2011–12 Georgia State Panthers men's basketball team

2011–12 Georgia State Panthers men's basketball

CIT, Second Round, vs. Mercer, L 59-64
Conference	Colonial Athletic Association
2011–12 record	21–12 (11–7 CAA)
Head coach	Ron Hunter (1st year)
Assistant coach	Darryl LaBarrie (1st year)
Assistant coach	Everick Sullivan (1st year)
Assistant coach	Claude Pardue (1st year)
Home arena	GSU Sports Arena

	Conf				Overall
2011–12 CAA men's basketball standings
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Drexel	16	–	2	.889	29	–	7	.806
VCU†	15	–	3	.833	29	–	7	.806
George Mason	14	–	4	.778	24	–	9	.727
Old Dominion	13	–	5	.722	21	–	13	.618
Delaware	12	–	6	.667	18	–	14	.563
Georgia State	11	–	7	.611	22	–	11	.667
Northeastern	9	–	9	.500	14	–	17	.452
James Madison	5	–	13	.278	12	–	20	.375
UNCW	5	–	13	.278	10	–	21	.323
William & Mary	4	–	14	.222	6	–	26	.188
Hofstra	3	–	15	.167	10	–	22	.313
Towson	1	–	17	.056	1	–	31	.031


† 2012 CAA Tournament winner As of March 18, 2012; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2011–12 Georgia State men's basketball team represented Georgia State University during the college basketball season of 2011–2012. The team's head coach was Ron Hunter in first season at GSU. They played their home games at GSU Sports Arena and are members of the Colonial Athletic Association. They finished the season 21–12, 11–7 in CAA play to finish in sixth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the CAA Basketball Tournament to George Mason. They were invited to the 2012 CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they defeated Tennessee Tech in the first round before falling in the second round to eventual tournament winner Mercer.

Season notes

During the November 29 away game at South Carolina State, Georgia State set a record margin of victory at any away game of 31 points.

On the December 1 game against FIU, Georgia State set a school record of 14 rejections (blocked shots). The previous record was 12 on January 29, 2000 against Troy.

During the 2011–12 season, the schools winning streak record was extended to 11 consecutive games ranging from the November 18th game against McNeese State game to the January 4th game against VCU.

Eric Buckner set the career blocks record for the university at 167.

Eric Buckner set the season blocks record for the university at 117.^[1]

Jihad Ali set the career-games played record at 126 games.

During the CAA tournament, Georgia State set the tournament record for largest margin of victory against Hofstra at 35 points.

Roster

2011–12 Georgia State Panthers men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Home town
3.5 !F	14	Ali, JihadJihad Ali	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 200 lb (91 kg)	4.5 !RS Sr	Atlanta, GA
3.5 !F	20	Buckner, EricEric Buckner	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 82 !6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 210 lb (95 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Ehrhardt, SC
1.5 !G	4	Fields, JamesJames Fields	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 192 lb (87 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Savannah, GA
3.5 !F	24	McGee, BrandonBrandon McGee	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 220 lb (100 kg)	4.5 !RS Sr	Chicago, IL
2.5 !G/F	23	Micheaux, JoshJosh Micheaux	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 211 lb (96 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Missouri City, TX
3.5 !F	55	Taylor, JamarJamar Taylor	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 225 lb (102 kg)	4.5 !RS Sr	Charleston, SC
5.0 !C	22	Vincent, JamesJames Vincent	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 82 !6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 250 lb (113 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Columbus, GA
1.5 !G	25	Richardson, RashaadRashaad Richardson	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 190 lb (86 kg)	2.0 !So	James Island, SC
1.5 !G	10	White, DevontaDevonta White	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 70 !5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 158 lb (72 kg)	2.0 !So	Alpharetta, GA
1.5 !G	15	Gamble, TylerTyler Gamble	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 195 lb (88 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Commerce, GA
3.5 !F	34	Green, JustinJustin Green	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 205 lb (93 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Jonesboro, GA
1.5 !G	21	Green, RyannRyann Green	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 171 lb (78 kg)	1.0 !Fr	College Park, GA
1.5 !G	11	Kimbro Jr., TonyTony Kimbro Jr.	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 185 lb (84 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Louisville, KY

Head coach

Ron Hunter (Miami (Ohio))

Assistant coach(es)

Darryl LaBarrie (Georgia Tech)
Everick Sullivan (Louisville)
Claude Pardue (Emory)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

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Class of 2012 Commitments

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
R. J. Hunter SG	Indianapolis, IN	Pike High School	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	May 26, 2011
R. J. Hunter SG	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 84
T. J. Shipes PF	Buford, GA	Buford High School	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Oct 17, 2011
T. J. Shipes PF	Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 40
LaRon Smith PF	Palm Bay, FL	Heritage High School	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	210 lb (95 kg)
LaRon Smith PF	Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A
Cameron Solomon SG	Hampton, GA	Brevard Community College	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	175 lb (79 kg)
Cameron Solomon SG	Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A
David Travers PG	Carlsbad, CA	La Costa Canyon High School	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Aug 18, 2011
David Travers PG	Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 79
Curtis Washington F	Elizabethtown, KY	Elizabethtown High School	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	245 lb (111 kg)
Curtis Washington F	Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 87
Overall recruiting rankings:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2011-11-30. "2012 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2011-11-30.

