2011–12 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 2011–12 Virginia Cavaliers Virginia_Cavaliers_text_logo.svg 180 Atlantic Coast Conference ACC 22–10 9–7 Tony Bennett 3rd Ritchie McKay 3rd Ron Sanchez 3rd Jason Williford 3rd John Paul Jones Arena NCAA tournament round of 64 The 2011–12 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball team represented the University of Virginia during the 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cavaliers, led by third-year head coach Tony Bennett, played their home games at John Paul Jones Arena and were members of the Atlantic Coast Conference. They finished the season 22–10, 9–7 in ACC play to finish in a three way tie for fourth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the ACC Basketball tournament to North Carolina State. They received an at-large bid to the 2012 NCAA tournament, where they lost in the first round to Florida. The team was led by senior forward Mike Scott, who finished the season as a first team All-ACC Selection and runner up for the Conference Player of the Year. Previous season The Cavaliers finished the 2010–11 season 16–15 overall, 7–9 in ACC play, and lost in the first round of the ACC tournament to Miami. Roster In December 2011, both KT Harrell and Johnson transferred from Virginia, to Auburn and San Diego State, respectively.Where are they now? UVA basketball transfer edition https://www.streakingthelawn.com/basketball/2013/4/16/4228392/uva-basketball-transfer-jesperson-where-are-they-now Brian Schwartz Streaking the Lawn 16 April 2013 14 October 2014 2011 Virginia Cavaliers y yes Doug Browman 0 G 5 11 176 JR Midlothian, VA Montrose Christian Jontel Evans 1 G 5 11 188 JR Hampton, VA Bethel Paul Jesperson y 2 G 6 6 197 FR Merrill, WI Merrill Ryan Wright 4 G 5 10 150 FR Upper Marlboro, MD Bullis School Assene Sene 5 C 7 0 239 SR Saint-Louis, Senegal C South Kent School Rob Vozenilek 11 G 6 2 185 FR Richmond, VA W St. Christopher's Joe Harris y basketball 12 G 6 6 211 SO Chelan, WA Chelan Sammy Zeglinski y 13 G 6 1 184 SR Philadelphia, PA C William Penn Charter Angus Mitchell 21 F 6 6 205 JR Houston, TX W St. John's School Malcolm Brogdon y 22 G 6 5 215 FR Norcross, GA Greater Atlanta Christian Mike Scott y basketball, born 1988 23 F 6 8 237 SR yes Chesapeake, VA C Deep Creek/Hargrave Military KT Harrell 24 y G 6 4 202 SO Montgomery, AL Brewbaker Technology Akil Mitchell y 25 G 6 8 234 SO Charlotte, NC Charlotte Christian Thomas Rogers 30 G 6 6 209 SO Farmville, VA W Fork Union Military Darion Atkins y 32 G 6 8 222 FR Clinton, MD Landon School James Johnson 34 F 6 9 238 FR yes Wildomar, CA Elsinore Tony Bennett (Green Bay) Ritchie McKay (Seattle Pacific) Ron Sanchez (SUNY-Oneonta) Jason Williford (Virginia) Mike Curtis (Virginia) Ethan Saliba (Kansas) https://web.archive.org/web/20120119121443/http://www.virginiasports.com/SportSelect.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=17800&SPID=10616&SPSID=88842 14 October 2014 Schedule 2011-12 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings 2011 yes yes |- !colspan=9 style="background:#00214e; color:#f56d22;"| Non-conference regular season Nov. 13 2:00 pm yes South Carolina State John Paul Jones Arena Charlottesville, VA 8,954 ESPN3 75–38 1–0 Nov. 15 7:00 pm yes Winthrop John Paul Jones Arena Charlottesville, VA 7,983 CSN+ 69–48 2–0 Nov. 18 6:00 pm yes yes TCU Sports and Fitness Center Saint Thomas, USVI Paradise Jam NA 55–57 2–1 Nov. 19 3:30 pm yes yes Drexel Sports and Fitness Center Saint Thomas, USVI Paradise Jam NA 49–35 3–1 Nov. 21 7:00 pm yes yes Drake Sports and Fitness Center Saint Thomas, USVI Paradise Jam 2,322 60–52 4–1 Nov. 25 7:00 pm yes Green Bay John Paul Jones Arena Charlottesville, VA 9,113 ESPNU 68–42 5–1 Nov. 29 7:00 