2011–12 Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball team

The 2011–12 Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball team (variously "Alabama", "UA", "Bama" or "The Tide") represented the University of Alabama in the 2011–12 college basketball season. The team's head coach was Anthony Grant, in his third season at Alabama after posting a 25–12 record the previous year. The team played their home games at Coleman Coliseum in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, as a member of the Southeastern Conference. This was the 99th season of basketball in the school's history. They finished the season 21–12 overall, 9–7 SEC play, and finished in 5th place. They were defeated by Florida in the quarterfinals of the 2012 SEC Men's Basketball Tournament, and they lost to Creighton in the 2012 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament second round.

2011–12 Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball
NCAA Tournament Midwest Region, #9 seed, Second Round
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
2011–12 record21–12 (9–7 SEC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaColeman Coliseum
(Capacity: 15,316)
2011–12 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 1 Kentucky16–0 1.000  38–2  .950
No. 25 Florida10–6 .625  26–11  .703
No. 20 Vanderbilt †10–6 .625  25–11  .694
Tennessee10–6 .625  19–15  .559
Alabama9–7 .563  21–12  .636
Mississippi State8–8 .500  21–12  .636
Ole Miss8–8 .500  20–14  .588
LSU7–9 .438  18–15  .545
Arkansas6–10 .375  18–14  .563
Auburn5–11 .313  15–16  .484
Georgia5–11 .313  15–17  .469
South Carolina2–14 .125  10–21  .323
† 2012 SEC Tournament winner
As of April 2, 2012; Rankings from AP Poll

Pre-season

The 2010–11 season was the second under head coach Anthony Grant. The Tide finished the season 25–12 (12–4 SEC), winning the Southeastern Conference Western Division, and finishing second in the 2011 National Invitation Tournament. The Crimson Tide had four players graduate and two transfer after the season ended. They also brought in five freshman recruits and one junior college transfer, finishing fifth in Rivals.com team recruiting rankings.[1]

Class of 2011 signees
US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Trevor Lacey
G		 Huntsville, Alabama S.R. Butler HS 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) May 18, 2011 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 96
Levi Randolph
G		 Madison, Alabama Bob Jones HS 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 180 lb (82 kg) May 20, 2010 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 96
Nick Jacobs
F		 Atlanta, Georgia South Atlanta HS 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 255 lb (116 kg) Oct 26, 2010 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 92
Rodney Cooper
F		 Seale, Alabama Russell County HS 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) May 20, 2010 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 91
Moussa Gueye
C		 Dakar, Senegal Lake Land CC 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Oct 4, 2010 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 88
Retin Obasohan
G		 Antwerp, Belgium K.A. Redingenhof 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 205 lb (93 kg) May 20, 2011 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: N/A
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 14   Rivals: 5  ESPN: 13
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, 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:

  • "Alabama Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2011-05-25.
  • "2011 Alabama Basketball Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved 2011-05-25.
  • "ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2011-05-25.
  • "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved 2011-05-25.
  • "2011 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2011-05-25.

    Roster
    2011–12 Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball team
    PlayersCoaches
    Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
    F 1 JaMychal Green 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)228 lb (103 kg) Sr Montgomery, Alabama
    G 2 Charles Hankerson 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)210 lb (95 kg) So Miami, Florida
    G 3 Trevor Lacey 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)190 lb (86 kg) Fr Huntsville, Alabama
    C 4 Carl Engström 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)250 lb (113 kg) So Ystad, Sweden
    F 5 Tony Mitchell (S) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)210 lb (95 kg) Jr Swainsboro, Georgia
    G 10 Ben Eblen 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)191 lb (87 kg) Jr Isle of Palms, South Carolina
    G 12 Trevor Releford 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)180 lb (82 kg) So Shawnee Mission, Kansas
    F 13 Dakota Slaughter 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)215 lb (98 kg) Fr Fishers, Indiana
    C 14 Moussa Gueye 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)280 lb (127 kg) So Dakar, Senegal
    F 15 Nick Jacobs 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)255 lb (116 kg) Fr Atlanta
    G 20 Levi Randolph 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)185 lb (84 kg) Fr Madison, Alabama
    F 21 Rodney Cooper 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)205 lb (93 kg) Fr Phenix City, Alabama
    G 22 Andrew Steele 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)230 lb (104 kg) Jr Birmingham, Alabama
    G 32 Retin Obasohan 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)205 lb (93 kg) Fr Antwerp, Belgium
    Head coach
    Assistant coach(es)
    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • (W) Walk-on

    Source: Rolltide.com 2011–12 Roster[2]

    Depth chart
    Pos. Starting 5 Bench 1 Bench 2
    C JaMychal Green Carl Engstrom Moussa Gueye
    PF Nick Jacobs Rodney Cooper
    SF Tony Mitchell Charles Hankerson
    SG Levi Randolph Trevor Lacey
    PG Trevor Releford Ben Eblen Retin Obasohan

    Suspensions

    Following the February 4 victory against Ole Miss, Tony Mitchell, the team's second leading scorer, was suspended indefinitely due to "conduct detrimental to the team."[3] In the next game, Alabama went on the road to defeat Auburn by a record 18 points, but prior to that Saturday's game against LSU Grant suspended 3 more players for a "violation of team rules."[4] This time it was the Crimson Tide's senior leading scorer JaMychal Green, starting PG Trevor Releford and Andrew Steele. With its top three leading scorers out and only one upperclassmen left on the bench, the shorthanded Crimson Tide fell to the LSU Tigers. Releford and Steele returned the following game to face the Florida Gators on February 14, but Green and Mitchell remained suspended. On February 20, Grant announced that Green was returning to practice and Mitchell would remain suspended for the duration of the season.[5] Green did not play in the February 23 game against Arkansas. He finally saw game action again on February 25 at home against Mississippi State.

