2011–12 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball team

The 2011–12 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball team represented the University of Virginia during the 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cavaliers, led by third year head coach Tony Bennett, played their home games at John Paul Jones Arena and are members of the Atlantic Coast Conference. They finished the season 22–10, 9–7 in ACC play to finish in a three way tie for fourth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the ACC Basketball tournament to North Carolina State. They received an at-large bid to the 2012 NCAA tournament where they lost in the first round to Florida.

2011–12 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball
NCAA tournament, round of 64
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Record	22–10 (9–7 ACC)
Head coach	Tony Bennett (3rd season)
Associate head coach	Ritchie McKay (3rd season)
Assistant coaches	Ron Sanchez (3rd season) Jason Williford (3rd season)
Home arena	John Paul Jones Arena
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

The team was led by senior forward Mike Scott, who finished the season as a First team All-ACC Selection and runner up for the Conference Player of the Year.

Previous season

The Cavaliers finished the 2010–11 season 16–15 overall, 7–9 in ACC play and lost in the first round of the ACC tournament to Miami.

Roster

In December 2011, both Harrell and Johnson transferred from Virginia, to Auburn and San Diego State, respectively.^[1]

2011–12 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown G 0 Doug Browman 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 176 lb (80 kg) Jr Montrose Christian Midlothian, VA G 1 Jontel Evans 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 188 lb (85 kg) Jr Bethel Hampton, VA G 2 Paul Jesperson 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 197 lb (89 kg) Fr Merrill Merrill, WI G 4 Ryan Wright 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 150 lb (68 kg) Fr Bullis School Upper Marlboro, MD C 5 Assene Sene (C) 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 239 lb (108 kg) Sr South Kent School Saint-Louis, Senegal G 11 Rob Vozenilek (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr St. Christopher's Richmond, VA G 12 Joe Harris 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 211 lb (96 kg) So Chelan Chelan, WA G 13 Sammy Zeglinski (C) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 184 lb (83 kg) Sr William Penn Charter Philadelphia, PA F 21 Angus Mitchell (W) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr St. John's School Houston, TX G 22 Malcolm Brogdon 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Greater Atlanta Christian Norcross, GA F 23 Mike Scott (C) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 237 lb (108 kg) RS Sr Deep Creek/Hargrave Military Chesapeake, VA G 24 KT Harrell 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 202 lb (92 kg) So Brewbaker Technology Raleigh, NC G 25 Akil Mitchell 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 234 lb (106 kg) So Charlotte Christian Charlotte, NC G 30 Thomas Rogers (W) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 209 lb (95 kg) So Fork Union Military Farmville, VA G 32 Darion Atkins 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 222 lb (101 kg) Fr Landon School Clinton, MD F 34 James Johnson 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 238 lb (108 kg) RS Fr Elsinore Wildomar, CA	Head coach Tony Bennett (Green Bay) Assistant coach(es) Ritchie McKay (Seattle Pacific) Ron Sanchez (SUNY-Oneonta) Jason Williford (Virginia) Strength and conditioning coach(es) Mike Curtis (Virginia) Athletic trainer(s) Ethan Saliba (Kansas) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: 14 October 2014

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
Nov. 13* 2:00 pm, ESPN3		South Carolina State	W 75–38	1–0	John Paul Jones Arena (8,954) Charlottesville, VA
Nov. 15* 7:00 pm, CSN+		Winthrop	W 69–48	2–0	John Paul Jones Arena (7,983) Charlottesville, VA
Nov. 18* 6:00 pm		vs. TCU Paradise Jam	L 55–57	2–1	Sports and Fitness Center (NA) Saint Thomas, USVI
Nov. 19* 3:30 pm		vs. Drexel Paradise Jam	W 49–35	3–1	Sports and Fitness Center (NA) Saint Thomas, USVI
Nov. 21* 7:00 pm		vs. Drake Paradise Jam	W 60–52	4–1	Sports and Fitness Center (2,322) Saint Thomas, USVI
Nov. 25* 7:00 pm, ESPNU		Green Bay	W 68–42	5–1	John Paul Jones Arena (9,113) Charlottesville, VA
Nov. 29* 7:00 pm, ESPN2		No. 15 Michigan ACC–Big Ten Challenge	W 70–58	6–1	John Paul Jones Arena (10,564) Charlottesville, VA
Dec. 3* 1:00 pm, ESPN3		Longwood	W 86–53	7–1	John Paul Jones Arena (8,352) Charlottesville, VA
Dec. 6* 7:00 pm, ESPN3		George Mason	W 68–48	8–1	John Paul Jones Arena (8,954) Charlottesville, VA
Dec. 18* 5:30 pm, FSN		at Oregon	W 67–54	9–1	Matthew Knight Arena (8,750) Eugene, OR
Dec. 21* 10:00 pm, RTNW	No. 24	at Seattle	W 83–77	10–1	KeyArena (3,541) Seattle, WA
Dec. 27* 7:00 pm	No. 23	Maryland Eastern Shore	W 69–42	11–1	John Paul Jones Arena (8,661) Charlottesville, VA
Dec. 30* 7:00 pm, ESPN3	No. 23	Towson	W 57–50	12–1	John Paul Jones Arena (8,751) Charlottesville, VA
Jan. 2* 7:00 pm, CST	No. 21	at LSU	W 57–52	13–1	Maravich Assembly Center (8,810) Baton Rouge, LA
Conference regular season
Jan. 7 6:00 pm, ESPNU	No. 21	Miami (FL)	W 52–51	14–1 (1–0)	John Paul Jones Arena (11,283) Charlottesville, VA
Jan. 12 9:00 pm, ESPN	No. 17	at No. 8 Duke	L 58–61	14–2 (1–1)	Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, NC
Jan. 19 8:00 pm, ACCN	No. 15	at Georgia Tech	W 70–38	15–2 (2–1)	Philips Arena (5,885) Atlanta, GA
Jan. 22 6:00 pm, ESPNU	No. 15	Virginia Tech	L 45–47	15–3 (2–2)	John Paul Jones Arena (14,021) Charlottesville, VA
Jan. 26 9:00 pm, ESPNU	No. 19	Boston College	W 66–49	16–3 (3–2)	John Paul Jones Arena (9,827) Charlottesville, VA
Jan. 28 8:00 pm, ESPN2	No. 19	at NC State	W 61–60	17–3 (4–2)	RBC Center (17,027) Raleigh, NC
Jan. 31 7:00 pm, ESPN2	No. 16	Clemson	W 65–61	18–3 (5–2)	John Paul Jones Arena (10,919) Charlottesville, VA
Feb. 4 1:00 pm, ACCN	No. 16	at No. 21 Florida State	L 55–58	18–4 (5–3)	Donald L. Tucker Center (11,757) Tallahassee, FL
Feb. 8 7:30 pm, ESPN3	No. 19	Wake Forest	W 68–44	19–4 (6–3)	John Paul Jones Arena (10,786) Charlottesville, VA
Feb. 11 1:00 pm, ACCN	No. 19	at No. 5 North Carolina	L 52–70	19–5 (6–4)	Dean E. Smith Center (20,496) Chapel Hill, NC
Feb. 14 7:00 pm, ESPNU	No. 22	at Clemson	L 48–60	19–6 (6–5)	Littlejohn Coliseum (10,000) Clemson, SC
Feb. 18 1:00 pm, ACCN	No. 22	Maryland	W 71–44	20–6 (7–5)	John Paul Jones Arena (14,101) Charlottesville, VA
Feb. 21 9:00 pm, ESPNU	No. 25	at Virginia Tech	W 61–59	21–6 (8–5)	Cassell Coliseum (9,656) Blacksburg, VA
Feb. 25 4:00 pm, ESPN	No. 25	No. 7 North Carolina	L 51–54	21–7 (8–6)	John Paul Jones Arena (14,273) Charlottesville, VA
Mar. 1 7:00 pm, ESPN2	No. 24	No. 22 Florida State	L 60–63	21–8 (8–7)	John Paul Jones Arena (11,807) Charlottesville, VA
Mar. 4 9:00 pm, ACCN	No. 24	at Maryland	W 75–72 OT	22–8 (9–7)	Comcast Center (16,497) College Park, MD
ACC Tournament
Mar. 9 2:00 pm, ESPN2/ACCN	(4)	vs. (5) NC State Quarterfinals	L 64–67	22–9	Philips Arena (19,520) Atlanta, GA
NCAA tournament
Mar. 16* 2:10 pm, TNT	(10 W)	vs. (7 W) No. 25 Florida Second Round	L 45–71	22–10	CenturyLink Center Omaha (16,494) Omaha, NE
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time (#) during NCAA Tournament is seed with Region.

Rankings

See also: 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings

Ranking movement
Legend: ██ Improvement in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. ██ Not ranked the previous week. RV=Others receiving votes.

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	Wk 19
AP	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	RV	24	23	21	16	15	19	16	19	22	25	24	RV	RV
Coaches	RV	RV	NR	NR	RV	RV	RV	24	23	17	17	21	18	20	22	RV	RV	RV	RV	NR

Team players drafted into the NBA

Year	Round	Pick	Player	NBA Club
2012	2	43	Mike Scott	Atlanta Hawks
2014	2	33	Joe Harris	Cleveland Cavaliers
2016	2	36	Malcolm Brogdon	Milwaukee Bucks