2011–12 Charleston Cougars men's basketball team
American college basketball season
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The 2011–12 College of Charleston Cougars men's basketball team represented the College of Charleston in the 2011–12 college basketball season. This was head coach Bobby Cremins's sixth season at College of Charleston. The Cougars competed in the Southern Conference and played their home games at Carolina First Arena.
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record19–12 (10–8 SoCon)
Headcoach
Assistant coaches
- Mark Byington
- Fred Dupree
- Andrew Wilson
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| Conference | Southern Conference |
| Record | 19–12 (10–8 SoCon) |
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| Home arena | Carolina First Arena |
| Conf. | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Following the Cougars loss to Furman on January 26, Cremins announced a medical leave of absence to deal with an unspecified condition.[1]
Roster
| # | Name | Height | Weight (lbs.) | Position | Class | Hometown | Previous team(s) |
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| 1 | Adjehi Baru | 6'9" | 225 | F/C | Fr. | Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire | The Steward School |
| 4 | Andrew Lawrence | 6'1" | 185 | G | Jr. | London, England | Heat Academy |
| 5 | Matt Sundberg | 6'8" | 210 | SF | Jr. | Kennesaw, GA | Harrison HS |
| 10 | Pat Branin | 6'1" | 170 | G | Fr. | Richmond, VA | The Steward School |
| 14 | Bart Benton | 6'0" | 180 | G | Jr. | Monroe, GA | George Walton Academy |
| 22 | Anthony Stitt | 6'1" | 170 | G | Fr. | Charlotte, NC | Butler HS |
| 23 | Trevonte Dixon | 6'4" | 190 | G | Fr. | Florence, SC | Christ School (NC) |
| 25 | James Carlton | 6'7" | 210 | F | So. | Winterville, NC | South Central HS |
| 30 | Antwaine Wiggins | 6'7" | 185 | F | Sr. | Greeneville, TN | Greeneville HS |
| 31 | Josh Hall | 6'5" | 205 | F | So. | Florence, SC | Wilson HS |
| 32 | Jordan Scott | 6'1" | 190 | G | So. | Darlington, SC | Darlington HS |
| 44 | Trent Wiedeman | 6'8" | 240 | F | So. | Suwanee, GA | Greater Atlanta Christian |
| 53 | Willis Hall | 6'6" | 235 | F | Jr. | Charlotte, NC | Charlotte Christian School |
Schedule and results
| Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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| Exhibition | |||||||||||
| October 29, 2011* 4:00 pm |
Queens | W 89–65 | TD Arena (2,007[3]) Charleston, SC | ||||||||
| November 5, 2011* 6:00 pm |
Limestone | W 95–61 | TD Arena (1,1878[4]) Charleston, SC | ||||||||
| Regular season | |||||||||||
| November 11, 2011* 7:30 pm |
Holy Cross | W 78–69 | 1–0 |
TD Arena (4,963[5]) Charleston, SC | |||||||
| November 15, 2011* 8:00 am, ESPN |
Morehead State College Hoops Tip Off Marathon |
W 72–57 | 2–0 |
TD Arena (3,244[6]) Charleston, SC | |||||||
| November 19, 2011* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 |
at Clemson | W 72–69 | 3–0 |
Littlejohn Coliseum (6,325[7]) Clemson, SC | |||||||
| November 24, 2011* 2:00 pm, Versus |
vs. UCF Battle 4 Atlantis |
L 63–74 | 3–1 |
Imperial Arena (N/A[8]) Paradise Island, Nassau, Bahamas | |||||||
| November 25, 2011* 7:00 pm, HDNet |
vs. UNC Asheville Battle 4 Atlantis |
W 68–66 | 4–1 |
