# 2011–12 NC State Wolfpack men's basketball team

The 2011–12 NC State Wolfpack men's basketball team represented NC State University in the 2011–12 men's college basketball season. The team was led by Mark Gottfried and played its home games at the RBC Center in Raleigh, NC as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference. They finished the season 24-13 overall, 9-7 in ACC play, finishing in a three-way tie for fourth place. As a No. 5 seed in the 2012 ACC men's basketball tournament, they defeated Boston College in the first round and Virginia in the quarterfinals before falling to North Carolina in the semi-finals. They received an at large bid to the 2012 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, where they beat San Diego State in the second round and Georgetown in the third round before falling to Kansas in the Sweet Sixteen.

## Class of 2011 Commits

College recruiting information :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Tyler Harris PF | Dix Hills, New York | St. Benedict's Prep (NJ) | 6 ft 7.5 in (2.02 m) | 186 lb (84 kg) | Nov 3, 2010 |
| Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 92 ||||||
| Jaqawn Raymond SG | Statesboro, Georgia | Statesboro High School (GA) | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 195 lb (88 kg) | Mar 6, 2011 |
| Star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 87 ||||||
| Thomas De Thaey PF | Dendermonde, Belgium | Canarias Basketball Academy (CI) | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | 235 lb (107 kg) | May 18, 2011 |
| Star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 40 ||||||
| Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A ESPN: N/A ||||||
| 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: "N.C. State Basketball Commitment List". Rivals.com. Retrieved November 24, 2011. "North Carolina State College Basketball Recruiting Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved November 24, 2011. "2011 Player Commits". ESPN.com. Retrieved November 24, 2011. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved November 24, 2011. "2011 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved November 24, 2011. ||||||

## Roster

Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationality not displayed.
| No. | Position | Player |
| 0 | C | DeShawn Painter |
| 1 | F | Richard Howell |
| 2 | G | Lorenzo Brown |
| 3 | G | Alex Johnson |
| 5 | F | C. J. Leslie |
| 10 | G | Jaqawn Raymond |
| 13 | F | Thomas de Thaey |
| 14 | C | Jordan Vandenberg |
| 15 | F | Scott Wood |
| 20 | G | Jay Lewis |
| 21 | G | C. J. Williams |
| 22 | G | Ben Amos |
| 25 | F | Kendall Smith |
| 30 | G | Staats Battle |
| 34 | F | Tyler Harris |

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| November 7, 2011* 7:00pm | | Flagler | W 102–61 | | RBC Center (N/A) Raleigh, NC |
| Regular Season ||||||
| November 11, 2011* 7:00pm | | UNC Asheville | W 84–75 | 1–0 | RBC Center (12,441) Raleigh, NC |
| November 13, 2011* 6:00pm, ESPN3 | | Morehead State | W 91–61 | 2–0 | RBC Center (10,082) Raleigh, NC |
| November 16th, 2011* 7:00pm, ESPNU | | Princeton | W 60–58 | 3–0 | RBC Center (12,140) Raleigh, NC |
| November 19, 2011* 6:30pm, ESPN3 | | vs. No. 18 Vanderbilt Legends Classic | L 79–86 | 3–1 | Izod Center (N/A) East Rutherford, NJ |
| November 21, 2011* 6:30pm, ESPN3 | | vs. Texas Legends Classic | W 77–74 | 4–1 | Izod Center (N/A) East Rutherford, NJ |
| November 25, 2011* 7:00pm, ESPN3 | | Elon | W 82–67 | 5–1 | Reynolds Coliseum (7,315) Raleigh, NC |
| November 30, 2011* 7:15pm, ESPN2 | | Indiana ACC-Big Ten Challenge | L 75–86 | 5–2 | RBC Center (16,597) Raleigh, NC |
| December 4, 2011* 4:00pm, FSN | | at Stanford | L 72–76 | 5–3 | Maples Pavilion (5,871) Stanford, CA |
| December 11, 2011* 3:00pm, ESPN3 | | NC Central | W 65–60 | 6–3 | Reynolds Coliseum (4,018) Raleigh, NC |
| December 17, 2011* 6:30pm, ESPN2 | | No. 1 Syracuse | L 72–88 | 6–4 | RBC Center (19,400) Raleigh, NC |
| December 20, 2011* 7:00pm | | vs. St. Bonaventure Fibertech Classic | W 67–65 | 7–4 | Blue Cross Arena (5,802) Rochester, NY |
| December 22, 2011* 7:00pm, ESPN3 | | Northeastern | W 88–59 | 8–4 | RBC Center (11,652) Raleigh, NC |
| December 29, 2011* 7:00pm, ESPN3 | | Campbell | W 87–81 | 9–4 | Reynolds Coliseum (7,734) Raleigh, NC |
| December 31, 2011* 2:00pm, ESPN3 | | Western Carolina | W 82–55 | 10–4 | RBC Center (13,429) Raleigh, NC |
| January 4, 2012* 7:00pm | | Delaware State | W 78–44 | 11–4 | RBC Center (10,159) Raleigh, NC |
| ACC Regular Season ||||||
| January 8, 2012 6:00pm, ESPNU | | Maryland | W 79–74 | 12–4 (1–0) | RBC Center (18,057) Raleigh, NC |
| January 11, 2012 9:00pm, RSN | | Georgia Tech | L 71–82 | 12–5 (1–1) | RBC Center (14,072) Raleigh, NC |
| January 14, 2012 1:00pm, RSN | | at Wake Forest | W 76–40 | 13–5 (2–1) | LJVM Coliseum (11,101) Winston-Salem, NC |
| January 19, 2012 8:00pm, ACC Network | | Boston College | W 76–62 | 14–5 (3–1) | RBC Center (16,051) Raleigh, NC |
| January 22, 2012 12:00pm, ACC Network | | at Miami (FL) | W 78–73 | 15–5 (4–1) | BankUnited Center (4,371) Coral Gables, FL |
| January 26, 2012 7:00pm, ESPN | | at No. 7 North Carolina Carolina-State Rivalry | L 55–74 | 15–6 (4–2) | Smith Center (21,750) Chapel Hill, NC |
| January 28, 2012 8:00pm, ESPN2 | | No. 19 Virginia | L 60–61 | 15–7 (4–3) | RBC Center (17,027) Raleigh, NC |
| February 1, 2012 8:00pm, RSN | | at Boston College | W 56–51 | 16–7 (5–3) | Conte Forum (3,611) Chestnut Hill, MA |
| February 4, 2012 1:00pm, ACC Network | | Wake Forest | W 87–76 | 17–7 (6–3) | RBC Center (15,525) Raleigh, NC |
| February 9, 2012 7:00pm, ESPNU | | at Georgia Tech | W 61–52 | 18–7 (7–3) | Philips Arena (5,439) Atlanta, GA |
| February 16, 2012 9:00pm, ACC Network | | at No. 5 Duke | L 73–78 | 18–8 (7–4) | Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, NC |
| February 18, 2012 1:00pm, ACC Network | | No. 20 Florida State | L 62–76 | 18–9 (7–5) | RBC Center (17,547) Raleigh, NC |
| February 21, 2012 8:00pm, ACC Network | | No. 7 North Carolina | L 74–86 | 18–10 (7–6) | RBC Center (19,710) Raleigh, NC |
| February 25, 2012 2:30pm, ACC Network | | at Clemson | L 69–72 | 18–11 (7–7) | Littlejohn Coliseum (10,000) Clemson, SC |
| February 29, 2012 9:00pm, RSN | | Miami (FL) | W 77–73 | 19–11 (8–7) | RBC Center (14,682) Raleigh, NC |
| March 4, 2012 6:00pm, ESPNU | | at Virginia Tech | W 70–58 | 20–11 (9–7) | Cassell Coliseum (9,847) Blacksburg, VA |
| 2012 ACC men's basketball tournament ||||||
| March 8, 2012 2:00pm, ESPNU/ACC Network | | vs. Boston College First Round | W 78–57 | 21–11 | Philips Arena (19,520) Atlanta, GA |
| March 9, 2012 2:35pm, ESPN2/ACC Network | | vs. Virginia Quarterfinals | W 67–64 | 22–11 | Philips Arena (19,520) Atlanta, GA |
| March 10, 2012 1:00pm, ESPN/ACC Network | | vs. No. 4 North Carolina Semifinals | L 67–69 | 22–12 | Philips Arena (19,520) Atlanta, GA |
| 2012 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament ||||||
| March 16, 2012* 12:40pm, truTV | No. (MW 11) | vs. No. 22 (MW 6) San Diego State Second Round | W 79–65 | 23–12 | Nationwide Arena (17,030) Columbus, OH |
| March 18, 2012* 12:15pm, CBS | No. (MW 11) | vs. No. 15 (MW 3) Georgetown Third Round | W 66–63 | 24–12 | Nationwide Arena (17,425) Columbus, Ohio |
| March 23, 2012* 10:17pm, TBS | No. (MW 11) | vs. No. 6 (MW 2) Kansas Sweet Sixteen | L 57–60 | 24–13 | Edward Jones Dome (23,964) St. Louis, MO |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. (#) during NCAA Tournament is seed with Region. ||||||