2011–12 Samford Bulldogs basketball team

2011–12 Samford Bulldogs men's basketball
Conference Southern Conference
Division North
2011–12 record 11–19 (8–10 SoCon)
Head coach Jimmy Tillette
Assistant coach Paul Kelly
Assistant coach Lee Burgess
Assistant coach Terrence Johnson
Home arena Pete Hanna Center
2011–12 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
North
UNC Greensboro 10 8   .556     13 19   .406
Elon 9 9   .500     15 16   .484
Samford 8 10   .444     11 19   .367
Western Carolina 8 10   .444     17 18   .486
Appalachian State 7 11   .389     13 18   .419
Chattanooga 5 13   .278     11 21   .344
South
Davidson 16 2   .889     25 8   .758
Georgia Southern 12 6   .667     15 15   .500
Wofford 12 6   .667     19 14   .576
College of Charleston 10 8   .556     19 12   .613
Furman 8 10   .444     15 16   .484
The Citadel 3 15   .167     6 24   .200
SoCon Tournament winner
As of March 15, 2012; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2011–12 Samford Bulldogs basketball team represented Samford University during the 2011–12 college basketball season. This was head coach Jimmy Tillette's fifteenth season at Samford. The Bulldogs compete in the Southern Conference's North Division and played their home games at Pete Hanna Center. They finished the season 11–19, 8–10 on SoCon play to finish in a tie for third place in the North Division and lost in the first round of the Southern Conference Tournament to Furman.

Roster

# Name Height Weight (lbs.) Position Class Hometown
1 Drew Windler 6'9" 200 C So. South Milwaukee, Wisconsin
2 Brandon Hayman 6'3" 185 G Fr. Braselton, Georgia
5 Jeffrey Merritt 6'6" 205 G Sr. Oklahoma City
10 Connor Miller 6'3" 175 G Fr. Stanley, Wisconsin
11 Raijon Kelly 6'4" 170 G Fr. Maplewood, Minnesota
12 John Peterson 6'7" 195 F Sr. Boca Raton, Florida
14 Kaylin Johnson 6'0" 180 G Sr. Baton Rouge, Louisiana
15 Hamilton Bailey 6'4" 185 G So. Atlanta
21 Gregg Wooten 6'2" 190 G Sr. Memphis, Tennessee
23 Matthew Friday 6'8" 235 C Sr. Grapevine, Texas
24 Will Cook 6'4" 185 G So. Dallas, Texas
25 Devin McNeil 6'0" 180 G Fr. Birmingham, Alabama
33 Levi Barnes 6'10" 215 C So. Douglasville, Georgia
35 Tyler Hood 6'6" 200 F Fr. Kingston, Tennessee

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Schedule and results

Date
Time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (Attendance)
City, State
Exhibition

11/7/2011*
7:00 p.m.
Berry W 87–47 
Pete Hanna Center (795[2])
Homewood, Alabama
Regular Season

11/12/2011*
8:00 p.m.
Youngstown State L 69–76  0–1
Pete Hanna Center (873[3])
Homewood, Alabama

11/18/2011*
7:00 p.m.
at Jacksonville L 57–70  0–2
Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena (1,955[4])
Jacksonville, Florida

11/22/2011*
8:00 p.m.
Georgia State L 47–55  0–3
Pete Hanna Center (482[5])
Homewood, Alabama

11/26/2011*
8:00 p.m.
at Texas–Arlington W 71–69  1–3
Texas Hall (697[6])
Arlington, Texas

12/1/2011
8:00 p.m.
Western Carolina L 71–75  1–4
(0–1)
Pete Hanna Center (821[7])
Homewood, Alabama

12/5/2011*
8:00 p.m.
Texas-San Antonio L 52–74  1–5
Pete Hanna Center (527[8])
Homewood, Alabama

12/7/2011
8:00 p.m.
Mercer L 78–83 OT 1–6
Pete Hanna Center (1,036[9])
Homewood, Alabama

12/10/2011*
5:00 p.m.
Lindsey Wilson W 82–56  2–6
Pete Hanna Center (972)
Homewood, Alabama

12/17/2011*
5:00 p.m.
Spring Hill W 90–64  3–6
Pete Hanna Center (972[10])
Homewood, Alabama

12/20/2011*
7:00 p.m., ESPN2
at No. 3 Kentucky L 50–82  3–7
Rupp Arena (21,984[11])
Lexington, Kentucky

12/28/2011*
8:00 p.m.
at Sam Houston State L 58–74  3–8
Johnson Coliseum (788[12])
Huntsville, Texas

12/31/2011*
2:00 p.m., ESPN3
at Maryland L 63–75  3–9
Comcast Center (11,429[13])
College Park, Maryland

1/5/2012
8:00 p.m.
Appalachian State L 63–68  3–10
(0–2)
Pete Hanna Center (584[14])
Homewood, Alabama

1/7/2012
7:05 p.m.
at The Citadel L 62–73  3–11
(0–3)
McAlister Field House (1,023[15])
Charleston, South Carolina

1/12/2012
7:00 p.m.
at Georgia Southern L 53–58  3–12
(0–4)
Hanner Fieldhouse (1,372[16])
Statesboro, Georgia

1/14/2012
5:00 p.m.
Chattanooga W 81–70  4–12
(1–4)
Pete Hanna Center (1,012[17])
Homewood, Alabama

1/19/2012
7:00 p.m.
at Elon W 86–80  5–12
(2–4)
Alumni Gym (986[18])
Elon, North Carolina

1/22/2012
2:00 p.m.
at UNC Greensboro L 60–61  5–13
(2–5)
Greensboro Coliseum (2,328[19])
Greensboro, North Carolina

1/26/2012
8:00 p.m., ESPN3
Georgia Southern W 57–55  6–13
(3–5)
Pete Hanna Center (902[20])
Homewood, Alabama

1/28/2012
5:00 p.m.
Davidson W 77–74  7–13
(4–6)
Pete Hanna Center (1,257[21])
Homewood, Alabama

1/30/2012
8:00 p.m.
College of Charleston L 52–68  7–14
(4–7)
Pete Hanna Center (1,052[22])
Homewood, Alabama

2/2/2012
6:00 p.m.
at Appalachian State W 53–52  8–14
(5–6)
Holmes Center (1,022[23])
Boone, North Carolina

2/4/2012
2:00 p.m.
at Wofford W 66–61  9–14
(6–6)
Benjamin Johnson Arena (2,012[24])
Spartanburg, South Carolina

2/9/2012
8:00 p.m.
UNC Greensboro L 69–71  9–15
(6–7)
Pete Hanna Center (1,048)
Homewood, Alabama

2/11/2012
5:00 p.m.
Elon W 87–78  10–15
(7–7)
Pete Hanna Center (2,572)
Homewood, Alabama

2/15/2012
7:00 p.m.
at Davidson L 54–81  10–16
(7–8)
John M. Belk Arena (3,686)
Davidson, North Carolina

2/18/2012
5:00 p.m.
Furman W 55–49  11–16
(8–8)
Pete Hanna Center (1,204)
Homewood, Alabama

2/23/2012
7:00 p.m.
at Western Carolina L 77–79  11–17
(8–9)
Ramsey Center (1,097)
Cullowhee, North Carolina

2/25/2012
8:00 p.m.
at Chattanooga L 78–86  11–18
(8–10)
McKenzie Arena (4,120)
Chattanooga, Tennessee
Southern Conference Tournament

3/2/2012
6:00 p.m.
vs. Furman
First Round
L 66–75  11–19
U.S. Cellular Center (4,741)
Asheville, North Carolina
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

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