# 2011–12 Florida Gators men's basketball team

The 2011–12 Florida Gators men's basketball team represented the University of Florida in the sport of basketball during the 2011–12 college basketball season. The Gators competed in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and the Southeastern Conference (SEC). They were led by head coach Billy Donovan, and played their home games in the O'Connell Center on the university's Gainesville, Florida campus.
The Gators finished the SEC regular season with a 10–6 conference record, and lost to Kentucky in the semifinals of the 2012 SEC tournament. They received an at-large bid in the 2012 NCAA tournament as a No. 7 seed in west region where they advanced to the Elite Eight before losing to Louisville.

## Previous season

The Gators finished the 2010–11 season 29–8, 13–3 in SEC play and lost in the Elite Eight round of the NCAA tournament to Butler. Senior small forward Chandler Parsons won SEC Player of the Year honors and head coach Billy Donovan was named SEC Coach of the Year. Parsons and senior power forward Vernon Macklin were both selected in the 2011 NBA draft.

## Roster

Retrieved from Gatorzone.com

### Coaches

| Name | Position | College | Graduating year |
| Billy Donovan | Head coach | Providence College | 1987 |
| Matt McCall | Associate head coach | University of Florida | 2005 |
| John Pelphrey | Assistant coach | University of Kentucky | 1992 |
| Norm Roberts | Assistant coach | Queens College | 1987 |
| Darren Hertz | Assistant to the head coach | University of Florida | 1997 |
| Oliver Winterbone | Video coordinator | Rutgers University | 2005 |
| Preston Greene | Strength & Conditioning Coordinator | Clemson University | 1999 |
| Dave Werner | Athletic Trainer | Eastern Kentucky University | 1991 |
| Tom Williams | Academic Counselor | University of Florida | 1978 |
| Denver Parler | Communications | | |

## Team statistics

As of March 24, 2012.
 Indicates team leader in specific category. Retrieved from Gatorzone.com
| Name | PTS | PPG | FG % | 3P % | FT % | AST | REB | BLK | STL |
| Bradley Beal | 546 | 14.8 | .445 | .339 | .769 | 83 | 249 | 31 | 51 |
| Kenny Boynton | 588 | 15.9 | .440 | .407 | .754 | 100 | 97 | 1 | 28 |
| Jacob Kurtz | 2 | 0.5 | – | – | 1.000 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Cody Larson | 12 | 0.5 | .455 | .000 | .400 | 1 | 21 | 2 | 0 |
| Erik Murphy | 356 | 10.5 | .485 | .421 | .814 | 29 | 154 | 37 | 18 |
| Walter Pitchford | 6 | 0.5 | .273 | .000 | – | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Casey Prather | 57 | 2.0 | .367 | .400 | .393 | 8 | 49 | 8 | 12 |
| Mike Rosario | 205 | 6.6 | .430 | .337 | .750 | 30 | 43 | 2 | 16 |
| Erving Walker | 447 | 12.1 | .394 | .363 | .815 | 170 | 106 | 0 | 37 |
| Scottie Wilbekin | 97 | 2.6 | .434 | .457 | .714 | 61 | 55 | 2 | 22 |
| Will Yeguete | 114 | 4.4 | .581 | – | .359 | 27 | 163 | 10 | 31 |
| Patric Young | 378 | 10.2 | .618 | – | .593 | 41 | 238 | 30 | 18 |
| TEAM | 2808 | 75.9 | .463 | .380 | .713 | 551 | 1321 | 124 | 233 |

