2011–12 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team

The 2011–12 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team represented the University of Arizona during the 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Wildcats, led by third-year head coach Sean Miller, played their home games at the McKale Center and were members of the Pac-12 Conference. They finished with 23–12 overall, 12–6 in pac-12 play. They lost the championship game of the 2012 Pac-12 Conference men's basketball tournament by Colorado which hurt their chances to qualify for the 2012 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, instead they were invited to the 2012 National Invitation Tournament which they lost in the first round by Bucknell.

2011–12 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball
NIT, First Round
ConferencePac-12 Conference
Record23–12 (12–6 Pac-12)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaMcKale Center
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

NamePos.HeightWeightYearHometownNotes
Jamelle HorneF6'7"224Sr.San Diego, CAGraduated
Derrick WillamsF6'8"241So.La Mirada, CADeclared for 2011 NBA draft
Lamont JonesG6'0"196So.Harlem, NYTransferred to Iona
Daniel BejaranoG6'4"208Fr.Phoenix, AZTransferred to Colorado State

Recruits

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Nick Johnson
SG
Gilbert, AZ Findlay Prep 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Aug 8, 2010 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:5/5 stars   Rivals:5/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 97
Sidiki Johnson
PF
Brooklyn, NY Wadleigh 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Aug 1, 2009 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 92
Josiah Turner
PG
Sacramento, CA Quality Education Academy 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Sep 9, 2010 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:5/5 stars   Rivals:5/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 97
Angelo Chol
C
Khartoum, Sudan Hoover 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Feb 7, 2011 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 94
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: #4   Rivals: #4  ESPN: #7
  • 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.

Roster

2011–12 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
G 0 Dondre Wise 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)220 lb (100 kg) Sr Houston, Texas
G/F 3 Kevin Parrom 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)215 lb (98 kg) Jr Bronx, New York
G 5 Robert Arvizu (W) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)195 lb (88 kg) So Phoenix, Arizona
G 11 Josiah Turner 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)192 lb (87 kg) Fr Sacramento, California
G 13 Nick Johnson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)198 lb (90 kg) Fr Gilbert, Arizona
C 14 Kyryl Natyazhko 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)275 lb (125 kg) Jr Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine
G 20 Jordin Mayes 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)196 lb (89 kg) So Los Angeles, California
G 21 Kyle Fogg 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)188 lb (85 kg) Sr Brea, California
G 24 Brendon Lavender 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)212 lb (96 kg) Sr Mesa, Arizona
F 30 Angelo Chol 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)217 lb (98 kg) Fr Khartoum, Sudan
F 33 Jesse Perry 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)217 lb (98 kg) Sr St. Louis, Missouri
F 44 Solomon Hill 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)226 lb (103 kg) Jr Los Angeles, California
C 50 Alex Jacobson 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)253 lb (115 kg) RS Sr Brea, California
G 51 Quinton Crawford (W) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)190 lb (86 kg) Jr Old Bridge, New Jersey
F 52 Max Wiepking (W) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)210 lb (95 kg) Jr Englewood, Colorado
F 55 Drew Mellon (W) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)210 lb (95 kg) Fr Santa Ana, California
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

  • March 7, 2012 – Josiah Turner was suspended indefinitely from the basketball team for a violation of team rules.

Depth chart

Pos. Starting 5 Bench 1 Bench 2 Bench 3
C Jesse Perry Kyryl Natyazhko Alex Jacobson
PF Solomon Hill Angelo Chol
SF Kyle Fogg Kevin Parrom Max Wiepking Drew Mellon
SG Nick Johnson Brendon Lavender Quinton Crawford
PG Josiah Turner Jordin Mayes Dondre Wise Robert Arvizu

Schedule

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
10/27/2011*
6:30 PM, FCS
No. 16 Seattle Pacific L 68–69 
McKale Center (12,075)
Tucson, AZ
11/01/2011*
6:30 PM, FSAZ
No. 16 Humboldt State W 60–51 
McKale Center (11,916)
Tucson, AZ
Non-conference regular season
11/07/2011*
7:00 PM, ESPNU
No. 16 Valparaiso
2K Sports Classic campus-site game
W 73–64  1–0
McKale Center (12,871)
Tucson, AZ
11/09/2011*
7:00 PM, ESPN2
No. 16 Duquesne
2K Sports Classic campus-site game
W 67–59  2–0
McKale Center (13,289)
Tucson, AZ
11/13/2011*
4:00 PM, FSAZ/KWBA
No. 16 Ball State W 73–63  3–0
McKale Center (12,833)
Tucson, AZ
11/17/2011*
7:30 PM, ESPN2
No. 15 vs. St. John's
2K Sports Classic Semifinals
W 81–72  4–0
Madison Square Garden (9,036)
New York, NY
11/18/2011*
5:00 PM, ESPN2
No. 15 vs. Mississippi State
2K Sports Classic Championship
L 57–67  4–1
Madison Square Garden (6,338)
New York, NY
11/23/2011*
6:30 PM, FSAZ+
No. 23 San Diego State L 57–61  4–2
McKale Center (13,761)
Tucson, AZ
11/29/2011*
7:00 PM, FSAZ+
at New Mexico State W 83–76  5–2
Pan American Center (7,966)
Las Cruces, NM
12/03/2011*
7:00 PM, FSAZ/KWBA
Northern Arizona W 53–39  6–2
McKale Center (13,811)
Tucson, AZ
12/07/2011*
5:00 PM, ESPN2
at No. 12 Florida L 72–78 OT 6–3
O'Connell Center (10,531)
Gainesville, FL
12/10/2011*
2:00 PM, FSN
Clemson W 63–47  7–3
McKale Center (12,790)
Tucson, AZ
12/17/2011*
2:00 PM, CBS
vs. Gonzaga
Battle in Seattle
L 60–71  7–4
KeyArena (15,127)
Seattle, WA
12/20/2011*
6:00 PM, FSAZ+/KWBA
Oakland W 85–73  8–4
McKale Center (13,735)
Tucson, AZ
12/22/2011*
5:00 PM, FSAZ/KWBA
Bryant W 100–60  9–4
McKale Center (13,744)
Tucson, AZ
Pac-12 regular season
12/31/2011
3:30 PM, KWBA/FSAZ
Arizona State
Rivalry
W 68–51  10–4 (1–0)
McKale Center (14,499)
Tucson, AZ
01/05/2012
9:00 PM, FSN
vs. UCLA
John R. Wooden Classic
L 58–65  10–5 (1–1)
Honda Center (9,247)
Anaheim, CA
01/08/2012
3:30 PM, FSN
at USC W 57–46  11–5 (2–1)
Galen Center (5,112)
Los Angeles, CA
01/12/2012
6:30 PM, KWBA/FCS
Oregon State W 81–73 OT 12–5 (3–1)
McKale Center (14,142)
Tucson, AZ
01/14/2012
1:30 PM, CBS
Oregon L 57–59  12–6 (3–2)
McKale Center (14,553)
Tucson, AZ
01/19/2012
6:30 PM, KWBA/FSAZ
at Utah W 77–51  13–6 (4–2)
Jon M. Huntsman Center (8,492)
Salt Lake City, UT
01/21/2012
4:00 PM, KWBA/FSAZ
at Colorado L 63–64  13–7 (4–3)
Coors Events Center (11,056)
Boulder, CO
01/26/2012
8:30 PM, FSN
Washington State W 85–61  14–7 (5–3)
McKale Center (14,138)
Tucson, AZ
01/28/2012
5:00 PM, ESPN
Washington
ESPN College GameDay
L 67–69  14–8 (5–4)
McKale Center (14,604)
Tucson, AZ
02/02/2012
9:00 PM, FSN
at California W 78–74  15–8 (6–4)
Haas Pavilion (9,690)
Berkleley, CA
02/04/2012
1:00 PM, FSN
at Stanford W 56–43  16–8 (7–4)
Maples Pavilion (6,231)
Stanford, CA
02/09/2012
7:00 PM, ESPN
Colorado W 71–57  17–8 (8–4)
McKale Center (14,225)
Tucson, AZ
02/11/2012
12:00 PM, FSN
Utah W 70–61  18–8 (9–4)
McKale Center (14,084)
Tucson, AZ
02/16/2012
7:00 PM, FSN
at Washington State W 76–72  19–8 (10–4)
Beasley Coliseum (3,616)
Pullman, WA
02/18/2012
1:00 PM, FSN
at Washington L 70–79  19–9 (10–5)
Alaska Airlines Arena (10,000)
Seattle, WA
02/23/2012
6:30 PM, FSAZ
USC W 70–54  20–9 (11–5)
McKale Center (14,593)
Tucson, AZ
02/25/2012
12:00 PM, CBS
UCLA W 65–63  21–9 (12–5)
McKale Center (14,724)
Tucson, AZ
03/04/2012
1:30 PM, FSN
at Arizona State
Rivalry
L 80–87  21–10 (12–6)
Wells Fargo Arena (7,864)
Tempe, AZ
Pac-12 Tournament
03/08/2012
3:40 PM, FSN
vs. UCLA
Quarterfinals
W 66–58  22–10
Staples Center (8,780 )
Los Angeles, CA
03/09/2012
7:10 PM, FSN
vs. Oregon State
Semifinals
W 72–61  23–10
Staples Center (N/A)
Los Angeles, CA
03/10/2012
4:10 PM, CBS
vs. Colorado
Championship
L 51–53  23–11
Staples Center (11,197)
Los Angeles, CA
NIT
03/14/2012*
6:00 PM, ESPN2
Bucknell
First Round
L 54–65  23–12
McKale Center (8,433)
Tucson, AZ
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Mountain Time.

Rankings

Ranking Movement
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. ██ Not ranked the previous week.
PollPreWk 1Wk 2Wk 3Wk 4Wk 5Wk 6Wk 7Wk 8Wk 9Wk 10Wk 11Wk 12Wk 13Wk 14Wk 15Wk 16Wk 17Wk 18Final
AP 16 16 15 23 RV RV NR
Coaches 16 16 16 23 NR RV NR

References

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