2011–12 San Diego State Aztecs men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 2011–12 San Diego State Aztecs San Diego State athletics logo 2002.png 240 Mountain West Conference Mountain West 22 26–8 10–4 Steve Fisher Brian Dutcher Mark Fisher Tony Bland Viejas Arena Mountain West Regular Season Co-Champions NCAA Tournament Round of 64 The 2011–12 San Diego State men's basketball team represented San Diego State University in the 2011–12 college basketball season. It was their 13th season in the Mountain West Conference. This was head coach Steve Fisher's thirteenth season at San Diego State. The Aztecs played their home games at Viejas Arena. They finished with a record of 26–8 overall and 10–4 in Mountain West play to be co-champions of the Mountain West with New Mexico. They lost in the championship game of the Mountain West Basketball tournament to New Mexico. They received an at-large bid into the 2012 NCAA tournament, earning the 6 seed in the Midwest which they lost to North Carolina State in the second round. Off Season Departures Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes Brian Carlwell 5 C 6'11" 300 Senior Maywood, Illinois Graduated Mehdi Cheriet 42 F 6'9" 225 Senior Tarare, France Graduated D.J. Gay 23 G 6'0" 170 Senior Sun Valley, California Graduated Malcolm Thomas 4 F 6'9" 220 Senior San Diego, California Graduated Billy White 32 F 6'8" 235 Senior Las Vegas, Nevada GraduatedKawhi Leonard 15 F 6'7" 225 Sophomore Riverside, California Declared for the 2011 NBA draft Incoming transfers Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes J.J. O' Brien 20 F 6'7" 215 Sophomore Rancho Cucamonga, California Elected to transfer from Utah. O' Brien will redshirt for the 2011-12 season, under NCAA transfer rules. Will have three years of eligibility.J.J. O'Brien to Join SDSU Men's Basketball Program http://goaztecs.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/060111aaa.html Dwayne Polee ll 20 F 6'7" 195 Sophomore Los Angeles, California Elected to transfer from St. John's. Polee ll will redshirt for the 2011-12 season, under NCAA transfer rules. Will have three years of eligibility.SDSU lands Dwayne Polee, keeps reloading 14 June 2011 https://www.espn.com/blog/collegebasketballnation/post/_/id/31902/ 2011 Recruiting Class no no 2011 Deshawn Stephens PF Los Angeles, CA Santa Monica College 6 8 215 10/19/2010 NR NR JC 2011 http://rivals.yahoo.com/basketballrecruiting/basketball/recruiting/commitments/2011/sandiegostate-93 http://scouthoops.scout.com/a.z?s=75&p=9&c=8&toinid=525&yr=2011 http://espn.go.com/colleges/basketball/recruiting/school/_/id/21/class/2011 2011-05-15 yes Roster Sourcehttp://goaztecs.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/sdsu-m-baskbl-mtt.html SAN DIEGO STATE OFFICIAL ATHLETIC SITE - Men's Basketball 2011-08-11 2010-02-14 https://web.archive.org/web/20100214123329/http://goaztecs.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/sdsu-m-baskbl-mtt.html dead #NameHeightWeight (lbs.)PositionClassHometownPrevious Team(s)0Alec Williams6'6"245FJr.San Juan Capistrano, CAJSerra HS2Xavier Thames6'3"185GRS So.Sacramento, CAWashington State3LaBradford Franklin6'2"170GSo.Temecula, CAGreat Oak High School5Garrett Green6'11"230FSr.Woodland Hills, CALSU10Tim Shelton6'7"245FSr.Fresno, CAClovis West HS11James Rahon6'5"205GRS Jr.San Diego, CASanta Clara20J.J. O'Brien6'7"215FSo.Ranco Cucamonga, CAUtah21Jamaal Franklin6'5"185GSo.Sacramento, CAWestwind Prep22Chase Tapley6'2"200GJr.Sacramento, CASacramento HS23Deshawn Stephens6'8"215FJr.Los Angeles, CASanta Monica College24Dwayne Polee II6'7"193F So.Los Angeles, CASt. John's Schedule and results Source http://goaztecs.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/sched/sdsu-m-baskbl-sched.html 2011–12 Schedule 2011-10-11 2010-01-28 https://web.archive.org/web/20100128083505/http://goaztecs.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/sched/sdsu-m-baskbl-sched.html dead All times are Pacific yes |- !colspan=9| Exhibition 11/02/2011 7:00 pm yes Cal State San Marcos Viejas Arena San Diego, CA 78–63 – 11,711 11/07/2011 7:30 pm yes Point Loma Nazarene Viejas Arena San Diego, CA 78–53 – 11,613 |- !colspan=9| Regular season 11/11/2011 7:30 pm yes Bryant Viejas Arena San Diego, CA Basketball Travelers Classic 75–63 1–0 11,734 11/12/2011 7:30 pm yes Southern Utah Viejas Arena San Diego, CA Basketball Travelers Classic 70–37 2–0 11,765 11/13/2011 3:00 pm yes UC Davis Viejas Arena San Diego, CA Basketball Travelers Classic 89–74 3–0 11,792 11/15/2011 11:00 am yes yes Baylor 12 Ferrell Center Waco, TX ESPN 67–77 3–1 6,941 11/17/2011 7:00 pm yes USC Viejas Arena San Diego, CA The Mtn. 56–54 4–1 12,414 11/19/2011 1:30 pm yes Long Beach State Viejas Arena San Diego, CA 4SD 77–73 OT 5–1 12,094 11/23/2011 5:30 pm yes yes Arizona 23 McKale Center Tucson, AZ FSAZ+ 61–57 6–1 13,761 11/26/2011 7:00 pm yes yes UC Santa Barbara The Thunderdome Santa Barbara, CA 76–75 OT 7–1 5,011 11/30/2011 7:30 pm yes Creighton Viejas Arena San Diego, CA MWC–MVC Challenge The Mtn. 83–85 7–2 12,414 12/04/2011 2:00 pm yes California 24 Viejas Arena San Diego, CA The Mtn. 64–63 8–2 12,414 12/07/2011 7:00 pm yes yes San Diego Jenny Craig Pavilion San Diego, CA City Championship 4SD 74–62 9–2 4,708 12/19/2011 7:00 pm yes UC Riverside Viejas Arena San Diego, CA 4SD 80–55 10–2 11,555 12/22/2011 4:30 pm yes Elon Viejas Arena San Diego, CA 81–55 11–2 11,370 12/30/2011 7:00 pm yes 25 Redlands Viejas Arena San Diego, CA 95–43 12–2 12,414 01/05/2012 7:00 pm yes 24 San Diego Christian Viejas Arena San Diego, CA 83–52 13–2 10,857 01/10/2012 7:00 pm yes 22 Chicago State Viejas Arena San Diego, CA 4SD 73–65 14–2 12,099 01/14/2012 1:00 pm 22 UNLV 12 Viejas Arena San Diego, CA NBCSN 69–67 15–2 (1–0) 12,414 01/18/2012 7:00 pm yes 16 New Mexico The Pit Albuquerque, NM CBSSN 75–70 16–2 (2–0) 15,411 01/21/2012 7:00 pm 16 Air Force Viejas Arena San Diego, CA The Mtn. 57–44 17–2 (3–0) 12,414 01/24/2012 5:30 pm yes 13 Wyoming Arena-Auditorium Laramie, WY The Mtn. 52–42 18–2 (4–0) 5,692 01/28/2012 1:00 pm yes 13 Colorado State Moby Arena Fort Collins, CO NBCSN 60–77 18–3 (4–1) 6,038 02/01/2012 7:00 pm 17 Boise State Viejas Arena San Diego, CA CBSSN 58–56 19–3 (5–1) 12,414 02/04/2012 7:00 pm 17 TCU Viejas Arena San Diego, CA The Mtn. 83–73 20–3 (6–1) 12,414 02/11/2012 1:00 pm yes 13 UNLV 14 Thomas & Mack Center Paradise, NV NBCSN 63–65 20–4 (6–2) 18,577 02/14/2012 7:00 pm 13 New Mexico Viejas Arena San Diego, CA CBSSN 67–77 20–5 (6–3) 12,414 02/18/2012 1:00 pm yes 13 Air Force Clune Arena Colorado Springs, CO NBCSN 56–58 20–6 (6–4) 2,483 02/22/2012 7:30 pm 24 Wyoming Viejas Arena San Diego, CA The Mtn. 67–58 OT 21–6 (7–4) 12,414 02/25/2012 7:00 pm 24 Colorado State Viejas Arena San Diego, CA The Mtn. 74–66 22–6 (8–4) 12,414 02/29/2012 7:00 pm yes 21 Boise State Taco Bell Arena Boise, ID The Mtn. 66–53 23–6 (9–4) 6,145 03/03/2012 4:00 pm yes 21 TCU Daniel-Meyer Coliseum Fort Worth, TX The Mtn. 98–92 OT 24–6 (10–4) 5,955 |- !colspan=9| 2012 Mountain West Conference men's basketball tournament 03/08/2012 12:00 pm yes 18 1 Boise State 8 Thomas & Mack Center Paradise, NV Quarterfinals The Mtn. 65–62 8,601 25–6 03/09/2012 6:00 pm yes 18 1 Colorado State 4 Thomas & Mack Center Paradise, NV Semifinals CBSSN 79–69 16,339 26–6 03/10/2012 4:00 pm yes 18 1 New Mexico 2 Thomas & Mack Center Paradise, NV Championship Game NBCSN 59–68 12,168 26–7 |- !colspan=9 | 2012 NCAA tournament 03/16/2012 9:40 am yes yes 22 6 W NC State 11 W Nationwide Arena Columbus, OH Second Round truTV 65–79 17,030 26–8 Pacific Time Zone AP Poll Rankings 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings AP 0 18 RV RV RV RV RV RV RV 25 24 22 16 13 17 13 13 24 21 18 22 Coaches 0 19 NR NR RV RV RV RV RV RV 25 22 16 12 17 14 15 25 23 21 23 RV *AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings. References External links Aztec Basketball Official Site https://web.archive.org/web/20110219163335/http://goaztecs.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/sdsu-m-baskbl-body.html 2011-02-19 San Diego State Category:San Diego State Aztecs men's basketball seasons Category:2010s in San Diego San Diego State San Diego State Aztecs men's basketball San Diego State Aztecs men's basketball