2011–12 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team

2011–12 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball

NIT, First Round
Conference	Pac-12 Conference
2011–12 record	23–12 (12–6 Pac-12)
Head coach	Sean Miller
Assistant coach	James Whitford
Assistant coach	Joe Pasternack
Assistant coach	Emanuel Richardson
Home arena	McKale Center

2011–12 Pac-12 Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Washington	14	–	4	.778	24	–	11	.686
California	13	–	5	.722	24	–	10	.706
Oregon	13	–	5	.722	24	–	10	.706
Arizona	12	–	6	.667	23	–	12	.657
Colorado †	11	–	7	.611	24	–	12	.667
UCLA	11	–	7	.611	19	–	14	.576
Stanford	10	–	8	.556	26	–	11	.703
Oregon State	7	–	11	.389	21	–	15	.583
Washington State	7	–	11	.389	19	–	18	.514
Arizona State	6	–	12	.333	10	–	21	.323
Utah	3	–	15	.167	6	–	25	.194
USC	1	–	17	.056	6	–	26	.188

† 2012 Pac-12 Tournament winner As of March 8, 2012; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2011–12 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team is representing the University of Arizona during the 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Wildcats, led by third-year head coach Sean Miller, play their home games at the McKale Center and are members of the Pac-12 Conference. They finished with 23–12 overall, 12–6 in pac-12 play. They lost the championship game of the 2012 Pac-12 Conference Men's Basketball Tournament by Colorado which hurt their chances to qualify for the 2012 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament, instead they were invited to the 2012 National Invitation Tournament which they lost in the first round by Bucknell.

Departures

Derrick Williams was drafted second in the 2011 NBA Draft, Lamont Jones transferred to Iona, Daniel Bejarano transferred to Colorado State and Jamelle Horne graduated.

Source:^[1]

Recruits

Name	Home town	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Nick Johnson SG	Gilbert, AZ	Findlay Prep	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Aug 8, 2010
Nick Johnson SG	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 97
Sidiki Johnson PF	Brooklyn, NY	Wadleigh	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Aug 1, 2009
Sidiki Johnson PF	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 92
Josiah Turner PG	Sacramento, CA	Quality Education Academy	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Sep 9, 2010
Josiah Turner PG	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 97
Angelo Chol C	Khartoum, Sudan	Hoover	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Feb 7, 2011
Angelo Chol C	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 94
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: #4 Rivals: #4 ESPN: #7
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: "ESPN". ESPN.com. "2011 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Schedule

Date Time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (Attendance) City, State
Exhibition
10/27/2011* 6:30 PM, FCS	#16	Seattle Pacific	L 68–69	–	McKale Center (12,075) Tucson, AZ
11/01/2011* 6:30 PM, FSAZ	#16	Humboldt State	W 60–51	–	McKale Center (11,916) Tucson, AZ
Regular Season
11/07/2011* 7:00 PM, ESPNU	#16	Valparaiso 2K Sports Classic First Round	W 73–64	1–0	McKale Center (12,871) Tucson, AZ
11/09/2011* 7:00 PM, ESPN2	#16	Duquesne 2K Sports Classic Quarterfinals	W 67–59	2–0	McKale Center (13,289) Tucson, AZ
11/13/2011* 4:00 PM, FSAZ/KWBA	#16	Ball State	W 73–63	3–0	McKale Center (12,833) Tucson, AZ
11/17/2011* 7:30 PM, ESPN2	#15	vs. St. John's 2K Sports Classic Semifinals	W 81–72	4–0	Madison Square Garden (9,036) New York, NY
11/18/2011* 5:00 PM, ESPN2	#15	vs. Mississippi State 2K Sports Classic Championship	L 57–67	4–1	Madison Square Garden (6,338) New York, NY
11/23/2011* 6:30 PM, FSAZ+	#23	San Diego State	L 57–61	4–2	McKale Center (13,761) Tucson, AZ
11/29/2011* 7:00 PM, FSAZ+		at New Mexico State	W 83–76	5–2	Pan American Center (7,966) Las Cruces, NM
12/03/2011* 7:00 PM, FSAZ/KWBA		Northern Arizona	W 53–39	6–2	McKale Center (13,811) Tucson, AZ
12/07/2011* 5:00 PM, ESPN2		at #12 Florida	L 72–78 ^OT	6–3	O'Connell Center (10,531) Gainesville, FL
12/10/2011* 2:00 PM, FSN		Clemson	W 63–47	7–3	McKale Center (12,790) Tucson, AZ
12/17/2011* 2:00 PM, CBS		vs. Gonzaga Battle in Seattle	L 60–71	7–4	KeyArena (15,127) Seattle, WA
12/20/2011* 6:00 PM, FSAZ+/KWBA		Oakland	W 85–73	8–4	McKale Center (13,735) Tucson, AZ
12/22/2011* 5:00 PM, FSAZ/KWBA		Bryant	W 100–60	9–4	McKale Center (13,744) Tucson, AZ
12/31/2011 3:30 PM, KWBA/FSAZ		Arizona State Territorial Cup	W 68–51	10–4 (1–0)	McKale Center (14,499) Tucson, AZ
01/05/2012 9:00 PM, FSN		vs. UCLA John R. Wooden Classic	L 58–65	10–5 (1–1)	Honda Center (9,247) Anaheim, CA
01/08/2012 3:30 PM, FSN		at USC	W 57–46	11–5 (2–1)	Galen Center (5,112) Los Angeles, CA
01/12/2012 6:30 PM, KWBA/FCS		Oregon State	W 81–73 ^OT	12–5 (3–1)	McKale Center (14,142) Tucson, AZ
01/14/2012 1:30 PM, CBS		Oregon	L 57–59	12–6 (3–2)	McKale Center (14,553) Tucson, AZ
01/19/2012 6:30 PM, KWBA/FSAZ		at Utah	W 77–51	13–6 (4–2)	Jon M. Huntsman Center (8,492) Salt Lake City, UT
01/21/2012 4:00 PM, KWBA/FSAZ		at Colorado	L 63–64	13–7 (4–3)	Coors Events Center (11,056) Boulder, CO
01/26/2012 8:30 PM, FSN		Washington State	W 85–61	14–7 (5–3)	McKale Center (14,138) Tucson, AZ
01/28/2012 5:00 PM, ESPN		Washington	L 67–69	14–8 (5–4)	McKale Center (14,604) Tucson, AZ
02/02/2012 9:00 PM, FSN		at California	W 78–74	15–8 (6–4)	Haas Pavilion (9,690) Berkleley, CA
02/04/2012 1:00 PM, FSN		at Stanford	W 56–43	16–8 (7–4)	Maples Pavilion (6,231) Stanford, CA
02/09/2012 7:00 PM, ESPN		Colorado	W 71–57	17–8 (8–4)	McKale Center (14,225) Tucson, AZ
02/11/2012 12:00 PM, FSN		Utah	W 70–61	18–8 (9–4)	McKale Center (14,084) Tucson, AZ
02/16/2012 7:00 PM, FSN		at Washington State	W 76–72	19–8 (10–4)	Beasley Coliseum (3,616) Pullman, WA
02/18/2012 1:00 PM, FSN		at Washington	L 70–79	19–9 (10–5)	Alaska Airlines Arena (10,000) Seattle, WA
02/23/2012 6:30 PM, FSAZ		USC	W 70–54	20–9 (11–5)	McKale Center (14,593) Tucson, AZ
02/25/2012 12:00 PM, CBS		UCLA	W 65–63	21–9 (12–5)	McKale Center (14,724) Tucson, AZ
03/04/2012 1:30 PM, FSN		at Arizona State Territorial Cup	L 80–87	21–10 (12–6)	Wells Fargo Arena (7,864) Tempe, AZ
Pac-12 Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
03/08/2012 3:40 PM, FSN		vs. UCLA Quarterfinals	W 66–58	22–10	Staples Center (8,780 ) Los Angeles, CA
03/09/2012 7:10 PM, FSN		vs. Oregon State Semifinals	W 72–61	23–10	Staples Center (N/A) Los Angeles, CA
03/10/2012 4:10 PM, CBS		vs. Colorado Championship Game	L 51–53	23–11	Staples Center (11,197) Los Angeles, CA
2012 NIT
03/14/2012* 6:00 PM, ESPN2		Bucknell First Round	L 54–65	23–12	McKale Center (8,433) Tucson, AZ
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Mountain Time.

