2011–12 Florida Gators men's basketball team

2011–12 Florida Gators men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Elite Eight
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 9
APNo. 25
Record26–11 (10–6 SEC)
Head coach
Assistant coachMatt McCall
John Pelphrey
Norm Roberts
Home arenaO'Connell Center
2011–12 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 1 Kentucky 16 – 0   1.000 38 – 2   .950
No. 25 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 Florida Gators men's basketball team represented the University of Florida in the sport of basketball during the 2011–12 college basketball season. The Gators competed in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and the Southeastern Conference (SEC). They were led by head coach Billy Donovan, and played their home games in the O'Connell Center on the university's Gainesville, Florida campus.

The Gators finished the SEC regular season with a 10–6 conference record, and lost to Kentucky in the semifinals of the 2012 SEC tournament. They received an at-large bid in the 2012 NCAA tournament as a No. 7 seed in west region where they advanced to the Elite Eight before losing to Louisville.

Previous season

The Gators finished the 2010–11 season 29–8, 13–3 in SEC play and lost in the Elite Eight round of the NCAA tournament to Butler. Senior small forward Chandler Parsons won SEC Player of the Year honors and head coach Billy Donovan was named SEC Coach of the Year. Parsons and senior power forward Vernon Macklin were both selected in the 2011 NBA draft.

Roster

Retrieved from Gatorzone.com

2011–12 Florida Gators men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 23 Bradley Beal 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 207 lb (94 kg) Fr St. Louis, Missouri
G 1 Kenny Boynton 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 189 lb (86 kg) Jr Pompano Beach, Florida
G 0 Jacob Kurtz 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Oviedo, Florida
F 34 Cody Larson 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 231 lb (105 kg) RS Fr Sioux Falls, South Dakota
F 33 Erik Murphy 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Jr South Kingstown, Rhode Island
F 35 Walter Pitchford 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 221 lb (100 kg) Fr Grand Rapids, Michigan
G/F 24 Casey Prather 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 212 lb (96 kg) So Jackson, Tennessee
G 3 Mike Rosario 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 191 lb (87 kg) RS Jr Jersey City, New Jersey
G 11 Erving Walker 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 177 lb (80 kg) Sr Brooklyn, New York
G 5 Scottie Wilbekin 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 178 lb (81 kg) So Gainesville, Florida
F 15 Will Yeguete 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 222 lb (101 kg) So Bordeaux, FRA
F/C 4 Patric Young 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 247 lb (112 kg) So Jacksonville, Florida
Head coach

Billy Donovan

Assistant coach(es)

Matt McCall
John Pelphrey
Norm Roberts

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

Coaches

Name Position College Graduating year
Billy Donovan Head coach Providence College 1987
Matt McCall Associate head coach University of Florida 2005
John Pelphrey Assistant coach University of Kentucky 1992
Norm Roberts Assistant coach Queens College 1987
Darren Hertz Assistant to the head coach University of Florida 1997
Oliver Winterbone Video coordinator Rutgers University 2005
Preston Greene Strength & Conditioning Coordinator Clemson University 1999
Dave Werner Athletic Trainer Eastern Kentucky University 1991
Tom Williams Academic Counselor University of Florida 1978
Denver Parler Communications

Team statistics

As of March 24, 2012.
  Indicates team leader in specific category.
Retrieved from Gatorzone.com

Name PTS PPG FG % 3P % FT % AST REB BLK STL
Bradley Beal 546 14.8 .445 .339 .769 83 249 31 51
Kenny Boynton 588 15.9 .440 .407 .754 100 97 1 28
Jacob Kurtz 2 0.5 – – 1.000 0 1 0 0
Cody Larson 12 0.5 .455 .000 .400 1 21 2 0
Erik Murphy 356 10.5 .485 .421 .814 29 154 37 18
Walter Pitchford 6 0.5 .273 .000 – 1 4 1 0
Casey Prather 57 2.0 .367 .400 .393 8 49 8 12
Mike Rosario 205 6.6 .430 .337 .750 30 43 2 16
Erving Walker 447 12.1 .394 .363 .815 170 106 0 37
Scottie Wilbekin 97 2.6 .434 .457 .714 61 55 2 22
Will Yeguete 114 4.4 .581 – .359 27 163 10 31
Patric Young 378 10.2 .618 – .593 41 238 30 18
TEAM 2808 75.9 .463 .380 .713 551 1321 124 233

