2011–12 Liberty Flames basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 December 2020 Basketball 2011–12 Liberty Flames Liberty University Script Logo.jpg 150 Big South Conference Big South 15–17 9–9 Dale Layer 3rd Jason Eaker Brian Joyce Matt Olinger Vines Center The 2011–12 Liberty Flames basketball team represented Liberty University during the 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Flames, led by third year head coach Dale Layer, played their home games at the Vines Center and were members of the Big South Conference. Previous season The Flames finished the 2010–11 season 19–13, 13–5 in Big South play to finish in second place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Big South tournament to High Point. Departures Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown NotesGaren Lafser 1 Guard 73 6'1" 175 3 Junior St. Louis GraduatedJames Spencer 4 Guard 73 6'1" 190 4 Senior Newport News, Virginia GraduatedEvan Gordan 10 Guard 74 6'2" 185 2 Sophomore Indianapolis Transferred to Arizona StateJeremy Anderson 12 Guard 76 6'4" 200 4 RS Junior Bowling Green, KY GraduatedCarter McMasters 14 Center 83 6'11" 210 3 Junior Chattanooga, Tennessee Graduated Roster 2011 Liberty Flames y Tanner Hoyt 1 G 6 6 185 SR Winterville, North Carolina Chene Phillips 2 G 6 2 170 SO Detroit Walt Aikens y 3 G 6 1 195 SO y Charlotte Kelly Assinesi 5 G 6 0 170 FR Greenville, South Carolina Andrew Smith basketball, born 1992 y 11 F 6 9 220 JR Pompano Beach, Florida Tomasz Gielo y 13 F 6 9 220 FR Szczecin, Poland David Minaya 14 G 6 6 205 SR y Riverview, Florida Ethan Layer 15 G 6 1 160 FR Forest, Virginia John Brown 20 G 6 4 200 SR y Savannah, Georgia Joel Vander Pol 21 C 6 10 230 SO y Fort Myers, Florida Tavares Speaks 22 G 6 4 185 JR Raleigh, North Carolina Antwan Burrus 24 F 6 6 220 JR Winterville, North Carolina Jesse Sanders y 25 G 6 3 200 SR Sugar Land, Texas Stephen Baird 32 F 6 8 220 FR y San Antonio, Texas John Caleb Sanders 33 G 6 0 180 SO Sugar Land, Texas Sommy Ogukwe 42 F 6 7 230 SO Abuja, Nigeria Dale Layer (Eckerd College) Jason Eaker (Texas-Pan American) Brian Joyce (Oklahoma Christian) Matt Olinger (Liberty) http://www.liberty.edu/flames/index.cfm?PID=10871&TeamID=6 2020-12-18 Schedule and results yes yes yes |- !colspan=12 style=Liberty Flames|Non-conference regular season 11/09/2011 7:05 pm yes yes Texas A&M 20 Reed Arena College Station, TX Coaches vs. Cancer Classic FSSW/FSH JC Sanders 18 Tied 5 Jesse Sanders 9 59-81 6,118 0–1 11/09/2011 7:00 pm yes Randolph College Vines Center Lynchburg, VA Speaks 18 Jesse Sanders 9 Jesse Sanders 8 81-58 2,331 1–1 11/14/2011 7:00 pm yes yes William & Mary Kaplan Arena Williamsburg, VA Minaya 20 Tied 7 Jesse Sanders 8 75-72 2,209 2–1 11/18/2011 7:00 pm yes Eastern KY Vines Center Lynchburg, VA 2K Sports Classic Tied 19 Jesse Sanders 7 Jesse Sanders 4 65-73 1,965 2–2 11/19/2011 7:00 pm yes Lehigh Vines Center Lynchburg, VA 2K Sports Classic JC Sanders 18 Burrus 11 Jesse Sanders 10 80-90 849 2–3 11/20/2011 7:00 pm yes William & Mary Vines Center Lynchburg, VA 2K Sports Classic Speaks 13 Jesse Sanders 12 Jesse Sanders 7 64-65 658 2–4 11/26/2011 7:30 pm yes yes Georgia St GSU Sports Arena Atlanta Speaks 16 Jesse Sanders 7 Phillips 4 50-72 803 2–5 12/01/2011 7:05 pm yes Campbell John W. Pope Jr. Convocation Center Buies Creek, NC Vander Pol 20 Vander Pol 9 Jesse Sanders 9 82-96 1,680 2–6 0-1 12/03/2011 2:00 pm yes Coastal Carolina Kimbel Arena Conway, SC Speaks 15 Vander Pol 10 Jesse Sanders 10 68-78 1,039 2–7 0-2 12/06/2011 7:00 pm yes UNC Wilmington Vines Center Lynchburg, VA Jesse Sanders 19 Jesse Sanders 13 Jesse Sanders 7 68-77 1,611 2–8 0-2 12/10/2011 7:00 pm yes Virginia Intermont Vines Center Lynchburg, VA Burrus 19 Jesse Sanders 12 Jesse Sanders 9 78-60 1,580 3–8 0-2 12/17/2011 7:00 pm yes Hampton Vines Center Lynchburg, VA Jesse Sanders 22 JC Sanders 8 Jesse Sanders 9 74-65 780 4–8 0-2 12/20/2011 7:00 pm yes Montreat Vines Center Lynchburg, VA JC Sanders 20 Burrus 8 Jesse Sanders 16 91-73 591 5–8 0-2 12/28/2011 7:00 pm yes yes Richmond Robins Center Richmond, VA Jesse Sanders 14 Burrus 8 Jesse Sanders 5 61-77 4,471 5–9 0-2 12/31/2011 2:00 pm Charleston Southern Randolph Athletic and Dance Center (Randolph College) Lynchburg, VA Jesse Sanders 20 Jesse Sanders 10 Jesse Sanders 8 76-81 358 5–10 0-3 1/2/2012 7:00 pm Presbyterian Vines Center Lynchburg, VA Minaya 15 Jesse Sanders 12 Jesse Sanders 9 56-63 475 5–11 0-4 1/7/2012 4:30 pm yes UNCA Asheville Kimmel Arena Asheville, NC JC Sanders 18 Tied 7 Jesse Sanders 10 75-98 1,569 5–12 0-5 1/10/2012 7:00 pm yes VMI Cameron Hall Lexington, VA Burrus 10 Burrus 9 Burrus 4 57-71 2,361 5–13 0-6 1/12/2012 7:00 pm Radford Vines Center Lynchburg, VA Jesse Sanders 17 Minaya 11 Jesse Sanders 5 69-64 908 6–13 1-6 1/14/2012 7:00 pm Winthrop Vines Center Lynchburg, VA Jesse Sanders 13 Jesse Sanders 10 Jesse Sanders 8 61-64 yes 1,346 6–14 1-7 1/21/2012 7:00 pm yes High Point Millis Center High Point, NC 3 Tied 15 Jesse Sanders 10 Jesse Sanders 13 84-78 1,502 7–14 2-7 1/26/2012 7:00 pm yes Winthrop Winthrop Coliseum Rock Hill, SC Tied 13 Jesse Sanders 8 Jesse Sanders 10 63-65 1,196 7–15 2-8 1/28/2012 4:00 pm yes Radford Dedmon Center Radford, VA Tied 15 Jesse Sanders 7 Jesse Sanders 6 67-65 1,279 8–15 3-8 1/28/2012 4:00 pm Gardner Webb Vines Center Lynchburg, VA Minaya 16 Jesse Sanders 9 Jesse Sanders 8 63-58 1,838 9–15 4-8 2/4/2012 7:00 pm UNC Asheville Vines Center Lynchburg, VA JC Sanders 15 Burrus 10 Jesse Sanders 6 51-65 2,368 9–16 4-9 2/9/2012 7:30 pm yes Charleston Southern Buccaneer Field House North Charleston, SC Minaya 20 Vander Pol 6 Jesse Sanders 9 75-74 903 10–16 5-9 2/11/2012 7:00 pm yes Presbyterian Templeton Center Clinton, SC Jesse Sanders 19 Jesse Sanders 6 Jesse Sanders 10 77-64 2,300 11–16 6-9 2/14/2012 7:00 pm Presbyterian Vines Center Lynchburg, VA Minaya 20 Jesse Sanders 13 Jesse Sanders 5 78-69 1,442 12–16 7-9 2/18/2012 7:00 pm yes yes Morgan State Hill Field House Baltimore Sears BracketBusters Jesse Sanders 21 Jesse Sanders 6 Jesse Sanders 4 69-81 1,054 12–17 7-9 2/23/2012 7:00 pm Coastal Carolina Vines Center Lynchburg, VA Minaya 18 Jesse Sanders 9 Jesse Sanders 11 61-57 2,765 13–17 8-9 2/25/2012 7:00 pm Campbell Vines Center Lynchburg, VA Burrus 20 Burrus 12 Jesse Sanders 9 49-41 3,894 14–17 9-9 |- !colspan=12 style=Liberty Flames| Big South tournament 2/29/2012 8:30 pm yes Charleston Southern 4 Kimmel Arena Asheville, NC BSC Championship Quarterfinals Minaya 17 Jesse Sanders 8 Jesse Sanders 7 74-88 1,568 15–17 9-9 AP Poll Eastern Time. http://www.liberty.edu/flames/index.cfm?PID=36961&teamID=6 2011-12 Season Men's Basketball Schedule | Liberty Flames www.liberty.edu References Category:Liberty Flames basketball seasons Liberty Liberty Fl Liberty Fl