2011–12 Colorado Buffaloes men's basketball team
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2011–12 Colorado Buffaloes men's basketball | |
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Pac-12 tournament champions | |
NCAA tournament, Round of 32 | |
Conference | Pac-12 Conference |
Record | 24–12 (11–7 Pac–12) |
Head coach | |
Assistant coaches |
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Home arena | Coors Events Center |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Washington | 14 | – | 4 | .778 | 24 | – | 11 | .686 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
California | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | 24 | – | 10 | .706 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Oregon | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | 24 | – | 10 | .706 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arizona | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 23 | – | 12 | .657 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Colorado † | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 24 | – | 12 | .667 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UCLA | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 19 | – | 14 | .576 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stanford | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 26 | – | 11 | .703 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Oregon State | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 21 | – | 15 | .583 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Washington State | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 19 | – | 18 | .514 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arizona State | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 10 | – | 21 | .323 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Utah | 3 | – | 15 | .167 | 6 | – | 25 | .194 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
USC | 1 | – | 17 | .056 | 6 | – | 26 | .188 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† Conference tournament winner As of March 8, 2012 Rankings from AP poll |
The 2011–12 Colorado Buffaloes men's basketball team represented the University of Colorado in the 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Head coach Tad Boyle was in his second season at Colorado. This was their first year as members of the Pac-12 Conference. They finished the regular season with 24–12 overall, 11–7 in Pac-12 play. They won the 2012 Pac-12 Conference men's basketball tournament and earned a trip to the 2012 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament with an 11 seed in south. They defeated UNLV in the second round before they lost to Baylor in the third round.[1][2]
Roster
[edit]# | Name | Height | Weight (lbs.) | Position | Class | Hometown | Previous School |
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0 | Askia Booker | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 160 pounds (73 kg) | G | Fr. | Los Angeles, California | Price HS |
1 | Nate Tomlinson | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 190 pounds (86 kg) | G | Sr. | Sydney | Lee Academy |
2 | Shannon Sharpe | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 200 pounds (91 kg) | G | So. | Corona, California | Centennial HS |
15 | Shane Harris-Tunks | 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) | 225 pounds (102 kg) | F/C | RS So. | Liverpool, New South Wales | Australian Institute of Sport |
21 | André Roberson | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 195 pounds (88 kg) | G | So. | San Antonio, Texas | Wagner HS |
23 | Sabatino Chen | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 180 pounds (82 kg) | G | Sr. | Louisville, Colorado | University of Denver |
25 | Spencer Dinwiddie | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 160 pounds (73 kg) | G | Fr. | Woodland Hills, California | Taft HS |
30 | Carlon Brown | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 215 pounds (98 kg) | G | RS Sr. | Riverside, California | University of Utah |
31 | Jeremy Adams | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 215 pounds (98 kg) | G | So. | Madison, Mississippi | Navarro JC |
32 | Ben Mills | 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) | 215 pounds (98 kg) | C | So. | Hartland, Wisconsin | Arrowhead HS |
33 | Austin Dufault | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | 230 pounds (100 kg) | F | Sr. | Killdeer, North Dakota | Killdeer HS |
55 | Trey Eckloff | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) | 235 pounds (107 kg) | F | Sr. | Englewood, Colorado | Cherry Creek HS |
Schedule
[edit]Date time, TV | Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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Regular season | |||||||||||
November 11, 2011* 8:00 pm | Fort Lewis | W 85–57 | 1–0 | Coors Events Center (7,925) Boulder, CO | |||||||
November 17, 2011* 5:30 pm, ESPNU | vs. Wichita State Puerto Rico Tip-Off semi-finals | L 58–67 | 1–1 | José Miguel Agrelot Coliseum (5,322) San Juan, PR | |||||||
November 19, 2011* 4:30 pm | vs. Maryland Puerto Rico Tip-Off loser bracket | L 71–78 | 1–2 | José Miguel Agrelot Coliseum (N/A) San Juan, PR | |||||||
November 20, 2011* 9:30 am | vs. Western Michigan Puerto Rico Tip-Off 7th place game | W 81–76 | 2–2 | José Miguel Agrelot Coliseum (N/A) San Juan, PR | |||||||
November 23, 2011* 7:00 pm, The Mtn. | at Air Force | W 76–73 OT | 3–2 | Clune Arena (3,834) Colorado Springs, CO | |||||||
November 28, 2011* 6:30 pm, FSN | Georgia | W 70–68 | 4–2 | Coors Events Center (6,453) Boulder, CO | |||||||
November 30, 2011* 6:00 pm, The Mtn. | at Colorado State | L 64–65 | 4–3 | Moby Arena (6,481) Fort Collins, CO | |||||||
July 12, 2011* 7:00 pm | Fresno State | W 71–64 | 5–3 | Coors Events Center (5,562) Boulder, CO | |||||||
September 12, 2011* 7:00 pm, RTRM | Wyoming | L 54–65 | 5–4 | Coors Events Center (7,049) Boulder, CO | |||||||
December 19, 2011* 7:00 pm | Cal State Bakersfield | W 70–64 | 6–4 | Coors Events Center (5,531) Boulder, CO | |||||||
December 22, 2011* 7:00 pm | Texas Southern | W 56–51 | 7–4 | Coors Events Center (4,621) Boulder, CO | |||||||
December 28, 2011* 7:00 pm, RTRM | New Orleans | W 92–34 | 8–4 | Coors Events Center (5,277) Boulder, CO | |||||||
December 31, 2011 4:00 pm, RTRM | Utah | W 73–33 | 9–4 (1–0) | Coors Events Center (6,491) Boulder, CO | |||||||
May 1, 2012 7:00 pm, RTRM | Washington | W 87–69 | 10–4 (2–0) | Coors Events Center (7,110) Boulder, CO | |||||||
July 1, 2012 2:00 pm, FSN | Washington State | W 71–60 | 11–4 (3–0) | Coors Events Center (8,518) Boulder, CO | |||||||
December 1, 2012 9:00 pm, CSNCA | at California | L 50–57 | 11–5 (3–1) | Haas Pavilion (7,577) Berkeley, CA | |||||||
January 14, 2012 2:00 pm, FSN | at Stanford | L 64–84 | 11–6 (3–2) | Maples Pavilion (5,850) Stanford, CA | |||||||
January 19, 2012 6:30 pm, RTRM | Arizona State | W 69–54 | 12–6 (4–2) | Coors Events Center (8,278) Boulder, CO | |||||||
January 21, 2012 4:00 pm, RTRM | Arizona | W 64–63 | 13–6 (5–2) | Coors Events Center (11,056) Boulder, CO | |||||||
January 26, 2012 8:30 pm | at USC | W 74–50 | 14–6 (6–2) | Galen Center (3,147) Los Angeles, CA | |||||||
January 28, 2012 2:00 pm, PT | at UCLA | L 60–77 | 14–7 (6–3) | LA Sports Arena (9,253) Los Angeles, CA | |||||||
February 2, 2012 7:00 pm | Oregon State | W 82–60 | 15–7 (7–3) | Coors Events Center (7,858) Boulder, CO | |||||||
April 2, 2012 7:00 pm, RTRM | Oregon | W 72–71 | 16–7 (8–3) | Coors Events Center (11,052) Boulder, CO | |||||||
September 2, 2012 7:00 pm, ESPN | at Arizona | L 57–71 | 16–8 (8–4) | McKale Center (14,225) Tucson, AZ | |||||||
November 2, 2012 4:30 pm, RTRM | at Arizona State | W 63–49 | 17–8 (9–4) | Wells Fargo Arena (5,201) Tempe, AZ | |||||||
February 18, 2012 3:00 pm, FSN | at Utah | W 55–48 | 18–8 (10–4) | Jon M. Huntsman Center (N/A) Salt Lake City, UT | |||||||
February 23, 2012 8:30 pm, FSN | Stanford | L 50–74 | 18–9 (10–5) | Coors Events Center (11,036) Boulder, CO | |||||||
February 26, 2012 3:30 pm, FSN | California | W 70–57 | 19–9 (11–5) | Coors Events Center (11,043) Boulder, CO | |||||||
January 3, 2012 8:30 pm, FSN | at Oregon | L 81–90 | 19–10 (11–6) | Matthew Knight Arena (10,056) Eugene, OR | |||||||
March 3, 2012 2:00 pm, FSN | at Oregon State | L 69–83 | 19–11 (11–7) | Gill Coliseum (4,326) Corvallis, OR | |||||||
Pac-12 tournament | |||||||||||
July 3, 2012 9:40 pm, FSN | vs. Utah First round | W 53–41 | 20–11 | Staples Center (6,747) Los Angeles, CA | |||||||
August 3, 2012 9:40 pm, FSN | vs. Oregon Quarter-finals | W 63–62 | 21–11 | Staples Center (9,317) Los Angeles, CA | |||||||
September 3, 2012 9:40 pm, FSN | vs. California Semi-finals | W 70–59 | 22–11 | Staples Center (11,615) Los Angeles, CA | |||||||
October 3, 2012 4:10 pm, CBS | vs. Arizona Championship Game | W 53–51 | 23–11 | Staples Center (11,197) Los Angeles, CA | |||||||
2012 NCAA tournament | |||||||||||
March 15, 2012* 7:57 pm, truTV | No. (S 11) | vs. No. 23 (S 6) UNLV Second round | W 68–64 | 24–11 | The Pit (15,674) Albuquerque, NM | ||||||
March 17, 2012* 6:40 pm, TNT | No. (S 11) | vs. No. 9 (S 3) Baylor Third round | L 63–80 | 24–12 | The Pit (12,128) Albuquerque, NM | ||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from Coaches' Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Mountain Time (#) during NCAA Tournament is seed with Region. |
References
[edit]- ^ "CU holds off UNLV for 68-64 victory". The Denver Post. March 15, 2012. Retrieved February 5, 2024.
- ^ Kensler, Tom (March 17, 2012). "CU Buffs eliminated from NCAA Tournament by Baylor". The Denver Post. Retrieved February 5, 2024.