2011–12 Colorado Buffaloes men's basketball team

2011–12 Colorado Buffaloes men's basketball
2011–12 Colorado Buffaloes men's basketball
Pac-12 tournament champions
NCAA tournament, Round of 32
Conference	Pac-12 Conference
Record	24–12 (11–7 Pac–12)
Head coach	Tad Boyle;
Assistant coaches	Tom Abatemarco; Jean Prioleau; Mike Rohn;
Home arena	Coors Events Center
	Seasons ← 2010–11 2012–13 →

2011–12 Pac-12 Conference
men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Washington	14	–	4	.778	24	–	11	.686
California	13	–	5	.722	24	–	10	.706
Oregon	13	–	5	.722	24	–	10	.706
Arizona	12	–	6	.667	23	–	12	.657
Colorado †	11	–	7	.611	24	–	12	.667
UCLA	11	–	7	.611	19	–	14	.576
Stanford	10	–	8	.556	26	–	11	.703
Oregon State	7	–	11	.389	21	–	15	.583
Washington State	7	–	11	.389	19	–	18	.514
Arizona State	6	–	12	.333	10	–	21	.323
Utah	3	–	15	.167	6	–	25	.194
USC	1	–	17	.056	6	–	26	.188

† Conference tournament winner As of March 8, 2012 Rankings from AP poll

The 2011–12 Colorado Buffaloes men's basketball team represented the University of Colorado in the 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Head coach Tad Boyle was in his second season at Colorado. This was their first year as members of the Pac-12 Conference. They finished the regular season with 24–12 overall, 11–7 in Pac-12 play. They won the 2012 Pac-12 Conference men's basketball tournament and earned a trip to the 2012 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament with an 11 seed in south. They defeated UNLV in the second round before they lost to Baylor in the third round.^[1]^[2]

Roster

#	Name	Height	Weight (lbs.)	Position	Class	Hometown	Previous School
0	Askia Booker	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	160 pounds (73 kg)	G	Fr.	Los Angeles, California	Price HS
1	Nate Tomlinson	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 pounds (86 kg)	G	Sr.	Sydney	Lee Academy
2	Shannon Sharpe	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	200 pounds (91 kg)	G	So.	Corona, California	Centennial HS
15	Shane Harris-Tunks	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	225 pounds (102 kg)	F/C	RS So.	Liverpool, New South Wales	Australian Institute of Sport
21	André Roberson	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	195 pounds (88 kg)	G	So.	San Antonio, Texas	Wagner HS
23	Sabatino Chen	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	180 pounds (82 kg)	G	Sr.	Louisville, Colorado	University of Denver
25	Spencer Dinwiddie	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	160 pounds (73 kg)	G	Fr.	Woodland Hills, California	Taft HS
30	Carlon Brown	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	215 pounds (98 kg)	G	RS Sr.	Riverside, California	University of Utah
31	Jeremy Adams	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	215 pounds (98 kg)	G	So.	Madison, Mississippi	Navarro JC
32	Ben Mills	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	215 pounds (98 kg)	C	So.	Hartland, Wisconsin	Arrowhead HS
33	Austin Dufault	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	230 pounds (100 kg)	F	Sr.	Killdeer, North Dakota	Killdeer HS
55	Trey Eckloff	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	235 pounds (107 kg)	F	Sr.	Englewood, Colorado	Cherry Creek HS