Schedule

Date	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site
Exhibition
October 31*	Southern Poly	W 90–65		GSU Sports Arena
November 5*	Oglethorpe	W 90–49		GSU Sports Arena
Regular Season
November 12*	at Washington (World Vision Classic)	L 74–91	0–1	Hec Edmundson Pavilion
November 13*	vs. Portland (World Vision Classic)	L 61–66	0–2	Hec Edmundson Pavilion
November 14*	vs. Florida Atlantic (World Vision Classic)	L 77–84	0–3	Hec Edmundson Pavilion
November 18*	McNeese State	W 69–50	1–3	GSU Sports Arena
November 22*	at Samford	W 55–47	2–3	Pete Hanna Center
November 26*	Liberty	W 72–50	3–3	GSU Sports Arena
November 29th*	at South Carolina State	W 85–54	4–3	SHM Memorial Center
December 1*	FIU	W 73–47	5–3	GSU Sports Arena
December 3	William & Mary	W 66–34	6–3 (1–0)	GSU Sports Arena
December 10*	Rhode Island	W 96–64	7–3	GSU Sports Arena
December 17*	at Utah Valley	W 71–68	8–3	UCCU Center
December 22*	Georgia Southern	W 72–52	9–3	GSU Sports Arena
January 2	Drexel	W 58–44	10–3 (2–0)	GSU Sports Arena
January 4	at VCU	W 55–53	11–3 (3–0)	Stuart C. Siegel Center
January 7	at George Mason	L 58–61	11–4 (3–1)	Patriot Center
January 12	UNC Wilmington (Barefoot for Bare Feet)	W 75–61	12–4 (4–1)	GSU Sports Arena
January 14	Towson	W 57–42	13–4 (5–1)	GSU Sports Arena
January 18	at Northeastern	L 57–60	13–5 (5–2)	Matthews Arena
January 21	at Delaware	L 74–77 ^2OT	13–6 (5–3)	Bob Carpenter Center
January 23	James Madison	W 74–58	14–6 (6–3)	GSU Sports Arena
January 25	at Drexel	L 46–68	14–7 (6–4)	Daskalakis Athletic Center
January 28	VCU	L 58–59	14–8 (6–5)	GSU Sports Arena
February 1	at UNC Wilmington	W 68–53	15–8 (7–5)	Trask Coliseum
February 4	at Hofstra	W 59–43	16–8 (8–5)	Hofstra Arena
February 8	Northeastern	W 61–59	17–8 (9–5)	GSU Sports Arena
February 11	Delaware	L 77–80 ^OT	17–9 (9–6)	GSU Sports Arena
February 14	at James Madison	W 67–64	18–9 (10–6)	James Madison University Convocation Center
February 18*	UTSA (Sears BracketBusters)	W 82–71	19–9	GSU Sports Arena
February 22	Old Dominion	L 60–65	19–10 (10–7)	GSU Sports Arena
February 25	at William & Mary	W 64–60	20–10 (11–7)	William & Mary Hall
2012 CAA Tournament
March 2	vs. Hofstra (First Round)	W 85–50	21–10	Richmond Coliseum
March 3	vs. George Mason (Quarterfinals)	L 59–61	21–11	Richmond Coliseum
2012 CIT
March 13*	Tennessee Tech (First Round)	W 74–43	22–11	GSU Sports Arena
March 17*	at Mercer (Second Round)	L 59–64	22–12	The University Center
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. ( ) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

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References

↑ Holmes, Mike. "Panthers' Season Ends with 64-59 Loss at Mercer". Georgia State Athletics. Retrieved 20 March 2012.
↑ "M Basketball – 2011–12 Roster". Georgia State Athletics. Retrieved 14 March 2012.
↑ "M Basketball – 2011–12 Schedule". Georgia State Athletics. Retrieved 14 March 2012.

Georgia State Panthers men's basketball

Venues	GSU Sports Arena (1973–present)

Culture & lore	"Fight Panthers" Pounce

People	Head coaches

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