2011–12 Georgia Southern Eagles men's basketball team
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The 2011–12 Georgia Southern Eagles men's basketball team represented Georgia Southern University during the 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Eagles, led by third-year head coach Charlton Young, played their home games at Hanner Fieldhouse and were members of the South Division of the Southern Conference.
| 2011–12 Georgia Southern Eagles men's basketball | |
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| Conference | Southern Conference |
| South Division | |
| Record | 15–15[1] (12–6[1] SoCon) |
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| Home arena | Hanner Fieldhouse |
| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Roster
| Number | Name | Position | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown |
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| 0 | Ben Drayton III | Guard | 5–10 | 178 | Sr. | St. Mary's, Georgia |
| 1 | Jessie Pernell | Guard | 6–1 | 170 | Freshman | North Augusta, South Carolina |
| 2 | Sam Mike | Forward | 6–6 | 225 | Sophomore | Decatur, Georgia |
| 3 | Eric Ferguson | Guard | 6–7 | 205 | Sophomore | Statesboro, Georgia |
| 4 | Tracy Ham Jr. | Guard | 5–8 | 137 | Freshman | McDonough, Georgia |
| 5 | Jelani Hewitt | Guard | 6–2 | 185 | Sophomore | Oakland Park, Florida |
| 10 | Marvin Baynham | Forward | 6–6 | 217 | Sophomore | Miami, Florida |
| 11 | Tre Bussey | Guard | 6–2 | 172 | Sophomore | Lithia Springs, Georgia |
| 12 | Joe Goydish II | Guard | 5–10 | 177 | Freshman | Marietta, Georgia |
| 13 | Edwin Harvey | Guard | 6–2 | 200 | Freshman | Statesboro, Georgia |
| 24 | Chad Waddell | Guard | 6–1 | 190 | Freshman | Evans, Georgia |
| 25 | Colton Cape | Forward | 6–5 | 230 | Senior | Athens, Georgia |
| 26 | Tyrone Brown | Forward | 6–8 | 215 | Freshman | Millen, Georgia |
| 32 | Cameron Baskerville | Junior | 6–7 | 226 | Junior | Marietta, Georgia |
| 34 | Kameron Dunnican | Center | 6–7 | 205 | Junior | Sumter, South Carolina |
| 50 | Willie Powers III | Guard | 6–2 | 197 | Senior | Gainesville, Florida |
Schedule
| Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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| Exhibition | |||||||||||
| October 27, 2011* 7:00 pm |
Voorhees | W 97–66 | Hanner Fieldhouse (N/A[3]) Statesboro, GA | ||||||||
| November 4, 2011* 7:00 pm |
Paine | W 97–76 | Hanner Fieldhouse (N/A[4]) Statesboro, GA | ||||||||
| Regular Season | |||||||||||
| November 11, 2011* 7:30 pm |
Valparaiso | L 81–90 | 0–1 |
Hanner Fieldhouse (2,547[5]) Statesboro, GA | |||||||
| November 16, 2011* 7:00 pm |
at Wake Forest | L 72–81 | 0–2 |
LJVM Coliseum (6,719[6]) Winston-Salem, NC | |||||||
| November 18, 2011* 7:00 pm |
Webber International | W 84–61 | 1–2 |
Hanner Field House (723[7]) Statesboro, GA | |||||||
| November 23, 2011* 7:00 pm |
at South Florida | L 46–66 | 1–3 |
St. Pete Times Forum (2,361[8]) Tampa, FL | |||||||
| November 27, 2011* 3:00 pm |
at SMU | L 49–55 | 1–4 |
Moody Coliseum (1,492[9]) Dallas, TX | |||||||
| December 1, 2011 7:00 pm |
Chattanooga | W 84–76 | 2–4 (1–0) |
