2011–12 Missouri Tigers men's basketball team

2011–12 Missouri Tigers men's basketball

Big 12 Tournament Champions
NCAA First Round, L,vs. Norfolk State University 86–84
Conference	Big 12
Ranking
Coaches	#11
AP	#3
2011–12 record	30–5 (14–4 Big 12)
Head coach	Frank Haith
Assistant coach	Tim Fuller
Assistant coach	Isaac Chew
Assistant coach	Ernie Nestor
Home arena	Mizzou Arena

	Conf				Overall
2011–12 Big 12 men's basketball standings
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 Missouri Tigers men's basketball team represented the University of Missouri in the 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Their head coach was Frank Haith, who was in his 1st year at Missouri. Haith won AP Coach of the Year honors for this season. The team played its home games at Mizzou Arena in Columbia, Missouri and they were members of the Big 12 Conference. It was the final year in which the Tigers participated in the Big 12 Conference, as they depart for the Southeastern Conference beginning with the 2012–13 season.

Roster

2011–12 Missouri Tigers men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	High School/Junior College	Home town
1.5 !G	1	Pressey, PhilPhil Pressey	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%; \| 175 lb (79 kg)	2.0 !So	Dallas Episcopal	Dallas, TX
1.5 !G	2	Brown (I), JabariJabari Brown (I)	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	Oakland Oregon	Oakland, CA
1.5 !G	11	Dixon, Jr., MichaelMichael Dixon, Jr.	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%; \| 185 lb (84 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Lee's Summit West	Kansas City, MO
3.5 !F	21	Bowers, LaurenceLaurence Bowers	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 221 lb (100 kg)	4.0 !Sr	St. George's	Memphis, TN
1.5 !G	23	Bell, KeionKeion Bell	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%; \| 200 lb (91 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Pasadena Pepperdine	Los Angeles, CA
3.5 !F	31	Feldmann, DannyDanny Feldmann	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%; \| 215 lb (98 kg)		Helias High School Columbia	Jefferson City, MO
1.5 !G	33	Ross, EarnestEarnest Ross	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%; \| 222 lb (101 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Panther Creek Auburn	Cary, NC
1.5 !G	3	Pressey, MattMatt Pressey	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)	4.0 !Sr	Cushing Academy Navarro CC	Dallas, TX
3.5 !F	10	Ratliffe, RicardoRicardo Ratliffe	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 240 lb (109 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Kecoughtan Central Florida CC	Hampton, VA
1.5 !G	12	Denmon, MarcusMarcus Denmon	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%; \| 185 lb (84 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Hogan Prep	Kansas City, MO
1.5 !G	24	English, KimKim English	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%; \| 200 lb (91 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Notre Dame Prep	Baltimore, MD
1.5 !G	25	Sutton, JarrettJarrett Sutton	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%; \| 196 lb (89 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Oak Park	Kansas City, MO
5.0 !C	32	Moore, SteveSteve Moore	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%; \| 267 lb (121 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Truman	Kansas City, MO
3.5 !F	35	Jones, AndrewAndrew Jones	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%; \| 255 lb (116 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Smithville	Smithville, MO
3.5 !F	44	Rosburg, AndyAndy Rosburg	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 220 lb (100 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Marquette	St. Louis, MO

Head coach

Frank Haith (Elon)

Assistant coach(es)

Tim Fuller (Wake Forest)
Isaac Chew (Avila)
Ernie Nestor (Alderson–Broaddus)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: June 4, 2012

Notes:

Jabari Brown transferred from Oregon in the 2012 spring semester. He will be eligible to play in the 2013 spring semester.

