2011–12 Elon Phoenix men's basketball team

2011–12 Elon Phoenix men's basketball
Conference Southern Conference North
2011–12 record 14–15 (9–9 SoCon)
Head coach Matt Matheny
Assistant coach Tim Sweeney
Assistant coach Will Roberson
Assistant coach Jack Wooten
Home arena Alumni Gym
2011–12 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
North
UNC Greensboro 10 8   .556     13 19   .406
Elon 9 9   .500     15 16   .484
Samford 8 10   .444     11 19   .367
Western Carolina 8 10   .444     17 18   .486
Appalachian State 7 11   .389     13 18   .419
Chattanooga 5 13   .278     11 21   .344
South
Davidson 16 2   .889     25 8   .758
Georgia Southern 12 6   .667     15 15   .500
Wofford 12 6   .667     19 14   .576
College of Charleston 10 8   .556     19 12   .613
Furman 8 10   .444     15 16   .484
The Citadel 3 15   .167     6 24   .200
SoCon Tournament winner
As of March 15, 2012; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2011–12 Elon Phoenix men's basketball team represents Elon University during the 2011–12 college basketball season. This is head coach Matt Matheny's third season at Elon. The Phoenix compete in the Southern Conference's North Division and play their home games at Alumni Gym.

Roster

# Name Height Weight (lbs.) Position Class Hometown
0 Josh Bonney 5'10" 170 G Jr. Houston, TX
1 Drew Spradlin 6'5" 192 G Sr. Wheelersburg, OH
3 Lucas Weavil 5'11" 180 G So. Greensboro, NC
10 Austin Hamilton 5'10" 175 G Fr. Herndon, VA
11 Kevin Blake 6'3" 180 G Fr. Toronto, Ontario
12 Roger Dugas 6'8" 205 F Jr. Georgeville, Quebec
14 John Moody 6'4" 205 G Jr. Asheville, NC
20 Jack Isenbarger 6'2" 175 G So. Zionsville, IN
21 Ryley Beaumont 6'7" 195 F So. Millersville, MD
23 Egheosa Edomwonyi 6'7" 230 F So. Newark, NJ
24 Sebastian Koch 6'8" 190 G So. Munich, Germany
31 Lucas Troutman 6'10" 205 F So. Belton, SC
32 Ryan Winters 6'7" 195 F Fr. Denver, CO
44 Brett Ervin 6'7" 240 F Jr. Buckhannon, WV
45 Aaron Smith 5'11" 165 G Jr. Raleigh, NC

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Schedule and results

Date Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (Attendance)
Exhibition
November 3, 2011* Washington and Lee W 96–48  Alumni Gym (634[2])
Regular Season
November 11, 2011* at Massachusetts L 67–85  0–1 Mullins Center (3,093[3])
November 15, 2011* South Carolina W 58–53  1–1 Alumni Gym (1,589[4])
November 18, 2011* Rutgers–Camden W 87–53  2–1 Alumni Gym (1,005[5])
November 22, 2011* at Princeton W 56–55  3–1 Jadwin Gymnasium (1,498[6])
November 25, 2011* at NC State L 67–82  3–2 RBC Center (7,315[7])
November 30, 2011 Furman W 77–70  4–2 (1–0) Alumni Gym (958[8])
December 3, 2011* Navy W 51–48  5–2 Alumni Gym (1,037[9])
December 7, 2011 at UNC Greensboro W 80–72  6–2 (2–0) Greensboro Coliseum (3,275[10])
December 11, 2011* Lynchburg W 109–67  7–2 Alumni Gym (686[11])
December 17, 2011* at Dartmouth L 54–62  7–3 Leede Arena (827[12])
December 22, 2011* at San Diego State L 55–81  7–4 Viejas Arena (11,370[13])
December 29, 2011* at #6 North Carolina L 62–100  7–5 Dean Smith Center (20,880[14])
January 5, 2012 Georgia Southern L 63–69  7–6 (3–0) Alumni Gym (1,310[15])
January 8, 2012* Columbia L 60–65  7–7 Alumni Gym (1,306[16])
January 12, 2012 at The Citadel W 70–55  8–7 (–1) McAlister Field House (1,314[17])
January 14, 2012 at College of Charleston L 44–63  8–8 (3–2) TD Arena (4,022[18])
January 19, 2012 Samford L 80–86  8–9 (3–3) Alumni Gym (986[19])
January 21, 2012 Chattanooga W 88–87  9–9 (4–3) Alumni Gym (1,607[20])
January 26, 2012 at Western Carolina W 71–63  10–9 (5–3) Ramsey Center (1,521[21])
January 28, 2012 at Appalachian State L 66–81  10–10 (5–4) Holmes Center (2,355[22])
February 2, 2012 College of Charleston W 99–98 2OT 11–10 (6–4) Alumni Gym (1,157[23])
February 4, 2012 The Citadel W 71–66  12–10 (7–4) Alumni Gym (1,563[24])
February 6, 2012 Appalachian State W 82–59  13–10 (8–4) Alumni Gym (1,510)
February 9, 2012 at Chattanooga L 75–83  13–11 (8–5) McKenzie Arena (2,606)
February 11, 2012 at Samford L 78–87  13–12 (8–6) Pete Hanna Center (2,572)
February 15, 2012 at Wofford L 59–72  13–13 (8–7) Benjamin Johnson Arena (1,336)
February 18, 2012 Western Carolina L 76–78 OT 13–14 (8–8) Alumni Gym (1,163)
February 23, 2012 at Davidson L 45–66  13–15 (8–9) John M. Belk Arena (4,154)
February 25, 2012 UNC Greensboro W 93–79  14–15 (9–9) Alumni Gym (1,804)
Southern Conference Tournament
March 3, 2012 vs. Georgia Southern
(Quarterfinals)
 8:30 pm ESPN3  U.S. Cellular Center (–)
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. ( ) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

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