2011–12 UNC Asheville Bulldogs men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 February 2024 Basketball 2011–12 UNC Asheville Bulldogs UNC Asheville Bulldogs wordmark.png 250 Big South Conference Big South 24–10 16–2 Ed Biedenbach 16th Nicholas McDevitt Brett Carey Dion Dacons Kimmel Arena Big South Regular Season & tournament champions NCAA Tournament Round of 64 The 2011–12 UNC Asheville Bulldogs men's basketball team represented the University of North Carolina at Asheville during the 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bulldogs, led by 16th year head coach Ed Biedenbach, played their home games at the brand new Kimmel Arena and are members of the Big South Conference. They finished the season 24–10, 16–2 in Big South play to be crowned regular season champions. The Bulldogs won the Big South tournament for the second straight year to earn the conference's automatic berth into the NCAA tournament where they lost in the second round to Syracuse.https://www.blueridgenow.com/story/news/2012/03/12/bulldogs-are-headed-to-pittsburgh-to-face-syracuse/28291080007/ Bulldogs are headed to Pittsburgh to face Syracuse Dean Hensley Times-News March 11, 2012 February 5, 2024https://www.nydailynews.com/2012/03/16/2012-ncaa-tournament-syracuse-avoids-historic-upset-by-rallying-past-no-16-unc-asheville-in-east-region-action/ 2012 NCAA Tournament: Syracuse avoids historic upset by rallying past No. 16 UNC-Asheville in East Region action Roger Rubin New York Daily News March 16, 2012 February 5, 2024 Roster Number Name Position Height Weight Year Hometown 2 Matt Dickey Guard 6–1 180 Senior Trussville, Alabama 3 J. P. Primm Guard 6–1 195 Senior Dickson, Tennessee 4 Chris Stephenson Guard 6–3 200 Senior Punta Gorda, Florida 5 Jaron Lane Guard 6–4 170 Junior Greenville, North Carolina 11 Josh Seligson Guard 6–3 205 Sophomore Raleigh, North Carolina 12 Madison Davis Guard 5–10 160 Junior Waynesville, North Carolina 15 Jeremy Atkinson Forward 6–4 210 Junior Elm City, North Carolina 20 Chudier Pal Center 6–9 230 Sophomore Rockingham, Australia 21 Thomas Bess Guard 6–0 180 Freshman Bessemer City, North Carolina 22 Corey Littlejohn Guard 6–3 180 Freshman Columbia, South Carolina 23 Keith Hornsby Guard 6–4 190 Freshman Williamsburg, Virginia 32 Quinard Jackson Forward 6–5 240 Senior West Palm Beach, Florida 33 D. J. Cunningham Center 6–10 240 Junior Waterford, Ohio 35 Jon Nwannunu Forward 6–8 225 Junior Merrillville, Indiana 45 Jaleel Roberts Center 7–0 220 Freshman Evans, Georgia 50 Jeremy Harn Forward 6–8 230 Junior Chapel Hill, North Carolina 55 Trent Meyer Guard 6–2 165 Sophomore Fort Lauderdale, Florida Schedule 2011-12 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings 2011 yes yes |- !colspan=9| Exhibition 11/07/2011 8:00 pm yes Lees–McRae Kimmel Arena Asheville, NC   98–67 |- !colspan=9| Regular season 11/11/2011 7:00 pm yes yes NC State 22 RBC Center Raleigh, NC 12,441 75–84 0–1 11/13/2011 4:00 pm yes North Carolina 1 Kimmel Arena Asheville, NC 3,280 ESPNU 75–91 0–2 11/16/2011 7:00 pm yes Mars Hill Kimmel Arena Asheville, NC First Round 1,187 126–75 1–2 11/21/2011 7:00 pm yes Brevard Kimmel Arena Asheville, NC 