2011–12 Gardner–Webb Runnin' Bulldogs men's basketball team

The 2011–12 Gardner–Webb Runnin' Bulldogs men's basketball team represented Gardner–Webb University during the 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Their head coach was Chris Holtmann. The Runnin' Bulldogs played their home games at the Paul Porter Arena and are members of the Big South Conference. They finished the season 12–20, 6–12 in Big South play to finish in tenth place and lost in the first round of the Big South tournament to High Point.

2011–12 Gardner–Webb Runnin' Bulldogs men's basketball
Conference	Big South Conference
Record	12–20 (6–12 Big South)
Head coach	Chris Holtmann (2nd season)
Assistant coaches	Takayo Siddle (2nd season) Mike Netti (2nd season) Jay McAuley (2nd season)
Home arena	Paul Porter Arena

2011–12 Big South men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
UNC Asheville†	16	–	2		.889			24	–	10		.706
Coastal Carolina	12	–	6		.667			19	–	12		.613
Campbell	11	–	7		.611			17	–	15		.531
Charleston Southern	11	–	7		.611			19	–	12		.613
Liberty	9	–	9		.500			15	–	17		.469
Winthrop	8	–	10		.444			12	–	20		.375
VMI	8	–	10		.444			17	–	16		.515
High Point	8	–	10		.444			13	–	18		.419
Presbyterian*	8	–	10		.444			14	–	15		.483
Gardner–Webb	6	–	12		.333			12	–	20		.375
Radford	2	–	16		.111			6	–	26		.188
† 2012 Big South tournament winner As of March 15, 2012 Rankings from AP Poll *Ineligible for conference tournament

Roster

2011–12 Gardner–Webb Runnin' Bulldogs men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown G/F 0 Donta Harper 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Winterville, NC G 2 Jay Royster 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr Shelby, NC G 3 David Brown 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr Margate, FL G 4 Tyler Strange 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Worcester, MA F 5 Stefon Johnson 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Cincinnati, OH G 10 Max Landis 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Indianapolis, IN G 11 Jason Dawson 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 175 lb (79 kg) RS Jr Columbus, OH G 15 Laron Buggs 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr Tulsa, OK G 23 Jarvis Davis 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Columbia, SC F 24 Kevin Hartley 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Jr Klein, TX G 30 Jamal Mitchell 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 280 lb (127 kg) So Charlotte, NC F 31 Santoine Butler 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Hepzibah, GA G 32 Tashan Newsome 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Albany, NY F 33 Corey Hensley 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Fr Candler, NC G 35 Kyle Dennis 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Fr Madison, AL C 54 Mike Byron 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 250 lb (113 kg) So San Antonio, TX	Head coach Chris Holtmann (Taylor) Assistant coach(es) Takayo Siddle (Gardner–Webb) Mike Netti (Syracuse) Jay McAuley (Georgia) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: 2011-10-31

Source: 2011–12 Gardner-Webb Men's Basketball Roster

Schedule

Date time, TV	Opponent	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular season
Nov. 11* 8:00 pm	at Clemson	L 44–65	0–1	Littlejohn Coliseum  Clemson, SC
Nov. 13* 7:15 pm	at Lipscomb	W 74–71	1–1	Allen Arena  Nashville, TN
Nov. 16* 7:00 pm	Lees–McRae	W 91–61	2–1	Paul Porter Arena  Boiling Springs, NC
Nov. 19* 7:00 pm	at South Carolina State	L 68–73	2–2	SHM Memorial Center  Orangeburg, SC
Nov. 21* 7:00 pm	at Indiana Hoosier Invitational	L 49–73	2–3	Assembly Hall  Bloomington, IN
Nov. 23* 7:00 pm	at Butler Hoosier Invitational	L 66–68	2–4	Hinkle Fieldhouse  Indianapolis, IN
Nov. 26* 5:00 pm	vs. Savannah State	L 66–72	2–5	McKenzie Arena  Chattanooga, TN
Nov. 27* 3:00 pm	at Chattanooga Hoosier Invitational	W 76–74 OT	3–5	McKenzie Arena  Chattanooga, TN
Dec. 01 5:30 pm	UNC Asheville	L 60–66	3–6 (0–1)	Paul Porter Arena  Boiling Springs, NC
Dec. 03 7:00 pm	Winthrop	W 62–60	4–6 (1–1)	Paul Porter Arena  Boiling Springs, NC
Dec. 06* 7:00 pm	Alice Lloyd	W 87–57	5–6	Paul Porter Arena  Boiling Springs, NC
Dec. 10* 7:00 pm	South Carolina State	W 87–57	6–6	Paul Porter Arena  Boiling Springs, NC
Dec. 18* 1:00 pm	at Wake Forest	L 59–67	6–7	LJVM Coliseum  Winston-Salem, NC
Dec. 22* 7:00 pm	at East Carolina	L 55–69	6–8	Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum  Greenville, NC
Dec. 31 2:00 pm	at Radford	W 61–55	7–8 (2–1)	Dedmon Center  Radford, VA
Jan. 02 1:00 pm	at VMI	L 72–76	7–9 (2–2)	Cameron Hall  Lexington, VA
Jan. 07 7:00 pm	High Point	W 65–61 OT	8–9 (3–2)	Paul Porter Arena  Boiling Springs, NC
Jan. 10 7:00 pm	Charleston Southern	W 80–77	9–9 (4–2)	Paul Porter Arena  Boiling Springs, NC
Jan. 12 7:00 pm	at Coastal Carolina	L 63–65	9–10 (4–3)	Kimbel Arena  Conway, SC
Jan. 14 1:00 pm	at Campbell	L 68–74	9–11 (4–4)	Pope Convocation Center  Buies Creek, NC
Jan. 19 7:00 pm	at Winthrop	L 54–56	9–12 (4–5)	Winthrop Coliseum  Rock Hill, SC
Jan. 26 7:00 pm	Campbell	W 78–72	10–12 (5–5)	Paul Porter Arena  Boiling Springs, NC
Jan. 28 7:00 pm	Coastal Carolina	L 56–70	10–13 (5–6)	Paul Porter Arena  Boiling Springs, NC
Feb. 2 7:00 pm	at Liberty	L 58–63	10–14 (5–7)	Vines Center  Lynchburg, VA
Feb. 04 7:00 pm	at High Point	W 81–77 OT	10–15 (5–8)	Millis Center  High Point, NC
Feb. 09 7:00 pm	Radford	L 54–58	10–16 (5–9)	Paul Porter Arena  Boiling Springs, NC
Feb. 11 7:00 pm	VMI	W 77–61	11–16 (6–9)	Paul Porter Arena  Boiling Springs, NC
Feb. 14 7:30 pm	at Charleston Southern	L 58–73	11–17 (6–10)	CSU Field House  Charleston, SC
Feb. 18* 7:00 pm	Delaware State ESPN BracketBusters	W 57–56	12–17	Paul Porter Arena  Boiling Springs, NC
Feb. 23 7:00 pm	at UNC Asheville	L 61–71	12–18 (6–11)	Kimmel Arena  Asheville, NC
Feb. 25 7:00 pm	Presbyterian	L 62–68	12–19 (6–12)	Paul Porter Arena  Boiling Springs, NC
Big South Conference tournament
Feb. 27 8:00 pm	at High Point First Round	L 58–68	12–20	Millis Center  High Point, NC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from Coaches' Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time..

Source: 2011–12 Gardner-Webb Men's Basketball Schedule