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 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
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Record	15–16 (5–11 SEC)
Head coach	Tony Barbee (2nd season)
Assistant coaches	Tony Madlock Randall Dickey Milt Wagner
Captains	Kenny Gabriel (1st year) Frankie Sullivan (2nd year)
Home arena	Auburn Arena
Seasons ← 2010–11 2012–13 →

2011–12 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 1 Kentucky	16	–	0		1.000			38	–	2		.950
No. 25 Florida	10	–	6		.625			26	–	11		.703
No. 20 Vanderbilt †	10	–	6		.625			25	–	11		.694
Tennessee	10	–	6		.625			19	–	15		.559
Alabama	9	–	7		.563			21	–	12		.636
Mississippi State	8	–	8		.500			21	–	12		.636
Ole Miss	8	–	8		.500			20	–	14		.588
LSU	7	–	9		.438			18	–	15		.545
Arkansas	6	–	10		.375			18	–	14		.563
Auburn	5	–	11		.313			15	–	16		.484
Georgia	5	–	11		.313			15	–	17		.469
South Carolina	2	–	14		.125			10	–	21		.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
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown 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 Tony Barbee (UMass) Assistant coach(es) Tony Madlock (Memphis) Randall Dickey (Ouachita Baptist) Milt Wagner (Louisville) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on   Injured   Current redshirt

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Exhibition
November 1, 2011 7:00 p.m.		Paine	W 86–60	–	Auburn Arena  Auburn, AL
November 5, 2011 7:00 p.m.		Victory	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
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
SEC Tournament
March 8, 2012 12:00 p.m., SECN	(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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