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Ranking
CoachesNo. 13
APNo. 16
2011–12 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 5 Michigan State 13 5   .722 29 8   .784
No. 13 Michigan 13 5   .722 24 10   .706
No. 7 Ohio State 13 5   .722 31 8   .795
No. 14 Wisconsin 12 6   .667 26 10   .722
No. 16 Indiana 11 7   .611 27 9   .750
Purdue 10 8   .556 22 13   .629
Northwestern 8 10   .444 19 14   .576
Iowa 8 10   .444 18 17   .514
Illinois 6 12   .333 17 15   .531
Minnesota 6 12   .333 23 15   .605
Nebraska 4 14   .222 12 18   .400
Penn State 4 14   .222 12 20   .375
2012 Big Ten tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 2011–12 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team represented Indiana University in the 2011–12 college basketball season. Their head coach was Tom Crean, in his fourth season with the Hoosiers. The team played its home games at Assembly Hall in Bloomington, Indiana, and was a member of the Big Ten Conference. They finished the season 27–9 overall and 11–7 in Big Ten play. They advanced to the second round of the 2012 Big Ten Conference Men's Basketball Tournament before falling to Wisconsin. They received an at-large bid in the 2012 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament where they advanced to the Sweet Sixteen before falling to Kentucky.

Preseason

Coach Tom Crean signed a three-man class in 2011.

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Remy Abell
SF
Louisville, KY Eastern 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 197 lb (89 kg) Apr 27, 2011 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: 87
Rahmyn Daley
G
Belle Glade, Fl Glade Central 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 197 lb (89 kg) Feb 18, 2011 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: 77
Austin Etherington
SF
Cicero, IN Hamilton Heights 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Aug 3, 2009 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: 91
Cody Zeller
PF
Washington, IN Washington 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Nov 11, 2010 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:5/5 stars   Rivals:5/5 stars   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: 97
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 26   Rivals: 27
  • 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:

  • "2011 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved November 21, 2011.

Season

On December 10, 2011, top-ranked Kentucky traveled to Bloomington to take on unranked Indiana. Indiana fans sensed a resurgence in the program and possible upset, with students lining up outside the arena 10 hours before tipoff to get good seats.[1] The game remained close and hard-fought, with five lead changes in the final 121 seconds. At the last second, Christian Watford hit a 3-pointer, giving the Hoosiers a stunning 73–72 upset. Victor Oladipo had 13 points and five Hoosiers wound up in double figures. Watford's shot sent Indiana fans storming the court and crowding around players. Kentucky's loss was their only one of the regular season and prevented them from matching a record last set by Indiana's 1975–1976 team.

Video of Indiana fans reacting to the shot around the country went viral.[2] ESPN commentator Dick Vitale, who was covering the game for the network, said it was the "best game of the year"[3] and that "[t]he atmosphere there was unreal, as I felt the building shaking after Watford hit the shot."[4] According to Bob Kravitz, the win marked "a day when Hoosier Hysteria was restored to something akin to its former glory."[5]

On December 31, 2011, the Hoosiers knocked off 2nd ranked Ohio State and in doing so became the first IU team in history to knock off the top 2 team ranked teams in the same season. On February 28, 2012 they again beat a Top 5 team by beating No. 5 Michigan State, and became the first IU team since the undefeated 1975–76 team to beat 3 Top 5 teams in the same year.[6][7] The Hoosiers earned a number four seed in the 2012 NCAA Tournament and defeated New Mexico State in the second round. After defeating VCU in the third round, the Hoosiers lost to Kentucky in the Sweet Sixteen.

Roster

2011–12 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
F 0 Kory Barnett 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 186 lb (84 kg) Sr Rochester, Indiana
G 1 Jordan Hulls 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 181 lb (82 kg) Jr Bloomington, Indiana
F 2 Christian Watford 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 232 lb (105 kg) Jr Birmingham, Alabama
G 3 Maurice Creek Injured 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Oxon Hill, Maryland
G 4 Victor Oladipo 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 214 lb (97 kg) So Hyattsville, Maryland
G 5 Robert Curcio 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 184 lb (83 kg) Fr Chicago, Illinois
F 10 Will Sheehey 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Stuart, Florida
G 11 Daniel Moore 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Sr Carmel, Indiana
G 12 Verdell Jones III Injured 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr Champaign, Illinois
F 13 Austin Etherington 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 198 lb (90 kg) Fr Cicero, Indiana
G 15 Raphael Smith 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) RS Fr South Bend, Indiana
G 20 Taylor Wayer 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 172 lb (78 kg) So Indianapolis, Indiana
G 23 Remy Abell 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Louisville, Kentucky
F 24 Jeff Howard 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 238 lb (108 kg) So Westfield, Indiana
F 25 Tom Pritchard 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Sr Westlake, Ohio
G 30 Matt Roth 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Washington, Illinois
F 32 Derek Elston 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Jr Tipton, Indiana
F 40 Cody Zeller 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Fr Washington, Indiana
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: 2012-03-23

