2011–12 Villanova Wildcats men's basketball team

2011–12 Villanova Wildcats men's basketball
2011–12 Villanova Wildcats men's basketball
Conference	Big East Conference
Record	13–19 (5–13 Big East)
Head coach	Jay Wright;
Assistant coaches	Billy Lange; Doug West; Jason Donnelly;
Home arena	The Pavilion; Wells Fargo Center
	Seasons ← 2010–11 2012–13 →

The 2011–12 Villanova Wildcats men's basketball team represented Villanova University in the 2011–12 college basketball season. Villanova was led by eleventh year head coach Jay Wright. The Wildcats participated in the Big East Conference and played their home games at The Pavilion with some select home games at the Wells Fargo Center. The Wildcats finished with a record of 13–19 overall, 5–13 in Big East play for a tie for fourteenth-place finish, Wright's worst season at Nova and the only Nova team coach by Wright that would not play in any of the post-season tournaments. They lost in the 2nd round in the 2012 Big East men's basketball tournament to South Florida. They were not invited to a postseason tournament for the first time since 1998, leading to some speculation that Wright's job might be jeopardy.

2011–12 Big East men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 11 Marquette	14	–	4	.778	27	–	8	.771
Notre Dame	13	–	5	.722	22	–	12	.647
Cincinnati	12	–	6	.667	26	–	11	.703
No. 15 Georgetown	12	–	6	.667	24	–	9	.727
South Florida	12	–	6	.667	22	–	14	.611
West Virginia	9	–	9	.500	19	–	14	.576
Connecticut	8	–	10	.444	20	–	14	.588
Seton Hall	8	–	10	.444	21	–	13	.618
Rutgers	6	–	12	.333	14	–	18	.438
St. John's	6	–	12	.333	13	–	19	.406
Pittsburgh	5	–	13	.278	22	–	17	.564
Villanova	5	–	13	.278	13	–	19	.406
Providence	4	–	14	.222	15	–	17	.469
DePaul	3	–	15	.167	12	–	19	.387
*No. 2 Syracuse	0	–	1	.000	0	–	3	.000
**No. 17 Louisville†	0	–	8	.000	0	–	10	.000


† 2012 Big East tournament winner As of March 31, 2012^[1] Syracuse: 30 reg. season games, 4 postseason games vacated due to sanctions against the program; Disputed record: Syracuse–(34–3)(17–1) *Louisville: 25 reg. season games, 5 postseason games vacated due to sanctions against the program; Disputed record: Louisville–(30-10)(10-8) Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

2011–12 Villanova Wildcats men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
G	2	Maalik Wayns	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Jr	Philadelphia
G	3	Tyrone Johnson	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Fr	Plainfield, New Jersey
G	4	Darrun Hilliard	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Fr	Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
G	12	Nick McMahon	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	So	Colts Neck, New Jersey
F/C	13	Mouphtaou Yarou	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Jr	Natitingou, Benin
G	20	Dallas Ouano	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Sr	Holmdel, New Jersey
F	21	Markus Kennedy	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	260 lb (118 kg)	Fr	Yeadon, Pennsylvania
F	22	JayVaughn Pinkston	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	260 lb (118 kg)	RS Fr	Brooklyn, New York
G	23	Dominic Cheek	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jr	Jersey City, New Jersey
G	24	Achraf Yacoubou	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Fr	Bronx, New York
F/C	25	Maurice Sutton	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	RS Jr	Upper Marlboro, Maryland
G	32	James Bell	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	So	Orlando, Florida

Head coach

Jay Wright (Bucknell)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: 2011-11-12

Rankings

Ranking Movement
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. ██ No Change In Ranking
Poll	Pre	Wk 1	Wk 2	Wk 3	Wk 4	Wk 5	Wk 6	Wk 7	Wk 8	Wk 9	Wk 10	Wk 11	Wk 12	Wk 13	Wk 14	Wk 15	Wk 16	Wk 17	Wk 18	Final
AP ^[2]	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	NR	NR
Coaches^[2]	RV	RV	RV	RV	NR	NR	NR

