2011–12 West Virginia Mountaineers men's basketball team

2011–12 West Virginia Mountaineers men's basketball

NCAA Tournament East Region 10 Seed, Second Round
Conference	Big East Conference (1979–2013)
2011–12 record	19–14 (9–9 Big East)
Head coach	Bob Huggins
Assistant coach	Larry Harrison
Assistant coach	Erik Martin
Assistant coach	Jerrod Calhoun
Home arena	WVU Coliseum

	Conf				Overall
2011–12 Big East men's basketball standings
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
#2 Syracuse	17	–	1	.944	34	–	3	.919
#11 Marquette	14	–	4	.778	27	–	8	.771
Notre Dame	13	–	5	.722	22	–	12	.647
Cincinnati	12	–	6	.667	26	–	11	.703
#15 Georgetown	12	–	6	.667	24	–	9	.727
South Florida	12	–	6	.667	22	–	14	.611
#17 Louisville†	10	–	8	.556	30	–	10	.750
West Virginia	9	–	9	.500	19	–	14	.576
Connecticut	8	–	10	.444	20	–	14	.588
Seton Hall	8	–	10	.444	21	–	13	.618
Rutgers	6	–	12	.333	14	–	18	.438
St. John's	6	–	12	.333	13	–	19	.406
Pittsburgh	5	–	13	.278	22	–	17	.564
Villanova	5	–	13	.278	13	–	19	.406
Providence	4	–	14	.222	15	–	17	.469
DePaul	3	–	15	.167	12	–	19	.387


† 2012 Big East Tournament winner As of March 31, 2012^[1]; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2011–12 West Virginia Mountaineers men's basketball team represented West Virginia University during the 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Mountaineers, led by fifth year head coach Bob Huggins, played their home games at WVU Coliseum and are members of the Big East Conference. They finished the season 19–14, 9–9 in Big East play to finish in eighth place. They lost in the second round of the Big East Basketball Tournament to Connecticut. They received an at-large bid to the 2012 NCAA Basketball Tournament where they lost in the second round to Gonzaga.

Roster

Number	Name	Position	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
1	Dominique Ruledge	Forward	6–8	240	Junior	Newark, New Jersey
3	Juwan Staten	Guard	6–1	190	Sophomore	Dayton, Ohio
4	Jabarie Hinds	Guard	5–11	175	Freshman	Mount Vernon, New York
5	Kevin Jones	Forward	6–8	260	Senior	Mount Vernon, New York
12	Aaron Brown	Forward	6–5	220	Freshman	Darby, Pennsylvania
13	Deniz Kılıçlı	Forward	6–9	260	Junior	Istanbul, Turkey
14	Gary Browne	Guard	6–1	185	Freshman	Cupey, San Juan, Puerto Rico
20	Pat Forsythe	Center	6–11	240	Freshman	Brunswick, Ohio
22	Aric Dickerson	Guard	6–5	180	Freshman	Chicago, Illinois
23	Tommie McCune	Forward	6–8	205	Freshman	Saginaw, Michigan
24	Aaric Murray	Center	6–10	240	Junior	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
25	Darryl Bryant	Guard	6–1	185	Senior	Brooklyn, New York
32	Paul Williamson	Guard	6–3	195	Freshman	Harts, West Virginia
34	Kevin Noreen	Forward	6–10	245	Freshman	Minneapolis, Minnesota
55	Keaton Miles	Forward	6–6	205	Freshman	Dallas, Texas

