2011–12 South Carolina Gamecocks men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 2011–12 South Carolina Gamecocks South Carolina Gamecocks logo.svg 125 Southeastern Conference SEC 10–21 2–14 Darrin Horn 4th Neill Berry Mike Boynton Jr Cypheus Bunton Colonial Life Arena The 2011–12 South Carolina Gamecocks men's basketball team represented the University of South Carolina in the sport of basketball during the 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Gamecocks competed in the Eastern Division of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). They played their home games in the Colonial Life Arena on the university's Columbia, South Carolina campus. On March 13, 2012, head coach Darrin Horn was fired after four seasons with the Gamecocks. Horn compiled a 60–63 overall record and a 23–45 SEC record during his tenure.Gamecocks fire Darrin Horn https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/7681096/south-carolina-gamecocks-fire-coach-darrin-horn 14 March 2012 Previous season The Gamecocks finished the 2010–11 season 14–16 overall, 2–14 in SEC play and lost in the first round of the SEC tournament to Ole Miss. Roster 2011 South Carolina Gamecocks #8C2633 white white #8C2633 Brenton Williams 1 G 5 11 172 SO Kissimmee, Florida 2 G 6 4 171 SO Wilson, North Carolina Eric Smith 5 G 5 11 210 SO Mullins, South Carolina Shane Phillips 12 G 5 10 170 JR Wheeling, West Virginia Anthony Gill y basketball 13 F 6 8 235 FR Charlotte, North Carolina Malik Cooke 15 F 6 6 215 SR yes Charlotte, North Carolina Bruce Ellington 23 G 5 9 197 SO Moncks Corner, South Carolina y Damontre Harris 24 F 6 9 226 SO Fayetteville, North Carolina Lakeem Jackson 30 F 6 5 238 JR Charlotte, North Carolina Damien Leonard 32 G 6 4 192 FR Greenville, South Carolina RJ Slawson 33 F 6 8 207 SO Charleston, South Carolina Alex Irwin 35 F 6 4 170 JR Richmond, Virginia Carlton Geathers 45 F 6 10 250 FR yes Georgetown, South Carolina Darrin Horn (Western Kentucky) Neill Berry (Southeastern Louisiana) Mike Boynton Jr. (South Carolina) Cypheus Bunton (Western Kentucky) 2010-11-12 Schedule |- !colspan=9| Exhibition November 3, 2011 7:00 p.m. yes Kentucky Wesleyan Colonial Life Arena Columbia, SC SportSouth 69–59 |- !colspan=9| Regular season November 11, 2011 7:00 p.m. yes Western Carolina Colonial Life Arena Columbia, SC SportSouth 75–50 1–0 November 15, 2011 7:00 p.m. yes yes Elon Alumni Gym Elon, NC SportSouth 53–58 1–1 November 20, 2011 6:00 p.m. yes Tennessee State Colonial Life Arena Columbia, SC Las Vegas Invitational SportSouth 63–64 1–2 November 22, 2011 7:00 p.m. yes Mississippi Valley State Colonial Life Arena Columbia, SC Las Vegas Invitational SportSouth 61–57 2–2 November 25, 2011 10:00 p.m. yes yes North Carolina 1 Orleans Arena Paradise, NV Las Vegas Invitational ESPN2 62–87 2–3 November 26, 2011 7:30 p.m. yes yes USC Orleans Arena Paradise, NV Las Vegas Invitational ESPN2 60–63 2–4 December 1, 2011 7:00 p.m. yes Providence Colonial Life Arena Columbia, SC SEC–Big East Challenge ESPNU 67–76 2–5 December 4, 2011 3:30 p.m. yes yes Clemson Littlejohn Coliseum Clemson, SC ESPNU 58–55 3–5 December 13, 2011 7:00 p.m. yes Presbyterian Colonial Life Arena Columbia, SC SportSouth 66–58 4–5 December 17, 2011 12:00 p.m. yes Ohio State 2 Colonial Life Arena Columbia, SC ESPN 66–74 4–6 December 21, 2011 7:00 p.m. yes Southeastern Louisiana Colonial Life Arena Columbia, SC SportSouth 62–43 5–6 December 28, 2011 7:00 p.m. yes Wofford Colonial Life Arena Columbia, SC CSS 57–45 6–6 December 31, 2011 12:00 p.m. yes USC Upstate Colonial Life Arena Columbia, SC SportSouth 72–66 7–6 January 3, 2012 7:00 p.m. yes South Carolina State Colonial Life Arena Columbia, SC 79–51 8–6 |- !colspan=9| SEC Regular Season January 7, 2012 4:00 p.m. yes Kentucky 2 Rupp Arena Lexington, KY SECN 64–79 8–7 (0–1) January 10, 2012 9:00 p.m. Vanderbilt Colonial Life Arena Columbia, SC ESPNU 57–67 8–8 (0–2) January 14, 2012 7:00 p.m. Florida 19 Colonial Life Arena Columbia, SC CSS 65–79 8–9 (0–3) January 21, 2012 4:00 p.m. yes Auburn Auburn Arena Auburn, AL SECN 52–63 8–10 (0–4) January 25, 2012 8:00 p.m. Alabama Colonial Life Arena Columbia, SC SECN 56–54 9–10 (1–4) January 28, 2012 7:00 p.m. yes Ole Miss Tad Smith Coliseum Oxford, MS FSN 62–66 9–11 (1–5) February 2, 2012 9:00 p.m. yes Florida 12 O'Connell Center Gainesville, FL ESPN2 66–74 9–12 (1–6) February 4, 2012 6:00 p.m. Kentucky 1 Colonial Life Arena Columbia, SC ESPN 52–86 9–13 (1–7) February 8, 2012 8:00 p.m. yes Tennessee Thompson-Boling Arena Knoxville, TN SECN 57–69 9–14 (1–8) February 11, 2012 1:30 p.m. yes Arkansas Bud Walton Arena Fayetteville, AR SECN 65–76 9–15 (1–9) February 15, 2012 7:00 p.m. Georgia Colonial Life Arena Columbia, SC CSS 57–56 10–15 (2–9) February 18, 2012 1:30 p.m. LSU Colonial Life Arena Columbia, SC SECN 58–68 10–16 (2–10) February 22, 2012 1:30 p.m. yes Vanderbilt Memorial Gym Nashville, TN SECN 48–59 10–17 (2–11) February 25, 2012 8:00 p.m. Tennessee Colonial Life Arena Columbia, SC FSN 64–73 10–18 (2–12) February 29, 2012 8:00 p.m. Mississippi State Colonial Life Arena Columbia, SC SECN 67–69 OT 10–19 (2–13) March 3, 2012 1:30 p.m. yes Georgia Stegeman Coliseum Athens, GA SECN 55–67 10–20 (2–14) |- !colspan=9| 2012 SEC tournament March 8, 2012 3:30 p.m. yes (5) Alabama (12) New Orleans Arena New Orleans, LA First Round SECN 57–63 10–21 Eastern AP Poll References South Carolina Category:South Carolina Gamecocks men's basketball seasons South Carolina Gamecocks men's basketball South Carolina Gamecocks men's basketball