# 2011–12 Washington Huskies men's basketball team

The 2011–12 Washington Huskies men's basketball team represented the University of Washington in the 2011–12 college basketball season. This was head coach Lorenzo Romar's 10th season at Washington. The Huskies played their home games at Alaska Airlines Arena at Hec Edmundson Pavilion as members of the Pac-12 Conference. They finished with 24–11 overall, 14–4 in Pac-12 play. They were the 2012 Pac-12 Conference regular season champions, but lost in the quarterfinals of the Pac-12 Basketball tournament to Oregon State. They were invited to the 2012 National Invitation Tournament where they defeated Texas–Arlington, Northwestern and rival Oregon before losing in the semifinals to Minnesota.

## Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
| Venoy Overton | 1 | G | 6'0" | 185 | Senior | Seattle, WA | Graduated |
| Isaiah Thomas | 2 | G | 5'9" | 185 | Junior | Tacoma, WA | NBA draft |
| Antoine Hosley | 10 | G | 5'11" | 185 | Freshman | Portland, OR | Left Team |
| Matthew Bryan-Amaning | 11 | F | 6'9" | 240 | Senior | London, England, UK | Graduated |
| Justin Holiday | 22 | F | 6'6" | 180 | Senior | Chatsworth, CA | Graduated |
| Tyreese Breshers | 33 | F | 6'7" | 255 | Sophomore | Los Angeles, CA | Injury |

## Recruits

Source:
US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Andrew Andrews PG | Portland, Oregon | Benson | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | Sep 21, 2010 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 86 ||||||
| Martin Breunig PF | Leverkusen, Germany | St. John's Northwest Military Acad. | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | 205 lb (93 kg) | Jun 4, 2011 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 87 ||||||
| Jernard Jarreau PF | New Orleans, Louisiana | McDonogh No. 35 | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | Sep 25, 2010 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 91 ||||||
| Hikeem Stewart SG | Seattle, Washington | Rainier Beach | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | Sep 6, 2010 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 92 ||||||
| Tony Wroten PG | Seattle, Washington | Garfield | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 195 lb (88 kg) | Oct 7, 2010 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 97 ||||||
| Shawn Kemp Jr. PF | Canton, Georgia | Hargrave Military Academy | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | 265 lb (120 kg) | Jul 7, 2011 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 40 ||||||
| Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: nr Rivals: nr ESPN: nr ||||||
| 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. "2011 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. ||||||

## 2011–12 Team
### Roster

Source
| # | Name | Height | Weight (lbs.) | Position | Class | Hometown | Previous Team(s) |
| 0 | Abdul Gaddy | 6'3" | 185 | G | Jr. | Tacoma, WA, U.S. | Bellarmine Prep |
| 4 | Hikeem Stewart | 6'2" | 175 | G | Fr. | Seattle, WA, U.S. | Rainier Beach HS |
| 5 | Aziz N'Diaye | 7'0" | 260 | C | Jr. | Dakar, Senegal | College of Southern Idaho |
| 10 | Martin Breunig | 6'8" | 210 | F | Fr. | Leverkusen, Germany | St. John's Northwestern Military Acad. |
| 12 | Andrew Andrews | 6'2" | 195 | G | Fr. | Portland, OR, U.S. | Benson Polytechnic HS |
| 14 | Tony Wroten | 6'5" | 205 | G | Fr. | Seattle, WA, U.S. | Garfield HS |
| 15 | Scott Suggs | 6'6" | 195 | G | Sr. | Washington, MO, U.S. | Washington HS |
| 20 | Alex Wegner | 6'7" | 190 | G/F | Fr. | Vashon Island, WA, U.S. | Vashon Island HS |
| 23 | C. J. Wilcox | 6'5" | 185 | G | RS So. | Pleasant Grove, UT, U.S. | Pleasant Grove HS |
| 30 | Desmond Simmons | 6'7" | 220 | F | RS Fr. | Vallejo, CA, U.S. | Salesian HS |
| 31 | Terrence Ross | 6'6" | 195 | G | So. | Portland, OR, U.S. | Jefferson HS |
| 33 | Jernard Jarreau | 6'10" | 195 | F | Fr. | New Orleans, LA, U.S. | McDonogh No. 35 Senior HS |
| 35 | Austin Seferian-Jenkins | 6'6" | 258 | F | Fr. | Fox Island, WA, U.S. | Gig Harbor HS |
| 40 | Shawn Kemp, Jr. | 6'9" | 265 | F | Fr. | Canton, GA, U.S. | Hargraves Military Academy |
| 42 | Brendan Sherrer | 6'8" | 255 | F | Sr. | Monroe, WA, U.S. | Archbishop Murphy HS |
| 44 | Darnell Gant | 6'8" | 230 | F | RS Sr. | Los Angeles, CA, U.S. | Crenshaw HS |

