2011–12 Auburn Tigers men's basketball team

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 Western Division of 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.

2011–12 Auburn Tigers men's basketball
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
2011–12 record15–16 (5–11 SEC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Captains
Home arenaAuburn Arena
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

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
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
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
Assistant coach(es)

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

Schedule

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Exhibition
November 1, 2011
7:00 p.m.
Paine College W 86–60 
Auburn Arena 
Auburn, AL
November 5, 2011
7:00 p.m.
Victory University 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
SEC Regular Season
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
2012 SEC Tournament
March 8, 2012
12:00 p.m., SECN
No. (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.

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