## Schedule and results

Retrieved from Gatorzone.com
| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| Nov. 3, 2011* 7:00 p.m., GatorVision | No. 8 | Catholic | W 114–57 | | O'Connell Center Gainesville, Florida |
| Regular season (Non-conference play) ||||||
| Nov. 11, 2011* 7:00 p.m., FSFL | No. 8 | Jackson State Global Sports Shootout | W 99–59 | 1–0 | O'Connell Center Gainesville, Florida |
| Nov. 15, 2011* 8:00 p.m., ESPN2 | No. 7 | at No. 3 Ohio State Global Sports Shootout | L 74–81 | 1–1 | Value City Arena Columbus, Ohio |
| Nov. 17, 2011* 8:00 p.m., FSFL | No. 7 | North Florida Global Sports Shootout | W 91–55 | 2–1 | O'Connell Center Gainesville, Florida |
| Nov. 21, 2011* 7:00 p.m., Sun Sports | No. 10 | vs. Wright State Global Sports Shootout | W 78–65 | 3–1 | St. Pete Times Forum Tampa, Florida |
| Nov. 25, 2011* 7:00 p.m., FSFL | No. 10 | Jacksonville | W 107–62 | 4–1 | O'Connell Center Gainesville, Florida |
| Nov. 28, 2011* 7:00 p.m., Sun Sports | No. 10 | vs. Stetson Florida Citrus Sports Shootout | W 96–70 | 5–1 | Amway Center Orlando, Florida |
| Dec. 2, 2011* 7:00 p.m., ESPN | No. 10 | at No. 4 Syracuse SEC–Big East Challenge | L 68–72 | 5–2 | Carrier Dome Syracuse, New York |
| Dec. 7, 2011* 7:00 p.m., ESPN | No. 12 | Arizona | W 78–72 $^{OT}$ | 6–2 | O'Connell Center Gainesville, Florida |
| Dec. 9, 2011* 7:00 p.m., CSS/ESPN3 | No. 12 | vs. Rider | W 90–69 | 7–2 | Veterans Memorial Arena Jacksonville, Florida |
| Dec. 17, 2011* 2:30 p.m., FSN/Sun | No. 13 | vs. No. 22 Texas A&M Orange Bowl Classic | W 84–64 | 8–2 | BankAtlantic Center Sunrise, Florida |
| Dec. 19, 2011* 7:00 p.m., FSFL | No. 11 | Mississippi Valley State | W 82–54 | 9–2 | O'Connell Center Gainesville, Florida |
| Dec. 22, 2011* 7:00 p.m., ESPNU | No. 11 | Florida State | W 82–64 | 10–2 | O'Connell Center Gainesville, Florida |
| Dec. 29, 2011* 7:00 p.m., ESPN2 | No. 10 | at Rutgers | L 83–85 $^{2OT}$ | 10–3 | Louis Brown Athletic Center Piscataway, New Jersey |
| Dec. 31, 2011* 2:00 p.m., ESPNU | No. 10 | Yale | W 90–70 | 11–3 | O'Connell Center Gainesville, Florida |
| Jan. 3, 2012* 7:00 p.m., FSN | No. 13 | UAB | W 79–60 | 12–3 | O'Connell Center Gainesville, Florida |
| Regular season (SEC conference play) ||||||
| Jan. 7, 2012 11:00 a.m., ESPN2 | No. 13 | at Tennessee | L 56–67 | 12–4 (0–1) | Thompson–Boling Arena Knoxville, Tennessee |
| Jan. 10, 2012 7:00 p.m., ESPN | No. 19 | Georgia | W 70–48 | 13–4 (1–1) | O'Connell Center Gainesville, Florida |
| Jan. 14, 2012 7:00 p.m., CSS | No. 19 | at South Carolina | W 79–65 | 14–4 (2–1) | Colonial Life Arena Columbia, South Carolina |
| Jan. 21, 2012 6:00 p.m., FSN | No. 17 | LSU | W 76–64 | 15–4 (3–1) | O'Connell Center Gainesville, Florida |
| Jan. 26, 2012 7:00 p.m., ESPN2 | No. 14 | at Ole Miss | W 64–60 | 16–4 (4–1) | Tad Smith Coliseum Oxford, Mississippi |
| Jan. 28, 2012 1:30 p.m., SECN | No. 14 | No. 18 Mississippi State | W 69–57 | 17–4 (5–1) | O'Connell Center Gainesville, Florida |
| Feb. 2, 2012 9:00 p.m., ESPN2 | No. 12 | South Carolina | W 74–66 | 18–4 (6–1) | O'Connell Center Gainesville, Florida |
| Feb. 4, 2012 1:00 p.m., CBS | No. 12 | No. 25 Vanderbilt | W 73–65 | 19–4 (7–1) | O'Connell Center Gainesville, Florida |
| Feb. 7, 2012 7:00 p.m., ESPN | No. 8 | at No. 1 Kentucky | L 58–78 | 19–5 (7–2) | Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky |
| Feb. 11, 2012 4:00 p.m., SECN | No. 8 | Tennessee | L 70–75 | 19–6 (7–3) | O'Connell Center Gainesville, Florida |
| Feb. 14, 2012 7:00 p.m., ESPN | No. 14 | at Alabama | W 61–52 | 20–6 (8–3) | Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, Alabama |
| Feb. 18, 2012 6:00 p.m., ESPN2 | No. 14 | at Arkansas | W 98–68 | 21–6 (9–3) | Bud Walton Arena Fayetteville, Arkansas |
| Feb. 21, 2012 7:00 p.m., ESPNU | No. 12 | Auburn | W 63–47 | 22–6 (10–3) | O'Connell Center Gainesville, Florida |
| Feb. 25, 2012 4:00 p.m., SECN | No. 12 | at Georgia | L 62–76 | 22–7 (10–4) | Stegeman Coliseum Athens, Georgia |
| Feb. 28, 2012 9:00 p.m., ESPN | No. 16 | at Vanderbilt | L 67–77 | 22–8 (10–5) | Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, Tennessee |
| Mar. 4, 2012 12:00 p.m., CBS | No. 16 | No. 1 Kentucky | L 59–74 | 22–9 (10–6) | O'Connell Center Gainesville, Florida |
| SEC tournament ||||||
| Mar. 9, 2012 3:30 p.m., SECN | (4) No. 22 | vs. (5) Alabama Quarterfinals | W 66–63 | 23–9 | New Orleans Arena New Orleans, Louisiana |
| Mar. 10, 2012 1:00 p.m., ABC | (4) No. 22 | vs. (1) No. 1 Kentucky Semifinals | L 71–74 | 23–10 | New Orleans Arena New Orleans, Louisiana |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| Mar. 16, 2012 2:10 p.m., TNT | (7 W) No. 25 | vs. (10 W) Virginia Second round | W 71–45 | 24–10 | CenturyLink Center Omaha, Nebraska |
| Mar. 18, 2012 6:10 p.m., TNT | (7 W) No. 25 | vs. (15 W) Norfolk State Third round | W 84–50 | 25–10 | CenturyLink Center Omaha, Nebraska |
| Mar. 22, 2012 10:17 p.m., TBS | (7 W) No. 25 | vs. (3 W) No. 11 Marquette Sweet Sixteen | W 68–58 | 26–10 | US Airways Center Phoenix, Arizona |
| Mar. 24, 2012 4:30 p.m., CBS | (7 W) No. 25 | vs. (4 W) No. 17 Louisville Elite Eight | L 68–72 | 26–11 | US Airways Center Phoenix, Arizona |
| *Non-Conference Game. Rankings from AP poll. All times are in Eastern Time. ( ) Tournament seedings in parentheses. ||||||

