2011–12 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team

The 2011–12 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team is representing the University of Arizona during the 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Wildcats, led by third-year head coach Sean Miller, play their home games at the McKale Center and are members of the Pac-12 Conference. They finished with 23–12 overall, 12–6 in pac-12 play. They lost the championship game of the 2012 Pac-12 Conference Men's Basketball Tournament by Colorado which hurt their chances to qualify for the 2012 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament, instead they were invited to the 2012 National Invitation Tournament which they lost in the first round by Bucknell.

2011–12 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball
NIT, First Round
ConferencePac-12 Conference
2011–12 record23–12 (12–6 Pac-12)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaMcKale Center
2011–12 Pac-12 Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Washington144 .778  2411  .686
California135 .722  2410  .706
Oregon135 .722  2410  .706
Arizona126 .667  2312  .657
Colorado117 .611  2412  .667
UCLA117 .611  1914  .576
Stanford108 .556  2611  .703
Oregon State711 .389  2115  .583
Washington State711 .389  1918  .514
Arizona State612 .333  1021  .323
Utah315 .167  625  .194
USC117 .056  626  .188
2012 Pac-12 Tournament winner
As of March 8, 2012; Rankings from AP Poll

Departures

NamePos.HeightWeightYearHometownNotes
Jamelle HorneF6'7"224Sr.San Diego, CAGraduated
Derrick WillamsF6'8"241So.La Mirada, CADeclared for 2011 NBA draft
Lamont JonesG6'0"196So.Harlem, NYTransferred to Iona
Daniel BejaranoG6'4"208Fr.Phoenix, AZTransferred to Colorado State

Recruits

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Nick Johnson
SG
Gilbert, AZ Findlay Prep 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Aug 8, 2010 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 97
Sidiki Johnson
PF
Brooklyn, NY Wadleigh 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Aug 1, 2009 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 92
Josiah Turner
PG
Sacramento, CA Quality Education Academy 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Sep 9, 2010 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 97
Angelo Chol
C
Khartoum, Sudan Hoover 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Feb 7, 2011 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 94
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: #4   Rivals: #4  ESPN: #7
  • 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:

  • "ESPN". ESPN.com.
  • "2011 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

    Roster

    2011–12 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team
    PlayersCoaches
    Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
    G 0 Dondre Wise 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)220 lb (100 kg) Sr Houston, Texas
    G/F 3 Kevin Parrom 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)215 lb (98 kg) Jr Bronx, New York
    G 5 Robert Arvizu (W) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)195 lb (88 kg) So Phoenix, Arizona
    G 11 Josiah Turner 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)192 lb (87 kg) Fr Sacramento, California
    G 13 Nick Johnson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)198 lb (90 kg) Fr Gilbert, Arizona
    C 14 Kyryl Natyazhko 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)275 lb (125 kg) Jr Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine
    G 20 Jordin Mayes 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)196 lb (89 kg) So Los Angeles, California
    G 21 Kyle Fogg 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)188 lb (85 kg) Sr Brea, California
    G 24 Brendon Lavender 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)212 lb (96 kg) Sr Mesa, Arizona
    F 30 Angelo Chol 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)217 lb (98 kg) Fr Khartoum, Sudan
    F 33 Jesse Perry 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)217 lb (98 kg) Sr St. Louis, Missouri
    F 44 Solomon Hill 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)226 lb (103 kg) Jr Los Angeles, California
    C 50 Alex Jacobson 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)253 lb (115 kg) RS Sr Brea, California
    G 51 Quinton Crawford (W) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)190 lb (86 kg) Jr Old Bridge, New Jersey
    F 52 Max Wiepking (W) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)210 lb (95 kg) Jr Englewood, Colorado
    F 55 Drew Mellon (W) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)210 lb (95 kg) Fr Santa Ana, California
    Head coach
    Assistant coach(es)

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

    Roster

    • March 7, 2012 – Josiah Turner was suspended indefinitely from the basketball team for a violation of team rules.

    Depth chart

    Pos. Starting 5 Bench 1 Bench 2 Bench 3
    C Jesse Perry Kyryl Natyazhko Alex Jacobson
    PF Solomon Hill Angelo Chol
    SF Kyle Fogg Kevin Parrom Max Wiepking Drew Mellon
    SG Nick Johnson Brendon Lavender Quinton Crawford
    PG Josiah Turner Jordin Mayes Dondre Wise Robert Arvizu

