2011–12 Clemson Tigers men's basketball team

The 2011–12 Clemson Tigers men's basketball team represented Clemson University during the 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Tigers, led by second year head coach Brad Brownell, played their home games at Littlejohn Coliseum and were members of the Atlantic Coast Conference.

2011–12 Clemson Tigers men's basketball
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Record	16–15 (8–8 ACC)
Head coach	Brad Brownell
Assistant coaches	Rick Ray Earl Grant Mike Winiecki
Home arena	Littlejohn Coliseum
Seasons ← 2010–11 2012–13 →

2011–12 ACC men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 6 North Carolina	14	–	2		.875			32	–	6		.842
No. 14 Duke	13	–	3		.813			27	–	7		.794
No. 15 Florida State†	12	–	4		.750			25	–	10		.714
Virginia	9	–	7		.563			22	–	10		.688
No. 20 NC State	9	–	7		.563			24	–	13		.649
Miami (FL)	9	–	7		.563			20	–	13		.606
Clemson	8	–	8		.500			16	–	15		.516
Maryland	6	–	10		.375			17	–	15		.531
Virginia Tech	4	–	12		.250			16	–	17		.485
Wake Forest	4	–	12		.250			13	–	18		.419
Georgia Tech	4	–	12		.250			11	–	20		.355
Boston College	4	–	12		.250			9	–	22		.290
† 2012 ACC tournament winner As of April 3, 2012 Rankings from Coaches Poll

Roster

2011–12 Clemson Tigers men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown G 1 T. J. Sapp 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Fort Lauderdale, Florida G 2 Carson Fields 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Pewee Valley, Kentucky G 4 Rod Hall 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Augusta, Georgia G 5 Tanner Smith 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr Alpharetta, Georgia C 10 Catalin Baciu 7 ft 2 in (2.18 m) 255 lb (116 kg) Sr Cluj-Napoca, Romania G 11 Andre Young 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Sr Albany, Georgia G 15 Devin Coleman 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Philadelphia, Pennsylvania F 21 Bryan Narcisse 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Sr North Augusta, South Carolina F 22 Bernard Sullivan 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Fr Gastonia, North Carolina F 24 Milton Jennings 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Jr Summerville, South Carolina F/C 31 Devin Booker (basketball, born 1991) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Jr Whitmire, South Carolina G 32 K. J. McDaniels 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Birmingham, Alabama	Head coach Brad Brownell (DePauw) Assistant coach(es) Rick Ray (Grand View) Earl Grant (Georgia College) Mike Winiecki (Richmond) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: 2011-03-11

Previous season

The Tigers finished the 2010–11 season 22–12 overall, 9–7 in ACC play, and lost in the second round of the NCAA tournament to West Virginia.^[1]

