2011–12 Auburn Tigers men's basketball team

2011–12 Auburn Tigers men's basketball
2011–12 Auburn Tigers men's basketball
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Record	15–16 (5–11 SEC)
Head coach	Tony Barbee (2nd season);
Assistant coaches	Tony Madlock; Randall Dickey; Milt Wagner;
Captains	Kenny Gabriel (1st year); Frankie Sullivan (2nd year);
Home arena	Auburn Arena
	Seasons ← 2010–11 2012–13 →

2011–12 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 1 Kentucky	16	–	0	1.000	38	–	2	.950
No. 25 Florida	10	–	6	.625	26	–	11	.703
No. 20 Vanderbilt †	10	–	6	.625	25	–	11	.694
Tennessee	10	–	6	.625	19	–	15	.559
Alabama	9	–	7	.563	21	–	12	.636
Mississippi State	8	–	8	.500	21	–	12	.636
Ole Miss	8	–	8	.500	20	–	14	.588
LSU	7	–	9	.438	18	–	15	.545
Arkansas	6	–	10	.375	18	–	14	.563
Auburn	5	–	11	.313	15	–	16	.484
Georgia	5	–	11	.313	15	–	17	.469
South Carolina	2	–	14	.125	10	–	21	.323

† 2012 SEC tournament winner As of April 2, 2012 Rankings from AP poll

The 2011–12 Auburn Tigers men's basketball team represented Auburn University in the sport of basketball during the 2011–12 college basketball season. The Tigers competed in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and the Southeastern Conference (SEC). They were led by head coach Tony Barbee, and played their home games at Auburn Arena on the university's Auburn, Alabama campus.

Previous season

The Tigers finished the 2010–11 season 11–20 overall, 4–12 in SEC play and lost in the first round of the SEC tournament to Georgia.

Roster

2011–12 Auburn Tigers men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
G	0	Josh Langford	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	209 lb (95 kg)	So	Huntsville, Alabama
G	1	Varez Ward	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	208 lb (94 kg)	RS So	Montgomery, Alabama
F	3	Allen Payne	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	So	Cincinnati, Ohio
F	3	Chris Denson	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	172 lb (78 kg)	So	Columbus, Georgia
G	4	Cedrick McAfee	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Fr	Memphis, Tennessee
G	5	Bernard Morena	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Fr	Abidjan, Ivory Coast
G	11	Josh Wallace	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Jr	Pensacola, Florida
G	15	Tony Neysmith	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	217 lb (98 kg)	Sr	Norcross, Georgia
F	22	Kenny Gabriel	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	208 lb (94 kg)	Sr	Charlotte, North Carolina
G	23	Frankie Sullivan	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	206 lb (93 kg)	RS Jr	Uniontown, Alabama
G	24	T. J. Rice	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	So	Alpharetta, Georgia
F	25	Jake Drum	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	253 lb (115 kg)	Sr	Hoover, Alabama
G	32	Noel Johnson	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	RS So	Fayetteville, Georgia
C	41	Rob Chubb	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	242 lb (110 kg)	Jr	Peachtree City, Georgia
G	44	Dylan Spencer	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jr	Birmingham, Alabama
F	45	Adrian Forbes	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	232 lb (105 kg)	Sr	Spanish Town, Jamaica
C	50	Willy Kouassi	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	219 lb (99 kg)	Fr	Abidjan, Ivory Coast

