2011–12 Baylor Bears basketball team

2011–12 Baylor Bears men's basketball

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
	Conf				Overall
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

Source^[1]

2011–12 Baylor Bears men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
1.5 !G	0	Franklin, GaryGary Franklin	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	2.5 !RS So	Mater Dei	Santa Ana, CA
3.5 !F	1	Jones III, PerryPerry Jones III	83 !6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	2.0 !So	Duncanville	Duncanville, TX
3.5 !F	2	Neubert, JacobJacob Neubert	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Midway	Waco, TX
1.5 !G	3	Ellis, FredFred Ellis	78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Sacramento	Sacramento, CA
3.5 !F	4	Acy, QuincyQuincy Acy	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Horn	Mesquite, TX
1.5 !G	5	Heslip, BradyBrady Heslip	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	2.5 !RS So	New Hampton Boston College	Burlington, Ontario, Canada
5.0 !C	11	Morgan, J'MisonJ'Mison Morgan	83 !6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	265 lb (120 kg)	4.0 !Sr	South Oak Cliff HS UCLA	Dallas, TX
1.5 !G	14	Bello, DeuceDeuce Bello	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Westchester Country Day School	Greensboro, NC
1.5 !G	20	Lowery, LoganLogan Lowery	78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	2.0 !So	Kingwood Centenary	Kingwood, TX
1.5 !G	22	Walton, A. J.A. J. Walton	73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Hall	Little Rock, AR
3.5 !F	30	Miller, QuincyQuincy Miller	81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Westchester Country Day School	Chicago, IL
3.5 !F	34	Jefferson, CoryCory Jefferson	81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	2.5 !RS So	Killeen	Killeen, TX
3.5 !F	41	Jones, AnthonyAnthony Jones	82 !6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Yates	Houston, TX
1.5 !G	55	Jackson, PierrePierre Jackson	70 !5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Desert Pines	Las Vegas, NV

Head coach

Scott Drew (Butler)

Assistant coach(es)

Jerome Tang (Charter Oak State)
Grant McCasland (Baylor)
Paul Mills (Texas A&M)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