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
November 11, 2011* 8:00 pm		Fort Lewis	W 85–57	1–0	Coors Events Center (7,925) Boulder, CO
November 17, 2011* 5:30 pm, ESPNU		vs. Wichita State Puerto Rico Tip-Off semi-finals	L 58–67	1–1	José Miguel Agrelot Coliseum (5,322) San Juan, PR
November 19, 2011* 4:30 pm		vs. Maryland Puerto Rico Tip-Off loser bracket	L 71–78	1–2	José Miguel Agrelot Coliseum (N/A) San Juan, PR
November 20, 2011* 9:30 am		vs. Western Michigan Puerto Rico Tip-Off 7th place game	W 81–76	2–2	José Miguel Agrelot Coliseum (N/A) San Juan, PR
November 23, 2011* 7:00 pm, The Mtn.		at Air Force	W 76–73 ^OT	3–2	Clune Arena (3,834) Colorado Springs, CO
November 28, 2011* 6:30 pm, FSN		Georgia	W 70–68	4–2	Coors Events Center (6,453) Boulder, CO
November 30, 2011* 6:00 pm, The Mtn.		at Colorado State	L 64–65	4–3	Moby Arena (6,481) Fort Collins, CO
July 12, 2011* 7:00 pm		Fresno State	W 71–64	5–3	Coors Events Center (5,562) Boulder, CO
September 12, 2011* 7:00 pm, RTRM		Wyoming	L 54–65	5–4	Coors Events Center (7,049) Boulder, CO
December 19, 2011* 7:00 pm		Cal State Bakersfield	W 70–64	6–4	Coors Events Center (5,531) Boulder, CO
December 22, 2011* 7:00 pm		Texas Southern	W 56–51	7–4	Coors Events Center (4,621) Boulder, CO
December 28, 2011* 7:00 pm, RTRM		New Orleans	W 92–34	8–4	Coors Events Center (5,277) Boulder, CO
December 31, 2011 4:00 pm, RTRM		Utah	W 73–33	9–4 (1–0)	Coors Events Center (6,491) Boulder, CO
May 1, 2012 7:00 pm, RTRM		Washington	W 87–69	10–4 (2–0)	Coors Events Center (7,110) Boulder, CO
July 1, 2012 2:00 pm, FSN		Washington State	W 71–60	11–4 (3–0)	Coors Events Center (8,518) Boulder, CO
December 1, 2012 9:00 pm, CSNCA		at California	L 50–57	11–5 (3–1)	Haas Pavilion (7,577) Berkeley, CA
January 14, 2012 2:00 pm, FSN		at Stanford	L 64–84	11–6 (3–2)	Maples Pavilion (5,850) Stanford, CA
January 19, 2012 6:30 pm, RTRM		Arizona State	W 69–54	12–6 (4–2)	Coors Events Center (8,278) Boulder, CO
January 21, 2012 4:00 pm, RTRM		Arizona	W 64–63	13–6 (5–2)	Coors Events Center (11,056) Boulder, CO
January 26, 2012 8:30 pm		at USC	W 74–50	14–6 (6–2)	Galen Center (3,147) Los Angeles, CA
January 28, 2012 2:00 pm, PT		at UCLA	L 60–77	14–7 (6–3)	LA Sports Arena (9,253) Los Angeles, CA
February 2, 2012 7:00 pm		Oregon State	W 82–60	15–7 (7–3)	Coors Events Center (7,858) Boulder, CO
April 2, 2012 7:00 pm, RTRM		Oregon	W 72–71	16–7 (8–3)	Coors Events Center (11,052) Boulder, CO
September 2, 2012 7:00 pm, ESPN		at Arizona	L 57–71	16–8 (8–4)	McKale Center (14,225) Tucson, AZ
November 2, 2012 4:30 pm, RTRM		at Arizona State	W 63–49	17–8 (9–4)	Wells Fargo Arena (5,201) Tempe, AZ
February 18, 2012 3:00 pm, FSN		at Utah	W 55–48	18–8 (10–4)	Jon M. Huntsman Center (N/A) Salt Lake City, UT
February 23, 2012 8:30 pm, FSN		Stanford	L 50–74	18–9 (10–5)	Coors Events Center (11,036) Boulder, CO
February 26, 2012 3:30 pm, FSN		California	W 70–57	19–9 (11–5)	Coors Events Center (11,043) Boulder, CO
January 3, 2012 8:30 pm, FSN		at Oregon	L 81–90	19–10 (11–6)	Matthew Knight Arena (10,056) Eugene, OR
March 3, 2012 2:00 pm, FSN		at Oregon State	L 69–83	19–11 (11–7)	Gill Coliseum (4,326) Corvallis, OR
Pac-12 tournament
July 3, 2012 9:40 pm, FSN		vs. Utah First round	W 53–41	20–11	Staples Center (6,747) Los Angeles, CA
August 3, 2012 9:40 pm, FSN		vs. Oregon Quarter-finals	W 63–62	21–11	Staples Center (9,317) Los Angeles, CA
September 3, 2012 9:40 pm, FSN		vs. California Semi-finals	W 70–59	22–11	Staples Center (11,615) Los Angeles, CA
October 3, 2012 4:10 pm, CBS		vs. Arizona Championship Game	W 53–51	23–11	Staples Center (11,197) Los Angeles, CA
2012 NCAA tournament
March 15, 2012* 7:57 pm, truTV	No. (S 11)	vs. No. 23 (S 6) UNLV Second round	W 68–64	24–11	The Pit (15,674) Albuquerque, NM
March 17, 2012* 6:40 pm, TNT	No. (S 11)	vs. No. 9 (S 3) Baylor Third round	L 63–80	24–12	The Pit (12,128) Albuquerque, NM
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from Coaches' Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Mountain Time (#) during NCAA Tournament is seed with Region.

References

^ "CU holds off UNLV for 68-64 victory". The Denver Post. March 15, 2012. Retrieved February 5, 2024.
^ Kensler, Tom (March 17, 2012). "CU Buffs eliminated from NCAA Tournament by Baylor". The Denver Post. Retrieved February 5, 2024.

[1] "CU holds off UNLV for 68-64 victory". The Denver Post. March 15, 2012. Retrieved February 5, 2024.

[2] Kensler, Tom (March 17, 2012). "CU Buffs eliminated from NCAA Tournament by Baylor". The Denver Post. Retrieved February 5, 2024.

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