2011–12 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team

2011–12 season of University of Kentucky men's basketball team March 2026 August 2023 2011–12 Kentucky Wildcats Basketball Kentucky Wildcats 2005 logo.svg Southeastern Conference SEC 1 1 38–2 16–0 John Calipari 3rd John Robic 3rd Orlando Antigua 3rd Kenny Payne 2nd Rupp Arena NCAA tournament National ChampionsSEC regular season champions National Championship Game W Won 67–59 vs. Kansas thumb|right|2012 NCAA champions The 2011–12 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team represented the University of Kentucky in the 2011–12 college basketball season. The team's head coach was John Calipari, who was in his third season after taking the Wildcats to their first Final Four in thirteen seasons. The team won the 2012 NCAA Championship, bringing Kentucky its eighth title. The team's 38 wins broke a record shared by 5 teams for the most wins in NCAA men's Division I history.NCAA Division I Records http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/m_basketball_RB/2012/DI.pdf pg 6 NCAA 10 January 2013 Pre-season Departures Former Wildcats Josh Harrellson, Brandon Knight and DeAndre Liggins were all selected in the 2011 NBA draft. Knight was taken No. 8 overall by the Detroit Pistons, Harrellson was selected No. 45 overall by the New Orleans Pelicans while the Oklahoma City Thunder selected Liggins at No. 53. The trio increased UK's total under John Calipari to 8 players selected in the Draft, including 6 in the first round. Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes Brandon Knight basketball 12 G 76 6'3" 195 1 Freshman Fort Lauderdale, Florida Entered 2011 NBA draft DeAndre Liggins 34 G 78 6'6" 215 3 Junior Chicago, Illinois Entered 2011 NBA draft Josh Harrellson 55 C 82 6'10" 275 4 Senior St. Charles, Missouri Graduated Class of 2011 signees For the third consecutive season the Wildcats boasted the No. 1 recruiting class. Anthony Davis, Michael Kidd-Gilchrist, Marquis Teague, Kyle Wiltjer formed the four-member freshman class for the 2011–12 season. Davis was the nation's consensus No. 1 overall player Kidd-Gilchrist was the nation's consensus No. 1 small forward Teague was the nation's consensus No. 1 point guard, the fourth straight for John Calipari no no 2011 Anthony Davis PF ChicagoChicago, Illinois Perspectives Charter School 6 10 220 2010-08-13 5 5 98 Michael Kidd-Gilchrist SF Somerdale, New Jersey St. Patrick 6 7 225 2010-04-14 5 5 98 Marquis Teague PG IndianapolisIndianapolis, Indiana Pike 6 2 190 2010-04-22 5 5 98 Kyle Wiltjer PF Portland, Oregon Jesuit 6 9 225 2010-08-28 5 5 97 2011 Kentucky 2011 Basketball Commitments 2011 Kentucky Basketball Commits ESPN kentucky 48 96 1 1 2011-08-19 yes Class of 2012 signees no yes 2012 Willie Cauley-Stein C Spearville, Kansas Olathe Northwest 7 0 225 2011-10-31 4 4 95 Archie Goodwin G Little Rock, Arkansas Sylvan Hills 6 4 185 2011-09-20 5 5 97 Nerlens Noel C Everett, Massachusetts Tilton 6 10 200 2012-04-12 5 5 98 Alex Poythress SF Clarksville, Tennessee Northeast 6 8 220 2011-11-10 5 5 97 2012 Kentucky 2012 Basketball Commitments 2012 Kentucky Basketball Commits ESPN kentucky 48 96 2011-08-19 yes Roster 2011 Kentucky Wildcats y yes Darius Miller y 1 SF 6 8 235 SR Maysville, Kentucky Mason County Terrence Jones y 3 PF 6 9 252 SO Portland, Oregon Jefferson Jon Hood 4 SG 6 7 215 JR Madisonville, Kentucky Madisonville North Hopkins yes Jarrod Polson y 5 PG 6 2 185 SO Wilmore, Kentucky West Jessamine Twany Beckham 10 SG 6 5 205 