Schedule and results

Retrieved from Gatorzone.com

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Exhibition
Nov. 3, 2011*
7:00 p.m., GatorVision 		No. 8 Catholic W 114–57 
O'Connell Center 
Gainesville, Florida
Regular season (Non-conference play)
Nov. 11, 2011*
7:00 p.m., FSFL 		No. 8 Jackson State
Global Sports Shootout 		W 99–59  1–0
 O'Connell Center 
Gainesville, Florida
Nov. 15, 2011*
8:00 p.m., ESPN2 		No. 7 at No. 3 Ohio State
Global Sports Shootout 		L 74–81  1–1
 Value City Arena 
Columbus, Ohio
Nov. 17, 2011*
8:00 p.m., FSFL 		No. 7 North Florida
Global Sports Shootout 		W 91–55  2–1
 O'Connell Center 
Gainesville, Florida
Nov. 21, 2011*
7:00 p.m., Sun Sports 		No. 10 vs. Wright State
Global Sports Shootout 		W 78–65  3–1
 St. Pete Times Forum 
Tampa, Florida
Nov. 25, 2011*
7:00 p.m., FSFL 		No. 10 Jacksonville W 107–62  4–1
 O'Connell Center 
Gainesville, Florida
Nov. 28, 2011*
7:00 p.m., Sun Sports 		No. 10 vs. Stetson
Florida Citrus Sports Shootout 		W 96–70  5–1
 Amway Center 
Orlando, Florida
Dec. 2, 2011*
7:00 p.m., ESPN 		No. 10 at No. 4 Syracuse
SEC–Big East Challenge 		L 68–72  5–2
 Carrier Dome 
Syracuse, New York
Dec. 7, 2011*
7:00 p.m., ESPN 		No. 12 Arizona W 78–72 OT 6–2
 O'Connell Center 
Gainesville, Florida
Dec. 9, 2011*
7:00 p.m., CSS/ESPN3 		No. 12 vs. Rider W 90–69  7–2
 Veterans Memorial Arena 
Jacksonville, Florida
Dec. 17, 2011*
2:30 p.m., FSN/Sun 		No. 13 vs. No. 22 Texas A&M
Orange Bowl Classic 		W 84–64  8–2
 BankAtlantic Center 
Sunrise, Florida
Dec. 19, 2011*
7:00 p.m., FSFL 		No. 11 Mississippi Valley State W 82–54  9–2
 O'Connell Center 
Gainesville, Florida
Dec. 22, 2011*
7:00 p.m., ESPNU 		No. 11 Florida State W 82–64  10–2
 O'Connell Center 
Gainesville, Florida
Dec. 29, 2011*
7:00 p.m., ESPN2 		No. 10 at Rutgers L 83–85 2OT 10–3
 Louis Brown Athletic Center 
Piscataway, New Jersey
Dec. 31, 2011*
2:00 p.m., ESPNU 		No. 10 Yale W 90–70  11–3
 O'Connell Center 
Gainesville, Florida
Jan. 3, 2012*
7:00 p.m., FSN 		No. 13 UAB W 79–60  12–3
 O'Connell Center 
Gainesville, Florida
Regular season (SEC conference play)
Jan. 7, 2012
11:00 a.m., ESPN2 		No. 13 at Tennessee L 56–67  12–4
(0–1) 		Thompson–Boling Arena 
Knoxville, Tennessee
Jan. 10, 2012
7:00 p.m., ESPN 		No. 19 Georgia W 70–48  13–4
(1–1) 		O'Connell Center 
Gainesville, Florida
Jan. 14, 2012
7:00 p.m., CSS 		No. 19 at South Carolina W 79–65  14–4
(2–1) 		Colonial Life Arena 
Columbia, South Carolina
Jan. 21, 2012
