2011–12 Villanova Wildcats men's basketball team

2011–12 Villanova Wildcats men's basketball
Conference Big East Conference
2011–12 record 6–4 (0–0 Big East)
Head coach Jay Wright
Assistant coach Chris Walker
Assistant coach Chris Urgo
Assistant coach Jason Donnelly
Home arena The Pavilion
Wells Fargo Center
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 Villanova Wildcats men's basketball team represented Villanova University in the 2011–12 college basketball season. Villanova was led by head coach Jay Wright. The Wildcats participated in the Big East Conference and played their home games at The Pavilion with some select home games at the Wells Fargo Center.

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Preseason

On October 19, 2011, at Big East Media Day, Marquette was ranked in eighth place in the Big East Preseason Coaches' Poll, receiving 127 points.[2] Maalik Wayns was named to the Preseason All-Big East Second Team.[3]

Roster

2011–12 Villanova Wildcats men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Home town
G 2 Wayns, MaalikMaalik Wayns 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
G 3 Johnson, TyroneTyrone Johnson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Plainfield, New Jersey
G 4 Hilliard, DarrunDarrun Hilliard 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
G 12 McMahon, NickNick McMahon 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 165 lb (75 kg) So Colts Neck, New Jersey
F/C 13 Yarou, MouphtaouMouphtaou Yarou 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So Natitingou, Benin
G 20 Ouano, DallasDallas Ouano 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Holmdel, New Jersey
F 21 Kennedy, MarkusMarkus Kennedy 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 260 lb (118 kg) Fr Yeadon, Pennsylvania
F 22 Pinkston, JayVaughnJayVaughn Pinkston 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 260 lb (118 kg) RS Fr Brooklyn, New York
G 23 Cheek, DominicDominic Cheek 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Jersey City, New Jersey
G 24 Yacoubou, AchrafAchraf Yacoubou 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Bronx, New York
C 25 Sutton, MauriceMaurice Sutton 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 215 lb (98 kg) RS Jr Upper Marlboro, Maryland
G 32 Bell, JamesJames Bell 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 225 lb (102 kg) So Orlando, Florida
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: 2011-11-12

Rankings

Ranking Movement
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. ██ No Change 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] 33 33 32
Coaches[4] 34 30 28

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