2011–12 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 March 2012 Basketball 2011–12 Connecticut Huskies Connecticut Huskies wordmark.svg 250 Big East Conference Big East 20–14 8–10 Jim Calhoun 26th George Blaney Kevin Ollie Glen Miller Harry A. Gampel PavilionXL Center NCAA tournament Round of 64 The 2011–12 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team represented the University of Connecticut in the 2011–2012 NCAA Division I basketball season. The Huskies were coached by Jim Calhoun and played their home games at the XL Center in Hartford, Connecticut, and on campus at the Harry A. Gampel Pavilion in Storrs, Connecticut. The Huskies were a member of the Big East Conference. As punishment for prior recruiting violations, head coach Jim Calhoun served a three-game suspension, in UConn's first three Big East games (at South Florida, St. John's, at Seton Hall). The team also lost one scholarship, reduced from 13 to 12, and was restricted in other recruiting activities.Jim Calhoun to be suspended in 2011–12 https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/news/story?id=6146656 ESPN October 21, 2011 February 23, 2011 On February 4, 2012, Calhoun announced he would take an indefinite medical break from coaching as a result of spinal stenosis. Associate head coach George Blaney said he would be managing the team during Calhoun's absence.Jim Calhoun on indefinite medical leave https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/7537722/connecticut-huskies-coach-jim-calhoun-takes-indefinite-medical-leave ESPN February 4, 2012 ESPN News Services In the 2012 NCAA Tournament UConn lost to Iowa State 77–64 in the first round. Roster 2011 Connecticut Huskies y Brendan Allen 4 g 6 3 187 f Windsor, CT Kyle Bailey 21 g 6 3 170 sr Lancaster, NH Ryan Boatright y 11 g 6 2 165 f Aurora, IL Michael Bradley 25 f-c 6 10 235 f y Chattanooga, TN P.J. Cochrane 14 g 6 2 200 sr Newtown, CT DeAndre Daniels y 2 f 6 7 191 f Woodland Hills, CA Andre Drummond 12 c 6 10 275 f Middletown, CT y Niels Giffey y 5 g-f 6 7 210 so Berlin, Germany Jeremy Lamb 3 g-f 6 5 185 so Norcross, GA Jeremy Lamb y Shabazz Napier 13 g 6 0 170 so Randolph, MA y Tyler Olander 10 f 6 9 225 so Mansfield, CT Alex Oriakhi 34 f-c 6 9 240 j Lowell, MA y Roscoe Smith 22 f 6 8 205 so Baltimore, MD y Benjamin Stewart 23 f 6 5 205 jr Denver, CO Ethan Waite 40 g 5 10 165 sr East Hartford, CT Enosch Wolf 1 c 7 1 260 so Göttingen, Germany http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/teams/roster?teamId=41&sort=name October 14, 2011 Jim Calhoun George Blaney Kevin Ollie Glen Miller Schedule yes |- !colspan=9| Exhibition November 2 7:30 pm yes 4 American International Harry A. Gampel Pavilion Storrs, CT 78–35 9,038   November 6 1:00 pm yes 4 C.W. Post XL Center Hartford, CT 91–61 7,215   |- !colspan=9| Regular Season November 11 7:00 pm yes 4 Columbia Harry A. Gampel Pavilion Storrs, CT ESPNU 70–57 1–0 10,167 November 14 7:30 pm yes 4 Wagner Harry A. Gampel Pavilion Storrs, CT SNY 78–66 2–0 9,217 November 17 7:00 pm yes 4 Maine XL Center Hartford, CT SNY 80–60 3–0 10,726 November 20 1:00 pm yes 4 Coppin State XL Center Hartford, CT SNY 87–70 4–0 11,397 November 24 7:00 pm yes yes 4 UNC Asheville Atlantis Resort Nassau, Bahamas Battle 4 Atlantis quarterfinal HDNet 73–63   5–0 2,530 November 25 2:00 pm