2011–12 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team

2011–12 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball

NCAA Tournament South Region 9 Seed, Second round
Conference	Big East Conference (1979–2013)
2011–12 record	20–14 (8–10 Big East)
Head coach	Jim Calhoun (26th year)
Assistant coach	George Blaney
Assistant coach	Kevin Ollie
Assistant coach	Glen Miller
Home arena	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion XL Center

2011–12 Big East men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
#2 Syracuse	17	–	1	.944	34	–	3	.919
#11 Marquette	14	–	4	.778	27	–	8	.771
Notre Dame	13	–	5	.722	22	–	12	.647
Cincinnati	12	–	6	.667	26	–	11	.703
#15 Georgetown	12	–	6	.667	24	–	9	.727
South Florida	12	–	6	.667	22	–	14	.611
#17 Louisville†	10	–	8	.556	30	–	10	.750
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


† 2012 Big East Tournament winner As of March 31, 2012^[1]; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2011–12 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team represents the University of Connecticut in the 2011–2012 NCAA Division I basketball season. The Huskies are coached by Jim Calhoun and play their home games at the XL Center in Hartford, Connecticut, and on campus at the Harry A. Gampel Pavilion in Storrs, Connecticut. The Huskies are 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 is restricted in other recruiting activities.^[2]

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

Roster

2011–12 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
1.5 !G	4	Allen, BrendanBrendan Allen	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	187 lb (85 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Windsor, CT
1.5 !G	21	Bailey, KyleKyle Bailey	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Lancaster, NH
1.5 !G	11	Boatright, RyanRyan Boatright	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Aurora, IL
4.5 !F/C	25	Bradley, MichaelMichael Bradley	82 !6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	1.5 !RS Fr	Chattanooga, TN
1.5 !G	14	Cochrane, P.J.P.J. Cochrane	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Newtown, CT
3.5 !F	2	Daniels, DeAndreDeAndre Daniels	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	191 lb (87 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Woodland Hills, CA
5.0 !C	12	Drummond, AndreAndre Drummond	82 !6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	275 lb (125 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Middletown, CT
2.5 !G/F	5	Giffey, NielsNiels Giffey	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	2.0 !So	Berlin, Germany
2.5 !G/F	3	Lamb, JeremyJeremy Lamb	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	2.0 !So	Norcross, GA
1.5 !G	13	Napier, ShabazzShabazz Napier	72 !6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	2.0 !So	Randolph, MA
3.5 !F	10	Olander, TylerTyler Olander	81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	2.0 !So	Mansfield, CT
4.5 !F/C	34	Oriakhi, AlexAlex Oriakhi	81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Lowell, MA
3.5 !F	22	Smith, RoscoeRoscoe Smith	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	2.0 !So	Baltimore, MD
3.5 !F	23	Stewart, BenjaminBenjamin Stewart	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Denver, CO
1.5 !G	40	Waite, EthanEthan Waite	70 !5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	4.0 !Sr	East Hartford, CT
5.0 !C	1	Wolf, EnoschEnosch Wolf	85 !7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)	260 lb (118 kg)	2.0 !So	Göttingen, Germany

