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2011β12 Baylor Bears men's basketball | |
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Las Vegas Classic Champions | |
NCAA Tournament, Elite Eight | |
Conference | Big 12 Conference |
Ranking | |
Coaches | No. 8 |
AP | No. 9 |
Record | 30β8 (12β6 Big 12) |
Head coach | |
Assistant coaches | |
Home arena | Ferrell Center |
Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 6 Kansas | 16 | – | 2 | .889 | 32 | – | 7 | .821 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 3 Missouri β | 14 | – | 4 | .778 | 30 | – | 5 | .857 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Iowa State | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 23 | – | 11 | .676 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 9 Baylor | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 30 | – | 8 | .789 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kansas State | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 22 | – | 11 | .667 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 20 | – | 14 | .588 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Oklahoma State | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 15 | – | 18 | .455 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Oklahoma | 5 | – | 13 | .278 | 15 | – | 16 | .484 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas A&M | 4 | – | 14 | .222 | 14 | – | 18 | .438 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas Tech | 1 | – | 17 | .056 | 8 | – | 23 | .258 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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2012 Big 12 Tournament winner Rankings from AP poll [1] |
The 2011β12 Baylor Bears basketball team represented Baylor University in the 2011β12 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team finished 30β7 overall and 12β6 in Big 12 Conference play to finish in a third-place tie with Iowa State. In postseason play, Baylor lost to Missouri in the 2012 Big 12 men's basketball tournament championship game and Kentucky in the Elite Eight of the 2012 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament.
From August 12 to 15, the Baylor Bears participated in the Canadian Foreign Tour which began their preseason, going 3-1 during the tour. The Bears concluded their preseason against Abilene Christian University. The Bears began regular season play ranked 12th in both the AP and USA Today Coaches Preseason polls. [2]
9th season head coach Scott Drew coached the team to the fourth most conference wins (12) and tied for second in overall wins (30).
In the 2011-12 season, Baylor went 27-7, with their highest ranking being #3. They also won the Continental Tires Las Vegas Classic. As a result they were placed as a #3 seed in the South region of the NCAA Tournament.
In Baylor's second-round game of the tournament, sophomore Brady Heslip had nine 3-pointers, which was a career high. Baylor beat 11th seed University of Colorado. They faced Xavier University in the Sweet 16.
In the Sweet 16 game vs Xavier University, Baylor had a 20-4 lead, with the lead shortening to 7 at the half. Quincy Acy finished with 20 points and 15 rebounds. Point guard Pierre Jackson added 15 and Perry Jones III had 14 points. Brady Heslip scored 4 free throws in the final minute.
On Sunday, March 25, 2012, the Baylor Bears played The University of Kentucky in an Elite 8 match up for a spot in to The Final Four in New Orleans. Kentucky led by 20 points going into half time. In the second half Baylor began a 9-1 run, but the Bears fell to Kentucky 82-70, ending their season.
One of Baylor's four senior's, Quincy Acy, scored double-digits in multiple games, including a career high in blocks with 6 in a game. Acy was named the Big 12 "Best Athlete" by Sporting News. Upon graduation, Acy is eligible prospect for the NBA draft.
