2011–12 Samford Bulldogs basketball team

2011–12 Samford Bulldogs men's basketball
2011–12 Samford Bulldogs men's basketball
Conference	Southern Conference
	North
Record	11–19 (8–10 SoCon)
Head coach	Jimmy Tillette;
Assistant coaches	Paul Kelly; Lee Burgess; Terrence Johnson;
Home arena	Pete Hanna Center
	Seasons ← 2010–11 2012–13 →

2011–12 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
North
UNC Greensboro	10	–	8	.556	13	–	19	.406
Elon	9	–	9	.500	15	–	16	.484
Samford	8	–	10	.444	11	–	19	.367
Western Carolina	8	–	10	.444	17	–	18	.486
Appalachian State	7	–	11	.389	13	–	18	.419
Chattanooga	5	–	13	.278	11	–	21	.344
South
Davidson†	16	–	2	.889	25	–	8	.758
Georgia Southern	12	–	6	.667	15	–	15	.500
Wofford	12	–	6	.667	19	–	14	.576
College of Charleston	10	–	8	.556	19	–	12	.613
Furman	8	–	10	.444	15	–	16	.484
The Citadel	3	–	15	.167	6	–	24	.200

† SoCon tournament winner As of March 15, 2012 Rankings from AP Poll

The 2011–12 Samford Bulldogs basketball team represented Samford University during the 2011–12 college basketball season. This was head coach Jimmy Tillette's fifteenth season at Samford. The Bulldogs compete in the Southern Conference's North Division and played their home games at Pete Hanna Center. They finished the season 11–19, 8–10 on SoCon play to finish in a tie for third place in the North Division and lost in the first round of the Southern Conference tournament to Furman.

Roster

#	Name	Height	Weight (lbs.)	Position	Class	Hometown
1	Drew Windler	6'9"	200	C	So.	South Milwaukee, WI
2	Brandon Hayman	6'3"	185	G	Fr.	Braselton, GA
5	Jeffrey Merritt	6'6"	205	G	Sr.	Oklahoma City, OK
10	Connor Miller	6'3"	175	G	Fr.	Stanley, WI
11	Raijon Kelly	6'4"	170	G	Fr.	Maplewood, MN
12	John Peterson	6'7"	195	F	Sr.	Boca Raton, FL
14	Kaylin Johnson	6'0"	180	G	Sr.	Baton Rouge, LA
15	Hamilton Bailey	6'4"	185	G	So.	Atlanta, GA
21	Gregg Wooten	6'2"	190	G	Sr.	Memphis, TN
23	Matthew Friday	6'8"	235	C	Sr.	Grapevine, TX
24	Will Cook	6'4"	185	G	So.	Dallas, TX
25	Devin McNeil	6'0"	180	G	Fr.	Birmingham, AL
33	Levi Barnes	6'10"	215	C	So.	Douglasville, GA
35	Tyler Hood	6'6"	200	F	Fr.	Kingston, TN