Schedule

Date	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (Attendance)
Exhibition
October 30, 2011*	#25	Missouri Southern (One State, One Spirit Classic)	W 114–68		Leggett & Platt Athletic Center (3,477)
November 2, 2011*	#25	Truman State	W 87–48		Mizzou Arena (N/A)
November 7, 2011*	#25	Central Missouri	W 88–70		Mizzou Arena (N/A)
Regular season
November 11, 2011*	#25	SE Missouri State	W 83–68	1–0	Mizzou Arena (9,612)
November 14, 2011*	#24	Mercer	W 81–63	2–0	Mizzou Arena (5,778)
November 17, 2011*	#24	Niagara	W 83–52	3–0	Mizzou Arena (6,315)
November 21, 2011*	#21	vs. Notre Dame (CBE Classic)	W 87–58	4–0	Sprint Center (11,436)
November 22, 2011*	#21	vs. #18 California (CBE Classic)	W 92–53	5–0	Sprint Center (10,747)
November 27, 2011*	#21	Binghamton	W 88–59	6–0	Mizzou Arena (5,037)
December 2, 2011*	#13	Northwestern State	W 90–56	7–0	Mizzou Arena (12,252)
December 6, 2011*	#10	vs. Villanova (Jimmy V Classic)	W 81–71	8–0	Madison Square Garden (8,231)
December 10, 2011*	#10	Navy	W 84–59	9–0	Mizzou Arena (11,529)
December 15, 2011*	#10	Kennesaw State	W 104–67	10–0	Mizzou Arena (8,015)
December 18, 2011*	#10	William & Mary	W 94–56	11–0	Mizzou Arena (9,026)
December 22, 2011*	#9	vs. #25 Illinois (Braggin' Rights)	W 78–74	12–0	Scottrade Center (22,087)
December 30, 2011*	#8	at Old Dominion	W 75–68	13–0	Ted Constant Convocation Center (8,460)
January 3, 2012	#7	Oklahoma	W 87–49	14–0 (1–0)	Mizzou Arena (15,061)
January 7, 2012	#7	at #23 Kansas State	L 59–75	14–1 (1–1)	Bramlage Coliseum (12,528)
January 11, 2012	#9	at Iowa State	W 76–69	15–1 (2–1)	Hilton Coliseum (13,198)
January 14, 2012	#9	Texas	W 84–73	16–1 (3–1)	Mizzou Arena (14,026)
January 16, 2012	#5	Texas A&M	W 70–51	17–1 (4–1)	Mizzou Arena (15,061)
January 21, 2012	#5	at #3 Baylor	W 89–88	18–1 (5–1)	Ferrell Center (10,617)
January 25, 2012	#2	at Oklahoma State	L 72–79	18–2 (5–2)	Gallagher-Iba Arena (9,476)
January 28, 2012	#2	Texas Tech	W 63–50	19–2 (6–2)	Mizzou Arena (15,061)
January 30, 2012	#4	at Texas	W 67–66	20–2 (7–2)	Frank Erwin Center (12,023)
February 4, 2012	#4	#8 Kansas (Border War and ESPN College GameDay)	W 74–71	21–2 (8–2)	Mizzou Arena (15,061)
February 6, 2012	#4	at Oklahoma	W 71–68	22–2 (9–2)	Lloyd Noble Center (7,994)
February 11, 2012	#4	#6 Baylor	W 72–57	23–2 (10–2)	Mizzou Arena (15,061)
February 15, 2012	#3	Oklahoma State	W 83–65	24–2 (11–2)	Mizzou Arena (14,324)
February 18, 2012	#3	at Texas A&M	W 71–62	25–2 (12–2)	Reed Arena (11,818)
February 21, 2012	#3	Kansas State	L 68–78	25–3 (12–3)	Mizzou Arena (15,061)
February 25, 2012	#3	at #4 Kansas (Border War)	L 86–87 ^OT	25–4 (12–4)	Allen Fieldhouse (16,300)
February 29, 2012	#7	Iowa State	W 78–72	26–4 (13–4)	Mizzou Arena (14,837)
March 3, 2012	#7	at Texas Tech	W 81–59	27–4 (14–4)	United Spirit Arena (7,892)
2012 Big 12 Men's Basketball Tournament
March 8, 2012	#5	vs. Oklahoma State (Quarterfinals)	W 88–70	28–4	Sprint Center (18,972)
March 9, 2012	#5	vs. Texas (Semifinals)	W 81–67	29–4	Sprint Center (18,972)
March 10, 2012	#5	vs. #12 Baylor (Championship)	W 90–75	30–4	Sprint Center (18,972)
2012 NCAA Tournament
March 16, 2012*	#3 (W 2)	vs. #(W 15) Norfolk State (West Region First Round)	L 84–86	30–5	CenturyLink Center Omaha (16,494)
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. ( ) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

Average Home Attendance

2011–12 Season	Conference Games	Non-Conference Games
11,830	14,839	8,446

Rankings

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

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 ^[1]	25	24	21	13	10	10	9	8	7	9	5	2	4	4	3	3	6	5	3	3
Coaches^[1]	25	25	21	13	10	8	8	8	6	9	5	2	4	4	3	3	8	5	3	11

References

↑ 1.0 1.1 "NCAA Men's Basketball Rankings". ESPN.com. Retrieved June 6, 2012.

Missouri Tigers men's basketball

Venues	Rothwell Gymnasium (1906–1929) Brewer Fieldhouse (1929–1972) Hearnes Center (1972–2004) Mizzou Arena (2004–present)

Rivalries	Illinois Kansas

Culture & lore	The Antlers Truman the Tiger

People	Head coaches Retired jerseys All-Americans

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