### Coaching staff

| Name | Position | Year at Washington | Alma Mater (Year) |
| Lorenzo Romar | Head coach | 10th | Washington (1980) |
| Raphael Chillious | Assistant coach | 3rd | Lafayette (1996) |
| Paul Fortier | Assistant coach | 7th | Washington (2003) |
| Jim Shaw | Assistant coach | 8th | Western Oregon State (1985) |
| Lance LaVetter | Director of Basketball Operations | 10th | Northern Arizona (1992) |

## 2011–12 Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| 11/04/2011* 7:00 pm, RTNW | Seattle Pacific | W 77–60 | – | Alaska Airlines Arena (9,481) Seattle, WA |
| Regular Season ||||||
| 11/12/2011* 2:00 pm | Georgia State World Vision Classic | W 91–74 | 1–0 | Alaska Airlines Arena (8,465) Seattle, WA |
| 11/13/2011* 5:00 pm | Florida Atlantic World Vision Classic | W 77–71 | 2–0 | Alaska Airlines Arena (7,972) Seattle, WA |
| 11/14/2011* 7:00 pm, RTNW | Portland World Vision Classic | W 93–63 | 3–0 | Alaska Airlines Arena (7,918) Seattle, WA |
| 11/20/2011* 9:00 am, CBSSN | at Saint Louis | L 64–77 | 3–1 | Chaifetz Arena (6,761) St. Louis, MO |
| 11/25/2011* 3:00 pm | Houston Baptist | W 88–65 | 4–1 | Alaska Airlines Arena (9,273) Seattle, WA |
| 12/02/2011* 8:00 pm, ESPNU | at Nevada | L 73–76 $^{OT}$ | 4–2 | Lawlor Events Center (4,722) Reno, NV |
| 12/06/2011* 6:30 pm, ESPN | vs. No. 11 Marquette Jimmy V Classic | L 77–79 | 4–3 | Madison Square Garden (8,231) New York, NY |
| 12/10/2011* 9:00 am, CBS | vs. No. 7 Duke Carquest Auto Parts Classic | L 80–86 | 4–4 | Madison Square Garden (15,525) New York, NY |
| 12/16/2011* 7:00 pm, RTNW | UC Santa Barbara | W 87–80 | 5–4 | Alaska Airlines Arena (9,246) Seattle, WA |
| 12/18/2011* 12:00 pm, RTNW | South Dakota State | L 73–92 | 5–5 | Alaska Airlines Arena (9,060) Seattle, WA |
| 12/22/2011* 7:00 pm | Cal State Northridge | W 74–51 | 6–5 | Alaska Airlines Arena (9,348) Seattle, WA |
| 12/29/2011 6:00 pm, RTNW | Oregon State | W 95–80 | 7–5 (1–0) | Alaska Airlines Arena (9,592) Seattle, WA |
| 12/31/2011 7:00 pm, ESPN2 | Oregon | W 76–60 | 8–5 (2–0) | Alaska Airlines Arena (9,597) Seattle, WA |
| 01/05/2012 6:00 pm, RTNW | at Colorado | L 69–87 | 8–6 (2–1) | Coors Events Center (7,110) Boulder, CO |
| 01/07/2012 11:00 am, FSN | at Utah | W 57–53 | 9–6 (3–1) | Jon M. Huntsman Center (8,887) Salt Lake City, UT |
