2011–12 Georgia Bulldogs basketball team

The 2011–12 Georgia Bulldogs basketball team represented the University of Georgia during the college basketball season of 2011–2012. The team's head coach was Mark Fox, who was in his third season at UGA. They played their home games at Stegeman Coliseum and were members of the Southeastern Conference.

2011–12 Georgia Bulldogs men's basketball
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Record	15–17 (5–11 SEC)
Head coach	Mark Fox (3rd season)
Home arena	Stegeman Coliseum

2011–12 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 1 Kentucky	16	–	0		1.000			38	–	2		.950
No. 25 Florida	10	–	6		.625			26	–	11		.703
No. 20 Vanderbilt †	10	–	6		.625			25	–	11		.694
Tennessee	10	–	6		.625			19	–	15		.559
Alabama	9	–	7		.563			21	–	12		.636
Mississippi State	8	–	8		.500			21	–	12		.636
Ole Miss	8	–	8		.500			20	–	14		.588
LSU	7	–	9		.438			18	–	15		.545
Arkansas	6	–	10		.375			18	–	14		.563
Auburn	5	–	11		.313			15	–	16		.484
Georgia	5	–	11		.313			15	–	17		.469
South Carolina	2	–	14		.125			10	–	21		.323
† 2012 SEC tournament winner As of April 2, 2012 Rankings from AP poll

Previous season

The Bulldogs finished the 2010–11 season 21–12 overall, 9–7 in SEC play and lost in the first round of the NCAA tournament to Washington.

Roster

2011–12 Georgia Bulldogs men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown G 1 Kentavious Caldwell-Pope 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Greenville, Georgia F 2 Marcus Thornton 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 235 lb (107 kg) So Atlanta, Georgia G 3 Dustin Ware 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Sr Powder Springs, Georgia F 5 Tim Dixon 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Fr Columbus, Georgia G 10 Elliott Long 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) RS Fr Norcross, Georgia G 11 Vincent Williams 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Jr Homestead, Florida G 12 Matt Bucklin 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Sr Marietta, Georgia F 15 Donte' Williams 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) So Lithonia, Georgia F 20 Connor Nolte 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) RS Sr Atlanta, Georgia G 22 Gerald Robinson Jr. 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) RS Sr Nashville, Tennessee G 23 Sherrard Brantley 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Dublin, Georgia F 32 John Florveus 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Jr Miami, Florida C 41 John Cannon 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Fr Burnsville, North Carolina F 42 Nemanja Djurisic 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Fr Podgorica, Montenegro	Head coach Mark Fox (Eastern New Mexico) Assistant coach(es) Kwanza Johnson (Tulsa) Stacey Palmore (Livingstone College) Philip Pearson (Alabama) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt

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Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Exhibition
November 4, 2011* 7:00 p.m.		Morehouse	W 74–50		Stegeman Coliseum  Athens, GA
Regular season
November 11, 2011* 8:00 p.m., CSS		Wofford	W 62–49	1–0	Stegeman Coliseum  Athens, GA
November 13, 2011* 6:00 p.m., ESPNU		Bowling Green CBE Classic Regional site	W 63–54	2–0	Stegeman Coliseum  Athens, GA
November 16, 2011* 7:00 p.m.		South Dakota State CBE Classic Regional site	W 72–61	3–0	Stegeman Coliseum  Athens, GA
November 21, 2011* 9:45 p.m., ESPN2		vs. No. 20 California CBE Classic	L 46–70	3–1	Sprint Center  Kansas City, MO
November 22, 2011* 7:45 p.m., ESPNU		vs. Notre Dame CBE Classic	W 61–57	4–1	Sprint Center  Kansas City, MO
November 25, 2011* 8:00 p.m., FSSO		at No. 12 Xavier	L 56–70	4–2	Cintas Center  Cincinnati, OH
November 28, 2011* 7:30 p.m., FSN		at Colorado	L 68–70	4–3	Coors Events Center  Boulder, CO
December 2, 2011* 7:00 p.m., ESPNU		Cincinnati	L 51–57	4–4	Stegeman Coliseum  Athens, GA
December 7, 2011* 7:00 p.m., FSSO		Georgia Tech Clean, Old-Fashioned Hate	L 56–68	4–5	Stegeman Coliseum  Athens, GA
December 17, 2011* 10:00 p.m., FSN		at USC	W 63–59	5–5	Galen Center  Los Angeles, CA
December 20, 2011* 7:00 p.m., CSS		Mercer	W 72–58	6–5	Stegeman Coliseum  Athens, GA
December 23, 2011* 7:00 p.m., CSS		Furman	W 64–50	7–5	Stegeman Coliseum  Athens, GA
December 27, 2011* 7:00 p.m., CSS		Winthrop	W 92–86 OT	8–5	Stegeman Coliseum  Athens, GA
December 30, 2011* 2:00 p.m.		Delaware State	W 58–51	9–5	Stegeman Coliseum  Athens, GA
SEC Regular Season
January 7, 2012 7:00 p.m., FSN		Alabama	L 59–74	9–6 (0–1)	Stegeman Coliseum  Athens, GA
January 10, 2012 7:00 p.m., ESPN		at No. 19 Florida	L 48–70	9–7 (0–2)	O'Connell Center  Gainesville, FL
January 14, 2012 4:00 p.m., SECN		at Vanderbilt	L 66–77	9–8 (0–3)	Memorial Gymnasium  Nashville, TN
January 18, 2012 8:00 p.m., SECN		Tennessee	W 57–53 OT	10–8 (1–3)	Stegeman Coliseum  Athens, GA
January 21, 2012 4:00 p.m., SECN		Ole Miss	L 63–66	10–9 (1–4)	Stegeman Coliseum  Athens, GA
January 24, 2012 9:00 p.m., ESPN		No. 1 Kentucky	L 44–57	10–10 (1–5)	Stegeman Coliseum  Athens, GA
February 1, 2012 8:00 p.m., SECN		at Auburn	L 51–59	10–11 (1–6)	Auburn Arena  Auburn, AL
February 4, 2012 8:00 p.m., FSN		at Tennessee	L 62–73	10–12 (1–7)	Thompson-Boling Arena  Knoxville, TN
February 8, 2012 8:00 p.m., SECN		Arkansas	W 81–59	11–12 (2–7)	Stegeman Coliseum  Athens, GA
February 11, 2012 1:30 p.m., SECN		at No. 20 Mississippi State	W 70–68 OT	12–12 (3–7)	Humphrey Coliseum  Starkville, MS
February 15, 2012 7:00 p.m., CSS		at South Carolina	L 56–57	12–13 (3–8)	Colonial Life Arena  Columbia, SC
February 19, 2012 1:00 p.m., FSN		Vanderbilt	L 52–61	12–14 (3–9)	Stegeman Coliseum  Athens, GA
February 22, 2012 8:00 p.m., SECN		at LSU	L 53–61	12–15 (3–10)	Maravich Assembly Center  Baton Rouge, LA
February 25, 2012 4:00 p.m., SECN		No. 12 Florida	W 76–62	13–15 (4–10)	Stegeman Coliseum  Athens, GA
March 1, 2012 9:00 p.m., ESPN		at No. 1 Kentucky	L 49–79	13–16 (4–11)	Rupp Arena  Lexington, KY
March 3, 2012 1:30 p.m., SECN		South Carolina	W 67–55	14–16 (5–11)	Stegeman Coliseum  Athens, GA
2012 SEC tournament
March 8, 2012 10:00 p.m., SECN	No. (11)	vs. (6) Mississippi State First Round	W 71–61	15–16	New Orleans Arena  New Orleans, LA
March 9, 2012 10:00 p.m., SECN	No. (11)	vs. (3) Vanderbilt Quarterfinals	L 41–63	15–17	New Orleans Arena  New Orleans, LA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.