2011–12 Nevada Wolf Pack men's basketball team
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{{short description|American college basketball season}}
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{{Infobox NCAA team season
|mode=Basketball
|year=2011–12
|team=Nevada Wolf Pack
|image=Nevada Wolf Pack wordmark.svg
|image_size=150
|conference=Western Athletic Conference
|division=
|short_conf=WAC
|CoachRank=
|APRank=
|record=28–7
|conf_record=13–1
|head_coach=David Carter
|hc_year = 3rd
|asst_coach1=Doug Novsek
|asst_coach2=Keith Brown
|asst_coach3=Zac Claus
|asst_coach4=
|stadium=Lawlor Events Center
|champion=WAC Regular Season Champions
|bowl=NIT
|bowl_result=Quarterfinals
}}
{{2011–12 WAC men's basketball standings}}
The 2011–12 Nevada Wolf Pack men's basketball team represented the University of Nevada, Reno during the 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Wolf Pack, led by third year head coach David Carter, played their home games at the Lawlor Events Center and were members of the Western Athletic Conference. They finished the season 28–7, 13–1 in WAC play to be crowned regular season. They lost to Louisiana Tech in the semifinals of the WAC Basketball tournament.{{cite news|url=https://www.nevadaappeal.com/news/2012/mar/10/la-tech-eliminates-nevada-in-wac-semis/|title=La. Tech eliminates Nevada in WAC semis|work=Nevada Appeal|date=March 10, 2012|access-date=February 11, 2024}} As regular season conference champions, they received an automatic bid into the 2012 National Invitation Tournament where they defeated Oral Roberts in the first round and Bucknell in the second round before falling in the quarterfinals to Stanford.
This was Nevada's final year as a member of the WAC as they will join the Mountain West Conference in July 2012.
Roster
| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
! Number ! Name ! Position ! Height ! Weight ! Year ! Hometown |
| 1
| Patrick Nyeko | Guard | 6–6 | 180 | Junior | London, England |
| 2
| Jerry Evans, Jr. | Guard | 6–8 | 188 | Sophomore |
| 4
| Devonte Elliott | Forward | 6–10 | 220 | Sophomore | Los Angeles, California |
| 11
| Brice Crook | Guard | 6–4 | 205 | Sophomore |
| 12
| Keith Fuetsch | Guard | 6–0 | 170 | Junior |
| 15
| Jordan Finn | Guard | 6–4 | 190 | Sophomore |
| 20
| Jordan Burris | Guard | 6–7 | 205 | Sophomore |
| 24
| Guard | 6–1 | 185 | Sophomore | Los Angeles, California |
| 31
| Forward | 6–7 | 240 | Senior | Gdynia, Poland |
| 33
| Kevin Panzer | Forward | 6–9 | 205 | Sophomore |
| 34
| Milik Story | Guard | 6–5 | 225 | Junior |
| 44
| Forward | 6–8 | 235 | Senior |
| 45
| Richard Bell | Forward | 6–9 | 215 | Freshman | West Sussex, England |
{{Clear}}
Schedule
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|-
!colspan=9| Exhibition
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 11/08/2011
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Chico State
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Lawlor Events Center
| site_cityst = Reno, Nevada
| gamename =
| attend = 3,192
| tv =
| score = 77–60
| overtime =
| record =
}}
|-
!colspan=9| Regular season
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 11/11/2011
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Missouri State
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Lawlor Events Center
| site_cityst = Reno, Nevada
| gamename =
| attend = 4,285
| tv = KY3
| score = 68–46
| overtime =
| record = 0–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 11/14/2011
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = UNLV
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Thomas & Mack Center
| site_cityst = Paradise, Nevada
| gamename =
| attend = 14,827
| tv = CBSSN
| score = 67–71
| overtime =
| record = 0–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 11/17/2011
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Pacific
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Lawlor Events Center
| site_cityst = Reno, Nevada
| gamename =
| attend = 4,016
| tv =
| score = 78–54
| overtime =
| record = 1–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 11/20/2011
| time = 3:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Prairie View A&M
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Lawlor Events Center
| site_cityst = Reno, Nevada
| gamename = Chicago Invitational Challenge
| attend = 2,451
| tv =
| score = 60–47
| overtime =
| record = 2–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 11/22/2011
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Longwood
| site_stadium = Lawlor Events Center
| site_cityst = Reno, Nevada
| gamename = Chicago Invitational Challenge
| attend = 2,656
| tv =
| score = 80–78
| overtime =
| record = 3–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 11/22/2011
| time = 3:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank =
| opponent = BYU
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Sears Centre
| site_cityst = Hoffman Estates, Illinois
| gamename = Chicago Invitational Challenge
| attend = NA
| tv = BYUtv
| score = 55–76
| overtime =
| record = 3–3
