2011–12 Baylor Bears basketball team

2011–12 Baylor Bears men's basketball
Las Vegas Classic champions
Conference Big 12 Conference
Ranking
Coaches #5
AP #4
2011–12 record 13–0 (0–0 Big 12)
Head coach Scott Drew
Assistant coach Jerome Tang
Assistant coach Grant McCasland
Assistant coach Paul Mills
Home arena Ferrell Center
Seasons
« 2010–11 2012–13 »
2011–12 Big 12 men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
#4 Baylor 1   0   1.000     14   0   1.000
#7 Missouri 1   0   1.000     14   0   1.000
#23 Kansas State 0   0   —     11   1   .917
Iowa State 0   0   —     10   3   .769
#14 Kansas 0   0   —     10   3   .769
Texas 0   0   —     10   3   .769
Texas Tech 0   0   —     7   5   .583
Oklahoma State 0   0   —     7   6   .538
Oklahoma 0   1   .000     10   3   .769
Texas A&M 0   1   .000     9   4   .692
† 2012 Big 12 Tournament winner
As of December 31, 2011 • Rankings from AP Poll

The 2011–12 Baylor Bears basketball team represents Baylor University in the 2011–12 men's college basketball season. This is head coach Scott Drew's ninth season at Baylor. The Bears compete in the Big 12 Conference and play their home games at the Ferrell Center.

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Pre-season

The Baylor Bears headed North to Canada and participated in the Canadian Foreign Tour to begin their pre-season August 12-15. The Bears went 3-1 during the tour. After returning home the Bears were off until NCAA sanctioned practice resumed in October. The Bears concluded their pre-season by facing Abilene Christian University. The Bears found themselves ranked #12 in both the AP and USA Today Coaches Pre-season polls.

Roster

Source[1]

# Name Height Weight (lbs.) Position Class Hometown Previous Team(s)
0 Gary Franklin 6'2" 195 G So. Santa Ana, CA, U.S. Mater Dai HS
1 Perry Jones III 6'11" 235 F So. Duncanville, TX, U.S. Duncanville HS
2 Jacob Neubert 6'5" 200 G Jr. Waco, Texas, U.S. Midway HS
3 Fred Ellis 6'6" 220 F Sr. Sacramento, CA, U.S. Sacramento HS
4 Quincy Acy 6'7" 235 F Sr. Mesquite, TX, U.S. Horn HS
5 Brady Heslip 6'2" 180 G So. Burlington, Ontario, Canada New Hampton (NH)
Boston College
11 J'mison Morgan 6'11" 265 F
C		 Sr. Dallas, Texas, U.S. Oak Cliff HS
UCLA
14 Deuce Bello 6'4" 185 G Fr. Greensboro, North Carolina, U.S. Westchester Country Day School
20 Logan Lowery 6'6" 185 G So. Kingwood, Texas, U.S. Kingwood HS
Centenary
22 A.J. Walton 6'1" 185 G Jr. Little Rock, AR, U.S. Hall HS
30 Quincy Miller 6'9" 210 F Fr. Chicago, Illinois, U.S. Westchester Country Day School
34 Cory Jefferson 6'9" 200 F RS So. Killeen, TX, U.S. Killeen HS
41 Anthony Jones 6'10" 190 F Sr. Houston, TX, U.S. Yates HS
55 Pierre Jackson 5'10" 190 G Jr. Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. Desert Pines HS
College of Southern Idaho

Rankings

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

On December 5, Baylor moved into sixth in the AP Poll and seventh in the Coaches Poll,[2] achieving the highest ranking in school history.[3]

Ranking Movement
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
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] 12 11 9 7 6 6 6 6 4
Coaches[4] 12 12 10 8 7 7 7 7 5

Schedule and results

Source[5]

