2011–12 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball team


The 2011–12 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball team represented the University of Virginia during the 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cavaliers, led by third year head coach Tony Bennett, played their home games at John Paul Jones Arena and are members of the Atlantic Coast Conference. They finished the season 22–10, 9–7 in ACC play to finish in a three way tie for fourth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the ACC Basketball tournament to North Carolina State. They received an at-large bid to the 2012 NCAA tournament where they lost in the first round to Florida.

2011–12 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball
NCAA tournament, round of 64
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record22–10 (9–7 ACC)
Head coach
Associate head coachRitchie McKay (3rd season)
Assistant coaches
Home arenaJohn Paul Jones Arena
Seasons
2011–12 ACC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 6 North Carolina 14 2   .875 32 6   .842
No. 14 Duke 13 3   .813 27 7   .794
No. 15 Florida State 12 4   .750 25 10   .714
Virginia 9 7   .563 22 10   .688
No. 20 NC State 9 7   .563 24 13   .649
Miami (FL) 9 7   .563 20 13   .606
Clemson 8 8   .500 16 15   .516
Maryland 6 10   .375 17 15   .531
Virginia Tech 4 12   .250 16 17   .485
Wake Forest 4 12   .250 13 18   .419
Georgia Tech 4 12   .250 11 20   .355
Boston College 4 12   .250 9 22   .290
2012 ACC tournament winner
As of April 3, 2012
Rankings from Coaches Poll

The team was led by senior forward Mike Scott, who finished the season as a First team All-ACC Selection and runner up for the Conference Player of the Year.

Previous season

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The Cavaliers finished the 2010–11 season 16–15 overall, 7–9 in ACC play and lost in the first round of the ACC tournament to Miami.

Roster

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In December 2011, both Harrell and Johnson transferred from Virginia, to Auburn and San Diego State, respectively.[1]

2011–12 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Doug Browman 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 176 lb (80 kg) Jr Montrose Christian Midlothian, VA
G 1 Jontel Evans 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 188 lb (85 kg) Jr Bethel Hampton, VA
G 2 Paul Jesperson 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 197 lb (89 kg) Fr Merrill Merrill, WI
G 4 Ryan Wright 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 150 lb (68 kg) Fr Bullis School Upper Marlboro, MD
C 5 Assene Sene (C) 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 239 lb (108 kg) Sr South Kent School Saint-Louis, Senegal
G 11 Rob Vozenilek (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr St. Christopher's Richmond, VA
G 12 Joe Harris 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 211 lb (96 kg) So Chelan Chelan, WA
G 13 Sammy Zeglinski (C) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 184 lb (83 kg) Sr William Penn Charter Philadelphia, PA
F 21 Angus Mitchell (W) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr St. John's School Houston, TX
G 22 Malcolm Brogdon 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Greater Atlanta Christian Norcross, GA
F 23 Mike Scott (C) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 237 lb (108 kg) RS Sr Deep Creek/Hargrave Military Chesapeake, VA
G 24 KT Harrell 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 202 lb (92 kg) So Brewbaker Technology Raleigh, NC
G 25 Akil Mitchell 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 234 lb (106 kg) So Charlotte Christian Charlotte, NC
G 30 Thomas Rogers (W) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 209 lb (95 kg) So Fork Union Military Farmville, VA
G 32 Darion Atkins 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 222 lb (101 kg) Fr Landon School Clinton, MD
F 34 James Johnson 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 238 lb (108 kg) RS Fr Elsinore Wildomar, CA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Strength and conditioning coach(es)
Athletic trainer(s)

