2011–12 Baylor Bears basketball team

2011–12 Baylor Bears men's basketball
Las Vegas Classic Champions
NCAA Tournament, Elite Eight
Conference Big 12 Conference
Ranking
Coaches #8
AP #9
2011–12 record 30–7 (12–6 Big 12)
Head coach Scott Drew
Assistant coach Jerome Tang
Assistant coach Grant McCasland
Assistant coach Paul Mills
Home arena Ferrell Center
2011–12 Big 12 men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
#6 Kansas 16 – 2   .889     32 – 7   .821
#3 Missouri† 14 – 4   .778     30 – 5   .857
Iowa State 12 – 6   .667     22 – 10   .688
#9 Baylor 12 – 6   .667     30 – 8   .789
Kansas State 10 – 8   .556     22 – 10   .688
Texas 9 – 9   .500     20 – 13   .606
Oklahoma State 7 – 11   .389     15 – 18   .455
Oklahoma 5 – 13   .278     15 – 16   .484
Texas A&M 4 – 14   .222     14 – 18   .438
Texas Tech 1 – 17   .056     8 – 23   .258
† 2012 Big 12 Tournament winner
As of March 10, 2012; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2011–12 Baylor Bears basketball team represented Baylor University in the 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team finished 30–7 overall and 12–6 in Big 12 Conference play to finish in a third-place tie with Iowa State. In postseason play, Baylor lost to Missouri in the 2012 Big 12 Men's Basketball Tournament championship game and Kentucky in the Elite Eight of the 2012 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament.

Pre-season

From August 12 to 15, the Baylor Bears participated in the Canadian Foreign Tour which began their pre-season, going 3-1 during the tour. The Bears concluded their pre-season against Abilene Christian University. The Bears began regular season play ranked #12 in both the AP and USA Today Coaches Pre-season polls.

Coaching

Scott Drew guided the Bears to school records in both conference wins (12) and wins overall (30). It was his ninth season as head coach.

NCAA Tournament

In the 2011-12 season, Baylor had one of its best seasons since 2008-09, going 27-7, with their highest ranking being #3. They also won the Continental Tires Las Vegas Classic. These efforts lead to a #3 seed in the South region of the NCAA Tournament.

In Baylor's second round game of the tournament, there were a number of stand out performances. Bears sophomore Brady Heslip, hit nine 3-pointers on the way to a new career high of 27 points. Heslip help lead the Bears to a victory over the 11th seed University of Colorado, which earned them a spot in the final 16 to face Xavier University.

In the sweet 16 game vs Xavier University, Baylor shot out of the gate with a commanding 20-4 lead, only to have that lead cut to 7 at half time. The non-existent paint game of the Baylor Bears in the second and third rounds was finally existent in the game against Xavier. Quincy Acy's powerful dunks and paint game helped spark the Baylor bears throughout the game. Quincy Acy finished with a team high 20 points and 15 rebounds. Point guard Pierre Jackson added 15 and Perry Jones III had 14 points. Burlington, Ontario's Brady Heslip helped clinch the victory by knocking down 4 crucial free throws in the last minute.

On Sunday, March 25, 2012, the Baylor Bears played The University of Kentucky in an Elite 8 match up to see who would advance to The Final Four in New Orleans. The Bears were unable to match the size and athleticism of the Kentucky players. Kentucky dominated the first half and led by 20 points going into half time. Kentucky managed to absorb a 9-1 Baylor run midway through the second half and got back to playing their up-tempo game, leading them to the 82-70 victory over the Bears. Unfortunately for the Bears, their season came to an end in this Elite 8 match-up.

"Kentucky are the most athletic team in the country; they forced us into turnovers and tough shots. They converted in transition and really showed their athleticism and sped the game up. They defended well too." Quote from Brady Heslip.

One of Baylor's four senior's, Quincy Acy, had an outstanding year as a Small Forward not only in the Final Four tournament but the regular season, and pre-season. He scored double-digits in the points column in a number of games, including setting a career high in blocks with 6 in a single game. Acy was named the Big 12 "Best Athlete" by Sporting News. Quincy will be graduating this year (2012) and is an eligible prospect for the upcoming NBA Draft. While Baylor will be losing a strong player and leader, they have a number of junior's and sophomore's with the talent and ability to step up into a leadership role for the 2012-13 season.