JR Louisville, Kentucky Ballard Ryan Harrow 12 PG 6 2 175 SO Marietta, Georgia WaltonNorth Carolina State yes Sam Malone 13 PG 5 11 190 FR Scituate, Massachusetts Scituate y Michael Kidd-Gilchrist y 14 SF 6 7 232 FR Somerdale, New Jersey St. Patrick Doron Lamb y basketball 20 SG 6 4 210 SO Queens, New York Oak Hill Academy Anthony Davis y 23 C 6 10 220 FR Chicago, Illinois Perspectives Charter Marquis Teague y 25 PG 6 2 189 FR Indianapolis, Indiana Pike Eloy Vargas y 30 C 6 11 244 SR Moca, D.R. Miami-Dade College Brian Long 32 PG 5 9 150 FR Dumont, New Jersey River Dell Kyle Wiltjer y 33 PF 6 9 239 FR Portland, Oregon Jesuit John Calipari (Clarion) John Robic (Denison) Orlando Antigua (Pittsburgh) Kenny Payne (Louisville) 2011-04-01 Jon Hood and Ryan Harrow redshirted this season—Hood due to a torn ACL, and Harrow as a transfer from North Carolina State. Both were eligible for the 2012–13 college basketball season. Sam Malone missed much of the season to a torn ACL. Depth chart 273BE2 FFFFFF 273BE2 Anthony Davis Terrence Jones Michael Kidd-Gilchrist Doron Lamb Marquis Teague Eloy Vargas Kyle Wiltjer Darius Miller Sam Malone Twany Beckham Brian Long Jarrod Polson Schedule and results yes yes |- !colspan=12 style="background:#005DAA; color:white;"| Exhibition Nov. 2, 2011 7:00 yes 2 Transylvania Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky UK IMG/FSN Jones 22 Jones 12 Teague 9 97–53 21,024 Nov. 7, 2011 7:00 yes 2 Morehouse Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky UK IMG/FSN Wiltjer 26 Vargas 12 Teague 7 125–40 20,194 |- !colspan=12 style="background:#005DAA; color:white;"| Regular Season Nov. 11, 2011 7:00 yes 2 Marist Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky Hall of Fame Tip Off UK IMG/FSN Davis 23 Davis 10 Lamb 8 108–58 22,079 1–0 Nov. 15, 2011 9:00 yes yes 2 Kansas 12 Madison Square Garden New York, NY Champions Classic ESPN Lamb 16 Tied 7 Tied 4 75–65 19,979 2–0 Nov. 19, 2011 12:00 yes yes 2 Penn State Mohegan Sun Arena Uncasville, Connecticut Hall of Fame Tip Off ESPN3 Lamb 26 Jones 9 Tied 4 85–47 4,755 3–0 Nov. 20, 2011 12:00 yes yes 2 Old Dominion Mohegan Sun Arena Uncasville, Connecticut Hall of Fame Tip Off ESPNU Tied 13 Tied 9 Miller 5 62–52 4,128 4–0 Nov. 23, 2011 7:00 yes 2 Radford Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky UK IMG/FSN Jones 17 Jones 8 Teague 5 88–40 21,302 5–0 Nov. 26, 2011 7:00 yes 2 Portland Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky UK IMG/FSN Tied 19 Davis 12 Teague 8 87–63 24,179 6–0 Dec. 1, 2011 7:00 yes 1 St. John's Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky SEC–Big East Challenge ESPN2 Jones 26 Davis 15 Miller 6 81–59 24,119 7–0 Dec. 3, 2011 12:00 yes 1 North Carolina 5 Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky CBS Kidd-Gilchrist 17 Kidd-Gilchrist 11 Teague 4 73–72 24,398 8–0 Dec. 10, 2011 5:15 yes yes 1 Indiana Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana Rivalry ESPN Lamb 19 Kidd-Gilchrist 13 Teague 5 72–73 17,472 8–1 Dec. 17, 2011 8:00 yes 3 Chattanooga Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky CSS Lamb 24 Davis 18 Teague 8 87–62 23,211 9–1 Dec. 20, 2011 7:00 yes 3 Samford Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky ESPN2 Lamb 26 Davis 9 Tied 5 82–50 21,984 10–1 Dec. 22, 2011 1:00 yes 3 Loyola (MD) Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky FSN Wiltjer 24 Davis 11 Kidd-Gilchrist 4 87–63 22,774 11–1 Dec. 28, 2011 8:30 yes 3 Lamar Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky ESPNU Kidd-Gilchrist 18 Davis 13 Tied 4 86–64 24,230 12–1 Dec. 31, 2011 12:00 yes 3 Louisville 4 Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky Battle for the Bluegrass CBS Kidd-Gilchrist 24 Kidd-Gilchrist 19 Teague 5 69–62 24,387 13–1 Jan. 3, 2012 7:00 yes 2 Arkansas-Little Rock Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky UK IMG/FSN Davis 22 Davis 16 Teague 5 73–51 14,747 14–1 Jan. 7, 2012 4:00 2 South Carolina Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky SECN Jones 20 Davis 10 Tied 4 79–64 24,219 15–1 1–0 Jan. 11, 2012 8:00 yes 2 Auburn Auburn Arena Auburn, AL SECN Tied 14 Davis 6 Tied 3 68–53 9,121 16–1 2–0 Jan. 14, 2012 12:00 yes 2 Tennessee Thompson–Boling Arena Knoxville, Tennessee ESPN Davis 18 Kidd-Gilchrist 12 Tied 2 65–62 21,678 17–1 3–0 Jan. 17, 2012 9:00 2 Arkansas Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky Super Tuesday ESPN Davis 27 Davis 15 Teague 9 86–63 24,093 18–1 4–0 Jan. 21, 2012 12:00 2 Alabama Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky CBS Jones 15 Davis 9 Miller 4 77–71 24,246 19–1 5–0 Jan. 24, 2012 9:00 yes 1 Georgia Stegeman Coliseum Athens, Georgia Super Tuesday ESPN Miller 19 Tied 11 Teague 7 57–44 10,523 20–1 6–0 Jan. 28, 2012 4:00 yes 1 LSU Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, Louisiana SECN Jones 27 Davis 10 Tied 4 74–50 11,631 21–1 7–0 Jan. 31, 2012 12:00 1 Tennessee Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky ESPNU Davis 18 Tied 8 Teague 4 69–44 24,359 22–1 8–0 Feb. 4, 2012 7:00 yes 1 South Carolina Colonial Life Arena Columbia, South Carolina ESPN Davis 22 Davis 8 Tied 4 86–52 16,527 23–1 9–0 Feb. 7, 2012 7:00 1 Florida 8 Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky Super Tuesday ESPN Lamb 18 Kidd-Gilchrist 13 Teague 10 78–58 24,389 24–1 10–0 Feb. 11, 2012 9:00 yes 1 Vanderbilt Memorial Gym Nashville, Tennessee ESPN College GameDay ESPN Lamb 16 Jones 9 Teague 8 69–63 14,316 25–1 11–0 Feb. 18, 2012 4:00 1 Ole Miss Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky SECN Lamb 16 Jones 11 Teague 8 77–62 24,239 26–1 12–0 Feb. 21, 2012 9:00 yes 1 Mississippi State Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, Mississippi Super Tuesday ESPN Kidd-Gilchrist 18 Davis 11 Teague 4 73–64 10,213 27–1 13–0 Feb. 25, 2012 12:00 1 Vanderbilt Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky CBS Davis 28 Davis 11 Teague 6 83–74 24,388 28–1 14–0 Mar. 1, 2012 9:00 1 Georgia Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky Senior Night ESPN Miller 17 Tied 8 Teague 4 79–49 24,382 29–1 15–0 Mar. 4, 2012 12:00 yes 1 Florida 16 O'Connell Center Gainesville, Florida CBS Davis 22 Davis 12 Tied 4 74–59 12,113 30–1 16–0 |- !colspan=12 style="background:#005DAA; color:white;"| SEC Tournament Mar. 9, 2012 1:00 yes 1 1 LSU 8 New Orleans Arena New Orleans Quarterfinals SECN Kidd-Gilchrist 19 Davis 14 Teague 5 60–51 18,207 31–1 Mar. 10, 2012 1:00 yes 1 1 Florida 22 4 New Orleans Arena New Orleans Semifinals ABC Lamb 16 Davis 12 Teague 5 74–71 18,523 32–1 Mar. 11, 2012 1:00 yes 1 1 Vanderbilt 3 New Orleans Arena New Orleans Championship ABC Miller 16 Jones 11 Teague 6 64–71 18,114 32–2 |- !colspan=12 style="background:#005DAA; color:white;"| NCAA tournament Mar. 15, 2012 6:50 yes 1 1 S WKU 16 S KFC Yum! Center Louisville, Kentucky First round TBS Jones 22 Jones 10 Teague 4 81–66 22,131 33–2 Mar. 17, 2012 7:45 yes 1 1 S Iowa State 8 S KFC Yum! Center Louisville, Kentucky Second round CBS Teague 24 Davis 12 Teague 7 87–71 21,757 34–2 Mar. 23, 2012 9:45 yes 1 1 S Indiana 