pm yes Michigan 15 John Paul Jones Arena Charlottesville, VA ACC–Big Ten Challenge 10,564 ESPN2 70–58 6–1 Dec. 3 1:00 pm yes Longwood John Paul Jones Arena Charlottesville, VA 8,352 ESPN3 86–53 7–1 Dec. 6 7:00 pm yes George Mason John Paul Jones Arena Charlottesville, VA 8,954 ESPN3 68–48 8–1 Dec. 18 5:30 pm yes yes Oregon Matthew Knight Arena Eugene, OR 8,750 FSN 67–54 9–1 Dec. 21 10:00 pm yes yes 24 Seattle KeyArena Seattle, WA 3,541 RTNW 83–77 10–1 Dec. 27 7:00 pm yes 23 Maryland Eastern Shore John Paul Jones Arena Charlottesville, VA 8,661 69–42 11–1 Dec. 30 7:00 pm yes 23 Towson John Paul Jones Arena Charlottesville, VA 8,751 ESPN3 57–50 12–1 Jan. 2 7:00 pm yes yes 21 LSU Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, LA 8,810 CST 57–52 13–1 |- !colspan=9 style="background:#00214e; color:#f56d22;"| Conference regular season Jan. 7 6:00 pm 21 Miami (FL) John Paul Jones Arena Charlottesville, VA 11,283 ESPNU 52–51 14–1 (1–0) Jan. 12 9:00 pm yes 17 Duke 8 Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC 9,314 ESPN 58–61 14–2 (1–1) Jan. 19 8:00 pm yes 15 Georgia Tech Philips Arena Atlanta, GA 5,885 ACCN 70–38 15–2 (2–1) Jan. 22 6:00 pm 15 Virginia Tech John Paul Jones Arena Charlottesville, VA 14,021 ESPNU 45–47 15–3 (2–2) Jan. 26 9:00 pm 19 Boston College John Paul Jones Arena Charlottesville, VA 9,827 ESPNU 66–49 16–3 (3–2) Jan. 28 8:00 pm yes 19 NC State RBC Center Raleigh, NC 17,027 ESPN2 61–60 17–3 (4–2) Jan. 31 7:00 pm 16 Clemson John Paul Jones Arena Charlottesville, VA 10,919 ESPN2 65–61 18–3 (5–2) Feb. 4 1:00 pm yes 16 Florida State 21 Donald L. Tucker Center Tallahassee, FL 11,757 ACCN 55–58 18–4 (5–3) Feb. 8 7:30 pm 19 Wake Forest John Paul Jones Arena Charlottesville, VA 10,786 ESPN3 68–44 19–4 (6–3) Feb. 11 1:00 pm yes 19 North Carolina 5 Dean E. Smith Center Chapel Hill, NC 20,496 ACCN 52–70 19–5 (6–4) Feb. 14 7:00 pm yes 22 Clemson Littlejohn Coliseum Clemson, SC 10,000 ESPNU 48–60 19–6 (6–5) Feb. 18 1:00 pm 22 Maryland John Paul Jones Arena Charlottesville, VA 14,101 ACCN 71–44 20–6 (7–5) Feb. 21 9:00 pm yes 25 Virginia Tech Cassell Coliseum Blacksburg, VA 9,656 ESPNU 61–59 21–6 (8–5) Feb. 25 4:00 pm 25 North Carolina 7 John Paul Jones Arena Charlottesville, VA 14,273 ESPN 51–54 21–7 (8–6) Mar. 1 7:00 pm 24 Florida State 22 John Paul Jones Arena Charlottesville, VA 11,807 ESPN2 60–63 21–8 (8–7) Mar. 4 9:00 pm yes 24 Maryland Comcast Center College Park, MD 16,497 ACCN 75–72 OT 22–8 (9–7) |- !colspan=9 style="background:#00214e; color:#f56d22;"| ACC Tournament Mar. 9 2:00 pm yes 4 NC State 5 Philips Arena Atlanta, GA Quarterfinals 19,520 ESPN2/ACCN 64–67 22–9 |- !colspan=9 style="background:#00214e; color:#f56d22;"| NCAA tournament Mar. 16 2:10 pm yes yes 10 W Florida 25 7 W CenturyLink Center Omaha Omaha, NE Second Round TNT 45–71 16,494 22–10 AP Poll Eastern Time (#) during NCAA Tournament is seed with Region Rankings 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings + Ranking movementLegend: ██ Improvement in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. ██ Not ranked the previous week. RV=Others receiving votes. Poll Pre Wk 1 Wk 2 Wk 3 Wk 4 Wk 5 Wk 6 Wk 7 Wk 8 Wk 9 Wk 10 Wk 11 Wk 12 Wk 13 Wk 14 Wk 15 Wk 16 Wk 17 Wk 18 Wk 19 AP NR NR NR NR NR RV 24 23 21 16 15 19 16 19 22 25 24 RV RV Coaches RV RV NR NR RV RV RV 24 23 17 17 21 18 20 22 RV RV RV RV NR Team players drafted into the NBA Year Round Pick Player NBA club 2012 2 43 Mike Scott Atlanta Hawks 2014 2 33 Joe Harris Cleveland Cavaliers 2016 2 36 Malcolm Brogdon Milwaukee Bucks References Category:Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball seasons Virginia Virginia Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball team Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball team