2011–12 Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils basketball team

The 2011–12 Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils basketball team represented Mississippi Valley State University during the 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Delta Devils, led by fourth year head coach Sean Woods, played their home games at Harrison HPER Complex and are members of the Southwestern Athletic Conference. The Delta Devils finished the season 21–13, 17–1 in SWAC play to be crowned SWAC regular season champions. They also won the SWAC Basketball Tournament to earn the conference's automatic bid into the 2012 NCAA Tournament. It was the Delta Devils fifth NCAA Tournament appearance and first since 2008. They lost in the First Four round to WKU.

2011–12 Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils men's basketball
SWAC Regular Season & Tournament Champions
NCAA Tournament South Region 16 Seed, First Four
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
2011–12 record21–13 (17–1 SWAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Brian Ellis
  • Chico Potts
Home arenaHarrison HPER Complex
2011–12 SWAC men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Mississippi Valley State171 .944  2113  .618
*Southern135 .722  1714  .548
Texas Southern126 .667  1518  .455
Prairie View A&M108 .556  1418  .438
Arkansas–Pine Bluff99 .500  1122  .333
Alabama State99 .500  1219  .387
Alcorn State612 .333  1022  .313
Alabama A&M513 .278  721  .250
Jackson State513 .278  724  .226
*Grambling State414 .222  424  .143
2012 SWAC Tournament winner
As of March 13, 2012; Rankings from AP Poll
*Ineligible for conference tournament due to low APR

Roster

Number Name Position Height Weight Year Hometown
1 William Pugh Guard 6–3 195 Junior Greenwood, Mississippi
3 Terrence Joyner Guard 6–3 180 Senior Mendenhall, Mississippi
5 Luka Pajkovic Guard 6–2 195 Freshman Belgrade, Serbia
11 Brent Arrington Guard 6–2 181 Freshman Baltimore, Maryland
12 Amos Studivant Forward/Center 6–8 230 Senior Bessemer, Alabama
21 Cor-J Cox Guard 6–5 190 Senior Washington, North Carolina
23 Falando Jones Forward 6–4 212 Senior Greenwood, Mississippi
25 Kevin Burwell Guard 5–10 185 Senior Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
32 Paul Crosby Center 6–8 245 Senior Lansing, Michigan
33 Blake Ralling Guard 6–5 197 Freshman Smyrna, Georgia
42 Jason Holmes Forward 6–9 225 Senior Chicago, Illinois

