2011–12 Liberty Flames basketball team

The 2011–12 Liberty Flames basketball team represented Liberty University during the 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Flames, led by third year head coach Dale Layer, played their home games at the Vines Center and were members of the Big South Conference.

2011–12 Liberty Flames men's basketball
ConferenceBig South Conference
Record15–17 (9–9 Big South)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Jason Eaker
  • Brian Joyce
  • Matt Olinger
Home arenaVines Center
Seasons
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

Previous season

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The Flames finished the 2010–11 season 19–13, 13–5 in Big South play to finish in second place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Big South tournament to High Point.

Departures

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Garen Lafser 1 Guard 6'1" 175 Junior St. Louis Graduated
James Spencer 4 Guard 6'1" 190 Senior Newport News, Virginia Graduated
Evan Gordan 10 Guard 6'2" 185 Sophomore Indianapolis Transferred to Arizona State
Jeremy Anderson 12 Guard 6'4" 200 RS Junior Bowling Green, KY Graduated
Carter McMasters 14 Center 6'11" 210 Junior Chattanooga, Tennessee Graduated

Roster

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2011–12 Liberty Flames men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 1 Tanner Hoyt 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Winterville, North Carolina
G 2 Chene Phillips 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) So Detroit
G 3 Walt Aikens 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 195 lb (88 kg) RS So Charlotte
G 5 Kelly Assinesi 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Greenville, South Carolina
F 11 Andrew Smith 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Pompano Beach, Florida
F 13 Tomasz Gielo 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Fr Szczecin, Poland
G 14 David Minaya 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) RS Sr Riverview, Florida
G 15 Ethan Layer 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Fr Forest, Virginia
G 20 John Brown 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS Sr Savannah, Georgia
C 21 Joel Vander Pol 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) RS So Fort Myers, Florida
G 22 Tavares Speaks 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Raleigh, North Carolina
F 24 Antwan Burrus 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Winterville, North Carolina
G 25 Jesse Sanders 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Sugar Land, Texas
F 32 Stephen Baird 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) RS Fr San Antonio, Texas
G 33 John Caleb Sanders 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Sugar Land, Texas
F 42 Sommy Ogukwe 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 230 lb (104 kg) So Abuja, Nigeria
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: 2020-12-18

