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2011–12 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team

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2011–12 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Round of 64
ConferenceBig East Conference
Record20–14 (8–10 Big East)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaHarry A. Gampel Pavilion
XL Center
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 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team represented the University of Connecticut in the 2011–2012 NCAA Division I basketball season. The Huskies were coached by Jim Calhoun and played their home games at the XL Center in Hartford, Connecticut, and on campus at the Harry A. Gampel Pavilion in Storrs, Connecticut. The Huskies were a member of the Big East Conference.

As punishment for prior recruiting violations, head coach Jim Calhoun served a three-game suspension, in UConn's first three Big East games (at South Florida, St. John's, at Seton Hall). The team also lost one scholarship, reduced from 13 to 12, and was restricted in other recruiting activities.[2]

On February 4, 2012, Calhoun announced he would take an indefinite medical break from coaching as a result of spinal stenosis. Associate head coach George Blaney said he would be managing the team during Calhoun's absence.[3]

Roster

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2011–12 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 4 Brendan Allen 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 187 lb (85 kg) Fr Windsor, CT
G 21 Kyle Bailey 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Sr Lancaster, NH
G 11 Ryan Boatright 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Fr Aurora, IL
F/C 25 Michael Bradley 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 235 lb (107 kg) RS Fr Chattanooga, TN
G 14 P.J. Cochrane 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Newtown, CT
F 2 DeAndre Daniels 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 191 lb (87 kg) Fr Woodland Hills, CA
C 12 Andre Drummond 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 275 lb (125 kg) Fr Middletown, CT
G/F 5 Niels Giffey 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Berlin, Germany
G/F 3 Jeremy Lamb 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Norcross, GA
G 13 Shabazz Napier 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) So Randolph, MA
F 10 Tyler Olander 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) So Mansfield, CT
F/C 34 Alex Oriakhi 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Jr Lowell, MA
F 22 Roscoe Smith 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Baltimore, MD
F 23 Benjamin Stewart 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Denver, CO
G 40 Ethan Waite 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Sr East Hartford, CT
C 1 Enosch Wolf 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 260 lb (118 kg) So Göttingen, Germany
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: October 14, 2011

