2011–12 Oklahoma State Cowboys basketball team

2011–12 Oklahoma State Cowboys basketball
ConferenceBig 12 Conference
Record15–18 (7–11 Big 12)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaGallagher-Iba 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 Oklahoma State Cowboys basketball team represented Oklahoma State University in the 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. This was head coach Travis Ford's fourth season at Oklahoma State. The Cowboys competed in the Big 12 Conference and played their home games at the Gallagher-Iba Arena. They finished the season 15-18, 7-11 in Big 12 play to finish in seventh place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the Big 12 tournament, where they lost to Missouri. They did not receive an at-large invitation to the 2012 NCAA tournament.

Pre-season

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Jarred Shaw 5 F 6'10" 235 Sophomore Dallas, Texas Transferred- Utah State
Ray Penn 14 G 5'9" 160 Sophomore Houston, Texas Transferred- Texas Southern
Nick Sidorakis 15 G 6'4" 195 Senior Jenks, Oklahoma Graduated
Darrell Williams 25 F 6'8" 245 Junior Chicago, Illinois Transferred- Texas A&M-Commerce
Matt Pilgram 31 F 6'8" 255 Senior Cincinnati, Ohio Graduated
Roger Franklin 32 G 6'5" 220 Sophomore Duncanville, Texas Transferred- North Texas
Marshall Moses 33 F 6'7" 255 Senior Aiken, South Carolina Graduated
Songo Adoki 42 F 6'5" 205 Senior Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Graduated

Recruits

College recruiting information
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Cezar Guerrero
PG 		Huntington Park, CA St. John Bosco High School 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Mar 15, 2011 
Star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 91
Philip Jurick
C 		Chattanooga, TN Chattanooga State Community College 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 260 lb (120 kg) Apr 19, 2011 
Star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: JC
Le'Bryan Nash
SF 		Dallas, TX Lincoln High School (Dallas) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Oct 21, 2010 
Star ratings: Scout:5/5 stars   Rivals:5/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 97
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: Not Ranked Top 20   Rivals: Not Ranked Top 20  ESPN: Not Ranked Top 20
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "Oklahoma State 2012 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved February 10, 2019.
  • "2011 Oklahoma State Basketball Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved February 10, 2019.
  • "ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved February 10, 2019.
  • "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved February 10, 2019.
  • "2011 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved February 10, 2019.

Roster

Source[2]

2011–12 Oklahoma State Cowboys men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Jean-Paul Olukemi 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Stoneridge Prep
Vincennes University 		LaHabra, CA
G 1 Reger Dowell 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 183 lb (83 kg) Jr Duncanville Duncanville, TX
G 2 Le'Bryan Nash 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Fr Lincoln Dallas, TX
G 3 Cezar Guerrero 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr St. John Bosco Huntington Park, CA
G 12 Fred Gulley 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 182 lb (83 kg) So Fayetteville Fayetteville, AR
G 12 Keiton Page 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Sr Pawnee Pawnee, OK
F 14 Marek Soucek 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Fr Canarias Academy Brno, Czech Republic
G 15 Christien Sager 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Rider Wichita Falls, TX
F 20 Michael Cobbins 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Fr Palo Duro Amarillo, TX
G 22 Markel Brown (C) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Peabody Magnet Alexandria, LA
G 30 Grayson George 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Minneapolis Junior-Senior High School Minneapolis, KS
F 31 Brian Williams (C) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Glen Oaks Baton Rouge, LA
C 44 Philip Jurick 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 270 lb (122 kg) Sr East Ridge
Chattanooga State 		Chattanooga, TN
F 53 Mason Cox  (W) 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Jr Marcus Highland Village, TX
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Rankings

Main article: 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked
Week
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Coaches Poll[3]—————————————————————

