2011–12 Auburn Tigers men's basketball team

2011–12 Auburn Tigers men's basketball
Conference Southeastern Conference
2011–12 record 10–4 (0–0 SEC)
Head coach Tony Barbee
Assistant coach Tony Madlock
Assistant coach Randall Dickey
Assistant coach Milt Wagner
Home arena Auburn Arena
Seasons
« 2010–11 2012–13 »
2011–12 SEC men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
#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 Auburn Tigers men's basketball team will represent Auburn University in the sport of basketball during the 2011–12 college basketball season. The Tigers will compete in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and the Western Division of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). They will be led by head coach Tony Barbee, and play their home games at Auburn Arena on the university's Auburn, Alabama campus.

Previous season

The Tigers finished the 2010–11 season 11–20, 4–12 in SEC play and lost in the first round of the SEC Tournament to Georgia.

Roster

2011–12 Auburn Tigers men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Home town
G 0 Langford, JoshJosh Langford 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 209 lb (95 kg) So Huntsville, Alabama
G 1 Ward, VarezVarez Ward 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 208 lb (94 kg) RS So Montgomery, Alabama
F 3 Payne, AllenAllen Payne 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Cincinnati, Ohio
F 3 Denson, ChrisChris Denson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 172 lb (78 kg) So Columbus, Georgia
G 4 McAfee, CedrickCedrick McAfee 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Memphis, Tennessee
G 5 Morena, BernardBernard Morena 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Abidjan, Ivory Coast
G 11 Wallace, JoshJosh Wallace 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Jr Pensacola, Florida
G 15 Neysmith, TonyTony Neysmith 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 217 lb (98 kg) Sr Norcross, Georgia
F 22 Gabriel, KennyKenny Gabriel 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 208 lb (94 kg) Sr Charlotte, North Carolina
G 23 Sullivan, FrankieFrankie Sullivan 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 206 lb (93 kg) RS Jr Uniontown, Alabama
G 24 Rice, T.J.T.J. Rice 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 160 lb (73 kg) So Alpharetta, Georgia
F 25 Drum, JakeJake Drum 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 253 lb (115 kg) Sr Hoover, Alabama
G 32 Johnson, NoelNoel Johnson 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS So Fayetteville, Georgia
C 41 Chubb, RobRob Chubb 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 242 lb (110 kg) Jr Peachtree City, Georgia
G 44 Spencer, DylanDylan Spencer 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Birmingham, Alabama
F 45 Forbes, AdrianAdrian Forbes 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 232 lb (105 kg) Sr Spanish Town, Jamaica
C 50 Kouassi, WillyWilly Kouassi 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 219 lb (99 kg) Fr Abidjan, Ivory Coast
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Current redshirt

Schedule

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Record
Exhibition
November 1, 2011 7:00 p.m. Paine College Auburn Arena • Auburn, AL W 86–60  –
November 5, 2011 7:00 p.m. Victory University Auburn Arena • Auburn, AL W 83–47  –
Regular Season
November 11, 2011* 7:00 p.m. McNeese State Auburn Arena • Auburn, AL W 84–62  1–0
November 14, 2011* 7:00 p.m. Kennesaw State Auburn Arena • Auburn, AL W 68–55  2–0
November 25, 2011* 7:00 p.m. Nicholls State Auburn Arena • Auburn, AL W 78–57  3–0
November 28, 2011* 7:00 p.m. Arkansas-Pine Bluff Auburn Arena • Auburn, AL W 72–59  4–0
December 2, 2011* 8:00 p.m. at Seton Hall Prudential Center • Newark, NJ
(SEC–Big East Challenge)		 ESPNU L 59–81  4–1
December 14, 2011* 8:30 p.m. South Florida Auburn Arena • Auburn, AL CSS W 52–40  5–1
December 17, 2011* 7:00 p.m. North Florida Auburn Arena • Auburn, AL W 84–71  6–1
December 19, 2011* 7:00 p.m. Florida A&M Auburn Arena • Auburn, AL W 76–69  7–1
December 23, 2011* 12:00 a.m. vs. Hawaii Stan Sheriff Center • Honolulu, HI
(Diamond Head Classic quarterfinals)		 ESPNU W 65–62  8–1
December 23, 2011* 10:00 p.m. vs. Long Beach State Stan Sheriff Center • Honolulu, HI
(Diamond Head Classic simifinals)		 ESPN2 L 43–64  8–2
December 25, 2011* 6:30 p.m. vs. UTEP Stan Sheriff Center • Honolulu, HI
(Diamond Head Classic consolation)		 ESPN2 L 76–83  8–3
December 30, 2011* 6:00 p.m. Georgia Southern Auburn Arena • Auburn, AL W 78–75  9–3
January 2, 2012* 7:00 p.m. Bethune-Cookman Auburn Arena • Auburn, AL W 67–41  10–3
January 4, 2012* 6:00 p.m. at Florida State Donald L. Tucker Center • Tallahassee, FL ESPN3 L 56–85  10–4
SEC Regular Season
January 7, 2012 1:30 p.m. at Vanderbilt Memorial Gym • Nashville, TN SECN   
January 11, 2012 8:00 p.m. Kentucky Auburn Arena • Auburn, AL SECN   
January 14, 2012 1:30 p.m. Ole Miss Auburn Arena • Auburn, AL SECN   
January 17, 2012 7:00 p.m. at LSU Maravich Assembly Center • Baton Rouge, LA ESPNU   
January 21, 2012 1:30 p.m. South Carolina Auburn Arena • Auburn, AL SECN   
January 25, 2012 9:00 p.m. at Arkansas Bud Walton Arena • Fayetteville, AR CSS   
January 28, 2012 TBA at Tennessee Thompson-Boling Arena • Knoxville, TN ESPN2   
February 1, 2012 8:00 p.m. Georgia Auburn Arena • Auburn, AL SECN   
February 4, 2012 4:00 p.m. at Mississippi State Humphrey Coliseum • Starkville, MS SECN   
February 7, 2012 9:00 p.m. Alabama Auburn Arena • Auburn, AL ESPNU   
February 11, 2012 7:00 p.m. at Ole Miss Tad Smith Coliseum • Oxford, MS FSN   
February 18, 2012 8:00 p.m. Mississippi State Auburn Arena • Auburn, AL FSN   
February 21, 2012 7:00 p.m. at Florida O'Connell Center • Gainesville, FL ESPNU   
February 25, 2012 4:00 p.m. Arkansas Auburn Arena • Auburn, AL SECN   
February 29, 2012 8:00 p.m. at Alabama Coleman Coliseum • Tuscaloosa, AL SECN   
March 3, 2012 2:00 p.m. LSU Auburn Arena • Auburn, AL CBS   
2012 SEC Tournament
March 8–11 TBD vs.  New Orleans Arena • New Orleans, LA
(2012 SEC Tournament)		 SECN/ABC   
*Non-Conference Game. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Central.
Teams
Tournament