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
November 2*
7:30 pm
No. 4 American International W 78–35   
Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (9,038)
Storrs, CT
November 6*
1:00 pm
No. 4 C.W. Post W 91–61   
XL Center (7,215)
Hartford, CT
Regular Season
November 11*
7:00 pm, ESPNU
No. 4 Columbia W 70–57  1–0
Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (10,167)
Storrs, CT
November 14*
7:30 pm, SNY
No. 4 Wagner W 78–66  2–0
Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (9,217)
Storrs, CT
November 17*
7:00 pm, SNY
No. 4 Maine W 80–60  3–0
XL Center (10,726)
Hartford, CT
November 20*
1:00 pm, SNY
No. 4 Coppin State W 87–70  4–0
XL Center (11,397)
Hartford, CT
November 24*
7:00 pm, HDNet
No. 4 vs. UNC Asheville
Battle 4 Atlantis quarterfinal
W 73–63   5–0
Atlantis Resort (2,530)
Nassau, Bahamas
November 25*
2:00 pm, Versus
No. 4 vs. UCF
Battle 4 Atlantis semifinal
L 63–68   5–1
Atlantis Resort (2,394)
Nassau, Bahamas
November 26*
2:00 pm, Versus
No. 4 vs. No. 22 Florida State
Battle 4 Atlantis 3rd place game
W 78–76 OT 6–1
Atlantis Resort (2,752)
Nassau, Bahamas
December 3*
3:15 pm, ESPN
No. 8 Arkansas
SEC/Big East Invitational
W 75–62  7–1
XL Center (14,333)
Hartford, CT
December 8*
7:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 9 No. 25 Harvard W 67–53  8–1
Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (10,167)
Storrs, CT
December 18*
1:00 pm, SNY
No. 9 Holy Cross W 77–40  9–1
XL Center (13,396)
Hartford, CT
December 22*
7:00 pm, SNY
No. 9 Fairfield W 79–71  10–1
XL Center (13,821)
Hartford, CT
December 28
9:00 pm, SNY
No. 9 at South Florida W 60–57  11–1 (1–0)
Tampa Bay Times Forum (5,705)
Tampa Bay, FL
December 31
12:00 pm, SNY
No. 9 St. John's W 83–69  12–1 (2–0)
XL Center (16,294)
Hartford, CT
January 3
7:00 pm, SNY
No. 8 at Seton Hall L 63–75  12–2 (2–1)
Prudential Center (8,089)
Newark, NJ
January 7
8:00 pm, SNY
No. 8 at Rutgers L 60–67  12–3 (2–2)
Rutgers Athletic Center (7,011)
Piscataway, NJ
January 9
7:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 17 West Virginia W 64–57  13–3 (3–2)
XL Center (15,805)
Hartford, CT
January 14
11:00 am, ESPN2
No. 17 at Notre Dame W 67–53  14–3 (4–2)
Edmund P. Joyce Center (9,149)
South Bend, IN
January 18
7:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 13 Cincinnati L 67–70  14–4 (4–3)
Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (10,167)
Storrs, CT
January 21*
4:00 pm, CBS
No. 13 at Tennessee L 57–60  14–5
Thompson-Boling Arena (21,114)
Knoxville, TN
January 29
12:00 pm, SNY
No. 24 Notre Dame L 48–50  14–6 (4–4)
XL Center (16,294)
Hartford, CT
February 1
7:00 pm, ESPN2
at No. 14 Georgetown
Rivalry
L 44–58  14–7 (4–5)
Verizon Center (15,174)
Washington, DC
February 4
12:00 pm, SNY
Seton Hall W 69–46  15–7 (5–5)
XL Center (16,294)
Hartford, CT
February 6
7:00 pm, ESPN
at Louisville L 59–80  15–8 (5–6)
KFC Yum! Center (21,804)
Louisville, KY
February 11
1:00 pm, CBS
at No. 2 Syracuse
Rivalry
L 67–85  15–9 (5–7)
Carrier Dome (33,430)
Syracuse, NY
February 15
7:00 pm, SNY
DePaul W 80–54  16–9 (6–7)
Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (10,167)
Storrs, CT
February 18
12:00 pm, ESPN
No. 13 Marquette L 64–79  16–10 (6–8)
XL Center (16,294)
Hartford, CT
February 20
7:00 pm, ESPN
at Villanova W 73–70 OT 17–10 (7–8)
Wells Fargo Center (13,832)
Philadelphia, PA
February 25
9:00 pm, ESPN
No. 2 Syracuse
ESPN College Gameday/Rivalry
L 69–71  17–11 (7–9)
Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (10,167)
Storrs, CT
February 28
7:00 pm, SNY
at Providence L 70–72  17–12 (7–10)
Dunkin' Donuts Center (11,031)
Providence, RI
March 3
12:00 pm, ESPN
Pittsburgh W 74–65  18–12 (8–10)
Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (10,167)
Storrs, CT
2012 Big East tournament
March 6
12:00 pm, ESPN2
vs. DePaul
First round
W 81–67  19–12
Madison Square Garden (20,057)
New York, NY
March 7
12:00 pm, ESPN
vs. West Virginia
Second round
W 71–67 OT 20–12
Madison Square Garden (20,057)
New York, NY
March 8
12:00 pm, ESPN
vs. No. 2 Syracuse
Quarterfinals/Rivalry
L 55–58  20–13
Madison Square Garden (20,057)
New York, NY
2012 NCAA tournament
March 15*
9:20 pm, TBS
No. (S 9) vs. (S 8) Iowa State
Second round
L 64–77  20–14
KFC Yum! Center (22,131)
Louisville, KY
*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

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Ranking movements
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Notes

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  1. ^ "Big East Conference Standings - 2011-12." ESPN.com. Retrieved 03-31-12.
  2. ^ "Jim Calhoun to be suspended in 2011–12". ESPN. February 23, 2011. Retrieved October 21, 2011.
  3. ^ ESPN News Services. "Jim Calhoun on indefinite medical leave". ESPN. Retrieved February 4, 2012.