2011–12 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball team
American college basketball season
The 2011–12 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball team represented the University of Virginia during the 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball season . The Cavaliers, led by third year head coach Tony Bennett , played their home games at John Paul Jones Arena and are members of the Atlantic Coast Conference . They finished the season 22–10, 9–7 in ACC play to finish in a three way tie for fourth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the ACC Basketball tournament to North Carolina State. They received an at-large bid to the 2012 NCAA tournament where they lost in the first round to Florida.
The team was led by senior forward Mike Scott , who finished the season as a First team All-ACC Selection and runner up for the Conference Player of the Year.
Previous season
The Cavaliers finished the 2010–11 season 16–15 overall, 7–9 in ACC play and lost in the first round of the ACC tournament to Miami.
Roster
In December 2011, both Harrell and Johnson transferred from Virginia, to Auburn and San Diego State , respectively.[ 1]
2011–12 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball team
Players
Coaches
Pos.
#
Name
Height
Weight
Year
Previous school
Hometown
G
0
Doug Browman
5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)
176 lb (80 kg)
Jr
Montrose Christian
Midlothian, VA
G
1
Jontel Evans
5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)
188 lb (85 kg)
Jr
Bethel
Hampton, VA
G
2
Paul Jesperson
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
197 lb (89 kg)
Fr
Merrill
Merrill, WI
G
4
Ryan Wright
5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
150 lb (68 kg)
Fr
Bullis School
Upper Marlboro, MD
C
5
Assene Sene (C)
7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)
239 lb (108 kg)
Sr
South Kent School
Saint-Louis, Senegal
G
11
Rob Vozenilek (W)
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
Fr
St. Christopher's
Richmond, VA
G
12
Joe Harris
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
211 lb (96 kg)
So
Chelan
Chelan, WA
G
13
Sammy Zeglinski (C)
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
184 lb (83 kg)
Sr
William Penn Charter
Philadelphia, PA
F
21
Angus Mitchell (W)
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
205 lb (93 kg)
Jr
St. John's School
Houston, TX
G
22
Malcolm Brogdon
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
215 lb (98 kg)
Fr
Greater Atlanta Christian
Norcross, GA
F
23
Mike Scott (C)
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
237 lb (108 kg)
RS Sr
Deep Creek /Hargrave Military
Chesapeake, VA
G
24
KT Harrell
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
202 lb (92 kg)
So
Brewbaker Technology
Raleigh, NC
G
25
Akil Mitchell
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
234 lb (106 kg)
So
Charlotte Christian
Charlotte, NC
G
30
Thomas Rogers (W)
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
209 lb (95 kg)
So
Fork Union Military
Farmville, VA
G
32
Darion Atkins
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
222 lb (101 kg)
Fr
Landon School
Clinton, MD
F
34
James Johnson
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
238 lb (108 kg)
RS Fr
Elsinore
Wildomar, CA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Strength and conditioning coach(es)
Athletic trainer(s)
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on
Roster Last update: 14 October 2014
Schedule
Date time, TV
Rank#
Opponent#
Result
Record
Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
Nov. 13 *2:00 pm, ESPN3
South Carolina State
W 75–38
1–0
John Paul Jones Arena (8,954)Charlottesville, VA
Nov. 15 *7:00 pm, CSN+
Winthrop
W 69–48
2–0
John Paul Jones Arena (7,983)Charlottesville, VA
Nov. 18 *6:00 pm
vs. TCU Paradise Jam
L 55–57
2–1
Sports and Fitness Center (NA)Saint Thomas, USVI
Nov. 19 *3:30 pm
vs. Drexel Paradise Jam
W 49–35
3–1
