2011–12 San Diego Toreros men's basketball team

2011–12 San Diego Toreros men's basketball
2011–12 San Diego Toreros men's basketball
Conference	West Coast Conference
Record	13–18 (7–9 WCC)
Head coach	Bill Grier (5th season);
Assistant coaches	Mike Burns; Rodney Tention; Kyle Bankhead;
Home arena	Jenny Craig Pavilion
	Seasons ← 2010–11 2012–13 →

2011–12 West Coast Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 24 Saint Mary's†	14	–	2	.875	27	–	6	.818
Gonzaga	13	–	3	.813	26	–	7	.788
BYU	12	–	4	.750	26	–	9	.743
Loyola Marymount	11	–	5	.688	21	–	13	.618
San Francisco	8	–	8	.500	20	–	14	.588
San Diego	7	–	9	.438	13	–	18	.419
Pepperdine	4	–	12	.250	10	–	19	.345
Portland	3	–	13	.188	7	–	24	.226
Santa Clara	0	–	16	.000	8	–	22	.267

† Conference tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

The 2011–12 San Diego Toreros men's basketball team represented the University of San Diego in the 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. This was head coach Bill Grier's fifth season at San Diego. The Toreros competed in the West Coast Conference and played their home games at Jenny Craig Pavilion. They finished the season 13–8, 7–9 in WCC play to finish in sixth place and lost in the quarterfinals of the West Coast Conference Tournament to BYU.

Roster

Source^[1]

#	Name	Height	Weight (lbs.)	Position	Class	Hometown	Previous Team(s)
0	Christopher Anderson	5'8"	150	G	Freshman	Anaheim Hills, CA	Canyon HS
1	Johnny Dee	6'0"	175	G	Freshman	Vista, CA	Rancho Buena Vista HS
3	Darian Norris	6'0"	180	G	Senior	Las Vegas, NV	Mojave HS/Salt Lake CC
4	Nick Kerr	6'3"	175	G	Freshman	San Diego, CA	Torrey Pines HS
13	Keith Stackhouse	6'2"	185	G	Freshman	Bellingham, WA	Squalicum HS
14	Ben Vozzola	6'5"	180	G	RS Freshman	Las Vegas, NV	Centennial HS
20	Cameron Miles	6'1"	175	G	Junior	Dallas, TX	Skyline HS
24	Blair Banker	6'8"	220	F	RS Freshman	West Lafayette, IN	Harrison HS
25	Simi Fajemisin	6'9"	265	F/C	RS Freshman	Lynnwood, WA	Lynnwood HS
31	John Sinis	6'8"	225	G/F	RS Freshman	Patras, Greece	Greece National Team
32	Ken Rancifer	6'5"	215	F	Junior	Oakland, CA	El Cerrito HS
34	Chris Manresa	6'8"	240	F	Junior	Rancho Santa Margarita, CA	Tesoro HS
40	Dennis Kramer	6'10"	235	F	Sophomore	Encinitas, CA	La Costa HS

Schedule and results

Source^[2]

