2011–12 Elon Phoenix men's basketball team

The 2011–12 Elon Phoenix men's basketball team represented Elon University during the 2011–12 college basketball season. This was head coach Matt Matheny's third season at Elon. The Phoenix competed in the Southern Conference's North Division and played their home games at Alumni Gym.

2011–12 Elon Phoenix men's basketball
ConferenceSouthern Conference
DivisionNorth
Record15–16 (9–9 SoCon)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Tim Sweeney
  • Will Roberson
  • Jack Wooten
Home arenaAlumni Gym
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

Roster

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# Name Height Weight (lbs.) Position Class Hometown
0 Josh Bonney 5'10" 170 G Jr. Houston, Texas
1 Drew Spradlin 6'5" 192 G Sr. Wheelersburg, Ohio
3 Lucas Weavil 5'11" 180 G So. Greensboro, North Carolina
10 Austin Hamilton 5'10" 175 G Fr. Herndon, Virginia
11 Kevin Blake 6'3" 180 G Fr. Toronto, Ontario
12 Roger Dugas 6'8" 205 F Jr. Georgeville, Quebec
14 John Moody 6'4" 205 G Jr. Asheville, North Carolina
20 Jack Isenbarger 6'2" 175 G So. Zionsville, Indiana
21 Ryley Beaumont 6'7" 195 F So. Millersville, Maryland
23 Egheosa Edomwonyi 6'7" 230 F So. Newark, New Jersey
24 Sebastian Koch 6'8" 190 G So. Munich, Germany
31 Lucas Troutman 6'10" 205 F So. Belton, South Carolina
32 Ryan Winters 6'7" 195 F Fr. Denver, Colorado
44 Brett Ervin 6'7" 240 F Jr. Buckhannon, West Virginia
45 Aaron Smith 5'11" 165 G Jr. Raleigh, North Carolina

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Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
November 3, 2011*
7:00 pm
Washington and Lee W 96–48 
Alumni Gym (634[2])
Elon, North Carolina
Regular season
November 11, 2011*
7:00 pm
at Massachusetts L 67–85  0–1
Mullins Center (3,093[3])
Amherst, Massachusetts
November 15, 2011*
7:00 pm
South Carolina W 58–53  1–1
Alumni Gym (1,589[4])
Elon, North Carolina
November 18, 2011*
8:00 pm
Rutgers–Camden W 87–53  2–1
Alumni Gym (1,005[5])
Elon, North Carolina
November 22, 2011*
7:00 pm
at Princeton W 56–55  3–1
Jadwin Gymnasium (1,498[6])
Princeton, New Jersey
November 25, 2011*
7:00 pm
at NC State L 67–82  3–2
RBC Center (7,315[7])
Raleigh, North Carolina
November 30, 2011
7:00 pm
Furman W 77–70  4–2
(1–0)
Alumni Gym (958[8])
Elon, North Carolina
December 3, 2011*
2:00 pm
Navy W 51–48  5–2
Alumni Gym (1,037[9])
Elon, North Carolina
December 7, 2011
7:00 pm
at UNC Greensboro W 80–72  6–2
(2–0)
Greensboro Coliseum (3,275[10])
Greensboro, North Carolina
December 11, 2011*
2:00 pm
Lynchburg W 109–67  7–2
Alumni Gym (686[11])
Elon, North Carolina
December 17, 2011*
12:00 pm
at Dartmouth L 54–62  7–3
Leede Arena (827[12])
Hanover, New Hampshire
December 22, 2011*
7:30 pm
at San Diego State L 55–81  7–4
Viejas Arena (11,370[13])
San Diego, California
December 29, 2011*
7:00 pm, ESPNU
at No. 6 North Carolina L 62–100  7–5
Dean Smith Center (20,880[14])
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
January 5, 2012
7:00 pm
Georgia Southern L 63–69  7–6
(3–0)
Alumni Gym (1,310[15])
Elon, North Carolina
January 8, 2012*
2:00 pm
Columbia L 60–65  7–7
Alumni Gym (1,306[16])
Elon, North Carolina
January 12, 2012
7:05 pm
at The Citadel W 70–55  8–7
(–1)
McAlister Field House (1,314[17])
Charleston, South Carolina
January 14, 2012
4:00 pm, ESPN3
at College of Charleston L 44–63  8–8
(3–2)
TD Arena (4,022[18])
Charleston, South Carolina
January 19, 2012
7:00 pm
Samford L 80–86  8–9
(3–3)
Alumni Gym (986[19])
Elon, North Carolina
January 21, 2012
7:00 pm
Chattanooga W 88–87  9–9
(4–3)
Alumni Gym (1,607[20])
Elon, North Carolina
January 26, 2012
7:00 pm
at Western Carolina W 71–63  10–9
(5–3)
Ramsey Center (1,521[21])
Cullowhee, North Carolina
January 28, 2012
2:00 pm
at Appalachian State L 66–81  10–10
(5–4)
Holmes Center (2,355[22])
Boone, North Carolina
February 2, 2012
7:00 pm
College of Charleston W 99–98 2OT 11–10
(6–4)
Alumni Gym (1,157[23])
Elon, North Carolina
February 4, 2012
7:00 pm
The Citadel W 71–66  12–10
(7–4)
Alumni Gym (1,563[24])
Elon, North Carolina
February 6, 2012
7:00 pm
Appalachian State W 82–59  13–10
(8–4)
Alumni Gym (1,510)
Elon, North Carolina
February 9, 2012
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Chattanooga L 75–83  13–11
(8–5)
McKenzie Arena (2,606)
Chattanooga, Tennessee
February 11, 2012
5:00 pm
at Samford L 78–87  13–12
(8–6)
Pete Hanna Center (2,572)
Homewood, Alabama
February 15, 2012
7:00 pm
at Wofford L 59–72  13–13
(8–7)
Benjamin Johnson Arena (1,336)
Spartanburg, South Carolina
February 18, 2012
7:00 pm
Western Carolina L 76–78 OT 13–14
(8–8)
Alumni Gym (1,163)
Elon, North Carolina
February 23, 2012
7:00 pm
at Davidson L 45–66  13–15
(8–9)
John M. Belk Arena (4,154[25])
Davidson, North Carolina
February 25, 2012
7:00 pm
UNC Greensboro W 93–79  14–15
(9–9)
Alumni Gym (1,804)
Elon, North Carolina
Southern Conference tournament
March 3, 2012
8:30 pm, ESPN3
vs. Georgia Southern
Quarterfinals
W 65–58  15–15
U.S. Cellular Center (5,432[26])
Asheville, North Carolina
March 4, 2012
8:30 pm, ESPN3
vs. Davidson
Semifinals
L 67–83  15–16
U.S. Cellular Center (6,364)
Asheville, North Carolina
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

