2011–12 Georgia State Panthers men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 2011–12 Georgia State Panthers Basketball GSU wordmark.png Colonial Athletic Association CAA 22–12 11–7 Ron Hunter 1st Darryl LaBarrie 1st Everick Sullivan 1st Claude Pardue 1st GSU Sports Arena CIT Second Round, vs. Mercer, L 59–64 The 2011–12 Georgia State Panthers men's basketball team represented Georgia State University during the 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team's head coach was Ron Hunter in first season at GSU. They played their home games at GSU Sports Arena and are members of the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA). They finished the season 21–12, 11–7 in CAA play to finish in sixth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the CAA Basketball tournament to George Mason. They were invited to the 2012 CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they defeated Tennessee Tech in the first round before falling in the second round to eventual tournament winner Mercer. Season notes During the November 29 away game at South Carolina State, Georgia State set a record margin of victory at any away game of 31 points. On the December 1 game against FIU, Georgia State set a school record of 14 rejections (blocked shots). The previous record was 12 on January 29, 2000 against Troy. During the 2011–12 season, the schools winning streak record was extended to 11 consecutive games ranging from the November 18th game against McNeese State game to the January 4th game against VCU. Eric Buckner set the career blocks record for the university at 167. Eric Buckner set the season blocks record for the university at 117.Holmes Mike Panthers' Season Ends with 64-59 Loss at Mercer http://www.georgiastatesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=53527&SPID=5655&DB_LANG=C&ATCLID=205399521&DB_OEM_ID=12700 Georgia State Athletics 20 March 2012 Jihad Ali set the career-games played record at 126 games. During the CAA tournament, Georgia State set the tournament record for largest margin of victory against Hofstra at 35 points. Roster 2011 Georgia State Panthers y Jihad Ali 14 F 6 5 200 SR yes Atlanta, GA Eric Buckner y 20 F 6 10 210 SR Ehrhardt, SC James Fields 4 G 6 3 192 SR Savannah, GA Brandon McGee 24 F 6 7 220 SR yes Chicago, IL Josh Micheaux 23 G/F 6 6 211 SR Missouri City, TX Jamar Taylor 55 F 6 9 225 SR yes Charleston, SC James Vincent 22 C 6 10 250 JR Columbus, GA Rashaad Richardson 25 G 6 4 190 SO James Island, SC Devonta White 10 G 5 10 158 SO Alpharetta, GA Tyler Gamble 15 G 6 2 195 FR Commerce, GA Justin Green 34 F 6 5 205 FR Jonesboro, GA Ryann Green 21 G 6 1 171 FR College Park, GA Tony Kimbro Jr. 11 G 6 5 185 FR Louisville, KY Ron Hunter (Miami (Ohio)) Darryl LaBarrie (Georgia Tech) Everick Sullivan (Louisville) Claude Pardue (Emory) 2011-10-31 M Basketball – 2011–12 Roster http://www.georgiastatesports.com/SportSelect.dbml?&DB_OEM_ID=12700&SPID=5655&SPSID=53530 Georgia State Athletics 14 March 2012 Class of 2012 commitments no no 2012 R. J. Hunter SG Indianapolis, IN Pike High School 6 5 180 05/26/2011 3 3 84 T. J. Shipes PF Buford, GA Buford High School 6 8 220 10/17/2011 2 40 LaRon Smith PF Palm Bay, FL Heritage High School 6 8 210 Cameron Solomon SG Hampton, GA Brevard Community College 6 4 175 David Travers PG Carlsbad, CA La Costa Canyon High School 6 1 165 08/18/2011 79 Curtis Washington F Elizabethtown, KY Elizabethtown High School 6 10 245 2 87 2012 Georgia State 2012 Basketball Commitments 2012 Georgia State Basketball Commits ESPN 2247 2011-11-30 yes Schedule |- !colspan=8 style=Georgia State Panthers|Exhibition October 31, 2011 7:00 pm yes 2011 Southern Poly Runnin' Hornets Southern Poly GSU Sports Arena Atlanta, GA 90–65   November 5, 2011 7:00 pm yes 2011 Oglethorpe Stormy Petrels Oglethorpe GSU Sports Arena Atlanta, GA 90–49   |- !colspan=8 style=Georgia State Panthers|Regular Season November 12, 2011 5:00 pm yes yes