# 2011–12 Appalachian State Mountaineers men's basketball team

The 2011–12 Appalachian State Mountaineers men's basketball team represented Appalachian State University during the 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Mountaineers, led by 2nd year head coach Jason Capel, played their home games at Holmes Center and are members of the Southern Conference's North Division. They finished the season 13–18, 7–11 in SoCon play to finish in fifth place in the North Division and lost in the quarterfinals of the SoCon tournament to UNC Greensboro.

## Roster

| Number | Name | Position | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown |
| 1 | Rodney Milum | G | 6'0" | 185 | Jr. | Houston, TX |
| 2 | Tab Hamilton | G | 6'3" | 180 | Fr. | Winston-Salem, NC |
| 11 | Nathan Healy | F | 6'7" | 210 | Jr. | New Bern, NC |
| 13 | Jamaal Trice | G-F | 6'6" | 220 | Jr. | Los Angeles, CA |
| 21 | Omar Carter | G | 6'5" | 220 | Sr. | Charlotte, NC |
| 22 | Griffin Shaw | G | 6'0" | 175 | So. | Charlotte, NC |
| 23 | Mike Neal | G | 6'2" | 185 | Fr. | Greensboro, NC |
| 24 | Brian Okam | C | 7'0" | 245 | So. | Enugu, Nigeria |
| 32 | Isaac Butts | C | 6'10" | 285 | Sr. | Milledgeville, GA |
| 33 | Mitch Woods | G | 6'3" | 195 | So. | Naples, FL |
| 50 | Andre Williamson | F | 6'7" | 245 | Sr. | Dayton, OH |
| 54 | Petey Hausley | F | 6'6" | 245 | Sr. | Marion, NC |

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular Season ||||||
| 11/11/2011* 7:00 pm | Lees-McRae | W 90–61 | 1–0 | Holmes Center (1,689) Boone, NC |
| 11/15/2011* 7:00 pm | at East Tennessee State | L 68–81 | 1–1 | ETSU/MSHA Athletic Center (3,789) Johnson City, TN |
| 11/19/2011* 8:00 pm | at Tennessee Tech | W 68–63 | 2–1 | Hooper Eblen Center (1,650) Cookeville, TN |
| 11/22/2011* 7:00 pm | vs. East Carolina | L 47–67 | 2–2 | Time Warner Cable Arena (3,719) Charlotte, NC |
| 11/26/2011* 2:00 pm | Milligan | W 81–58 | 3–2 | Holmes Center (1,058) Boone, NC |
| 12/1/2011 8:00 pm | UNC Greensboro | W 78–64 | 4–2 (1–0) | Holmes Center (1,679) Boone, NC |
| 12/3/2011 7:30 pm | at Georgia Southern | L 62–73 | 4–3 (1–1) | Hanner Fieldhouse (1,536) Statesboro, GA |
| 12/6/2011* 8:00 pm | at Minnesota | L 56–70 | 4–4 | Williams Arena (10,782) Minneapolis, MN |
| 12/10/2011* 2:00 pm | East Tennessee State | L 48–65 | 4–5 | Holmes Center (1,703) Boone, NC |
| 12/17/2011* 6:00 pm, ESPNU | at No. 6 North Carolina | L 82–97 | 4–6 | Dean Smith Center (20,892) Chapel Hill, NC |
| 12/22/2011* 7:00 pm | Campbell | W 77–74 | 5–6 | Holmes Center (1,076) Boone, NC |
| 12/30/2011* 7:00 pm | at Miami | L 54–84 | 5–7 | BankUnited Center (3,363) Coral Gables, FL |
| 1/5/2012 8:00 pm | at Samford | W 68–63 | 6–7 (2–1) | Pete Hanna Center (584) Homewood, AL |
| 1/7/2012 7:00 pm | at Chattanooga | L 63–65 | 6–8 (2–2) | McKenzie Arena (3,245) Chattanooga, TN |
| 1/12/2012 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | Furman | W 56–50 | 7–8 (3–2) | Holmes Center (1,055) Boone, NC |
| 1/14/2012 2:00 pm | Davidson | L 79–83 | 7–9 (3–3) | Holmes Center (2,071) Boone, NC |
| 1/19/2012 7:00 pm | at Wofford | L 61–73 | 7–10 (3–4) | Benjamin Johnson Arena (1,322) Spartanburg, SC |
| 1/21/2012 2:00 pm | Western Carolina | W 84–72 | 8–10 (4–4) | Holmes Center (3,476) Boone, NC |
| 1/26/2012 7:00 pm | at UNC Greensboro | L 73–77 | 7–14 (5–4) | Greensboro Coliseum (3,440) Greensboro, NC |
| 1/28/2012 2:00 pm | Elon | W 81–66 | 9–11 (5–5) | Holmes Center (2,355) Boone, NC |
| 2/2/2012 7:00 pm | Samford | L 52–53 | 9–12 (5–6) | Holmes Center (1,022) Boone, NC |
| 2/4/2012 2:00 pm | College of Charleston | L 62–74 | 9–13 (5–7) | Holmes Center (2,533) Boone, NC |
| 2/6/2012 7:00 pm | at Elon | L 59–82 | 9–14 (5–8) | Alumni Gym (1,510) Elon, NC |
| 2/9/2012 7:00 pm | at Furman | W 79–69 | 10–14 (6–8) | Timmons Arena (1,230) Greenville, SC |
| 2/11/2012 2:00 pm | Wofford | L 64–66 | 10–15 (6–9) | Holmes Center (2,077) Boone, NC |
| 2/15/2012 7:00 pm | Chattanooga | W 79–70 | 11–15 (7–9) | Holmes Center (1,271) Boone, NC |
| 2/18/2012* 2:00 pm | Winthrop BracketBusters | W 76–64 | 12–15 (7–9) | Holmes Center (1,590) Boone, NC |
| 2/22/2012 7:05 pm | at The Citadel | L 51–62 | 12–16 (7–10) | McAlister Field House (1,158) Charleston, SC |
| 2/25/2012 2:00 pm | at Western Carolina | L 75–83 | 12–17 (7–11) | Ramsey Center (3,628) Cullowhee, NC |
| SoCon tournament ||||||
| 3/2/2012 11:30 am | vs. College of Charleston First Round | W 93–81 | 13–18 | U.S. Cellular Center (5,254) Asheville, NC |
| 3/3/2012 12:00 pm, ESPN3 | vs. UNC Greensboro Quarterfinals | L 55–65 | 13–19 | U.S. Cellular Center Asheville, NC |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||
"Appalachian State Mountaineers Basketball 2011–12 Schedule". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 4, 2011.