Schedule

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
November 5, 2011*
7:00 pm
UIndy W 90–72 
Assembly Hall (16,516)
Bloomington, IN
Regular Season
November 11, 2011*
7:00 pm, BTN
Stony Brook W 96–66  1–0
Assembly Hall (16,506)
Bloomington, IN
November 13, 2011*
5:00 pm, BTN
Chattanooga
Hoosier Invitational
W 78–53  2–0
Assembly Hall (16,149)
Bloomington, IN
November 16, 2011*
8:00 pm, ESPN3
at Evansville W 94–73  3–0
Ford Center (9,640)
Evansville, IN
November 19, 2011*
8:00 pm, BTN
Savannah State
Hoosier Invitational
W 94–65  4–0
Assembly Hall (16,613)
Bloomington, IN
November 21, 2011*
6:30 pm, BTN
Gardner–Webb
Hoosier Invitational
W 73–49  5–0
Assembly Hall (16,261)
Bloomington, IN
November 27, 2011*
7:00 pm, BTN
Butler
Hoosier Invitational
W 75–59  6–0
Assembly Hall (17,265)
Bloomington, IN
November 30, 2011*
7:15 pm, ESPN2
at NC State
ACC – Big Ten Challenge
W 86–75  7–0
RBC Center (16,597)
Raleigh, NC
December 4, 2011*
4:30 pm
Stetson W 84–50  8–0
Assembly Hall (16,821)
Bloomington, IN
December 10, 2011*
5:15 pm, ESPN
No. 1 Kentucky
Rivalry
W 73–72  9–0
Assembly Hall (17,472)
Bloomington, IN
December 17, 2011*
4:30 pm, ESPN2
No. 18 vs. Notre Dame
Close the Gap Crossroads Classic
W 69–58  10–0
Conseco Fieldhouse (19,064)
Indianapolis, IN
December 19, 2011*
6:30 pm, BTN
No. 17 Howard W 107–50  11–0
Assembly Hall (11,111)
Bloomington, IN
December 22, 2011*
6:00 pm, ESPN3
No. 17 UMBC W 89–47  12–0
Assembly Hall (12,665)
Bloomington, IN
December 28, 2011
7:30 pm, BTN
No. 13 at No. 16 Michigan State L 65–80  12–1
(0–1)
Breslin Center (14,797)
East Lansing, MI
December 31, 2011
6:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 13 No. 2 Ohio State W 74–70  13–1
(1–1)
Assembly Hall (17,472)
Bloomington, IN
January 5, 2012
9:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 12 No. 16 Michigan W 73–71  14–1
(2–1)
Assembly Hall (16,020)
Bloomington, IN
January 8, 2012
12:00 pm, BTN
No. 12 at Penn State W 88–82  15–1
(3–1)
Bryce Jordan Center (8,250)
University Park, PA
January 12, 2012
8:00 pm, BTN
No. 7 Minnesota L 74–77  15–2
(3–2)
Assembly Hall (17,373)
Bloomington, IN
January 15, 2012
4:30 pm, CBS
No. 7 at No. 5 Ohio State L 63–80  15–3
(3–3)
Value City Arena (18,809)
Columbus, OH
January 18, 2012
7:00 pm, BTN
No. 11 at Nebraska L 69–70  15–4
(3–4)
Bob Devaney Sports Center (10,438)
Lincoln, NE
January 22, 2012
12:00 pm, BTN
No. 11 Penn State W 73–54  16–4
(4–4)
Assembly Hall (17,248)
Bloomington, IN
January 26, 2012
9:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 16 at No. 25 Wisconsin L 50–57  16–5
(4–5)
Kohl Center (17,230)
Madison, WI
January 29, 2012
6:00 pm, BTN
No. 16 Iowa W 103–89  17–5
(5–5)
Assembly Hall (17,243)
Bloomington, IN
February 1, 2012
6:30 pm, BTN
No. 20 at No. 23 Michigan L 56–68  17–6
(5–6)
Crisler Arena (12,721)
Ann Arbor, MI
February 4, 2012
7:00 pm, BTN
No. 20 at Purdue
Rivalry/Crimson and Gold Cup
W 78–61  18–6
(6–6)
Mackey Arena (15,108)
West Lafayette, IN
February 9, 2012
8:00 pm, BTN
No. 23 Illinois
Rivalry
W 84–71  19–6
(7–6)
Assembly Hall (17,389)
Bloomington, IN
February 15, 2012
6:30 pm, BTN
No. 18 Northwestern W 71–66  20–6
(8–6)
Assembly Hall (17,246)
Bloomington, IN
February 19, 2012
6:00 pm, BTN
No. 18 at Iowa L 66–78  20–7
(8–7)
Carver–Hawkeye Arena (13,282)
Iowa City, IA
February 22, 2012*
7:00 pm
No. 23 North Carolina Central W 75–56  21–7
Assembly Hall (17,164)
Bloomington, IN
February 26, 2012
1:00 pm, ESPN
No. 23 at Minnesota W 69–50  22–7
(9–7)
Williams Arena (11,421)
Minneapolis, MN
February 28, 2012
7:00 pm, ESPN
No. 18 No. 5 Michigan State W 70–55  23–7
(10–7)
Assembly Hall (17,280)
Bloomington, IN
March 4, 2012
6:00 pm, BTN
No. 18 Purdue
Rivalry/Crimson and Gold Cup
W 85–74  24–7
(11–7)
Assembly Hall (17,472)
Bloomington, IN
Big Ten Conference Tournament
March 8, 2012
2:00 pm, BTN
No. 15 vs. Penn State
First Round
W 75–58  25–7
Bankers Life Fieldhouse (17,936)
Indianapolis, IN
March 9, 2012
2:30 pm, ESPN
No. 15 vs. No. 14 Wisconsin
Quarterfinals
L 71–79  25–8
Bankers Life Fieldhouse (18,484)
Indianapolis, IN
2012 NCAA Tournament
March 15, 2012*
9:45 pm, CBS
No. 16 (S 4) vs. (S 13) New Mexico State
Round of 64
W 79–66  26–8
Rose Garden (17,519)
Portland, OR
March 17, 2012*
7:10 pm, TBS
No. 16 (S 4) vs. (S 12) VCU
Round of 32
W 63–61  27–8
Rose Garden (17,337)
Portland, OR
March 23, 2012*
9:45 pm, CBS
No. 16 (S 4) vs. No. 1 (S 1) Kentucky
Sweet Sixteen
L 90–102  27–9
Georgia Dome (24,731)
Atlanta, GA
*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

