2011–12 Vanderbilt Commodores men's basketball | |||
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Conference | Southeastern Conference | ||
2011–12 record | 10−4 (0−0 SEC) | ||
Head coach | Kevin Stallings (13th year) | ||
Assistant coach | Brad Frederick (13th year) | ||
Assistant coach | Dan Muller (12th year) | ||
Assistant coach | Tom Richardson (9th year) | ||
Home arena | Memorial Gymnasium | ||
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#2 Kentucky | 0 | 0 | — | 14 | 1 | .933 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
#15 Mississippi State | 0 | 0 | — | 13 | 2 | .867 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
#13 Florida | 0 | 0 | — | 12 | 3 | .800 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Alabama | 0 | 0 | — | 11 | 3 | .786 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arkansas | 0 | 0 | — | 11 | 3 | .786 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Auburn | 0 | 0 | — | 10 | 4 | .714 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
LSU | 0 | 0 | — | 10 | 4 | .714 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ole Miss | 0 | 0 | — | 10 | 4 | .714 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Vanderbilt | 0 | 0 | — | 10 | 4 | .714 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Georgia | 0 | 0 | — | 9 | 5 | .643 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
South Carolina | 0 | 0 | — | 8 | 6 | .571 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tennessee | 0 | 0 | — | 7 | 6 | .538 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2012 SEC Tournament winner As of January 3, 2012 • Rankings from AP Poll |
The 2011–12 Vanderbilt Commodores men's basketball team represents Vanderbilt University during the current 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Commodores, members of the Southeastern Conference, are coached by Kevin Stallings, and are playing their 60th season in their current home arena, Memorial Gymnasium.
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The Commodores come off a 2010–11 season that ended with a second-round (first game) upset by Richmond in the NCAA Tournament. This continued a recent history of tournament disappointments for Vanderbilt, whose last three NCAA appearances have all ended with a first-game loss to a double-digit seed.[1]
During the offseason, the coaching staff saw one change when assistant King Rice was hired as head coach at Monmouth.[2] Rice was replaced by David Cason, a former player under Stallings at Illinois State who had spent the previous six seasons as an assistant with Tulsa.[3]
Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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Kedren Johnson PG |
Lewisburg, Tennessee | Marshall County | 6 ft 4 in (193 cm) | 195 lb (88 kg) | Sep 22, 2010 |
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Scout: Rivals: ESPN grade: 93 | ||||||
Shelby Moats PF |
Waconia, Minnesota | Waconia | 6 ft 7.5 in (201.9 cm) | 225 lb (102 kg) | Sep 26, 2010 |
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Scout: Rivals: ESPN grade: 89 | ||||||
Dai-Jon Parker SG |
Alpharetta, Georgia | Milton | 6 ft 3 in (191 cm) | 175 lb (79 kg) | Nov 5, 2010 |
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Scout: Rivals: ESPN grade: 96 | ||||||
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 23 Rivals: 30 | ||||||
Note: In many cases, Scout and Rivals may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, an average of the two was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources:
