# 2011–12 Kentucky Wildcats women's basketball team

The 2011–12 Kentucky Wildcats women's basketball team represented the University of Kentucky in the 2011–12 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The team was a member of the Southeastern Conference and played its home games on campus at Memorial Coliseum—unlike UK's famous men's program, which plays off-campus at Rupp Arena in downtown Lexington. The Wildcats were coached by Matthew Mitchell.

## Roster

From the official UK women's basketball site:
| # | Name | Height | Position | Class | Hometown | Previous team(s) |
| Scholarship players |||||||
| 0 | Jennifer O'Neill | 5'6" | G | So. | Bronx, New York | Saint Michael Academy |
| 1 | A'dia Mathies | 5'9" | G | Jr. | Louisville, Kentucky | Iroquois |
| 3 | Chrystal Riley | 5'5" | G | Sr. | Memphis, Tennessee | Hillcrest/LSU |
| 4 | Keyla Snowden | 5'7" | G | Sr. | Lexington, Kentucky | Lexington Catholic/Akron |
| 10 | Bernisha Pinkett | 5'7" | G | So. | Washington, District of Columbia | Howard D. Woodson |
| 11 | DeNesha Stallworth | 6'3" | C | Jr. | Richmond, California | Pinole Valley/California |
| 13 | Bria Goss | 5'10" | G | Fr. | Indianapolis, Indiana | Ben Davis |
| 20 | Maegan Conwright | 5'8" | G | So. | Arlington, Texas | Timberview |
| 23 | Samarie Walker | 6'1" | F | So. | West Carrollton, Ohio | Chaminade-Julienne/Connecticut |
| 24 | Amber Smith | 5'6" | G | Sr. | Winter Haven, Florida | Winter Haven |
| 31 | Samantha Drake | 6'3" | C | So. | Bardstown, Kentucky | Nelson County |
| 32 | Kastine Evans | 5'8" | G | So. | Salem, Connecticut | Norwich Free Academy |
| 40 | Brittany Henderson | 6'2" | F | Jr. | Pasadena, California | John Muir |
| 50 | Azia Bishop | 6'3" | F | Fr. | Toledo, Ohio | Start |