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

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

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. ( ) = First place votes.
	Week
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 Time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (Attendance) City, State
Exhibition
8/12/2011* 4:00pm		vs. Belgium	L 68–81		Maple Leaf Gardens (NA) Toronto, ON
8/13/2011* 12:00pm		vs. Canadian Juniors	W 104–78		Maple Leaf Gardens (NA) Toronto, ON
8/13/2011* 7:30pm, sportscanada.tv		at Ryerson Rams	W 93–71		Maple Leaf Gardens (NA) Toronto, ON
8/15/2011* 7:00pm		vs. Ontario Revolution	W 103–68		Maple Leaf Gardens (NA) Toronto, ON
11/01/2011* 7:00pm		Abilene Christian	W 81–54		Ferrell Center (3,082) Waco, TX
Regular Season
11/11/2011* 9:00pm	#12	Texas Southern	W 77–57	1–0	Ferrell Center (7,359) Waco, TX
11/13/2011* 6:00pm	#12	Jackson State	W 92–59	2–0	Ferrell Center (6,103) Waco, TX
11/15/2011* 1:00pm, ESPN	#12	San Diego State	W 77–67	3–0	Ferrell Center (6,941) Waco, TX
11/22/2011* 9:00pm	#9	South Carolina State	W 70–50	4–0	Ferrell Center (6,438) Waco, TX
11/23/2011* 7:00pm, FSSW/FSH	#9	UT-Arlington	W 75–65	5–0	Ferrell Center (5,988) Waco, TX
11/29/2011* 7:00pm, FSSW/FSH	#7	Prairie View A&M	W 90–54	6–0	Ferrell Center (6,072) Waco, TX
12/04/2011* 3:00pm, BTN	#7	at Northwestern	W 69–41	7–0	Welsh-Ryan Arena (6,316) Evanston, IL
12/14/2011* 7:00pm, FSSW/FSH	#6	Bethune-Cookman Continental Tires Las Vegas Classic	W 69–42	8–0	Ferrell Center (8,838) Waco, TX
12/17/2011* 1:00pm, BYUtv	#6	at BYU	W 86–83	9–0	Marriott Center (22,700) Provo, UT
12/19/2011* 7:00pm	#6	Paul Quinn Continental Tires Las Vegas Classic	W 95–54	10–0	Ferrell Center (5,034) Waco, TX
12/22/2011* 9:30pm, ESPN3	#6	vs. Saint Mary's Continental Tires Las Vegas Classic	W 72–59	11–0	Orleans Arena (1,526) Las Vegas, NV
12/23/2011* 8:00pm, ESPN	#6	vs. West Virginia Continental Tires Las Vegas Classic	W 83–81 ^OT	12–0	Orleans Arena (1,526) Las Vegas, NV
12/28/2011* 8:00pm, ESPN2	#6	vs. #15 Mississippi State The Showcase	W 54–52	13–0	American Airlines Center (6,707) Dallas, TX
01/02/2012 6:00pm, ESPNU	#4	Texas A&M	W 61–52	14–0 (1–0)	Ferrell Center (8,424) Waco, TX
01/07/2012 12:45pm, Big 12 Network	#4	at Texas Tech	W 73–60	15–0 (2–0)	United Spirit Arena (8,247) Lubbock, TX
01/10/2012 7:00pm, FSSW/FSH	#4	at #18 Kansas State	W 75–73	16–0 (3–0)	Bramlage Coliseum (12,528) Manhattan, KS
01/14/2012 2:00pm, ESPN2	#4	Oklahoma State	W 106–65	17–0 (4–0)	Ferrell Center (9,594) Waco, TX
01/16/2012 8:30pm, ESPN	#3	at #7 Kansas	L 74–92	17–1 (4–1)	Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, KS
01/21/2012 1:00pm, ESPN	#3	#5 Missouri	L 88–89	17–2 (4–2)	Ferrell Center (10,617) Waco, TX
01/24/2012 7:00pm, Big 12 Network	#6	at Oklahoma	W 77–65	18–2 (5–2)	Lloyd Noble Center (8,004) Norman, OK
01/28/2012 12:00pm, CBS	#6	Texas	W 76–71	19–2 (6–2)	Ferrell Center (10,299) Waco, TX
02/01/2012 8:00pm, ESPN2	#6	at Texas A&M	W 63–60	20–2 (7–2)	Reed Arena (9,309) College Station, TX
02/04/2012 12:45pm, Big 12 Network	#6	at Oklahoma State	W 64–60	21–2 (8–2)	Gallagher-Iba Arena (10,775) Stillwater, OK
02/08/2012 6:00pm, ESPN2	#6	#10 Kansas	L 54–68	21–3 (8–3)	Ferrell Center (9,386) Waco, TX
02/11/2012 12:45pm, Big 12 Network	#6	at #4 Missouri	L 57–72	21–4 (8–4)	Mizzou Arena (15,061) Columbia, MO
02/13/2012 6:00pm, ESPNU	#9	Iowa State	W 79–64	22–4 (9–4)	Ferrell Center (7,047) Waco, TX
02/18/2012 12:45pm, Big 12 Network	#9	Kansas State	L 56–57	22–5 (9–5)	Ferrell Center (7,174) Waco, TX
02/20/2012 8:00pm, ESPN	#13	at Texas	W 77–72	23–5 (10–5)	Frank Erwin Center (14,501) Austin, TX
02/25/2012 12:45pm, Big 12 Network	#13	Oklahoma	W 70–60	24–5 (11–5)	Ferrell Center (7,793) Waco, TX
02/27/2012 8:00pm, ESPNU	#9	Texas Tech	W 77–48	25–5 (12–5)	Ferrell Center (7,123) Waco, TX
03/03/2012 6:00pm, Cyclones TVN	#9	at Iowa State	L 72–80	25–6 (12–6)	Hilton Coliseum (14,376) Ames, IA
2012 Big 12 Men's Basketball Tournament
03/08/2012 11:30am, ESPN2	#12	vs. Kansas State Quarterfinals	W 82–74	26–6	Sprint Center (18,972) Kansas City, MO
03/09/2012 6:30pm, Big 12 Network/ESPNU	#12	vs. #3 Kansas Semifinals	W 81–72	27–6	Sprint Center (18,972) Kansas City, MO
03/10/12 4:30pm, ESPN	#12	vs. #5 Missouri Championship Game	L 75–90	27–7	Sprint Center (18,972) Kansas City, MO
2012 NCAA Tournament
03/15/2012* 6:27 PM, truTV	#9 (S 3)	vs. (S 14) South Dakota State Second Round	W 68–60	28–7	The Pit (N/A) Albuquerque, NM
03/17/2012* 7:59 PM, TNT	#9 (S 3)	vs. (S 11) Colorado Third Round	W 80–63	29–7	The Pit (N/A) Albuquerque, NM
03/23/2012* 6:15 PM, CBS	#9 (S 3)	vs. #(S 10) Xavier Sweet Sixteen	W 75-70	30–7	Georgia Dome (N/A) Atlanta, Georgia
03/25/2012* 1:20 PM, CBS	#9 (S 3)	vs. Kentucky Elite Eight	L 70-82	30-8	Georgia Dome (N/A) Atlanta, GA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. (#) during NCAA Tournament is seed with Region.

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.
1 2 "2011-12 NCAA Men's Basketball Rankings". ESPN. ESPN Internet Ventures. Retrieved October 21, 2011.
↑ "2011–12Schedule". Retrieved 2011-11-10.

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Venues	Marrs McLean Gymnasium (1938–1953) Heart O' Texas Fair Coliseum (1953–1988) Ferrell Center (1988–present)

Culture & lore	History "Old Fite" Baylor basketball scandal Murder of Patrick Dennehy

People	Head coaches

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