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 11/26/2011
| time = 2:30 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank =
| opponent = Bradley
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Sears Centre
| site_cityst = Hoffman Estates, Illinois
| gamename = Chicago Invitational Challenge
| attend = NA
| tv =
| score = 64–59
| overtime =
| record = 4–3
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 12/02/2011
| time = 8:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Washington
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Lawlor Events Center
| site_cityst = Reno, Nevada
| gamename =
| attend = 4,722
| tv = ESPNU
| score = 76–73
| overtime = OT
| record = 5–3
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 12/07/2011
| time = 5:30 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Arizona State
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Wells Fargo Arena
| site_cityst = Tempe, Arizona
| gamename =
| attend = 4,639
| tv = FSAZ
| score = 69–61
| overtime =
| record = 6–3
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 12/10/2011
| time = 6:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Montana
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Dahlberg Arena
| site_cityst = Missoula, Montana
| gamename =
| attend = 2,946
| tv =
| score = 70–64
| overtime =
| record = 7–3
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 12/17/2011
| time = 3:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = UC Riverside
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Lawlor Events Center
| site_cityst = Reno, Nevada
| gamename =
| attend = 4,063
| tv =
| score = 71–47
| overtime =
| record = 8–3
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 12/22/2011
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Portland
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Lawlor Events Center
| site_cityst = Reno, Nevada
| gamename =
| attend = 3,651
| tv =
| score = 78–60
| overtime =
| record = 9–3
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 12/28/2011
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Cedarville
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Lawlor Events Center
| site_cityst = Reno, Nevada
| gamename =
| attend = 3,376
| tv =
| score = 71–61
| overtime =
| record = 10–3
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 01/05/2012
| time = 8:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Idaho
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Cowan Spectrum
| site_cityst = Moscow, Idaho
| gamename =
| attend = 1,081
| tv =
| score = 73–55
| overtime =
| record = 11–3
| conference = 1–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 01/07/2012
| time = 6:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Utah State
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Smith Spectrum
| site_cityst = Logan, Utah
| gamename =
| attend = 10,270
| tv = WSN
| score = 78–71
| overtime =
| record = 12–3
| conference = 2–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 01/12/2012
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = San Jose State
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Lawlor Events Center
| site_cityst = Reno, Nevada
| gamename =
| attend = 4,730
| tv =
| score = 81–57
| overtime =
| record = 13–3
| conference = 3–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 01/14/2012
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Hawai{{okina}}i
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Lawlor Events Center
| site_cityst = Reno, Nevada
| gamename =
| attend = 5,452
| tv =
| score = 77–74
| overtime =
| record = 14–3
| conference = 4–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 01/17/2012
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Nebraska–Omaha
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Lawlor Events Center
| site_cityst = Reno, Nevada
| gamename =
| attend = 3,407
| tv =
| score = 81–69
| overtime =
| record = 15–3
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 01/21/2012
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Fresno State
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Lawlor Events Center
| site_cityst = Reno, Nevada
| gamename =
| attend = 7,016
| tv = WSN
| score = 74–61
| overtime =
| record = 16–3
| conference = 5–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 01/26/2012
| time = 6:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = New Mexico State
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Pan American Center
| site_cityst = Las Cruces, New Mexico
| gamename =
| attend = 6,192
| tv = WSN
| score = 68–60
| overtime =
| record = 17–3
| conference = 6–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 01/28/2012
| time = 5:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Louisiana Tech
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Thomas Assembly Center
| site_cityst = Ruston, Louisiana
| gamename =
| attend = 3,050
| tv =
| score = 65–63
| overtime =
| record = 18–3
| conference = 7–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 02/02/2012
