2011–12 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball team
{{short description|American college basketball season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox NCAA team season
|mode=Basketball
|year=2011–12
|team=Virginia Cavaliers
|image = Virginia_Cavaliers_text_logo.svg
|image_size=180
|conference=Atlantic Coast Conference
|division=
|short_conf=ACC
|CoachRank=
|APRank=
|record= 22–10
|conf_record= 9–7
|head_coach=Tony Bennett
|hc_year = 3rd
|assoc_coach=Ritchie McKay
|ahc_year=3rd
|asst_coach1=Ron Sanchez
|ac1_year=3rd
|asst_coach2=Jason Williford
|ac2_year=3rd
|asst_coach3=
|stadium=John Paul Jones Arena
|champion=
|bowl=NCAA tournament
|bowl_result=round of 64
}}
{{2011–12 ACC men's basketball standings}}
The 2011–12 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball team represented the University of Virginia during the 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cavaliers, led by third year head coach Tony Bennett, played their home games at John Paul Jones Arena and are members of the Atlantic Coast Conference. They finished the season 22–10, 9–7 in ACC play to finish in a three way tie for fourth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the ACC Basketball tournament to North Carolina State. They received an at-large bid to the 2012 NCAA tournament where they lost in the first round to Florida.
The team was led by senior forward Mike Scott, who finished the season as a First team All-ACC Selection and runner up for the Conference Player of the Year.
Previous season
The Cavaliers finished the 2010–11 season 16–15 overall, 7–9 in ACC play and lost in the first round of the ACC tournament to Miami.
Roster
In December 2011, both Harrell and Johnson transferred from Virginia, to Auburn and San Diego State, respectively.{{cite web|title=Where are they now? UVA basketball transfer edition |url=http://www.streakingthelawn.com/basketball/2013/4/16/4228392/uva-basketball-transfer-jesperson-where-are-they-now |first=Brian |last=Schwartz |website=Streaking the Lawn |date=16 April 2013 |accessdate=14 October 2014}}
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{{CBB roster/Player|first=Jontel|last=Evans|num=1|pos=G|ft=5|in=11|lbs=188|class=JR|rs=|home=Hampton, VA|high_school=Bethel}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Paul|last=Jesperson|link=y|num=2|pos=G|ft=6|in=6 |lbs=197|class=FR|rs=|home=Merrill, WI|high_school=Merrill}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Ryan|last=Wright|num=4|pos=G|ft=5|in=10|lbs=150|class=FR|rs=|home=Upper Marlboro, MD|high_school=Bullis School}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Assene|last=Sene|num=5|pos=C|ft=7|in=0|lbs=239|class=SR|rs=|home=Saint-Louis, Senegal|note=C|high_school=South Kent School}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Rob|last=Vozenilek|num=11|pos=G|ft=6|in=2|lbs=185|class=FR|rs=|home=Richmond, VA|note=W|high_school=St. Christopher's}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Joe|last=Harris|link=y|dab=basketball|num=12|pos=G|ft=6|in=6|lbs=211|class=SO|rs=|home=Chelan, WA|high_school=Chelan}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Sammy|last=Zeglinski|link=y|num=13|pos=G|ft=6|in=1|lbs=184|class=SR|rs=|home=Philadelphia, PA|note=C|high_school=William Penn Charter}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Angus|last=Mitchell|num=21|pos=F|ft=6|in=6|lbs=205|class=JR|rs=|home=Houston, TX|note=W|high_school=St. John's School}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Malcolm|last=Brogdon|link=y|num=22|pos=G|ft=6|in=5|lbs=215|class=FR|rs=|home=Norcross, GA|high_school=Greater Atlanta Christian}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Mike|last=Scott|link=y|dab=basketball|num=23|pos=F|ft=6|in=8|lbs=237|class=SR|rs=yes|home=Chesapeake, VA|note=C|high_school=Deep Creek/Hargrave Military}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=KT|last=Harrell|num=24|pos=G|ft=6|in=4|lbs=202|class=SO|rs=|home=Raleigh, NC|high_school=Brewbaker Technology}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Akil|last=Mitchell|link=y|num=25|pos=G|ft=6|in=8|lbs=234|class=SO|rs=|home=Charlotte, NC|high_school=Charlotte Christian}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Thomas|last=Rogers|num=30|pos=G|ft=6|in=6|lbs=209|class=SO|rs=|home=Farmville, VA|note=W|high_school=Fork Union Military}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Darion|last=Atkins|link=y|num=32|pos=G|ft=6|in=8|lbs=222|class=FR|rs=|home=Clinton, MD|high_school=Landon School}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=James|last=Johnson|num=34|pos=F|ft=6|in=9|lbs=238|class=FR|rs=yes|home=Wildomar, CA|high_school=Elsinore}}
{{CBB roster/Footer
|head_coach=
- Tony Bennett ({{college|Green Bay}})
|asst_coach=
- Ritchie McKay (Seattle Pacific)
- Ron Sanchez (SUNY-Oneonta)
- Jason Williford ({{college|Virginia}})
|str_cond=
- Mike Curtis ({{college|Virginia}})
|ath_train=
- Ethan Saliba ({{college|Kansas}})
|roster_url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120119121443/http://www.virginiasports.com/SportSelect.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=17800&SPID=10616&SPSID=88842
|accessdate=14 October 2014}}
Schedule
{{CBB schedule start|time=|rank=|ranklink=2011-12 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings|rankyear=2011|tv=|record=yes|attend=yes}}
|-
!colspan=9 style="background:#00214e; color:#f56d22;"| Non-conference regular season
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Nov. 13
| time = 2:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = South Carolina State