Regular Season Polls
Poll Pre-
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Final
AP NR NR NR NR RV RV 18 17 13 12 7 11 16 20 23 18 23 18 15 16
Coaches NR NR NR RV RV RV 20 18 15 12 8 13 17 20 23 20 24 20 15 17 13
Legend
  Increase in ranking
  Decrease in ranking
  No Change
(RV)   Received Votes

"The Movement"

The 2012 class consists of Yogi Ferrell, Hanner Perea, Jeremy Hollowell, Peter Jurkin, and Ron Patterson.

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Yogi Ferrell
PG
Indianapolis, IN Park Tudor 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 173 lb (78 kg) Nov 24, 2010 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:5/5 stars   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: 96
Ron Patterson
SG
Indianapolis, IN Broad Ripple 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 188 lb (85 kg) Aug 15, 2010 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: 91
Jeremy Hollowell
SF
Indianapolis, IN Lawrence Central 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Mar 24, 2011 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: 95
Hanner Mosquera-Perea
PF
La Porte, IN La Lumiere 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Oct 31, 2010 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:5/5 stars   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: 93
Peter Jurkin
C
Charlotte, N.C. United Faith Christian Academy 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 218 lb (99 kg) Aug 9, 2010 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: 89
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 3   Rivals: 2
  • 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:

References

  1. ^ "Indiana Bests No. 1 Kentucky". Indiana Univ. Athletic Dept. Retrieved March 25, 2012.
  2. ^ "Fan Reaction to Indiana Beating Kentucky on Buzzer Beater". YouTube. Retrieved December 11, 2011.
  3. ^ "Q & A: Dick Vitale's enthusiasm for NCAA tournament is contagious". Los Angeles Times. March 13, 2012. Retrieved March 22, 2012.
  4. ^ Vitale, Dick (December 12, 2011). "Indiana basketball back on the map". ESPN. Retrieved March 22, 2012.
  5. ^ Kravitz, Bob (December 10, 2011). "Victory marks return for Indiana basketball". Indianapolis Star. Retrieved March 22, 2012.
  6. ^ "Indiana vs. Michigan State – Postgame Notes". iuhoosiers.com. February 28, 2012. Retrieved March 4, 2012. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  7. ^ "Cody Zeller key as Indiana downs No. 5 Michigan State". espn.com. February 28, 2012. Retrieved March 4, 2012. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)