2011–12 LSU Tigers basketball team

The 2011–12 LSU Tigers basketball team represented Louisiana State University in the sport of basketball during the 2011–12 college basketball season. The Tigers competed in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and Southeastern Conference (SEC). They were led by head coach Trent Johnson, and played their home games at the Pete Maravich Assembly Center on the university's Baton Rouge, Louisiana campus.

2011–12 LSU Tigers men's basketball
NIT, First Round
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record18–15 (7–9 SEC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaPete Maravich Assembly Center
Seasons
2011–12 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 1 Kentucky160 1.000382 .950
No. 25 Florida106 .6252611 .703
No. 20 Vanderbilt106 .6252511 .694
Tennessee106 .6251915 .559
Alabama97 .5632112 .636
Mississippi State88 .5002112 .636
Ole Miss88 .5002014 .588
LSU79 .4381815 .545
Arkansas610 .3751814 .563
Auburn511 .3131516 .484
Georgia511 .3131517 .469
South Carolina214 .1251021 .323
2012 SEC tournament winner
As of April 2, 2012
Rankings from AP poll

Previous season

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The Tigers finished the 2010–11 season 11–21 overall, 3–13 in SEC play and lost in the first round of the SEC tournament to Vanderbilt.[1]

Roster

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2011–12 LSU Tigers men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
G1Anthony Hickey5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)182 lb (83 kg)FrHopkinsville, Kentucky
F2Johnny O'Bryant III6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)262 lb (119 kg)FrCleveland, Mississippi
G4Chris Bass6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)190 lb (86 kg)SrBaton Rouge, Louisiana
F5Malcolm White6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)220 lb (100 kg)SrBaton Rouge, Louisiana
G10Andre Stringer5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)180 lb (82 kg)SoJackson, Mississippi
G12Ronald Martin6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)180 lb (82 kg)FrWhite Castle, Louisiana
F13Eddie Ludwig6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)210 lb (95 kg)RS JrMetairie, Louisiana
F14Jalen Courtney6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)228 lb (103 kg)SoJackson, Mississippi
G22Ralston Turner6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)205 lb (93 kg)RS SoMuscle Shoals, Alabama
F24Storm Warren6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)230 lb (104 kg)SrMonroe, Louisiana
G32John Isaac6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)208 lb (94 kg)FrLeesville, Louisiana
C41Justin Hamilton7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)260 lb (118 kg)RS JrAlpine, Utah
C55Andrew Del Piero7 ft 2 in (2.18 m)257 lb (117 kg)RS JrAustin, Texas
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank#Opponent#ResultRecordSite
city, state
Regular season
November 12
12:00 p.m.
Nicholls StateW 96–74 1–0
Maravich Assembly Center 
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
November 15
6:00 p.m.
at Coastal CarolinaL 63–71 1–1
Kimbel Arena 
Conway, South Carolina
November 17
2:00 p.m., ESPNU
vs. Northwestern
2011 Charleston Classic
L 82–88 1–2
Carolina First Arena 
Charleston, South Carolina
November 18
1:00 p.m.
vs. WKU
2011 Charleston Classic
W 76–57 2–2
Carolina First Arena 
Charleston, South Carolina
November 20
2:30 p.m.
vs. Georgia Tech
2011 Charleston Classic 5th Place Game
W 59–50 3–2
Carolina First Arena 
Charleston, South Carolina
November 23
7:00 p.m., CST
South AlabamaL 75–79 OT3–3
Maravich Assembly Center 
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
November 29
7:00 p.m., CBSSN
at HoustonW 59–58 4–3
Hofheinz Pavilion 
Houston, Texas
December 3
6:00 p.m., ESPNU
at Rutgers
SEC–Big East Challenge
W 59–50 5–3
Louis Brown Athletic Center 
Piscataway, New Jersey
December 10
7:00 p.m., CST
Boise StateW 64–45 6–3
Maravich Assembly Center 
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
December 15
7:00 p.m., CST
UC IrvineW 66–59 7–3
Maravich Assembly Center 
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
December 19
8:00 p.m., FSN
No. 10 MarquetteW 67–59 8–3
Maravich Assembly Center 
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
December 22
7:00 p.m.
at North TexasW 67–58 9–3
Super Pit 
Denton, Texas
December 29
6:00 p.m., CST
Grambling StateW 69–37 10–3
Maravich Assembly Center 
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
January 2*
6:00 p.m., CST
No. 21 VirginiaL 52–57 10–4
Maravich Assembly Center 
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
SEC Regular Season
January 7
12:30 p.m., SECN
Ole MissW 81–55 11–4 (1–0)
Maravich Assembly Center 
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
January 11
8:00 p.m., CSS
at AlabamaL 53–69 11–5 (1–1)
Coleman Coliseum 
Tuscaloosa, AL
January 14
8:00 p.m., FSN
at ArkansasL 60–69 11–6 (1–2)
Bud Walton Arena 
Fayetteville, Arkansas
January 17
6:00 p.m., ESPNU
AuburnW 65–58 OT12–6 (2–2)
Maravich Assembly Center 
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
January 21
5:00 p.m., FSN
at No. 17 FloridaL 64–76 12–7 (2–3)
O'Connell Center 
Gainesville, Florida
January 27
7:00 p.m., SECN
at No. 18 Mississippi StateL 71–76 12–8 (2–4)
Humphrey Coliseum 
Starkville, Mississippi
January 28
3:00 p.m., SECN
No. 1 KentuckyL 50–74 12–9 (2–5)
Maravich Assembly Center 
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
February 4
12:30 p.m., SECN
ArkansasW 71–65 13–9 (3–5)
Maravich Assembly Center 
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
February 8
8:00 p.m., CSS
at VanderbiltL 61–76 13–10 (3–6)
Memorial Gym 
Nashville, Tennessee
February 11
6:00 p.m., ESPN2
AlabamaW 67–58 14–10 (4–6)
Maravich Assembly Center 
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
February 14
8:00 p.m., ESPNU
Mississippi StateW 69–67 OT15–10 (5–6)
Maravich Assembly Center 
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
February 18
12:30 p.m., SECN
at South CarolinaW 68–58 16–10 (6–6)
Colonial Life Arena 
Columbia, South Carolina
February 22
7:00 p.m., SECN
GeorgiaW 61–53 17–10 (7–6)
Maravich Assembly Center 
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
February 25
12:00 p.m., SECN
at Ole MissL 48–72 17–11 (7–7)
Tad Smith Coliseum 
Oxford, Mississippi
February 29
8:00 p.m., CSS
TennesseeL 69–74 OT17–12 (7–8)
Maravich Assembly Center 
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
March 3
1:00 p.m., CBS
at AuburnL 52–67 17–13 (7–9)
Auburn Arena 
Auburn, AL
2012 SEC tournament
March 8
12:00 p.m., SECN
No. (8) vs. (9) Arkansas
First Round
W 70–54 18–13
New Orleans Arena 
New Orleans
March 9
12:00 p.m., SECN
No. (8) vs. No. 1 (1) Kentucky
Quarterfinals
L 51–60 18–14
New Orleans Arena 
New Orleans
2012 NIT
March 13*
8:30 p.m., ESPN
No. (6) at (3) Oregon
First Round
L 74–96 18–15
Matthew Knight Arena 
Eugene, Oregon
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time Zone.

References

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  1. ^ "2011-12 MEN'S BASKETBALL CUMULATIVE STATISTICS". LSU Sports. Retrieved January 23, 2024.