| opprank =
| site_stadium = John Paul Jones Arena
| site_cityst = Charlottesville, VA
| gamename =
| attend = 8,954
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 75–38
| overtime =
| record = 1–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Nov. 15
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Winthrop
| opprank =
| site_stadium = John Paul Jones Arena
| site_cityst = Charlottesville, VA
| gamename =
| attend = 7,983
| tv = CSN+
| score = 69–48
| overtime =
| record = 2–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Nov. 18
| time = 6:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank =
| opponent = TCU
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Sports and Fitness Center
| site_cityst = Saint Thomas, USVI
| gamename = Paradise Jam
| attend = NA
| tv =
| score = 55–57
| overtime =
| record = 2–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Nov. 19
| time = 3:30 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank =
| opponent = Drexel
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Sports and Fitness Center
| site_cityst = Saint Thomas, USVI
| gamename = Paradise Jam
| attend = NA
| tv =
| score = 49–35
| overtime =
| record = 3–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Nov. 21
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank =
| opponent = Drake
| site_stadium = Sports and Fitness Center
| site_cityst = Saint Thomas, USVI
| gamename = Paradise Jam
| attend = 2,322
| tv =
| score = 60–52
| overtime =
| record = 4–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Nov. 25
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Green Bay
| opprank =
| site_stadium = John Paul Jones Arena
| site_cityst = Charlottesville, VA
| gamename =
| attend = 9,113
| tv = ESPNU
| score = 68–42
| overtime =
| record = 5–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Nov. 29
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Michigan
| opprank = 15
| site_stadium = John Paul Jones Arena
| site_cityst = Charlottesville, VA
| gamename = ACC–Big Ten Challenge
| attend = 10,564
| tv = ESPN2
| score = 70–58
| overtime =
| record = 6–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Dec. 3
| time = 1:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Longwood
| opprank =
| site_stadium = John Paul Jones Arena
| site_cityst = Charlottesville, VA
| gamename =
| attend = 8,352
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 86–53
| overtime =
| record = 7–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Dec. 6
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = George Mason
| opprank =
| site_stadium = John Paul Jones Arena
| site_cityst = Charlottesville, VA
| gamename =
| attend = 8,954
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 68–48
| overtime =
| record = 8–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Dec. 18
| time = 5:30 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Oregon
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Matthew Knight Arena
| site_cityst = Eugene, OR
| gamename =
| attend = 8,750
| tv = FSN
| score = 67–54
| overtime =
| record = 9–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Dec. 21
| time = 10:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank = 24
| opponent = Seattle
| opprank =
| site_stadium = KeyArena
| site_cityst = Seattle, WA
| gamename =
| attend = 3,541
| tv = RTNW
| score = 83–77
| overtime =
| record = 10–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Dec. 27
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank = 23
| opponent = Maryland Eastern Shore
| opprank =
| site_stadium = John Paul Jones Arena
| site_cityst = Charlottesville, VA
| gamename =
| attend = 8,661
| tv =
| score = 69–42
| overtime =
| record = 11–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Dec. 30
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank = 23
| opponent = Towson
| opprank =
| site_stadium = John Paul Jones Arena
| site_cityst = Charlottesville, VA
| gamename =
| attend = 8,751
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 57–50
| overtime =
| record = 12–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Jan. 2
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank = 21
| opponent = LSU
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Maravich Assembly Center
| site_cityst = Baton Rouge, LA
| gamename =
| attend = 8,810
| tv = CST
| score = 57–52
| overtime =
| record = 13–1
}}
|-
!colspan=9 style="background:#00214e; color:#f56d22;"| Conference regular season
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Jan. 7
| time = 6:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank = 21
| opponent = Miami (FL)
| opprank =
| site_stadium = John Paul Jones Arena
| site_cityst = Charlottesville, VA
| gamename =
| attend = 11,283
| tv = ESPNU
| score = 52–51
| overtime =
| record = 14–1 (1–0)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Jan. 12
| time = 9:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank = 17
| opponent = Duke
| opprank = 8
| site_stadium = Cameron Indoor Stadium
| site_cityst = Durham, NC
| gamename =
| attend = 9,314
| tv = ESPN
| score = 58–61
| overtime =
| record = 14–2 (1–1)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Jan. 19
| time = 8:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank = 15
| opponent = Georgia Tech
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Philips Arena
| site_cityst = Atlanta, GA
| gamename =
| attend = 5,885
| tv = ACCN
| score = 70–38
| overtime =
| record = 15–2 (2–1)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Jan. 22