Schedule

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
11/08/2011* 7:00 pm	NYIT	W 91–58	–	Wells Fargo Center (5,127) Philadelphia
Regular season
11/11/2011* 7:00 pm	Monmouth	W 106–70	1–0	The Pavilion (6,500) Villanova, Pennsylvania
11/15/2011* 7:00 pm, ESPN3	La Salle Big 5 game	W 76–70 ^OT	2–0	The Pavilion (6,500) Villanova, Pennsylvania
11/18/2011* 7:00 pm, ESPN3	Delaware	W 79–69	3–0	The Pavilion (6,500) Villanova, Pennsylvania
11/24/2011* 7:00 pm, ESPN2	vs. UC Riverside 76 Classic First Round	W 71–46	4–0	Anaheim Convention Center (1,427) Anaheim, California
11/25/2011* 2:30 pm, ESPN	vs. Saint Louis 76 Classic semifinals	L 68–80	4–1	Anaheim Convention Center (2,087) Anaheim, California
11/27/2011* 6:30 pm, ESPNU	vs. Santa Clara 76 Classic 3rd place game	L 64–65	4–2	Anaheim Convention Center (N/A) Anaheim, California
12/03/2011* 7:00 pm, ESPN3	Penn Big 5 Game	W 73–65	5–2	The Pavilion (6,500) Villanova, Pennsylvania
12/06/2011* 7:00 pm, ESPN	vs. No. 10 Missouri Jimmy V Classic	L 71–81	5–3	Madison Square Garden (8,231) New York City
12/10/2011* 5:00 pm, ESPN2	at Temple Big 5 Game	L 67–78	5–4	Liacouras Center (10,206) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
12/13/2011* 7:00 pm, ESPN2	Boston University	W 68–43	6–4	Wells Fargo Center (8,313) Philadelphia
12/17/2011* 7:00 pm, CBSSN	at Saint Joseph's Big 5 Game	L 58–74	6–5	Hagan Arena (4,200) Philadelphia
12/22/2011* 7:00 pm	American	W 73–52	7–5	The Pavilion (6,500) Villanova, Pennsylvania
12/28/2011 7:00 pm, WPHL	at West Virginia	L 69–83	7–6 (0–1)	WVU Coliseum (11,262) Morgantown, West Virginia
01/01/2012 1:00 pm, ESPNU	at No. 14 Marquette	L 77–81	7–7 (0–2)	BMO Harris Bradley Center (14,550) Milwaukee
01/05/2012 8:00 pm, WPHL	South Florida	L 57–74	7–8 (0–3)	The Pavilion (6,500) Villanova, Pennsylvania
01/08/2012 12:00 pm, WPHL	DePaul	W 87–71	8–8 (1–3)	The Pavilion (6,500) Villanova, Pennsylvania
01/11/2012 7:00 pm, ESPN2	No. 1 Syracuse	L 66–79	8–9 (1–4)	Wells Fargo Arena (14,877) Philadelphia
01/14/2012 12:00 pm, WPHL	at Cincinnati	L 78–82	8–10 (1–5)	Fifth Third Arena (10,205) Cincinnati
01/18/2012 7:00 pm, ESPNU	Seton Hall	W 84–76	9–10 (2–5)	The Pavilion (6,500) Villanova, Pennsylvania
01/21/2012 1:00 pm, ESPNU	at St. John's	W 79–76	10–10 (3–5)	Madison Square Garden (11,430) New York City
01/25/2012 1:00 pm, ESPN	at Louisville	L 74–84	10–11 (3–5)	KFC Yum! Center (21,219) Louisville, Kentucky
01/28/2012 12:00 pm, ESPN2	No. 17 Marquette	L 78–82	10–12 (3–7)	Wells Fargo Center (15,578) Philadelphia
02/05/2012 2:00 pm, ESPN	at Pittsburgh	L 70–79	10–13 (3–8)	Peterson Events Center (21,219) Pittsburgh
02/07/2012 8:00 pm, WPHL	Providence	W 74–72	11–13 (4–8)	The Pavilion (6,500) Villanova, Pennsylvania
02/15/2012 7:00 pm, ESPN2	at South Florida	L 51–65	11–14 (4–9)	Tampa Bay Times Forum (4,636) Tampa, Florida
02/18/2012 8:00 pm, ESPNU	No. 23 Notre Dame	L 70–74 ^OT	11–15 (4–10)	Wells Fargo Center (15,939) Philadelphia
02/20/2012 7:00 pm, ESPN	Connecticut	L 70–74 ^OT	11–16 (4–11)	Wells Fargo Center (13,832) Philadelphia
02/25/2012 2:00 pm, CBS	at Georgetown	L 46–67	11–17 (4–12)	Verizon Center (19,277) Washington, D.C.
03/01/2012 9:00 pm, ESPN2	at Rutgers	W 77–71	12–17 (5–12)	The RAC (5,496) Piscataway, New Jersey
03/02/2012 2:00 pm, ESPN	Cincinnati	L 68–72	12–18 (5–13)	The Pavilion (6,500) Villanova, Pennsylvania
Big East tournament
03/06/2012 9:00 pm, ESPNU	vs. Rutgers First Round	W 70–49	13–18	Madison Square Garden (20,057) New York City
03/07/2012 9:00 pm, ESPN	vs. South Florida Second Round	L 47–56	13–19	Madison Square Garden (20,057) New York City
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

References

^ "Big East Conference Standings - 2011-12." ESPN.com. Retrieved 03-31-12.
^ ^a ^b "2011–12 NCAA Men's Basketball Rankings". ESPN. ESPN Internet Ventures. Archived from the original on February 9, 2010. Retrieved October 21, 2011.

[standings-1] "Big East Conference Standings - 2011-12." ESPN.com. Retrieved 03-31-12.

[rankings-2] "2011–12 NCAA Men's Basketball Rankings". ESPN. ESPN Internet Ventures. Archived from the original on February 9, 2010. Retrieved October 21, 2011.

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