2011–12 Belmont Bruins men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 February 2024 Basketball 2011–12 Belmont Bruins Belmont Bruins wordmark.svg 250 Atlantic Sun Conference A-Sun 27–8 16–2 Rick Byrd 26th Brian Ayers James Strong Mark Price Curb Event Center Atlantic Sun regular seasonand tournament champions NCAA tournament Round of 64 The 2011–12 Belmont Bruins men's basketball team represented Belmont University during the 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bruins, led by 26th-year head coach Rick Byrd, played their home games at Curb Event Center and were in their final season as members of the Atlantic Sun Conference. Belmont became a member of the Ohio Valley Conference on July 1, 2012. The Bruins finished the season 27–8, 16–2 to be crowned Atlantic Sun regular season champions. They were also champions of the Atlantic Sun Basketball tournament to earn the conference's automatic bid into the 2012 NCAA tournament, where they lost in the second round to Georgetown.https://www.al.com/sports/2012/03/kerron_johnson_leads_belmont_b.html Kerron Johnson leads Belmont back into the NCAA tournament Mark McCarter AL.com March 4, 2012 February 23, 2024https://www.dispatch.com/story/sports/college/2012/03/16/ncaa-at-nationwide-georgetown-defeats/23928984007/ NCAA at Nationwide: Georgetown defeats Belmont Bill Rabinowitz The Columbus Dispatch March 16, 2012 February 23, 2024 Roster Number Name Position Height Weight Year Hometown 0 Chad Lang Center 6–11 275 Freshman Marietta, Georgia 1 Drew Hanlen Guard 5–11 180 Senior St. Louis, Missouri 2 Blake Jenkins Forward 6–7 205 Sophomore Knoxville, Tennessee 3 Kerron Johnson Guard 6–1 175 Junior Huntsville, Alabama 4 Holden Mobley Guard/forward 6–3 200 Freshman Nashville, Tennessee 5 Seth Cavera Guard 6–2 195 Freshman Colorado Springs, Colorado 11 Spencer Turner Guard 6–3 185 Freshman Bloomington, Indiana 14 J. 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Mann Guard/forward 6–6 210 Sophomore Smyrna, Georgia 21 Ian Clark Guard 6–3 175 Junior Memphis, Tennessee 22 Reece Chamberlain Guard 6–1 175 Freshman Goodlettsville, Tennessee 24 Adam Barnes Guard 6–2 190 Junior Clarksville, Tennessee 30 Trevor Noack Forward 6–7 240 Junior Keller, Texas 32 Scott Saunders Forward/center 6–10 250 Senior New Orleans, Louisiana 34 Mick Hedgepeth Forward/center 6–9 235 Senior Crossville, Alabama 45 Brandon Baker Forward 6–6 220 Junior Milford, Ohio Schedule 2011-12 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings 2011 yes yes |- !colspan=9| Regular season 11/11/2011 8:00 pm yes yes Duke 6 Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC Maui Invitational Opening Round 9,314 ESPNU 76–77 0–1 11/15/2011 11:00 am yes yes Memphis 10 FedExForum Memphis, TN Maui Invitational Opening Round/ESPN College Tip-Off Marathon 16,294 ESPN 81–97 0–2 11/19/2011 2:30 pm yes yes Towson Murphy Center Murfreesboro, TN Maui Invitational Regional 5,411 87–41 1–2 11/20/2011 3:30 pm yes yes Middle Tennessee Murphy Center Murfreesboro, TN Maui Invitational Regional 4,762 87–84 2OT 2–2 11/28/2011 7:00 pm yes Trevecca Nazarene Curb Event Center