# 2011–12 Samford Bulldogs basketball team

The 2011–12 Samford Bulldogs basketball team represented Samford University during the 2011–12 college basketball season. This was head coach Jimmy Tillette's fifteenth season at Samford. The Bulldogs compete in the Southern Conference's North Division and played their home games at Pete Hanna Center. They finished the season 11–19, 8–10 on SoCon play to finish in a tie for third place in the North Division and lost in the first round of the Southern Conference tournament to Furman.

## Roster

| # | Name | Height | Weight (lbs.) | Position | Class | Hometown |
| 1 | Drew Windler | 6'9" | 200 | C | So. | South Milwaukee, WI |
| 2 | Brandon Hayman | 6'3" | 185 | G | Fr. | Braselton, GA |
| 5 | Jeffrey Merritt | 6'6" | 205 | G | Sr. | Oklahoma City, OK |
| 10 | Connor Miller | 6'3" | 175 | G | Fr. | Stanley, WI |
| 11 | Raijon Kelly | 6'4" | 170 | G | Fr. | Maplewood, MN |
| 12 | John Peterson | 6'7" | 195 | F | Sr. | Boca Raton, FL |
| 14 | Kaylin Johnson | 6'0" | 180 | G | Sr. | Baton Rouge, LA |
| 15 | Hamilton Bailey | 6'4" | 185 | G | So. | Atlanta, GA |
| 21 | Gregg Wooten | 6'2" | 190 | G | Sr. | Memphis, TN |
| 23 | Matthew Friday | 6'8" | 235 | C | Sr. | Grapevine, TX |
| 24 | Will Cook | 6'4" | 185 | G | So. | Dallas, TX |
| 25 | Devin McNeil | 6'0" | 180 | G | Fr. | Birmingham, AL |
| 33 | Levi Barnes | 6'10" | 215 | C | So. | Douglasville, GA |
| 35 | Tyler Hood | 6'6" | 200 | F | Fr. | Kingston, TN |

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| 11/7/2011* 7:00 p.m. | Berry | W 87–47 | | Pete Hanna Center (795) Homewood, AL |
| Regular season ||||||
| 11/12/2011* 8:00 p.m. | Youngstown State | L 69–76 | 0–1 | Pete Hanna Center (873) Homewood, AL |
| 11/18/2011* 7:00 p.m. | at Jacksonville | L 57–70 | 0–2 | Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena (1,955) Jacksonville, FL |
| 11/22/2011* 8:00 p.m. | Georgia State | L 47–55 | 0–3 | Pete Hanna Center (482) Homewood, AL |
| 11/26/2011* 8:00 p.m. | at Texas–Arlington | W 71–69 | 1–3 | Texas Hall (697) Arlington, TX |
| 12/1/2011 8:00 p.m. | Western Carolina | L 71–75 | 1–4 (0–1) | Pete Hanna Center (821) Homewood, AL |
| 12/5/2011* 8:00 p.m. | Texas-San Antonio | L 52–74 | 1–5 | Pete Hanna Center (527) Homewood, AL |
| 12/7/2011 8:00 p.m. | Mercer | L 78–83 $^{OT}$ | 1–6 | Pete Hanna Center (1,036) Homewood, AL |
| 12/10/2011* 5:00 p.m. | Lindsey Wilson | W 82–56 | 2–6 | Pete Hanna Center (972) Homewood, AL |
| 12/17/2011* 5:00 p.m. | Spring Hill | W 90–64 | 3–6 | Pete Hanna Center (972) Homewood, AL |
| 12/20/2011* 7:00 p.m., ESPN2 | at No. 3 Kentucky | L 50–82 | 3–7 | Rupp Arena (21,984) Lexington, KY |
| 12/28/2011* 8:00 p.m. | at Sam Houston State | L 58–74 | 3–8 | Johnson Coliseum (788) Huntsville, TX |
| 12/31/2011* 2:00 p.m., ESPN3 | at Maryland | L 63–75 | 3–9 | Comcast Center (11,429) College Park, MD |
| 1/5/2012 8:00 p.m. | Appalachian State | L 63–68 | 3–10 (0–2) | Pete Hanna Center (584) Homewood, AL |
| 1/7/2012 7:05 p.m. | at The Citadel | L 62–73 | 3–11 (0–3) | McAlister Field House (1,023) Charleston, SC |
| 1/12/2012 7:00 p.m. | at Georgia Southern | L 53–58 | 3–12 (0–4) | Hanner Fieldhouse (1,372) Statesboro, GA |
| 1/14/2012 5:00 p.m. | Chattanooga | W 81–70 | 4–12 (1–4) | Pete Hanna Center (1,012) Homewood, AL |
| 1/19/2012 7:00 p.m. | at Elon | W 86–80 | 5–12 (2–4) | Alumni Gym (986) Elon, NC |
| 1/22/2012 2:00 p.m. | at UNC Greensboro | L 60–61 | 5–13 (2–5) | Greensboro Coliseum (2,328) Greensboro, NC |
| 1/26/2012 8:00 p.m., ESPN3 | Georgia Southern | W 57–55 | 6–13 (3–5) | Pete Hanna Center (902) Homewood, AL |
| 1/28/2012 5:00 p.m. | Davidson | W 77–74 | 7–13 (4–6) | Pete Hanna Center (1,257) Homewood, AL |
| 1/30/2012 8:00 p.m. | College of Charleston | L 52–68 | 7–14 (4–7) | Pete Hanna Center (1,052) Homewood, AL |
| 2/2/2012 6:00 p.m. | at Appalachian State | W 53–52 | 8–14 (5–6) | Holmes Center (1,022) Boone, NC |
| 2/4/2012 2:00 p.m. | at Wofford | W 66–61 | 9–14 (6–6) | Benjamin Johnson Arena (2,012) Spartanburg, SC |
| 2/9/2012 8:00 p.m. | UNC Greensboro | L 69–71 | 9–15 (6–7) | Pete Hanna Center (1,048) Homewood, AL |
| 2/11/2012 5:00 p.m. | Elon | W 87–78 | 10–15 (7–7) | Pete Hanna Center (2,572) Homewood, AL |
| 2/15/2012 7:00 p.m. | at Davidson | L 54–81 | 10–16 (7–8) | John M. Belk Arena (3,686) Davidson, NC |
| 2/18/2012 5:00 p.m. | Furman | W 55–49 | 11–16 (8–8) | Pete Hanna Center (1,204) Homewood, AL |
| 2/23/2012 7:00 p.m. | at Western Carolina | L 77–79 | 11–17 (8–9) | Ramsey Center (1,097) Cullowhee, NC |
| 2/25/2012 8:00 p.m. | at Chattanooga | L 78–86 | 11–18 (8–10) | McKenzie Arena (4,120) Chattanooga, TN |
| Southern Conference tournament ||||||
| 3/2/2012 6:00 p.m. | vs. Furman First Round | L 66–75 | 11–19 | U.S. Cellular Center (4,741) Asheville, NC |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||