2011–12 Clemson Tigers men's basketball team

2011–12 Clemson Tigers men's basketball
2011–12 Clemson Tigers men's basketball
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Record	16–15 (8–8 ACC)
Head coach	Brad Brownell;
Assistant coaches	Rick Ray; Earl Grant; Mike Winiecki;
Home arena	Littlejohn Coliseum
	Seasons ← 2010–11 2012–13 →

2011–12 ACC men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 6 North Carolina	14	–	2	.875	32	–	6	.842
No. 14 Duke	13	–	3	.813	27	–	7	.794
No. 15 Florida State†	12	–	4	.750	25	–	10	.714
Virginia	9	–	7	.563	22	–	10	.688
No. 20 NC State	9	–	7	.563	24	–	13	.649
Miami (FL)	9	–	7	.563	20	–	13	.606
Clemson	8	–	8	.500	16	–	15	.516
Maryland	6	–	10	.375	17	–	15	.531
Virginia Tech	4	–	12	.250	16	–	17	.485
Wake Forest	4	–	12	.250	13	–	18	.419
Georgia Tech	4	–	12	.250	11	–	20	.355
Boston College	4	–	12	.250	9	–	22	.290

† 2012 ACC tournament winner As of April 3, 2012 Rankings from Coaches Poll

The 2011–12 Clemson Tigers men's basketball team represented Clemson University during the 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Tigers, led by second year head coach Brad Brownell, played their home games at Littlejohn Coliseum and were members of the Atlantic Coast Conference.

Roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
G	1	T. J. Sapp	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Fr	Fort Lauderdale, Florida
G	2	Carson Fields	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Fr	Pewee Valley, Kentucky
G	4	Rod Hall	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Fr	Augusta, Georgia
G	5	Tanner Smith	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Sr	Alpharetta, Georgia
C	10	Catalin Baciu	7 ft 2 in (2.18 m)	255 lb (116 kg)	Sr	Cluj-Napoca, Romania
G	11	Andre Young	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Sr	Albany, Georgia
G	15	Devin Coleman	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Fr	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
F	21	Bryan Narcisse	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Sr	North Augusta, South Carolina
F	22	Bernard Sullivan	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Fr	Gastonia, North Carolina
F	24	Milton Jennings	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Jr	Summerville, South Carolina
F/C	31	Devin Booker (basketball, born 1991)	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	Jr	Whitmire, South Carolina
G	32	K. J. McDaniels	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Fr	Birmingham, Alabama

Head coach

Brad Brownell (DePauw)

Assistant coach(es)

Rick Ray (Grand View)
Earl Grant (Georgia College)
Mike Winiecki (Richmond)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: 2011-03-11

Previous season

The Tigers finished the 2010–11 season 22–12 overall, 9–7 in ACC play, and lost in the second round of the NCAA tournament to West Virginia.^[1]