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Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
11/7/2011* 7:00 p.m.	Berry	W 87–47		Pete Hanna Center (795^[2]) Homewood, AL
Regular season
11/12/2011* 8:00 p.m.	Youngstown State	L 69–76	0–1	Pete Hanna Center (873^[3]) Homewood, AL
11/18/2011* 7:00 p.m.	at Jacksonville	L 57–70	0–2	Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena (1,955^[4]) Jacksonville, FL
11/22/2011* 8:00 p.m.	Georgia State	L 47–55	0–3	Pete Hanna Center (482^[5]) Homewood, AL
11/26/2011* 8:00 p.m.	at Texas–Arlington	W 71–69	1–3	Texas Hall (697^[6]) Arlington, TX
12/1/2011 8:00 p.m.	Western Carolina	L 71–75	1–4 (0–1)	Pete Hanna Center (821^[7]) Homewood, AL
12/5/2011* 8:00 p.m.	Texas-San Antonio	L 52–74	1–5	Pete Hanna Center (527^[8]) Homewood, AL
12/7/2011 8:00 p.m.	Mercer	L 78–83 ^OT	1–6	Pete Hanna Center (1,036^[9]) Homewood, AL
12/10/2011* 5:00 p.m.	Lindsey Wilson	W 82–56	2–6	Pete Hanna Center (972) Homewood, AL
12/17/2011* 5:00 p.m.	Spring Hill	W 90–64	3–6	Pete Hanna Center (972^[10]) Homewood, AL
12/20/2011* 7:00 p.m., ESPN2	at No. 3 Kentucky	L 50–82	3–7	Rupp Arena (21,984^[11]) Lexington, KY
12/28/2011* 8:00 p.m.	at Sam Houston State	L 58–74	3–8	Johnson Coliseum (788^[12]) Huntsville, TX
12/31/2011* 2:00 p.m., ESPN3	at Maryland	L 63–75	3–9	Comcast Center (11,429^[13]) College Park, MD
1/5/2012 8:00 p.m.	Appalachian State	L 63–68	3–10 (0–2)	Pete Hanna Center (584^[14]) Homewood, AL
1/7/2012 7:05 p.m.	at The Citadel	L 62–73	3–11 (0–3)	McAlister Field House (1,023^[15]) Charleston, SC
1/12/2012 7:00 p.m.	at Georgia Southern	L 53–58	3–12 (0–4)	Hanner Fieldhouse (1,372^[16]) Statesboro, GA
1/14/2012 5:00 p.m.	Chattanooga	W 81–70	4–12 (1–4)	Pete Hanna Center (1,012^[17]) Homewood, AL
1/19/2012 7:00 p.m.	at Elon	W 86–80	5–12 (2–4)	Alumni Gym (986^[18]) Elon, NC
1/22/2012 2:00 p.m.	at UNC Greensboro	L 60–61	5–13 (2–5)	Greensboro Coliseum (2,328^[19]) Greensboro, NC
1/26/2012 8:00 p.m., ESPN3	Georgia Southern	W 57–55	6–13 (3–5)	Pete Hanna Center (902^[20]) Homewood, AL
1/28/2012 5:00 p.m.	Davidson	W 77–74	7–13 (4–6)	Pete Hanna Center (1,257^[21]) Homewood, AL
1/30/2012 8:00 p.m.	College of Charleston	L 52–68	7–14 (4–7)	Pete Hanna Center (1,052^[22]) Homewood, AL
2/2/2012 6:00 p.m.	at Appalachian State	W 53–52	8–14 (5–6)	Holmes Center (1,022^[23]) Boone, NC
2/4/2012 2:00 p.m.	at Wofford	W 66–61	9–14 (6–6)	Benjamin Johnson Arena (2,012^[24]) Spartanburg, SC
2/9/2012 8:00 p.m.	UNC Greensboro	L 69–71	9–15 (6–7)	Pete Hanna Center (1,048) Homewood, AL
2/11/2012 5:00 p.m.	Elon	W 87–78	10–15 (7–7)	Pete Hanna Center (2,572) Homewood, AL
2/15/2012 7:00 p.m.	at Davidson	L 54–81	10–16 (7–8)	John M. Belk Arena (3,686) Davidson, NC
2/18/2012 5:00 p.m.	Furman	W 55–49	11–16 (8–8)	Pete Hanna Center (1,204) Homewood, AL
2/23/2012 7:00 p.m.	at Western Carolina	L 77–79	11–17 (8–9)	Ramsey Center (1,097) Cullowhee, NC
2/25/2012 8:00 p.m.	at Chattanooga	L 78–86	11–18 (8–10)	McKenzie Arena (4,120) Chattanooga, TN
Southern Conference tournament
3/2/2012 6:00 p.m.	vs. Furman First Round	L 66–75	11–19	U.S. Cellular Center (4,741) Asheville, NC
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

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References

^ "Samford Bulldogs 2011–12 Team Player Roster". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 11, 2011.
^ "Berry Vikings vs Samford Bulldogs Box Score". Retrieved December 12, 2011.
^ "Youngstown State Penguins vs Samford Bulldogs – Box Score – November 12, 2011". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 12, 2011.
^ "Samford Bulldogs vs Jacksonville Dolphins – Box Score – November 18, 2011". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 8, 2011.
^ "Georgia State Panthers vs Samford Bulldogs – Box Score – November 22, 2011". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 12, 2011.
^ "Samford Bulldogs vs Texas-Arlington Mavericks – Box Score – November 26, 2011". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 12, 2011.
^ "Western Carolina Catamounts vs Samford Bulldogs – Box Score – December 1, 2011". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 14, 2011.
^ "UTSA Roadrunners vs Samford Bulldogs – Box Score – December 5, 2011". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 14, 2011.
^ "Mercer Bears vs Samford Bulldogs – Box Score – December 7, 2011". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 14, 2011.
^ "Spring Hill Badgers vs Samford Bulldogs – Box Score – December 17, 2011". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 18, 2011.
^ "Samford Bulldogs vs Kentucky Wildcats – Box Score – December 20, 2011". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 21, 2011.
^ "Samford Bulldogs vs Sam Houston State Bearkats – Box Score – December 28, 2011". ESPN.com. Retrieved January 2, 2012.
^ "Samford Bulldogs vs Maryland Terrapins – Box Score – December 31, 2011". ESPN.com. Retrieved January 2, 2012.
^ "Appalachian State Mountaineers vs Samford Bulldogs – Box Score – January 5, 2012". ESPN.com. Retrieved January 5, 2012.
^ "Samford Bulldogs vs Citadel Bulldogs – Box Score – January 7, 2012". ESPN.com. Retrieved January 7, 2012.
^ "Samford Bulldogs vs Georgia Southern Eagles – Box Score – January 12, 2012". ESPN.com. Retrieved January 14, 2012.
^ "Chattanooga Mocs vs Samford Bulldogs – Box Score – January 14, 2012". ESPN.com. Retrieved January 27, 2012.
^ "Samford Bulldogs vs Elon Phoenix – Box Score – January 19, 2012". ESPN.com. Retrieved January 27, 2012.
^ "Samford Bulldogs vs UNC Greensboro Spartans – Box Score – January 22, 2012". ESPN.com. Retrieved January 27, 2012.
^ "Georgia Southern Eagles vs Samford Bulldogs – Box Score – January 26, 2012". ESPN.com. Retrieved January 27, 2012.
^ "Davidson Wildcats vs Samford Bulldogs – Box Score – January 28, 2012". ESPN.com. Retrieved February 4, 2012.
^ "Charleston Cougars vs Samford Bulldogs – Box Score – January 30, 2012". ESPN.com. Retrieved February 4, 2012.
^ "Samford Bulldogs vs Appalachian State Mountaineers – Box Score – February 2, 2012". ESPN.com. Retrieved February 4, 2012.
^ "Samford Bulldogs vs Wofford Terriers – Box Score – February 4, 2012". ESPN.com. Retrieved February 4, 2012.
^ "Samford BulldogsBasketball 2011–12 Team Schedule". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 12, 2011.

