# 2011–12 Texas State Bobcats men's basketball team

The 2011–12 Texas State Bobcats men's basketball team represented Texas State University during the 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bobcats, led by fifth year head coach Doug Davalos, played their home games at the Strahan Coliseum and were members of the West Division of the Southland Conference. They finished the season 13–17, 5–11 in Southland play to finish in fifth place in the Southland West Division. They failed to qualify for the Southland Basketball tournament.
This was the Bobcats final season as members of the Southland Conference as they moved to the WAC on July 1, 2012.

## Media

All Bobcats games air on KTSW. Video streaming of all Texas State Bobcats home games can be watched online at http://www.txstatebobcats.com/showcase.

## Schedule and results

Source
* All times are Central
| Date time, TV | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| November 11, 2011* 7:30 pm | Texas Lutheran | W 101–60 | 1–0 | Strahan Coliseum (2,541) San Marcos, TX |
| November 15, 2011* 7:00 pm | Howard Payne | W 96–55 | 2–0 | Strahan Coliseum (1,629) San Marcos, TX |
| November 18, 2011* 4:30 pm | vs. Toledo UTPA Tip-Off Classic | W 94–91 | 3–0 | UTPA Fieldhouse (142) Edinburg, TX |
| November 19, 2011* 7:00 pm | at Texas–Pan American UTPA Tip-Off Classic | L 77–79 | 3–1 | UTPA Fieldhouse (347) Edinburg, TX |
| November 20, 2011* 4:30 pm | vs. USC Upstate UTPA Tip-Off Classic | L 74–82 | 3–2 | UTPA Fieldhouse (231) Edinburg, TX |
| November 27, 2011* 4:00 pm | Northwestern Oklahoma State | W 74–72 | 4–2 | Strahan Coliseum (1,046) San Marcos, TX |
| December 3, 2011* 4:00 pm | Houston Baptist | W 103–76 | 5–2 | Strahan Coliseum (1,352) San Marcos, TX |
| December 6, 2011* 6:00 pm | Houston | W 81–78 | 6–2 | Strahan Coliseum (3,527) San Marcos, TX |
| December 10, 2011* 7:15 pm, Longhorn Network | at Texas | L 52–86 | 6–3 | Erwin Center (9,356) Austin, TX |
| December 20, 2011* 6:00 pm | at Long Island | L 84–100 | 6–4 | Athletic, Recreation & Wellness Center (519) Brooklyn, NY |
| December 22, 2011* 6:00 pm | at Fordham | L 70–81 | 6–5 | Rose Hill Gymnasium (921) Bronx, NY |
| December 28, 2011* 7:30 pm | Huston–Tillotson | W 99–47 | 7–5 | Strahan Coliseum (1,168) San Marcos, TX |
| December 30, 2011* 8:00 pm, CSS | at Houston | L 71–94 | 7–6 | Hofheinz Pavilion (3,081) Houston, TX |
| January 4, 2012 7:00 pm | Stephen F. Austin | L 65–66 | 7–7 (0–1) | Strahan Coliseum (1,109) San Marcos, TX |
| January 7, 2012 2:00 pm | at Northwestern State | L 68–83 | 7–8 (0–2) | Prather Coliseum (804) Natchitoches, LA |
| January 14, 2012 4:00 pm | McNeese State | W 82–73 | 8–8 (1–2) | Strahan Coliseum (1,194) San Marcos, TX |
| January 18, 2012 7:00 pm | at Sam Houston State | L 68–71 | 8–9 (1–3) | Bernard Johnson Coliseum (1,355) Huntsville, TX |
| January 21, 2012 4:00 pm | UTSA I-35 Rivalry | L 75–80 | 8–10 (1–4) | Strahan Coliseum (4,458) San Marcos, TX |
| January 25, 2012 7:00 pm | at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | L 68–74 | 8–11 (1–5) | American Bank Center (1,528) Corpus Christi, TX |
| January 28, 2012 4:00 pm | Texas–Arlington | L 79–82 | 8–12 (1–6) | Strahan Coliseum (2,259) San Marcos, TX |
| February 1, 2012 7:00 pm | at Stephen F. Austin | L 63–71 | 8–13 (1–7) | William R. Johnson Coliseum (1,103) Nacogdoches, TX |
| February 4, 2012 3:30 pm | at Nicholls State The Battle for the Paddle | L 75–96 | 8–14 (1–8) | Stopher Gym (655) Thibodaux, La. |
| February 8, 2012 7:00 pm | Central Arkansas | W 94–63 | 9–14 (2–8) | Strahan Coliseum (1,781) San Marcos, TX |
| February 11, 2012 7:00 pm | at Texas–Arlington | L 53–73 | 9–15 (2–9) | College Park Center (5,272) Arlington, TX |
| February 15, 2012 7:00 pm | Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | W 79–61 | 10–15 (3–9) | Strahan Coliseum (1,973) San Marcos, TX |
| February 18, 2012* 7:00 pm | at South Dakota ESPN BracketBusters | W 93–92 | 11–15 | DakotaDome (1,629) Vermillion, SD |
| February 22, 2012 7:00 pm, SLC TV | at Southeast Louisiana | W 62–61 | 12–15 (4–9) | University Center (630) Hammond, LA |
| February 25, 2012 4:00 pm | at UTSA I-35 Rivalry | W 66–52 | 13–15 (5–9) | Convocation Center (2,895) San Antonio, TX |
| February 29, 2012 7:00 pm | Lamar | L 65–81 | 13–16 (5–10) | Strahan Coliseum (1,946) San Marcos, TX |
| March 3, 2012 4:00 pm | Sam Houston State | L 61–63 | 13–17 (5–11) | Strahan Coliseum (2,300) San Marcos, TX |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. ||||||