Source [3]
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On December 5, Baylor moved into sixth in the AP Poll and seventh in the Coaches Poll, [5] achieving the highest ranking in school history. [6]
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | Final |
AP Poll [7] | 12 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 9 | 12 | 9 | |
Coaches Poll [7] | 12 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 8 |
Source [8]
Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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Exhibition | |||||||||||
8/12/2011* 4:00pm |
vs. Belgium | L 68–81 |
Maple Leaf Gardens (NA) Toronto, ON | ||||||||
8/13/2011* 12:00pm |
vs. Canadian Juniors | W 104–78 | Maple Leaf Gardens (NA) Toronto, ON | ||||||||
8/13/2011* 7:30pm, sportscanada.tv |
at Ryerson Rams | W 93–71 | Maple Leaf Gardens (NA) Toronto, ON | ||||||||
8/15/2011* 7:00pm |
vs. Ontario Revolution | W 103–68 | Maple Leaf Gardens (NA) Toronto, ON | ||||||||
11/01/2011* 7:00pm |
Abilene Christian | W 81–54 |
Ferrell Center (3,082) Waco, TX | ||||||||
Regular Season | |||||||||||
11/11/2011* 9:00pm |
No. 12 | Texas Southern | W 77–57 | 1–0 |
Ferrell Center (7,359) Waco, TX | ||||||
11/13/2011* 6:00pm |
No. 12 | Jackson State | W 92–59 | 2–0 |
Ferrell Center (6,103) Waco, TX | ||||||
11/15/2011* 1:00pm, ESPN |
No. 11 | San Diego State | W 77–67 | 3–0 |
Ferrell Center (6,941) Waco, TX | ||||||
11/22/2011* 9:00pm |
No. 9 | South Carolina State | W 70–50 | 4–0 |
Ferrell Center (6,438) Waco, TX | ||||||
11/23/2011* 7:00pm, FSSW/ FSH |
No. 9 | UT-Arlington | W 75–65 | 5–0 |
Ferrell Center (5,988) Waco, TX | ||||||
11/29/2011* 7:00pm, FSSW/FSH |
No. 7 | Prairie View A&M | W 90–54 | 6–0 |
Ferrell Center (6,072) Waco, TX | ||||||
12/04/2011* 3:00pm, BTN |
No. 7 | at Northwestern | W 69–41 | 7–0 |
Welsh-Ryan Arena (6,316) Evanston, IL | ||||||
12/14/2011* 7:00pm, FSSW/FSH |
No. 6 |
Bethune-Cookman Continental Tires Las Vegas Classic |
W 69–42 | 8–0 |
Ferrell Center (8,838) Waco, TX | ||||||
12/17/2011* 1:00pm, BYUtv |
No. 6 | at BYU | W 86–83 | 9–0 |
Marriott Center (22,700) Provo, UT | ||||||
12/19/2011* 7:00pm |
No. 6 |
Paul Quinn Continental Tires Las Vegas Classic |
W 95–54 | 10–0 |
Ferrell Center (5,034) Waco, TX | ||||||
12/22/2011* 9:30pm, ESPN3 |
No. 6 | vs.
Saint Mary's Continental Tires Las Vegas Classic |
W 72–59 | 11–0 |
Orleans Arena (1,526) Las Vegas, NV | ||||||
12/23/2011* 8:00pm, ESPN |
No. 6 | vs.
West Virginia Continental Tires Las Vegas Classic |
W 83–81 OT | 12–0 |
Orleans Arena (1,526) Las Vegas, NV | ||||||
12/28/2011* 8:00pm, ESPN2 |
No. 6 | vs. No. 15
Mississippi State The Showcase |
W 54–52 | 13–0 |
American Airlines Center (6,707) Dallas, TX | ||||||
Big 12 Regular Season | |||||||||||
01/02/2012 6:00pm, ESPNU |
No. 4 | Texas A&M | W 61–52 | 14–0 (1–0) |
Ferrell Center (8,424) Waco, TX | ||||||
01/07/2012 12:45pm, Big 12 Network |
No. 4 | at Texas Tech | W 73–60 | 15–0 (2–0) |
United Spirit Arena (8,247) Lubbock, TX | ||||||
01/10/2012 7:00pm, FSSW/FSH |
No. 4 | at No. 18 Kansas State | W 75–73 | 16–0 (3β0) |
Bramlage Coliseum (12,528) Manhattan, KS | ||||||
01/14/2012 2:00pm, ESPN2 |
No. 4 | Oklahoma State | W 106–65 | 17–0 (4–0) |
Ferrell Center (9,594) Waco, TX | ||||||
01/16/2012 8:30pm, ESPN |
No. 3 | at No. 7 Kansas | L 74–92 | 17–1 (4–1) |
Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, KS | ||||||
01/21/2012 1:00pm, ESPN |
No. 3 | No. 5 Missouri | L 88β89 | 17–2 (4–2) |
Ferrell Center (10,617) Waco, TX | ||||||
01/24/2012 7:00pm, Big 12 Network |
No. 6 | at Oklahoma | W 77–65 | 18–2 (5–2) |
Lloyd Noble Center (8,004) Norman, OK | ||||||
01/28/2012 12:00pm, CBS |
No. 6 | Texas | W 76–71 | 19–2 (6–2) |
Ferrell Center (10,299) Waco, TX | ||||||
02/01/2012 8:00pm, ESPN2 |
No. 6 | at Texas A&M | W 63–60 | 20–2 (7–2) |
Reed Arena (9,309) College Station, TX | ||||||
02/04/2012 12:45pm, Big 12 Network |
No. 6 | at Oklahoma State | W 64–60 | 21–2 (8–2) |
Gallagher-Iba Arena (10,775) Stillwater, OK | ||||||
02/08/2012 6:00pm, ESPN2 |
No. 6 | No. 7 Kansas | L 54–68 | 21–3 (8–3) |
Ferrell Center (9,386) Waco, TX | ||||||
02/11/2012 12:45pm, Big 12 Network |
No. 6 | at No. 4 Missouri | L 57β72 | 21–4 (8–4) |
Mizzou Arena (15,061) Columbia, MO | ||||||
02/13/2012 6:00pm, ESPNU |
No. 9 | Iowa State | W 79β64 | 22–4 (9–4) |
Ferrell Center (7,047) Waco, TX | ||||||
02/18/2012 12:45pm, Big 12 Network |
No. 9 | Kansas State | L 56β57 | 22–5 (9–5) |
Ferrell Center (7,174) Waco, TX | ||||||
02/20/2012 8:00pm, ESPN |
No. 13 | at Texas | W 77β72 | 23–5 (10–5) |
Frank Erwin Center (14,501) Austin, TX | ||||||
02/25/2012 12:45pm, Big 12 Network |
No. 13 | Oklahoma | W 70β60 | 24–5 (11–5) |
Ferrell Center (7,793) Waco, TX | ||||||
02/27/2012 8:00pm, ESPNU |
No. 9 | Texas Tech | W 77β48 | 25–5 (12–5) |
Ferrell Center (7,123) Waco, TX | ||||||
03/03/2012 6:00pm, Cyclones TVN |
No. 9 | at Iowa State | L 72β80 | 25–6 (12–6) |
Hilton Coliseum (14,376) Ames, IA | ||||||
2012 Big 12 men's basketball tournament | |||||||||||
03/08/2012 11:30am, ESPN2 |
No. 12 | vs. Kansas State Quarterfinals |
W 82β74 | 26–6 |
Sprint Center (18,972) Kansas City, MO | ||||||
03/09/2012 6:30pm, Big 12 Network/ESPNU |
No. 12 | vs. No. 3 Kansas Semifinals |
W 81β72 | 27β6 |
Sprint Center (18,972) Kansas City, MO | ||||||
03/10/12 4:30pm, ESPN |
No. 12 | vs. No. 5 Missouri Championship Game |
L 75β90 | 27β7 |
Sprint Center (18,972) Kansas City, MO | ||||||
2012 NCAA tournament | |||||||||||
03/15/2012* 6:27 pm, truTV |
No. 9 (S 3) | vs. (S 14)
South Dakota State Second Round |
W 68β60 | 28β7 |
The Pit (N/A) Albuquerque, NM | ||||||
03/17/2012* 7:59 pm, TNT |
No. 9 (S 3) | vs. (S 11)
Colorado Third Round |
W 80β63 | 29β7 |
The Pit (N/A) Albuquerque, NM | ||||||
03/23/2012* 6:15 pm, CBS |
No. 9 (S 3) | vs. (S 10)
Xavier Sweet Sixteen |
W 75β70 | 30β7 |
Georgia Dome (N/A) Atlanta, Georgia | ||||||
03/25/2012* 1:20 pm, CBS |
No. 9 (S 3) | vs. No. 1 (S 1)
Kentucky Elite Eight |
L 70β82 | 30β8 |
Georgia Dome (N/A) Atlanta, GA | ||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from
AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time. (#) during NCAA Tournament is seed with Region. |