6:00 p.m., FSN 		No. 17 LSU W 76–64  15–4
(3–1) 		O'Connell Center 
Gainesville, Florida
Jan. 26, 2012
7:00 p.m., ESPN2 		No. 14 at Ole Miss W 64–60  16–4
(4–1) 		Tad Smith Coliseum 
Oxford, Mississippi
Jan. 28, 2012
1:30 p.m., SECN 		No. 14 No. 18 Mississippi State W 69–57  17–4
(5–1) 		O'Connell Center 
Gainesville, Florida
Feb. 2, 2012
9:00 p.m., ESPN2 		No. 12 South Carolina W 74–66  18–4
(6–1) 		O'Connell Center 
Gainesville, Florida
Feb. 4, 2012
1:00 p.m., CBS 		No. 12 No. 25 Vanderbilt W 73–65  19–4
(7–1) 		O'Connell Center 
Gainesville, Florida
Feb. 7, 2012
7:00 p.m., ESPN 		No. 8 at No. 1 Kentucky L 58–78  19–5
(7–2) 		Rupp Arena 
Lexington, Kentucky
Feb. 11, 2012
4:00 p.m., SECN 		No. 8 Tennessee L 70–75  19–6
(7–3) 		O'Connell Center 
Gainesville, Florida
Feb. 14, 2012
7:00 p.m., ESPN 		No. 14 at Alabama W 61–52  20–6
(8–3) 		Coleman Coliseum 
Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Feb. 18, 2012
6:00 p.m., ESPN2 		No. 14 at Arkansas W 98–68  21–6
(9–3) 		Bud Walton Arena 
Fayetteville, Arkansas
Feb. 21, 2012
7:00 p.m., ESPNU 		No. 12 Auburn W 63–47  22–6
(10–3) 		O'Connell Center 
Gainesville, Florida
Feb. 25, 2012
4:00 p.m., SECN 		No. 12 at Georgia L 62–76  22–7
(10–4) 		Stegeman Coliseum 
Athens, Georgia
Feb. 28, 2012
9:00 p.m., ESPN 		No. 16 at Vanderbilt L 67–77  22–8
(10–5) 		Memorial Gymnasium 
Nashville, Tennessee
Mar. 4, 2012
12:00 p.m., CBS 		No. 16 No. 1 Kentucky L 59–74  22–9
(10–6) 		O'Connell Center 
Gainesville, Florida
SEC tournament
Mar. 9, 2012
3:30 p.m., SECN 		(4) No. 22 vs. (5) Alabama
Quarterfinals 		W 66–63  23–9
 New Orleans Arena 
New Orleans, Louisiana
Mar. 10, 2012
1:00 p.m., ABC 		(4) No. 22 vs. (1) No. 1 Kentucky
Semifinals 		L 71–74  23–10
 New Orleans Arena 
New Orleans, Louisiana
NCAA tournament
Mar. 16, 2012
2:10 p.m., TNT 		(7 W) No. 25 vs. (10 W) Virginia
Second round 		W 71–45  24–10
 CenturyLink Center 
Omaha, Nebraska
Mar. 18, 2012
6:10 p.m., TNT 		(7 W) No. 25 vs. (15 W) Norfolk State
Third round 		W 84–50  25–10
 CenturyLink Center 
Omaha, Nebraska
Mar. 22, 2012
10:17 p.m., TBS 		(7 W) No. 25 vs. (3 W) No. 11 Marquette
Sweet Sixteen 		W 68–58  26–10
 US Airways Center 
Phoenix, Arizona
Mar. 24, 2012
4:30 p.m., CBS 		(7 W) No. 25 vs. (4 W) No. 17 Louisville
Elite Eight 		L 68–72  26–11
 US Airways Center 
Phoenix, Arizona
*Non-Conference Game. Rankings from AP poll. All times are in Eastern Time.
( ) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Rankings