Schedule and results

Source

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-Conference Regular Season
11/11/2011*
7:00 pm 		Texas A&M-Corpus Christi W 71-39  1–0
 Gallagher-Iba Arena (9,377)
Stillwater, OK
11/15/2011*
 Arkansas-Pine Bluff
NIT Season Tip-Off First Round 		W 73-46  2–0
 Gallagher-Iba Arena 
Stillwater, OK
11/16/2011*
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		UTSA
NIT Season Tip-Off Quarterfinals 		W 90-85 OT 3–0
 Gallagher-Iba Arena (4,211)
Stillwater, OK
11/23/2011*
6:00 pm, ESPN2 		vs. Stanford
NIT Season Tip_off Semifinals 		L 67-82  3-1
 Madison Square Garden (8,293)
New York, NY
11/25/2011*
1:30 pm, ESPN 		vs. Virginia Tech
NIT Season Tip-Off Consolation Game 		L 57-59  3-2
 Madison Square Garden (8,447)
New York, NY
11/30/2011*
7:00 pm 		Tulsa W 59-56  4-2
 Gallagher-Iba Arena (9,448)
Stillwater, OK
12/04/2011*
 Langston W 80-58  5-2
 Gallagher-Iba Arena 
Stillwater, OK
12/07/2011*
8:00 pm, ESPNU 		at Missouri State W 72-67  6-2
 JQH Arena (6,461)
Springfield, MO
12/10/2011*
1:30 pm, ESPN2 		vs. No. 15 Pittsburgh
Carquest Auto Parts Classic 		L 68-74  6-3
 Madison Square Garden (17,046)
New York, NY
12/17/2011*
8:00 pm, ESPN2 		vs. New Mexico
All-College Basketball Classic 		L 56-66  6-4
 Chesapeake Energy Arena (5,303)
Oklahoma City, OK
12/21/2011*
8:00 pm, ESPN2 		vs. Alabama L 52-69  6-5
 Birmingham-Jefferson Convention Complex (13,808)
Birmingham, AL
12/29/2011*
 vs. SMU W 68–58 2OT 7-5
 American Airlines Center 
Dallas, TX
12/31/2011*
11:00 am 		Virginia Tech L 61-67  7-6
 Gallagher-Iba Arena (12,500)
Stillwater, OK
Big 12 Regular Season
01/04/2012
7:00 pm 		No. 25 Texas Tech W 67–59  8-6
(1-0) 		Gallagher-Iba Arena (9,228)
Stillwater, OK
01/07/2013
6:00 pm, LHN 		at Texas L 49-58  8-7
(1–1) 		Frank Erwin Center (12,841)
Austin, TX
01/09/2012
6:00 pm, ESPNU 		Oklahoma
Bedlam Series 		W 72-65  9-7
(2-1) 		Gallagher-Iba Arena (9,478)
Stillwater, OK
01/14/2012
2:00 pm, ESPN2 		at No. 4 Baylor L 65-106  9-8
(2–2) 		Ferrell Center (9,594)
Waco, TX
01/18/2012
8:00 pm, ESPNU 		at Iowa State L 68-71  9-9
(2–3) 		James H. Hilton Coliseum (12,397)
Ames, IA
01/21/2012
12:30 pm, Big 12 Network 		No. 25 Kansas State L 58-66  9-10
(2-4) 		Gallagher-Iba Arena (10,338)
Stillwater, OK
01/25/2012
6:30 pm, ESPN2 		No. 2 Missouri W 79-72  10-10
(3-4) 		Gallagher-Iba Arena (9,476)
Stillwater, OK
01/28/2012
3:00 pm, Big 12 Network 		at Texas A&M L 61-76  10-11
(3-5) 		Reed Arena (9,072)
College Station, TX
01/31/2012
7:00 pm, Big 12 Network 		at Texas Tech W 80-63  11-11
(4-5) 		United Spirit Arena (7,408)
Lubbock, TX
02/04/2012
12:45 pm, Big 12 Network 		No. 6 Baylor L 60-64  11-12
(4-6) 		Gallagher-Iba Arena (10,775)
Stillwater, OK
02/07/2012
6:00 pm, ESPN2 		Iowa State W 69-67  12-12
(5-6) 		Gallagher-Iba Arena (9,365)
Stillwater, OK
02/11/2012
3:00 pm, Big 12 Network 		at No. 7 Kansas L 66-81  12-13
(5-7) 		Allen Fieldhouse (16,300)
Lawrence, KS
02/15/2012
8:00 pm, ESPN2 		at No. 3 Missouri L 65-83  12-14
(5-8) 		Mizzou Arena (14,324)
Columbia, MO
02/18/2012
3:00 pm, Big 12 Network 		Texas W 90-78  13-14
(6-8) 		Gallagher-Iba Arena (10,438)
Stillwater, OK
02/22/2012
7:00 pm, Big 12 Network 		at Oklahoma
Bedlam Series 		L 64–77  13-15
(6-9) 		Lloyd Noble Center (9,393)
Norman, OK
02/25/2012
1:00 pm, ESPN2 		Texas A&M W 60-42  14-15
(7-9) 		Gallagher-Iba Arena (12,190)
Stillwater, OK
02/27/2012
8:00 pm, ESPN 		No. 3 Kansas L 58-70  14-16
(7-10) 		Gallagher-Iba Arena (10,552)
Stillwater, OK
03/03/2012
12:30 pm, Big 12 Network 		at Kansas State L 58-77  14-17
(7-11) 		Bramlage Coliseum (12,528)
Manhattan, KS
2012 Big 12 men's basketball tournament
03/07/2012
8:30 pm, Big 12 Network 		(7) vs. (10) Texas Tech
First Round 		W 76-60  15-17
 Sprint Center (18,972)
Kansas City, MO
03/08/2012
6:00 pm, Big 12 Network/ESPNU 		(7) vs. (2) No. 5 Missouri
Quarterfinals 		L 70-88  15-18
 Sprint Center (18,972)
Kansas City, MO
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time..

See also

References

  1. ^ "2019-20 Big 12 Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 26–30. Retrieved June 18, 2020.
  2. ^ http://www.okstate.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/okst-m-baskbl-mtt.html Archived 2010-02-01 at the Wayback Machine>
  3. ^ "2011-12 NCAA Men's Basketball Rankings". ESPN. ESPN Internet Ventures. Archived from the original on February 9, 2010. Retrieved February 10, 2013.