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In a major offseason development, three of the Commodores' most important players—Festus Ezeli, John Jenkins, and Jeffery Taylor—all spurned the NBA Draft and announced they would return for the 2011–12 season.[4][5] Jenkins, the SEC's leading scorer in 2010–11 at 19.5 points per game,[6] was chosen for the All-SEC first team.[7] Ezeli, who averaged 13 points, 6.3 rebounds, and 2.6 blocks[6] in a breakout season, was named to the All-SEC second team,[7] and was also named by multiple sources as one of the most improved players in the country.[1][8] Taylor averaged 14.7 points[6] while being named to the All-SEC second team, as well as the SEC All-Defensive Team.[7] Ezeli, Jenkins, and Taylor were all named by Basketball Prospectus in its 2011–12 preseason outlook as among the top 20 players in college basketball, making Vanderbilt the only Division I men's team with three top-20 performers.[4]
These decisions meant that Vanderbilt would return all five of its starters from last season, all of them seniors except for Jenkins, a junior.[9] Another returning starter, point guard Brad Tinsley, led the SEC in assists in 2010–11 with 4.6 per game.[4][6]
The Commodores thus were widely projected as a preseason top-10 team,[4][1] with ESPN's Hall of Fame commentator Dick Vitale going so far as to rank them #5 in his preseason top 40.[10]
Less than a month before the start of the season, the NCAA suspended Ezeli 6 games after accepting a meal and hotel room from a Vanderbilt alumnus during a summer trip. He was able to practice with the team during the suspension, and was also eligible to play in the team's preseason exhibition game (but was unable to play in that game). Ezeli came off his suspension for the Xavier game on November 28;[11] however, he suffered a sprained knee during a late-October practice,[12] and did not return until the Davidson game on December 7.[13]
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Date | Time | Opponent# | Rank# | Site | TV | Pts Ldr | Reb Ldr | Ast Ldr | Result | Attendance | Record |
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Nov. 7, 2011* | 7:00 pm | Xavier (LA) | #7 | Memorial Gymnasium • Nashville, TN | 17 - Taylor | 8 - Goulbourne | 4 - Fuller | W 102–67 | 11,844 | ||
Non-Conference Regular Season | |||||||||||
Nov. 11, 2011* | 9:00 pm | Oregon | #7 | Memorial Gymnasium • Nashville, TN | FSN | 24 - Jenkins | 11 - Taylor | 4 - Taylor | W 78–64 | 14,316 | 1–0 |
Nov. 13, 2011* | 1:00 PM | Cleveland State | #7 | Memorial Gymnasium • Nashville, TN (Legends Classic Preliminary Round) |
ESPNU | 17 - Jenkins | 11 - Tchiengang | 2 - Tied | L 58–71 | 13,503 [14] | 1–1 |
Nov. 15, 2011* | 7:00 PM | Bucknell | #18 | Memorial Gymnasium • Nashville, TN (Legends Classic Preliminary Round) |
17 - Taylor | 9 - Goulbourne | 4 - Henderson | W 80–68 | 12,543 [15] | 2–1 | |
Nov. 19, 2011* | 5:30 pm | vs. NC State | #18 | Izod Center • East Rutherford, NJ (Legends Classic Semifinal) |
ESPN3 | 28 - Jenkins | 11 - Tchiengang | 5 - Taylor | W 86–79 | 3–1 | |
Nov. 21, 2011* | 9:00 pm | vs. Oregon State | #18 | Izod Center • East Rutherford, NJ (Legends Classic) |
ESPN3 | 14 - Jenkins | 13 - Taylor | 2 - 5 Tied | W 64–62 | 3,294 | 4–1 |
Nov. 25, 2011* | 8:00 PM | Monmouth | #18 | Memorial Gymnasium • Nashville, TN | 18 - Jenkins | 10 - Goulbourne | 5 - Taylor | W 95–73 | 12,807 | 5–1 | |