Schedule

Date	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (Attendance)
Regular Season
11/11/2011*		Oral Roberts	W 78–71	1–0	WVU Coliseum (8,579)
11/15/2011*		Kent State (ESPN College Tip Off Marathon)	L 60–70	1–1	WVU Coliseum (5,616)
11/17/2011*		Alcorn State	W 97–62	2–1	WVU Coliseum (2,308)
11/22/2011*		vs. Morehead State	W 83–48	3–1	Charleston Civic Center (10,122)
11/28/2011*		Akron	W 77–56	4–1	WVU Coliseum (7,334)
12/03/2011*		at #21 Mississippi State	L 62–75	4–2	Humphrey Coliseum (7,529)
12/08/2011*		vs. Kansas State	W 85–80 ^2OT	5–2	Intrust Bank Arena (15,004)
12/10/2011*		Miami (FL)	W 77–66	6–2	WVU Coliseum (12,257)
12/17/2011*		Texas A&M–Corpus Christi (Las Vegas Classic)	W 84–64	7–2	WVU Coliseum (7,226)
12/19/2011*		Tennessee Tech (Las Vegas Classic)	W 72–53	8–2	WVU Coliseum (6,252)
12/22/2011*		vs. Missouri State (Las Vegas Classic semifinals)	W 70–68 ^OT	9–2	Orleans Arena (NA)
12/23/2011*		vs. #7 Baylor (Las Vegas Classic finals)	L 81–83 ^OT	9–3	Orleans Arena (1,526)
12/28/2011		Villanova	W 83–69	10–3 (1–0)	WVU Coliseum (11,262)
12/30/2011		at Seton Hall	L 48–67	10–4 (1–1)	Prudential Center (7,533)
01/04/2012		at Rutgers	W 85–64	11–4 (2–1)	Louis Brown Athletic Center (4,815)
01/07/2012		#9 Georgetown	W 74–62	12–4 (3–1)	WVU Coliseum (10,526)
01/09/2012		at #17 Connecticut	L 57–64	12–5 (3–2)	XL Center (15,805)
01/14/2012		Rutgers	W 84–60	13–5 (4–2)	WVU Coliseum (13,820)
01/18/2012*		vs. Marshall (Chesapeake Energy Capital Classic)	W 78–62	14–5	Charleston Civic Center (12,684)
01/21/2012		Cincinnati	W 77–74 ^OT	15–5 (5–2)	WVU Coliseum (14,070)
01/25/2012		at St. John's	L 62–78	15–6 (5–3)	Madison Square Garden (6,901)
01/28/2012		at #3 Syracuse	L 61–63	15–7 (5–4)	Carrier Dome (28,740)
01/30/2012		Pittsburgh	L 66–72	15–8 (5–5)	WVU Coliseum (13,032)
02/05/2012		at Providence	W 87–84 ^OT	16–8 (6–5)	Dunkin' Donuts Center (8,122)
02/08/2012		Notre Dame	L 51–55	16–9 (6–6)	WVU Coliseum (9,258)
02/11/2012		#24 Louisville	L 74–77	16–10 (6–7)	WVU Coliseum (11,254)
02/16/2012		at Pittsburgh	W 66–48	17–10 (7–7)	Petersen Events Center (12,508)
02/22/2012		at #20 Notre Dame	L 44–71	17–11 (7–8)	Edmund P. Joyce Center (8,265)
02/24/2012		#10 Marquette	L 60–61	17–12 (7–9)	WVU Coliseum (12,087)
02/28/2012		DePaul	W 92–75	18–12 (8–9)	WVU Coliseum (10,255)
03/03/2012		at South Florida	W 50–44	19–12 (9–9)	Tampa Bay Times Forum (9,737)
2012 Big East Men's Basketball Tournament
03/07/2012		vs. Connecticut (Second Round)	L 67–71 ^OT	19–13	Madison Square Garden (20,057)
2012 NCAA Tournament
03/15/2012*	#(E 10)	vs. (E 7) Gonzaga (Second Round)	L 54–77	19–14	Consol Energy Center (19,413)
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. ( ) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time (#) during NCAA Tournament is seed with Region.

References

↑ "Big East Conference Standings - 2011-12." ESPN.com. Retrieved 03-31-12.

West Virginia Mountaineers men's basketball

Venues	WVU Fieldhouse (1929–1970) WVU Coliseum (1970–present)

Rivalries	Marshall

Culture & lore	History The Mountaineer

People	Head coaches

Seasons	1903–04 1904–05 1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16

NCAA Final Four appearances in italics