Hanner Fieldhouse (1,476[10]) Statesboro, GA | |||||||
| December 3, 2011 7:30 pm |
Appalachian State | W 73–62 | 3–4 (2–0) |
Hanner Fieldhouse (1,536[11]) Statesboro, GA | |||||||
| December 10, 2011* 7:00 pm |
at Eastern Kentucky | L 59–63 | 3–5 (2–0) |
Alumni Coliseum (2,100[12]) Richmond, KY | |||||||
| December 19, 2011* 8:05 pm |
at South Alabama | L 57–70 | 3–6 |
Mitchell Center (1,856[13]) Mobile, AL | |||||||
| December 22, 2011* 7:00 pm |
at Georgia State | L 52–72 | 3–7 |
GSU Sports Arena (1,937[14]) Atlanta, GA | |||||||
| December 30, 2011* 7:00 pm |
at Auburn | L 75–78 | 3–8 |
Auburn Arena (6,061[15]) Auburn, AL | |||||||
| January 2, 2012* 7:30 pm |
Brewton-Parker | W 88–60 | 4–8 |
Hanner Fieldhouse (1,247[16]) Statesboro, GA | |||||||
| January 5, 2012 7:00 pm |
at Elon | W 69–63 | 5–8 (3–0) |
Alumni Gym (1,310[17]) Elon, NC | |||||||
| January 7, 2012 12:00 pm |
at Davidson | L 74–96 | 5–9 (3–1) |
John M. Belk Arena (3,395[18]) Davidson, NC | |||||||
| January 12, 2012 7:00 pm |
Samford | L 53–58 | 6–9 (4–1) |
Hanner Fieldhouse (1,372[19]) Statesboro, GA | |||||||
| January 14, 2012 7:00 pm |
at Wofford | L 63–88 | 6–10 (4–2) |
Benjamin Johnson Arena (1,755[20]) Spartanburg, SC | |||||||
| January 19, 2012 7:00 pm |
at Furman | L 54–64 | 6–11 (4–3) |
Timmons Arena (1,432[21]) Greenville, SC | |||||||
| January 21, 2012 7:30 pm |
College of Charleston | W 64–58 | 7–11 (5–3) |
Hanner Fieldhouse (3,025[22]) Statesboro, GA | |||||||
| January 23, 2012 7:00 pm |
The Citadel | W 78–72 2OT | 8–11 (6–3) |
Hanner Fieldhouse (1,565[23]) Statesboro, GA | |||||||
| January 26, 2012 8:00 pm, ESPN3 |
at Samford | L 55–57 | 8–12 (6–4) |
Pete Hanna Center (902[24]) Homewood, AL | |||||||
| January 28, 2012 7:30 pm |
at Chattanooga | W 75–72 | 9–12 (7–4) |
McKenzie Arena (4,170[25]) Chattanooga, TN | |||||||
| February 4, 2012 2:00 pm |
at Western Carolina | W 68–65 | 10–12 (8–4) |
Ramsey Center (1,607[26]) Cullowhee, NC | |||||||
| February 6, 2012 7:30 pm |
Furman | W 64–57 | 11–12 (9–4) |
Hanner Fieldhouse (1,906[27]) Statesboro, GA | |||||||
| February 9, 2012 7:00 pm |
Wofford | W 63–49 | 12–12 (10–4) |
Hanner Fieldhouse (2,353[28]) Statesboro, GA | |||||||
| February 11, 2012 7:05 pm |
at The Citadel | W 73–72 OT | 13–12 (11–4) |
McAlister Field House (2,518[29]) Charleston, SC | |||||||
| February 18, 2012 7:30 pm |
UNC Greensboro | W 83–69 | 14–12 (12–4) |
Hanner Fieldhouse (2,837[30]) Statesboro, GA | |||||||
| February 23, 2012 8:00 pm |
at College of Charleston | W 58–53 | 14–13 (12–5) |
TD Arena (3,847[31]) Charleston, SC | |||||||
| February 25, 2012 7:00 pm |
Davidson | W 71–54 | 14–14 (12–6) |
Hanner Fieldhouse (2,430[32]) Statesboro, GA | |||||||
| SoCon tournament | |||||||||||
| March 2, 2012 8:30 pm |
vs. Chattanooga First Round |
W 76–70 | 15–14 (12–6) |
U.S. Cellular Center (4,741[33]) Asheville, NC | |||||||
| March 3, 2012 8:30 pm, ESPN3 |
vs. Elon Quarterfinals |
L 58–65 | 15–15 (12–6) |
U.S. Cellular Center (5,432[34]) Asheville, NC | |||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. | |||||||||||
"Georgia Southern Basketball 2011–12 Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved November 29, 2011.