## Rankings

Ranking Movement Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. :
| Poll | Pre | Wk 1 Nov 14 | Wk 2 Nov 21 | Wk 3 Nov 28 | Wk 4 Dec 5 | Wk 5 Dec 12 | Wk 6 Dec 19 | Wk 7 Dec 26 | Wk 8 Jan 2 | Wk 9 Jan 9 | Wk 10 Jan 16 | Wk 11 Jan 23 | Wk 12 Jan 30 | Wk 13 Feb 6 | Wk 14 Feb 13 | Wk 15 Feb 20 | Wk 16 Feb 27 | Wk 17 Mar 5 | Wk 18 Mar 12 | Final Apr 2 |
| AP | 8 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 19 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 8 | 14 | 12 | 16 | 22 | 25 | - |
| Coaches | 10 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 14 | 19 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 19 | 21 | 9 |

## Awards and honors
### Bradley Beal

* SEC Freshman of the Week (11/21/11–11/28/11). Beal averaged 8.5 points, seven rebounds, two assists and 1.5 steals in two wins over Wright State and Jacksonville.
* SEC Freshman of the Week (12/5/11–12/12/11). Beal averaged 13.5 points and five rebounds in two wins over Arizona and Rider.
* SEC Freshman of the Week (12/19/11–12/26/11). Beal averaged 17 points, six rebounds, two steals and one assist in two wins over Mississippi Valley State and Florida State.
* SEC Freshman of the Week (1/23/12–1/30/12). Beal averaged 14 points, three rebounds and 2.5 assists in two wins over Ole Miss and Mississippi State.
* SEC Freshman of the Week (1/31/12–2/6/12). Beal averaged 16.5 points, nine rebounds and two assists in two wins over South Carolina and Vanderbilt.
* SEC Freshman of the Week (2/13/12–2/20/12). Beal averaged 17.5 points, 8.5 rebounds and three assists in two road wins over Alabama and Arkansas.
* First-Team All-SEC
* SEC All-Freshman Team

### Kenny Boynton

* SEC Player of the Week (12/12/11–12/19/11). Boynton scored 22 points, two assists, one rebound and a steal in a win over Texas A&M.
* First-Team All-SEC

### Erving Walker

* Second-Team All-SEC

### Will Yeguete

* 2012 SEC Community Service Team

### Patric Young

* SEC Player of the Week (12/5/11–12/12/11). Young averaged 18.5 points on 77.3 percent shooting (17–22) and 10 rebounds in two wins over Arizona and Rider.
* SEC Scholar-Athlete of the Year