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
11/05/2011* 7:00 pm		Queens	W 68–35	–	Littlejohn Coliseum (3,000) Clemson, SC
Regular season
11/11/2011* 8:00 pm		Gardner–Webb	W 65–44	1–0	Littlejohn Coliseum (6,000) Clemson, SC
11/16/2011* 7:05 pm		at The Citadel	W 73–50	2–0	McAlister Field House (5,186) Charleston, SC
11/19/2011* 7:00 pm		College of Charleston	L 69–72	2–1	Littlejohn Coliseum (5,000) Clemson, SC
11/22/2011* 9:00 pm, RSN		Coastal Carolina	L 59–60	2–2	Littlejohn Coliseum (6,211) Clemson, SC
11/25/2011* 7:00 pm		Furman	W 59–49	3–2	Littlejohn Coliseum (7,126) Clemson, SC
11/29/2011* 9:15 pm, ESPNU		at Iowa ACC–Big Ten Challenge	W 71–55	4–2	Carver-Hawkeye Arena (10,449) Iowa City, IA
12/04/2011* 3:30 pm, ESPNU		South Carolina	L 55–58	4–3	Littlejohn Coliseum (7,238) Clemson, SC
12/10/2011* 4:00 pm, FSN		at Arizona	L 47–63	4–4	McKale Center (12,790) Tucson, AZ
12/17/2011* 4:30 pm, RSN		Winthrop	W 60–40	5–4	Littlejohn Coliseum (7,584) Clemson, SC
12/19/2011* 7:00 pm		Alabama State	W 70–45	6–4	Littlejohn Coliseum (7,127) Clemson, SC
12/22/2011* 2:30 pm, ESPNU		vs. UTEP Diamond Head Classic quarterfinals	L 48–61	6–5	Stan Sheriff Center (N/A) Honolulu, HI
12/23/2011* 3:00 pm, ESPNU		vs. Southern Illinois Diamond Head Classic loser bracket	W 83–75 OT	7–5	Stan Sheriff Center (N/A) Honolulu, HI
12/25/2011* 4:30 pm, ESPNU		vs. Hawai'i Diamond Head Classic 5th place game	L 68–75	7–6	Stan Sheriff Center (N/A) Honolulu, HI
01/01/2012* 4:00 pm		East Tennessee State	W 65–58	8–6	Littlejohn Coliseum (6,287) Clemson, SC
01/07/2012 4:00 pm, ESPN2		Florida State	W 79–59	9–6 (1–0)	Littlejohn Coliseum (8,026) Clemson, SC
01/12/2012 7:00 pm, ESPN2		at Boston College	L 57–59	9–7 (1–1)	Conte Forum (3,829) Chestnut Hill, MA
01/15/2012 6:00 pm, ESPNU		No. 8 Duke	L 66–73	9–8 (1–2)	Littlejohn Coliseum (10,000) Clemson, SC
01/18/2012 7:00 pm, RSN		at Miami	L 73–76	9–9 (1–3)	BankUnited Center (4,420) Coral Gables, FL
01/22/2012 2:30 pm, ACC Network		Georgia Tech	W 64–62	10–9 (2–3)	Littlejohn Coliseum (9,135) Clemson, SC
01/28/2012 12:00 pm, ACC Network		Wake Forest	W 71–60	11–9 (3–3)	Littlejohn Coliseum (8,134) Clemson, SC
01/31/2012 7:00 pm, ESPN2		at No. 16 Virginia	L 61–65	11–10 (3–4)	John Paul Jones Arena (10,919) Charlottesville, VA
02/04/2012 4:00 pm, RSN		at Virginia Tech	L 65–67	11–11 (3–5)	Cassell Coliseum (9,426) Blacksburg, VA
02/07/2012 7:00 pm, ESPNU		Maryland	L 62–64	11–12 (3–6)	Littlejohn Coliseum (7,321) Clemson, SC
02/11/2012 4:00 pm, RSN		at Wake Forest	W 78–58	12–12 (4–6)	LVJM Coliseum (10,076) Winston-Salem, NC
02/14/2012 7:00 pm, ESPNU		No. 22 Virginia	W 60–48	13–12 (5–6)	Littlejohn Coliseum (10,000) Clemson, SC
02/18/2012 4:00 pm, ESPN		at No. 8 North Carolina	L 52–74	13–13 (5–7)	Dean E. Smith Center (21,750) Chapel Hill, NC
02/21/2012 7:30 pm, RSN		at Georgia Tech	W 56–37	14–13 (6–7)	Philips Arena (5,412) Atlanta, GA
02/25/2012 2:30 pm, ACC Network		NC State	W 72–69 OT	15–13 (7–7)	Littlejohn Coliseum (10,000) Clemson, SC
03/01/2012 9:00 pm, ACC Network		Virginia Tech	W 58–56	16–13 (8–7)	Littlejohn Coliseum (8,735) Clemson, SC
03/04/2012 12:00 pm, ESPN2		at Florida State	L 72–80	16–14 (8–8)	Donald L. Tucker Center (11,500) Tallahassee, FL
ACC tournament
03/08/2012 7:00 pm, ACC Network/ESPNU		vs. Virginia Tech First Round	L 63–68	16–15	Philips Arena (19,520) Atlanta, GA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.