Nov. 28, 2011* | 6:00 PM | #11 Xavier | #20 | Memorial Gymnasium • Nashville, TN | ESPN2 | 20 - Jenkins | 7 - Tied | 7 - Tinsley | L 70–82 OT | 14,316[16] | 5–2 |
Dec. 2, 2011* | 7:30 pm | at #6 Louisville | #20 | KFC Yum! Center • Louisville, KY (SEC–Big East Challenge) |
ESPN | 27 - Jenkins | 8 - Goulbourne | 5 - Tinsley | L 60–62 OT | 22,728 | 5–3 |
Dec. 7, 2011* | 6:00 PM | at Davidson | John M. Belk Arena • Davidson, NC | 30 - Taylor | 7 - Goulbourne | 3 - Johnson | W 87–83 | 4,475 | 6–3 | ||
Dec. 17, 2011* | 4:30 PM | Indiana State | Memorial Gymnasium • Nashville, TN | CSS | 21 - Taylor | 6 - 3 players | 3 - Tinsley | L 55–61 | 13,310 | 6–4 | |
Dec. 19, 2011* | 7:00 PM | Longwood | Memorial Gymnasium • Nashville, TN | 29 - Taylor | 10 - Goulbourne | 3 - Tinsley | W 99–71 | 12,886 | 7–4 | ||
Dec. 21, 2011* | 7:00 PM | Lafayette | Memorial Gymnasium • Nashville, TN | FSN | 27 - Jenkins | 9 - Tchiengang | 10 - Tinsley | W 89–58 | 13,034 | 8–4 | |
Dec. 29, 2011* | 8:00 PM | at #14 Marquette | Bradley Center • Milwaukee, WI | ESPN2 | 19 - Taylor | 16 - Goulbourne | 8 - Tinsley | W 74–57 | 15,684 | 9–4 | |
Jan. 2, 2012* | 7:00 PM | Miami (OH) | Memorial Gymnasium • Nashville, TN | 26 - Jenkins | 7 - Ezeli | 4 - Tinsley | W 69–62 | 13,162 | 10–4 | ||
SEC Regular Season | |||||||||||
Jan. 7, 2012 | 12:30 pm | Auburn | Memorial Gymnasium • Nashville, TN | SECN | - | - | - | ||||
Jan. 10, 2012 | 8:00 pm | at South Carolina | Colonial Life Arena • Columbia, SC | ESPNU | - | - | - | ||||
Jan. 14, 2012 | 3:00 pm | Georgia | Memorial Gymnasium • Nashville, TN | SECN | - | - | - | ||||
Jan. 19, 2012 | 6:00 pm | at Alabama | Coleman Coliseum • Tuscaloosa, AL | ESPN/ESPN2 | - | - | - | ||||
Jan. 21, 2012 | 6:00 pm | Mississippi State | Memorial Gymnasium • Nashville, TN | ESPN/ESPN2 | - | - | - | ||||
Jan. 24, 2012 | 6:00 pm | Tennessee | Memorial Gymnasium • Nashville, TN (Super Tuesday) |
ESPNU | - | - | - | ||||
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Jan. 28, 2012* | 1:00 PM | Middle Tennessee | Memorial Gymnasium • Nashville, TN | - | - | - | |||||
SEC Regular Season | |||||||||||
Jan. 31, 2012 | 8:00 pm | at Arkansas | Bud Walton Arena • Fayetteville, AR | ESPN | - | - | - | ||||
Feb. 4, 2012 | 12:00 PM | at Florida | O'Connell Center • Gainesville, FL | CBS | - | - | - | ||||
Feb. 8, 2012 | 8:00 PM | LSU | Memorial Gymnasium • Nashville, TN | CSS | - | - | - | ||||
Feb. 11, 2012 | 8:00 PM | Kentucky | Memorial Gymnasium • Nashville, TN (ESPN College GameDay) |
ESPN | - | - | - | ||||
Feb. 16, 2012 | 8:00 PM | at Mississippi | Tad Smith Coliseum • Oxford, MS | ESPN/ESPN2 | - | - | - | ||||
Feb. 19, 2012 | 12:00 PM | at Georgia | Stegeman Coliseum • Athens, GA | FSN | - | - | - | ||||
Feb. 22, 2012 | 7:00 PM | South Carolina | Memorial Gymnasium • Nashville, TN | SECN | - | - | - | ||||
Feb. 25, 2012 | 11:00 AM | at Kentucky | Rupp Arena • Lexington, KY | CBS | - | - | - | ||||
Feb. 28, 2012 | 8:00 PM | Florida | Memorial Gymnasium • Nashville, TN (Super Tuesday/ Senior Night) |
ESPN | - | - | - | ||||
Mar. 3, 2012 | 3:00 PM | at Tennessee | Thompson–Boling Arena • Knoxville, TN | ESPN/ESPN2 | - | - | - | ||||
2012 SEC Tournament | |||||||||||
Mar. 8–11 | vs. | New Orleans Arena • New Orleans, LA | SECN/ABC | - | - | - | |||||
*Non-Conference Game. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Central Time (#) during NCAA Tournament is seed with Region. |
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