2011–12 Villanova Wildcats men's basketball team

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. This was Wright's worst season at Nova and the only Nova team coached 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 in jeopardy.

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 →

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) Billy Lange (Rowan) Doug West (Villanova) Jason Donnelly (Muhlenberg) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: 2011-11-12

Rankings

Main article: 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball 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	Rank#	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.