Rankings

Ranking Movement
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. ██ Not ranked the previous week.
Poll	Pre	Wk 1	Wk 2	Wk 3	Wk 4	Wk 5	Wk 6	Wk 7	Wk 8	Wk 9	Wk 10	Wk 11	Wk 12	Wk 13	Wk 14	Wk 15	Wk 16	Wk 17	Wk 18	Final
AP	16	16	15	23	RV	RV	NR
Coaches	16	16	16	23	NR	RV	NR

Roster

2011–12 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
1.5 !G	0	Wise, DondreDondre Wise	73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Houston, Texas
2.5 !G/F	3	Parrom, KevinKevin Parrom	78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Bronx, New York
1.5 !G	5	Arvizu, RobertRobert Arvizu	72 !6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	2.0 !So	Phoenix, Arizona
1.5 !G	11	Turner, JosiahJosiah Turner	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	192 lb (87 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Sacramento, California
1.5 !G	13	Johnson, NickNick Johnson	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	198 lb (90 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Gilbert, Arizona
5.0 !C	14	Natyazhko, KyrylKyryl Natyazhko	83 !6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	275 lb (125 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine
1.5 !G	20	Mayes, JordinJordin Mayes	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	196 lb (89 kg)	2.0 !So	Los Angeles, California
1.5 !G	21	Fogg, KyleKyle Fogg	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	188 lb (85 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Brea, California
1.5 !G	24	Lavender, BrendonBrendon Lavender	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	212 lb (96 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Mesa, Arizona
3.5 !F	30	Chol, AngeloAngelo Chol	81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	217 lb (98 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Khartoum, Sudan
3.5 !F	33	Perry, JesseJesse Perry	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	217 lb (98 kg)	4.0 !Sr	St. Louis, Missouri
3.5 !F	44	Hill, SolomonSolomon Hill	78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	226 lb (103 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Los Angeles, California
5.0 !C	50	Jacobson, AlexAlex Jacobson	84 !7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	253 lb (115 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Brea, California
3.5 !F	52	Wiepking, MaxMax Wiepking	78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Englewood, Colorado

Head coach

Sean Miller (Pittsburgh)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: 2011-3-21

Notes

March 7, 2012 – Josiah Turner was suspended indefinitely from the basketball team for a violation of team rules.

References

↑ "Commitments/Recruits". Retrieved 2010-03-21.

Arizona Wildcats men's basketball

Venues	Bear Down Gym (1926–1973) McKale Center (1973–present)

Rivalries	Arizona State UCLA

Culture & lore	History Bear Down Wilbur and Wilma "Fight! Wildcats! Fight!"

People	Head coaches Notable players NBA draftees

Seasons	1904–05 1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16

NCAA national championship in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics

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