# 2011–12 LSU Tigers basketball team

The 2011–12 LSU Tigers basketball team represented Louisiana State University in the sport of basketball during the 2011–12 college basketball season. The Tigers competed in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and Southeastern Conference (SEC). They were led by head coach Trent Johnson, and played their home games at the Pete Maravich Assembly Center on the university's Baton Rouge, Louisiana campus.

## Previous season

The Tigers finished the 2010–11 season 11–21 overall, 3–13 in SEC play and lost in the first round of the SEC tournament to Vanderbilt.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| November 12 12:00 p.m. | | Nicholls State | W 96–74 | 1–0 | Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, Louisiana |
| November 15 6:00 p.m. | | at Coastal Carolina | L 63–71 | 1–1 | Kimbel Arena Conway, South Carolina |
| November 17 2:00 p.m., ESPNU | | vs. Northwestern 2011 Charleston Classic | L 82–88 | 1–2 | Carolina First Arena Charleston, South Carolina |
| November 18 1:00 p.m. | | vs. WKU 2011 Charleston Classic | W 76–57 | 2–2 | Carolina First Arena Charleston, South Carolina |
| November 20 2:30 p.m. | | vs. Georgia Tech 2011 Charleston Classic 5th Place Game | W 59–50 | 3–2 | Carolina First Arena Charleston, South Carolina |
| November 23 7:00 p.m., CST | | South Alabama | L 75–79 $^{OT}$ | 3–3 | Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, Louisiana |
| November 29 7:00 p.m., CBSSN | | at Houston | W 59–58 | 4–3 | Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas |
| December 3 6:00 p.m., ESPNU | | at Rutgers SEC–Big East Challenge | W 59–50 | 5–3 | Louis Brown Athletic Center Piscataway, New Jersey |
| December 10 7:00 p.m., CST | | Boise State | W 64–45 | 6–3 | Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, Louisiana |
| December 15 7:00 p.m., CST | | UC Irvine | W 66–59 | 7–3 | Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, Louisiana |
| December 19 8:00 p.m., FSN | | No. 10 Marquette | W 67–59 | 8–3 | Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, Louisiana |
| December 22 7:00 p.m. | | at North Texas | W 67–58 | 9–3 | Super Pit Denton, Texas |
| December 29 6:00 p.m., CST | | Grambling State | W 69–37 | 10–3 | Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, Louisiana |
| January 2* 6:00 p.m., CST | | No. 21 Virginia | L 52–57 | 10–4 | Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, Louisiana |
| SEC Regular Season ||||||
| January 7 12:30 p.m., SECN | | Ole Miss | W 81–55 | 11–4 (1–0) | Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, Louisiana |
| January 11 8:00 p.m., CSS | | at Alabama | L 53–69 | 11–5 (1–1) | Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL |
| January 14 8:00 p.m., FSN | | at Arkansas | L 60–69 | 11–6 (1–2) | Bud Walton Arena Fayetteville, Arkansas |
| January 17 6:00 p.m., ESPNU | | Auburn | W 65–58 $^{OT}$ | 12–6 (2–2) | Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, Louisiana |
| January 21 5:00 p.m., FSN | | at No. 17 Florida | L 64–76 | 12–7 (2–3) | O'Connell Center Gainesville, Florida |
| January 27 7:00 p.m., SECN | | at No. 18 Mississippi State | L 71–76 | 12–8 (2–4) | Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, Mississippi |
| January 28 3:00 p.m., SECN | | No. 1 Kentucky | L 50–74 | 12–9 (2–5) | Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, Louisiana |
| February 4 12:30 p.m., SECN | | Arkansas | W 71–65 | 13–9 (3–5) | Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, Louisiana |
| February 8 8:00 p.m., CSS | | at Vanderbilt | L 61–76 | 13–10 (3–6) | Memorial Gym Nashville, Tennessee |
| February 11 6:00 p.m., ESPN2 | | Alabama | W 67–58 | 14–10 (4–6) | Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, Louisiana |
| February 14 8:00 p.m., ESPNU | | Mississippi State | W 69–67 $^{OT}$ | 15–10 (5–6) | Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, Louisiana |
| February 18 12:30 p.m., SECN | | at South Carolina | W 68–58 | 16–10 (6–6) | Colonial Life Arena Columbia, South Carolina |
| February 22 7:00 p.m., SECN | | Georgia | W 61–53 | 17–10 (7–6) | Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, Louisiana |
| February 25 12:00 p.m., SECN | | at Ole Miss | L 48–72 | 17–11 (7–7) | Tad Smith Coliseum Oxford, Mississippi |
| February 29 8:00 p.m., CSS | | Tennessee | L 69–74 $^{OT}$ | 17–12 (7–8) | Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, Louisiana |
| March 3 1:00 p.m., CBS | | at Auburn | L 52–67 | 17–13 (7–9) | Auburn Arena Auburn, AL |
| 2012 SEC tournament ||||||
| March 8 12:00 p.m., SECN | No. (8) | vs. (9) Arkansas First Round | W 70–54 | 18–13 | New Orleans Arena New Orleans |
| March 9 12:00 p.m., SECN | No. (8) | vs. No. 1 (1) Kentucky Quarterfinals | L 51–60 | 18–14 | New Orleans Arena New Orleans |
| 2012 NIT ||||||
| March 13* 8:30 p.m., ESPN | No. (6) | at (3) Oregon First Round | L 74–96 | 18–15 | Matthew Knight Arena Eugene, Oregon |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time Zone. ||||||