2011–12 Kentucky Wildcats women's basketball team
| 2011–12 Kentucky Wildcats women's basketball | |
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2012 SEC Champions | |
| Conference | Southeastern Conference |
| Ranking | |
| Coaches | No. 8 |
| AP | No. 12 |
| 2011–12 record | 27-6 (13-3 SEC) |
| Head coach | Matthew Mitchell (Fourth season) |
| Assistant coach | Kyra Elzy (fourth season) |
| Assistant coach | Matt Insell (fourth season) |
| Assistant coach | Shalon Pillow (third season) |
| Home arena | Memorial Coliseum |
| 2011–12 SEC women's basketball standings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| #12 Kentucky | 13 | – | 3 | .813 | 28 | – | 7 | .800 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| #9 Tennessee† | 12 | – | 4 | .750 | 27 | – | 9 | .750 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| #20 Georgia | 11 | – | 5 | .688 | 22 | – | 9 | .710 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| LSU | 10 | – | 6 | .625 | 23 | – | 11 | .676 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arkansas | 10 | – | 6 | .625 | 24 | – | 9 | .727 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| #25 South Carolina | 10 | – | 6 | .625 | 25 | – | 10 | .714 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vanderbilt | 9 | – | 7 | .563 | 23 | – | 10 | .697 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Florida | 8 | – | 8 | .500 | 20 | – | 13 | .606 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Auburn | 5 | – | 11 | .313 | 13 | – | 17 | .433 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mississippi State | 4 | – | 12 | .250 | 14 | – | 16 | .467 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alabama | 2 | – | 14 | .125 | 12 | – | 19 | .387 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ole Miss | 2 | – | 14 | .125 | 12 | – | 18 | .400 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 2012 SEC Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 2011–12 Kentucky Wildcats women's basketball team represents the University of Kentucky in the 2011–12 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Wildcats, coached by Matthew Mitchell, are a member of the Southeastern Conference, and play their home games on campus at Memorial Coliseum—unlike UK's famous men's program, which plays off-campus at Rupp Arena in downtown Lexington.
Pre-season outlook
This season, Kentucky returned three starters, including Victoria Dunlap, A'dia Mathies and Keyla Snowden, while adding one of the top recruiting classes in the nation.[1] Kentucky was picked by the leagues coaches to finish second in the SEC behind Tennessee. Victoria Dunlap, a 6-foot-1 forward from Nashville, Tennessee, enters her senior season as one of the most decorated players in UK basketball history. She was named the 2010 Southeastern Conference Player of the Year by The Associated Press and the league's coaches and was one of the 10 State Farm All-Americans named by the Women's Basketball Coaches Association last year, becoming UK's first All-American since Valerie Still in 1983. She is also on the Wade Trophy watch list awarded to the nation's top player. Dunlap was also picked to repeat as SEC Player of the Year by the league coaches, collecting eight of the twelve votes. Sophomore guard A'dia Mathies made the All-SEC first team. The Lady Wildcats also have a large freshman class this season, and will look to it to provide some depth for later in the season. Carly Marrow, a returning senior that usually comes off the bench, will also be relied upon to provide some much needed experience to an otherwise young second string.
2011–12 roster
From the official UK women's basketball site:
| # | Name | Height | Position | Class | Hometown | Previous team(s) |
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| Scholarship players | ||||||
| 0 | Jennifer O'Neill | 5'6" | G | So. | Bronx, New York | Saint Michael Academy |
| 1 | A'dia Mathies | 5'9" | G | Jr. | Louisville, Kentucky | Iroquois |
| 3 | Chrystal Riley | 5'5" | G | Sr. | Memphis, Tennessee | Hillcrest/LSU |
| 4 | Keyla Snowden | 5'7" | G | Sr. | Lexington, Kentucky | Lexington Catholic/Akron |
| 10 | Bernisha Pinkett | 5'7" | G | So. | Washington, District of Columbia | Howard D. Woodson |
| 11 | DeNesha Stallworth | 6'3" | C | Jr. | Richmond, California | Pinole Valley/California |
| 13 | Bria Goss | 5'10" | G | Fr. | Indianapolis, Indiana | Ben Davis |
| 20 | Maegan Conwright | 5'8" | G | So. | Arlington, Texas | Timberview |
| 23 | Samarie Walker | 6'1" | F | So. | West Carrollton, Ohio | Chaminade-Julienne/Connecticut |
| 24 | Amber Smith | 5'6" | G | Sr. | Winter Haven, Florida | Winter Haven |
| 31 | Samantha Drake | 6'3" | C | So. | Bardstown, Kentucky | Nelson County |
| 32 | Kastine Evans | 5'8" | G | So. | Salem, Connecticut | Norwich Free Academy |
| 40 | Brittany Henderson | 6'2" | F | Jr. | Pasadena, California | John Muir |
| 50 | Azia Bishop | 6'3" | F | Fr. | Toledo, Ohio | Start |
2011–12 schedule
| Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site city, state | ||||||
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| Exhibition | |||||||||||
| November 6* 2:00 PM |
No. 12 | Coker College | W 86–44 | |
Memorial Coliseum Lexington, Kentucky | ||||||
| Non-conference regular season | |||||||||||
| November 11* 7:00 PM |
No. 10 | at Morehead State | W 96–60 | 1–0 |
Johnson Arena Morehead, Kentucky | ||||||
| November 15* 11:00 AM |
No. 17 | Jacksonville State | W 100–25 | 2–0 |
Memorial Coliseum Lexington, Kentucky | ||||||
| November 17* 7:00 PM |
No. 17 | Northeastern | W 81–47 | 3–0 |
Memorial Coliseum Lexington, Kentucky | ||||||
| November 19* 3:00 PM |
No. 17 | Southern Miss | W 88–71 | 4–0 |
Memorial Coliseum Lexington, Kentucky | ||||||
| November 23* 5:30 PM |
No. 14 | Nebraska-Omaha | W 81–48 | 5–0 |
Memorial Coliseum Lexington, Kentucky | ||||||
| November 25* 7:00 PM |
No. 14 | Sam Houston State | W 73–52 | 6–0 |
Memorial Coliseum Lexington, Kentucky | ||||||
| November 27* 1:00 PM, BBSN |
No. 14 | Mississippi Valley State | W 90–51 | 7–0 |
Memorial Coliseum Lexington, Kentucky | ||||||
| December 4* 1:00 PM, BBSN |
No. 12 | No. 10 Louisville | W 74–54 | 8–0 |
Memorial Coliseum Lexington, Kentucky | ||||||
| December 8* 2:00 PM, BBSN |
No. 10 | No. 6 Duke | W 72–65 | 9–0 |
Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky | ||||||
| December 11* 1:00 PM, BBSN |
No. 10 | Arkansas-Pine Bluff | W 101–43 | 10–0 |
Memorial Coliseum Lexington, Kentucky | ||||||
| December 18* 1:00 PM, ESPNU |
No. 8 | at No. 3 Notre Dame | L 83–92 | 10–1 |
Edmund P. Joyce Center South Bend, Indiana | ||||||
| December 21* 7:00 PM |
No. 8 | at Samford | W 90–61 | 11–1 |
Memorial Coliseum Lexington, Kentucky | ||||||
| December 28* 8:00 PM |
No. 6 | at Middle Tennessee | L 58–70 | 11–2 |
Murphy Center Murfreesboro, Tennessee | ||||||
| SEC regular season | |||||||||||
| January 1 1:00 PM, CSS |
No. 11 | at Florida | W 59–56 | 12–2 (1–0) |
O'Connell Center Gainesville, Florida | ||||||
| January 5 6:00 PM, BBSN |
No. 11 | Arkansas | W 84–72 | 13–2 (2–0) |
Memorial Coliseum Lexington, Kentucky | ||||||
| January 8 3:30 PM, FSN |
No. 11 | Mississippi State | W 88–40 | 14–2 (3–0) |
Memorial Coliseum Lexington, Kentucky | ||||||
| January 12 7:00 PM, FSN |
No. 9 | No. 6 Tennessee | W 61–60 | 15–2 (4–0) |
Memorial Coliseum Lexington, Kentucky | ||||||
| January 15 3:00 PM |
No. 9 | at South Carolina | W 66–58 | 16–2 (5–0) |
Colonial Life Arena Columbia, South Carolina | ||||||
| January 19 7:00 PM |
No. 6 | at No. 15 Georgia | W 69–64 | 17–2 (6–0) |
Stegeman Coliseum Athens, Georgia | ||||||
| January 22 2:00 PM, SEC Network |
No. 6 | Florida | W 57–52 | 18–2 (7–0) |
Memorial Coliseum Lexington, Kentucky | ||||||
| January 26 7:00 PM |
No. 6 | at Auburn | W 66–48 | 19–2 (8–0) |
Auburn Arena Auburn, Alabama | ||||||
| January 29 2:00 PM, CSS |
No. 6 | Alabama | W 82–68 | 20–2 (9–0) |
Memorial Coliseum Lexington, Kentucky | ||||||
| February 2 7:00 PM |
No. 6 | Ole Miss | W 82–41 | 21–2 (10–0) |
Memorial Coliseum Lexington, Kentucky | ||||||
| February 15 3:00 PM, Cox Sports |
No. 6 | at LSU | L 51–61 | 21–3 (10–1) |
Pete Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, Louisiana | ||||||
| February 13 7:00 PM, ESPN2 |
No. 7 | No. 11 Tennessee | L 54–91 | 21–4 (10–2) |
Thompson-Boling Arena Knoxville, Tennessee | ||||||
| February 17 7:00 PM |
No. 7 | at Alabama | L 75–77 | 21–5 (10–3) |
Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, Alabama | ||||||
| February 20 9:00 PM, ESPN2 |
No. 13 | Vanderbilt | W 70–61 | 22–5 (11–3) |
Memorial Coliseum Lexington, Kentucky | ||||||
| February 23 9:00 PM |
No. 13 | South Carolina | W 53–50 | 23–5 (12–3) |
Memorial Coliseum Lexington, Kentucky | ||||||
| February 26 1:30 PM |
No. 13 | at Mississippi State | W 76–40 | 24–5 (13–3) |
Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, Mississippi | ||||||
| SEC tournament | |||||||||||
| March 2 1:00 PM |
No. 10 | vs. Florida 2012 SEC tournament quarterfinals |
W 71–67 | 25–5 (13–3) |
Bridgestone Arena Nashville, Tennessee | ||||||
| March 3 6:30 PM, FSN |
No. 10 | vs. LSU 2011 SEC tournament semifinals |
L 61–72 | 25–6 (13–3) |
Bridgestone Arena Nashville, Tennessee | ||||||
| NCAA tournament | |||||||||||
| March 17 4:20 PM, ESPN2 |
No. (2) | vs. No. (15) McNeese 2012 NCAA tournament first round |
W 68–62 | 26–6 (13–3) |
Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa | ||||||
| March 19 9:45 PM, ESPN2 |
No. (2) | vs. No. (7) Green Bay 2012 NCAA tournament second round |
W 65–62 | 27–6 (13–3) |
Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa | ||||||
| March 25 7:00 PM, ESPN2 |
No. (2) | vs. No. (11) Gonzaga 2012 NCAA tournament "sweet 16" |
W 79–62 | 28–6 (13–3) |
Ryan Center Kingston, Rhode Island | ||||||
| March 27 7:00 PM, ESPN |
No. (2) | vs. No. (1) Connecticut 2012 NCAA tournament "elite 8" |
L 65–80 | 28–7 (13–3) |
Ryan Center Kingston, Rhode Island | ||||||
| *Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern time. | |||||||||||