    Schedule

    Date
    time, TV
    Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
    city, state
    Exhibition
    10/27/2011*
    6:30 PM, FCS
    No. 16 Seattle Pacific L 68–69 
    McKale Center (12,075)
    Tucson, AZ
    11/01/2011*
    6:30 PM, FSAZ
    No. 16 Humboldt State W 60–51 
    McKale Center (11,916)
    Tucson, AZ
    Non-conference regular season
    11/07/2011*
    7:00 PM, ESPNU
    No. 16 Valparaiso
    2K Sports Classic campus-site game
    W 73–64  1–0
    McKale Center (12,871)
    Tucson, AZ
    11/09/2011*
    7:00 PM, ESPN2
    No. 16 Duquesne
    2K Sports Classic campus-site game
    W 67–59  2–0
    McKale Center (13,289)
    Tucson, AZ
    11/13/2011*
    4:00 PM, FSAZ/KWBA
    No. 16 Ball State W 73–63  3–0
    McKale Center (12,833)
    Tucson, AZ
    11/17/2011*
    7:30 PM, ESPN2
    No. 15 vs. St. John's
    2K Sports Classic Semifinals
    W 81–72  4–0
    Madison Square Garden (9,036)
    New York, NY
    11/18/2011*
    5:00 PM, ESPN2
    No. 15 vs. Mississippi State
    2K Sports Classic Championship
    L 57–67  4–1
    Madison Square Garden (6,338)
    New York, NY
    11/23/2011*
    6:30 PM, FSAZ+
    No. 23 San Diego State L 57–61  4–2
    McKale Center (13,761)
    Tucson, AZ
    11/29/2011*
    7:00 PM, FSAZ+
    at New Mexico State W 83–76  5–2
    Pan American Center (7,966)
    Las Cruces, NM
    12/03/2011*
    7:00 PM, FSAZ/KWBA
    Northern Arizona W 53–39  6–2
    McKale Center (13,811)
    Tucson, AZ
    12/07/2011*
    5:00 PM, ESPN2
    at No. 12 Florida L 72–78 OT 6–3
    O'Connell Center (10,531)
    Gainesville, FL
    12/10/2011*
    2:00 PM, FSN
    Clemson W 63–47  7–3
    McKale Center (12,790)
    Tucson, AZ
    12/17/2011*
    2:00 PM, CBS
    vs. Gonzaga
    Battle in Seattle
    L 60–71  7–4
    KeyArena (15,127)
    Seattle, WA
    12/20/2011*
    6:00 PM, FSAZ+/KWBA
    Oakland W 85–73  8–4
    McKale Center (13,735)
    Tucson, AZ
    12/22/2011*
    5:00 PM, FSAZ/KWBA
    Bryant W 100–60  9–4
    McKale Center (13,744)
    Tucson, AZ
    Pac-12 regular season
    12/31/2011
    3:30 PM, KWBA/FSAZ
    Arizona State
    Rivalry
    W 68–51  10–4 (1–0)
    McKale Center (14,499)
    Tucson, AZ
    01/05/2012
    9:00 PM, FSN
    vs. UCLA
    John R. Wooden Classic
    L 58–65  10–5 (1–1)
    Honda Center (9,247)
    Anaheim, CA
    01/08/2012
    3:30 PM, FSN
    at USC W 57–46  11–5 (2–1)
    Galen Center (5,112)
    Los Angeles, CA
    01/12/2012
    6:30 PM, KWBA/FCS
    Oregon State W 81–73 OT 12–5 (3–1)
    McKale Center (14,142)
    Tucson, AZ
    01/14/2012
    1:30 PM, CBS
    Oregon L 57–59  12–6 (3–2)
    McKale Center (14,553)
    Tucson, AZ
    01/19/2012
    6:30 PM, KWBA/FSAZ
    at Utah W 77–51  13–6 (4–2)
    Jon M. Huntsman Center (8,492)
    Salt Lake City, UT
    01/21/2012
    4:00 PM, KWBA/FSAZ
    at Colorado L 63–64  13–7 (4–3)
    Coors Events Center (11,056)
    Boulder, CO
    01/26/2012
    8:30 PM, FSN
    Washington State W 85–61  14–7 (5–3)
    McKale Center (14,138)
    Tucson, AZ
    01/28/2012
    5:00 PM, ESPN
    Washington
    ESPN College GameDay
    L 67–69  14–8 (5–4)
    McKale Center (14,604)
    Tucson, AZ
    02/02/2012
    9:00 PM, FSN
    at California W 78–74  15–8 (6–4)
    Haas Pavilion (9,690)
    Berkleley, CA
    02/04/2012
    1:00 PM, FSN
    at Stanford W 56–43  16–8 (7–4)
    Maples Pavilion (6,231)
    Stanford, CA
    02/09/2012
    7:00 PM, ESPN
    Colorado W 71–57  17–8 (8–4)
    McKale Center (14,225)
    Tucson, AZ
    02/11/2012
    12:00 PM, FSN
    Utah W 70–61  18–8 (9–4)
    McKale Center (14,084)
    Tucson, AZ
    02/16/2012
    7:00 PM, FSN
    at Washington State W 76–72  19–8 (10–4)
    Beasley Coliseum (3,616)
    Pullman, WA
    02/18/2012
    1:00 PM, FSN
    at Washington L 70–79  19–9 (10–5)
    Alaska Airlines Arena (10,000)
    Seattle, WA
    02/23/2012
    6:30 PM, FSAZ
    USC W 70–54  20–9 (11–5)
    McKale Center (14,593)
    Tucson, AZ
    02/25/2012
    12:00 PM, CBS
    UCLA W 65–63  21–9 (12–5)
    McKale Center (14,724)
    Tucson, AZ
    03/04/2012
    1:30 PM, FSN
    at Arizona State
    Rivalry
    L 80–87  21–10 (12–6)
    Wells Fargo Arena (7,864)
    Tempe, AZ
    Pac-12 Tournament
    03/08/2012
    3:40 PM, FSN
    vs. UCLA
    Quarterfinals
    W 66–58  22–10
    Staples Center (8,780 )
    Los Angeles, CA
    03/09/2012
    7:10 PM, FSN
    vs. Oregon State
    Semifinals
    W 72–61  23–10
    Staples Center (N/A)
    Los Angeles, CA
    03/10/2012
    4:10 PM, CBS
    vs. Colorado
    Championship
    L 51–53  23–11
    Staples Center (11,197)
    Los Angeles, CA
    NIT
    03/14/2012*
    6:00 PM, ESPN2
    Bucknell
    First Round
    L 54–65  23–12
    McKale Center (8,433)
    Tucson, AZ
    *Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
    All times are in Mountain Time.

    Rankings

    Ranking Movement
    Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. ██ Not ranked the previous week.
    PollPreWk 1Wk 2Wk 3Wk 4Wk 5Wk 6Wk 7Wk 8Wk 9Wk 10Wk 11Wk 12Wk 13Wk 14Wk 15Wk 16Wk 17Wk 18Final
    AP 16 16 15 23 RV RV NR
    Coaches 16 16 16 23 NR RV NR

    References

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