Head coach

Jim Calhoun

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: October 14, 2011

Schedule

Date Time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (Attendance) City, State
Exhibition
November 2* 7:30 pm	#4	American International	W 78–35		Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (9,038) Storrs, CT
November 6* 1:00 pm	#4	C.W. Post	W 91–61		XL Center (7,215) Hartford, CT
Regular Season
November 11* 7:00 pm, ESPNU	#4	Columbia	W 70–57	1–0	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (10,167) Storrs, CT
November 14* 7:30 pm, SNY	#4	Wagner	W 78–66	2–0	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (9,217) Storrs, CT
November 17* 7:00 pm, SNY	#4	Maine	W 80–60	3–0	XL Center (10,726) Hartford, CT
November 20* 1:00 pm, SNY	#4	Coppin State	W 87–70	4–0	XL Center (11,397) Hartford, CT
November 24* 7:00 pm, HDNet	#4	vs. UNC Asheville Battle 4 Atlantis quarterfinal	W 73–63	5–0	Atlantis Resort (NA) Nassau, Bahamas
November 25* 2:00 pm, Versus	#4	vs. UCF Battle 4 Atlantis semifinal	L 63–68	5–1	Atlantis Resort (NA) Nassau, Bahamas
November 26* 2:00 pm, HDNet/Versus	#4	vs. #22 Florida State Battle 4 Atlantis 3rd place game	W 78–76 ^OT	6–1	Atlantis Resort (NA) Nassau, Bahamas
December 3* 3:15 pm, ESPN	#8	Arkansas SEC/Big East Invitational	W 75–62	7–1	XL Center (14,333) Hartford, CT
December 8* 7:00 pm, ESPN2	#9	#25 Harvard	W 67–53	8–1	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (10,167) Storrs, CT
December 18* 1:00 pm, SNY	#9	Holy Cross	W 77–40	9–1	XL Center (13,396) Hartford, CT
December 22* 7:00 pm, SNY	#9	Fairfield	W 79–71	10–1	XL Center (13,821) Hartford, CT
December 28 9:00 pm, SNY	#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	#9	St. John's	W 83–69	12–1 (2–0)	XL Center (16,294) Hartford, CT
January 3 7:00 pm, SNY	#8	at Seton Hall	L 63–75	12–2 (2–1)	Prudential Center (8,089) Newark, NJ
January 7 8:00 pm, SNY	#8	at Rutgers	L 60–67	12–3 (2–2)	Rutgers Athletic Center (7,011) Piscataway, NJ
January 9 7:00 pm, ESPN2	#17	West Virginia	W 64–57	13–3 (3–2)	XL Center (15,805) Hartford, CT
January 14 11:00 am, ESPN2	#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	#13	Cincinnati	L 67–70	14–4 (4–3)	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (10,167) Storrs, CT
January 21* 4:00 pm, CBS	#13	at Tennessee	L 57–60	14–5	Thompson-Boling Arena Knoxville, TN
January 29 12:00 pm, SNY	#24	Notre Dame	L 48–50	14–6 (4–4)	XL Center Hartford, CT
February 1 7:00 pm, ESPN2		at #14 Georgetown	L 44–58	14–7 (4–5)	Verizon Center Washington, DC
February 4 12:00 pm, SNY		Seton Hall	W 69–46	15–7 (5–5)	XL Center Hartford, CT
February 6 7:00 pm, ESPN		at Louisville	L 59–80	15–8 (5–6)	KFC Yum! Center Louisville, KY
February 11 1:00 pm, CBS		at #2 Syracuse	L 67–85	15–9 (5–7)	Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY
February 15 7:00 pm, SNY		DePaul	W 80–54	16–9 (6–7)	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion Storrs, CT
February 18 12:00 pm, ESPN		#13 Marquette	L 79–64	16–10 (6–8)	XL Center Hartford, CT
February 20 7:00 pm, ESPN		at Villanova	W 73–70 ^OT	17–10 (7–8)	Wells Fargo Center Philadelphia, PA
February 25 9:00 pm, ESPN		#2 Syracuse ESPN College Gameday	L 71–69	17–11 (7–9)	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion Storrs, CT
February 28 7:00 pm, SNY		at Providence	L 72–70	17–12 (7–10)	Dunkin' Donuts Center Providence, RI
March 3 12:00 pm, ESPN		Pittsburgh	W 74–65	18–12 (8–10)	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion 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. #2 Syracuse Quarterfinals	L 55–58	20–13	Madison Square Garden (20,057) New York, NY
2012 NCAA Tournament
March 15* 9:20 pm, TBS	#(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

Main article: 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings

Ranking Movement
**Legend:** ██ Improvement in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. ██ Not ranked the previous week. rv=Others receiving votes.
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	4	4	4	8	9	9	8	9	8	17	13	24
Coaches	4	4	4	10	9	10	9	9	8	16	11	19

Notes

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

Connecticut Huskies men's basketball

Venues	Hawley Armory (1914–1954) Hugh S. Greer Field House (1954–1989) XL Center (1975–present) New Haven Coliseum (1978–1987) Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (1990–present)

Rivalries	Georgetown Syracuse

Culture & lore	Jonathan the Husky "UConn Husky" 6-overtime game 2011 Miracle Run

People	Head coaches Huskies of Honor

Seasons	1900–01 1901–02 1902–03 1903–04 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 championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics

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