2011–12 Georgia State Panthers men's basketball team

The 2011–12 Georgia State Panthers men's basketball team represented Georgia State University during the 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team's head coach was Ron Hunter in first season at GSU. They played their home games at GSU Sports Arena and are members of the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA). They finished the season 21–12, 11–7 in CAA play to finish in sixth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the CAA Basketball tournament to George Mason. They were invited to the 2012 CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they defeated Tennessee Tech in the first round before falling in the second round to eventual tournament winner Mercer.

2011–12 Georgia State Panthers men's basketball
CIT, Second Round, vs. Mercer, L 59–64
Conference	Colonial Athletic Association
Record	22–12 (11–7 CAA)
Head coach	Ron Hunter (1st season)
Assistant coaches	Darryl LaBarrie (1st season) Everick Sullivan (1st season) Claude Pardue (1st season)
Home arena	GSU Sports Arena
Seasons ← 2010–11 2012–13 →

2011–12 CAA men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Drexel	16	–	2		.889			29	–	7		.806
VCU†	15	–	3		.833			29	–	7		.806
George Mason	14	–	4		.778			24	–	9		.727
Old Dominion	13	–	5		.722			21	–	13		.618
Delaware	12	–	6		.667			18	–	14		.563
Georgia State	11	–	7		.611			22	–	11		.667
Northeastern	9	–	9		.500			14	–	17		.452
James Madison	5	–	13		.278			12	–	20		.375
UNCW	5	–	13		.278			10	–	21		.323
William & Mary	4	–	14		.222			6	–	26		.188
Hofstra	3	–	15		.167			10	–	22		.313
Towson	1	–	17		.056			1	–	31		.031
† 2012 CAA tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

Season notes

• During the November 29 away game at South Carolina State, Georgia State set a record margin of victory at any away game of 31 points.
• On the December 1 game against FIU, Georgia State set a school record of 14 rejections (blocked shots). The previous record was 12 on January 29, 2000 against Troy.
• During the 2011–12 season, the schools winning streak record was extended to 11 consecutive games ranging from the November 18th game against McNeese State game to the January 4th game against VCU.
• Eric Buckner set the career blocks record for the university at 167.
• Eric Buckner set the season blocks record for the university at 117.^[1]
• Jihad Ali set the career-games played record at 126 games.
• During the CAA tournament, Georgia State set the tournament record for largest margin of victory against Hofstra at 35 points.

Roster

2011–12 Georgia State Panthers men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown F 14 Jihad Ali 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS Sr Atlanta, GA F 20 Eric Buckner 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr Ehrhardt, SC G 4 James Fields 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 192 lb (87 kg) Sr Savannah, GA F 24 Brandon McGee 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) RS Sr Chicago, IL G/F 23 Josh Micheaux 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 211 lb (96 kg) Sr Missouri City, TX F 55 Jamar Taylor 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) RS Sr Charleston, SC C 22 James Vincent 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Jr Columbus, GA G 25 Rashaad Richardson 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So James Island, SC G 10 Devonta White 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 158 lb (72 kg) So Alpharetta, GA G 15 Tyler Gamble 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Commerce, GA F 34 Justin Green 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Jonesboro, GA G 21 Ryann Green 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 171 lb (78 kg) Fr College Park, GA G 11 Tony Kimbro Jr. 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Louisville, KY	Head coach Ron Hunter (Miami (Ohio)) Assistant coach(es) Darryl LaBarrie (Georgia Tech) Everick Sullivan (Louisville) Claude Pardue (Emory) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt

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Class of 2012 commitments

College recruiting information

Name	Hometown	School	Height	Weight	Commit date
R. J. Hunter SG	Indianapolis, IN	Pike High School	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	May 26, 2011
	Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    (84)
T. J. Shipes PF	Buford, GA	Buford High School	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Oct 17, 2011
	Recruit ratings: Rivals:    (40)
LaRon Smith PF	Palm Bay, FL	Heritage High School	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	210 lb (95 kg)
	Recruit ratings: No ratings found
Cameron Solomon SG	Hampton, GA	Brevard Community College	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	175 lb (79 kg)
	Recruit ratings: No ratings found
David Travers PG	Carlsbad, CA	La Costa Canyon High School	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Aug 18, 2011
	Recruit ratings: (79)
Curtis Washington F	Elizabethtown, KY	Elizabethtown High School	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	245 lb (111 kg)
	Recruit ratings: Rivals:    (87)
Overall recruit ranking:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "ESPN". ESPN. Retrieved November 30, 2011. "2012 Team Ranking". Rivals. Retrieved November 30, 2011.

