2011–12 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 January 2013 Basketball 2011–12 Arizona Wildcats Arizona Wildcats logo.svg 125 Pac-12 Conference Pac-12 23–12 12–6 Sean Miller 3rd James Whitford Joe Pasternack Emanuel Richardson McKale Center NIT First Round 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. Departures Name Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes Jamelle Horne F 6'7" 224 Sr. San Diego, CA Graduated Derrick Willams F 6'8" 241 So. La Mirada, CA Declared for 2011 NBA draft Lamont Jones G 6'0" 196 So. Harlem, NY Transferred to Iona Daniel Bejarano G 6'4" 208 Fr. Phoenix, AZ Transferred to Colorado State Recruits no no 2010 Nick Johnson SG Gilbert, AZ Findlay Prep 6 3 200 August 8, 2010 5 5 97 Sidiki Johnson PF Brooklyn, NY Wadleigh 6 8 220 August 1, 2009 4 4 92 Josiah Turner PG Sacramento, CA Quality Education Academy 6 3 175 September 9, 2010 5 5 97 Angelo Chol C Khartoum, Sudan Hoover 6 8 205 February 7, 2011 4 4 94 2011 Arizona 2011 Basketball Commitments 2011 Arizona Basketball Commits ESPN nr #4 #4 #7 yes Roster 2011 Arizona Wildcats y Dondre Wise basketball 0 G 6 1 220 SR Houston, Texas Kevin Parrom 3 G/F 6 6 215 JR Bronx, New York Robert Arvizu 5 G 6 0 195 SO Phoenix, Arizona W Josiah Turner 11 G 6 3 192 FR Sacramento, California Nick Johnson 13 G 6 2 198 FR Gilbert, Arizona y basketball Kyryl Natyazhko 14 C 6 11 275 JR Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine Jordin Mayes 20 G 6 2 196 SO Los Angeles, California Kyle Fogg 21 G 6 3 188 SR Brea, California y Brendon Lavender 24 G 6 5 212 SR Mesa, Arizona Angelo Chol y 30 F 6 9 217 FR Khartoum, Sudan Jesse Perry 33 F 6 7 217 SR St. Louis, Missouri Solomon Hill 44 F 6 6 226 JR Los Angeles, California y basketball Alex Jacobson 50 C 7 0 253 SR y Brea, California Quinton Crawford 51 G 6 1 190 JR Old Bridge, New Jersey W Max Wiepking 52 F 6 6 210 JR Englewood, Colorado W Drew Mellon 55 F 6 5 210 FR Santa Ana, California W Sean Miller (Pittsburgh) James Whitford (Wisconsin) Joe Pasternack (Indiana) Emanuel Richardson (University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown) http://www.arizonawildcats.com/roster.aspx?roster=100&path=mbball March 7, 2012 – Josiah Turner was suspended indefinitely from the basketball team for a violation of team rules. Depth chart Arizona Wildcats 3 Arizona Wildcats 1 Arizona Wildcats 3 Jesse Perry Solomon Hill Kyle Fogg Nick Johnson Josiah Turner Kyryl Natyazhko Angelo Chol Kevin Parrom Brendon Lavender Jordin Mayes Alex Jacobson Max Wiepking Quinton Crawford Dondre Wise Drew Mellon Robert Arvizu Schedule 2011-12 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings 2011 yes yes |- !colspan=9 style="background:#Arizona Wildcats 1; color:white;"| Exhibition 10/27/2011 6:30 PM yes 16 2011 Seattle Pacific Falcons Seattle Pacific McKale Center Tucson, AZ 12,075 FCS 68–69 – 11/01/2011 6:30 PM yes 16 2011 Humboldt State Lumberjacks Humboldt State McKale Center Tucson, AZ 11,916 FSAZ 60–51 – |- !colspan=9 style="background:#Arizona Wildcats 1; color:white;"| Non-conference regular season 11/07/2011 7:00 PM yes 16 Valparaiso McKale Center Tucson, AZ 2K Sports Classic campus-site game 12,871 ESPNU 73–64 1–0 11/09/2011 7:00 PM yes 16 2011 Duquesne Dukes Duquesne McKale Center Tucson, AZ 2K Sports Classic campus-site game 13,289 ESPN2 67–59 2–0 11/13/2011 4:00 PM yes 16 Ball State McKale Center Tucson, AZ 12,833 FSAZ/KWBA 73–63 3–0 11/17/2011 7:30 PM yes yes 15 St. John's Madison Square Garden New