2011–12 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team

2011–12 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball

NCAA Tournament, Third Round
Conference	Big East
Ranking
Coaches	#17
AP	#15
2011–12 record	24–9 (12–6 Big East)
Head coach	John Thompson III (8th year)
Assistant coach	Kenya Hunter (5th year)
Assistant coach	Mike Brennan (3rd year)
Assistant coach	Robert Kirby (2nd year)
Captain	Jason Clark (1st year)
Captain	Hollis Thompson (1st year)
Home arena	Verizon Center

2011–12 Big East men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
#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
*#2 Syracuse	0	–	1	.000	0	–	3	.000


† 2012 Big East Tournament winner As of March 31, 2012^[1] *Syracuse:: 30 reg. season games, 4 postseason games vacated due to sanctions against the program; Disputed record: Syracuse–(34–3)(17–1); Rankings from AP Poll

The 2011–12 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team represented Georgetown University in the 2011–2012 NCAA Division I basketball season. They were led by John Thompson III and played their home games at the Verizon Center. They are a member of the Big East Conference. Prior to the season, the Hoyas made a goodwill trip to China for several matches with local teams. U.S. Vice President Joe Biden attended their first game, a win over the Shanxi Zhongyu Brave Dragons. Their second game, against the Bayi Rockets, however ended in a brawl, causing the team to leave the court while Chinese fans threw garbage and debris.^[2] Georgetown won their final games against the Liaoning Dinosaurs and the Taiwanese national team without incident.^[3]^[4]

Before the season began, the team was picked to finish tenth in the Big East Conference standings. However, early road wins against ranked teams like Memphis, Alabama, and Louisville made the team one of the biggest surprises of the 2011–2012 season, elevating their ranking into the top ten in the nation.^[5] With a 12–6 conference record, they finished in a three-way tie for fourth place, with tie breakers placing them fifth, over South Florida but behind Cincinnati.

The team was ranked No. 15 in the season's final Associated Press Poll and No. 17 in the postseason Coaches' Poll.

Roster

2011–12 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Home town
5.0 !C	0	Adams, TylerTyler Adams	81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	275 lb (125 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Brandon HS	Brandon, Mississippi
3.5 !F	1	Thompson, HollisHollis Thompson	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	212 lb (96 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Loyola HS	Concord, California
3.5 !F	2	Whittington, GregGreg Whittington	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	212 lb (96 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Oakland Mills HS	Columbia, Maryland
3.5 !F	3	Hopkins, MikealMikeal Hopkins	81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	223 lb (101 kg)	1.0 !Fr	DeMatha Catholic HS	Hyattsville, Maryland
1.5 !G	5	Starks, MarkelMarkel Starks	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	2.0 !So	Georgetown Prep	Accokeek, Maryland
5.0 !C	14	Sims, HenryHenry Sims	82 !6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Mount Saint Joseph College	Baltimore, Maryland
1.5 !G	21	Clark, JasonJason Clark	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Bishop O'Connell HS	Arlington, Virginia
3.5 !F	22	Porter, OttoOtto Porter	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Scott County Central HS	Sikeston, Missouri
3.5 !F	23	Bowen, AaronAaron Bowen	78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	1.5 !RS Fr	Wolfson HS	Jacksonville, Florida
1.5 !G	25	Caprio, JohnJohn Caprio	78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	2.0 !So	Seton Hall Prep	North Caldwell, New Jersey
5.0 !C	32	Ayegba, MosesMoses Ayegba	81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	2.0 !So	Progressive Christian Academy	Kano, Nigeria
3.5 !F	34	Lubick, NateNate Lubick	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	2.0 !So	St. Mark's School	Southborough, Massachusetts
1.5 !G	55	Trawick, JabrilJabril Trawick	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	208 lb (94 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Abington Friends School	Jenkintown, Pennsylvania

Head coach

John Thompson III

Assistant coach(es)

Kenya Hunter
Mike Brennan
Robert Kirby

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: December 11, 2011

Rankings

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

Source^[6]

Ranking Movement
**Legend:** ██ Improvement in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. ██ Not ranked the previous week. RV=Others receiving votes.
Poll	Pre Nov 7	Wk 2 Nov 14	Wk 3 Nov 21	Wk 4 Nov 28	Wk 5 Dec 5	Wk 6 Dec 12	Wk 7 Dec 19	Wk 8 Dec 26	Wk 9 Jan 2	Wk 10 Jan 9	Wk 11 Jan 16	Wk 12 Jan 23	Wk 13 Jan 30	Wk 14 Feb 6	Wk 15 Feb 13	Wk 16 Feb 20	Wk 17 Feb 27	Wk 18 Mar 5	Post Mar 12	Final Apr 2
AP			RV	RV	18	16	16	12	9	9	10	9	14	12	10	9	11	13	15	^{[note 1]}
Coaches		RV		RV	21	17	16	12	9	9	12	10	14	11	9	8	12	14	15	17

Schedule and results

Source^[7]^[8]^[9]^[10]^[11]^[12]^[13]^[14]

