2011–12 Washington Huskies men's basketball team

The 2011–12 Washington Huskies men's basketball team represented the University of Washington in the 2011–12 college basketball season. This was head coach Lorenzo Romar's 10th season at Washington. The Huskies played their home games at Alaska Airlines Arena at Hec Edmundson Pavilion as members of the Pac-12 Conference. They finished with 24–11 overall, 14–4 in Pac-12 play. They were the 2012 Pac-12 Conference regular season champions, but lost in the quarterfinals of the Pac-12 Basketball tournament to Oregon State. They were invited to the 2012 National Invitation Tournament where they defeated Texas–Arlington, Northwestern and rival Oregon before losing in the semifinals to Minnesota.

2011–12 Washington Huskies men's basketball
Pac-12 regular season champions
NIT, Semifinals
ConferencePac-12 Conference
Record24–11 (14–4 Pac-12)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Raphael Chillious
  • Paul Fortier
  • Jim Shaw
Home arenaAlaska Airlines Arena
2011–12 Pac-12 Conference
men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Washington144 .7782411  .686
California135 .7222410  .706
Oregon135 .7222410  .706
Arizona126 .6672312  .657
Colorado117 .6112412  .667
UCLA117 .6111914  .576
Stanford108 .5562611  .703
Oregon State711 .3892115  .583
Washington State711 .3891918  .514
Arizona State612 .3331021  .323
Utah315 .167625  .194
USC117 .056626  .188
Conference tournament winner
As of March 8, 2012
Rankings from AP poll

Departures

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownNotes
Venoy Overton1G6'0"185SeniorSeattle, WAGraduated
Isaiah Thomas2G5'9"185JuniorTacoma, WANBA draft
Antoine Hosley10G5'11"185FreshmanPortland, ORLeft Team
Matthew Bryan-Amaning11F6'9"240SeniorLondon, England, UKGraduated
Justin Holiday22F6'6"180SeniorChatsworth, CAGraduated
Tyreese Breshers33F6'7"255SophomoreLos Angeles, CAInjury

Recruits

Source:[1]

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Andrew Andrews
PG
Portland, Oregon Benson 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Sep 21, 2010 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 86
Martin Breunig
PF
Leverkusen, Germany St. John's Northwest Military Acad. 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jun 4, 2011 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 87
Jernard Jarreau
PF
New Orleans, Louisiana McDonogh No. 35 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sep 25, 2010 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 91
Hikeem Stewart
SG
Seattle, Washington Rainier Beach 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sep 6, 2010 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 92
Tony Wroten
PG
Seattle, Washington Garfield 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Oct 7, 2010 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:5/5 stars   Rivals:5/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 97
Shawn Kemp Jr.
PF
Canton, Georgia Hargrave Military Academy 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 265 lb (120 kg) Jul 7, 2011 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 40
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: nr   Rivals: nr  ESPN: nr
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "ESPN". ESPN.com.
  • "2011 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

2011–12 Team

Roster

Source[2]

# Name Height Weight (lbs.) Position Class Hometown Previous Team(s)
0 Abdul Gaddy 6'3" 185 G Jr. Tacoma, WA, U.S. Bellarmine Prep
4 Hikeem Stewart 6'2" 175 G Fr. Seattle, WA, U.S. Rainier Beach HS
5 Aziz N'Diaye 7'0" 260 C Jr. Dakar, Senegal College of Southern Idaho
10 Martin Breunig 6'8" 210 F Fr. Leverkusen, Germany St. John's Northwestern Military Acad.
12 Andrew Andrews 6'2" 195 G Fr. Portland, OR, U.S. Benson Polytechnic HS
14 Tony Wroten 6'5" 205 G Fr. Seattle, WA, U.S. Garfield HS
15 Scott Suggs 6'6" 195 G Sr. Washington, MO, U.S. Washington HS
20 Alex Wegner 6'7" 190 G/F Fr. Vashon Island, WA, U.S. Vashon Island HS
23 C. J. Wilcox 6'5" 185 G RS So. Pleasant Grove, UT, U.S. Pleasant Grove HS
30 Desmond Simmons 6'7" 220 F RS Fr. Vallejo, CA, U.S. Salesian HS
31 Terrence Ross 6'6" 195 G So. Portland, OR, U.S. Jefferson HS
33 Jernard Jarreau 6'10" 195 F Fr. New Orleans, LA, U.S. McDonogh No. 35 Senior HS
35 Austin Seferian-Jenkins 6'6" 258 F Fr. Fox Island, WA, U.S. Gig Harbor HS
40 Shawn Kemp, Jr. 6'9" 265 F Fr. Canton, GA, U.S. Hargraves Military Academy
42 Brendan Sherrer 6'8" 255 F Sr. Monroe, WA, U.S. Archbishop Murphy HS
44 Darnell Gant 6'8" 230 F RS Sr. Los Angeles, CA, U.S. Crenshaw HS

Coaching staff

NamePositionYear at WashingtonAlma Mater (Year)
Lorenzo RomarHead coach10thWashington (1980)
Raphael ChilliousAssistant coach3rdLafayette (1996)
Paul FortierAssistant coach7thWashington (2003)
Jim ShawAssistant coach8thWestern Oregon State (1985)
Lance LaVetterDirector of Basketball Operations10thNorthern Arizona (1992)

2011–12 Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/04/2011*
7:00 pm, RTNW
Seattle Pacific W 77–60 
Alaska Airlines Arena (9,481)
Seattle, WA
Regular Season
11/12/2011*
2:00 pm
Georgia State
World Vision Classic
W 91–74  1–0
Alaska Airlines Arena (8,465)
Seattle, WA
11/13/2011*
5:00 pm
Florida Atlantic
World Vision Classic
W 77–71  2–0
Alaska Airlines Arena (7,972)
Seattle, WA
11/14/2011*
7:00 pm, RTNW
Portland
World Vision Classic
W 93–63  3–0
Alaska Airlines Arena (7,918)
Seattle, WA
11/20/2011*
9:00 am, CBSSN
at Saint Louis L 64–77  3–1
Chaifetz Arena (6,761)
St. Louis, MO
11/25/2011*
3:00 pm
Houston Baptist W 88–65  4–1
Alaska Airlines Arena (9,273)
Seattle, WA
12/02/2011*
8:00 pm, ESPNU
at Nevada L 73–76 OT 4–2
Lawlor Events Center (4,722)
Reno, NV
12/06/2011*
6:30 pm, ESPN
vs. No. 11 Marquette
Jimmy V Classic
L 77–79  4–3
Madison Square Garden (8,231)
New York, NY
12/10/2011*
9:00 am, CBS
vs. No. 7 Duke
Carquest Auto Parts Classic
L 80–86  4–4
Madison Square Garden (15,525)
New York, NY
12/16/2011*
7:00 pm, RTNW
UC Santa Barbara W 87–80  5–4
Alaska Airlines Arena (9,246)
Seattle, WA
12/18/2011*
12:00 pm, RTNW
South Dakota State L 73–92  5–5
Alaska Airlines Arena (9,060)
Seattle, WA
12/22/2011*
7:00 pm
Cal State Northridge W 74–51  6–5
Alaska Airlines Arena (9,348)
Seattle, WA
12/29/2011
6:00 pm, RTNW
Oregon State W 95–80  7–5 (1–0)
Alaska Airlines Arena (9,592)
Seattle, WA
12/31/2011
7:00 pm, ESPN2
Oregon W 76–60  8–5 (2–0)
Alaska Airlines Arena (9,597)
Seattle, WA
01/05/2012
6:00 pm, RTNW
at Colorado L 69–87  8–6 (2–1)
Coors Events Center (7,110)
Boulder, CO
01/07/2012
11:00 am, FSN
at Utah W 57–53  9–6 (3–1)
Jon M. Huntsman Center (8,887)
Salt Lake City, UT
01/10/2012*
7:00 pm, RTNW
Seattle W 91–83  10–6
Alaska Airlines Arena (8,618)
Seattle, WA
01/14/2012
4:00 pm, FSN
Washington State W 75–65  11–6 (4–1)
Alaska Airlines Arena (10,000)
Seattle, WA
01/19/2012
5:30 pm, RTNW
California L 66–69  11–7 (4–2)
Alaska Airlines Arena (9,591)
Seattle, WA
01/21/2012
3:00 pm, RTNW
Stanford W 76–63  12–7 (5–2)
Alaska Airlines Arena (9,794)
Seattle, WA
01/26/2012
5:30 pm, RTNW
at Arizona State W 60–54  13–7 (6–2)
Wells Fargo Arena (6,794)
Tempe, AZ
01/28/2012
4:00 pm, ESPN
at Arizona
ESPN College GameDay
W 69–67  14–7 (7–2)
McKale Center (14,604)
Tucson, AZ
02/02/2012
6:00 pm, ESPN
UCLA W 71–69  15–7 (8–2)
Alaska Airlines Arena (9,756)
Seattle, WA
02/04/2012
8:00 pm, FSN
USC W 69–41  16–7 (9–2)
Alaska Airlines Arena (9,948)
Seattle, WA
02/09/2012
8:00 pm, FSN
at Oregon L 57–82  16–8 (9–3)
Matthew Knight Arena (9,035)
Eugene, OR
02/12/2012
2:30 pm, FSN
at Oregon State W 75–72  17–8 (10–3)
Gill Coliseum (8,027)
Corvallis, OR
02/16/2012
8:00 pm, FSN
Arizona State W 77–69  18–8 (11–3)
Alaska Airlines Arena (9,820)
Seattle, WA
02/18/2012
12:00 pm, FSN
Arizona W 79–70  19–8 (12–3)
Alaska Airlines Arena (10,000)
Seattle, WA
02/25/2012
5:00 pm, RTNW
at Washington State W 59–55  20–8 (13–3)
Beasley Coliseum (9,325)
Pullman, WA
03/01/2012
7:30 pm
at USC W 80–58  21–8 (14–3)
Galen Center (2,763)
Los Angeles, CA
03/03/2012
11:00 am, CBS
at UCLA L 69–75  21–9 (14–4)
LA Sports Arena (9,785)
Los Angeles, CA
2012 Pac-12 men's basketball tournament
03/08/2012
12:10 pm, FSN
vs. Oregon State
Quarterfinals
L 84–86  21–10
Staples Center (8,780)
Los Angeles, CA
2012 NIT
03/13/2012*
7:00 pm, ESPNU
Texas–Arlington
First Round
W 82–72  22–10
Alaska Airlines Arena (2,801)
Seattle, WA
03/16/2012*
7:00 pm, ESPNU
Northwestern
Second Round
W 76–55  23–10
Alaska Airlines Arena (5,761)
Seattle, WA
03/20/2012*
6:00 pm, ESPN
Oregon
Quarterfinals
W 90–86  24–10
Alaska Airlines Arena (9,140)
Seattle, WA
03/27/2012*
6:00 pm, ESPN2
vs. Minnesota
Semifinals
L 67–68 OT 24–11
Madison Square Garden (7,574)
New York, NY
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific Time.

Notes

  • March 5, 2012 – Guard Tony Wroten was named Pac-12 Freshman of the Year; Lorenzo Romar is the Pac-12 Coach of the Year.

References

  1. "Commitments/Recruits". 2011. Retrieved March 21, 2010.
  2. "University of Washington Official Athletics Site - Men's Basketball". Archived from the original on November 30, 2010. Retrieved December 1, 2010.
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