York, NY 2K Sports Classic Semifinals 9,036 ESPN2 81–72 4–0 11/18/2011 5:00 PM yes yes 15 Mississippi State Madison Square Garden New York, NY 2K Sports Classic Championship 6,338 ESPN2 57–67 4–1 11/23/2011 6:30 PM yes 23 San Diego State McKale Center Tucson, AZ 13,761 FSAZ+ 57–61 4–2 11/29/2011 7:00 PM yes yes New Mexico State Pan American Center Las Cruces, NM 7,966 FSAZ+ 83–76 5–2 12/03/2011 7:00 PM yes 2011 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks Northern Arizona McKale Center Tucson, AZ 13,811 FSAZ/KWBA 53–39 6–2 12/07/2011 5:00 PM yes yes Florida 12 O'Connell Center Gainesville, FL 10,531 ESPN2 72–78 OT 6–3 12/10/2011 2:00 PM yes Clemson McKale Center Tucson, AZ 12,790 FSN 63–47 7–3 12/17/2011 2:00 PM yes yes Gonzaga KeyArena Seattle, WA Battle in Seattle 15,127 CBS 60–71 7–4 12/20/2011 6:00 PM yes Oakland McKale Center Tucson, AZ 13,735 FSAZ+/KWBA 85–73 8–4 12/22/2011 5:00 PM yes 2011 Bryant Bulldogs Bryant McKale Center Tucson, AZ 13,744 FSAZ/KWBA 100–60 9–4 |- !colspan=9 style="background:#Arizona Wildcats 1;"| Pac-12 regular season 12/31/2011 3:30 PM Arizona State McKale Center Tucson, AZ Rivalry 14,499 KWBA/FSAZ 68–51 10–4 (1–0) 01/05/2012 9:00 PM yes UCLA Honda Center Anaheim, CA John R. Wooden Classic 9,247 FSN 58–65 10–5 (1–1) 01/08/2012 3:30 PM yes USC Galen Center Los Angeles, CA 5,112 FSN 57–46 11–5 (2–1) 01/12/2012 6:30 PM Oregon State McKale Center Tucson, AZ 14,142 KWBA/FCS 81–73 OT 12–5 (3–1) 01/14/2012 1:30 PM Oregon McKale Center Tucson, AZ 14,553 CBS 57–59 12–6 (3–2) 01/19/2012 6:30 PM yes Utah Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, UT 8,492 KWBA/FSAZ 77–51 13–6 (4–2) 01/21/2012 4:00 PM yes Colorado Coors Events Center Boulder, CO 11,056 KWBA/FSAZ 63–64 13–7 (4–3) 01/26/2012 8:30 PM Washington State McKale Center Tucson, AZ 14,138 FSN 85–61 14–7 (5–3) 01/28/2012 5:00 PM Washington McKale Center Tucson, AZ ESPN College GameDay 14,604 ESPN 67–69 14–8 (5–4) 02/02/2012 9:00 PM yes California Haas Pavilion Berkleley, CA 9,690 FSN 78–74 15–8 (6–4) 02/04/2012 1:00 PM yes Stanford Maples Pavilion Stanford, CA 6,231 FSN 56–43 16–8 (7–4) 02/09/2012 7:00 PM Colorado McKale Center Tucson, AZ 14,225 ESPN 71–57 17–8 (8–4) 02/11/2012 12:00 PM Utah McKale Center Tucson, AZ 14,084 FSN 70–61 18–8 (9–4) 02/16/2012 7:00 PM yes Washington State Beasley Coliseum Pullman, WA 3,616 FSN 76–72 19–8 (10–4) 02/18/2012 1:00 PM yes Washington Alaska Airlines Arena Seattle, WA 10,000 FSN 70–79 19–9 (10–5) 02/23/2012 6:30 PM USC McKale Center Tucson, AZ 14,593 FSAZ 70–54 20–9 (11–5) 02/25/2012 12:00 PM UCLA McKale Center Tucson, AZ 14,724 CBS 65–63 21–9 (12–5) 03/04/2012 1:30 PM yes Arizona State Wells Fargo Arena Tempe, AZ Rivalry 7,864 FSN 80–87 21–10 (12–6) |- !colspan=9 style="background:#Arizona Wildcats 1;"| Pac-12 Tournament 03/08/2012 3:40 PM yes UCLA Staples Center Los Angeles, CA Quarterfinals 8,780  FSN 66–58 22–10 03/09/2012 7:10 PM yes Oregon State Staples Center Los Angeles, CA Semifinals N/A FSN 72–61 23–10 03/10/2012 4:10 PM yes Colorado Staples Center Los Angeles, CA Championship 11,197 CBS 51–53 23–11 |- !colspan=9 style="background:#Arizona Wildcats 1;"| NIT 03/14/2012 6:00 PM yes Bucknell McKale Center Tucson, AZ First Round 8,433 ESPN2 54–65 23–12 AP Poll Mountain Time Rankings 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings + Ranking movementLegend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. ██ Not ranked the previous week. 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