# 2011–12 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets men's basketball team

The 2011–12 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets men's basketball team represented the Georgia Institute of Technology during the 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Yellow Jackets, led by first-year head coach Brian Gregory, are members of the Atlantic Coast Conference. Due to renovations at their regular home arena, the Alexander Memorial Coliseum, the Yellow Jackets played their home games at Philips Arena and the Arena at Gwinnett Center. They finished the season 11–20, 4–12 in ACC play to finish in a tie for last place. They lost in the first round of the ACC Basketball tournament to Miami.

## Roster

| Number | Name | Position | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown |
| 0 | Mfon Udofia | Guard | 6–2 | 193 | Junior | Stone Mountain, Georgia |
| 1 | Julian Royal | Forward | 6–7 | 230 | Freshman | Alpharetta, Georgia |
| 2 | Pierre Jordan | Guard | 6–0 | 170 | Senior | Dunwoody, Georgia |
| 4 | Nick Foreman | Guard | 6–3 | 210 | Senior | Bellaire, Texas |
| 5 | Daniel Miller | Center | 6–11 | 258 | Sophomore | Loganville, Georgia |
| 11 | Aaron Peek | Guard/Forward | 6–4 | 190 | Freshman | Atlanta, Georgia |
| 13 | McPherson Moore | Guard | 6–3 | 200 | Sophomore | St. Louis, Missouri |
| 14 | Jason Morris | Guard | 6–5 | 210 | Sophomore | Augusta, Georgia |
| 23 | Brandon Reed | Guard | 6–3 | 180 | Sophomore | Powder Springs, Georgia |
| 24 | Kammeon Holsey | Forward | 6–8 | 226 | Sophomore | Sparta, Georgia |
| 33 | Derek Craig | Guard | 6–4 | 205 | Senior | Spring, Texas |
| 41 | Glen Rice Jr. | Guard | 6–5 | 206 | Junior | Marietta, Georgia |
| 42 | Nate Hicks | Center | 6–10 | 218 | Sophomore | Panama City Beach, Florida |

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| 11/11/2011* 8:00 pm, ESPN3 | Florida A&M | W 92–59 | 1–0 | Arena at Gwinnett Center (2,590) Duluth, GA |
| 11/14/2011* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | Delaware State | W 70–52 | 2–0 | Arena at Gwinnett Center (1,079) Duluth, GA |
| 11/17/2011* 8:00 pm, CSS | vs. Saint Joseph's Charleston Classic first round | L 53–66 | 2–1 | TD Arena (2,941) Charleston, SC |
| 11/18/2011* 8:30 pm, CSS | vs. VCU Charleston Classic loser bracket | W 73–60 | 3–1 | TD Arena (4,528) Charleston, SC |
| 11/20/2011* 2:30 pm, CSS/ESPN3 | vs. LSU Charleston Classic fifth place game | L 50–59 | 3–2 | TD Arena (2,112) Charleston, SC |
| 11/23/2011* 7:00 pm, ESPNU | Siena | W 72–44 | 4–2 | Arena at Gwinnett Center (3,047) Duluth, GA |
| 11/29/2011* 7:15 pm, ESPNU | Northwestern ACC – Big Ten Challenge | L 60–76 | 4–3 | Philips Arena (5,619) Atlanta, GA |
| 12/03/2011* 2:00 pm, CBSSN | at Tulane | L 52–57 | 4–4 | Fogelman Arena (3,170) New Orleans, LA |
| 12/07/2011* 7:00 pm, FSSO | at Georgia | W 68–56 | 5–4 | Stegeman Coliseum (7,620) Athens, GA |
| 12/10/2011* 6:00 pm | at Savannah State | W 65–45 | 6–4 | Tiger Arena (3,521) Savannah, GA |
| 12/19/2011* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | Alabama A&M | W 65–54 | 7–4 | Arena at Gwinnett Center (2,467) Duluth, GA |
| 12/22/2011* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | Mercer | L 59–64 | 7–5 | Arena at Gwinnett Center (3,841) Duluth, GA |
| 12/29/2011* 8:00 pm, CBSSN | at Fordham | L 66–72 | 7–6 | Rose Hill Gymnasium (3,200) Bronx, New York |
| 01/03/2012* 9:00 pm, ESPNU | Alabama | L 48–73 | 7–7 | Philips Arena (5,738) Atlanta, GA |
| 01/07/2012 12:00 pm, ESPNU | No. 5 Duke | L 74–81 | 7–8 (0–1) | Philips Arena (9,277) Atlanta, GA |
| 01/11/2012 9:00 pm, RSN | at NC State | W 82–71 | 8–8 (1–1) | RBC Center (14,072) Raleigh, NC |
| 01/15/2012 4:00 pm, ACC Network | at Maryland | L 50–61 | 8–9 (1–2) | Comcast Center (11,776) Raleigh, NC |
| 01/19/2012 8:00 pm, ACC Network | No. 15 Virginia | L 38–70 | 8–10 (1–3) | Philips Arena (5,885) Atlanta, GA |
| 01/21/2012 2:30 pm, ACC Network | at Clemson | L 62–64 | 8–11 (1–4) | Littlejohn Coliseum (9,135) Clemson, SC |
| 01/24/2012 9:00 pm, ESPNU | Miami (FL) | L 49–64 | 8–12 (1–5) | Philips Arena (5,009) Atlanta, GA |
| 01/29/2012 6:00 pm, ESPNU | at No. 7 North Carolina | L 81–93 | 8–13 (1–6) | Dean E. Smith Center (21,017) Chapel Hill, NC |
| 02/01/2012 7:00 pm, RSN | at No. 21 Florida State | L 54–68 | 8–14 (1–7) | Donald L. Tucker Center (9,756) Tallahassee, FL |
| 02/04/2012 1:00 pm, ESPNU | Boston College | W 51–47 | 9–14 (2–7) | Philips Arena (5,871) Atlanta, GA |
| 02/09/2012 7:00 pm, ESPNU | NC State | L 52–61 | 9–15 (2–8) | Philips Arena (5,439) Atlanta, GA |
| 02/15/2012 7:30 pm, RSN | at Wake Forest | L 50–59 | 9–16 (2–9) | LJVM Coliseum (7,634) Winston-Salem, NC |
| 02/18/2012 3:00 pm, RSN | at Virginia Tech | L 73–74 $^{OT}$ | 9–17 (2–10) | Cassell Coliseum (9,847) Blacksburg, VA |
| 02/21/2012 7:00 pm, RSN | Clemson | L 37–56 | 9–18 (2–11) | Philips Arena (5,412) Atlanta, GA |
| 02/25/2012 2:30 pm, ACC Network | Maryland | W 63–61 | 10–18 (3–11) | Philips Arena (6,502) Atlanta, GA |
| 02/29/2012 7:00 pm, RSN | at Boston College | W 56–52 | 10–19 (3–12) | Conte Forum (4,474) Chestnut Hill, MA |
| 03/03/2012 12:00 pm, ACC Network | Wake Forest | W 69–62 | 11–19 (4–12) | Philips Arena (6,157) Atlanta, GA |
| ACC men's basketball tournament ||||||
| 03/08/2012 9:00 pm, ESPNU/ACC Network | vs. Miami (FL) First Round | L 36–54 | 11–20 | Philips Arena (19,520) Atlanta, GA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||