Imperial Arena (N/A[9]) Paradise Island, Nassau, Bahamas | |||||||
| November 26, 2011* 7:00 pm, HDNet |
vs. UMass Battle 4 Atlantis 5th Place Game |
W 85–61 | 5–1 |
Imperial Arena (N/A[10]) Paradise Island, Nassau, Bahamas | |||||||
| December 1, 2011 8:00 pm, ESPN3 |
The Citadel | W 83–64 | 6–1 (1–0) |
TD Arena (5,101[11]) Charleston, SC | |||||||
| December 3, 2011 4:00 pm, ESPN3 |
Chattanooga | W 87–85 2OT | 7–1 (2–0) |
TD Arena (4,358[12]) Charleston, SC | |||||||
| December 14, 2011* 9:00 pm, ESPN2 |
Tennessee | W 71–65 | 8–1 |
TD Arena (5,137[13]) Charleston, SC | |||||||
| December 17, 2011* 6:00 pm |
Charleston Southern | W 70–68 | 9–1 |
TD Arena (3,768[14]) Charleston, SC | |||||||
| December 20, 2011* 9:00 pm, ESPNU |
at No. 5 Louisville | L 62–69 | 9–2 |
KFC Yum! Center (20,752[15]) Louisville, KY | |||||||
| December 22, 2011* 7:00 pm |
at Coastal Carolina | W 77–70 | 10–2 |
Kimbel Arena (1,049[16]) Conway, SC | |||||||
| December 30, 2011* 7:00 pm |
George Mason | L 76–84 | 10–3 |
TD Arena (5,008[17]) Charleston, SC | |||||||
| January 5, 2012 8:00 pm |
at Wofford | L 58–75 | 10–4 (2–1) |
Benjamin Johnson Arena (2,387[18]) Spartanburg, SC | |||||||
| January 7, 2012 2:30 pm |
at Furman | W 66–43 | 11–4 (3–1) |
Timmons Arena (2,101[19]) Greenville, SC | |||||||
| January 12, 2012 8:00 pm |
UNC Greensboro | L 66–73 | 11–5 (3–2) |
TD Arena (4,137[20]) Charleston, SC | |||||||
| January 14, 2012 7:00 pm |
Elon | W 63–44 | 12–5 (4–2) |
TD Arena (4,022[21]) Charleston, SC | |||||||
| January 19, 2012 7:00 pm |
at Davidson | L 69–87 | 12–6 (4–3) |
John M. Belk Arena (4,127[22]) Davidson, NC | |||||||
| January 21, 2012 7:30 pm |
at Georgia Southern | L 58–64 | 12–7 (4–4) |
Hanner Fieldhouse (3,025[23]) Statesboro, GA | |||||||
| January 26, 2012 8:00 pm, ESPN3 |
Furman | L 63–69 | 12–8 (4–5) |
TD Arena (4,011[24]) Charleston, SC | |||||||
| January 28, 2012 3:00 pm |
Wofford | L 59–68 | 12–9 (4–6) |
TD Arena (4,151[25]) Charleston, SC | |||||||
| January 30, 2012 8:00 pm |
at Samford | W 68–52 | 13–9 (5–6) |
Pete Hanna Center (1,052[26]) Birmingham, AL | |||||||
| February 2, 2012 7:00 pm |
at Elon | L 98–99 2OT | 13–10 (5–7) |
Alumni Gym (Elon University) (1,157[27]) Elon, NC | |||||||
| February 4, 2012 2:00 pm |
at Appalachian State | W 74–62 | 14–10 (6–7) |
Holmes Center (2,533[28]) Boone, NC | |||||||
| February 9, 2012 8:00 |
Western Carolina | W 62–58 | 15–10 (7–7) |
TD Arena (3,637) Charleston, SC | |||||||
| February 11, 2012 3:00 pm |
Davidson Homecoming |
W 86–78 | 16–10 (8–7) |
TD Arena (5,112) Charleston, SC | |||||||
| February 15, 2012 7:00 pm |
at UNC Greensboro | L 63–78 | 16–11 (8–8) |
Greensboro Coliseum (2,894) Greensboro, NC | |||||||
| February 18, 2012* 6:00 pm, STO |
at Kent State ESPN BracketBusters |
W 80–73 | 17–11 |
M.A.C. Center (3,682) Kent, OH | |||||||
| February 23, 2012 8:00 pm |
Georgia Southern | W 58–53 | 18–11 (9–8) |
TD Arena (3,847) Charleston, SC | |||||||
| February 25, 2012 3:00 pm |
at The Citadel | W 55–47 | 19–11 (10–8) |
McAlister Field House (4,166) Charleston, SC | |||||||
| Southern Conference tournament | |||||||||||
| March 2, 2012 11:30 am |
vs. Appalachian State First Round |
L 81–93 | 19–12 |
U.S. Cellular Arena (5,254) Asheville, NC | |||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. | |||||||||||