Head coach

Tony Barbee (UMass)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Exhibition
November 1, 2011 7:00 p.m.		Paine	W 86–60	–	Auburn Arena Auburn, AL
November 5, 2011 7:00 p.m.		Victory	W 83–47	–	Auburn Arena Auburn, AL
Regular Season
November 11, 2011* 7:00 p.m.		McNeese State	W 84–62	1–0	Auburn Arena Auburn, AL
November 14, 2011* 7:00 p.m.		Kennesaw State	W 68–55	2–0	Auburn Arena Auburn, AL
November 25, 2011* 7:00 p.m.		Nicholls State	W 78–57	3–0	Auburn Arena Auburn, AL
November 28, 2011* 7:00 p.m.		Arkansas–Pine Bluff	W 72–59	4–0	Auburn Arena Auburn, AL
December 2, 2011* 8:00 p.m., ESPNU		at Seton Hall SEC–Big East Challenge	L 59–81	4–1	Prudential Center Newark, NJ
December 14, 2011* 8:30 p.m., CSS		South Florida	W 52–40	5–1	Auburn Arena Auburn, AL
December 17, 2011* 7:00 p.m.		North Florida	W 84–71	6–1	Auburn Arena Auburn, AL
December 19, 2011* 7:00 p.m.		Florida A&M	W 76–69	7–1	Auburn Arena Auburn, AL
December 23, 2011* 12:00 a.m., ESPNU		vs. Hawaii Diamond Head Classic quarterfinals	W 65–62	8–1	Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI
December 23, 2011* 10:00 p.m., ESPN2		vs. Long Beach State Diamond Head Classic semifinals	L 43–64	8–2	Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI
December 25, 2011* 6:30 p.m., ESPN2		vs. UTEP Diamond Head Classic consolation	L 76–83	8–3	Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI
December 30, 2011* 6:00 p.m.		Georgia Southern	W 78–75	9–3	Auburn Arena Auburn, AL
January 2, 2012* 7:00 p.m.		Bethune–Cookman	W 67–41	10–3	Auburn Arena Auburn, AL
January 4, 2012* 6:00 p.m., ESPN3		at Florida State	L 56–85	10–4	Donald L. Tucker Center Tallahassee, FL
January 7, 2012 1:30 p.m., SECN		at Vanderbilt	L 35–65	10–5 (0–1)	Memorial Gym Nashville, TN
January 11, 2012 8:00 p.m., SECN		No. 2 Kentucky	L 53–68	10–6 (0–2)	Auburn Arena Auburn, AL
January 14, 2012 1:30 p.m., SECN		Ole Miss	W 69–68 ^2OT	11–6 (1–2)	Auburn Arena Auburn, AL
January 17, 2012 7:00 p.m., ESPNU		at LSU	L 58–65 ^OT	11–7 (1–3)	Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, LA
January 21, 2012 1:30 p.m., SECN		South Carolina	W 63–52	12–7 (2–3)	Auburn Arena Auburn, AL
January 25, 2012 9:00 p.m., CSS		at Arkansas	L 53–56	12–8 (2–4)	Bud Walton Arena Fayetteville, AR
January 28, 2012 6:00 p.m., ESPN2		at Tennessee	L 49–64	12–9 (2–5)	Thompson-Boling Arena Knoxville, TN
February 1, 2012 8:00 p.m., SECN		Georgia	W 59–51	13–9 (3–5)	Auburn Arena Auburn, AL
February 4, 2012 4:00 p.m., SECN		at No. 22 Mississippi State	L 88–91	13–10 (3–6)	Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, MS
February 7, 2012 9:00 p.m., ESPNU		Alabama	L 50–68	13–11 (3–7)	Auburn Arena Auburn, AL
February 11, 2012 7:00 p.m., FSN		at Ole Miss	L 54–61	13–12 (3–8)	Tad Smith Coliseum Oxford, MS
February 18, 2012 8:00 p.m., FSN		Mississippi State	W 65–55	14–12 (4–8)	Auburn Arena Auburn, AL
February 21, 2012 7:00 p.m., ESPNU		at No. 12 Florida	L 47–63	14–13 (4–9)	O'Connell Center Gainesville, FL
February 25, 2012 4:00 p.m., SECN		Arkansas	L 71–77	14–14 (4–10)	Auburn Arena Auburn, AL
February 29, 2012 8:00 p.m., SECN		at Alabama	L 49–55	14–15 (4–11)	Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL
March 3, 2012 2:00 p.m., CBS		LSU	W 67–52	15–15 (5–11)	Auburn Arena Auburn, AL
SEC Tournament
March 8, 2012 12:00 p.m., SECN	(10)	vs. (7) Ole Miss First Round	L 54–68	15–16	New Orleans Arena New Orleans, LA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time Zone.

References

v t e Auburn Tigers men's basketball
Venues	The Gymnasium (1906–1916) Alumni Gymnasium (1916–1946) Auburn Sports Arena (1946–1969) Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum (1969–2010) Neville Arena (2010–present)
Rivalries	Alabama UAB
Culture & lore	Aubie The Jungle
People	Head coaches NBA players Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
NCAA Final Four appearances in italics