2011–12 NC State Wolfpack men's basketball team

The 2011–12 NC State Wolfpack men's basketball team represented NC State University in the 2011–12 men's college basketball season. The team was led by Mark Gottfried and played its home games at the RBC Center in Raleigh, NC as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference. They finished the season 24-13 overall, 9-7 in ACC play, finishing in a three-way tie for fourth place. As a No. 5 seed in the 2012 ACC Men's Basketball Tournament, they defeated Boston College in the first round and Virginia in the quarterfinals before falling to North Carolina in the semifinals. They received an at large bid to the 2012 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament, where they beat San Diego State in the second round and Georgetown in the third round before falling to Kansas in the Sweet Sixteen.

2011–12 NC State Wolfpack men's basketball
NCAA Tournament, Sweet Sixteen
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 20
2011–12 record24–13 (9–7 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaPNC Arena
201112 ACC men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 6 North Carolina142 .875  326  .842
No. 14 Duke133 .813  277  .794
No. 15 Florida State124 .750  2510  .714
Virginia97 .563  2210  .688
No. 20 NC State97 .563  2413  .649
Miami (FL)97 .563  2013  .606
Clemson88 .500  1615  .516
Maryland610 .375  1715  .531
Virginia Tech412 .250  1617  .485
Wake Forest412 .250  1318  .419
Georgia Tech412 .250  1120  .355
Boston College412 .250  922  .290
2012 ACC Tournament winner
As of April 3, 2012; Rankings from Coaches Poll

Class of 2011 Commits

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Tyler Harris
PF
Dix Hills, New York St. Benedict's Prep (NJ) 6 ft 7.5 in (2.02 m) 186 lb (84 kg) Nov 3, 2010 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 92
Jaqawn Raymond
SG
Statesboro, Georgia Statesboro High School (GA) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Mar 6, 2011 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 87
Thomas De Thaey
PF
Dendermonde, Belgium Canarias Basketball Academy (CI) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 235 lb (107 kg) May 18, 2011 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 40
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A  ESPN: N/A
  • 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:

  • "N.C. State Basketball Commitment List". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2011-11-24.
  • "North Carolina State College Basketball Recruiting Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved 2011-11-24.
  • "2011 Player Commits". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2011-11-24.
  • "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved 2011-11-24.
  • "2011 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2011-11-24.

    Roster

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    No. Position Player
    0 C DeShawn Painter
    1 F Richard Howell
    2 G Lorenzo Brown
    3 G Alex Johnson
    5 F C. J. Leslie
    10 G Jaqawn Raymond
    13 F Thomas de Thaey
    14 C Jordan Vandenberg
    15 F Scott Wood
    20 G Jay Lewis
    21 G C. J. Williams
    22 G Ben Amos
    25 F Kendall Smith
    30 G Staats Battle
    34 F Tyler Harris