    Schedule and results
    Date
    time, TV    		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
    city, state
    Exhibition
    Nov. 7*
    7:00 p.m.    		 No. 19 Alabama-Huntsville W 67–60 
    		 21 – Green  10 – Mitchell  4 – Mitchell  Coleman Coliseum (11,662)
    Tuscaloosa, AL
    Non-Conference Regular Season
    Nov. 11*
    7:00 p.m.    		 No. 19 North Florida W 64–44  1–0
    		  18 – Green  10 – Mitchell  3 – Releford  Coleman Coliseum (11,754)
    Tuscaloosa, AL
    Nov. 14*
    7:00 p.m.    		 No. 16 Oakland W 74–57  2–0
    		  18 – Green  9 – Mitchell  4 – Mitchell  Coleman Coliseum (9,876)
    Tuscaloosa, AL
    Nov. 17*
    4:00 p.m., ESPN2    		 No. 16 vs. Maryland
    Puerto Rico Tip-Off    		 W 62–42  3–0
    		  17 – Mitchell  11 – Mitchell  3 – Lacey  Coliseo de Puerto Rico (5,322)
    San Juan, PR
    Nov. 18*
    8:00 p.m., ESPN2    		 No. 16 vs. Wichita State
    Puerto Rico Tip-Off    		 W 70–60  4–0
    		  26 – Mitchell  12 – Green  4 – Releford  Coliseo de Puerto Rico (6,375)
    San Juan, PR
    Nov. 20*
    6:30 p.m., ESPN2    		 No. 16 vs. Purdue
    Puerto Rico Tip-Off    		 W 65–56  5–0
    		  20 – Releford  10 – Mitchell  5 – Releford  Coliseo de Puerto Rico (11,297)
    San Juan, PR
    Nov. 23*
    7:00 p.m.    		 No. 13 Alabama A&M W 82–45  6–0
    		  16 – Hankerson  10 – Jacobs  4 – Eblen  Coleman Coliseum (10,385)
    Tuscaloosa, AL
    Nov. 27*
    8:30 p.m., ESPNU    		 No. 13 VCU W 72–64  7–0
    		  21 – Green  14 – Green  2 – Green  Coleman Coliseum (10,500)
    Tuscaloosa, AL
    Dec. 1*
    8:30 p.m., ESPN2    		 No. 12 Georgetown
    SEC–Big East Invitational    		 L 55–57  7–1
    		  20 – Mitchell  11 – Mitchell  6 – Releford  Coleman Coliseum (15,383)
    Tuscaloosa, AL
    Dec. 7*
    6:00 p.m.    		 No. 16 at Dayton L 62–74  7–2
    		  18 – Mitchell  4 – Mitchell  4 – Lacey  UD Arena (13,102)
    Dayton, Ohio
    Dec. 11*
    5:00 p.m., ESPNU    		 No. 16 Detroit W 62–54  8–2
    		  21 – Green  8 – Mitchell  5 – Releford  Coleman Coliseum (10,011)
    Tuscaloosa, AL
    Dec. 17*
    9:00 p.m., ESPNU    		 No. 23 vs. Kansas State L 58–71  8–3
    		  20 – Green  9 – Green  6 – Releford  Sprint Center (16,685)
    Kansas City, Missouri
    Dec. 21*
    8:00 p.m., ESPN2    		 vs. Oklahoma State W 69–52  9–3
    		  19 – Releford  11 – Mitchell  5 – Randolph  BJCC (13,808)
    Birmingham, Alabama
    Dec. 29*
    8:00 p.m., CSS    		 Jacksonville W 72–55  10–3
    		  18 – Releford  8 – Randolph  4 – Releford  Coleman Coliseum (12,527)
    Tuscaloosa, AL
    Jan. 3*
    8:00 p.m., ESPNU    		 at Georgia Tech W 73–48  11–3
    		  17 – Releford  6 – Mitchell  5 – Lacey  Philips Arena (5,738)
    Atlanta
    SEC Regular Season
    Jan. 7
    6:00 p.m., FSN    		 at Georgia W 74–59  12–3
    (1–0)    		  19 – Lacey  10 – Green  5 – Green  Stegeman Coliseum (7,776)
    Athens, Georgia
    Jan. 11
    8:00 p.m.    		 LSU W 69–53  13–3
    (2–0)    		  20 – Releford  10 – Mitchell  4 – Mitchell  Coleman Coliseum (14,245)
    Tuscaloosa, AL
    Jan. 14
    3:00 p.m., SECN    		 at No. 20 Mississippi State L 52–56  13–4
    (2–1)    		  14 – Green  10 – Mitchell  3 – Green  Humphrey Coliseum (9,539)
    Starkville, Mississippi
    Jan. 19
    6:00 p.m., ESPN    		 Vanderbilt L 59–69  13–5
    (2–2)    		  14 – Releford  8 – Green  4 – Mitchell  Coleman Coliseum (12,202)
    Tuscaloosa, AL
    Jan. 21
    11:00 a.m., CBS    		 at No. 2 Kentucky L 71–77  13–6 (2–3)