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Exhibition
October 31, 2011* 7:00 pm		Southern Poly	W 90–65		GSU Sports Arena  Atlanta, GA
November 5, 2011* 7:00 pm		Oglethorpe	W 90–49		GSU Sports Arena  Atlanta,GA
Regular Season
November 12, 2011* 5:00 pm		at Washington World Vision Classic	L 74–91	0–1	Hec Edmundson Pavilion  Seattle, WA
November 13, 2011* 5:30 pm		vs. Portland World Vision Classic	L 61–66	0–2	Hec Edmundson Pavilion  Seattle, WA
November 14, 2011* 7:00 pm		vs. Florida Atlantic World Vision Classic	L 77–84	0–3	Hec Edmundson Pavilion  Seattle, WA
November 18, 2011* 7:00 pm		McNeese State	W 69–50	1–3	GSU Sports Arena  Atlanta, GA
November 22, 2011* 8:00 pm		at Samford	W 55–47	2–3	Pete Hanna Center  Homewood, AL
November 26, 2011* 8:00 pm		Liberty	W 72–50	3–3	GSU Sports Arena  Atlanta, GA
November 29th, 2011* 7:30 pm		at South Carolina State	W 85–54	4–3	SHM Memorial Center  Orangeburg, SC
December 1, 2011* 7:00 pm		FIU	W 73–47	5–3	GSU Sports Arena  Atlanta, GA
December 3, 2011 2:00 pm		William & Mary	W 66–34	6–3 (1–0)	GSU Sports Arena  Atlanta, GA
December 10, 2011* 2:00 pm		Rhode Island	W 96–64	7–3	GSU Sports Arena  Atlanta, GA
December 17, 2011* 9:00 pm, FCS Pacific		at Utah Valley	W 71–68	8–3	UCCU Center  Orem, UT
December 22, 2011* 7:00 pm		Georgia Southern	W 72–52	9–3	GSU Sports Arena  Atlanta, GA
January 2, 2012 7:00 pm		Drexel	W 58–44	10–3 (2–0)	GSU Sports Arena  Atlanta, GA
January 4, 2012 7:30 pm, ESPN3		at VCU	W 55–53	11–3 (3–0)	Stuart C. Siegel Center  Richmond, VA
January 7, 2012 12:00 pm, CSS		at George Mason	L 58–61	11–4 (3–1)	Patriot Center  Fairfax, VA
January 12, 2012 7:00 pm, CSS		UNC Wilmington Barefoot for Bare Feet	W 75–61	12–4 (4–1)	GSU Sports Arena  Atlanta, GA
January 14, 2012 2:00 pm, ESPN 3		Towson	W 57–42	13–4 (5–1)	GSU Sports Arena  Atlanta, GA
January 18, 2012 7:00 pm		at Northeastern	L 57–60	13–5 (5–2)	Matthews Arena  Boston, MA
January 21, 2012 2:00 pm		at Delaware	L 74–77 2OT	13–6 (5–3)	Bob Carpenter Center  Newark, DE
January 23, 2012 7:00 pm		James Madison	W 74–58	14–6 (6–3)	GSU Sports Arena  Atlanta, GA
January 25, 2012 7:00 pm		at Drexel	L 46–68	14–7 (6–4)	Daskalakis Athletic Center  Philadelphia, PA
January 28, 2012 4:00 pm, CSS		VCU	L 58–59	14–8 (6–5)	GSU Sports Arena  Atlanta, GA
February 1, 2012 7:00 pm		at UNC Wilmington	W 68–53	15–8 (7–5)	Trask Coliseum  Wilmington, NC
February 4, 2012 4:00 pm, FiOS1		at Hofstra	W 59–43	16–8 (8–5)	Hofstra Arena  Hempstead, NY
February 8, 2012 7:00 pm		Northeastern	W 61–59	17–8 (9–5)	GSU Sports Arena  Atlanta, GA
February 11, 2012 2:00 pm		Delaware	L 77–80 OT	17–9 (9–6)	GSU Sports Arena  Atlanta, GA
February 14, 2012 7:00 pm, ESPN3		at James Madison	W 67–64	18–9 (10–6)	James Madison University Convocation Center  Harrisonburg, VA
February 18, 2012* 7:00 pm		UTSA Sears BracketBusters	W 82–71	19–9	GSU Sports Arena  Atlanta, GA
February 22, 2012 7:00 pm		Old Dominion	L 60–65	19–10 (10–7)	GSU Sports Arena  Atlanta, GA
February 25, 2012 2:00 pm		at William & Mary	W 64–60	20–10 (11–7)	William & Mary Hall  Williamsburg, VA
CAA Tournament
March 2, 2012 8:30 pm		vs. Hofstra first round	W 85–50	21–10	Richmond Coliseum  Richmond, VA
March 3, 2012 8:30 pm, TCN, CSS		vs. George Mason Quarterfinals	L 59–61	21–11	Richmond Coliseum  Richmond, VA
CollegeInsider.com Tournament
March 13, 2012* 7:00 pm		Tennessee Tech first round	W 74–43	22–11	GSU Sports Arena  Atlanta, GA
March 17, 2012* 4:00 pm		at Mercer second round	L 59–64	22–12	The University Center  Macon, GA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

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