2011–12 Baylor Bears basketball team
| 2011–12 Baylor Bears men's basketball | |
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Las Vegas Classic Champions | |
NCAA Tournament, Elite Eight | |
| Conference | Big 12 Conference |
| Ranking | |
| Coaches | #8 |
| AP | #9 |
| 2011–12 record | 30-7 (12–6 Big 12) |
| Head coach | Scott Drew |
| Assistant coach | Jerome Tang |
| Assistant coach | Grant McCasland |
| Assistant coach | Paul Mills |
| Home arena | Ferrell Center |
| 2011–12 Big 12 men's basketball standings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| #6 Kansas | 16 | – | 2 | .889 | 32 | – | 7 | .821 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| #3 Missouri† | 14 | – | 4 | .778 | 30 | – | 5 | .857 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Iowa State | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 22 | – | 10 | .688 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| #9 Baylor | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 30 | – | 8 | .789 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kansas State | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 22 | – | 10 | .688 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 20 | – | 13 | .606 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oklahoma State | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 15 | – | 18 | .455 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oklahoma | 5 | – | 13 | .278 | 15 | – | 16 | .484 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas A&M | 4 | – | 14 | .222 | 14 | – | 18 | .438 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas Tech | 1 | – | 17 | .056 | 8 | – | 23 | .258 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 2012 Big 12 Tournament winner As of March 10, 2012; Rankings from AP Poll | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 2011–12 Baylor Bears basketball men's team finished 30-7 overall and 12-6 in Big 12 Conference play to finish in a 3rd-place tie with Iowa State. In postseason play, Baylor lost to Missouri in the 2012 Big 12 Men's Basketball Tournament championship game and Kentucky in the Elite Eight of the 2012 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament.
Pre-season
From August 12 to 15, the Baylor Bears participated in the Canadian Foreign Tour which began their pre-season, going 3-1 during the tour. The Bears concluded their pre-season against Abilene Christian University. The Bears began regular season play ranked #12 in both the AP and USA Today Coaches Pre-season polls.
Coaching
Scott Drew guided the Bears to school records in both conference wins (12) and wins overall (30). It was his ninth season as head coach.
NCAA Tournament
In the 2011-12 season, Baylor had one of its best seasons since 2008-09, going 27-7, with their highest ranking being #3. They also won the Continental Tires Las Vegas Classic. These efforts lead to a #3 seed in the South region of the NCAA Tournament.
In Baylor's second round game of the tournament, there were a number of stand out performances. Bears sophomore Brady Heslip, hit nine 3-pointers on the way to a new career high of 27 points. Heslip help lead the Bears to a victory over the 11th seed University of Colorado, which earned them a spot in the final 16 to face Xavier University.
In the sweet 16 game vs Xavier University, Baylor shot out of the gate with a commanding 20-4 lead, only to have that lead cut to 7 at half time. The non-existent paint game of the Baylor Bears in the second and third rounds was finally existent in the game against Xavier. Quincy Acy's powerful dunks and paint game helped spark the Baylor bears throughout the game. Quincy Acy finished with a team high 20 points and 15 rebounds. Point guard Pierre Jackson added 15 and Perry Jones III had 14 points. Burlington, Ontario's Brady Heslip helped clinch the victory by knocking down 4 crucial free throws in the last minute.
On Sunday, March 25, 2012, the Baylor Bears played The University of Kentucky in an Elite 8 match up to see who would advance to The Final Four in New Orleans. The Bears were unable to match the size and athleticism of the Kentucky players. Kentucky dominated the first half and led by 20 points going into half time. Kentucky managed to absorb a 9-1 Baylor run midway through the second half and got back to playing their up-tempo game, leading them to the 82-70 victory over the Bears. Unfortunately for the Bears, their season came to an end in this Elite 8 match-up.
"Kentucky are the most athletic team in the country; they forced us into turnovers and tough shots. They converted in transition and really showed their athleticism and sped the game up. They defended well too." Quote from Brady Heslip.
One of Baylor's four senior's, Quincy Acy, had an outstanding year as a Small Forward not only in the Final Four tournament but the regular season, and pre-season. He scored double-digits in the points column in a number of games, including setting a career high in blocks with 6 in a single game. Acy was named the Big 12 "Best Athlete" by Sporting News. Quincy will be graduating this year (2012) and is an eligible prospect for the upcoming NBA Draft. While Baylor will be losing a strong player and leader, they have a number of junior's and sophomore's with the talent and ability to step up into a leadership role for the 2012-13 season.
Roster
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- Gary Franklin, who transferred from California after the 2010 fall semester, became eligible to play for Baylor in the 2012 spring semester.
