# 2011–12 Georgia State Panthers men's basketball team

The 2011–12 Georgia State Panthers men's basketball team represented Georgia State University during the 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team's head coach was Ron Hunter in first season at GSU. They played their home games at GSU Sports Arena and are members of the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA). They finished the season 21–12, 11–7 in CAA play to finish in sixth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the CAA Basketball tournament to George Mason. They were invited to the 2012 CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they defeated Tennessee Tech in the first round before falling in the second round to eventual tournament winner Mercer.

## Season notes

* During the November 29 away game at South Carolina State, Georgia State set a record margin of victory at any away game of 31 points.
* On the December 1 game against FIU, Georgia State set a school record of 14 rejections (blocked shots). The previous record was 12 on January 29, 2000 against Troy.
* During the 2011–12 season, the schools winning streak record was extended to 11 consecutive games ranging from the November 18th game against McNeese State game to the January 4th game against VCU.
* Eric Buckner set the career blocks record for the university at 167.
* Eric Buckner set the season blocks record for the university at 117.
* Jihad Ali set the career-games played record at 126 games.
* During the CAA tournament, Georgia State set the tournament record for largest margin of victory against Hofstra at 35 points.

## Class of 2012 commitments

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| R. J. Hunter SG | Indianapolis, IN | Pike High School | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | May 26, 2011 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 84 ||||||
| T. J. Shipes PF | Buford, GA | Buford High School | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | 220 lb (100 kg) | Oct 17, 2011 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 40 ||||||
| LaRon Smith PF | Palm Bay, FL | Heritage High School | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | 210 lb (95 kg) | |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ||||||
| Cameron Solomon SG | Hampton, GA | Brevard Community College | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ||||||
| David Travers PG | Carlsbad, CA | La Costa Canyon High School | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 165 lb (75 kg) | Aug 18, 2011 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 79 ||||||
| Curtis Washington F | Elizabethtown, KY | Elizabethtown High School | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) | 245 lb (111 kg) | |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 87 ||||||
| Overall recruiting rankings: ||||||
| Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved November 30, 2011. "2012 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved November 30, 2011. ||||||

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| October 31, 2011* 7:00 pm | Southern Poly | W 90–65 | | GSU Sports Arena Atlanta, GA |
| November 5, 2011* 7:00 pm | Oglethorpe | W 90–49 | | GSU Sports Arena Atlanta,GA |
| Regular Season ||||||
| November 12, 2011* 5:00 pm | at Washington World Vision Classic | L 74–91 | 0–1 | Hec Edmundson Pavilion Seattle, WA |
| November 13, 2011* 5:30 pm | vs. Portland World Vision Classic | L 61–66 | 0–2 | Hec Edmundson Pavilion Seattle, WA |
| November 14, 2011* 7:00 pm | vs. Florida Atlantic World Vision Classic | L 77–84 | 0–3 | Hec Edmundson Pavilion Seattle, WA |
| November 18, 2011* 7:00 pm | McNeese State | W 69–50 | 1–3 | GSU Sports Arena Atlanta, GA |
| November 22, 2011* 8:00 pm | at Samford | W 55–47 | 2–3 | Pete Hanna Center Homewood, AL |
| November 26, 2011* 8:00 pm | Liberty | W 72–50 | 3–3 | GSU Sports Arena Atlanta, GA |
| November 29th, 2011* 7:30 pm | at South Carolina State | W 85–54 | 4–3 | SHM Memorial Center Orangeburg, SC |
| December 1, 2011* 7:00 pm | FIU | W 73–47 | 5–3 | GSU Sports Arena Atlanta, GA |
| December 3, 2011 2:00 pm | William & Mary | W 66–34 | 6–3 (1–0) | GSU Sports Arena Atlanta, GA |
| December 10, 2011* 2:00 pm | Rhode Island | W 96–64 | 7–3 | GSU Sports Arena Atlanta, GA |
| December 17, 2011* 9:00 pm, FCS Pacific | at Utah Valley | W 71–68 | 8–3 | UCCU Center Orem, UT |
| December 22, 2011* 7:00 pm | Georgia Southern | W 72–52 | 9–3 | GSU Sports Arena Atlanta, GA |
| January 2, 2012 7:00 pm | Drexel | W 58–44 | 10–3 (2–0) | GSU Sports Arena Atlanta, GA |
| January 4, 2012 7:30 pm, ESPN3 | at VCU | W 55–53 | 11–3 (3–0) | Stuart C. Siegel Center Richmond, VA |
| January 7, 2012 12:00 pm, CSS | at George Mason | L 58–61 | 11–4 (3–1) | Patriot Center Fairfax, VA |
| January 12, 2012 7:00 pm, CSS | UNC Wilmington Barefoot for Bare Feet | W 75–61 | 12–4 (4–1) | GSU Sports Arena Atlanta, GA |
| January 14, 2012 2:00 pm, ESPN 3 | Towson | W 57–42 | 13–4 (5–1) | GSU Sports Arena Atlanta, GA |
| January 18, 2012 7:00 pm | at Northeastern | L 57–60 | 13–5 (5–2) | Matthews Arena Boston, MA |
| January 21, 2012 2:00 pm | at Delaware | L 74–77 $^{2OT}$ | 13–6 (5–3) | Bob Carpenter Center Newark, DE |
| January 23, 2012 7:00 pm | James Madison | W 74–58 | 14–6 (6–3) | GSU Sports Arena Atlanta, GA |
| January 25, 2012 7:00 pm | at Drexel | L 46–68 | 14–7 (6–4) | Daskalakis Athletic Center Philadelphia, PA |
| January 28, 2012 4:00 pm, CSS | VCU | L 58–59 | 14–8 (6–5) | GSU Sports Arena Atlanta, GA |
| February 1, 2012 7:00 pm | at UNC Wilmington | W 68–53 | 15–8 (7–5) | Trask Coliseum Wilmington, NC |
| February 4, 2012 4:00 pm, FiOS1 | at Hofstra | W 59–43 | 16–8 (8–5) | Hofstra Arena Hempstead, NY |
| February 8, 2012 7:00 pm | Northeastern | W 61–59 | 17–8 (9–5) | GSU Sports Arena Atlanta, GA |
| February 11, 2012 2:00 pm | Delaware | L 77–80 $^{OT}$ | 17–9 (9–6) | GSU Sports Arena Atlanta, GA |
| February 14, 2012 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | at James Madison | W 67–64 | 18–9 (10–6) | James Madison University Convocation Center Harrisonburg, VA |
| February 18, 2012* 7:00 pm | UTSA Sears BracketBusters | W 82–71 | 19–9 | GSU Sports Arena Atlanta, GA |
| February 22, 2012 7:00 pm | Old Dominion | L 60–65 | 19–10 (10–7) | GSU Sports Arena Atlanta, GA |
| February 25, 2012 2:00 pm | at William & Mary | W 64–60 | 20–10 (11–7) | William & Mary Hall Williamsburg, VA |
| CAA Tournament ||||||
| March 2, 2012 8:30 pm | vs. Hofstra first round | W 85–50 | 21–10 | Richmond Coliseum Richmond, VA |
| March 3, 2012 8:30 pm, TCN, CSS | vs. George Mason Quarterfinals | L 59–61 | 21–11 | Richmond Coliseum Richmond, VA |
| CollegeInsider.com Tournament ||||||
| March 13, 2012* 7:00 pm | Tennessee Tech first round | W 74–43 | 22–11 | GSU Sports Arena Atlanta, GA |
| March 17, 2012* 4:00 pm | at Mercer second round | L 59–64 | 22–12 | The University Center Macon, GA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||