yes yes 4 UCF Atlantis Resort Nassau, Bahamas Battle 4 Atlantis semifinal Versus 63–68   5–1 2,394 November 26 2:00 pm yes yes 4 Florida State 22 Atlantis Resort Nassau, Bahamas Battle 4 Atlantis 3rd place game Versus 78–76 OT 6–1 2,752 December 3 3:15 pm yes 8 Arkansas XL Center Hartford, CT SEC/Big East Invitational ESPN 75–62 7–1 14,333 December 8 7:00 pm yes 9 Harvard 25 Harry A. Gampel Pavilion Storrs, CT ESPN2 67–53 8–1 10,167 December 18 1:00 pm yes 9 Holy Cross XL Center Hartford, CT SNY 77–40 9–1 13,396 December 22 7:00 pm yes 9 Fairfield XL Center Hartford, CT SNY 79–71 10–1 13,821 December 28 9:00 pm yes 9 South Florida Tampa Bay Times Forum Tampa Bay, FL SNY 60–57 11–1 (1–0) 5,705 December 31 12:00 pm 9 St. John's XL Center Hartford, CT SNY 83–69 12–1 (2–0) 16,294 January 3 7:00 pm yes 8 Seton Hall Prudential Center Newark, NJ SNY 63–75 12–2 (2–1) 8,089 January 7 8:00 pm yes 8 Rutgers Rutgers Athletic Center Piscataway, NJ SNY 60–67 12–3 (2–2) 7,011 January 9 7:00 pm 17 West Virginia XL Center Hartford, CT ESPN2 64–57 13–3 (3–2) 15,805 January 14 11:00 am yes 17 Notre Dame Edmund P. Joyce Center South Bend, IN ESPN2 67–53 14–3 (4–2) 9,149 January 18 7:00 pm 13 Cincinnati Harry A. Gampel Pavilion Storrs, CT ESPN2 67–70 14–4 (4–3) 10,167 January 21 4:00 pm yes yes 13 Tennessee Thompson-Boling Arena Knoxville, TN CBS 57–60 14–5 21,114 January 29 12:00 pm 24 Notre Dame XL Center Hartford, CT SNY 48–50 14–6 (4–4) 16,294 February 1 7:00 pm yes Georgetown 14 Verizon Center Washington, DC Rivalry ESPN2 44–58 14–7 (4–5) 15,174 February 4 12:00 pm Seton Hall XL Center Hartford, CT SNY 69–46 15–7 (5–5) 16,294 February 6 7:00 pm yes Louisville KFC Yum! Center Louisville, KY ESPN 59–80 15–8 (5–6) 21,804 February 11 1:00 pm yes Syracuse 2 Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY Rivalry CBS 67–85 15–9 (5–7) 33,430 February 15 7:00 pm DePaul Harry A. Gampel Pavilion Storrs, CT SNY 80–54 16–9 (6–7) 10,167 February 18 12:00 pm Marquette 13 XL Center Hartford, CT ESPN 64–79 16–10 (6–8) 16,294 February 20 7:00 pm yes Villanova Wells Fargo Center Philadelphia, PA ESPN 73–70 OT 17–10 (7–8) 13,832 February 25 9:00 pm Syracuse 2 Harry A. Gampel Pavilion Storrs, CT ESPN College Gameday/Rivalry ESPN 69–71 17–11 (7–9) 10,167 February 28 7:00 pm yes Providence Dunkin' Donuts Center Providence, RI SNY 70–72 17–12 (7–10) 11,031 March 3 12:00 pm Pittsburgh Harry A. Gampel Pavilion Storrs, CT ESPN 74–65 18–12 (8–10) 10,167 |- !colspan=12| 2012 Big East tournament March 6 12:00 pm yes DePaul Madison Square Garden New York, NY First round ESPN2 81–67 20,057 19–12 March 7 12:00 pm yes West Virginia Madison Square Garden New York, NY Second round ESPN 71–67 OT 20,057 20–12 March 8 12:00 pm yes Syracuse 2 Madison Square Garden New York, NY Quarterfinals/Rivalry ESPN 55–58 20,057 20–13 |- !colspan=9| 2012 NCAA tournament March 15 9:20 pm yes yes (S 9) (S 8) Iowa State KFC Yum! Center Louisville, KY First round TBS 64–77 20–14 22,131 AP Poll Eastern Time (#) during NCAA Tournament is seed with Region Rankings 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings 19 19 AP 4 4 4 8 9 9 8 9 8 17 13 24 Coaches 4 4 4 10 9 10 9 9 8 16 11 19 Notes 2 Category:UConn Huskies men's basketball seasons Connecticut Connecticut Category:2011 in sports in Connecticut Category:2012 in sports in Connecticut