2011–12 Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball team

The 2011–12 Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball team (variously "Alabama", "UA", "Bama" or "The Tide") represented the University of Alabama in the 2011–12 college basketball season. The team's head coach was Anthony Grant, in his third season at Alabama after posting a 25–12 record the previous year. The team played their home games at Coleman Coliseum in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, as a member of the Southeastern Conference. This was the 99th season of basketball in the school's history. They finished the season 21–12 overall, 9–7 SEC play, and finished in 5th place. They were defeated by Florida in the quarterfinals of the 2012 SEC Men's Basketball Tournament, and they lost to Creighton in the 2012 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament second round.

2011–12 Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball
NCAA Tournament Midwest Region, #9 seed, Second Round
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
2011–12 record21–12 (9–7 SEC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaColeman Coliseum
(Capacity: 15,316)
2011–12 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 1 Kentucky160 1.000  382  .950
No. 25 Florida106 .625  2611  .703
No. 20 Vanderbilt106 .625  2511  .694
Tennessee106 .625  1915  .559
Alabama97 .563  2112  .636
Mississippi State88 .500  2112  .636
Ole Miss88 .500  2014  .588
LSU79 .438  1815  .545
Arkansas610 .375  1814  .563
Auburn511 .313  1516  .484
Georgia511 .313  1517  .469
South Carolina214 .125  1021  .323
2012 SEC Tournament winner
As of April 2, 2012; Rankings from AP Poll

Pre-season

The 2010–11 season was the second under head coach Anthony Grant. The Tide finished the season 25–12 (12–4 SEC), winning the Southeastern Conference Western Division, and finishing second in the 2011 National Invitation Tournament. The Crimson Tide had four players graduate and two transfer after the season ended. They also brought in five freshman recruits and one junior college transfer, finishing fifth in Rivals.com team recruiting rankings.[1]

Class of 2011 signees

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Trevor Lacey
G
Huntsville, Alabama S.R. Butler HS 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) May 18, 2011 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 96
Levi Randolph
G
Madison, Alabama Bob Jones HS 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 180 lb (82 kg) May 20, 2010 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 96
Nick Jacobs
F
Atlanta, Georgia South Atlanta HS 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 255 lb (116 kg) Oct 26, 2010 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 92
Rodney Cooper
F
Seale, Alabama Russell County HS 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) May 20, 2010 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 91
Moussa Gueye
C
Dakar, Senegal Lake Land CC 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Oct 4, 2010 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 88
Retin Obasohan
G
Antwerp, Belgium K.A. Redingenhof 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 205 lb (93 kg) May 20, 2011 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: N/A
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 14   Rivals: 5  ESPN: 13
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "Alabama Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2011-05-25.
  • "2011 Alabama Basketball Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved 2011-05-25.
  • "ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2011-05-25.
  • "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved 2011-05-25.
  • "2011 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2011-05-25.

    Roster

    2011–12 Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball team
    PlayersCoaches
    Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
    F 1 JaMychal Green 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)228 lb (103 kg) Sr Montgomery, Alabama
    G 2 Charles Hankerson 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)210 lb (95 kg) So Miami, Florida
    G 3 Trevor Lacey 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)190 lb (86 kg) Fr Huntsville, Alabama
    C 4 Carl Engström 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)250 lb (113 kg) So Ystad, Sweden
    F 5 Tony Mitchell (S) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)210 lb (95 kg) Jr Swainsboro, Georgia
    G 10 Ben Eblen 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)191 lb (87 kg) Jr Isle of Palms, South Carolina
    G 12 Trevor Releford 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)180 lb (82 kg) So Shawnee Mission, Kansas
    F 13 Dakota Slaughter 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)215 lb (98 kg) Fr Fishers, Indiana
    C 14 Moussa Gueye 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)280 lb (127 kg) So Dakar, Senegal
    F 15 Nick Jacobs 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)255 lb (116 kg) Fr Atlanta
    G 20 Levi Randolph 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)185 lb (84 kg) Fr Madison, Alabama
    F 21 Rodney Cooper 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)205 lb (93 kg) Fr Phenix City, Alabama
    G 22 Andrew Steele 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)230 lb (104 kg) Jr Birmingham, Alabama
    G 32 Retin Obasohan 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)205 lb (93 kg) Fr Antwerp, Belgium
    Head coach
    Assistant coach(es)

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

    Source: Rolltide.com 2011–12 Roster[2]

    Depth chart

    Pos. Starting 5 Bench 1 Bench 2
    C JaMychal Green Carl Engstrom Moussa Gueye
    PF Nick Jacobs Rodney Cooper
    SF Tony Mitchell Charles Hankerson
    SG Levi Randolph Trevor Lacey
    PG Trevor Releford Ben Eblen Retin Obasohan

