2011–12 Auburn Tigers men's basketball team

2011–12 Auburn Tigers men's basketball

Conference	Southeastern Conference
2011–12 record	15–16 (5–11 SEC)
Head coach	Tony Barbee
Assistant coach	Tony Madlock
Assistant coach	Randall Dickey
Assistant coach	Milt Wagner
Home arena	Auburn Arena

2011–12 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
#1 Kentucky	16	–	0	1.000	38	–	2	.950
#25 Florida	10	–	6	.625	26	–	11	.703
#20 Vanderbilt †	10	–	6	.625	25	–	11	.694
Tennessee	10	–	6	.625	19	–	15	.559
Alabama	9	–	7	.563	21	–	12	.636
Mississippi State	8	–	8	.500	21	–	12	.636
Ole Miss	8	–	8	.500	20	–	14	.588
LSU	7	–	9	.438	18	–	15	.545
Arkansas	6	–	10	.375	18	–	14	.563
Auburn	5	–	11	.313	15	–	16	.484
Georgia	5	–	11	.313	15	–	17	.469
South Carolina	2	–	14	.125	10	–	21	.323

† 2012 SEC Tournament winner As of April 2, 2012; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2011–12 Auburn Tigers men's basketball team represented Auburn University in the sport of basketball during the 2011–12 college basketball season. The Tigers competed in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and the Western Division of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). They were led by head coach Tony Barbee, and played their home games at Auburn Arena on the university's Auburn, Alabama campus.

Previous season

The Tigers finished the 2010–11 season 11–20 overall, 4–12 in SEC play and lost in the first round of the SEC Tournament to Georgia.

Roster

2011–12 Auburn Tigers men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
1.5 !G	0	Langford, JoshJosh Langford	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	209 lb (95 kg)	2.0 !So	Huntsville, Alabama
1.5 !G	1	Ward, VarezVarez Ward	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	208 lb (94 kg)	2.5 !RS So	Montgomery, Alabama
3.5 !F	3	Payne, AllenAllen Payne	78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	2.0 !So	Cincinnati, Ohio
3.5 !F	3	Denson, ChrisChris Denson	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	172 lb (78 kg)	2.0 !So	Columbus, Georgia
1.5 !G	4	McAfee, CedrickCedrick McAfee	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Memphis, Tennessee
1.5 !G	5	Morena, BernardBernard Morena	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Abidjan, Ivory Coast
1.5 !G	11	Wallace, JoshJosh Wallace	70 !5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Pensacola, Florida
1.5 !G	15	Neysmith, TonyTony Neysmith	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	217 lb (98 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Norcross, Georgia
3.5 !F	22	Gabriel, KennyKenny Gabriel	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	208 lb (94 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Charlotte, North Carolina
1.5 !G	23	Sullivan, FrankieFrankie Sullivan	73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	206 lb (93 kg)	3.5 !RS Jr	Uniontown, Alabama
1.5 !G	24	Rice, T. J.T. J. Rice	69 !5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	2.0 !So	Alpharetta, Georgia
3.5 !F	25	Drum, JakeJake Drum	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	253 lb (115 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Hoover, Alabama
1.5 !G	32	Johnson, NoelNoel Johnson	78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	2.5 !RS So	Fayetteville, Georgia
5.0 !C	41	Chubb, RobRob Chubb	82 !6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	242 lb (110 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Peachtree City, Georgia
1.5 !G	44	Spencer, DylanDylan Spencer	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Birmingham, Alabama
3.5 !F	45	Forbes, AdrianAdrian Forbes	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	232 lb (105 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Spanish Town, Jamaica
5.0 !C	50	Kouassi, WillyWilly Kouassi	82 !6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	219 lb (99 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Abidjan, Ivory Coast

Head coach

Tony Barbee (Massachusetts)

Assistant coach(es)

Tony Madlock (Memphis)
Randall Dickey (Ouachita Baptist)
Milt Wagner (Louisville)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Schedule