| time = 6:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank = 15
| opponent = Virginia Tech
| opprank =
| site_stadium = John Paul Jones Arena
| site_cityst = Charlottesville, VA
| gamename =
| attend = 14,021
| tv = ESPNU
| score = 45–47
| overtime =
| record = 15–3 (2–2)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Jan. 26
| time = 9:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank = 19
| opponent = Boston College
| opprank =
| site_stadium = John Paul Jones Arena
| site_cityst = Charlottesville, VA
| gamename =
| attend = 9,827
| tv = ESPNU
| score = 66–49
| overtime =
| record = 16–3 (3–2)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Jan. 28
| time = 8:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank = 19
| opponent = NC State
| opprank =
| site_stadium = RBC Center
| site_cityst = Raleigh, NC
| gamename =
| attend = 17,027
| tv = ESPN2
| score = 61–60
| overtime =
| record = 17–3 (4–2)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Jan. 31
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank = 16
| opponent = Clemson
| opprank =
| site_stadium = John Paul Jones Arena
| site_cityst = Charlottesville, VA
| gamename =
| attend = 10,919
| tv = ESPN2
| score = 65–61
| overtime =
| record = 18–3 (5–2)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Feb. 4
| time = 1:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank = 16
| opponent = Florida State
| opprank = 21
| site_stadium = Donald L. Tucker Center
| site_cityst = Tallahassee, FL
| gamename =
| attend = 11,757
| tv = ACCN
| score = 55–58
| overtime =
| record = 18–4 (5–3)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Feb. 8
| time = 7:30 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank = 19
| opponent = Wake Forest
| opprank =
| site_stadium = John Paul Jones Arena
| site_cityst = Charlottesville, VA
| gamename =
| attend = 10,786
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 68–44
| overtime =
| record = 19–4 (6–3)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Feb. 11
| time = 1:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank = 19
| opponent = North Carolina
| opprank = 5
| site_stadium = Dean E. Smith Center
| site_cityst = Chapel Hill, NC
| gamename =
| attend = 20,496
| tv = ACCN
| score = 52–70
| overtime =
| record = 19–5 (6–4)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Feb. 14
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank = 22
| opponent = Clemson
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Littlejohn Coliseum
| site_cityst = Clemson, SC
| gamename =
| attend = 10,000
| tv = ESPNU
| score = 48–60
| overtime =
| record = 19–6 (6–5)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Feb. 18
| time = 1:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank = 22
| opponent = Maryland
| opprank =
| site_stadium = John Paul Jones Arena
| site_cityst = Charlottesville, VA
| gamename =
| attend = 14,101
| tv = ACCN
| score = 71–44
| overtime =
| record = 20–6 (7–5)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Feb. 21
| time = 9:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank = 25
| opponent = Virginia Tech
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Cassell Coliseum
| site_cityst = Blacksburg, VA
| gamename =
| attend = 9,656
| tv = ESPNU
| score = 61–59
| overtime =
| record = 21–6 (8–5)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Feb. 25
| time = 4:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank = 25
| opponent = North Carolina
| opprank = 7
| site_stadium = John Paul Jones Arena
| site_cityst = Charlottesville, VA
| gamename =
| attend = 14,273
| tv = ESPN
| score = 51–54
| overtime =
| record = 21–7 (8–6)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Mar. 1
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank = 24
| opponent = Florida State
| opprank = 22
| site_stadium = John Paul Jones Arena
| site_cityst = Charlottesville, VA
| gamename =
| attend = 11,807
| tv = ESPN2
| score = 60–63
| overtime =
| record = 21–8 (8–7)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Mar. 4
| time = 9:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank = 24
| opponent = Maryland
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Comcast Center
| site_cityst = College Park, MD
| gamename =
| attend = 16,497
| tv = ACCN
| score = 75–72
| overtime = OT
| record = 22–8 (9–7)
}}
|-
!colspan=9 style="background:#00214e; color:#f56d22;"| ACC Tournament
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Mar. 9
| time = 2:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank =
| seed = 4
| opponent = NC State
| opprank =
| oppseed = 5
| site_stadium = Philips Arena
| site_cityst = Atlanta, GA
| gamename = Quarterfinals
| attend = 19,520
| tv = ESPN2/ACCN
| score = 64–67
| overtime =
| record = 22–9
}}
|-
!colspan=9 style="background:#00214e; color:#f56d22;"| NCAA tournament
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Mar. 16
| time = 2:10 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank =
| seed = 10 W
| opponent = Florida
| opprank = 25
| oppseed = 7 W
| site_stadium = CenturyLink Center Omaha
| site_cityst = Omaha, NE
| gamename = Second Round
| tv = TNT
| score = 45–71
| overtime =
| attend = 16,494
| record = 22–10
}}
{{CBB schedule end|rank=| poll=AP Poll|timezone=Eastern Time (#) during NCAA Tournament is seed with Region }}
Rankings
{{See also|2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings}}
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References
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