1,321 89–48 2–2 11/24/2011 7:00 pm yes yes Connecticut 4 Imperial Arena Nassau, Bahamas Battle 4 Atlantis First Round 2,530 HDNet 63–73 2–3 11/25/2011 7:00 pm yes yes College of Charleston Imperial Arena Nassau, Bahamas Battle 4 Atlantis Consolation Round NA HDNet 66–68 2–4 11/26/2011 9:30 pm yes yes Utah Imperial Arena Nassau, Bahamas Battle 4 Atlantis 7th Place Game 1,645 HDNet/Versus 87–65 3–4 12/01/2011 5:30 pm Gardner–Webb Paul Porter Arena Boiling Springs, NC 1,320 66–60 4–4 (1–0) 12/04/2011 2:00 pm yes USC Upstate Kimmel Arena Asheville, NC 1,796 WMYA 88–81 5–4 12/15/2011 7:00 pm yes Montreat College Kimmel Arena Asheville, NC 1,821 109–61 6–4 12/20/2011 7:00 pm yes yes Tennessee Thompson–Boling Arena Knoxville, TN 15,324 SPSO 68–72 6–5 12/28/2011 6:00 pm yes yes Western Carolina Ramsey Center Cullowhee, NC 1,511 67–86 6–6 12/31/2011 4:00 pm yes Winthrop Winthrop Coliseum Rock Hill, SC 1,207 MASN 73–68 OT 7–6 (2–0) 01/02/2012 7:00 pm yes Radford Dedmon Center Radford, VA 431 66–56 8–6 (3–0) 01/05/2012 7:00 pm VMI Kimmel Arena Asheville, NC 1,620 94–85 9–6 (4–0) 01/07/2012 4:30 pm Liberty Kimmel Arena Asheville, NC 1,569 98–75 10–6 (5–0) 01/12/2012 7:00 pm yes Campbell John W. Pope, Jr. Convocation Center Buies Creek, NC 3,035 89–82 11–6 (6–0) 01/14/2012 7:00 pm yes High Point Millis Athletic Convocation Center High Point, NC 1,474 86–79 12–6 (7–0) 01/17/2012 7:00 pm Coastal Carolina Kimmel Arena Asheville, NC 2,041 ESPN3 88–81 13–6 (8–0) 01/19/2012 7:00 pm Charleston Southern Kimmel Arena Asheville, NC 1,748 88–93 13–7 (8–1) 01/21/2012 7:00 pm yes Presbyterian Templeton Physical Education Center Clinton, SC 1,610 66–58 14–7 (9–1) 01/26/2012 7:00 pm High Point Kimmel Arena Asheville, NC 1,542 90–70 15–7 (10–1) 01/28/2012 4:30 pm Campbell Kimmel Arena Asheville, NC 2,104 WMYA 95–84 16–7 (11–1) 02/02/2012 7:00 pm yes VMI Cameron Hall Lexington, VA 2,319 89–86 17–7 (12–1) 02/04/2012 7:00 pm yes Liberty Vines Center Lynchburg, VA 2,368 65–51 18–7 (13–1) 02/11/2012 4:30 pm Radford Kimmel Arena Asheville, NC 2,754 88–62 19–7 (14–1) 02/14/2012 7:00 pm yes Coastal Carolina Kimbel Arena Conway, SC 1,039 69–74 19–8 (14–2) 02/18/2012 7:00 pm yes yes Ohio Convocation Center Athens, OH ESPN BracketBusters 9,961 ESPN3 62–81 19–9 02/23/2012 7:00 pm Gardner–Webb Kimmel Arena Asheville, NC 1,765 71–61 20–9 (15–2) 02/25/2012 2:00 pm Winthrop Kimmel Arena Asheville, NC 2,875 WMYA 67–55 21–9 (16–2) |- !colspan=9| 2012 Big South Conference men's basketball tournament 02/29/2012 6:00 pm High Point Kimmel Arena Asheville, NC Quarterfinals 86–61 1,568 22–9 03/01/2012 8:00 pm Charleston Southern Kimmel Arena Asheville, NC Semifinals ESPNU 91–64 2,452 23–9 03/03/2012 12:00 pm VMI Kimmel Arena Asheville, NC Championship Game ESPN2 80–64 3,205 24–9 |- !colspan=9| 2012 NCAA tournament 03/15/2012 3:10 pm yes yes (E 16) (E 1) Syracuse 2 Consol Energy Center Pittsburgh, PA Second Round truTV 65–72 18,927 24–10 AP Poll Eastern Time (#) during NCAA Tournament is seed with Region References Category:UNC Asheville Bulldogs men's basketball seasons UNC Asheville UNC Asheville UNC Asheville Bulldogs men's basketball team UNC Asheville Bulldogs men's basketball team