2011–12 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team

2011–12 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball
Conference Big East Conference
2011–12 record 10–3 (0–0 Big East)
Head coach Mick Cronin
Assistant coach Larry Davis
Assistant coach George Jackson
Assistant coach Darren Savino
Home arena Fifth Third Arena
Seasons
« 2010–11 2012–13 »
2011–12 Big East men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
#1 Syracuse 2   0   1.000     15   0   1.000
#9 Georgetown 2   0   1.000     12   1   .923
#20 Marquette 1   0   1.000     12   2   .857
Cincinnati 1   0   1.000     11   3   .786
Notre Dame 1   0   1.000     9   5   .643
Seton Hall 2   1   .667     13   2   .867
#8 Connecticut 2   1   .667     12   2   .857
#11 Louisville 1   1   .500     13   2   .867
West Virginia 1   1   .500     10   4   .714
South Florida 1   1   .500     8   7   .533
St. John's 1   2   .333     7   7   .500
DePaul 0   1   .000     9   4   .692
Rutgers 0   1   .000     8   6   .571
Pittsburgh 0   2   .000     11   4   .733
Providence 0   2   .000     11   4   .733
Villanova 0   2   .000     7   7   .500
† 2012 Big East Tournament winner
As of January 3, 2012[1] • Rankings from AP Poll

The 2011–12 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team represents the University of Cincinnati during the 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team plays its home games in Cincinnati, Ohio at the Fifth Third Arena, which has a capacity of 13,176. They are members of the Big East Conference.

Contents

Roster

2011–12 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Home town
G 0 Davis, JeremiahJeremiah Davis 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Muncie, Indiana
G 1 Wright, CashmereCashmere Wright 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) RS Jr Savannah, Georgia
F 2 Ellis, OctaviusOctavius Ellis (S) 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Memphis, Tennessee
G 3 Dixon, DionDion Dixon 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr Chicago, Illinois
F 5 Jackson, JustinJustin Jackson 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Cocoa Beach, Florida
G 10 Eppensteiner, AlexAlex Eppensteiner 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Cincinnati, OH
F 11 Thomas, ShaquilleShaquille Thomas  6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Paterson, New Jersey
C 13 Mbodj, CheikhCheikh Mbodj (S) 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Jr Dakar, Senegal
G 14 Guyn, Ge'LawnGe'Lawn Guyn 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Georgetown, Kentucky
F 15 Sanders, JermaineJermaine Sanders 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Fr Far Rockaway, New York
G/F 23 Kilpatrick, SeanSean Kilpatrick 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So White Plains, New York
F 24 Gaines, KelvinKelvin Gaines 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 225 lb (102 kg) RS Fr Ocala, Florida
F 34 Gates, YancyYancy Gates (S) 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 260 lb (118 kg) Sr Cincinnati, Ohio
F 44 Parker, JaQuonJaQuon Parker 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Suffolk, Virginia
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Larry Davis (Asbury College*)
  • George Jackson (Wittenberg*)
  • Darren Savino (Jersey City College*)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: 2011-12-11

