2011–12 Liberty Flames basketball team

The 2011–12 Liberty Flames basketball team represented Liberty University during the 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Flames, led by third year head coach Dale Layer, played their home games at the Vines Center and were members of the Big South Conference.

2011–12 Liberty Flames men's basketball
ConferenceBig South Conference
Record15–17 (9–9 Big South)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Jason Eaker
  • Brian Joyce
  • Matt Olinger
Home arenaVines Center
2011–12 Big South men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
UNC Asheville162 .8892410  .706
Coastal Carolina126 .6671912  .613
Campbell117 .6111715  .531
Charleston Southern117 .6111912  .613
Liberty99 .5001517  .469
Winthrop810 .4441220  .375
VMI810 .4441716  .515
High Point810 .4441318  .419
Presbyterian*810 .4441415  .483
Gardner–Webb612 .3331220  .375
Radford216 .111626  .188
2012 Big South tournament winner
As of March 15, 2012
Rankings from AP Poll
*Ineligible for conference tournament

Previous season

The Flames finished the 2010–11 season 19–13, 13–5 in Big South play to finish in second place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Big South tournament to High Point.

Departures

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownNotes
Garen Lafser1Guard6'1"175JuniorSt. LouisGraduated
James Spencer4Guard6'1"190SeniorNewport News, VirginiaGraduated
Evan Gordan10Guard6'2"185SophomoreIndianapolisTransferred to Arizona State
Jeremy Anderson12Guard6'4"200RS JuniorBowling Green, KYGraduated
Carter McMasters14Center6'11"210JuniorChattanooga, TennesseeGraduated

Roster

2011–12 Liberty Flames men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
G 1 Tanner Hoyt 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)185 lb (84 kg) Sr Winterville, North Carolina
G 2 Chene Phillips 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)170 lb (77 kg) So Detroit
G 3 Walt Aikens 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)195 lb (88 kg) RS So Charlotte
G 5 Kelly Assinesi 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)170 lb (77 kg) Fr Greenville, South Carolina
F 11 Andrew Smith 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)220 lb (100 kg) Jr Pompano Beach, Florida
F 13 Tomasz Gielo 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)220 lb (100 kg) Fr Szczecin, Poland
G 14 David Minaya 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)205 lb (93 kg) RS Sr Riverview, Florida
G 15 Ethan Layer 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)160 lb (73 kg) Fr Forest, Virginia
G 20 John Brown 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)200 lb (91 kg) RS Sr Savannah, Georgia
C 21 Joel Vander Pol 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)230 lb (104 kg) RS So Fort Myers, Florida
G 22 Tavares Speaks 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)185 lb (84 kg) Jr Raleigh, North Carolina
F 24 Antwan Burrus 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)220 lb (100 kg) Jr Winterville, North Carolina
G 25 Jesse Sanders 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)200 lb (91 kg) Sr Sugar Land, Texas
F 32 Stephen Baird 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)220 lb (100 kg) RS Fr San Antonio, Texas
G 33 John Caleb Sanders 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)180 lb (82 kg) So Sugar Land, Texas
F 42 Sommy Ogukwe 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)230 lb (104 kg) So Abuja, Nigeria
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: 2020-12-18