16 4 S Georgia Dome Atlanta Sweet Sixteen CBS Kidd-Gilchrist 24 Davis 12 Teague 7 102–90 24,731 35–2 Mar. 25, 2012 2:20 yes 1 1 S Baylor 9 3 S Georgia Dome Atlanta Elite Eight CBS Kidd-Gilchrist 19 Davis 11 Jones 6 82–70 24,035 36–2 Mar. 31, 2012 6:09 yes 1 1 S Louisville 17 4 W Mercedes-Benz Superdome New Orleans Final Four CBS Davis 18 Davis 14 Teague 5 69–61 73,361 37–2 April 2, 2012 9:23 yes 1 1 S Kansas 6 2 MW Mercedes-Benz Superdome New Orleans National Championship CBS Lamb 22 Davis 16 Davis 5 67–59 70,913 38–2 AP Poll Eastern Time Rankings 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings 19 19 APhttp://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/rankings 2011–12 NCAA Men's Basketball Rankings October 21, 2010 ESPN https://web.archive.org/web/20100209082909/http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/rankings February 9, 2010 dead 2 2 2 1 1 3 3 3 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Coaches 2 2 2 1 1 3 3 3 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Accomplishments Players drafted into the NBA 2012 NBA draft Year Round Pick Player NBA Team 2012 1 1 Anthony Davis New Orleans Hornets 2012 1 2 Michael Kidd-Gilchrist Charlotte Bobcats 2012 1 18 Terrence Jones Houston Rockets 2012 1 29 Marquis Teague Chicago Bulls 2012 2 42 Doron Lamb Milwaukee Bucks 2012 2 46 Darius Miller New Orleans Hornets Overall NCAA Champions, 8th in school history SEC Regular Season Champions Hall of Fame Tip-Off Classic Champions 38 victories is the most in NCAA history 15th Final Four appearance and 2nd in two years 16–0 in SEC play 19–0 at home 3rd consecutive NCAA Tournament 344 blocks is the most in NCAA single season history Anthony Davis set NCAA Freshman block record with 186 Team highs Most Points Scored: 108 vs. Marist, 11/11 Highest Point Differential: 50 vs. Marist, 11/11 Most Field Goals Made: 46 vs. Marist, 11/11 Most Three Point Field Goals Made: 15 vs Georgia, 3/1 Most Free Throws Made: 35 vs. Indiana, 3/23 Most Rebounds: 57 vs. Louisville, 12/31 Most Assists: 24 vs. Marist, 11/11 Highest Assist-to-Turnover Ratio: 5.0 vs. Portland, 11/26 (20 assists to 4 turnovers) Most Blocks: 18 vs. St. John's, 12/1 Individual highs Most Points: 28, Anthony Davis vs. Vanderbilt, 2/25 Most Rebounds: 19, Michael Kidd-Gilchrist vs. Louisville 12/31 Most Three-Point Field Goals Made: 5, Doron Lamb vs. Iowa State (3/17) and Darius Miller vs. Georgia (3/1) Most Assists: 10, Marquis Teague vs. Florida, 2/7 Most Steals: 4, Anthony Davis vs. Alabama, 1/21 Most Blocks: 9, Anthony Davis vs. South Carolina, 2/4 Individual awards 2012 National Player of the Year: Anthony Davis (AP, Naismith, Robertson, Rupp, TSN, Wooden) 2012 SEC Player of the Year: Anthony Davis 2012 Consensus All-Americans: Anthony Davis (First Team), Michael Kidd-Gilchrist (Second Team) 2012 NCAA Tournament Most Outstanding Player: Anthony Davis 2012 All-SEC: Anthony Davis (First Team), Michael Kidd-Gilchrist (First Team), Terrence Jones (Second Team), Doron Lamb (Second Team) 2012 National Defensive Player of the Year: Anthony Davis (Driesell, NABC) 2012 Pete Newell Big Man Award: Anthony Davis 2012 SEC Freshman of the Year: Anthony Davis References Category:Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball seasons Kentucky Kentucky Category:NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament Final Four seasons Category:NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament championship seasons Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball