# 2011–12 Arkansas Razorbacks men's basketball team

The 2011–12 Arkansas Razorbacks men's basketball team represented the University of Arkansas in the sport of basketball during the 2011–12 college basketball season. The Razorbacks competed in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and the Southeastern Conference (SEC). They were led by head coach Mike Anderson, and played their home games at Bud Walton Arena on the university's Fayetteville, Arkansas campus.

## Previous season

The Razorbacks finished the 2010–11 season 18–13, 7–9 in SEC play and lost in the first round of the SEC tournament to Tennessee. Head coach John Pelphrey was fired following the season after compiling a 69–59 overall record during four years with Arkansas.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| November 4, 2011 7:00 p.m., RazorVison | | Texas A&M-Commerce | W 97–80 | | Bud Walton Arena Fayetteville, AR |
| November 8, 2011 7:00 p.m., RazorVison | | Christian Brothers | W 76-54 | | Bud Walton Arena Fayetteville, AR |
| Regular Season ||||||
| November 11, 2011* 7:00 p.m., RazorVison | | USC Upstate | W 83–63 | 1–0 | Bud Walton Arena Fayetteville, AR |
| November 16, 2011* 7:00 p.m., RazorVison | | Oakland Southwest Showcase | W 91–68 | 2–0 | Bud Walton Arena Fayetteville, AR |
| November 18, 2011* 7:00 p.m., FSN | | vs. Houston Southwest Showcase | L 78–87 | 2–1 | Verizon Arena North Little Rock, AR |
| November 22, 2011* 7:00 p.m., RazorVison | | Utah Valley Southwest Showcase | W 67–59 | 3–1 | Bud Walton Arena Fayetteville, AR |
| November 26, 2011* 7:00 p.m., RazorVison | | Grambling State | W 86–44 | 4–1 | Bud Walton Arena Fayetteville, AR |
| November 30, 2011* 7:00 p.m., RSN | | Mississippi Valley State | W 97–64 | 5–1 | Bud Walton Arena Fayetteville, AR |
| December 3, 2011* 2:15 p.m., ESPN | | at No. 8 Connecticut SEC–Big East Challenge | L 62–75 | 5–2 | XL Center Hartford, CT |
| December 10, 2011* 2:00 p.m., RSN | | at Oklahoma | L 63–78 | 5–3 | Lloyd Noble Center Norman, OK |
| December 17, 2011* 2:00 p.m., Razorvison | | Southeastern Louisiana | W 62–55 | 6–3 | Bud Walton Arena Fayetteville, AR |
| December 20, 2011* 7:00 p.m., RSN | | Eastern Kentucky | W 71–57 | 7–3 | Bud Walton Arena Fayetteville, AR |
| December 22, 2011* 7:00 p.m., Razorvison | | Louisiana Tech | W 77–63 | 8–3 | Bud Walton Arena Fayetteville, AR |
| December 28, 2011* 7:00 p.m., RSN | | Charlotte | W 80–67 | 9–3 | Bud Walton Arena Fayetteville, AR |
| December 30, 2011* 7:00 p.m., RSN | | Texas Southern | W 77–49 | 10–3 | Bud Walton Arena Fayetteville, AR |
| January 3, 2012* 7:00 p.m., RSN | | Savannah State | W 83–66 | 11–3 | Bud Walton Arena Fayetteville, AR |
| SEC Regular Season ||||||
| January 7, 2012 9:00 p.m., CSS | | No. 15 Mississippi State | W 98–88 | 12–3 (1–0) | Bud Walton Arena Fayetteville, AR |
| January 11, 2012 8:00 p.m., SECN | | at Ole Miss | L 63–71 | 12–4 (1–1) | Tad Smith Coliseum Oxford, MS |
| January 14, 2012 9:00 p.m., FSN | | LSU | W 69–60 | 13–4 (2–1) | Bud Walton Arena Fayetteville, AR |
| January 17, 2012 9:00 p.m., ESPN | | at No. 2 Kentucky | L 63–86 | 13–5 (2–2) | Rupp Arena Lexington, KY |
| January 21, 2012* 1:00 p.m., CBS | | No. 20 Michigan | W 66–64 | 14–5 | Bud Walton Arena Fayetteville, AR |
| January 25, 2012 9:00 p.m., CSS | | Auburn | W 56–53 | 15–5 (3–2) | Bud Walton Arena Fayetteville, AR |
| January 28, 2012 1:30 p.m., SECN | | at Alabama | L 66–72 | 15–6 (3–3) | Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL |
| January 31, 2012 9:00 p.m., ESPN | | No. 25 Vanderbilt | W 84-74 | 16–6 (4–3) | Bud Walton Arena Fayetteville, AR |
| February 4, 2012 1:30 p.m., SECN | | at LSU | L 65–71 | 16–7 (4–4) | Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, LA |
| February 8, 2012 8:00 p.m., SECN | | at Georgia | L 59–81 | 16–8 (4–5) | Stegeman Coliseum Athens, GA |
| February 11, 2012 1:30 p.m., SECN | | South Carolina | W 76–65 | 17–8 (5–5) | Bud Walton Arena Fayetteville, AR |
| February 15, 2012 8:00 p.m., SECN | | at Tennessee | L 58–77 | 17–9 (5–6) | Thompson-Boling Arena Knoxville, TN |
| February 18, 2012 6:00 p.m., ESPN2 | | No. 14 Florida | L 68–98 | 17–10 (5–7) | Bud Walton Arena Fayetteville, AR |
| February 23, 2012 7:00 p.m., ESPN | | Alabama | L 68–79 | 17–11 (5–8) | Bud Walton Arena Fayetteville, AR |
| February 25, 2012 4:00 p.m., SECN | | at Auburn | W 77–71 | 18–11 (6–8) | Auburn Arena Auburn, AL |
| February 28, 2012 7:00 p.m., ESPNU | | Ole Miss | L 75–77 | 18–12 (6–9) | Bud Walton Arena Fayetteville, AR |
| March 3, 2012 5:00 p.m., FSN | | at Mississippi State | L 59–79 | 18–13 (6–10) | Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, MS |
| 2012 SEC tournament ||||||
| March 8, 2012 1:00 p.m., SECN | No. (9) | vs. (8) LSU First Round | L 54–70 | 18–14 | New Orleans Arena New Orleans, LA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time Zone. ||||||