Schedule

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
11/05/2011* 7:00 pm	Queens	W 68–35	–	Littlejohn Coliseum (3,000) Clemson, SC
Regular season
11/11/2011* 8:00 pm	Gardner–Webb	W 65–44	1–0	Littlejohn Coliseum (6,000) Clemson, SC
11/16/2011* 7:05 pm	at The Citadel	W 73–50	2–0	McAlister Field House (5,186) Charleston, SC
11/19/2011* 7:00 pm	College of Charleston	L 69–72	2–1	Littlejohn Coliseum (5,000) Clemson, SC
11/22/2011* 9:00 pm, RSN	Coastal Carolina	L 59–60	2–2	Littlejohn Coliseum (6,211) Clemson, SC
11/25/2011* 7:00 pm	Furman	W 59–49	3–2	Littlejohn Coliseum (7,126) Clemson, SC
11/29/2011* 9:15 pm, ESPNU	at Iowa ACC–Big Ten Challenge	W 71–55	4–2	Carver-Hawkeye Arena (10,449) Iowa City, IA
12/04/2011* 3:30 pm, ESPNU	South Carolina	L 55–58	4–3	Littlejohn Coliseum (7,238) Clemson, SC
12/10/2011* 4:00 pm, FSN	at Arizona	L 47–63	4–4	McKale Center (12,790) Tucson, AZ
12/17/2011* 4:30 pm, RSN	Winthrop	W 60–40	5–4	Littlejohn Coliseum (7,584) Clemson, SC
12/19/2011* 7:00 pm	Alabama State	W 70–45	6–4	Littlejohn Coliseum (7,127) Clemson, SC
12/22/2011* 2:30 pm, ESPNU	vs. UTEP Diamond Head Classic quarterfinals	L 48–61	6–5	Stan Sheriff Center (N/A) Honolulu, HI
12/23/2011* 3:00 pm, ESPNU	vs. Southern Illinois Diamond Head Classic loser bracket	W 83–75 ^OT	7–5	Stan Sheriff Center (N/A) Honolulu, HI
12/25/2011* 4:30 pm, ESPNU	vs. Hawai'i Diamond Head Classic 5th place game	L 68–75	7–6	Stan Sheriff Center (N/A) Honolulu, HI
01/01/2012* 4:00 pm	East Tennessee State	W 65–58	8–6	Littlejohn Coliseum (6,287) Clemson, SC
01/07/2012 4:00 pm, ESPN2	Florida State	W 79–59	9–6 (1–0)	Littlejohn Coliseum (8,026) Clemson, SC
01/12/2012 7:00 pm, ESPN2	at Boston College	L 57–59	9–7 (1–1)	Conte Forum (3,829) Chestnut Hill, MA
01/15/2012 6:00 pm, ESPNU	No. 8 Duke	L 66–73	9–8 (1–2)	Littlejohn Coliseum (10,000) Clemson, SC
01/18/2012 7:00 pm, RSN	at Miami	L 73–76	9–9 (1–3)	BankUnited Center (4,420) Coral Gables, FL
01/22/2012 2:30 pm, ACC Network	Georgia Tech	W 64–62	10–9 (2–3)	Littlejohn Coliseum (9,135) Clemson, SC
01/28/2012 12:00 pm, ACC Network	Wake Forest	W 71–60	11–9 (3–3)	Littlejohn Coliseum (8,134) Clemson, SC
01/31/2012 7:00 pm, ESPN2	at No. 16 Virginia	L 61–65	11–10 (3–4)	John Paul Jones Arena (10,919) Charlottesville, VA
02/04/2012 4:00 pm, RSN	at Virginia Tech	L 65–67	11–11 (3–5)	Cassell Coliseum (9,426) Blacksburg, VA
02/07/2012 7:00 pm, ESPNU	Maryland	L 62–64	11–12 (3–6)	Littlejohn Coliseum (7,321) Clemson, SC
02/11/2012 4:00 pm, RSN	at Wake Forest	W 78–58	12–12 (4–6)	LVJM Coliseum (10,076) Winston-Salem, NC
02/14/2012 7:00 pm, ESPNU	No. 22 Virginia	W 60–48	13–12 (5–6)	Littlejohn Coliseum (10,000) Clemson, SC
02/18/2012 4:00 pm, ESPN	at No. 8 North Carolina	L 52–74	13–13 (5–7)	Dean E. Smith Center (21,750) Chapel Hill, NC
02/21/2012 7:30 pm, RSN	at Georgia Tech	W 56–37	14–13 (6–7)	Philips Arena (5,412) Atlanta, GA
02/25/2012 2:30 pm, ACC Network	NC State	W 72–69 ^OT	15–13 (7–7)	Littlejohn Coliseum (10,000) Clemson, SC
03/01/2012 9:00 pm, ACC Network	Virginia Tech	W 58–56	16–13 (8–7)	Littlejohn Coliseum (8,735) Clemson, SC
03/04/2012 12:00 pm, ESPN2	at Florida State	L 72–80	16–14 (8–8)	Donald L. Tucker Center (11,500) Tallahassee, FL
ACC tournament
03/08/2012 7:00 pm, ACC Network/ESPNU	vs. Virginia Tech First Round	L 63–68	16–15	Philips Arena (19,520) Atlanta, GA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

References

^ "West Virginia Downs Weary Clemson 84–76". ABC News. AP. March 17, 2011. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved March 12, 2012.

[1] "West Virginia Downs Weary Clemson 84–76". ABC News. AP. March 17, 2011. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved March 12, 2012.

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