Schedule

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular Season
11/12/2011*
1:00 pm
at Notre Dame L 67–80  0–1
Edmund P. Joyce Center (7,087)
South Bend, IN
11/14/2011*
7:00 pm
at DePaul L 70–80  0–2
Sullivan Athletic Center (3,286)
Chicago, IL
11/20/2011*
2:00 pm, FS South
at No. 1 North Carolina
Las Vegas Invitational
L 75–101  0–3
Dean E. Smith Center (18,160)
Chapel Hill, NC
11/22/2011*
7:00 pm, FS South
at South Carolina
Las Vegas Invitational
L 57–61  0–4
Colonial Life Arena (6,723)
Columbia, SC
11/25/2011*
1:30 pm
vs. Tennessee State
Las Vegas Invitational
W 90–89 2OT 1–4
Orleans Arena (7,200)
Paradise, NV
11/26/2011*
4:00 pm
vs. Cal Poly
Las Vegas Invitational
L 55–72  1–5
Orleans Arena (500)
Las Vegas, NV
11/30/2011*
7:00 pm
at Arkansas L 64–97  1–6
Bud Walton Arena (11,446)
Fayetteville, AR
12/02/2011*
7:00 pm
at Northwestern L 67–92  1–7
Welsh-Ryan Arena (4,705)
Evanston, IL
12/10/2011*
2:00 pm
at Ole Miss L 56–80  1–8
Tad Smith Coliseum (5,585)
Oxford, MS
12/19/2011*
7:00 pm, FS South
at No. 11 Florida L 54–82  1–9
O'Connell Center (8,025)
Gainesville, FL
12/23/2011*
2:00 pm, BTN
at No. 13 Wisconsin L 45–79  1–10
Kohl Center (17,230)
Madison, WI
12/31/2011*
12:00 pm
at Iowa State L 65–67  1–11
Hilton Coliseum (12,399)
Ames, IA
01/03/2012
7:30 pm
Arkansas-Pine Bluff W 82–67  2–11 (1–0)
Harrison HPER Complex (3,497)
Itta Bena, MS
01/07/2012
4:30 pm
at Alabama State W 67–60  3–11 (2–0)
Dunn–Oliver Acadome (1,912)
Montgomery, AL
01/09/2012
5:00 pm
at Alabama A&M W 81–69  4–11 (3–0)
Elmore Gymnasium (NA)
Normal, AL
01/14/2012
4:30 pm
Alcorn State W 85–66  5–11 (4–0)
Harrison HPER Complex (4,976)
Itta Bena, MS
01/16/2012
7:30 pm
Southern W 77–56  6–11 (5–0)
Harrison HPER Complex (3,938)
Itta Bena, MS
01/21/2012
7:30 pm
at Prairie View A&M W 81–57  7–11 (6–0)
William Nicks Building (3,311)
Prairie View, TX
01/23/2012
8:00 pm, ESPNU
at Texas Southern W 77–69 OT 8–11 (7–0)
Health and Physical Education Arena (1,412)
Houston, TX
01/28/2012
4:30 pm
Jackson State W 60–54  9–11 (8–0)
Harrison HPER Complex (5,301)
Itta Bena, MS
01/30/2012
7:30 pm
Grambling State W 77–59  10–11 (9–0)
Harrison HPER Complex (3,209)
Itta Bena, MS
02/04/2012
4:30 pm
Alabama State W 70–58  11–11 (10–0)
Harrison HPER Complex (3,445)
Itta Bena, MS
02/06/2012
7:30 pm
Alabama A&M W 78–64  12–11 (11–0)
Harrison HPER Complex (3,091)
Itta Bena, MS
02/11/2012
4:30 pm
at Alcorn State W 71–63  13–11 (12–0)
Davey Whitney Complex (2,000)
Lorman, MS
02/13/2012
7:30 pm
at Southern W 58–53  14–11 (13–0)
F. G. Clark Center (2,062)
Baton Rouge, LA
02/18/2012
4:30 pm
Prairie View A&M W 60–58  15–11 (14–0)
Harrison HPER Complex (3,098)
Itta Bena, MS
02/20/2012
8:00 pm, ESPNU
Texas Southern W 56–53  16–11 (15–0)
Harrison HPER Complex (4,908)
Itta Bena, MS
02/25/2012
5:00 pm
at Grambling State W 79–60  17–11 (16–0)
Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center (NA)
Grambling, LA
02/27/2012
7:30 pm, ESPNU
at Jackson State W 78–69  18–11 (17–0)
Williams Assembly Center (2,608)
Jackson, MS
03/01/2012
7:30 pm
at Arkansas-Pine Bluff L 67–78  18–12 (17–1)
K. L. Johnson Complex (4,012)
Pine Bluff, AR
2012 SWAC Men's Basketball Tournament
03/07/2012
8:00 pm
vs. Jackson State
Quarterfinals
W 63–60  19–12
Garland Special Events Center (NA)
Garland, TX
03/09/2012
8:00 pm
vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff
Semifinals
W 71–64  20–12
Garland Special Events Center (NA)
Garland, TX
03/10/2012
7:00 pm, ESPNU
vs. Texas Southern
Championship Game
W 71–69  21–12
Garland Special Events Center (NA)
Garland, TX
2012 NCAA Tournament
03/13/2012*
5:40 pm, truTV
No. (S 16) vs. (S 16) WKU
First Four
L 58–59  21–13
UD Arena (8,510)
Dayton, OH
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time (#) during NCAA Tournament is seed with Region.

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