Sports and Fitness Center (NA)Saint Thomas, USVI
Nov. 21 *7:00 pm
vs. Drake Paradise Jam
W 60–52
4–1
Sports and Fitness Center (2,322)Saint Thomas, USVI
Nov. 25 *7:00 pm, ESPNU
Green Bay
W 68–42
5–1
John Paul Jones Arena (9,113)Charlottesville, VA
Nov. 29 *7:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 15 Michigan ACC–Big Ten Challenge
W 70–58
6–1
John Paul Jones Arena (10,564)Charlottesville, VA
Dec. 3 *1:00 pm, ESPN3
Longwood
W 86–53
7–1
John Paul Jones Arena (8,352)Charlottesville, VA
Dec. 6 *7:00 pm, ESPN3
George Mason
W 68–48
8–1
John Paul Jones Arena (8,954)Charlottesville, VA
Dec. 18 *5:30 pm, FSN
at Oregon
W 67–54
9–1
Matthew Knight Arena (8,750)Eugene, OR
Dec. 21 *10:00 pm, RTNW
No. 24
at Seattle
W 83–77
10–1
KeyArena (3,541)Seattle, WA
Dec. 27 *7:00 pm
No. 23
Maryland Eastern Shore
W 69–42
11–1
John Paul Jones Arena (8,661)Charlottesville, VA
Dec. 30 *7:00 pm, ESPN3
No. 23
Towson
W 57–50
12–1
John Paul Jones Arena (8,751)Charlottesville, VA
Jan. 2 *7:00 pm, CST
No. 21
at LSU
W 57–52
13–1
Maravich Assembly Center (8,810)Baton Rouge, LA
Conference regular season
Jan. 7 6:00 pm, ESPNU
No. 21
Miami (FL)
W 52–51
14–1 (1–0)
John Paul Jones Arena (11,283)Charlottesville, VA
Jan. 12 9:00 pm, ESPN
No. 17
at No. 8 Duke
L 58–61
14–2 (1–1)
Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314)Durham, NC
Jan. 19 8:00 pm, ACCN
No. 15
at Georgia Tech
W 70–38
15–2 (2–1)
Philips Arena (5,885)Atlanta, GA
Jan. 22 6:00 pm, ESPNU
No. 15
Virginia Tech
L 45–47
15–3 (2–2)
John Paul Jones Arena (14,021)Charlottesville, VA
Jan. 26 9:00 pm, ESPNU
No. 19
Boston College
W 66–49
16–3 (3–2)
John Paul Jones Arena (9,827)Charlottesville, VA
Jan. 28 8:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 19
at NC State
W 61–60
17–3 (4–2)
RBC Center (17,027)Raleigh, NC
Jan. 31 7:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 16
Clemson
W 65–61
18–3 (5–2)
John Paul Jones Arena (10,919)Charlottesville, VA
Feb. 4 1:00 pm, ACCN
No. 16
at No. 21 Florida State
L 55–58
18–4 (5–3)
Donald L. Tucker Center (11,757)Tallahassee, FL
Feb. 8 7:30 pm, ESPN3
No. 19
Wake Forest
W 68–44
19–4 (6–3)
John Paul Jones Arena (10,786)Charlottesville, VA
Feb. 11 1:00 pm, ACCN
No. 19
at No. 5 North Carolina
L 52–70
19–5 (6–4)
Dean E. Smith Center (20,496)Chapel Hill, NC
Feb. 14 7:00 pm, ESPNU
No. 22
at Clemson
L 48–60
19–6 (6–5)
Littlejohn Coliseum (10,000)Clemson, SC
Feb. 18 1:00 pm, ACCN
No. 22
Maryland
W 71–44
20–6 (7–5)
John Paul Jones Arena (14,101)Charlottesville, VA
Feb. 21 9:00 pm, ESPNU
No. 25
at Virginia Tech
W 61–59
21–6 (8–5)
Cassell Coliseum (9,656)Blacksburg, VA
Feb. 25 4:00 pm, ESPN
No. 25
No. 7 North Carolina
L 51–54
21–7 (8–6)
John Paul Jones Arena (14,273)Charlottesville, VA
Mar. 1 7:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 24
No. 22 Florida State
L 60–63
21–8 (8–7)
John Paul Jones Arena (11,807)Charlottesville, VA
Mar. 4 9:00 pm, ACCN
No. 24
at Maryland
W 75–72 OT
22–8 (9–7)
Comcast Center (16,497)College Park, MD
ACC Tournament
Mar. 9 2:00 pm, ESPN2/ACCN
(4)
vs. (5) NC State Quarterfinals
L 64–67
22–9
Philips Arena (19,520)Atlanta, GA
NCAA tournament
Mar. 16 *2:10 pm, TNT
(10 W)
vs. (7 W) No. 25 Florida Second Round
L 45–71
22–10
CenturyLink Center Omaha (16,494)Omaha, NE
*Non-conference game.
# Rankings from
AP Poll . (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in
Eastern Time (#) during NCAA Tournament is seed with Region.
Rankings
Ranking movementLegend: ██ Improvement in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. ██ Not ranked the previous week. RV=Others receiving votes.
Poll
Pre
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Wk 14
Wk 15
Wk 16
Wk 17
Wk 18
Wk 19
AP
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
RV
24
23
21
16
15
19
16
19
22
25
24
RV
RV
Coaches
RV
RV
NR
NR
RV
RV
RV
24
23
17
17
21
18
20
22
RV
RV
RV
RV
NR
Team players drafted into the NBA
References
Venues Rivalries Culture & lore People Seasons NCAA national championship in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics