2011–12 TCU Horned Frogs men's basketball team

2011–12 TCU Horned Frogs men's basketball
CBI, Quarterfinals
ConferenceMountain West Conference
Record18–15 (7–7 Mountain West)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaDaniel–Meyer Coliseum
Seasons
2011–12 Mountain West Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 21 New Mexico † 10 – 4   .714 28 – 7   .800
No. 22 San Diego St 10 – 4   .714 26 – 8   .765
No. 23 UNLV 9 – 5   .643 26 – 9   .743
Colorado State 8 – 6   .571 20 – 12   .625
TCU 7 – 7   .500 18 – 15   .545
Wyoming 6 – 8   .429 21 – 12   .636
Air Force 3 – 11   .214 13 – 16   .448
Boise State 3 – 11   .214 13 – 17   .433
† 2012 MWC tournament winner
As of March 8, 2012
Rankings from AP Poll


The 2011–12 TCU Horned Frogs basketball team represented Texas Christian University. The team was coached by Jim Christian. They played their home games at Daniel–Meyer Coliseum in Fort Worth, Texas and were a member of the Mountain West Conference. They finished the season 18–15, 7–7 in Mountain West play to finish in fifth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Mountain West Basketball tournament to Colorado State. They were invited to the 2012 College Basketball Invitational where they defeated Milwaukee in the first round before falling in the quarterfinals to Oregon State.

This was TCU's last season in Mountain West Conference as they will depart for the Big 12 Conference beginning in 2012–2013 season.

Roster

# Name Height Weight (lbs.) Position Class Hometown Previous School
1 Jarvis Ray 6'6" 195 G So. New Orleans, LA O. Perry Walker HS
2 Connell Crossland 6'7" 190 F Jr. St. Louis, MO Hazelwood Central HS/John A. Logan College
4 Amric Fields 6'9" 210 F Fr. Oklahoma City, OK Putnam West HS
5 Kyan Anderson 5'11" 175 G Fr. Fort Worth, TX North Crowley HS
10 Hank Thorns 5'9" 165 G Sr. Las Vegas, NV Las Vegas Valley HS/Virginia Tech
11 Thomas Montigel 6'2" 190 G So. Fort Worth, TX Paschal HS
13 Cheick Kone 6'10" 235 C Jr. Bamako, MAL Cornerstone Christian School/Howard College
21 Nate Butler 6'6" 200 G Jr. Dorado, PR M.E.C.A./John A. Logan College
23 J. R. Cadot 6'5" 205 G Sr. Nassau, BAH C.V. Bethel Senior HS/Sheridan College
24 Adrick McKinney 6'8" 250 F Jr. Fort Worth, TX Trimble Tech HS/Angelina College
31 Marin Bavcevic 6'0" 185 G Sr. Split, CRO The Patterson School
33 Garlon Green 6'7" 210 F Jr. Missouri City, TX Hightower HS
41 Craig Williams 6'8" 240 F Sr. Christiansted, USVI Central HS/Temple

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/05/2011*
7:00 pm 		Cameron W 68–46  –
 Daniel–Meyer Coliseum (N/A)
Fort Worth, TX
Regular season
11/11/2011*
7:00 pm 		Florida Gulf Coast W 73–72  1–0
 Daniel–Meyer Coliseum (4,158)
Fort Worth, TX
11/14/2011*
8:00 pm 		Austin W 103–45  2–0
 Daniel–Meyer Coliseum (4,068)
Fort Worth, TX
11/18/2011*
5:00 pm 		vs. Virginia
Paradise Jam tournament quarterfinals 		W 57–55  3–0
 Sports and Fitness Center (N/A)
St. Thomas, VI
11/20/2011*
5:00 pm, FSN 		vs. Norfolk State
Paradise Jam Tournament semifinals 		L 53–66  3–1
 Sports and Fitness Center (N/A)
St. Thomas, VI
11/21/2011*
5:00 pm, FSN 		vs. Mississippi
Paradise Jam Tournament 3rd place 		L 69–80  3–2
 Sports and Fitness Center (N/A)
St. Thomas, VI
11/26/2011*
7:00 pm 		at Houston W 81–80  4–2
 Hofheinz Pavilion (3,357)
Houston, TX
11/30/2011*
7:00 pm 		Lamar W 77–72  5–2
 Daniel–Meyer Coliseum (4,263)
Fort Worth, TX
12/03/2011*
7:05 pm 		at Evansville
MWC–MVC Challenge 		W 70–68 OT 6–2
 Ford Center (5,198)
Evansville, IN
12/06/2011*
6:00 pm, CBSSN 		Texas Tech W 75–69  7–2
 Daniel–Meyer Coliseum (6,290)
Fort Worth, TX
12/10/2011*
7:00 pm, The Mtn. 		Nebraska L 57–69  7–3
 Daniel–Meyer Coliseum (5,577)
Fort Worth, TX
12/19/2011*
9:30 pm 		at USC L 59–83  7–4
 Galen Center (3,208)
Los Angeles, CA
12/22/2011*
7:00 pm, The Mtn. 		Grambling State W 85–53  8–4
 Daniel–Meyer Coliseum (4,169)
Fort Worth, TX
12/31/2011*
6:00 pm, CBSSN 		Tulsa L 66–74  8–5
 Daniel–Meyer Coliseum (4,201)
Fort Worth, TX
01/04/2012*
7:00 pm, The Mtn. 		Rice W 78–74  9–5
 Daniel–Meyer Coliseum (3,972)
Fort Worth, TX
01/11/2012*
7:00 pm 		Texas-Pan American W 88–58  10–5
 Daniel–Meyer Coliseum (3,882)
Fort Worth, TX
01/14/2012
8:00 pm, The Mtn. 		at Colorado State L 89–95 2OT 10–6 (0–1)
 Moby Arena (2,577)
Fort Collins, CO
01/18/2012
9:30 pm, The Mtn. 		at No. 14 UNLV L 78–101  10–7 (0–2)
 Thomas & Mack Center (14,126)
Paradise, NV
01/21/2012
2:30 pm, The Mtn. 		Boise State W 54–52  11–7 (1–2)
 Daniel–Meyer Coliseum (4,995)
Fort Worth, TX
01/25/2012
6:30 pm, The Mtn. 		Air Force W 59–56  12–7 (2–2)
 Daniel–Meyer Coliseum (4,570)
Fort Worth, TX
01/28/2012
5:00 pm, The Mtn. 		at New Mexico L 54–71  12–8 (2–3)
 The Pit (15,212)
Albuquerque, NM
02/01/2012
7:00 pm, The Mtn. 		Wyoming W 58–52  13–8 (3–3)
 Daniel–Meyer Coliseum (4,720)
Fort Worth, TX
02/04/2012
9:00 pm, The Mtn. 		at No. 17 San Diego State L 73–83  13–9 (3–4)
 Viejas Arena (12,414)
San Diego, CA
02/08/2012*
7:00 pm 		at SMU L 62–68  13–10
 Moody Coliseum (3,508)
Dallas, TX
02/11/2012
7:30 pm, The Mtn. 		Colorado State W 75–71  14–10 (4–4)
 Daniel–Meyer Coliseum (4,822)
Fort Worth, TX
02/14/2012
6:30 pm, The Mtn. 		No. 11 UNLV W 102–97 OT 15–10 (5–4)
 Daniel-Meyer Coliseum (4,710)
Fort Worth, TX
02/18/2012
3:00 pm, The Mtn. 		at Boise State L 64–65  15–11 (5–5)
 Taco Bell Arena (6,785)
Boise, ID
02/22/2012
7:00 pm, The Mtn. 		at Air Force W 65–62  16–11 (6–5)
 Clune Arena (2,476)
Colorado Springs, CO
02/25/2012
6:00 pm, The Mtn. 		No. 18 New Mexico W 83–64  17–11 (7–5)
 Daniel–Meyer Coliseum (6,460)
Fort Worth, TX
02/28/2012
8:30 pm, The Mtn. 		at Wyoming L 59–71  17–12 (7–6)
 Arena-Auditorium (5,174)
Laramie, WY
03/03/2012
6:00 pm, The Mtn. 		No. 21 San Diego State L 92–98 OT 17–13 (7–7)
 Daniel–Meyer Coliseum (5,955)
Fort Worth, TX
2012 Mountain West Conference men's basketball tournament
03/08/2012
4:30 pm, The Mtn. 		vs. Colorado State
Quarterfinals 		L 60–81  17–14
 Thomas & Mack Center (8,601)
Las Vegas, NV
2012 CBI
03/13/2012*
7:00 pm 		Milwaukee
First Round 		W 83–73  18–14
 Daniel–Meyer Coliseum (1,062)
Fort Worth, TX
03/19/2012*
9:00 pm, HDNet 		at Oregon State
Quarterfinals 		L 81–101  18–15
 Gill Coliseum (2,315)
Corvallis, OR
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

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