| 01/10/2012* 7:00 pm, RTNW | Seattle | W 91–83 | 10–6 | Alaska Airlines Arena (8,618) Seattle, WA |
| 01/14/2012 4:00 pm, FSN | Washington State | W 75–65 | 11–6 (4–1) | Alaska Airlines Arena (10,000) Seattle, WA |
| 01/19/2012 5:30 pm, RTNW | California | L 66–69 | 11–7 (4–2) | Alaska Airlines Arena (9,591) Seattle, WA |
| 01/21/2012 3:00 pm, RTNW | Stanford | W 76–63 | 12–7 (5–2) | Alaska Airlines Arena (9,794) Seattle, WA |
| 01/26/2012 5:30 pm, RTNW | at Arizona State | W 60–54 | 13–7 (6–2) | Wells Fargo Arena (6,794) Tempe, AZ |
| 01/28/2012 4:00 pm, ESPN | at Arizona ESPN College GameDay | W 69–67 | 14–7 (7–2) | McKale Center (14,604) Tucson, AZ |
| 02/02/2012 6:00 pm, ESPN | UCLA | W 71–69 | 15–7 (8–2) | Alaska Airlines Arena (9,756) Seattle, WA |
| 02/04/2012 8:00 pm, FSN | USC | W 69–41 | 16–7 (9–2) | Alaska Airlines Arena (9,948) Seattle, WA |
| 02/09/2012 8:00 pm, FSN | at Oregon | L 57–82 | 16–8 (9–3) | Matthew Knight Arena (9,035) Eugene, OR |
| 02/12/2012 2:30 pm, FSN | at Oregon State | W 75–72 | 17–8 (10–3) | Gill Coliseum (8,027) Corvallis, OR |
| 02/16/2012 8:00 pm, FSN | Arizona State | W 77–69 | 18–8 (11–3) | Alaska Airlines Arena (9,820) Seattle, WA |
| 02/18/2012 12:00 pm, FSN | Arizona | W 79–70 | 19–8 (12–3) | Alaska Airlines Arena (10,000) Seattle, WA |
| 02/25/2012 5:00 pm, RTNW | at Washington State | W 59–55 | 20–8 (13–3) | Beasley Coliseum (9,325) Pullman, WA |
| 03/01/2012 7:30 pm | at USC | W 80–58 | 21–8 (14–3) | Galen Center (2,763) Los Angeles, CA |
| 03/03/2012 11:00 am, CBS | at UCLA | L 69–75 | 21–9 (14–4) | LA Sports Arena (9,785) Los Angeles, CA |
| 2012 Pac-12 men's basketball tournament ||||||
| 03/08/2012 12:10 pm, FSN | vs. Oregon State Quarterfinals | L 84–86 | 21–10 | Staples Center (8,780) Los Angeles, CA |
| 2012 NIT ||||||
| 03/13/2012* 7:00 pm, ESPNU | Texas–Arlington First Round | W 82–72 | 22–10 | Alaska Airlines Arena (2,801) Seattle, WA |
| 03/16/2012* 7:00 pm, ESPNU | Northwestern Second Round | W 76–55 | 23–10 | Alaska Airlines Arena (5,761) Seattle, WA |
| 03/20/2012* 6:00 pm, ESPN | Oregon Quarterfinals | W 90–86 | 24–10 | Alaska Airlines Arena (9,140) Seattle, WA |
| 03/27/2012* 6:00 pm, ESPN2 | vs. Minnesota Semifinals | L 67–68 $^{OT}$ | 24–11 | Madison Square Garden (7,574) New York, NY |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time. ||||||