All times are Pacific

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular Season
November 14, 2011* 7:00 pm	Stephen F. Austin	W 66–61	1–0	Jenny Craig Pavilion (2,023) San Diego, CA
November 16, 2011* 7:00 pm	San Diego Christian	W 89–63	2–0	Jenny Craig Pavilion (1,205) San Diego, CA
November 20, 2011* 5:00 pm	Montana	L 60–73	2–1	Jenny Craig Pavilion (1,659) San Diego, CA
November 25, 2011* 2:30 pm	vs. New Orleans Hoops for Hope Classic	W 64–56	3–1	Fogelman Arena (N/A) New Orleans, LA
November 26, 2011* 2:30 pm	vs. Alcorn State Hoops for Hope Classic	W 66–65	4–1	Fogelman Arena (N/A) New Orleans, LA
November 27, 2011* 4:00 pm	at Tulane Hoops for Hope Classic	L 46–65	4–2	New Orleans Arena (1,967) New Orleans, LA
December 3, 2011* 7:00 pm	at UC Irvine	L 78–99	4–3	Bren Events Center (1,186) Irvine, CA
December 7, 2011* 7:00 pm, 4SD	San Diego State City Championship	L 62–74	4–4	Jenny Craig Pavilion (4,708) San Diego, CA
December 10, 2011* 6:00 pm	Maine	W 77–63	5–4	Jenny Craig Pavilion (1,503) San Diego, CA
December 13, 2011* 6:00 pm	UC Santa Barbara	L 61–65	5–5	Jenny Craig Pavilion (1,720) San Diego, CA
December 17, 2011* 5:00 pm	at Stanford	L 55–75	5–6	Maples Pavilion (4,761) Stanford, CA
December 22, 2011* 2:00 pm	vs. South Alabama	L 62–68	5–7	South Point Casino (500) Enterprise, NV
December 31, 2011 3:00 pm, 4SD	at BYU	L 52–88	5–8 (0–1)	Marriott Center (16,369) Provo, UT
January 5, 2012 6:00 pm, ESPNU	Saint Mary's	L 72–78	5–9 (0–2)	Jenny Craig Pavilion (3,317) San Diego, CA
January 7, 2012 6:00 pm	Loyola Marymount	L 68–79	5–10 (0–3)	Jenny Craig Pavilion (2,188) San Diego, CA
January 12, 2012 7:00 pm	at Santa Clara	W 75–62	6–10 (1–3)	Leavey Center (2,032) Santa Clara, CA
January 16, 2012 7:00 pm, 4SD	BYU	L 63–82	6–11 (1–4)	Jenny Craig Pavilion (3,204) San Diego, CA
January 19, 2012 7:00 pm, 4SD	at Portland	W 82–63	7–11 (2–4)	Chiles Center (1,890) Portland, OR
January 21, 2012 5:00 pm, RTNW	at Gonzaga	L 60–77	7–12 (2–5)	McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000) Spokane, WA
January 26, 2012 7:00 pm	Pepperdine	W 65–56	8–12 (3–5)	Jenny Craig Pavilion (1,830) San Diego, CA
January 28, 2012 7:00 pm, 4SD	at San Francisco	L 70–84	8–13 (3–6)	War Memorial Gymnasium (3,075) San Francisco, CA
February 2, 2012 7:00 pm	at Saint Mary's	L 73–84	8–14 (3–7)	McKeon Pavilion (3,500) Moraga, CA
February 4, 2012 4:00 pm, 4SD	Santa Clara	W 70–65	9–14 (4–7)	Jenny Craig Pavilion (2,905) San Diego, CA
February 9, 2012 7:00 pm	at Pepperdine	W 70–57	10–14 (5–7)	Firestone Fieldhouse (747) Malibu, CA
February 11, 2012 6:00 pm, 4SD	San Francisco	L 70–81	10–15 (5–8)	Jenny Craig Pavilion (2,883) San Diego, CA
February 16, 2012 5:30 pm, 4SD	Portland	W 78–75 ^OT	11–15 (6–8)	Jenny Craig Pavilion (1,835) San Diego, CA
February 18, 2012* 7:00 pm	at Cal State Bakersfield	L 63–72	11–16	Rabobank Arena (2,305) Bakersfield, CA
February 23, 2012 7:00 pm	at Loyola Marymount	W 60–57	12–16 (7–8)	Gersten Pavilion (1,860) Los Angeles, CA
February 25, 2012 4:00 pm, 4SD	Gonzaga	L 57–65	12–17 (7–9)	Jenny Craig Pavilion (3,962) San Diego, CA
2012 West Coast Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
March 1, 2012 8:30 pm, BYUtv	vs. Pepperdine Second Round	W 76–54	13–17	Orleans Arena (1,919) Paradise, NV
March 1, 2012 8:30 pm, ESPNU	vs. BYU Quarterfinals	L 68–73	13–18	Orleans Arena (5,037) Paradise, NV
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Player Dismissals

On November 10, head coach Bill Grier announced that junior center Chris Gabriel and sophomore guard Jordan Mackie were dismissed from the team for the year. Reasons for their dismissal weren't announced. ^[3]

References

^ http://www.smcgaels.com/SportSelect.dbml?&DB_OEM_ID=21400&SPID=12536&SPSID=101618
^ "2011–12 Schedule". Retrieved January 22, 2011.^{[permanent dead link]}
^ http://usdtoreros.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/111011aaa.html Gabriel and Mackie dismissed from the team

[1] ttp://www.smcgaels.com/SportSelect.dbml?&DB_OEM_ID=21400&SPID=12536&SPSID=101618

[schedule-2] "2011–12 Schedule". Retrieved January 22, 2011.^{[permanent dead link]}

[3] ttp://usdtoreros.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/111011aaa.html Gabriel and Mackie dismissed from the team

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