Schedule and results

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance Record
Exhibition
11/1/2011* 7:00pm McGill #21 Fifth Third Arena • Cincinnati, OH W 75–41  3,484 –
11/8/2011* 7:00pm Northern Kentucky #21 Fifth Third Arena • Cincinnati, OH W 66–54  5,329 –
Regular Season
11/13/2011* 7:00pm Alabama State #21 Fifth Third Arena • Cincinnati, OH FS Ohio W 65–40  4,264 1–0
11/15/2011* 7:00pm Jacksonville State #20 Fifth Third Arena • Cincinnati, OH FS Ohio W 79–63  4,152 2–0
11/19/2011* 4:00 PM Presbyterian Fifth Third Arena • Cincinnati, OH L 54–56  4,960 2–1
11/21/2011* 7:00pm Northwestern State Fifth Third Arena • Cincinnati, OH FS Ohio W 71–43  4,505 3–1
11/25/2011* 7:00pm Marshall Fifth Third Arena • Cincinnati, OH ESPN3 L 69–73 OT 7,201 3–2
11/29/2011* 7:00pm Miami (OH) Fifth Third Arena • Cincinnati, OH FS Ohio W 56–47  6,457 4–2
12/2/2011* 7:00pm at Georgia Stegeman Coliseum • Athens, GA
(SEC–Big East Challenge)		 ESPNU W 57–51  6,796 5–2
12/10/2011* 12:30pm at Xavier Cintas Center • Cincinnati, OH
(Skyline Chili Crosstown Shootout)		 ESPN2 L 53–76  10,250 5–3
12/14/2011* 7:00pm at Wright State Nutter Center • Dayton, OH ESPN2 W 78–58  5,097 6–3
12/17/2011* 2:00pm Radford Fifth Third Arena • Cincinnati, OH ESPN3 W 101–70  4,771 7–3
12/21/2011* 7:00pm Arkansas-Pine Bluff Fifth Third Arena • Cincinnati, OH FS Ohio W 101-53  4,874 8-3
12/23/2011* 7:00pm Chicago State Fifth Third Arena • Cincinnati, OH FS Ohio W 95-60  5,321 9-3
12/29/2011* 9:00pm vs. Oklahoma US Bank Arena • Cincinnati, OH ESPNU W 56-55    10-3
Big East Regular Season
1/1/2012 7:00pm at Pittsburgh Petersen Events Center • Pittsburgh, PA FS Ohio/BIG EAST Network        
1/4/2012 7:00pm Notre Dame Fifth Third Arena • Cincinnati, OH FS Ohio/BIG EAST Network        
1/7/2012 2:00pm St. John's Fifth Third Arena • Cincinnati, OH FS Ohio/BIG EAST Network        
1/9/2012 9:00pm at Georgetown Verizon Center • Washington, D.C. ESPNU        
1/14/2012 12:00pm Villanova Fifth Third Arena • Cincinnati, OH WKRC-TV/BIG EAST Network        
1/18/2012 7:00pm at Connecticut Gampel Pavilion • Storrs, CT ESPN2        
1/21/2012 3:00pm at West Virginia WVU Coliseum • Morgantown, WV ESPNU        
1/23/2012 7:00pm Syracuse Fifth Third Arena • Cincinnati, OH ESPN        
1/28/2012 6:00pm at Rutgers Louis Brown Athletic Center • Piscataway, NJ FS Ohio/BIG EAST Network        
2/4/2012 7:00pm at DePaul Fifth Third Arena • Cincinnati, OH FS Ohio/BIG EAST Network        
2/8/2012 7:00pm at St. John's Madison Square Garden • New York, NY ESPNU        
2/11/2012 3:00pm at Marquette Bradley Center • Milwaukee, WI ESPNU        
2/15/2012 9:00pm Providence Fifth Third Arena • Cincinnati, OH ESPNU        
2/18/2012 4:00pm Seton Hall Fifth Third Arena • Cincinnati, OH FS Ohio/BIG EAST Network        
2/23/2012 9:00pm Louisville Fifth Third Arena • Cincinnati, OH ESPN or ESPN2        
2/26/2012 12:00pm at South Florida Tampa Bay Times Forum • Tampa, FL WKRC-TV/BIG EAST Network        
2/29/2012 7:00pm Marquette Fifth Third Arena • Cincinnati, OH ESPN or ESPN2        
3/3/2012 2:00pm at Villanova The Pavilion • Villanova, PA ESPN or ESPN2        
2012 Big East Tournament
March 6 - 10, 2012 TBD vs.  Madison Square Garden • New York, NY
(Quarterfinals)		 ESPN      
2012 NCAA Tournament
March 13 – April 2 vs.  Louisiana Superdome • New Orleans, LA
(2012 Final Four)		 CBS         
*Non-Conference Game. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Eastern Time (#) during NCAA Tournament is seed with Region

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Rankings

See also: 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings
Ranking Movement
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. ██ Not ranked the previous week.
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 21 20 RV RV
Coaches 22 20 RV RV

See also

Notes

  1. ^ "Big East Conference Standings - 2011-12." ESPN.com. Retrieved 01-03-12.
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