# 2011–12 Elon Phoenix men's basketball team

The 2011–12 Elon Phoenix men's basketball team represented Elon University during the 2011–12 college basketball season. This was head coach Matt Matheny's third season at Elon. The Phoenix competed in the Southern Conference's North Division and played their home games at Alumni Gym.

## Roster

| # | Name | Height | Weight (lbs.) | Position | Class | Hometown |
| 0 | Josh Bonney | 5'10" | 170 | G | Jr. | Houston, Texas |
| 1 | Drew Spradlin | 6'5" | 192 | G | Sr. | Wheelersburg, Ohio |
| 3 | Lucas Weavil | 5'11" | 180 | G | So. | Greensboro, North Carolina |
| 10 | Austin Hamilton | 5'10" | 175 | G | Fr. | Herndon, Virginia |
| 11 | Kevin Blake | 6'3" | 180 | G | Fr. | Toronto, Ontario |
| 12 | Roger Dugas | 6'8" | 205 | F | Jr. | Georgeville, Quebec |
| 14 | John Moody | 6'4" | 205 | G | Jr. | Asheville, North Carolina |
| 20 | Jack Isenbarger | 6'2" | 175 | G | So. | Zionsville, Indiana |
| 21 | Ryley Beaumont | 6'7" | 195 | F | So. | Millersville, Maryland |
| 23 | Egheosa Edomwonyi | 6'7" | 230 | F | So. | Newark, New Jersey |
| 24 | Sebastian Koch | 6'8" | 190 | G | So. | Munich, Germany |
| 31 | Lucas Troutman | 6'10" | 205 | F | So. | Belton, South Carolina |
| 32 | Ryan Winters | 6'7" | 195 | F | Fr. | Denver, Colorado |
| 44 | Brett Ervin | 6'7" | 240 | F | Jr. | Buckhannon, West Virginia |
| 45 | Aaron Smith | 5'11" | 165 | G | Jr. | Raleigh, North Carolina |

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| November 3, 2011* 7:00 pm | Washington and Lee | W 96–48 | | Alumni Gym (634) Elon, North Carolina |
| Regular season ||||||
| November 11, 2011* 7:00 pm | at Massachusetts | L 67–85 | 0–1 | Mullins Center (3,093) Amherst, Massachusetts |
| November 15, 2011* 7:00 pm | South Carolina | W 58–53 | 1–1 | Alumni Gym (1,589) Elon, North Carolina |
| November 18, 2011* 8:00 pm | Rutgers–Camden | W 87–53 | 2–1 | Alumni Gym (1,005) Elon, North Carolina |
| November 22, 2011* 7:00 pm | at Princeton | W 56–55 | 3–1 | Jadwin Gymnasium (1,498) Princeton, New Jersey |
| November 25, 2011* 7:00 pm | at NC State | L 67–82 | 3–2 | RBC Center (7,315) Raleigh, North Carolina |
| November 30, 2011 7:00 pm | Furman | W 77–70 | 4–2 (1–0) | Alumni Gym (958) Elon, North Carolina |
| December 3, 2011* 2:00 pm | Navy | W 51–48 | 5–2 | Alumni Gym (1,037) Elon, North Carolina |
| December 7, 2011 7:00 pm | at UNC Greensboro | W 80–72 | 6–2 (2–0) | Greensboro Coliseum (3,275) Greensboro, North Carolina |
| December 11, 2011* 2:00 pm | Lynchburg | W 109–67 | 7–2 | Alumni Gym (686) Elon, North Carolina |
| December 17, 2011* 12:00 pm | at Dartmouth | L 54–62 | 7–3 | Leede Arena (827) Hanover, New Hampshire |
| December 22, 2011* 7:30 pm | at San Diego State | L 55–81 | 7–4 | Viejas Arena (11,370) San Diego, California |
| December 29, 2011* 7:00 pm, ESPNU | at No. 6 North Carolina | L 62–100 | 7–5 | Dean Smith Center (20,880) Chapel Hill, North Carolina |
| January 5, 2012 7:00 pm | Georgia Southern | L 63–69 | 7–6 (3–0) | Alumni Gym (1,310) Elon, North Carolina |
| January 8, 2012* 2:00 pm | Columbia | L 60–65 | 7–7 | Alumni Gym (1,306) Elon, North Carolina |
| January 12, 2012 7:05 pm | at The Citadel | W 70–55 | 8–7 (–1) | McAlister Field House (1,314) Charleston, South Carolina |
| January 14, 2012 4:00 pm, ESPN3 | at College of Charleston | L 44–63 | 8–8 (3–2) | TD Arena (4,022) Charleston, South Carolina |
| January 19, 2012 7:00 pm | Samford | L 80–86 | 8–9 (3–3) | Alumni Gym (986) Elon, North Carolina |
| January 21, 2012 7:00 pm | Chattanooga | W 88–87 | 9–9 (4–3) | Alumni Gym (1,607) Elon, North Carolina |
| January 26, 2012 7:00 pm | at Western Carolina | W 71–63 | 10–9 (5–3) | Ramsey Center (1,521) Cullowhee, North Carolina |
| January 28, 2012 2:00 pm | at Appalachian State | L 66–81 | 10–10 (5–4) | Holmes Center (2,355) Boone, North Carolina |
| February 2, 2012 7:00 pm | College of Charleston | W 99–98 $^{2OT}$ | 11–10 (6–4) | Alumni Gym (1,157) Elon, North Carolina |
| February 4, 2012 7:00 pm | The Citadel | W 71–66 | 12–10 (7–4) | Alumni Gym (1,563) Elon, North Carolina |
| February 6, 2012 7:00 pm | Appalachian State | W 82–59 | 13–10 (8–4) | Alumni Gym (1,510) Elon, North Carolina |
| February 9, 2012 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Chattanooga | L 75–83 | 13–11 (8–5) | McKenzie Arena (2,606) Chattanooga, Tennessee |
| February 11, 2012 5:00 pm | at Samford | L 78–87 | 13–12 (8–6) | Pete Hanna Center (2,572) Homewood, Alabama |
| February 15, 2012 7:00 pm | at Wofford | L 59–72 | 13–13 (8–7) | Benjamin Johnson Arena (1,336) Spartanburg, South Carolina |
| February 18, 2012 7:00 pm | Western Carolina | L 76–78 $^{OT}$ | 13–14 (8–8) | Alumni Gym (1,163) Elon, North Carolina |
| February 23, 2012 7:00 pm | at Davidson | L 45–66 | 13–15 (8–9) | John M. Belk Arena (4,154) Davidson, North Carolina |
| February 25, 2012 7:00 pm | UNC Greensboro | W 93–79 | 14–15 (9–9) | Alumni Gym (1,804) Elon, North Carolina |
| Southern Conference tournament ||||||
| March 3, 2012 8:30 pm, ESPN3 | vs. Georgia Southern Quarterfinals | W 65–58 | 15–15 | U.S. Cellular Center (5,432) Asheville, North Carolina |
| March 4, 2012 8:30 pm, ESPN3 | vs. Davidson Semifinals | L 67–83 | 15–16 | U.S. Cellular Center (6,364) Asheville, North Carolina |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||