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    Schedule and results

    Date
    time, TV
    Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
    city, state
    Exhibition
    November 7, 2011*
    7:00pm
    Flagler W 102–61 
    RBC Center (N/A)
    Raleigh, NC
    Regular Season
    November 11, 2011*
    7:00pm
    UNC Asheville W 84–75  1–0
    RBC Center (12,441[2])
    Raleigh, NC
    November 13, 2011*
    6:00pm, ESPN3
    Morehead State W 91–61  2–0
    RBC Center (10,082[3])
    Raleigh, NC
    November 16th, 2011*
    7:00pm, ESPNU
    Princeton W 60–58  3–0
    RBC Center (12,140[4])
    Raleigh, NC
    November 19, 2011*
    6:30pm, ESPN3
    vs. No. 18 Vanderbilt
    Legends Classic
    L 79–86  3–1
    Izod Center (N/A)
    East Rutherford, NJ
    November 21, 2011*
    6:30pm, ESPN3
    vs. Texas
    Legends Classic
    W 77–74  4–1
    Izod Center (N/A)
    East Rutherford, NJ
    November 25, 2011*
    7:00pm, ESPN3
    Elon W 82–67  5–1
    Reynolds Coliseum (7,315[5])
    Raleigh, NC
    November 30, 2011*
    7:15pm, ESPN2
    Indiana
    ACC-Big Ten Challenge
    L 75–86  5–2
    RBC Center (16,597[6])
    Raleigh, NC
    December 4, 2011*
    4:00pm, FSN
    at Stanford L 72–76  5–3
    Maples Pavilion (5,871[7])
    Stanford, CA
    December 11, 2011*
    3:00pm, ESPN3
    NC Central W 65–60  6–3
    Reynolds Coliseum (4,018[8])
    Raleigh, NC
    December 17, 2011*
    6:30pm, ESPN2
    No. 1 Syracuse L 72–88  6–4
    RBC Center (19,400)
    Raleigh, NC
    December 20, 2011*
    7:00pm
    vs. St. Bonaventure
    Fibertech Classic
    W 67–65  7–4
    Blue Cross Arena (5,802)
    Rochester, NY
    December 22, 2011*
    7:00pm, ESPN3
    Northeastern W 88–59  8–4
    RBC Center (11,652)
    Raleigh, NC
    December 29, 2011*
    7:00pm, ESPN3
    Campbell W 87–81  9–4
    Reynolds Coliseum (7,734)
    Raleigh, NC
    December 31, 2011*
    2:00pm, ESPN3
    Western Carolina W 82–55  10–4
    RBC Center (13,429)
    Raleigh, NC
    January 4, 2012*
    7:00pm
    Delaware State W 78–44  11–4
    RBC Center (10,159)
    Raleigh, NC
    ACC Regular Season
    January 8, 2012
    6:00pm, ESPNU
    Maryland W 79–74  12–4 (1–0)
    RBC Center (18,057)
    Raleigh, NC
    January 11, 2012
    9:00pm, RSN
    Georgia Tech L 71–82  12–5 (1–1)
    RBC Center (14,072)
    Raleigh, NC
    January 14, 2012
    1:00pm, RSN
    at Wake Forest W 76–40  13–5 (2–1)
    LJVM Coliseum (11,101)
    Winston-Salem, NC
    January 19, 2012
    8:00pm, ACC Network
    Boston College W 76–62  14–5 (3–1)
    RBC Center (16,051)
    Raleigh, NC
    January 22, 2012
    12:00pm, ACC Network
    at Miami (FL) W 78–73  15–5 (4–1)
    BankUnited Center (4,371)
    Coral Gables, FL
    January 26, 2012
    7:00pm, ESPN
    at No. 7 North Carolina
    Carolina-State Rivalry
    L 55–74  15–6 (4–2)
    Smith Center (21,750)
    Chapel Hill, NC
    January 28, 2012
    8:00pm, ESPN2
    No. 19 Virginia L 60–61  15–7 (4–3)
    RBC Center (17,027)
    Raleigh, NC
    February 1, 2012
    8:00pm, RSN
    at Boston College W 56–51  16–7 (5–3)
    Conte Forum (3,611)
    Chestnut Hill, MA
    February 4, 2012
    1:00pm, ACC Network
    Wake Forest W 87–76  17–7 (6–3)
    RBC Center (15,525)
    Raleigh, NC
    February 9, 2012
    7:00pm, ESPNU
    at Georgia Tech W 61–52  18–7 (7–3)
    Philips Arena (5,439)
    Atlanta, GA
    February 16, 2012
    9:00pm, ACC Network
    at No. 5 Duke L 73–78  18–8 (7–4)
    Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314)
    Durham, NC
    February 18, 2012
    1:00pm, ACC Network
    No. 20 Florida State L 62–76  18–9 (7–5)
    RBC Center (17,547)
    Raleigh, NC
    February 21, 2012
    8:00pm, ACC Network
    No. 7 North Carolina L 74–86  18–10 (7–6)
    RBC Center (19,710)
    Raleigh, NC
    February 25, 2012
    2:30pm, ACC Network
    at Clemson L 69–72  18–11 (7–7)
    Littlejohn Coliseum (10,000)
    Clemson, SC
    February 29, 2012
    9:00pm, RSN
    Miami (FL) W 77–73  19–11 (8–7)
    RBC Center (14,682)
    Raleigh, NC
    March 4, 2012
    6:00pm, ESPNU
    at Virginia Tech W 70–58  20–11 (9–7)
    Cassell Coliseum (9,847)
    Blacksburg, VA
    2012 ACC Men's Basketball Tournament
    March 8, 2012
    2:00pm, ESPNU/ACC Network
    vs. Boston College
    First Round
    W 78–57  21–11
    Philips Arena (19,520)
    Atlanta, GA
    March 9, 2012
    2:35pm, ESPN2/ACC Network
    vs. Virginia
    Quarterfinals
    W 67–64  22–11
    Philips Arena (19,520)
    Atlanta, GA
    March 10, 2012
    1:00pm, ESPN/ACC Network
    vs. No. 4 North Carolina
    Semifinals
    L 67–69  22–12
    Philips Arena (19,520)
    Atlanta, GA
    2012 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament
    March 16, 2012*
    12:40pm, truTV
    No. (MW 11) vs. No. 22 (MW 6) San Diego State
    Second Round
    W 79–65  23–12
    Nationwide Arena (17,030)
    Columbus, OH
    March 18, 2012*
    12:15pm, CBS
    No. (MW 11) vs. No. 15 (MW 3) Georgetown
    Third Round
    W 66–63  24–12
    Nationwide Arena (17,425)
    Columbus, Ohio
    March 23, 2012*
    10:17pm, TBS
    No. (MW 11) vs. No. 6 (MW 2) Kansas
    Sweet Sixteen
    L 57–60  24–13
    Edward Jones Dome (23,964)
    St. Louis, MO
    *Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
    All times are in Eastern Time. (#) during NCAA Tournament is seed with Region.

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    References

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