 reg. season games, 5 postseason games vacated due to sanctions against the program; Disputed record: Louisville–(30-10)(10-8)
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2011–12 West Virginia Mountaineers men's basketball team represented West Virginia University during the 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Mountaineers, led by fifth year head coach Bob Huggins, played their home games at WVU Coliseum and were members of the Big East Conference. They finished the season 19–14, 9–9 in Big East play to finish in eighth place. They lost in the second round of the Big East Basketball tournament to Connecticut. They received an at-large bid to the 2012 NCAA basketball tournament where they lost in the second round to Gonzaga.

Roster

Number Name Position Height Weight Year Hometown
1 Dominique Ruledge Forward 6–8 240 Junior Newark, New Jersey
3 Juwan Staten Guard 6–1 190 Sophomore Dayton, Ohio
4 Jabarie Hinds Guard 5–11 175 Freshman Mount Vernon, New York
5 Kevin Jones Forward 6–8 260 Senior Mount Vernon, New York
12 Aaron Brown Forward 6–5 220 Freshman Darby, Pennsylvania
13 Deniz Kılıçlı Forward 6–9 260 Junior Istanbul, Turkey
14 Gary Browne Guard 6–1 185 Freshman Cupey, San Juan, Puerto Rico
20 Pat Forsythe Center 6–11 240 Freshman Brunswick, Ohio
22 Aric Dickerson Guard 6–5 180 Freshman Chicago, Illinois
23 Tommie McCune Forward 6–8 205 Freshman Saginaw, Michigan
24 Aaric Murray Center 6–10 240 Junior Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
25 Darryl Bryant Guard 6–1 185 Senior Brooklyn, New York
32 Paul Williamson Guard 6–3 195 Freshman Harts, West Virginia
34 Kevin Noreen Forward 6–10 245 Freshman Minneapolis, Minnesota
55 Keaton Miles Forward 6–6 205 Freshman Dallas, Texas

Schedule

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
11/11/2011*
9:00 pm, ESPN3 		Oral Roberts W 78–71  1–0
 WVU Coliseum (8,579)
Morgantown, WV
11/15/2011*
10:00 am, ESPN 		Kent State
ESPN College Tip Off Marathon 		L 60–70  1–1
 WVU Coliseum (5,616)
Morgantown, WV
11/17/2011*
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		Alcorn State W 97–62  2–1
 WVU Coliseum (2,308)
Morgantown, WV
11/22/2011*
7:00 pm, Big East Network 		vs. Morehead State W 83–48  3–1
 Charleston Civic Center (10,122)
Charleston, WV
11/28/2011*
7:00 pm, Big East Network 		Akron W 77–56  4–1
 WVU Coliseum (7,334)
Morgantown, WV
12/03/2011*
9:00 pm, ESPNU 		at No. 21 Mississippi State L 62–75  4–2
 Humphrey Coliseum (7,529)
Starkville, MS
12/08/2011*
9:00 pm, ESPN2 		vs. Kansas State W 85–80 2OT 5–2
 Intrust Bank Arena (15,004)
Wichita, KS
12/10/2011*
7:00 pm, ESPN2 		Miami (FL) W 77–66  6–2
 WVU Coliseum (12,257)
Morgantown, WV
12/17/2011*
2:00 pm, Big East Network 		Texas A&M–Corpus Christi
Las Vegas Classic 		W 84–64  7–2
 WVU Coliseum (7,226)
Morgantown, WV
12/19/2011*
7:00 pm, Big East Network 		Tennessee Tech
Las Vegas Classic 		W 72–53  8–2
 WVU Coliseum (6,252)
Morgantown, WV
12/22/2011*
8:00 pm, ESPN3 		vs. Missouri State
Las Vegas Classic semifinals 		W 70–68 OT 9–2
 Orleans Arena (NA)
Paradise, NV
12/23/2011*
9:00 pm, ESPN 		vs. No. 7 Baylor
Las Vegas Classic finals 		L 81–83 OT 9–3
 Orleans Arena (1,526)
Las Vegas, NV
12/28/2011
7:00 pm, Big East Network 		Villanova W 83–69  10–3 (1–0)
 WVU Coliseum (11,262)
Morgantown, WV
12/30/2011
9:00 pm, ESPN2 		at Seton Hall L 48–67  10–4 (1–1)
 Prudential Center (7,533)
Newark, NJ
01/04/2012
7:00 pm, Big East Network 		at Rutgers W 85–64  11–4 (2–1)
 Louis Brown Athletic Center (4,815)
Piscataway, NJ
01/07/2012
12:00 pm, Big East Network 		No. 9 Georgetown W 74–62  12–4 (3–1)
 WVU Coliseum (10,526)
Morgantown, WV
01/09/2012
7:00 pm, ESPN2 		at No. 17 Connecticut L 57–64  12–5 (3–2)
 XL Center (15,805)
Hartford, CT
01/14/2012
2:00 pm, Big East Network 		Rutgers W 84–60  13–5 (4–2)
 WVU Coliseum (13,820)
Morgantown, WV
01/18/2012*
7:30 pm, WOWK 		vs. Marshall
Chesapeake Energy Capital Classic 		W 78–62  14–5
 Charleston Civic Center (12,684)
Charleston, WV
01/21/2012
3:00 pm, ESPNU 		Cincinnati W 77–74 OT 15–5 (5–2)
 WVU Coliseum (14,070)
Morgantown, WV
01/25/2012
7:00 pm, ESPNU 		at St. John's L 62–78  15–6 (5–3)
 Madison Square Garden (6,901)
New York City, NY
01/28/2012
1:00 pm, ESPNU 		at No. 3 Syracuse L 61–63  15–7 (5–4)
 Carrier Dome (28,740)
Syracuse, NY
01/30/2012
7:00 pm, ESPN 		Pittsburgh L 66–72  15–8 (5–5)
 WVU Coliseum (13,032)
Morgantown, WV
02/05/2012
12:00 pm, Big East Network 		at Providence W 87–84 OT 16–8 (6–5)
 Dunkin' Donuts Center (8,122)
Providence, RI
02/08/2012
9:00 pm, ESPNU 		Notre Dame L 51–55  16–9 (6–6)
 WVU Coliseum (9,258)
Morgantown, WV
02/11/2012
12:00 pm, ESPN 		No. 24 Louisville L 74–77  16–10 (6–7)
 WVU Coliseum (11,254)
Morgantown, WV
02/16/2012
9:00 pm, ESPN 		at Pittsburgh W 66–48  17–10 (7–7)
 Petersen Events Center (12,508)
Pittsburgh, PA
02/22/2012
7:00 pm, ESPN2 		at No. 20 Notre Dame L 44–71  17–11 (7–8)
 Edmund P. Joyce Center (8,265)
South Bend, IN
02/24/2012
9:00 pm, ESPN 		No. 10 Marquette L 60–61  17–12 (7–9)
 WVU Coliseum (12,087)
Morgantown, WV
02/28/2012
7:00 pm, Big East Network 		DePaul W 92–75  18–12 (8–9)
 WVU Coliseum (10,255)
Morgantown, WV
03/03/2012
12:00 pm, Big East Network 		at South Florida W 50–44  19–12 (9–9)
 Tampa Bay Times Forum (9,737)
Tampa, FL
2012 Big East men's basketball tournament
03/07/2012
12:00 pm, ESPN 		vs. Connecticut
Second Round 		L 67–71 OT 19–13
 Madison Square Garden (20,057)
New York City, NY
2012 NCAA tournament
03/15/2012*
7:20 pm, TNT 		No. (E 10) vs. (E 7) Gonzaga
Second Round 		L 54–77  19–14
 Consol Energy Center (19,413)
Pittsburgh, PA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time (#) during NCAA Tournament is seed with Region.

References

  1. ^ "Big East Conference Standings - 2011-12." ESPN.com. Retrieved 03-31-12.