2011–12 Charleston Cougars men's basketball team

The 2011–12 College of Charleston Cougars men's basketball team represented the College of Charleston in the 2011–12 college basketball season. This was head coach Bobby Cremins's sixth season at College of Charleston. The Cougars competed in the Southern Conference and played their home games at Carolina First Arena.

2011–12 Charleston Cougars men's basketball
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record19–12 (10–8 SoCon)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaCarolina First Arena
Seasons
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

Following the Cougars loss to Furman on January 26, Cremins announced a medical leave of absence to deal with an unspecified condition.[1]

Roster

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# Name Height Weight (lbs.) Position Class Hometown Previous team(s)
1 Adjehi Baru 6'9" 225 F/C Fr. Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire The Steward School
4 Andrew Lawrence 6'1" 185 G Jr. London, England Heat Academy
5 Matt Sundberg 6'8" 210 SF Jr. Kennesaw, GA Harrison HS
10 Pat Branin 6'1" 170 G Fr. Richmond, VA The Steward School
14 Bart Benton 6'0" 180 G Jr. Monroe, GA George Walton Academy
22 Anthony Stitt 6'1" 170 G Fr. Charlotte, NC Butler HS
23 Trevonte Dixon 6'4" 190 G Fr. Florence, SC Christ School (NC)
25 James Carlton 6'7" 210 F So. Winterville, NC South Central HS
30 Antwaine Wiggins 6'7" 185 F Sr. Greeneville, TN Greeneville HS
31 Josh Hall 6'5" 205 F So. Florence, SC Wilson HS
32 Jordan Scott 6'1" 190 G So. Darlington, SC Darlington HS
44 Trent Wiedeman 6'8" 240 F So. Suwanee, GA Greater Atlanta Christian
53 Willis Hall 6'6" 235 F Jr. Charlotte, NC Charlotte Christian School

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Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
October 29, 2011*
4:00 pm
Queens W 89–65 
TD Arena (2,007[3])
Charleston, SC
November 5, 2011*
6:00 pm
Limestone W 95–61 
TD Arena (1,1878[4])
Charleston, SC
Regular season
November 11, 2011*
7:30 pm
Holy Cross W 78–69  1–0
TD Arena (4,963[5])
Charleston, SC
November 15, 2011*
8:00 am, ESPN
Morehead State
College Hoops Tip Off Marathon
W 72–57  2–0
TD Arena (3,244[6])
Charleston, SC
November 19, 2011*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Clemson W 72–69  3–0
Littlejohn Coliseum (6,325[7])
Clemson, SC
November 24, 2011*
2:00 pm, Versus
vs. UCF
Battle 4 Atlantis
L 63–74  3–1
Imperial Arena (N/A[8])
Paradise Island, Nassau, Bahamas
November 25, 2011*
7:00 pm, HDNet
vs. UNC Asheville
Battle 4 Atlantis
W 68–66  4–1
Imperial Arena (N/A[9])
Paradise Island, Nassau, Bahamas
November 26, 2011*
7:00 pm, HDNet
vs. UMass
Battle 4 Atlantis 5th Place Game
W 85–61  5–1
Imperial Arena (N/A[10])
Paradise Island, Nassau, Bahamas
December 1, 2011
8:00 pm, ESPN3
The Citadel W 83–64  6–1
(1–0)
TD Arena (5,101[11])
Charleston, SC
December 3, 2011
4:00 pm, ESPN3
Chattanooga W 87–85 2OT 7–1
(2–0)
TD Arena (4,358[12])
Charleston, SC
December 14, 2011*
9:00 pm, ESPN2
Tennessee W 71–65  8–1
TD Arena (5,137[13])
Charleston, SC
December 17, 2011*
6:00 pm
Charleston Southern W 70–68  9–1
TD Arena (3,768[14])
Charleston, SC
December 20, 2011*
9:00 pm, ESPNU
at No. 5 Louisville L 62–69  9–2
KFC Yum! Center (20,752[15])
Louisville, KY
December 22, 2011*
7:00 pm
at Coastal Carolina W 77–70  10–2
Kimbel Arena (1,049[16])
Conway, SC
December 30, 2011*
7:00 pm
George Mason L 76–84  10–3
TD Arena (5,008[17])
Charleston, SC
January 5, 2012
8:00 pm
at Wofford L 58–75  10–4
(2–1)
Benjamin Johnson Arena (2,387[18])
Spartanburg, SC
January 7, 2012
2:30 pm
at Furman W 66–43  11–4
(3–1)
Timmons Arena (2,101[19])
Greenville, SC
January 12, 2012
8:00 pm
UNC Greensboro L 66–73  11–5
(3–2)
TD Arena (4,137[20])
Charleston, SC
January 14, 2012
7:00 pm
Elon W 63–44  12–5
(4–2)
TD Arena (4,022[21])
Charleston, SC
January 19, 2012
7:00 pm
at Davidson L 69–87  12–6
(4–3)
John M. Belk Arena (4,127[22])
Davidson, NC
January 21, 2012
7:30 pm
at Georgia Southern L 58–64  12–7
(4–4)
Hanner Fieldhouse (3,025[23])
Statesboro, GA
January 26, 2012
8:00 pm, ESPN3
Furman L 63–69  12–8
(4–5)
TD Arena (4,011[24])
Charleston, SC
January 28, 2012
3:00 pm
Wofford L 59–68  12–9
(4–6)
TD Arena (4,151[25])
Charleston, SC
January 30, 2012
8:00 pm
at Samford W 68–52  13–9
(5–6)
Pete Hanna Center (1,052[26])
Birmingham, AL
February 2, 2012
7:00 pm
at Elon L 98–99 2OT 13–10
(5–7)
Alumni Gym (Elon University) (1,157[27])
Elon, NC
February 4, 2012
2:00 pm
at Appalachian State W 74–62  14–10
(6–7)
Holmes Center (2,533[28])
Boone, NC
February 9, 2012
8:00
Western Carolina W 62–58  15–10
(7–7)
TD Arena (3,637)
Charleston, SC
February 11, 2012
3:00 pm
Davidson
Homecoming
W 86–78  16–10
(8–7)
TD Arena (5,112)
Charleston, SC
February 15, 2012
7:00 pm
at UNC Greensboro L 63–78  16–11
(8–8)
Greensboro Coliseum (2,894)
Greensboro, NC
February 18, 2012*
6:00 pm, STO
at Kent State
ESPN BracketBusters
W 80–73  17–11
M.A.C. Center (3,682)
Kent, OH
February 23, 2012
8:00 pm
Georgia Southern W 58–53  18–11
(9–8)
TD Arena (3,847)
Charleston, SC
February 25, 2012
3:00 pm
at The Citadel W 55–47  19–11
(10–8)
McAlister Field House (4,166)
Charleston, SC
Southern Conference tournament
March 2, 2012
11:30 am
vs. Appalachian State
First Round
L 81–93  19–12
U.S. Cellular Arena (5,254)
Asheville, NC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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References

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  1. ^ "Cremins to Take Medical Leave of Absence". CofCSports.com. Retrieved February 4, 2012.
  2. ^ "2011–12 Roster". Retrieved November 28, 2011.
  3. ^ "Queens Box Score". Archived from the original on March 11, 2012. Retrieved November 28, 2011.
  4. ^ "Limestone Box Score". Archived from the original on March 11, 2012. Retrieved November 28, 2011.
  5. ^ "Holy Cross Box Score". Archived from the original on March 11, 2012. Retrieved November 28, 2011.
  6. ^ "Morehead State Box Score". Archived from the original on March 11, 2012. Retrieved November 28, 2011.
  7. ^ "Clemson Box Score". Archived from the original on March 11, 2012. Retrieved November 28, 2011.
  8. ^ "UCF Box Score". Archived from the original on March 11, 2012. Retrieved November 28, 2011.
  9. ^ "UNC Asheville Box Score". Archived from the original on March 11, 2012. Retrieved November 28, 2011.
  10. ^ "UMass Box Score". Archived from the original on March 11, 2012. Retrieved November 25, 2011.
  11. ^ "Citadel Bulldogs vs Charleston Cougars – Box Score – December 01, 2011".
  12. ^ "Chattanooga Mocs vs Charleston Cougars – Box Score – December 3, 2011". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 4, 2011.
  13. ^ "Tennessee Volunteers vs Charleston Cougars – Box Score – December 14, 2011". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 15, 2011.
  14. ^ "Charleston Southern Buccaneers vs Charleston Cougars – Box Score – December 17, 2011". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 18, 2011.
  15. ^ "Charleston Cougars vs Louisville Cardinals – Box Score – December 20, 2011". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 21, 2011.
  16. ^ "Charleston Cougars vs Coastal Carolina Chanticleers – Box Score – December 22, 2011". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 23, 2011.
  17. ^ "George Mason Patriots vs Charleston Cougars – Box Score – December 30, 2011". ESPN.com. Retrieved January 2, 2012.
  18. ^ "Charleston Cougars vs Wofford Terriers – Box Score – January 5, 2012". ESPN.com. Retrieved January 7, 2012.
  19. ^ "Charleston Cougars vs Furman Paladins – Box Score – January 7, 2012". ESPN.com. Retrieved January 7, 2012.
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  21. ^ "Elon Phoenix vs College of Charleston Cougars – Box Score – January 14, 2012". ESPN.com. Retrieved January 16, 2012.
  22. ^ "Charleston Cougars vs Davidson Wildcats – Box Score – January 19, 2012". ESPN.com. Retrieved January 27, 2012.
  23. ^ "Charleston Cougars vs Georgia Southern Eagles – Box Score – January 21, 2012". ESPN.com. Retrieved January 27, 2012.
  24. ^ "Furman Paladins vs Charleston Cougars – Box Score – January 26, 2012". ESPN.com. Retrieved January 27, 2012.
  25. ^ "Wofford Terriers vs Charleston Cougars – Box Score – January 28, 2012". ESPN.com. Retrieved February 4, 2012.
  26. ^ "Charleston Cougars vs Samford Bulldogs – Box Score – January 30, 2012". ESPN.com. Retrieved February 4, 2012.
  27. ^ "Charleston Cougars vs Elon Phoenix – Box Score – February 2, 2012". ESPN.com. Retrieved February 4, 2012.
  28. ^ "Charleston Cougars vs Appalachian State Mountaineers – Box Score – February 4, 2012". ESPN.com. Retrieved February 4, 2012.
  29. ^ "2011–12 College of Charleston Men's Basketball Schedule". Retrieved November 28, 2011.