Washington Hec Edmundson Pavilion Seattle, WA World Vision Classic 8,465 74–91 0–1 November 13, 2011 5:30 pm yes yes Portland Hec Edmundson Pavilion Seattle, WA World Vision Classic 7,972 61–66 0–2 November 14, 2011 7:00 pm yes yes Florida Atlantic Hec Edmundson Pavilion Seattle, WA World Vision Classic 7,918 77–84 0–3 November 18, 2011 7:00 pm yes McNeese State GSU Sports Arena Atlanta, GA 1,370 69–50 1–3 November 22, 2011 8:00 pm yes yes Samford Pete Hanna Center Homewood, AL 482 55–47 2–3 November 26, 2011 8:00 pm yes Liberty GSU Sports Arena Atlanta, GA 803 72–50 3–3 November 29th, 2011 7:30 pm yes yes 2011 none South Carolina State Bulldogs South Carolina State SHM Memorial Center Orangeburg, SC 324 85–54 4–3 December 1, 2011 7:00 pm yes 2011 FIU Panthers FIU GSU Sports Arena Atlanta, GA 1,674 73–47 5–3 December 3, 2011 2:00 pm William & Mary GSU Sports Arena Atlanta, GA 711 66–34 6–3 (1–0) December 10, 2011 2:00 pm yes 2011 Rhode Island Rams Rhode Island GSU Sports Arena Atlanta, GA 946 96–64 7–3 December 17, 2011 9:00 pm yes yes Utah Valley UCCU Center Orem, UT FCS Pacific 3,088 71–68 8–3 December 22, 2011 7:00 pm yes Georgia Southern GSU Sports Arena Atlanta, GA 1,937 72–52 9–3 January 2, 2012 7:00 pm Drexel GSU Sports Arena Atlanta, GA 872 58–44 10–3 (2–0) January 4, 2012 7:30 pm yes VCU Stuart C. Siegel Center Richmond, VA ESPN3 7,617 55–53 11–3 (3–0) January 7, 2012 12:00 pm yes George Mason Patriot Center Fairfax, VA CSS 5,191 58–61 11–4 (3–1) January 12, 2012 7:00 pm UNC Wilmington GSU Sports Arena Atlanta, GA Barefoot for Bare Feet CSS 2,698 75–61 12–4 (4–1) January 14, 2012 2:00 pm 2011 Towson Tigers Towson GSU Sports Arena Atlanta, GA ESPN 3 1,107 57–42 13–4 (5–1) January 18, 2012 7:00 pm yes 2011 Northeastern Huskies Northeastern Matthews Arena Boston, MA 1,227 57–60 13–5 (5–2) January 21, 2012 2:00 pm yes Delaware Bob Carpenter Center Newark, DE 3,773 74–77 2OT 13–6 (5–3) January 23, 2012 7:00 pm James Madison GSU Sports Arena Atlanta, GA 1,010 74–58 14–6 (6–3) January 25, 2012 7:00 pm yes Drexel Daskalakis Athletic Center Philadelphia, PA 2,017 46–68 14–7 (6–4) January 28, 2012 4:00 pm VCU GSU Sports Arena Atlanta, GA CSS 2,025 58–59 14–8 (6–5) February 1, 2012 7:00 pm yes UNC Wilmington Trask Coliseum Wilmington, NC 3,075 68–53 15–8 (7–5) February 4, 2012 4:00 pm yes 2011 Hofstra Pride Hofstra Hofstra Arena Hempstead, NY FiOS1 3,815 59–43 16–8 (8–5) February 8, 2012 7:00 pm Northeastern GSU Sports Arena Atlanta, GA 1,463 61–59 17–8 (9–5) February 11, 2012 2:00 pm Delaware GSU Sports Arena Atlanta, GA 1,751 77–80 OT 17–9 (9–6) February 14, 2012 7:00 pm yes James Madison James Madison University Convocation Center Harrisonburg, VA ESPN3 2,899 67–64 18–9 (10–6) February 18, 2012 7:00 pm yes UTSA GSU Sports Arena Atlanta, GA Sears BracketBusters 922 82–71 19–9 February 22, 2012 7:00 pm Old Dominion GSU Sports Arena Atlanta, GA 2,403 60–65 19–10 (10–7) February 25, 2012 2:00 pm yes William & Mary William & Mary Hall Williamsburg, VA 2,056 64–60 20–10 (11–7) |- !colspan=8 style=Georgia State Panthers| CAA Tournament March 2, 2012 8:30 pm yes Hofstra Richmond Coliseum Richmond, VA first round 5,263 85–50 21–10 March 3, 2012 8:30 pm yes George Mason Richmond Coliseum Richmond, VA Quarterfinals TCN, CSS 11,200 59–61 21–11 |- !colspan=8 style=Georgia State Panthers| CollegeInsider.com Tournament March 13, 2012 7:00 pm yes Tennessee Tech GSU Sports Arena Atlanta, GA first round 1,509 74–43 22–11 March 17, 2012 4:00 pm yes yes Mercer The University Center Macon, GA second round 2,132 59–64 22–12 AP Poll Eastern Time M Basketball – 2011–12 Schedule http://www.georgiastatesports.com/SportSelect.dbml?&DB_OEM_ID=12700&SPID=5655&SPSID=53529 Georgia State Athletics 14 March 2012 References Category:Georgia State Panthers men's basketball seasons Georgia State Georgia State Georgia State Panthers men's basket Georgia State Panthers men's basket Category:2011 in Atlanta Category:2012 in Atlanta