    Suspensions

    Following the February 4 victory against Ole Miss, Tony Mitchell, the team's second leading scorer, was suspended indefinitely due to "conduct detrimental to the team."[3] In the next game, Alabama went on the road to defeat Auburn by a record 18 points, but prior to that Saturday's game against LSU Grant suspended 3 more players for a "violation of team rules."[4] This time it was the Crimson Tide's senior leading scorer JaMychal Green, starting PG Trevor Releford and Andrew Steele. With its top three leading scorers out and only one upperclassmen left on the bench, the shorthanded Crimson Tide fell to the LSU Tigers. Releford and Steele returned the following game to face the Florida Gators on February 14, but Green and Mitchell remained suspended. On February 20, Grant announced that Green was returning to practice and Mitchell would remain suspended for the duration of the season.[5] Green did not play in the February 23 game against Arkansas. He finally saw game action again on February 25 at home against Mississippi State.

    Schedule and results

    Date
    time, TV
    Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
    city, state
    Exhibition
    Nov. 7*
    7:00 p.m.
    No. 19 Alabama-Huntsville W 67–60 
     21  Green  10  Mitchell  4  Mitchell  Coleman Coliseum (11,662)
    Tuscaloosa, AL
    Non-Conference Regular Season
    Nov. 11*
    7:00 p.m.
    No. 19 North Florida W 64–44  1–0
     18  Green  10  Mitchell  3  Releford  Coleman Coliseum (11,754)
    Tuscaloosa, AL
    Nov. 14*
    7:00 p.m.
    No. 16 Oakland W 74–57  2–0
     18  Green  9  Mitchell  4  Mitchell  Coleman Coliseum (9,876)
    Tuscaloosa, AL
    Nov. 17*
    4:00 p.m., ESPN2
    No. 16 vs. Maryland
    Puerto Rico Tip-Off
    W 62–42  3–0
     17  Mitchell  11  Mitchell  3  Lacey  Coliseo de Puerto Rico (5,322)
    San Juan, PR
    Nov. 18*
    8:00 p.m., ESPN2
    No. 16 vs. Wichita State
    Puerto Rico Tip-Off
    W 70–60  4–0
     26  Mitchell  12  Green  4  Releford  Coliseo de Puerto Rico (6,375)
    San Juan, PR
    Nov. 20*
    6:30 p.m., ESPN2
    No. 16 vs. Purdue
    Puerto Rico Tip-Off
    W 65–56  5–0
     20  Releford  10  Mitchell  5  Releford  Coliseo de Puerto Rico (11,297)
    San Juan, PR
    Nov. 23*
    7:00 p.m.
    No. 13 Alabama A&M W 82–45  6–0
     16  Hankerson  10  Jacobs  4  Eblen  Coleman Coliseum (10,385)
    Tuscaloosa, AL
    Nov. 27*
    8:30 p.m., ESPNU
    No. 13 VCU W 72–64  7–0
     21  Green  14  Green  2  Green  Coleman Coliseum (10,500)
    Tuscaloosa, AL
    Dec. 1*
    8:30 p.m., ESPN2
    No. 12 Georgetown
    SEC–Big East Invitational
    L 55–57  7–1
     20  Mitchell  11  Mitchell  6  Releford  Coleman Coliseum (15,383)
    Tuscaloosa, AL
    Dec. 7*
    6:00 p.m.
    No. 16 at Dayton L 62–74  7–2
     18  Mitchell  4  Mitchell  4  Lacey  UD Arena (13,102)
    Dayton, Ohio
    Dec. 11*
    5:00 p.m., ESPNU
    No. 16 Detroit W 62–54  8–2
     21  Green  8  Mitchell  5  Releford  Coleman Coliseum (10,011)
    Tuscaloosa, AL
    Dec. 17*
    9:00 p.m., ESPNU
    No. 23 vs. Kansas State L 58–71  8–3
     20  Green  9  Green  6  Releford  Sprint Center (16,685)
    Kansas City, Missouri
    Dec. 21*
    8:00 p.m., ESPN2
    vs. Oklahoma State W 69–52  9–3
     19  Releford  11  Mitchell  5  Randolph  BJCC (13,808)
    Birmingham, Alabama
    Dec. 29*
    8:00 p.m., CSS
    Jacksonville W 72–55  10–3
     18  Releford  8  Randolph  4  Releford  Coleman Coliseum (12,527)
    Tuscaloosa, AL
    Jan. 3*
    8:00 p.m., ESPNU
    at Georgia Tech W 73–48  11–3
     17  Releford  6  Mitchell  5  Lacey  Philips Arena (5,738)
    Atlanta
    SEC Regular Season
    Jan. 7
    6:00 p.m., FSN