Main article: 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings
Ranking Movement
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes.
Poll Pre Wk 1
Nov 14		 Wk 2
Nov 21		 Wk 3
Nov 28		 Wk 4
Dec 5		 Wk 5
Dec 12		 Wk 6
Dec 19		 Wk 7
Dec 26		 Wk 8
Jan 2		 Wk 9
Jan 9		 Wk 10
Jan 16		 Wk 11
Jan 23		 Wk 12
Jan 30		 Wk 13
Feb 6		 Wk 14
Feb 13		 Wk 15
Feb 20		 Wk 16
Feb 27		 Wk 17
Mar 5		 Wk 18
Mar 12		 Final
Apr 2
AP 8 7 10 10 12 13 11 10 13 19 17 14 12 8 14 12 16 22 25 -
Coaches 10 8 9 9 12 13 12 10 14 19 14 13 11 7 12 11 13 19 21 9

Awards and honors

Bradley Beal
  • SEC Freshman of the Week (11/21/11–11/28/11). Beal averaged 8.5 points, seven rebounds, two assists and 1.5 steals in two wins over Wright State and Jacksonville.[1]
  • SEC Freshman of the Week (12/5/11–12/12/11). Beal averaged 13.5 points and five rebounds in two wins over Arizona and Rider.[2]
  • SEC Freshman of the Week (12/19/11–12/26/11). Beal averaged 17 points, six rebounds, two steals and one assist in two wins over Mississippi Valley State and Florida State.[3]
  • SEC Freshman of the Week (1/23/12–1/30/12). Beal averaged 14 points, three rebounds and 2.5 assists in two wins over Ole Miss and Mississippi State.[4]
  • SEC Freshman of the Week (1/31/12–2/6/12). Beal averaged 16.5 points, nine rebounds and two assists in two wins over South Carolina and Vanderbilt.[5]
  • SEC Freshman of the Week (2/13/12–2/20/12). Beal averaged 17.5 points, 8.5 rebounds and three assists in two road wins over Alabama and Arkansas.[6]
  • First-Team All-SEC[7]
  • SEC All-Freshman Team[7]
Kenny Boynton
  • SEC Player of the Week (12/12/11–12/19/11). Boynton scored 22 points, two assists, one rebound and a steal in a win over Texas A&M.[8]
  • First-Team All-SEC[7]
Erving Walker
  • Second-Team All-SEC[7]
Will Yeguete
  • 2012 SEC Community Service Team[7]
Patric Young
  • SEC Player of the Week (12/5/11–12/12/11). Young averaged 18.5 points on 77.3 percent shooting (17–22) and 10 rebounds in two wins over Arizona and Rider.[2]
  • SEC Scholar-Athlete of the Year[7]

References

  1. ^ "Beal Named SEC Freshman of the Week". Archived from the original on July 24, 2013. Retrieved November 29, 2011.
  2. ^ a b "Gators Sweep SEC Men's Basketball Weekly Honors". Archived from the original on January 24, 2013. Retrieved December 12, 2011.
  3. ^ "SEC Men's Hoops Players Of The Week". Retrieved December 26, 2011.
  4. ^ "Bradley Beal Named SEC Freshman of the Week". Archived from the original on January 23, 2013. Retrieved January 31, 2012.
  5. ^ "Bradley Beal Named SEC Freshman of the Week for Second-Straight Week". Archived from the original on February 20, 2012. Retrieved February 6, 2012.
  6. ^ "SEC Men's Hoops Players Of The Week". Retrieved February 20, 2012.
  7. ^ a b c d e f "Three Gators Earn Men's Basketball All-SEC Honors, Young Named Scholar-Athlete of the Year". Archived from the original on May 11, 2012. Retrieved March 6, 2012.
  8. ^ "Kenny Boynton Named SEC Player of the Week". Archived from the original on January 24, 2012. Retrieved December 19, 2011.
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