2011–12 Lamar Cardinals basketball team
Appearance
2011–12 Lamar Cardinals men's basketball | |
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Southland tournament champions Southland East Division Champions | |
NCAA Tournament 16-seed, First Four | |
Conference | Southland Conference |
East Division | |
Record | 23–12 (11–5 Southland) |
Head coach |
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Assistant coaches |
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Home arena | Montagne Center |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
East | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Lamar† | 11 | – | 5 | .688 | 23 | – | 12 | .657 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
McNeese State | 10 | – | 6 | .625 | 17 | – | 16 | .515 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northwestern State | 8 | – | 8 | .500 | 16 | – | 16 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nicholls State | 6 | – | 10 | .375 | 10 | – | 20 | .333 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Southeastern Louisiana | 5 | – | 11 | .313 | 12 | – | 17 | .414 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Central Arkansas | 3 | – | 13 | .188 | 8 | – | 21 | .276 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
West | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas–Arlington | 15 | – | 1 | .938 | 24 | – | 9 | .727 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stephen F. Austin | 12 | – | 4 | .750 | 20 | – | 12 | .625 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UTSA | 10 | – | 6 | .625 | 18 | – | 14 | .563 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sam Houston State | 7 | – | 9 | .438 | 13 | – | 19 | .406 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas State | 5 | – | 11 | .313 | 13 | – | 17 | .433 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | 4 | – | 12 | .250 | 6 | – | 24 | .200 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2012 Southland tournament winner As of March 14, 2012 Rankings from AP poll |
The 2011–12 Lamar Cardinals basketball team represented Lamar University during the 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cardinals, led by first year head coach Pat Knight, played their home games at the Montagne Center and are members of the East Division of the Southland Conference. The Cardinals finished the season 23–12, 11–5 in Southland play. They were the champions of the Southland East Division and are the champions of the Southland Basketball tournament[1] and earned an automatic bid into the 2012 NCAA tournament where they lost to Vermont in the First Four round.[2]
Roster
[edit]Number | Name | Position | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown |
1 | Anthony Miles | Guard | 6–1 | 165 | Senior | Houston, Texas |
2 | Nikko Acosta | Forward | 6–9 | 220 | Junior | New London, Connecticut |
3 | Tre Lynch | Guard | 6–0 | 160 | Sophomore | Lancaster, Texas |
4 | Devon Lamb | Guard | 6–2 | 195 | Senior | Jacksonville, Florida |
5 | Mike James | Guard | 6–1 | 185 | Senior | Portland, Oregon |
10 | Rhon Mitchell | Forward | 6–5 | 180 | Freshman | Inglewood, California |
20 | Brandon Davis | Guard | 6–6 | 180 | Senior | Jacksonville, Florida |
21 | Charlie Harper | Forward | 6–5 | 210 | Senior | San Antonio, Texas |
22 | Donley Minor | Guard | 6–1 | 175 | Junior | Los Angeles, California |
24 | Vincenzo Nelson | Forward | 6–5 | 205 | Senior | Jackson, Mississippi |
33 | Osas Ebomwonyi | Forward | 6–11 | 220 | Sophomore | Pflugerville, Texas |
35 | Stan Brown | Forward | 6–8 | 225 | Junior | Dolton, Illinois |
50 | Sebastian Norman | Forward | 6–9 | 235 | Freshman | Uppsala, Sweden |
Schedule
[edit]Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
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Exhibition | |||||||||||
11/01/2011* 7:00 pm |
St. Gregory's | W 82–47 | Montagne Center (2,686) Beaumont, TX | ||||||||
11/07/2011* 7:00 pm |
Louisiana College | W 72–49 | Montagne Center (1,055) Beaumont, TX | ||||||||
Regular season | |||||||||||
11/11/2011* 7:30 pm |
Arkansas State Global Sports Invitational |
W 65–62 | 1–0 |
Montagne Center (2,689) Beaumont, TX | |||||||
11/13/2011* 3:00 pm, ESPN3 |
at No. 9 Louisville Global Sports Invitational |
L 48–68 | 1–1 |
KFC Yum! Center (19,842) Louisville, KY | |||||||
11/15/2011* 6:00 pm |