- Logan Lowery transferred from Centenary after the 2010–11 season. Because Centenary had reclassified to the non-scholarship Division III, Lowery was allowed to immediately play without sitting out a transfer year, but chose to redshirt instead.[2]
Rankings
On December 5, Baylor moved into sixth in the AP Poll and seventh in the Coaches Poll,[3] achieving the highest ranking in school history.[4]
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| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | Final | |
| AP Poll[5] | 12 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 9 | 12 | 9 | ||
| Coaches Poll[5] | 12 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 8 | |
Schedule and results
Source[6]
- All times are Central
| Date | Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (Attendance) | ||||||
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| Exhibition | |||||||||||
| 8/12/2011* | vs. Belgium | L 68–81 | Maple Leaf Gardens (NA) | ||||||||
| 8/13/2011* | vs. Canadian Juniors | W 104–78 | Maple Leaf Gardens (NA) | ||||||||
| 8/13/2011* | at Ryerson Rams | W 93–71 | Maple Leaf Gardens (NA) | ||||||||
| 8/15/2011* | vs. Ontario Revolution | W 103–68 | Maple Leaf Gardens (NA) | ||||||||
| 11/01/2011* | Abilene Christian | W 81–54 | Ferrell Center (3,082) | ||||||||
| Regular Season | |||||||||||
| 11/11/2011* | #12 | Texas Southern | W 77–57 | 1–0 | Ferrell Center (7,359) | ||||||
| 11/13/2011* | #12 | Jackson State | W 92–59 | 2–0 | Ferrell Center (6,103) | ||||||
| 11/15/2011* | #12 | San Diego State | W 77–67 | 3–0 | Ferrell Center (6,941) | ||||||
| 11/22/2011* | #9 | South Carolina State | W 70–50 | 4–0 | Ferrell Center (6,438) | ||||||
| 11/23/2011* | #9 | UT-Arlington | W 75–65 | 5–0 | Ferrell Center (5,988) | ||||||
| 11/29/2011* | #7 | Prairie View A&M | W 90–54 | 6–0 | Ferrell Center (6,072) | ||||||
| 12/04/2011* | #7 | at Northwestern | W 69–41 | 7–0 | Welsh-Ryan Arena (6,316) | ||||||
| 12/14/2011* | #6 | Bethune-Cookman (Continental Tires Las Vegas Classic) |
W 69–42 | 8–0 | Ferrell Center (8,838) | ||||||
| 12/17/2011* | #6 | at BYU | W 86–83 | 9–0 | Marriott Center (22,700) | ||||||
| 12/19/2011* | #6 | Paul Quinn (Continental Tires Las Vegas Classic) |
W 95–54 | 10–0 | Ferrell Center (5,034) | ||||||
| 12/22/2011* | #6 | vs. Saint Mary's (Continental Tires Las Vegas Classic) |
W 72–59 | 11–0 | Orleans Arena (1,526) | ||||||
| 12/23/2011* | #6 | vs. West Virginia (Continental Tires Las Vegas Classic) |
W 83–81 OT | 12–0 | Orleans Arena (1,526) | ||||||
| 12/28/2011* | #6 | vs. #15 Mississippi State (The Showcase) |
W 54–52 | 13–0 | American Airlines Center (6,707) | ||||||
| 01/02/2012 | #4 | Texas A&M | W 61–52 | 14–0 (1–0) | Ferrell Center (8,424) | ||||||
| 01/07/2012 | #4 | at Texas Tech | W 73–60 | 15–0 (2–0) | United Spirit Arena (8,247) | ||||||
| 01/10/2012 | #4 | at #18 Kansas State | W 75–73 | 16–0 (3–0) | Bramlage Coliseum (12,528) | ||||||
| 01/14/2012 | #4 | Oklahoma State | W 106–65 | 17–0 (4–0) | Ferrell Center (9,594) | ||||||
| 01/16/2012 | #3 | at #7 Kansas | L 74–92 | 17–1 (4–1) | Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) | ||||||
| 01/21/2012 | #3 | #5 Missouri | L 88–89 | 17–2 (4–2) | Ferrell Center (10,617) | ||||||
| 01/24/2012 | #6 | at Oklahoma | W 77–65 | 18–2 (5–2) | Lloyd Noble Center (8,004) | ||||||
| 01/28/2012 | #6 | Texas | W 76–71 | 19–2 (6–2) | Ferrell Center (10,299) | ||||||
| 02/01/2012 | #6 | at Texas A&M | W 63–60 | 20–2 (7–2) | Reed Arena (9,309) | ||||||
| 02/04/2012 | #6 | at Oklahoma State | W 64–60 | 21–2 (8–2) | Gallagher-Iba Arena (10,775) | ||||||
