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2011–12 Colorado Buffaloes men's basketball team

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2011–12 Colorado Buffaloes men's basketball
Pac-12 tournament champions
NCAA tournament, Round of 32
ConferencePac-12 Conference
Record24–12 (11–7 Pac–12)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaCoors Events Center
Seasons
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

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# 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

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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

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  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.