Date Time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site City, State
Exhibition
November 1, 2011 7:00 p.m.		Paine College	W 86–60	–	Auburn Arena Auburn, AL
November 5, 2011 7:00 p.m.		Victory University	W 83–47	–	Auburn Arena Auburn, AL
Regular Season
November 11, 2011* 7:00 p.m.		McNeese State	W 84–62	1–0	Auburn Arena Auburn, AL
November 14, 2011* 7:00 p.m.		Kennesaw State	W 68–55	2–0	Auburn Arena Auburn, AL
November 25, 2011* 7:00 p.m.		Nicholls State	W 78–57	3–0	Auburn Arena Auburn, AL
November 28, 2011* 7:00 p.m.		Arkansas-Pine Bluff	W 72–59	4–0	Auburn Arena Auburn, AL
December 2, 2011* 8:00 p.m., ESPNU		at Seton Hall SEC–Big East Challenge	L 59–81	4–1	Prudential Center Newark, NJ
December 14, 2011* 8:30 p.m., CSS		South Florida	W 52–40	5–1	Auburn Arena Auburn, AL
December 17, 2011* 7:00 p.m.		North Florida	W 84–71	6–1	Auburn Arena Auburn, AL
December 19, 2011* 7:00 p.m.		Florida A&M	W 76–69	7–1	Auburn Arena Auburn, AL
December 23, 2011* 12:00 a.m., ESPNU		vs. Hawaii Diamond Head Classic quarterfinals	W 65–62	8–1	Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI
December 23, 2011* 10:00 p.m., ESPN2		vs. Long Beach State Diamond Head Classic simifinals	L 43–64	8–2	Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI
December 25, 2011* 6:30 p.m., ESPN2		vs. UTEP Diamond Head Classic consolation	L 76–83	8–3	Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI
December 30, 2011* 6:00 p.m.		Georgia Southern	W 78–75	9–3	Auburn Arena Auburn, AL
January 2, 2012* 7:00 p.m.		Bethune-Cookman	W 67–41	10–3	Auburn Arena Auburn, AL
January 4, 2012* 6:00 p.m., ESPN3		at Florida State	L 56–85	10–4	Donald L. Tucker Center Tallahassee, FL
SEC Regular Season
January 7, 2012 1:30 p.m., SECN		at Vanderbilt	L 35–65	10–5 (0–1)	Memorial Gym Nashville, TN
January 11, 2012 8:00 p.m., SECN		#2 Kentucky	L 53–68	10–6 (0–2)	Auburn Arena Auburn, AL
January 14, 2012 1:30 p.m., SECN		Ole Miss	W 69–68 ^2OT	11–6 (1–2)	Auburn Arena Auburn, AL
January 17, 2012 7:00 p.m., ESPNU		at LSU	L 58–65 ^OT	11–7 (1–3)	Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, LA
January 21, 2012 1:30 p.m., SECN		South Carolina	W 63–52	12–7 (2–3)	Auburn Arena Auburn, AL
January 25, 2012 9:00 p.m., CSS		at Arkansas	L 53–56	12–8 (2–4)	Bud Walton Arena Fayetteville, AR
January 28, 2012 6:00 p.m., ESPN2		at Tennessee	L 49–64	12–9 (2–5)	Thompson-Boling Arena Knoxville, TN
February 1, 2012 8:00 p.m., SECN		Georgia	W 59–51	13–9 (3–5)	Auburn Arena Auburn, AL
February 4, 2012 4:00 p.m., SECN		at #22 Mississippi State	L 88–91	13–10 (3–6)	Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, MS
February 7, 2012 9:00 p.m., ESPNU		Alabama	L 50–68	13–11 (3–7)	Auburn Arena Auburn, AL
February 11, 2012 7:00 p.m., FSN		at Ole Miss	L 54–61	13–12 (3–8)	Tad Smith Coliseum Oxford, MS
February 18, 2012 8:00 p.m., FSN		Mississippi State	W 65–55	14–12 (4–8)	Auburn Arena Auburn, AL
February 21, 2012 7:00 p.m., ESPNU		at #12 Florida	L 47–63	14–13 (4–9)	O'Connell Center Gainesville, FL
February 25, 2012 4:00 p.m., SECN		Arkansas	L 71–77	14–14 (4–10)	Auburn Arena Auburn, AL
February 29, 2012 8:00 p.m., SECN		at Alabama	L 49–55	14–15 (4–11)	Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL
March 3, 2012 2:00 p.m., CBS		LSU	W 67–52	15–15 (5–11)	Auburn Arena Auburn, AL
2012 SEC Tournament
March 8, 2012 12:00 p.m., SECN	#(10)	vs. (7) Ole Miss First Round	L 54–68	15–16	New Orleans Arena New Orleans, LA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time Zone.

References

Auburn Tigers men's basketball

Venues	Alumni Gymnasium (1916–1946) The Barn (1946–1969) Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum (1969–2010) Auburn Arena (2010–present)

Rivalries	Alabama

Culture & lore	History Aubie

People	Head coaches

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