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance Record
Exhibition
8/12/2011* 4:00pm vs. Belgium Maple Leaf Gardens • Toronto, ON L 68–81  NA
8/13/2011* 12:00pm vs. Canadian Juniors Maple Leaf Gardens • Toronto, ON W 104–78  NA
8/13/2011* 7:30pm at Ryerson Rams Maple Leaf Gardens • Toronto, ON sportscanada.tv W 93–71  NA
8/15/2011* 7:00pm vs. Ontario Revolution Maple Leaf Gardens • Toronto, ON W 103–68  NA
11/01/2011* 7:00pm Abilene Christian Ferrell Center • Waco, TX W 81–54  3,082
Regular Season
11/11/2011* 9:00pm Texas Southern #12 Ferrell Center • Waco, TX W 77–57  7,359 1–0
11/13/2011* 6:00pm Jackson State #12 Ferrell Center • Waco, TX W 92–59  6,103 2–0
11/15/2011* 1:00pm San Diego State #12 Ferrell Center • Waco, TX ESPN W 77–67  6,941 3–0
11/22/2011* 9:00pm South Carolina State #9 Ferrell Center • Waco, TX W 70–50  6,438 4–0
11/23/2011* 7:00pm UT-Arlington #9 Ferrell Center • Waco, TX FSSW/FSH W 75–65  5,988 5–0
11/29/2011* 7:00pm Prarie View A&M #7 Ferrell Center • Waco, TX FSSW/FSH W 90–54  6,072 6–0
12/04/2011* 3:00pm at Northwestern #7 Welsh-Ryan Arena • Evanston, IL BTN W 69–41  6,316 7–0
12/14/2011* 7:00pm Bethune-Cookman #6 Ferrell Center • Waco, TX
(Continental Tires Las Vegas Classic)		 FSSW/FSH W 69–42  8,838 8-0
12/17/2011* 1:00pm at BYU #6 Marriott Center • Provo, Utah BYUtv W 86–83  22,700 9–0
12/19/2011* 7:00pm Paul Quinn #6 Ferrell Center • Waco, TX
(Continental Tires Las Vegas Classic)		 W 95–54  5,034 10–0
12/22/2011* 9:30pm vs. Saint Mary's #6 Orleans Arena • Las Vegas, NV
(Continental Tires Las Vegas Classic)		 ESPN3 W 72–59  N/A 11–0
12/23/2011* 8:00pm vs. West Virginia #6 Orleans Arena • Las Vegas, NV
(Continental Tires Las Vegas Classic)		 ESPN W 83–81 OT 1,526 12–0
12/28/2011* 8:00pm vs. #15 Mississippi State #6 American Airlines Center • Dallas, TX
(The Showcase)		 ESPN2 W 54–52  6,707 13–0
01/02/2012 6:00pm Texas A&M #4 Ferrell Center • Waco, TX ESPNU     
01/07/2012 12:45pm at Texas Tech #4 United Spirit Arena • Lubbock, TX Big 12 Network     
01/10/2012 7:00pm at Kansas State Bramlage Coliseum • Manhattan, KS FSSW/FSH     
01/14/2012 2:00pm Oklahoma State Ferrell Center • Waco, TX ESPN2     
01/16/2012 8:30pm at Kansas Allen Fieldhouse • Lawrence, KS ESPN     
01/21/2012 1:00pm Missouri Ferrell Center • Waco, TX ESPN     
01/24/2012 7:00pm at Oklahoma Lloyd Noble Center • Norman, OK Big 12 Network     
01/28/2012 12:00pm Texas Ferrell Center • Waco, TX CBS     
02/01/2012 8:00pm at Texas A&M Reed Arena • College Station, TX ESPN2     
02/04/2012 12:45pm at Oklahoma State Gallagher-Iba Arena • Stillwater, OK Big 12 Network     
02/08/2012 6:00pm Kansas Ferrell Center • Waco, TX ESPN/ESPN2     
02/11/2012 12:45pm at Missouri Mizzou Arena • Columbia, MO Big 12 Network     
02/13/2012 6:00pm Iowa State Ferrell Center • Waco, TX ESPNU     
02/18/2012 12:45pm Kansas State Ferrell Center • Waco, TX Big 12 Network     
02/20/2012 8:00pm at Texas Frank Erwin Center • Austin, TX ESPN     
02/25/2012 12:45pm Oklahoma Ferrell Center • Waco, TX Big 12 Network     
02/27/2012 8:00pm Texas Tech Ferrell Center • Waco, TX ESPNU     
03/03/2012 6:00pm at Iowa State Hilton Coliseum • Ames, IA Cyclones TVN     
2012 Big 12 Men's Basketball Tournament
03/07- 03/10/2012 vs.  Sprint Center • Kansas City, MO     
*Non-Conference Game. #Rankings from AP Poll.

See also

References

  1. ^ http://www.baylorbears.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/bay-m-baskbl-mtt.html#coaches>
  2. ^ "2012 NCAA Men's Basketball Rankings - Week 5 (Dec. 5)". ESPN. http://espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/rankings/_/year/2012/week/5/seasontype/2. Retrieved 2011-12-30. 
  3. ^ "No. 6 MBB Returns Home, Hosts Bethune-Cookman: Heisman Trophy winner Robert Griffin III to be honored at halftime.". BaylorBears.com. CBS Interactive. 2011-12-13. http://www.baylorbears.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/121311aaa.html. Retrieved 2011-12-30. 
  4. ^ a b "2011-12 NCAA Men's Basketball Rankings". ESPN. ESPN Internet Ventures. http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/rankings. Retrieved October 21, 2011. 
  5. ^ "2011–12Schedule". http://www.baylorbears.com/sports/m-baskbl/sched/bay-m-baskbl-sched.html. Retrieved 2011-11-10. 
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