at Ohio Global Sports Invitational |
L 78–85 OT | 1–2 |
Convocation Center (3,672) Athens, OH | |||||||
11/19/2011* 11:00 am |
Charlotte | W 72–54 | 2–2 |
Montagne Center (2,248) Beaumont, TX | |||||||
11/22/2011* 7:00 pm |
at UT Martin Global Sports Invitational |
W 80–69 | 3–2 |
Skyhawk Arena (1,037) Martin, TN | |||||||
11/25/2011* 7:00 pm |
at Tennessee Tech | W 85–65 | 4–2 |
Eblen Center (857) Cookeville, TN | |||||||
11/30/2011* 7:00 pm |
at TCU | L 72–77 | 4–3 |
Daniel–Meyer Coliseum (4,263) Fort Worth, TX | |||||||
12/03/2011* 8:30 pm |
Louisiana–Lafayette | W 80–63 | 5–3 |
Montagne Center (2,827) Beaumont, TX | |||||||
12/05/2011* 7:00 pm |
Texas–Pan American | W 60–49 | 6–3 |
Montagne Center (2,467) Beaumont, TX | |||||||
12/14/2011* 7:00 pm |
Huston–Tillotson | W 88–59 | 7–3 |
Montagne Center (2,248) Beaumont, TX | |||||||
12/17/2011* 7:00 pm |
at Rice | W 87–81 | 8–3 |
Tudor Fieldhouse (1,516) Houston, TX | |||||||
12/20/2011* 7:30 pm, BTN |
at No. 2 Ohio State | L 50–70 | 8–4 |
Value City Arena (14,169) Columbus, OH | |||||||
12/28/2011* 7:00 pm, ESPNU |
at No. 3 Kentucky | L 64–86 | 8–5 |
Rupp Arena (24,230) Lexington, KY | |||||||
12/31/2011* 7:00 pm |
Lyon | W 102–58 | 9–5 |
Montagne Center (2,178) Beaumont, TX | |||||||
01/04/2012 7:00 pm, SLC TV |
at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | W 74–58 | 10–5 (1–0) |
American Bank Center (1,078) Corpus Christi, TX | |||||||
01/07/2012 3:30 pm |
Central Arkansas | W 103–67 | 11–5 (2–0) |
Montagne Center (3,257) Beaumont, TX | |||||||
01/11/2012 7:30 pm |
at McNeese State | L 54–57 | 11–6 (2–1) |
Burton Coliseum (2,158) Lake Charles, LA | |||||||
01/14/2012 2:00 pm |
UT–Arlington | L 82–91 | 11–7 (2–2) |
Montagne Center (2,466) Beaumont, TX | |||||||
01/21/2012 4:00 pm, KBTV |
at Central Arkansas | W 92–78 | 12–7 (3–2) |
Farris Center (2,227) Conway, AR | |||||||
01/25/2012 7:00 pm |
at Northwestern State | L 62–74 | 12–8 (3–3) |
Prather Coliseum (1,277) Natchitoches, LA | |||||||
01/28/2012 2:00 pm |
Nicholls State | W 80–56 | 13–8 (4–3) |
Montagne Center (2,965) Beaumont, TX | |||||||
02/01/2012 7:00 pm |
at Southeastern Louisiana | W 83–59 | 14–8 (5–3) |
University Center (1,016) Hammond, LA | |||||||
02/04/2012 2:00 pm |
UTSA | W 80–66 | 15–8 (6–3) |
Montagne Center (2,743) Beaumont, TX | |||||||
02/08/2012 7:00 pm |
Northwestern State | W 85–66 | 16–8 (7–3) |
Montagne Center (2,829) Beaumont, TX | |||||||
02/11/2012 1:00 pm, KBTV |
at Nicholls State | L 63–72 | 16–9 (7–4) |
Stopher Gym (597) Thibodaux, LA | |||||||
02/15/2012 7:00 pm |
Southeastern Louisiana | W 70–54 | 17–9 (8–4) |
Montagne Center (2,577) Beaumont, TX | |||||||
02/18/2012* 3:00 pm |
at George Mason ESPN BracketBusters |
L 71–75 | 17–10 |
Patriot Center (7,014) Fairfax, VA | |||||||
02/22/2012 7:00 pm |
Stephen F. Austin | L 52–62 | 17–11 (8–5) |
Montagne Center (3,037) Beaumont, TX | |||||||
02/25/2012 7:00 pm |
at Sam Houston State | W 72–49 | 18–11 (9–5) |
Bernard Johnson Coliseum (1,055) Huntsville, TX | |||||||
02/29/2012 7:00 pm |
at Texas State | W 81–65 | 19–11 (10–5) |
Strahan Coliseum (1,946) San Marcos, TX | |||||||
03/03/2012 3:30 pm |
McNeese State | W 78–68 | 20–11 (11–5) |
Montagne Center (5,138) Beaumont, TX | |||||||
2012 Southland Conference men's basketball tournament | |||||||||||
03/07/2012 2:30 pm, SLC Now |
vs. Northwestern State Quarterfinals |
W 76–69 | 21–11 |
Leonard E. Merrell Center (1,436) Katy, TX | |||||||
03/08/2012 6:00 pm, SLC TV |
vs. Stephen F. Austin Semifinals |
W 55–44 | 22–11 |
Leonard E. Merrell Center (1,829) Katy, TX | |||||||
03/10/2012 2:00 pm, ESPN2 |
vs. McNeese State Championship Game |
W 70–49 | 23–11 |
Leonard E. Merrell Center (3,593) Katy, TX | |||||||
2012 NCAA Tournament | |||||||||||
03/14/2012* 5:30 pm, truTV |
vs. Vermont First Four |
L 59–71 | 23–12 |
University of Dayton Arena (7,218) Dayton, OH | |||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time. |
References
[edit]- ^ "Ohio State to face Michigan State in Big Ten Final". New York Times. Retrieved June 3, 2021.
- ^ Zake Pecale (May 12, 2020). "2012 NCAA tournament: Bracket, scores, stats, records". Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Retrieved June 3, 2021.
- ^ "Lamar Cardinals Roster". Lamar University Athletics. Retrieved June 3, 2021.
- ^ "2011-12 Lamar Cardinals Schedule". ESPN Enterprises. Retrieved June 3, 2021.