2011–12 Kentucky Wildcats women's basketball team

Intercollegiate basketball season March 2026 August 2023 July 2019 July 2019 Women's basketball 2011–12 Kentucky Wildcats Kentucky Wildcats 2005 logo.svg Southeastern Conference SEC 8 12 27–6 13–3 Matthew Mitchell Fourth Kyra Elzy fourth Matt Insell fourth Shalon Pillow third Memorial Coliseum (Capacity: 8,500) 2012 SEC regular season champions NCAA tournament Elite Eight The 2011–12 Kentucky Wildcats women's basketball team represented the University of Kentucky in the 2011–12 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The team was a member of the Southeastern Conference and played its home games on campus at Memorial Coliseum—unlike UK's famous men's program, which plays off-campus at Rupp Arena in downtown Lexington. The Wildcats were coached by Matthew Mitchell. Roster From the official UK women's basketball site: #NameHeightPositionClassHometownPrevious team(s)Scholarship players0Jennifer O'Neill5'6"GSo.Bronx, New YorkSaint Michael Academy1A'dia Mathies5'9"GJr.Louisville, KentuckyIroquois3Chrystal Riley5'5"GSr.Memphis, Tennessee Hillcrest/LSU4Keyla Snowden5'7"GSr.Lexington, KentuckyLexington Catholic/Akron10Bernisha Pinkett5'7"GSo.Washington, District of ColumbiaHoward D. Woodson11DeNesha Stallworth6'3"CJr.Richmond, CaliforniaPinole Valley/California13Bria Goss5'10"GFr.Indianapolis, IndianaBen Davis20Maegan Conwright5'8"GSo.Arlington, TexasTimberview23Samarie Walker6'1"FSo.West Carrollton, OhioChaminade-Julienne/Connecticut24Amber Smith5'6"GSr.Winter Haven, FloridaWinter Haven31Samantha Drake6'3"CSo.Bardstown, KentuckyNelson County32Kastine Evans5'8"GSo.Salem, ConnecticutNorwich Free Academy40Brittany Henderson6'2"FJr.Pasadena, CaliforniaJohn Muir50Azia Bishop6'3"FFr.Toledo, OhioStart 2011–12 schedule |- !colspan=9 style="background:#273BE2; color:#FFFFFF;"| Exhibition November 6 2:00 pm yes 12 Coker College Memorial Coliseum Lexington, Kentucky 86–44 |- !colspan=9 style="background:#273BE2; color:#FFFFFF;"| Non-conference regular season November 11 7:00 pm yes yes 10 Morehead State Johnson Arena Morehead, Kentucky 96–60 1–0 November 15 11:00 am yes 17 Jacksonville State Memorial Coliseum Lexington, Kentucky 100–25 2–0 November 17 7:00 pm yes 17 Northeastern Memorial Coliseum Lexington, Kentucky 81–47 3–0 November 19 3:00 pm yes 17 Southern Miss Memorial Coliseum Lexington, Kentucky 88–71 4–0 November 23 5:30 pm yes 14 Nebraska-Omaha Memorial Coliseum Lexington, Kentucky 81–48 5–0 November 25 7:00 pm yes 14 Sam Houston State Memorial Coliseum Lexington, Kentucky 73–52 6–0 November 27 1:00 pm yes 14 Mississippi Valley State Memorial Coliseum Lexington, Kentucky BBSN 90–51 7–0 December 4 1:00 pm yes 12 Louisville 10 Memorial Coliseum Lexington, Kentucky BBSN 74–54 8–0 December 8 2:00 pm yes 10 Duke 6 Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky BBSN 72–65 9–0 December 11 1:00 pm yes 10 Arkansas-Pine Bluff Memorial Coliseum Lexington, Kentucky BBSN 101–43 10–0 December 18 1:00 pm yes yes 8 Notre Dame 3 Edmund P. Joyce Center South Bend, Indiana ESPNU 83–92 10–1 December 21 7:00 pm yes yes 8 Samford Memorial Coliseum Lexington, Kentucky 90–61 11–1 December 28 8:00 pm yes yes 6 Middle Tennessee Murphy Center Murfreesboro, Tennessee 58–70 11–2 |- !colspan=9 style="background:#273BE2; color:#FFFFFF;"| SEC regular season January 1 1:00 pm yes 11 Florida O'Connell Center Gainesville, Florida CSS 59–56 12–2 (1–0) January 5 6:00 pm 11 Arkansas Memorial Coliseum Lexington, Kentucky BBSN 84–72 13–2 (2–0) January 8 3:30 pm 11 Mississippi State Memorial Coliseum Lexington, Kentucky FSN 88–40 14–2 (3–0) January 12 7:00 pm 9 Tennessee 6 Memorial Coliseum Lexington, Kentucky Rivalry FSN 61–60 15–2 (4–0) January 15 3:00 pm yes 9 South Carolina Colonial Life Arena Columbia, South Carolina 66–58 16–2 (5–0) January 19 7:00 pm yes 6 Georgia 15 Stegeman Coliseum Athens, Georgia 69–64 17–2 (6–0) January 22 2:00 pm 6 Florida Memorial Coliseum Lexington, Kentucky SEC Network 57–52 18–2 (7–0) January 26 7:00 pm yes 6 Auburn Auburn Arena Auburn, Alabama 66–48 19–2 (8–0) January 29 2:00 pm 6 Alabama Memorial Coliseum Lexington, Kentucky CSS 82–68 20–2 (9–0) February 2 7:00 pm 6 Ole Miss Memorial Coliseum Lexington, Kentucky 82–41 21–2 (10–0) February 15 3:00 pm yes 6 LSU Pete Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, Louisiana Cox Sports 51–61 21–3 (10–1) February 13 7:00 pm y 7 Tennessee 11 Thompson-Boling Arena Knoxville, Tennessee Rivalry ESPN2 54–91 21–4 (10–2) February 17 7:00 pm yes 7 Alabama Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, Alabama 75–77 21–5 (10–3) February 20 9:00 pm 13 Vanderbilt Memorial Coliseum Lexington, Kentucky ESPN2 70–61 22–5 (11–3) February 23 9:00 pm 13 South Carolina Memorial Coliseum Lexington, Kentucky 53–50 23–5 (12–3) February 26 1:30 pm yes 13 Mississippi State Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, Mississippi 76–40 24–5 (13–3) |- !colspan=9 style="background:#273BE2; color:#FFFFFF;"| SEC tournament March 2 1:00 pm yes 10 Florida Bridgestone Arena Nashville, Tennessee Quarterfinals 71–67 25–5 (13–3) March 3 6:30 pm yes 10 LSU Bridgestone Arena Nashville, Tennessee Semifinals FSN 61–72 25–6 (13–3) |- !colspan=9 style="background:#273BE2; color:#FFFFFF;"| NCAA tournament March 17 4:20 pm yes (2) McNeese (15) Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa First round ESPN2 68–62 26–6 (13–3) March 19 9:45 pm yes (2) Green Bay (7) Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa Second round ESPN2 65–62 27–6 (13–3) March 25 7:00 pm yes (2) Gonzaga (11) Ryan Center Kingston, Rhode Island Sweet Sixteen ESPN2 79–62 28–6 (13–3) March 27 7:00 pm yes (2) Connecticut (1) Ryan Center Kingston, Rhode Island Elite Eight ESPN 65–80 28–7 (13–3) Eastern time References Category:Kentucky Wildcats women's basketball seasons Category:2011–12 Southeastern Conference women's basketball season Category:2012 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament participants Category:2011 in sports in Kentucky Category:2012 in sports in Kentucky Category:Long stubs with short prose