Date Time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (Attendance) City, State
Goodwill tour of China
August 17* 7:15 AM		vs. Shanxi Zhongyu Brave Dragons	W 98-81	exhibition	16 – Porter	8 – Sims	4 – Clark, Lubick, Sims	Olympic Sports Center (N/A) Beijing, China
August 18* 5:30 AM		vs. Bayi Rockets	64-64^{[note 2]}	exhibition	N/A – ^{[note 2]}	N/A – ^{[note 2]}	N/A – ^{[note 2]}	Olympic Sports Center (N/A) Beijing, China
August 21* 4:00 AM		vs. Liaoning Dinosaurs	W 91-69	exhibition	17 – Clark	7 – Porter	6 – Lubick	Shanghai Stadium (N/A) Shanghai, China
August 23* 7:00 AM		vs. Chinese Taipei National Team	W 83-64	exhibition	16 – Thompson	10 – Thompson	4 – Bowen, Lubick	Jing'An Gymnasium (N/A) Shanghai, China
Regular season
November 12* 12:00 PM		Savannah State	W 83–54	1–0	19 – Sims	8 – Porter	5 – Lubick	Verizon Center (9,876) Washington, D.C.
November 14* 7:00 PM, MASN		UNC Greensboro Maui Invitational • Opening Round	W 86–45	2–0	19 – Thompson	7 – Sims	4 – Porter	Verizon Center (7,987) Washington, D.C.
November 21* 11:50 PM, ESPN2		vs. #14 Kansas Maui Invitational • First Round	L 63–67	2–1	15 – Clark	6 – Sims	2 – Lubick	Lahaina Civic Center (2,400) Maui, HI
November 22* 4:30 PM, ESPN2		vs. Chaminade Maui Invitational • Second Round	W 88–61	3–1	28 – Clark	7 – Porter	7 – Sims	Lahaina Civic Center (2,400) Maui, HI
November 23* 5:00 pm, ESPN2		vs. #8 Memphis Maui Invitational • Fifth Place Game	W 91–88 ^OT	4–1	26 – Clark	8 – Sims	5 – Sims	Lahaina Civic Center (2,400) Maui, HI
November 28* 7:00 PM, MASN		IUPUI	W 81–58	5–1	21 – Thompson	14 – Lubick	5 – Lubick	Verizon Center (6,854) Washington, D.C.
December 1* 9:30 PM, ESPN2		at #12 Alabama SEC–Big East Challenge	W 57–55	6–1	22 – Clark	8 – Thompson	3 – Thompson	Coleman Coliseum (15,383) Tuscaloosa, AL
December 3* 1:00 PM, ESPN3		NJIT	W 84–44	7–1	20 – Thompson	6 – Adams	4 – Sims	Verizon Center (8,742) Washington, D.C.
December 10* 12:00 PM, MASN	#18	Howard	W 62–48	8–1	13 – Porter	8 – Lubick	3 – Lubick	Verizon Center (8,120) Washington, D.C.
December 17* 12:00 PM, MASN	#16	American	W 81–55	9–1	18 – Starks	10 – Porter	6 – Sims	Verizon Center (9,964) Washington, D.C.
December 22* 12:00 PM, ESPN2	#16	Memphis	W 70–59	10–1	26 – Clark	9 – Thompson	5 – Sims	Verizon Center (12,045) Washington, D.C.
December 28 7:00 PM, ESPN2	#12	at #4 Louisville	W 71–68	11–1 (1–0)	20 – Starks	14 – Porter	4 – Sims	KFC Yum! Center (22,517) Louisville, KY
December 31 2:00 PM, ESPN2	#12	Providence	W 49–40	12–1 (2–0)	16 – Clark	12 – Porter	3 – Sims	Verizon Center (11,834) Washington, D.C.
January 4, 2012 7:00 PM, ESPNU	#9	#20 Marquette	W 73–70	13–1 (3–0)	26 – Clark	5 – Clark	5 – Sims	Verizon Center (11,213) Washington, D.C.
January 7 12:00 PM, MASN	#9	at West Virginia	L 62–74	13–2 (3–1)	20 – Thompson	6 – Porter	6 – Sims	WVU Coliseum (10,526) Morgantown, WV
January 9 9:00 PM, ESPNU	#11	Cincinnati	L 64–68	13–3 (3–2)	14 – Clark	8 – Lubick	3 – Lubick	Verizon Center (7,887) Washington, D.C.
January 15 12:00 PM, MASN	#11	at St. John's	W 69–49	14–3 (4–2)	20 – Thompson	10 – Porter	8 – Clark	Madison Square Garden (11,475) New York City, NY
January 17 7:00 PM, ESPN2	#10	at DePaul	W 83–75	15–3 (5–2)	31 – Clark	15 – Porter	6 – Lubick	Allstate Arena (8,322) Chicago, IL
January 21 12:00 PM, MASN	#10	Rutgers	W 52–50	16–3 (6–2)	12 – Sims	10 – Sims	2 – Sims	Verizon Center (12,852) Washington, D.C.
January 28 4:00 PM, ESPN	#9	at Pittsburgh	L 60–72	16–4 (6–3)	14 – Porter	6 – Porter	5 – Sims	Petersen Events Center (12,508) Pittsburgh, PA
February 1 7:00 PM, ESPN2	#14	Connecticut	W 58–44	17–4 (7–3)	18 – Thompson	9 – Thompson	2 – Thompson	Verizon Center (15,174) Washington, D.C.
February 4 11:00 AM, ESPNU	#14	South Florida	W 75–45	18–4 (8–3)	13 – Sims	9 – Sims	5 – Sims	Verizon Center (11,916) Washington, D.C.
February 8 7:00 PM, ESPN	#12	at #2 Syracuse	L 61–64 ^OT	18–5 (8–4)	14 – Porter	13 – Porter	4 – Whittington	Carrier Dome (27,820) Syracuse, NY
February 12 1:00 PM, ESPN	#12	St. John's	W 71–61	19–5 (9–4)	12 – Whittington	8 – Porter	5 – Lubick	Verizon Center (12,285) Washington, D.C.
February 18 7:00 PM, MASN	#10	at Providence	W 63–53	20–5 (10–4)	13 – Thompson	10 – Thompson	5 – Sims	Dunkin Donuts Center (11,563) Providence, RI
February 21 7:00 PM, MASN	#9	at Seton Hall	L 55–73	20–6 (10–5)	9 – Whittington	6 – Thompson	2 – Thompson	Prudential Center (8,111) Newark, NJ
February 25 2:00 PM, CBS	#9	Villanova	W 67–46	21–6 (11–5)	15 – Clark	6 – Clark	4 – Thompson	Verizon Center (19,277) Washington, D.C.
February 27 7:00 PM, ESPN	#11	#20 Notre Dame	W 59–41	22–6 (12–5)	15 – Whittington	10 – Porter	5 – Sims	Verizon Center (14,514) Washington, D.C.
March 3 2:00 PM, MASN	#11	at #8 Marquette	L 69–83	22–7 (12–6)	19 – Thompson	9 – Sims	4 – Thompson	Bradley Center (19,087) Milwaukee, WI
Big East Tournament
March 7 2:00pm, ESPN	#13	vs. Pittsburgh Second Round	W 64–52	23–7	20 – Sims	13 – Sims	5 – Sims	Madison Square Garden (20,057) New York, NY
March 8 2:00pm, ESPN	#13	vs. Cincinnati Quarterfinal	L 70–72 ^2OT	23–8	22 – Sims	15 – Sims	4 – Porter	Madison Square Garden (20,057) New York, NY
NCAA Tournament
March 16* 3:10pm, truTV	#15	vs. Belmont Midwest Region Second Round	W 74–59	24–8	21 – Clark	8 – Porter	5 – Sims	Nationwide Arena (17,030) Columbus, OH
March 18* 12:15pm, CBS	#15	vs. North Carolina State Midwest Region Third Round	L 63–66	24–9	23 – Thompson	8 – Porter	3 – Thompson	Nationwide Arena (17,425) Columbus, Ohio
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time Zone.