    at Georgia W 74–59  12–3
    (1–0)
     19  Lacey  10  Green  5  Green  Stegeman Coliseum (7,776)
    Athens, Georgia
    Jan. 11
    8:00 p.m.
    LSU W 69–53  13–3
    (2–0)
     20  Releford  10  Mitchell  4  Mitchell  Coleman Coliseum (14,245)
    Tuscaloosa, AL
    Jan. 14
    3:00 p.m., SECN
    at No. 20 Mississippi State L 52–56  13–4
    (2–1)
     14  Green  10  Mitchell  3  Green  Humphrey Coliseum (9,539)
    Starkville, Mississippi
    Jan. 19
    6:00 p.m., ESPN
    Vanderbilt L 59–69  13–5
    (2–2)
     14  Releford  8  Green  4  Mitchell  Coleman Coliseum (12,202)
    Tuscaloosa, AL
    Jan. 21
    11:00 a.m., CBS
    at No. 2 Kentucky L 71–77  13–6 (2–3)
     22  Green  12  Green  5  Lacey  Rupp Arena (24,246)
    Lexington, Kentucky
    Jan. 25
    7:00 p.m., SECN
    at South Carolina L 54–56  13–7
    (2–4)
     12  Randolph  8  Mitchell  3  Releford  Colonial Life Arena (7,807)
    Columbia, South Carolina
    Jan. 28
    12:30 p.m., SECN
    Arkansas W 72–66  14–7
    (3–4)
     18  Releford  8  Green  6  Steele  Coleman Coliseum (13,145)
    Tuscaloosa, AL
    Feb. 4
    7:00 p.m., ESPN2
    Ole Miss W 69–67 2OT 15–7
    (4–4)
     16  Green  12  Green  4  Releford  Coleman Coliseum (12,711)
    Tuscaloosa, AL
    Feb. 7
    8:00 p.m., ESPNU
    at Auburn W 68–50  16–7 (5–4)
     19  Green  7  Green  6  Steele  Auburn Arena (8,154)
    Auburn, AL
    Feb. 11
    6:00 p.m., ESPN2
    at LSU L 58–67  16–8 (5–5)
     28  Cooper  5  Randolph  3  Eblen  Maravich Assembly Center (10,282)
    Baton Rouge, Louisiana
    Feb. 14
    6:00 p.m., ESPN
    No. 14 Florida L 52–61  16–9 (5–6)
     11  Steele  9  Randolph  3  Steele  Coleman Coliseum (12,187)
    Tuscaloosa, AL
    Feb. 18
    12:30 p.m., SECN
    Tennessee W 61–52  17–9 (6–6)
     18  Lacey  7  Engstrom  7  Steele  Coleman Coliseum (12,988)
    Tuscaloosa, AL
    Feb. 23
    6:00 p.m., ESPN
    at Arkansas W 79–68  18–9 (7–6)
     17  Cooper  6  Steele  3  Randolph  Bud Walton Arena (12,320)
    Fayetteville, Arkansas
    Feb. 25
    5:00 p.m., ESPN
    Mississippi State W 67–50  19–9 (8–6)
     18  Randolph  7  Randolph  4  (2 tied)  Coleman Coliseum (13,774)
    Tuscaloosa, AL
    Feb. 29
    7:00 p.m., SECN
    Auburn W 55–49  20–9 (9–6)
     15  Green  10  Green    Randolph  Coleman Coliseum (14,253)
    Tuscaloosa, AL
    Mar. 3
    3:00 p.m., SECN
    at Ole Miss L 51–60  20–10 (9–7)
     12  Releford  13  Green  7  Steele  Tad Smith Coliseum (6,339)
    Oxford, Mississippi
    2012 SEC Tournament
    Mar. 8
    2:30 p.m., SECN
    vs. South Carolina
    First round
    W 63–57   21–10
     15  Lacey  7  Green  3  Steele  New Orleans Arena (10,703)
    New Orleans
    Mar. 9
    2:30 p.m., SECN
    vs. #22 Florida
    Quarterfinals
    L 63–66  21–11
     22  Green  10  Green  4  Green  New Orleans Arena (18,207)
    New Orleans
    2012 NCAA Tournament
    Mar. 16
    2:40 p.m., TBS
    No. (MW 9) vs. No. 19 (MW 8) Creighton
    Midwest Region Second Round
    L 57–58  21–12
     14  Releford  6  Green  4  Releford  Greensboro Coliseum (15,880)
    Greensboro, North Carolina
    *Non-Conference Game. Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Central Time. (#) Number seeded with region.

    Source: 2011–12 Schedule. Rolltide.com

    Rankings

    Ranking Movement
    Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
    PollPreWk 1Wk 2Wk 3Wk 4Wk 5Wk 6Wk 7Wk 8Wk 9Wk 10Wk 11Wk 12Wk 13Wk 14Wk 15Wk 16Wk 17Wk 18Final
    AP 19 16 13 12 16 23 NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR
    Coaches 17 15 13 12 15 21 NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR

    See also

    References

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