Roster

Source[1]

2011–12 Baylor Bears men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Home town
G 0 Franklin, GaryGary Franklin 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) RS So Mater Dei Santa Ana, CA
F 1 Jones III, PerryPerry Jones III 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 235 lb (107 kg) So Duncanville Duncanville, TX
F 2 Neubert, JacobJacob Neubert 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Midway Waco, TX
G 3 Ellis, FredFred Ellis 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sr Sacramento Sacramento, CA
F 4 Acy, QuincyQuincy Acy 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Sr Horn Mesquite, TX
G 5 Heslip, BradyBrady Heslip 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) RS So New Hampton
Boston College		 Burlington, Ontario, Canada
C 11 Morgan, J'MisonJ'Mison Morgan  6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 265 lb (120 kg) Sr South Oak Cliff HS
UCLA		 Dallas, TX
G 14 Bello, DeuceDeuce Bello 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Westchester Country Day School Greensboro, NC
G 20 Lowery, LoganLogan Lowery  6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Kingwood
Centenary		 Kingwood, TX
G 22 Walton, A. J.A. J. Walton 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Hall Little Rock, AR
F 30 Miller, QuincyQuincy Miller 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Westchester Country Day School Chicago, IL
F 34 Jefferson, CoryCory Jefferson 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS So Killeen Killeen, TX
F 41 Jones, AnthonyAnthony Jones 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Yates Houston, TX
G 55 Jackson, PierrePierre Jackson 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Desert Pines Las Vegas, NV
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Rankings

On December 5, Baylor moved into sixth in the AP Poll and seventh in the Coaches Poll,[3] achieving the highest ranking in school history.[4]

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. ( ) = First place votes.
Week
Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Final 
AP Poll[5] 12 11 9 7 6 6 6 6 4 4 3 6 6 6 9 13 9 12 9  
Coaches Poll[5] 12 12 10 8 7 7 7 7 5 4 3 7 6 6 10 14 10 11 10 8

Schedule and results

Source[6]

Date
Time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (Attendance)
City, State
Exhibition

8/12/2011*
4:00pm		 vs. Belgium L 68–81 
Maple Leaf Gardens (NA)
Toronto, ON

8/13/2011*
12:00pm		 vs. Canadian Juniors W 104–78 
Maple Leaf Gardens (NA)
Toronto, ON

8/13/2011*
7:30pm, sportscanada.tv		 at Ryerson Rams W 93–71 
Maple Leaf Gardens (NA)
Toronto, ON

8/15/2011*
7:00pm		 vs. Ontario Revolution W 103–68 
Maple Leaf Gardens (NA)
Toronto, ON

11/01/2011*
7:00pm		 Abilene Christian W 81–54 
Ferrell Center (3,082)
Waco, TX
Regular Season

11/11/2011*
9:00pm		 #12 Texas Southern W 77–57  1–0
 Ferrell Center (7,359)
Waco, TX

11/13/2011*
6:00pm		 #12 Jackson State W 92–59  2–0
 Ferrell Center (6,103)
Waco, TX

11/15/2011*
1:00pm, ESPN		 #12 San Diego State W 77–67  3–0
 Ferrell Center (6,941)
Waco, TX

11/22/2011*
9:00pm		 #9 South Carolina State W 70–50  4–0
 Ferrell Center (6,438)
Waco, TX

11/23/2011*
7:00pm, FSSW/FSH		 #9 UT-Arlington W 75–65  5–0
 Ferrell Center (5,988)
Waco, TX

11/29/2011*
7:00pm, FSSW/FSH		 #7 Prairie View A&M W 90–54  6–0
 Ferrell Center (6,072)
Waco, TX

12/04/2011*
3:00pm, BTN		 #7 at Northwestern W 69–41  7–0
 Welsh-Ryan Arena (6,316)
Evanston, IL

12/14/2011*
7:00pm, FSSW/FSH		 #6 Bethune-Cookman
Continental Tires Las Vegas Classic		 W 69–42  8–0
 Ferrell Center (8,838)
Waco, TX

12/17/2011*
1:00pm, BYUtv		 #6 at BYU W 86–83  9–0
 Marriott Center (22,700)
Provo, UT

12/19/2011*
7:00pm		 #6 Paul Quinn
Continental Tires Las Vegas Classic		 W 95–54  10–0
 Ferrell Center (5,034)
Waco, TX

12/22/2011*
9:30pm, ESPN3		 #6 vs. Saint Mary's
Continental Tires Las Vegas Classic		 W 72–59  11–0
 Orleans Arena (1,526)
Las Vegas, NV

12/23/2011*
8:00pm, ESPN		 #6 vs. West Virginia
Continental Tires Las Vegas Classic		 W 83–81 OT 12–0
 Orleans Arena (1,526)
Las Vegas, NV

12/28/2011*
8:00pm, ESPN2		 #6 vs. #15 Mississippi State
The Showcase		 W 54–52  13–0
 American Airlines Center (6,707)
Dallas, TX

01/02/2012
6:00pm, ESPNU		 #4 Texas A&M W 61–52  14–0
(1–0)		 Ferrell Center (8,424)
Waco, TX

01/07/2012
12:45pm, Big 12 Network		 #4 at Texas Tech W 73–60  15–0
(2–0)		 United Spirit Arena (8,247)
Lubbock, TX

01/10/2012
7:00pm, FSSW/FSH		 #4 at #18 Kansas State W 75–73  16–0
(3–0)		 Bramlage Coliseum (12,528)
Manhattan, KS

