2011–12 West Virginia Mountaineers men's basketball team

American college basketball season May 2026 March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 2011–12 West Virginia Mountaineers West Virginia Mountaineers logo.svg Big East Conference Big East 19–14 9–9 Bob Huggins (5th season) Larry Harrison Erik Martin Jerrod Calhoun WVU Coliseum NCAA tournament Round of 64 The 2011–12 West Virginia Mountaineers men's basketball team represented West Virginia University during the 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Mountaineers, led by fifth year head coach Bob Huggins, played their home games at WVU Coliseum and were members of the Big East Conference. They finished the season 19–14, 9–9 in Big East play to finish in eighth place. They lost in the second round of the Big East Basketball tournament to Connecticut. They received an at-large bid to the 2012 NCAA basketball tournament where they lost in the second round to Gonzaga. Roster Number Name Position Height Weight Year Hometown 1 Dominique Ruledge Forward 6–8 240 Junior Newark, New Jersey 3 Juwan Staten Guard 6–1 190 Sophomore Dayton, Ohio 4 Jabarie Hinds Guard 5–11 175 Freshman Mount Vernon, New York 5 Kevin Jones Forward 6–8 260 Senior Mount Vernon, New York 12 Aaron Brown Forward 6–5 220 Freshman Darby, Pennsylvania 13 Deniz Kılıçlı Forward 6–9 260 Junior Istanbul, Turkey 14 Gary Browne Guard 6–1 185 Freshman Cupey, San Juan, Puerto Rico 20 Pat Forsythe Center 6–11 240 Freshman Brunswick, Ohio 22 Aric Dickerson Guard 6–5 180 Freshman Chicago, Illinois 23 Tommie McCune Forward 6–8 205 Freshman Saginaw, Michigan 24 Aaric Murray Center 6–10 240 Junior Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 25 Darryl Bryant Guard 6–1 185 Senior Brooklyn, New York 32 Paul Williamson Guard 6–3 195 Freshman Harts, West Virginia 34 Kevin Noreen Forward 6–10 245 Freshman Minneapolis, Minnesota 55 Keaton Miles Forward 6–6 205 Freshman Dallas, Texas Schedule 2011-12 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings 2011 yes yes |- !colspan=9| Regular season 11/11/2011 9:00 pm yes Oral Roberts WVU Coliseum Morgantown, WV 8,579 ESPN3 78–71 1–0 11/15/2011 10:00 am yes Kent State WVU Coliseum Morgantown, WV ESPN College Tip Off Marathon 5,616 ESPN 60–70 1–1 11/17/2011 7:00 pm yes Alcorn State WVU Coliseum Morgantown, WV 2,308 ESPN3 97–62 2–1 11/22/2011 7:00 pm yes yes Morehead State Charleston Civic Center Charleston, WV 10,122 Big East Network 83–48 3–1 11/28/2011 7:00 pm yes Akron WVU Coliseum Morgantown, WV 7,334 Big East Network 77–56 4–1 12/03/2011 9:00 pm yes yes Mississippi State 21 Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, MS 7,529 ESPNU 62–75 4–2 12/08/2011 9:00 pm yes yes Kansas State Intrust Bank Arena Wichita, KS 15,004 ESPN2 85–80 2OT 5–2 12/10/2011 7:00 pm yes Miami (FL) WVU Coliseum Morgantown, WV 12,257 ESPN2 77–66 6–2 12/17/2011 2:00 pm yes Texas A&M–Corpus Christi WVU Coliseum Morgantown, WV Las Vegas Classic 7,226 Big East Network 84–64 7–2 12/19/2011 7:00 pm yes Tennessee Tech WVU Coliseum Morgantown, WV Las Vegas Classic 6,252 Big East Network 72–53 8–2 12/22/2011 8:00 pm yes yes Missouri State Orleans Arena Paradise, NV Las Vegas Classic semifinals NA ESPN3 70–68 OT 9–2 12/23/2011 9:00 pm yes yes Baylor 7 Orleans Arena Las Vegas, NV Las Vegas Classic finals 1,526 ESPN 81–83 OT 9–3 12/28/2011 7:00 pm Villanova WVU Coliseum Morgantown, WV 11,262 Big East Network 83–69 10–3 (1–0) 12/30/2011 9:00 pm yes Seton Hall Prudential Center Newark, NJ 7,533 ESPN2 48–67 10–4 (1–1) 01/04/2012 7:00 pm yes Rutgers Louis Brown Athletic Center Piscataway, NJ 4,815 Big East Network 85–64 11–4 (2–1) 01/07/2012 12:00 pm Georgetown 9 WVU Coliseum Morgantown, WV 10,526 Big East Network 74–62 12–4 (3–1) 01/09/2012 7:00 pm yes Connecticut 17 XL Center Hartford, CT 15,805 ESPN2 57–64 12–5 (3–2) 01/14/2012 2:00 pm Rutgers WVU Coliseum Morgantown, WV 13,820 Big East Network 84–60 13–5 (4–2) 01/18/2012 7:30 pm yes yes Marshall Charleston Civic Center Charleston, WV Chesapeake Energy Capital Classic 12,684 WOWK 78–62 14–5 01/21/2012 3:00 pm Cincinnati WVU Coliseum Morgantown, WV 14,070 ESPNU 77–74 OT 15–5 (5–2) 01/25/2012 7:00 pm yes St. John's Madison Square Garden New York City, NY 6,901 ESPNU 62–78 15–6 (5–3) 01/28/2012 1:00 pm yes Syracuse 3 Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY 28,740 ESPNU 61–63 15–7 (5–4) 01/30/2012 7:00 pm Pittsburgh WVU Coliseum Morgantown, WV 13,032 ESPN 66–72 15–8 (5–5) 02/05/2012 12:00 pm yes Providence Dunkin' Donuts Center Providence, RI 8,122 Big East Network 87–84 OT 16–8 (6–5) 02/08/2012 9:00 pm Notre Dame WVU Coliseum Morgantown, WV 9,258 ESPNU 51–55 16–9 (6–6) 02/11/2012 12:00 pm Louisville 24 WVU Coliseum Morgantown, WV 11,254 ESPN 74–77 16–10 (6–7) 02/16/2012 9:00 pm yes Pittsburgh Petersen Events Center Pittsburgh, PA 12,508 ESPN 66–48 17–10 (7–7) 02/22/2012 7:00 pm yes Notre Dame 20 Edmund P. Joyce Center South Bend, IN 8,265 ESPN2 44–71 17–11 (7–8) 02/24/2012 9:00 pm Marquette 10 WVU Coliseum Morgantown, WV 12,087 ESPN 60–61 17–12 (7–9) 02/28/2012 7:00 pm DePaul WVU Coliseum Morgantown, WV 10,255 Big East Network 92–75 18–12 (8–9) 03/03/2012 12:00 pm yes South Florida Tampa Bay Times Forum Tampa, FL 9,737 Big East Network 50–44 19–12 (9–9) |- !colspan=9| 2012 Big East men's basketball tournament 03/07/2012 12:00 pm yes Connecticut Madison Square Garden New York City, NY Second Round 20,057 ESPN 67–71 OT 19–13 |- !colspan=9| 2012 NCAA tournament 03/15/2012 7:20 pm yes yes (E 10) (E 7) Gonzaga Consol Energy Center Pittsburgh, PA Second Round TNT 54–77 19,413 19–14 |- AP Poll Eastern Time (#) during NCAA Tournament is seed with Region References Category:West Virginia Mountaineers men's basketball seasons West Virginia West Virginia West Virginia Mountaineers men's basketball West Virginia Mountaineers men's basketball