Nashville, TN 2,004 86–61 3–2 12/01/2011 7:15 pm Kennesaw State Curb Event Center Nashville, TN 1,460 98–52 4–2 (1–0) 12/03/2011 4:15 pm Mercer Curb Event Center Nashville, TN 1,640 82–78 5–2 (2–0) 12/06/2011 7:00 pm yes Tennessee State Curb Event Center Nashville, TN 1,403 75–62 6–2 12/13/2011 7:00 pm yes yes Middle Tennessee Murphy Center Murfreesboro, TN 6,095 ESPN3 62–65 6–3 12/15/2011 7:00 pm yes Troy Curb Event Center Nashville, TN 1,068 78–55 7–3 12/17/2011 3:30 pm yes yes Miami (OH) Millett Hall Oxford, OH 1,324 66–61 7–4 12/19/2011 6:00 pm yes yes Marshall Cam Henderson Center Huntington, WV 5,759 87–86 7–5 12/21/2011 7:30 pm yes yes Austin Peay Dunn Center Clarksville, TN 3,212 77–67 8–5 12/29/2011 7:00 pm yes Marshall Curb Event Center Nashville, TN 2,007 79–74 9–5 01/02/2012 6:45 pm yes North Florida UNF Arena Jacksonville, FL 1,002 83–53 10–5 (3–0) 01/04/2012 6:15 pm yes Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena Jacksonville, FL 1,105 75–63 11–5 (4–0) 01/06/2012 7:00 pm Lipscomb Curb Event Center Nashville, TN 5,227 74–85 11–6 (4–1) 01/14/2012 7:15 pm Stetson Curb Event Center Nashville, TN 2,130 84–71 12–6 (5–1) 01/16/2012 7:00 pm Florida Gulf Coast Curb Event Center Nashville, TN 1,005 95–53 13–6 (6–1) 01/21/2012 1:00 pm yes USC Upstate G. B. Hodge Center Spartanburg, SC 781 78–79 13–7 (6–2) 01/23/2012 6:00 pm yes East Tennessee State ETSU/MSHA Athletic Center Johnson City, TN 3,965 82–70 14–7 (7–2) 01/28/2012 7:15 pm Jacksonville Curb Event Center Nashville, TN 2,429 85–71 15–7 (8–2) 01/30/2012 7:00 pm North Florida Curb Event Center Nashville, TN 1,065 83–69 16–7 (9–2) 02/03/2012 6:00 pm yes Lipscomb Allen Arena Nashville, TN 5,387 CSS 84–58 17–7 (10–2) 02/06/2012 7:00 pm yes Austin Peay Curb Event Center Nashville, TN 1,476 94–55 18–7 02/11/2012 4:15 pm yes Florida Gulf Coast Alico Arena Ft. Myers, FL 2,100 86–63 19–7 (11–2) 02/13/2012 6:00 pm yes Stetson Edmunds Center DeLand, FL 1,975 106–93 20–7 (12–2) 02/18/2012 7:15 pm East Tennessee State Curb Event Center Nashville, TN 3,451 80–58 21–7 (13–2) 02/20/2012 7:00 pm USC Upstate Curb Event Center Nashville, TN 1,809 88–79 22–7 (14–2) 02/23/2012 6:00 pm yes Kennesaw State KSU Convocation Center Kennesaw, GA 1,047 90–50 23–7 (15–2) 02/25/2012 4:30 pm yes Mercer University Center Macon, GA NA 62–61 24–7 (16–2) |- !colspan=9| 2012 Atlantic Sun men's basketball tournament 02/29/2012 2:30 pm yes Jacksonville University Center Macon, GA Quarterfinals 2,621 ESPN3 76–62 25–7 03/02/2012 6:00 pm yes East Tennessee State University Center Macon, GA Semifinals 3,497 ESPN3 69–61 26–7 03/03/2012 7:00 pm yes Florida Gulf Coast University Center Macon, GA Championship Game 1,121 ESPN2 83–69 27–7 |- !colspan=9| 2012 NCAA tournament 03/16/2012 3:10 pm yes yes (MW 14) (MW 3) Georgetown 15 Nationwide Arena Columbus, OH Second Round truTV 59–74 17,030 27–8 AP Poll Eastern Time (#) during NCAA Tournament is seed with Region References Category:Belmont Bruins men's basketball seasons Belmont Belmont Belmont Bruins men's basketball Belmont Bruins men's basketball Category:2011 in Nashville, Tennessee Category:2012 in Nashville, Tennessee