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
11/09/2011*
7:05 pm, FSSW/FSH
at No. 20 Texas A&M
Coaches vs. Cancer Classic
L 59-81  0–1
 18  JC Sanders  5  Tied  9  Jesse Sanders  Reed Arena (6,118)
College Station, TX
11/09/2011*
7:00 pm
Randolph College W 81-58  1–1
 18  Speaks  9  Jesse Sanders  8  Jesse Sanders  Vines Center (2,331)
Lynchburg, VA
11/14/2011*
7:00 pm
at William & Mary W 75-72  2–1
 20  Minaya  7  Tied  8  Jesse Sanders  Kaplan Arena (2,209)
Williamsburg, VA
11/18/2011*
7:00 pm
Eastern KY
2K Sports Classic
L 65-73  2–2
 19  Tied  7  Jesse Sanders  4  Jesse Sanders  Vines Center (1,965)
Lynchburg, VA
11/19/2011*
7:00 pm
Lehigh
2K Sports Classic
L 80-90  2–3
 18  JC Sanders  11  Burrus  10  Jesse Sanders  Vines Center (849)
Lynchburg, VA
11/20/2011*
7:00 pm
William & Mary
2K Sports Classic
L 64-65  2–4
 13  Speaks  12  Jesse Sanders  7  Jesse Sanders  Vines Center (658)
Lynchburg, VA
11/26/2011*
7:30 pm
at Georgia St L 50-72  2–5
 16  Speaks  7  Jesse Sanders  4  Phillips  GSU Sports Arena (803)
Atlanta
12/01/2011
7:05 pm
at Campbell L 82-96  2–6
(0-1)
 20  Vander Pol  9  Vander Pol  9  Jesse Sanders  John W. Pope Jr. Convocation Center (1,680)
Buies Creek, NC
12/03/2011
2:00 pm
at Coastal Carolina L 68-78  2–7
(0-2)
 15  Speaks  10  Vander Pol  10  Jesse Sanders  Kimbel Arena (1,039)
Conway, SC
12/06/2011*
7:00 pm
UNC Wilmington L 68-77  2–8
(0-2)
 19  Jesse Sanders  13  Jesse Sanders  7  Jesse Sanders  Vines Center (1,611)
Lynchburg, VA
12/10/2011*
7:00 pm
Virginia Intermont W 78-60  3–8
(0-2)
 19  Burrus  12  Jesse Sanders  9  Jesse Sanders  Vines Center (1,580)
Lynchburg, VA
12/17/2011*
7:00 pm
Hampton W 74-65  4–8
(0-2)
 22  Jesse Sanders  8  JC Sanders  9  Jesse Sanders  Vines Center (780)
Lynchburg, VA
12/20/2011*
7:00 pm
Montreat W 91-73  5–8
(0-2)
 20  JC Sanders  8  Burrus  16  Jesse Sanders  Vines Center (591)
Lynchburg, VA
12/28/2011*
7:00 pm
at Richmond L 61-77  5–9
(0-2)
 14  Jesse Sanders  8  Burrus  5  Jesse Sanders  Robins Center (4,471)
Richmond, VA
12/31/2011
2:00 pm
Charleston Southern L 76-81  5–10
(0-3)
 20  Jesse Sanders  10  Jesse Sanders  8  Jesse Sanders  Randolph Athletic and Dance Center (Randolph College) (358)
Lynchburg, VA
1/2/2012
7:00 pm
Presbyterian L 56-63  5–11
(0-4)
 15  Minaya  12  Jesse Sanders  9  Jesse Sanders  Vines Center (475)
Lynchburg, VA
1/7/2012
4:30 pm
at UNCA Asheville L 75-98  5–12
(0-5)
 18  JC Sanders  7  Tied  10  Jesse Sanders  Kimmel Arena (1,569)
Asheville, NC
1/10/2012
7:00 pm
at VMI L 57-71  5–13
(0-6)
 10  Burrus  9  Burrus  4  Burrus  Cameron Hall (2,361)
Lexington, VA
1/12/2012
7:00 pm
Radford W 69-64  6–13
(1-6)
 17  Jesse Sanders  11  Minaya  5  Jesse Sanders  Vines Center (908)
Lynchburg, VA
1/14/2012
7:00 pm
Winthrop L 61-64 yes 6–14
(1-7)
 13  Jesse Sanders  10  Jesse Sanders  8  Jesse Sanders  Vines Center (1,346)
Lynchburg, VA
1/21/2012
7:00 pm
at High Point W 84-78  7–14
(2-7)
 15  3 Tied  10  Jesse Sanders  13  Jesse Sanders  Millis Center (1,502)
High Point, NC
1/26/2012
7:00 pm
at Winthrop L 63-65  7–15
(2-8)
 13  Tied  8  Jesse Sanders  10  Jesse Sanders  Winthrop Coliseum (1,196)
Rock Hill, SC
1/28/2012
4:00 pm
at Radford W 67-65  8–15
(3-8)
 15  Tied  7  Jesse Sanders  6  Jesse Sanders  Dedmon Center (1,279)
Radford, VA
1/28/2012
4:00 pm
Gardner Webb W 63-58  9–15
(4-8)
 16  Minaya  9  Jesse Sanders  8  Jesse Sanders  Vines Center (1,838)
Lynchburg, VA
2/4/2012
7:00 pm
UNC Asheville L 51-65  9–16
(4-9)
 15  JC Sanders  10  Burrus  6  Jesse Sanders  Vines Center (2,368)
Lynchburg, VA
2/9/2012
7:30 pm
at Charleston Southern W 75-74  10–16
(5-9)
 20  Minaya  6  Vander Pol  9  Jesse Sanders  Buccaneer Field House (903)
North Charleston, SC
2/11/2012
7:00 pm
at Presbyterian W 77-64  11–16
(6-9)
 19  Jesse Sanders  6  Jesse Sanders  10  Jesse Sanders  Templeton Center (2,300)
Clinton, SC
2/14/2012
7:00 pm
Presbyterian W 78-69  12–16
(7-9)
 20  Minaya  13  Jesse Sanders  5  Jesse Sanders  Vines Center (1,442)
Lynchburg, VA
2/18/2012*
7:00 pm
at Morgan State
Sears BracketBusters
L 69-81  12–17
(7-9)
 21  Jesse Sanders  6  Jesse Sanders  4  Jesse Sanders  Hill Field House (1,054)
Baltimore
2/23/2012
7:00 pm
Coastal Carolina W 61-57  13–17
(8-9)
 18  Minaya  9  Jesse Sanders  11  Jesse Sanders  Vines Center (2,765)
Lynchburg, VA
2/25/2012
7:00 pm
Campbell W 49-41  14–17
(9-9)
 20  Burrus  12  Burrus  9  Jesse Sanders  Vines Center (3,894)
Lynchburg, VA
Big South tournament
2/29/2012
8:30 pm
vs. No. 4 Charleston Southern
BSC Championship Quarterfinals
L 74-88  15–17
(9-9)
 17  Minaya  8  Jesse Sanders  7  Jesse Sanders  Kimmel Arena (1,568)
Asheville, NC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
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