[1] "Samford Bulldogs 2011–12 Team Player Roster". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 11, 2011.

[2] "Berry Vikings vs Samford Bulldogs Box Score". Retrieved December 12, 2011.

[3] "Youngstown State Penguins vs Samford Bulldogs – Box Score – November 12, 2011". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 12, 2011.

[4] "Samford Bulldogs vs Jacksonville Dolphins – Box Score – November 18, 2011". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 8, 2011.

[5] "Georgia State Panthers vs Samford Bulldogs – Box Score – November 22, 2011". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 12, 2011.

[6] "Samford Bulldogs vs Texas-Arlington Mavericks – Box Score – November 26, 2011". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 12, 2011.

[7] "Western Carolina Catamounts vs Samford Bulldogs – Box Score – December 1, 2011". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 14, 2011.

[8] "UTSA Roadrunners vs Samford Bulldogs – Box Score – December 5, 2011". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 14, 2011.

[9] "Mercer Bears vs Samford Bulldogs – Box Score – December 7, 2011". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 14, 2011.

[10] "Spring Hill Badgers vs Samford Bulldogs – Box Score – December 17, 2011". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 18, 2011.

[11] "Samford Bulldogs vs Kentucky Wildcats – Box Score – December 20, 2011". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 21, 2011.

[12] "Samford Bulldogs vs Sam Houston State Bearkats – Box Score – December 28, 2011". ESPN.com. Retrieved January 2, 2012.

[13] "Samford Bulldogs vs Maryland Terrapins – Box Score – December 31, 2011". ESPN.com. Retrieved January 2, 2012.

[14] "Appalachian State Mountaineers vs Samford Bulldogs – Box Score – January 5, 2012". ESPN.com. Retrieved January 5, 2012.

[15] "Samford Bulldogs vs Citadel Bulldogs – Box Score – January 7, 2012". ESPN.com. Retrieved January 7, 2012.

[16] "Samford Bulldogs vs Georgia Southern Eagles – Box Score – January 12, 2012". ESPN.com. Retrieved January 14, 2012.

[17] "Chattanooga Mocs vs Samford Bulldogs – Box Score – January 14, 2012". ESPN.com. Retrieved January 27, 2012.

[18] "Samford Bulldogs vs Elon Phoenix – Box Score – January 19, 2012". ESPN.com. Retrieved January 27, 2012.

[19] "Samford Bulldogs vs UNC Greensboro Spartans – Box Score – January 22, 2012". ESPN.com. Retrieved January 27, 2012.

[20] "Georgia Southern Eagles vs Samford Bulldogs – Box Score – January 26, 2012". ESPN.com. Retrieved January 27, 2012.

[21] "Davidson Wildcats vs Samford Bulldogs – Box Score – January 28, 2012". ESPN.com. Retrieved February 4, 2012.

[22] "Charleston Cougars vs Samford Bulldogs – Box Score – January 30, 2012". ESPN.com. Retrieved February 4, 2012.

[23] "Samford Bulldogs vs Appalachian State Mountaineers – Box Score – February 2, 2012". ESPN.com. Retrieved February 4, 2012.

[24] "Samford Bulldogs vs Wofford Terriers – Box Score – February 4, 2012". ESPN.com. Retrieved February 4, 2012.

[25] "Samford BulldogsBasketball 2011–12 Team Schedule". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 12, 2011.

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