2011–12 Baylor Bears basketball team

2011–12 Baylor Bears men's basketball
Las Vegas Classic Champions
NCAA Tournament, Elite Eight
ConferenceBig 12 Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 8
APNo. 9
Record30–8 (12–6 Big 12)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaFerrell Center
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 Baylor Bears basketball team represented Baylor University in the 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team finished 30–7 overall and 12–6 in Big 12 Conference play to finish in a third-place tie with Iowa State. In postseason play, Baylor lost to Missouri in the 2012 Big 12 men's basketball tournament championship game and Kentucky in the Elite Eight of the 2012 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament.

Preseason

From August 12 to 15, the Baylor Bears participated in the Canadian Foreign Tour which began their preseason, going 3-1 during the tour. The Bears concluded their preseason against Abilene Christian University. The Bears began regular season play ranked 12th in both the AP and USA Today Coaches Preseason polls.[2]

Coaching

9th season head coach Scott Drew coached the team to the fourth most conference wins (12) and tied for second in overall wins (30).

NCAA tournament

In the 2011-12 season, Baylor went 27-7, with their highest ranking being #3. They also won the Continental Tires Las Vegas Classic. As a result they were placed as a #3 seed in the South region of the NCAA Tournament.

In Baylor's second-round game of the tournament, sophomore Brady Heslip had nine 3-pointers, which was a career high. Baylor beat 11th seed University of Colorado. They faced Xavier University in the Sweet 16.

In the Sweet 16 game vs Xavier University, Baylor had a 20-4 lead, with the lead shortening to 7 at the half. Quincy Acy finished with 20 points and 15 rebounds. Point guard Pierre Jackson added 15 and Perry Jones III had 14 points. Brady Heslip scored 4 free throws in the final minute.

On Sunday, March 25, 2012, the Baylor Bears played The University of Kentucky in an Elite 8 match up for a spot in to The Final Four in New Orleans. Kentucky led by 20 points going into half time. In the second half Baylor began a 9-1 run, but the Bears fell to Kentucky 82-70, ending their season.

One of Baylor's four senior's, Quincy Acy, scored double-digits in multiple games, including a career high in blocks with 6 in a game. Acy was named the Big 12 "Best Athlete" by Sporting News. Upon graduation, Acy is eligible prospect for the NBA draft.

Roster

Source[3]

2011–12 Baylor Bears men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Gary Franklin 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) RS So Mater Dei Santa Ana, CA
F 1 Perry Jones III 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 235 lb (107 kg) So Duncanville Duncanville, TX
F 2 Jacob Neubert 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Midway Waco, TX
G 3 Fred Ellis 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sr Sacramento Sacramento, CA
F 4 Quincy Acy 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Sr Horn Mesquite, TX
G 5 Brady Heslip 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) RS So New Hampton
Boston College 		Burlington, Ontario, Canada
C 11 J'Mison Morgan Current redshirt 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 265 lb (120 kg) Sr South Oak Cliff HS
UCLA 		Dallas, TX
G 14 Deuce Bello 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Westchester Country Day School Greensboro, NC
G 20 Logan Lowery Current redshirt 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Kingwood
Centenary 		Kingwood, TX
G 22 A. J. Walton 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Hall Little Rock, AR
F 30 Quincy Miller 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Westchester Country Day School Chicago, IL
F 34 Cory Jefferson 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS So Killeen Killeen, TX
F 41 Anthony Jones 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Yates Houston, TX
G 55 Pierre Jackson 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Desert Pines Las Vegas, NV
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on
  • Gary Franklin, who transferred from California after the 2010 fall semester, became eligible to play for Baylor in the 2012 spring semester.
  • Logan Lowery transferred from Centenary after the 2010–11 season. Because Centenary had reclassified to the non-scholarship Division III, Lowery was allowed to immediately play without sitting out a transfer year, but chose to redshirt instead.[4]

Rankings

Main article: 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings

On December 5, Baylor moved into sixth in the AP Poll and seventh in the Coaches Poll,[5] achieving the highest ranking in school history.[6]

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415161718Final
AP Poll[7]12119766664436669139129
Coaches Poll[7]1212108777754376610141011108

Schedule and results

Source[8]

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
8/12/2011*
4:00pm 		vs. Belgium L 68–81 
Maple Leaf Gardens (NA)
Toronto, ON
8/13/2011*
12:00pm 		vs. Canadian Juniors W 104–78 
Maple Leaf Gardens (NA)
Toronto, ON
8/13/2011*
7:30pm, sportscanada.tv 		at Ryerson Rams W 93–71 
Maple Leaf Gardens (NA)
Toronto, ON
8/15/2011*
7:00pm 		vs. Ontario Revolution W 103–68 
Maple Leaf Gardens (NA)
Toronto, ON
11/01/2011*
7:00pm 		Abilene Christian W 81–54 
Ferrell Center (3,082)
Waco, TX
Regular Season
11/11/2011*
9:00pm 		No. 12 Texas Southern W 77–57  1–0
 Ferrell Center (7,359)
Waco, TX
11/13/2011*
6:00pm 		No. 12 Jackson State W 92–59  2–0
 Ferrell Center (6,103)
Waco, TX
11/15/2011*
1:00pm, ESPN 		No. 11 San Diego State W 77–67  3–0
 Ferrell Center (6,941)
Waco, TX
11/22/2011*
9:00pm 		No. 9 South Carolina State W 70–50  4–0
 Ferrell Center (6,438)
Waco, TX
11/23/2011*
7:00pm, FSSW/FSH 		No. 9 UT-Arlington W 75–65  5–0
 Ferrell Center (5,988)
Waco, TX
11/29/2011*
7:00pm, FSSW/FSH 		No. 7 Prairie View A&M W 90–54  6–0
 Ferrell Center (6,072)
Waco, TX
12/04/2011*
3:00pm, BTN 		No. 7 at Northwestern W 69–41  7–0
 Welsh-Ryan Arena (6,316)
Evanston, IL
12/14/2011*
7:00pm, FSSW/FSH 		No. 6 Bethune-Cookman
Continental Tires Las Vegas Classic 		W 69–42  8–0
 Ferrell Center (8,838)
Waco, TX
12/17/2011*
1:00pm, BYUtv 		No. 6 at BYU W 86–83  9–0
 Marriott Center (22,700)
Provo, UT
12/19/2011*
7:00pm 		No. 6 Paul Quinn
Continental Tires Las Vegas Classic 		W 95–54  10–0
 Ferrell Center (5,034)
Waco, TX
12/22/2011*
9:30pm, ESPN3 		No. 6 vs. Saint Mary's
Continental Tires Las Vegas Classic 		W 72–59  11–0
 Orleans Arena (1,526)
Las Vegas, NV
12/23/2011*
8:00pm, ESPN 		No. 6 vs. West Virginia
Continental Tires Las Vegas Classic 		W 83–81 OT 12–0
 Orleans Arena (1,526)
Las Vegas, NV
12/28/2011*
8:00pm, ESPN2 		No. 6 vs. No. 15 Mississippi State
The Showcase 		W 54–52  13–0
 American Airlines Center (6,707)
Dallas, TX
Big 12 Regular Season
01/02/2012
6:00pm, ESPNU 		No. 4 Texas A&M W 61–52  14–0
(1–0) 		Ferrell Center (8,424)
Waco, TX
01/07/2012
12:45pm, Big 12 Network 		No. 4 at Texas Tech W 73–60  15–0
(2–0) 		United Spirit Arena (8,247)
Lubbock, TX
01/10/2012
7:00pm, FSSW/FSH 		No. 4 at No. 18 Kansas State W 75–73  16–0
(3–0) 		Bramlage Coliseum (12,528)
Manhattan, KS
01/14/2012
2:00pm, ESPN2 		No. 4 Oklahoma State W 106–65  17–0
(4–0) 		Ferrell Center (9,594)
Waco, TX
01/16/2012
8:30pm, ESPN 		No. 3 at No. 7 Kansas L 74–92  17–1
(4–1) 		Allen Fieldhouse (16,300)
Lawrence, KS
01/21/2012
1:00pm, ESPN 		No. 3 No. 5 Missouri L 88–89  17–2
(4–2) 		Ferrell Center (10,617)
Waco, TX
01/24/2012
7:00pm, Big 12 Network 		No. 6 at Oklahoma W 77–65  18–2
(5–2) 		Lloyd Noble Center (8,004)
Norman, OK
01/28/2012
12:00pm, CBS 		No. 6 Texas W 76–71  19–2
(6–2) 		Ferrell Center (10,299)
Waco, TX
02/01/2012
8:00pm, ESPN2 		No. 6 at Texas A&M W 63–60  20–2
(7–2) 		Reed Arena (9,309)
College Station, TX
02/04/2012
12:45pm, Big 12 Network 		No. 6 at Oklahoma State W 64–60  21–2
(8–2) 		Gallagher-Iba Arena (10,775)
Stillwater, OK
02/08/2012
6:00pm, ESPN2 		No. 6 No. 7 Kansas L 54–68  21–3
(8–3) 		Ferrell Center (9,386)
Waco, TX
02/11/2012
12:45pm, Big 12 Network 		No. 6 at No. 4 Missouri L 57–72  21–4
(8–4) 		Mizzou Arena (15,061)
Columbia, MO
02/13/2012
6:00pm, ESPNU 		No. 9 Iowa State W 79–64  22–4
(9–4) 		Ferrell Center (7,047)
Waco, TX
02/18/2012
12:45pm, Big 12 Network 		No. 9 Kansas State L 56–57  22–5
(9–5) 		Ferrell Center (7,174)
Waco, TX
02/20/2012
8:00pm, ESPN 		No. 13 at Texas W 77–72  23–5
(10–5) 		Frank Erwin Center (14,501)
Austin, TX
02/25/2012
12:45pm, Big 12 Network 		No. 13 Oklahoma W 70–60  24–5
(11–5) 		Ferrell Center (7,793)
Waco, TX
02/27/2012
8:00pm, ESPNU 		No. 9 Texas Tech W 77–48  25–5
(12–5) 		Ferrell Center (7,123)
Waco, TX
03/03/2012
6:00pm, Cyclones TVN 		No. 9 at Iowa State L 72–80  25–6
(12–6) 		Hilton Coliseum (14,376)
Ames, IA
2012 Big 12 men's basketball tournament
03/08/2012
11:30am, ESPN2 		No. 12 vs. Kansas State
Quarterfinals 		W 82–74  26–6
 Sprint Center (18,972)
Kansas City, MO
03/09/2012
6:30pm, Big 12 Network/ESPNU 		No. 12 vs. No. 3 Kansas
Semifinals 		W 81–72  27–6
 Sprint Center (18,972)
Kansas City, MO
03/10/12
4:30pm, ESPN 		No. 12 vs. No. 5 Missouri
Championship Game 		L 75–90  27–7
 Sprint Center (18,972)
Kansas City, MO
2012 NCAA tournament
03/15/2012*
6:27 pm, truTV 		No. 9 (S 3) vs. (S 14) South Dakota State
Second Round 		W 68–60  28–7
 The Pit (N/A)
Albuquerque, NM
03/17/2012*
7:59 pm, TNT 		No. 9 (S 3) vs. (S 11) Colorado
Third Round 		W 80–63  29–7
 The Pit (N/A)
Albuquerque, NM
03/23/2012*
6:15 pm, CBS 		No. 9 (S 3) vs. (S 10) Xavier
Sweet Sixteen 		W 75–70  30–7
 Georgia Dome (N/A)
Atlanta, Georgia
03/25/2012*
1:20 pm, CBS 		No. 9 (S 3) vs. No. 1 (S 1) Kentucky
Elite Eight 		L 70–82  30–8
 Georgia Dome (N/A)
Atlanta, GA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time. (#) during NCAA Tournament is seed with Region.

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