## 2011–12 schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| November 6* 2:00 pm | No. 12 | Coker College | W 86–44 | | Memorial Coliseum Lexington, Kentucky |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 11* 7:00 pm | No. 10 | at Morehead State | W 96–60 | 1–0 | Johnson Arena Morehead, Kentucky |
| November 15* 11:00 am | No. 17 | Jacksonville State | W 100–25 | 2–0 | Memorial Coliseum Lexington, Kentucky |
| November 17* 7:00 pm | No. 17 | Northeastern | W 81–47 | 3–0 | Memorial Coliseum Lexington, Kentucky |
| November 19* 3:00 pm | No. 17 | Southern Miss | W 88–71 | 4–0 | Memorial Coliseum Lexington, Kentucky |
| November 23* 5:30 pm | No. 14 | Nebraska-Omaha | W 81–48 | 5–0 | Memorial Coliseum Lexington, Kentucky |
| November 25* 7:00 pm | No. 14 | Sam Houston State | W 73–52 | 6–0 | Memorial Coliseum Lexington, Kentucky |
| November 27* 1:00 pm, BBSN | No. 14 | Mississippi Valley State | W 90–51 | 7–0 | Memorial Coliseum Lexington, Kentucky |
| December 4* 1:00 pm, BBSN | No. 12 | No. 10 Louisville | W 74–54 | 8–0 | Memorial Coliseum Lexington, Kentucky |
| December 8* 2:00 pm, BBSN | No. 10 | No. 6 Duke | W 72–65 | 9–0 | Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky |
| December 11* 1:00 pm, BBSN | No. 10 | Arkansas-Pine Bluff | W 101–43 | 10–0 | Memorial Coliseum Lexington, Kentucky |
| December 18* 1:00 pm, ESPNU | No. 8 | at No. 3 Notre Dame | L 83–92 | 10–1 | Edmund P. Joyce Center South Bend, Indiana |
| December 21* 7:00 pm | No. 8 | at Samford | W 90–61 | 11–1 | Memorial Coliseum Lexington, Kentucky |
| December 28* 8:00 pm | No. 6 | at Middle Tennessee | L 58–70 | 11–2 | Murphy Center Murfreesboro, Tennessee |
| SEC regular season ||||||
| January 1 1:00 pm, CSS | No. 11 | at Florida | W 59–56 | 12–2 (1–0) | O'Connell Center Gainesville, Florida |
| January 5 6:00 pm, BBSN | No. 11 | Arkansas | W 84–72 | 13–2 (2–0) | Memorial Coliseum Lexington, Kentucky |
| January 8 3:30 pm, FSN | No. 11 | Mississippi State | W 88–40 | 14–2 (3–0) | Memorial Coliseum Lexington, Kentucky |
| January 12 7:00 pm, FSN | No. 9 | No. 6 Tennessee Rivalry | W 61–60 | 15–2 (4–0) | Memorial Coliseum Lexington, Kentucky |
| January 15 3:00 pm | No. 9 | at South Carolina | W 66–58 | 16–2 (5–0) | Colonial Life Arena Columbia, South Carolina |
| January 19 7:00 pm | No. 6 | at No. 15 Georgia | W 69–64 | 17–2 (6–0) | Stegeman Coliseum Athens, Georgia |
| January 22 2:00 pm, SEC Network | No. 6 | Florida | W 57–52 | 18–2 (7–0) | Memorial Coliseum Lexington, Kentucky |
| January 26 7:00 pm | No. 6 | at Auburn | W 66–48 | 19–2 (8–0) | Auburn Arena Auburn, Alabama |
| January 29 2:00 pm, CSS | No. 6 | Alabama | W 82–68 | 20–2 (9–0) | Memorial Coliseum Lexington, Kentucky |
| February 2 7:00 pm | No. 6 | Ole Miss | W 82–41 | 21–2 (10–0) | Memorial Coliseum Lexington, Kentucky |
| February 15 3:00 pm, Cox Sports | No. 6 | at LSU | L 51–61 | 21–3 (10–1) | Pete Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, Louisiana |
| February 13 7:00 pm, ESPN2 | No. 7 | No. 11 Tennessee Rivalry | L 54–91 | 21–4 (10–2) | Thompson-Boling Arena Knoxville, Tennessee |
| February 17 7:00 pm | No. 7 | at Alabama | L 75–77 | 21–5 (10–3) | Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, Alabama |
| February 20 9:00 pm, ESPN2 | No. 13 | Vanderbilt | W 70–61 | 22–5 (11–3) | Memorial Coliseum Lexington, Kentucky |
| February 23 9:00 pm | No. 13 | South Carolina | W 53–50 | 23–5 (12–3) | Memorial Coliseum Lexington, Kentucky |
| February 26 1:30 pm | No. 13 | at Mississippi State | W 76–40 | 24–5 (13–3) | Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, Mississippi |
| SEC tournament ||||||
| March 2 1:00 pm | No. 10 | vs. Florida Quarterfinals | W 71–67 | 25–5 (13–3) | Bridgestone Arena Nashville, Tennessee |
| March 3 6:30 pm, FSN | No. 10 | vs. LSU Semifinals | L 61–72 | 25–6 (13–3) | Bridgestone Arena Nashville, Tennessee |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| March 17 4:20 pm, ESPN2 | No. (2) | vs. No. (15) McNeese First round | W 68–62 | 26–6 (13–3) | Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa |
| March 19 9:45 pm, ESPN2 | No. (2) | vs. No. (7) Green Bay Second round | W 65–62 | 27–6 (13–3) | Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa |
| March 25 7:00 pm, ESPN2 | No. (2) | vs. No. (11) Gonzaga Sweet Sixteen | W 79–62 | 28–6 (13–3) | Ryan Center Kingston, Rhode Island |
| March 27 7:00 pm, ESPN | No. (2) | vs. No. (1) Connecticut Elite Eight | L 65–80 | 28–7 (13–3) | Ryan Center Kingston, Rhode Island |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern time. ||||||