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
11/09/2011*
7:05 pm, FSSW/FSH
at No. 20 Texas A&M
Coaches vs. Cancer Classic
L 59-81  0–1
 18  JC Sanders   5  Tied   9  Jesse Sanders  Reed Arena (6,118)
College Station, TX
11/09/2011*
7:00 pm
Randolph College W 81-58  1–1
 18  Speaks   9  Jesse Sanders   8  Jesse Sanders  Vines Center (2,331)
Lynchburg, VA
11/14/2011*
7:00 pm
at William & Mary W 75-72  2–1
 20  Minaya   7  Tied   8  Jesse Sanders  Kaplan Arena (2,209)
Williamsburg, VA
11/18/2011*
7:00 pm
Eastern KY
2K Sports Classic
L 65-73  2–2
 19  Tied   7  Jesse Sanders   4  Jesse Sanders  Vines Center (1,965)
Lynchburg, VA
11/19/2011*
7:00 pm
Lehigh
2K Sports Classic
L 80-90  2–3
 18  JC Sanders   11  Burrus   10  Jesse Sanders  Vines Center (849)
Lynchburg, VA
11/20/2011*
7:00 pm
William & Mary
2K Sports Classic
L 64-65  2–4
 13  Speaks   12  Jesse Sanders   7  Jesse Sanders  Vines Center (658)
Lynchburg, VA
11/26/2011*
7:30 pm
at Georgia St L 50-72  2–5
 16  Speaks   7  Jesse Sanders   4  Phillips  GSU Sports Arena (803)
Atlanta
12/01/2011
7:05 pm
at Campbell L 82-96  2–6
(0-1)
 20  Vander Pol   9  Vander Pol   9  Jesse Sanders  John W. Pope Jr. Convocation Center (1,680)
Buies Creek, NC
12/03/2011
2:00 pm
at Coastal Carolina L 68-78  2–7
(0-2)
 15  Speaks   10  Vander Pol   10  Jesse Sanders  Kimbel Arena (1,039)
Conway, SC
12/06/2011*
7:00 pm
UNC Wilmington L 68-77  2–8
(0-2)
 19  Jesse Sanders   13  Jesse Sanders   7  Jesse Sanders  Vines Center (1,611)
Lynchburg, VA
12/10/2011*
7:00 pm
Virginia Intermont W 78-60  3–8
(0-2)
 19  Burrus   12  Jesse Sanders   9  Jesse Sanders  Vines Center (1,580)
Lynchburg, VA
12/17/2011*
7:00 pm
Hampton W 74-65  4–8
(0-2)
 22  Jesse Sanders   8  JC Sanders   9  Jesse Sanders  Vines Center (780)
Lynchburg, VA
12/20/2011*
7:00 pm
Montreat W 91-73  5–8
(0-2)
 20  JC Sanders   8  Burrus   16  Jesse Sanders  Vines Center (591)
Lynchburg, VA
12/28/2011*
7:00 pm
at Richmond L 61-77  5–9
(0-2)
 14  Jesse Sanders   8  Burrus   5  Jesse Sanders  Robins Center (4,471)
Richmond, VA
12/31/2011
2:00 pm
Charleston Southern L 76-81  5–10
(0-3)
 20  Jesse Sanders   10  Jesse Sanders   8  Jesse Sanders  Randolph Athletic and Dance Center (Randolph College) (358)
Lynchburg, VA
1/2/2012
7:00 pm
Presbyterian L 56-63  5–11
(0-4)
 15  Minaya   12  Jesse Sanders   9  Jesse Sanders  Vines Center (475)
Lynchburg, VA
1/7/2012
4:30 pm
at UNCA Asheville L 75-98  5–12
(0-5)
 18  JC Sanders   7  Tied   10  Jesse Sanders  Kimmel Arena (1,569)
Asheville, NC
1/10/2012
7:00 pm
at VMI L 57-71  5–13
(0-6)
 10  Burrus   9  Burrus   4  Burrus  Cameron Hall (2,361)
Lexington, VA
1/12/2012
7:00 pm
Radford W 69-64  6–13
(1-6)
 17  Jesse Sanders   11  Minaya   5  Jesse Sanders  Vines Center (908)
Lynchburg, VA
1/14/2012
7:00 pm
Winthrop L 61-64 yes 6–14
(1-7)
 13  Jesse Sanders   10  Jesse Sanders   8  Jesse Sanders  Vines Center (1,346)
Lynchburg, VA
1/21/2012
7:00 pm
at High Point W 84-78  7–14
(2-7)
 15  3 Tied   10  Jesse Sanders   13  Jesse Sanders  Millis Center (1,502)
High Point, NC
1/26/2012
7:00 pm
at Winthrop L 63-65  7–15
(2-8)
 13  Tied   8  Jesse Sanders   10  Jesse Sanders  Winthrop Coliseum (1,196)
Rock Hill, SC
1/28/2012
4:00 pm
at Radford W 67-65  8–15
(3-8)
 15  Tied   7  Jesse Sanders   6  Jesse Sanders  Dedmon Center (1,279)
Radford, VA
1/28/2012
4:00 pm
Gardner Webb W 63-58  9–15
(4-8)
 16  Minaya   9  Jesse Sanders   8  Jesse Sanders  Vines Center (1,838)
Lynchburg, VA
2/4/2012
7:00 pm
UNC Asheville L 51-65  9–16
(4-9)
 15  JC Sanders   10  Burrus   6  Jesse Sanders  Vines Center (2,368)
Lynchburg, VA
2/9/2012
7:30 pm
at Charleston Southern W 75-74  10–16
(5-9)
 20  Minaya   6  Vander Pol   9  Jesse Sanders  Buccaneer Field House (903)
North Charleston, SC
2/11/2012
7:00 pm
at Presbyterian W 77-64  11–16
(6-9)
 19  Jesse Sanders   6  Jesse Sanders   10  Jesse Sanders  Templeton Center (2,300)
Clinton, SC
2/14/2012
7:00 pm
Presbyterian W 78-69  12–16
(7-9)
 20  Minaya   13  Jesse Sanders   5  Jesse Sanders  Vines Center (1,442)
Lynchburg, VA
2/18/2012*
7:00 pm
at Morgan State
Sears BracketBusters
L 69-81  12–17
(7-9)
 21  Jesse Sanders   6  Jesse Sanders   4  Jesse Sanders  Hill Field House (1,054)
Baltimore
2/23/2012
7:00 pm
Coastal Carolina W 61-57  13–17
(8-9)
 18  Minaya   9  Jesse Sanders   11  Jesse Sanders  Vines Center (2,765)
Lynchburg, VA
2/25/2012
7:00 pm
Campbell W 49-41  14–17
(9-9)
 20  Burrus   12  Burrus   9  Jesse Sanders  Vines Center (3,894)
Lynchburg, VA
Big South tournament
2/29/2012
8:30 pm
vs. No. 4 Charleston Southern
BSC Championship Quarterfinals
L 74-88  15–17
(9-9)
 17  Minaya   8  Jesse Sanders   7  Jesse Sanders  Kimmel Arena (1,568)
Asheville, NC
*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. ^ "2011-12 Season Men's Basketball Schedule | Liberty Flames". www.liberty.edu.