    		  22 – Green  12 – Green  5 – Lacey  Rupp Arena (24,246)
    Lexington, Kentucky
    Jan. 25
    7:00 p.m., SECN    		 at South Carolina L 54–56  13–7
    (2–4)    		  12 – Randolph  8 – Mitchell  3 – Releford  Colonial Life Arena (7,807)
    Columbia, South Carolina
    Jan. 28
    12:30 p.m., SECN    		 Arkansas W 72–66  14–7
    (3–4)    		  18 – Releford  8 – Green  6 – Steele  Coleman Coliseum (13,145)
    Tuscaloosa, AL
    Feb. 4
    7:00 p.m., ESPN2    		 Ole Miss W 69–67 2OT 15–7
    (4–4)    		  16 – Green  12 – Green  4 – Releford  Coleman Coliseum (12,711)
    Tuscaloosa, AL
    Feb. 7
    8:00 p.m., ESPNU    		 at Auburn W 68–50  16–7 (5–4)
    		  19 – Green  7 – Green  6 – Steele  Auburn Arena (8,154)
    Auburn, AL
    Feb. 11
    6:00 p.m., ESPN2    		 at LSU L 58–67  16–8 (5–5)
    		  28 – Cooper  5 – Randolph  3 – Eblen  Maravich Assembly Center (10,282)
    Baton Rouge, Louisiana
    Feb. 14
    6:00 p.m., ESPN    		 No. 14 Florida L 52–61  16–9 (5–6)
    		  11 – Steele  9 – Randolph  3 – Steele  Coleman Coliseum (12,187)
    Tuscaloosa, AL
    Feb. 18
    12:30 p.m., SECN    		 Tennessee W 61–52  17–9 (6–6)
    		  18 – Lacey  7 – Engstrom  7 – Steele  Coleman Coliseum (12,988)
    Tuscaloosa, AL
    Feb. 23
    6:00 p.m., ESPN    		 at Arkansas W 79–68  18–9 (7–6)
    		  17 – Cooper  6 – Steele  3 – Randolph  Bud Walton Arena (12,320)
    Fayetteville, Arkansas
    Feb. 25
    5:00 p.m., ESPN    		 Mississippi State W 67–50  19–9 (8–6)
    		  18 – Randolph  7 – Randolph  4 – (2 tied)  Coleman Coliseum (13,774)
    Tuscaloosa, AL
    Feb. 29
    7:00 p.m., SECN    		 Auburn W 55–49  20–9 (9–6)
    		  15 – Green  10 – Green   – Randolph  Coleman Coliseum (14,253)
    Tuscaloosa, AL
    Mar. 3
    3:00 p.m., SECN    		 at Ole Miss L 51–60  20–10 (9–7)
    		  12 – Releford  13 – Green  7 – Steele  Tad Smith Coliseum (6,339)
    Oxford, Mississippi
    2012 SEC Tournament
    Mar. 8
    2:30 p.m., SECN    		 vs. South Carolina
    First round    		 W 63–57   21–10
    		  15 – Lacey  7 – Green  3 – Steele  New Orleans Arena (10,703)
    New Orleans
    Mar. 9
    2:30 p.m., SECN    		 vs. #22 Florida
    Quarterfinals    		 L 63–66  21–11
    		  22 – Green  10 – Green  4 – Green  New Orleans Arena (18,207)
    New Orleans
    2012 NCAA Tournament
    Mar. 16
    2:40 p.m., TBS    		 No. (MW 9) vs. No. 19 (MW 8) Creighton
    Midwest Region Second Round    		 L 57–58  21–12
    		  14 – Releford  6 – Green  4 – Releford  Greensboro Coliseum (15,880)
    Greensboro, North Carolina
    *Non-Conference Game. Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Central Time. (#) Number seeded with region.

    Source: 2011–12 Schedule. Rolltide.com

    Rankings
    Main article: 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings
    Ranking Movement
    Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
    PollPreWk 1Wk 2Wk 3Wk 4Wk 5Wk 6Wk 7Wk 8Wk 9Wk 10Wk 11Wk 12Wk 13Wk 14Wk 15Wk 16Wk 17Wk 18Final
    AP 19 16 13 12 16 23 NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR
    Coaches 17 15 13 12 15 21 NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR

    See also

    References
    1. Tide, Jayhawks Climb in team Ranking
    2. 2011–12 Roster. Rolltide.com
    3. Mitchell suspended
    4. Three more players suspended, Tide falls to LSU
    5. Tony Mitchell suspended rest of season
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