Notes

↑ No Associated Press Poll this week.
1 2 3 4 The game was suspended with the score tied 64-64 after a brawl broke out between the teams with 9 minutes 32 seconds left to play. John Thompson III pulled Georgetown's players off the court out of concern for their safety. Play never resumed. No box score was posted.

References

↑ "Big East Conference Standings - 2011-12." ESPN.com. Retrieved 03-31-12.
↑ Wang, Gene (August 18, 2011). "Georgetown basketball exhibition in China ends in brawl". The Washington Post. Retrieved November 23, 2011.
↑ Yiu, Karson (August 21, 2011). "Basketball Brawl Makes Georgetown Hoyas a Hot Ticket in China". ABC News. Retrieved November 23, 2011.
↑ Staihar, Janet (August 23, 2011). "Georgetown plays Taiwan team ... in Shanghai". The Georgetown Dish. Retrieved February 20, 2012.
↑ Elfin, David (February 15, 2012). "Hoyas Surprising Everyone But Themselves". CBS News. Retrieved February 20, 2012.
↑ sports-reference.com 2011-12 Polls
↑ 2012-2013 Georgetown Men's Basketball Media Guide, p. 67.
↑ Georgetown.edu "Hoyas Win in Beijing as Biden Cheers Team," August 17, 2011.
↑ Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Georgetown vs Shanxi Dragons 08/17/11 7:15 p.m. at Olympic Sports Center, Beijing, China
↑ Anonymous, "Georgetown Tops Shanxi Dragons, 98-81, in Front of Vice President Biden," guhoyas.com, August 17, 2011.
↑ thegeorgtowndish.com Staihar, Janet, "Georgetown plays Taiwan team ... in Shanghai," August 23, 2011.
↑ Wang, Gene, "Georgetown’s men’s basketball team puts brawl in China behind them," washingtonpost.com, August 21, 2011.
↑ Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Georgetown vs Lioaning Dinosaurs 08/21/11 4 p.m.
↑ Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Georgetown vs Chinese Taipei 08/23/11 7 p.m. at Jing'An Gymnasium, Shanghai, China

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