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References

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  1. ^ "Elon Phoenix 2011–12 Team Player Roster". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 6, 2011.
  2. ^ "Washington & Lee Generals vs Elon Phoenix Box Score" (PDF). Retrieved December 6, 2011.
  3. ^ "Elon Phoenix vs Massachusetts Minutemen – Box Score – November 11, 2011". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 8, 2011.
  4. ^ "South Carolina Gamecocks vs Elon Phoenix – Box Score – November 15, 2011". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 8, 2011.
  5. ^ "Rutgers-Camden vs Elon Phoenix – Box Score – November 18, 2011". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 8, 2011.
  6. ^ "Elon Phoenix vs Princeton Tigers – Box Score – November 22, 2011". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 8, 2011.
  7. ^ "Elon Phoenix vs North Carolina State Wolfpack – Box Score – November 25, 2011". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 8, 2011.
  8. ^ "Furman Paladins vs Elon Phoenix – Box Score – November 30, 2011". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 8, 2011.
  9. ^ "Navy Midshipmen vs Elon Phoenix – Box Score – December 3, 2011". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 8, 2011.
  10. ^ "Elon Phoenix vs UNC Greensboro Spartans – Box Score – December 7, 2011". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 8, 2011.
  11. ^ "Lynchburg Hornets vs Elon Phoenix – Box Score – December 11, 2011". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 12, 2011.
  12. ^ "Elon Phoenix vs Dartmouth Green Wave – Box Score – December 17, 2011". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 18, 2011.
  13. ^ "Elon Phoenix vs San Diego State Aztecs – Box Score – December 22, 2011". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 23, 2011.
  14. ^ "Elon Phoenix vs North Carolina Tar Heels – Box Score – December 29, 2011". ESPN.com. Retrieved January 2, 2012.
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  17. ^ "Elon Phoenix vs Citadel Bulldogs – Box Score – January 12, 2012". ESPN.com. Retrieved January 14, 2012.
  18. ^ "Elon Phoenix vs College of Charleston Cougars – Box Score – January 14, 2012". ESPN.com. Retrieved January 16, 2012.
  19. ^ "Samford Bulldogs vs Elon Phoenix – Box Score – January 19, 2012". ESPN.com. Retrieved January 27, 2012.
  20. ^ "Chattanooga Mocs vs Elon Phoenix – Box Score – January 21, 2012". ESPN.com. Retrieved January 27, 2012.
  21. ^ "Elon Phoenix vs Western Carolina Catamounts – Box Score – January 26, 2012". ESPN.com. Retrieved January 26, 2012.
  22. ^ "Elon Phoenix vs Appalachian State Mountaineers – Box Score – January 28, 2012". ESPN.com. Retrieved February 4, 2012.
  23. ^ "Charleston Cougars vs Elon Phoenix – Box Score – February 2, 2012". ESPN.com. Retrieved February 4, 2012.
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  25. ^ "Elon Phoenix vs Davidson Wildcats – Box Score – February 23, 2012". ESPN. Retrieved February 24, 2012.
  26. ^ "Georgia Southern Eagles vs. Elon Phoenix – Box Score – March 03, 2012 – ESPN". ESPN. Retrieved May 31, 2012.
  27. ^ "Elon Phoenix Basketball 2011–12 Team Schedule". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 8, 2011.