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

Roster
Last update: 14 October 2014

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
Nov. 13*
2:00 pm, ESPN3
South Carolina State W 75–38  1–0
John Paul Jones Arena (8,954)
Charlottesville, VA
Nov. 15*
7:00 pm, CSN+
Winthrop W 69–48  2–0
John Paul Jones Arena (7,983)
Charlottesville, VA
Nov. 18*
6:00 pm
vs. TCU
Paradise Jam
L 55–57  2–1
Sports and Fitness Center (NA)
Saint Thomas, USVI
Nov. 19*
3:30 pm
vs. Drexel
Paradise Jam
W 49–35  3–1
Sports and Fitness Center (NA)
Saint Thomas, USVI
Nov. 21*
7:00 pm
vs. Drake
Paradise Jam
W 60–52  4–1
Sports and Fitness Center (2,322)
Saint Thomas, USVI
Nov. 25*
7:00 pm, ESPNU
Green Bay W 68–42  5–1
John Paul Jones Arena (9,113)
Charlottesville, VA
Nov. 29*
7:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 15 Michigan
ACC–Big Ten Challenge
W 70–58  6–1
John Paul Jones Arena (10,564)
Charlottesville, VA
Dec. 3*
1:00 pm, ESPN3
Longwood W 86–53  7–1
John Paul Jones Arena (8,352)
Charlottesville, VA
Dec. 6*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
George Mason W 68–48  8–1
John Paul Jones Arena (8,954)
Charlottesville, VA
Dec. 18*
5:30 pm, FSN
at Oregon W 67–54  9–1
Matthew Knight Arena (8,750)
Eugene, OR
Dec. 21*
10:00 pm, RTNW
No. 24 at Seattle W 83–77  10–1
KeyArena (3,541)
Seattle, WA
Dec. 27*
7:00 pm
No. 23 Maryland Eastern Shore W 69–42  11–1
John Paul Jones Arena (8,661)
Charlottesville, VA
Dec. 30*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
No. 23 Towson W 57–50  12–1
John Paul Jones Arena (8,751)
Charlottesville, VA
Jan. 2*
7:00 pm, CST
No. 21 at LSU W 57–52  13–1
Maravich Assembly Center (8,810)
Baton Rouge, LA
Conference regular season
Jan. 7
6:00 pm, ESPNU
No. 21 Miami (FL) W 52–51  14–1 (1–0)
John Paul Jones Arena (11,283)
Charlottesville, VA
Jan. 12
9:00 pm, ESPN
No. 17 at No. 8 Duke L 58–61  14–2 (1–1)
Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314)
Durham, NC
Jan. 19
8:00 pm, ACCN
No. 15 at Georgia Tech W 70–38  15–2 (2–1)
Philips Arena (5,885)
Atlanta, GA
Jan. 22
6:00 pm, ESPNU
No. 15 Virginia Tech L 45–47  15–3 (2–2)
John Paul Jones Arena (14,021)
Charlottesville, VA
Jan. 26
9:00 pm, ESPNU
No. 19 Boston College W 66–49  16–3 (3–2)
John Paul Jones Arena (9,827)
Charlottesville, VA
Jan. 28
8:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 19 at NC State W 61–60  17–3 (4–2)
RBC Center (17,027)
Raleigh, NC
Jan. 31
7:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 16 Clemson W 65–61  18–3 (5–2)
John Paul Jones Arena (10,919)
Charlottesville, VA
Feb. 4
1:00 pm, ACCN
No. 16 at No. 21 Florida State L 55–58  18–4 (5–3)
Donald L. Tucker Center (11,757)
Tallahassee, FL
Feb. 8
7:30 pm, ESPN3
No. 19 Wake Forest W 68–44  19–4 (6–3)
John Paul Jones Arena (10,786)
Charlottesville, VA
Feb. 11
1:00 pm, ACCN
No. 19 at No. 5 North Carolina L 52–70  19–5 (6–4)
Dean E. Smith Center (20,496)
Chapel Hill, NC
Feb. 14
7:00 pm, ESPNU
No. 22 at Clemson L 48–60  19–6 (6–5)
Littlejohn Coliseum (10,000)
Clemson, SC
Feb. 18
1:00 pm, ACCN
No. 22 Maryland W 71–44  20–6 (7–5)
John Paul Jones Arena (14,101)
Charlottesville, VA
Feb. 21
9:00 pm, ESPNU
No. 25 at Virginia Tech W 61–59  21–6 (8–5)
Cassell Coliseum (9,656)
Blacksburg, VA
Feb. 25
4:00 pm, ESPN
No. 25 No. 7 North Carolina L 51–54  21–7 (8–6)
John Paul Jones Arena (14,273)
Charlottesville, VA
Mar. 1
7:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 24 No. 22 Florida State L 60–63  21–8 (8–7)
John Paul Jones Arena (11,807)
Charlottesville, VA
Mar. 4
9:00 pm, ACCN
No. 24 at Maryland W 75–72 OT 22–8 (9–7)
Comcast Center (16,497)
College Park, MD
ACC Tournament
Mar. 9
2:00 pm, ESPN2/ACCN
(4) vs. (5) NC State
Quarterfinals
L 64–67  22–9
Philips Arena (19,520)
Atlanta, GA
NCAA tournament
Mar. 16*
2:10 pm, TNT
(10 W) vs. (7 W) No. 25 Florida
Second Round
L 45–71  22–10
CenturyLink Center Omaha (16,494)
Omaha, NE
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time (#) during NCAA Tournament is seed with Region.

Rankings

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Ranking movement
Legend: ██ Improvement in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. ██ Not ranked the previous week. RV=Others receiving votes.
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 Wk 19
AP NR NR NR NR NR RV 24 23 21 16 15 19 16 19 22 25 24 RV RV
Coaches RV RV NR NR RV RV RV 24 23 17 17 21 18 20 22 RV RV RV RV NR

Team players drafted into the NBA

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Year Round Pick Player NBA Club
2012 2 43 Mike Scott Atlanta Hawks
2014 2 33 Joe Harris Cleveland Cavaliers
2016 2 36 Malcolm Brogdon Milwaukee Bucks

References

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  1. ^ Schwartz, Brian (April 16, 2013). "Where are they now? UVA basketball transfer edition". Streaking the Lawn. Retrieved October 14, 2014.