2011–12 Samford Bulldogs basketball team

The 2011–12 Samford Bulldogs basketball team represented Samford University during the 2011–12 college basketball season. This was head coach Jimmy Tillette's fifteenth season at Samford. The Bulldogs compete in the Southern Conference's North Division and played their home games at Pete Hanna Center. They finished the season 11–19, 8–10 on SoCon play to finish in a tie for third place in the North Division and lost in the first round of the Southern Conference Tournament to Furman.

2011–12 Samford Bulldogs men's basketball
ConferenceSouthern Conference
DivisionNorth
2011–12 record11–19 (8–10 SoCon)
Head coachJimmy Tillette
Assistant coaches
  • Paul Kelly
  • Lee Burgess
  • Terrence Johnson
Home arenaPete Hanna Center
2011–12 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
North
UNC Greensboro10–8 .556  13–19  .406
Elon9–9 .500  15–16  .484
Samford8–10 .444  11–19  .367
Western Carolina8–10 .444  17–18  .486
Appalachian State7–11 .389  13–18  .419
Chattanooga5–13 .278  11–21  .344
South
Davidson†16–2 .889  25–8  .758
Georgia Southern12–6 .667  15–15  .500
Wofford12–6 .667  19–14  .576
College of Charleston10–8 .556  19–12  .613
Furman8–10 .444  15–16  .484
The Citadel3–15 .167  6–24  .200
† SoCon Tournament winner
As of March 15, 2012; Rankings from AP Poll

Roster
# Name Height Weight (lbs.) Position Class Hometown
1 Drew Windler 6'9" 200 C So. South Milwaukee, WI
2 Brandon Hayman 6'3" 185 G Fr. Braselton, GA
5 Jeffrey Merritt 6'6" 205 G Sr. Oklahoma City, OK
10 Connor Miller 6'3" 175 G Fr. Stanley, WI
11 Raijon Kelly 6'4" 170 G Fr. Maplewood, MN
12 John Peterson 6'7" 195 F Sr. Boca Raton, FL
14 Kaylin Johnson 6'0" 180 G Sr. Baton Rouge, LA
15 Hamilton Bailey 6'4" 185 G So. Atlanta, GA
21 Gregg Wooten 6'2" 190 G Sr. Memphis, TN
23 Matthew Friday 6'8" 235 C Sr. Grapevine, TX
24 Will Cook 6'4" 185 G So. Dallas, TX
25 Devin McNeil 6'0" 180 G Fr. Birmingham, AL
33 Levi Barnes 6'10" 215 C So. Douglasville, GA
35 Tyler Hood 6'6" 200 F Fr. Kingston, TN

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Schedule and results
Date
time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/7/2011*
7:00 p.m.		 Berry W 87–47 
Pete Hanna Center (795[2])
Homewood, AL
Regular Season
11/12/2011*
8:00 p.m.		 Youngstown State L 69–76  0–1
 Pete Hanna Center (873[3])
Homewood, AL
11/18/2011*
7:00 p.m.		 at Jacksonville L 57–70  0–2
 Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena (1,955[4])
Jacksonville, FL
11/22/2011*
8:00 p.m.		 Georgia State L 47–55  0–3
 Pete Hanna Center (482[5])
Homewood, AL
11/26/2011*
8:00 p.m.		 at Texas–Arlington W 71–69  1–3
 Texas Hall (697[6])
Arlington, TX
12/1/2011
8:00 p.m.		 Western Carolina L 71–75  1–4
(0–1)		 Pete Hanna Center (821[7])
Homewood, AL
12/5/2011*
8:00 p.m.		 Texas-San Antonio L 52–74  1–5
 Pete Hanna Center (527[8])
Homewood, AL
12/7/2011
8:00 p.m.		 Mercer L 78–83 OT 1–6
 Pete Hanna Center (1,036[9])
Homewood, AL
12/10/2011*
5:00 p.m.		 Lindsey Wilson W 82–56  2–6
 Pete Hanna Center (972)
Homewood, AL
12/17/2011*
5:00 p.m.		 Spring Hill W 90–64  3–6
 Pete Hanna Center (972[10])
Homewood, AL
12/20/2011*
7:00 p.m., ESPN2		 at No. 3 Kentucky L 50–82  3–7
 Rupp Arena (21,984[11])
Lexington, KY
12/28/2011*
8:00 p.m.		 at Sam Houston State L 58–74  3–8
 Johnson Coliseum (788[12])
Huntsville, TX
12/31/2011*
2:00 p.m., ESPN3		 at Maryland L 63–75  3–9
 Comcast Center (11,429[13])
College Park, MD
1/5/2012
8:00 p.m.		 Appalachian State L 63–68  3–10
(0–2)		 Pete Hanna Center (584[14])
Homewood, AL
1/7/2012
7:05 p.m.		 at The Citadel L 62–73  3–11
(0–3)		 McAlister Field House (1,023[15])
Charleston, SC
1/12/2012
7:00 p.m.		 at Georgia Southern L 53–58  3–12
(0–4)		 Hanner Fieldhouse (1,372[16])
Statesboro, GA
1/14/2012
5:00 p.m.		 Chattanooga W 81–70  4–12
(1–4)		 Pete Hanna Center (1,012[17])
Homewood, AL
1/19/2012
7:00 p.m.		 at Elon W 86–80  5–12
(2–4)		 Alumni Gym (986[18])
Elon, NC
1/22/2012
2:00 p.m.		 at UNC Greensboro L 60–61  5–13
(2–5)		 Greensboro Coliseum (2,328[19])
Greensboro, NC
1/26/2012
8:00 p.m., ESPN3		 Georgia Southern W 57–55  6–13
(3–5)		 Pete Hanna Center (902[20])
Homewood, AL
1/28/2012
5:00 p.m.		 Davidson W 77–74  7–13
(4–6)		 Pete Hanna Center (1,257[21])
Homewood, AL
1/30/2012
8:00 p.m.		 College of Charleston L 52–68  7–14
(4–7)		 Pete Hanna Center (1,052[22])
Homewood, AL
2/2/2012
6:00 p.m.		 at Appalachian State W 53–52  8–14
(5–6)		 Holmes Center (1,022[23])
Boone, NC
2/4/2012
2:00 p.m.		 at Wofford W 66–61  9–14
(6–6)		 Benjamin Johnson Arena (2,012[24])
Spartanburg, SC
2/9/2012
8:00 p.m.		 UNC Greensboro L 69–71  9–15
(6–7)		 Pete Hanna Center (1,048)
Homewood, AL
2/11/2012
5:00 p.m.		 Elon W 87–78  10–15
(7–7)		 Pete Hanna Center (2,572)
Homewood, AL
2/15/2012
7:00 p.m.		 at Davidson L 54–81  10–16
(7–8)		 John M. Belk Arena (3,686)
Davidson, NC
2/18/2012
5:00 p.m.		 Furman W 55–49  11–16
(8–8)		 Pete Hanna Center (1,204)
Homewood, AL
2/23/2012
7:00 p.m.		 at Western Carolina L 77–79  11–17
(8–9)		 Ramsey Center (1,097)
Cullowhee, NC
2/25/2012
8:00 p.m.		 at Chattanooga L 78–86  11–18
(8–10)		 McKenzie Arena (4,120)
Chattanooga, TN
Southern Conference Tournament
3/2/2012
6:00 p.m.		 vs. Furman
First Round		 L 66–75  11–19
 U.S. Cellular Center (4,741)
Asheville, NC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

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