01/14/2012
2:00pm, ESPN2		 #4 Oklahoma State W 106–65  17–0
(4–0)		 Ferrell Center (9,594)
Waco, TX

01/16/2012
8:30pm, ESPN		 #3 at #7 Kansas L 74–92  17–1
(4–1)		 Allen Fieldhouse (16,300)
Lawrence, KS

01/21/2012
1:00pm, ESPN		 #3 #5 Missouri L 88–89  17–2
(4–2)		 Ferrell Center (10,617)
Waco, TX

01/24/2012
7:00pm, Big 12 Network		 #6 at Oklahoma W 77–65  18–2
(5–2)		 Lloyd Noble Center (8,004)
Norman, OK

01/28/2012
12:00pm, CBS		 #6 Texas W 76–71  19–2
(6–2)		 Ferrell Center (10,299)
Waco, TX

02/01/2012
8:00pm, ESPN2		 #6 at Texas A&M W 63–60  20–2
(7–2)		 Reed Arena (9,309)
College Station, TX

02/04/2012
12:45pm, Big 12 Network		 #6 at Oklahoma State W 64–60  21–2
(8–2)		 Gallagher-Iba Arena (10,775)
Stillwater, OK

02/08/2012
6:00pm, ESPN2		 #6 #10 Kansas L 54–68  21–3
(8–3)		 Ferrell Center (9,386)
Waco, TX

02/11/2012
12:45pm, Big 12 Network		 #6 at #4 Missouri L 57–72  21–4
(8–4)		 Mizzou Arena (15,061)
Columbia, MO

02/13/2012
6:00pm, ESPNU		 #9 Iowa State W 79–64  22–4
(9–4)		 Ferrell Center (7,047)
Waco, TX

02/18/2012
12:45pm, Big 12 Network		 #9 Kansas State L 56–57  22–5
(9–5)		 Ferrell Center (7,174)
Waco, TX

02/20/2012
8:00pm, ESPN		 #13 at Texas W 77–72  23–5
(10–5)		 Frank Erwin Center (14,501)
Austin, TX

02/25/2012
12:45pm, Big 12 Network		 #13 Oklahoma W 70–60  24–5
(11–5)		 Ferrell Center (7,793)
Waco, TX

02/27/2012
8:00pm, ESPNU		 #9 Texas Tech W 77–48  25–5
(12–5)		 Ferrell Center (7,123)
Waco, TX

03/03/2012
6:00pm, Cyclones TVN		 #9 at Iowa State L 72–80  25–6
(12–6)		 Hilton Coliseum (14,376)
Ames, IA
2012 Big 12 Men's Basketball Tournament

03/08/2012
11:30am, ESPN2		 #12 vs. Kansas State
Quarterfinals		 W 82–74  26–6
 Sprint Center (18,972)
Kansas City, MO

03/09/2012
6:30pm, Big 12 Network/ESPNU		 #12 vs. #3 Kansas
Semifinals		 W 81–72  27–6
 Sprint Center (18,972)
Kansas City, MO

03/10/12
4:30pm, ESPN		 #12 vs. #5 Missouri
Championship Game		 L 75–90  27–7
 Sprint Center (18,972)
Kansas City, MO
2012 NCAA Tournament

03/15/2012*
6:27 PM, truTV		 #9 (S 3) vs. (S 14) South Dakota State
Second Round		 W 68–60  28–7
 The Pit (N/A)
Albuquerque, NM

03/17/2012*
7:59 PM, TNT		 #9 (S 3) vs. (S 11) Colorado
Third Round		 W 80–63  29–7
 The Pit (N/A)
Albuquerque, NM

03/23/2012*
6:15 PM, CBS		 #9 (S 3) vs. #(S 10) Xavier
Sweet Sixteen		 W 75-70  30–7
 Georgia Dome (N/A)
Atlanta, Georgia

03/25/2012*
1:20 PM, CBS		 #9 (S 3) vs. Kentucky
Elite Eight		 L 70-82  30-8
 Georgia Dome (N/A)
Atlanta, GA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time. (#) during NCAA Tournament is seed with Region.

References

  1. ↑ http://www.baylorbears.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/bay-m-baskbl-mtt.html#coaches>
  2. ↑ "Men's Basketball: Logan Lowery". Baylor University Athletics. Retrieved September 30, 2012.
  3. ↑ "2012 NCAA Men's Basketball Rankings - Week 5 (Dec. 5)". ESPN. Retrieved 2011-12-30.
  4. ↑ "No. 6 MBB Returns Home, Hosts Bethune-Cookman: Heisman Trophy winner Robert Griffin III to be honored at halftime.". BaylorBears.com. CBS Interactive. 2011-12-13. Retrieved 2011-12-30.
  5. 1 2 "2011-12 NCAA Men's Basketball Rankings". ESPN. ESPN Internet Ventures. Retrieved October 21, 2011.
  6. ↑ "2011–12Schedule". Retrieved 2011-11-10.
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