| 02/08/2012 | #6 | #10 Kansas | L 54–68 | 21–3 (8–3) | Ferrell Center (9,386) | ||||||
| 02/11/2012 | #6 | at #4 Missouri | L 57–72 | 21–4 (8–4) | Mizzou Arena (15,061) | ||||||
| 02/13/2012 | #9 | Iowa State | W 79–64 | 22–4 (9–4) | Ferrell Center (7,047) | ||||||
| 02/18/2012 | #9 | Kansas State | L 56–57 | 22–5 (9–5) | Ferrell Center (7,174) | ||||||
| 02/20/2012 | #13 | at Texas | W 77–72 | 23–5 (10–5) | Frank Erwin Center (14,501) | ||||||
| 02/25/2012 | #13 | Oklahoma | W 70–60 | 24–5 (11–5) | Ferrell Center (7,793) | ||||||
| 02/27/2012 | #9 | Texas Tech | W 77–48 | 25–5 (12–5) | Ferrell Center (7,123) | ||||||
| 03/03/2012 | #9 | at Iowa State | L 72–80 | 25–6 (12–6) | Hilton Coliseum (14,376) | ||||||
| 2012 Big 12 Men's Basketball Tournament | |||||||||||
| 03/08/2012 | #12 | vs. Kansas State (Quarterfinals) |
W 82–74 | 26–6 | Sprint Center (18,972) | ||||||
| 03/09/2012 | #12 | vs. #3 Kansas (Semifinals) |
W 81–72 | 27–6 | Sprint Center (18,972) | ||||||
| 03/10/12 | #12 | vs. #5 Missouri (Championship Game) |
L 75–90 | 27–7 | Sprint Center (18,972) | ||||||
| 2012 NCAA Tournament | |||||||||||
| 03/15/2012* | #9 (S 3) | vs. (S 14) South Dakota State (Second Round) |
W 68–60 | 28–7 | The Pit (N/A) | ||||||
| 03/17/2012* | #9 (S 3) | vs. (S 11) Colorado (Third Round) |
W 80–63 | 29–7 | The Pit (N/A) | ||||||
| 03/23/2012* | #9 (S 3) | vs. #(S 10) Xavier (Sweet Sixteen) |
W 75-70 | 30–7 | Georgia Dome (N/A) | ||||||
| 03/25/2012* | #9 (S 3) | vs. Kentucky (Elite Eight) |
L 70-82 | 30-8 | Georgia Dome (N/A) | ||||||
| *Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. ( ) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. (#) during NCAA Tournament is seed with Region. | |||||||||||
See also
- Baylor Bears basketball (men's basketball only)
- 2011–12 Big 12 Conference men's basketball season
References
- ↑ http://www.baylorbears.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/bay-m-baskbl-mtt.html#coaches>
- ↑ "Men's Basketball: Logan Lowery". Baylor University Athletics. Retrieved September 30, 2012.
- ↑ "2012 NCAA Men's Basketball Rankings - Week 5 (Dec. 5)". ESPN. Retrieved 2011-12-30.
- ↑ "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. Retrieved 2011-12-30.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "2011-12 NCAA Men's Basketball Rankings". ESPN. ESPN Internet Ventures. Retrieved October 21, 2011.
- ↑ "2011–12Schedule". Retrieved 2011-11-10.
- "Scott Drew Profile - Baylor Bears Official Athletic Site - BaylorBears.com ." Baylor Bears Official Athletic Site - BaylorBears.com. N.p., n.d. Web. 24 Mar. 2012. http://www.baylorbears.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/drew_scott00.html
- Quincy Acy Profile - Baylor Bears Official Athletic Site - BaylorBears.com . (n.d.). Baylor Bears Official Athletic Site - BaylorBears.com. Retrieved March 28, 2012, from http://www.baylorbears.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/acy_quincy00.html
- Wolstat, R. (2012, March 24). IT’S BAYLOR, BABY! Bears start quick, then hold off relentless Xavier squad to advance to Elite 8. The Saturday Sun, pp. 16.
- Barr, J. (2012, March, 18). Baylor vs. Colorado: Brady Heslip shoots Bears into Sweet 16. The Washington post, Retrieved from http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/early-lead/post/baylor-vs-colorado-brady-heslip-shoots-bears-into-sweet-16/2012/03/17/gIQAl6uiJS_blog.html
- Newberry, P. (2012, March 26). Kentucky beats Baylor 82-70 in South Regional. Associated Press. Retrieved from http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5gWL0a5PWvNpaEkjrHknKNjC8NGIA?docId=902283ac6887478496f86438ddc0048e
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