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The 2011–12 Auburn Tigers men's basketball team represented Auburn University in the sport of basketball during the 2011–12 college basketball season. The Tigers competed in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and the Southeastern Conference (SEC). They were led by head coach Tony Barbee, and played their home games at Auburn Arena on the university's Auburn, Alabama campus.

2011–12 Auburn Tigers men's basketball
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record15–16 (5–11 SEC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Captains
Home arenaAuburn Arena
Seasons
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

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The Tigers finished the 2010–11 season 11–20 overall, 4–12 in SEC play and lost in the first round of the SEC tournament to Georgia.

Roster

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2011–12 Auburn Tigers men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 0 Josh Langford 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 209 lb (95 kg) So Huntsville, Alabama
G 1 Varez Ward 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 208 lb (94 kg) RS So Montgomery, Alabama
F 3 Allen Payne 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Cincinnati, Ohio
F 3 Chris Denson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 172 lb (78 kg) So Columbus, Georgia
G 4 Cedrick McAfee 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Memphis, Tennessee
G 5 Bernard Morena 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Abidjan, Ivory Coast
G 11 Josh Wallace 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Jr Pensacola, Florida
G 15 Tony Neysmith 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 217 lb (98 kg) Sr Norcross, Georgia
F 22 Kenny Gabriel 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 208 lb (94 kg) Sr Charlotte, North Carolina
G 23 Frankie Sullivan 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 206 lb (93 kg) RS Jr Uniontown, Alabama
G 24 T. J. Rice 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 160 lb (73 kg) So Alpharetta, Georgia
F 25 Jake Drum 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 253 lb (115 kg) Sr Hoover, Alabama
G 32 Noel Johnson 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS So Fayetteville, Georgia
C 41 Rob Chubb 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 242 lb (110 kg) Jr Peachtree City, Georgia
G 44 Dylan Spencer 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Birmingham, Alabama
F 45 Adrian Forbes 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 232 lb (105 kg) Sr Spanish Town, Jamaica
C 50 Willy Kouassi 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 219 lb (99 kg) Fr Abidjan, Ivory Coast
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Schedule

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Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Exhibition
November 1, 2011
7:00 p.m. 		Paine W 86–60  –
 Auburn Arena 
Auburn, AL
November 5, 2011
7:00 p.m. 		Victory W 83–47  –
 Auburn Arena 
Auburn, AL
Regular Season
November 11, 2011*
7:00 p.m. 		McNeese State W 84–62  1–0
 Auburn Arena 
Auburn, AL
November 14, 2011*
7:00 p.m. 		Kennesaw State W 68–55  2–0
 Auburn Arena 
Auburn, AL
November 25, 2011*
7:00 p.m. 		Nicholls State W 78–57  3–0
 Auburn Arena 
Auburn, AL
November 28, 2011*
7:00 p.m. 		Arkansas–Pine Bluff W 72–59  4–0
 Auburn Arena 
Auburn, AL
December 2, 2011*
8:00 p.m., ESPNU 		at Seton Hall
SEC–Big East Challenge 		L 59–81  4–1
 Prudential Center 
Newark, NJ
December 14, 2011*
8:30 p.m., CSS 		South Florida W 52–40  5–1
 Auburn Arena 
Auburn, AL
December 17, 2011*
7:00 p.m. 		North Florida W 84–71  6–1
 Auburn Arena 
Auburn, AL
December 19, 2011*
7:00 p.m. 		Florida A&M W 76–69  7–1
 Auburn Arena 
Auburn, AL
December 23, 2011*
12:00 a.m., ESPNU 		vs. Hawaii
Diamond Head Classic quarterfinals 		W 65–62  8–1
 Stan Sheriff Center 
Honolulu, HI
December 23, 2011*
10:00 p.m., ESPN2 		vs. Long Beach State
Diamond Head Classic semifinals 		L 43–64  8–2
 Stan Sheriff Center 
Honolulu, HI
December 25, 2011*
6:30 p.m., ESPN2 		vs. UTEP
Diamond Head Classic consolation 		L 76–83  8–3
 Stan Sheriff Center 
Honolulu, HI
December 30, 2011*
6:00 p.m. 		Georgia Southern W 78–75  9–3
 Auburn Arena 
Auburn, AL
January 2, 2012*
7:00 p.m. 		Bethune–Cookman W 67–41  10–3
 Auburn Arena 
Auburn, AL
January 4, 2012*
6:00 p.m., ESPN3 		at Florida State L 56–85  10–4
 Donald L. Tucker Center 
Tallahassee, FL
January 7, 2012
1:30 p.m., SECN 		at Vanderbilt L 35–65  10–5 (0–1)
 Memorial Gym 
Nashville, TN
January 11, 2012
8:00 p.m., SECN 		No. 2 Kentucky L 53–68  10–6 (0–2)
 Auburn Arena 
Auburn, AL
January 14, 2012
1:30 p.m., SECN 		Ole Miss W 69–68 2OT 11–6 (1–2)
 Auburn Arena 
Auburn, AL
January 17, 2012
7:00 p.m., ESPNU 		at LSU L 58–65 OT 11–7 (1–3)
 Maravich Assembly Center 
Baton Rouge, LA
January 21, 2012
1:30 p.m., SECN 		South Carolina W 63–52  12–7 (2–3)
 Auburn Arena 
Auburn, AL
January 25, 2012
9:00 p.m., CSS 		at Arkansas L 53–56  12–8 (2–4)
 Bud Walton Arena 
Fayetteville, AR
January 28, 2012
6:00 p.m., ESPN2 		at Tennessee L 49–64  12–9 (2–5)
 Thompson-Boling Arena 
Knoxville, TN
February 1, 2012
8:00 p.m., SECN 		Georgia W 59–51  13–9 (3–5)
 Auburn Arena 
Auburn, AL
February 4, 2012
4:00 p.m., SECN 		at No. 22 Mississippi State L 88–91  13–10 (3–6)
 Humphrey Coliseum 
Starkville, MS
February 7, 2012
9:00 p.m., ESPNU 		Alabama L 50–68  13–11 (3–7)
 Auburn Arena 
Auburn, AL
February 11, 2012
7:00 p.m., FSN 		at Ole Miss L 54–61  13–12 (3–8)
 Tad Smith Coliseum 
Oxford, MS
February 18, 2012
8:00 p.m., FSN 		Mississippi State W 65–55  14–12 (4–8)
 Auburn Arena 
Auburn, AL
February 21, 2012
7:00 p.m., ESPNU 		at No. 12 Florida L 47–63  14–13 (4–9)
 O'Connell Center 
Gainesville, FL
February 25, 2012
4:00 p.m., SECN 		Arkansas L 71–77  14–14 (4–10)
 Auburn Arena 
Auburn, AL
February 29, 2012
8:00 p.m., SECN 		at Alabama L 49–55  14–15 (4–11)
 Coleman Coliseum 
Tuscaloosa, AL
March 3, 2012
2:00 p.m., CBS 		LSU W 67–52  15–15 (5–11)
 Auburn Arena 
Auburn, AL
SEC Tournament
March 8, 2012
12:00 p.m., SECN 		(10) vs. (7) Ole Miss
First Round 		L 54–68  15–16
 New Orleans Arena 
New Orleans, LA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time Zone.

References

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