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Utah State
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Lawlor Events Center
| site_cityst = Reno, Nevada
| gamename =
| attend = 9,988
| tv =
| score = 53–52
| overtime =
| record = 19–3
| conference = 8–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 02/04/2012
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Idaho
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Lawlor Events Center
| site_cityst = Reno, Nevada
| gamename =
| attend = 7,349
| tv =
| score = 68–72
| overtime =
| record = 19–4
| conference = 8–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 02/09/2012
| time = 9:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Hawai{{okina}}i
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Stan Sheriff Center
| site_cityst = Honolulu, Hawaii
| gamename =
| attend = 6,893
| tv = KAME-TV
| score = 88–79
| overtime =
| record = 20–4
| conference = 9–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 02/11/2012
| time = 8:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = San Jose State
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Event Center Arena
| site_cityst = San Jose, California
| gamename =
| attend = 2,063
| tv =
| score = 76–70
| overtime =
| record = 21–4
| conference = 10–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 02/14/2012
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Cal State Bakersfield
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Lawlor Events Center
| site_cityst = Reno, Nevada
| gamename =
| attend = 4,214
| tv =
| score = 61–47
| overtime =
| record = 22–4
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 02/18/2012
| time = 1:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Iona
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Hynes Athletic Center
| site_cityst = New Rochelle, New York
| gamename = ESPN BracketBusters
| attend = 2,611
| tv = ESPN2
| score = 84–90
| overtime =
| record = 22–5
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 02/25/2012
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Fresno State
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Save Mart Center
| site_cityst = Fresno, California
| gamename =
| attend = 6,966
| tv = WSN
| score = 79–76
| overtime = 3OT
| record = 23–5
| conference = 11–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 03/01/2012
| time = 8:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = New Mexico State
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Lawlor Events Center
| site_cityst = Reno, Nevada
| gamename =
| attend = 8,074
| tv = ESPN2
| score = 65–61
| overtime =
| record = 24–5
| conference = 12–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 03/03/2012
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Louisiana Tech
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Lawlor Events Center
| site_cityst = Reno, Nevada
| gamename =
| attend = 7,894
| tv =
| score = 79–69
| overtime =
| record = 25–5
| conference = 13–1
}}
|-
!colspan=9| 2012 WAC men's basketball tournament
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 03/08/2012
| time = 6:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank =
| opponent = San Jose State
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Orleans Arena
| site_cityst = Las Vegas, Nevada
| gamename = Quarterfinals
| attend = 1,823
| tv =
| score = 54–44
| overtime =
| record = 26–5
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 03/09/2012
| time = 8:30 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank =
| opponent = Louisiana Tech
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Orleans Arena
| site_cityst = Las Vegas, Nevada
| gamename = Semifinals
| attend = 2,352
| tv = WSN
| score = 73–78
| overtime =
| record = 26–6
}}
|-
!colspan=9| 2012 NIT
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 03/14/2012
| time = 6:15 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Oral Roberts
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Mabee Center
| site_cityst = Tulsa, Oklahoma
| gamename = First Round
| attend = 2,474
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 68–59
| overtime =
| record = 27–6
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 03/18/2012
| time = 12:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Bucknell
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Lawlor Events Center
| site_cityst = Reno, Nevada
| gamename = Second Round
| attend = 6,927
| tv = ESPNU
| score = 75–67
| overtime =
| record = 28–6
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 03/21/2012
| time = 6:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Stanford
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Maples Pavilion
| site_cityst = Stanford, California
| gamename = Quarterfinals
| attend = 3,020
| tv = ESPN2
| score = 56–84
| overtime =
| record = 28–7
}}
{{CBB schedule end|rank=| poll=AP Poll|timezone=Pacific Time}}
References
{{Reflist}}
{{Nevada Wolf Pack men's basketball navbox}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:2011-12 Nevada Wolf Pack men's basketball team}}