# 2011–12 Missouri Tigers men's basketball team

The 2011–12 Missouri Tigers men's basketball team represented the University of Missouri in the 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Their head coach was Frank Haith, who was in his 1st year at Missouri. Haith won AP Coach of the Year honors for this season. The team played its home games at Mizzou Arena in Columbia, Missouri and they were members of the Big 12 Conference. It was the final year in which the Tigers participated in the Big 12 Conference, as they departed for the Southeastern Conference beginning with the 2012–13 season.

## Roster

Notes:
* Jabari Brown transferred from Oregon in the 2012 spring semester. He will be eligible to play in the 2013 spring semester.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Preseason ||||||
| October 30, 2011* 5:30 pm, ESPNU | No. 25 | Missouri Southern One State, One Spirit Classic | W 114–68 | | Leggett & Platt Athletic Center (3,477) Joplin, MO |
| November 2, 2011* 7:00 pm, MSN | No. 25 | Truman State | W 87–48 | | Mizzou Arena (N/A) Columbia, MO |
| November 7, 2011* 7:00 pm, MSN | No. 25 | Central Missouri | W 88–70 | | Mizzou Arena (N/A) Columbia, MO |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 11, 2011* 7:00 pm, MSN | No. 25 | SE Missouri State | W 83–68 | 1–0 | Mizzou Arena (9,612) Columbia, MO |
| November 14, 2011* 7:00 pm, MSN | No. 24 | Mercer | W 81–63 | 2–0 | Mizzou Arena (5,778) Columbia, MO |
| November 17, 2011* 7:00 pm, MSN | No. 24 | Niagara | W 83–52 | 3–0 | Mizzou Arena (6,315) Columbia, MO |
| November 21, 2011* 6:30 pm, ESPN2 | No. 21 | vs. Notre Dame CBE Classic | W 87–58 | 4–0 | Sprint Center (11,436) Kansas City, MO |
| November 22, 2011* 9:00 pm, ESPN2 | No. 21 | vs. No. 18 California CBE Classic | W 92–53 | 5–0 | Sprint Center (10,747) Kansas City, MO |
| November 27, 2011* 2:00 pm, MSN | No. 21 | Binghamton | W 88–59 | 6–0 | Mizzou Arena (5,037) Columbia, MO |
| December 2, 2011* 7:00 pm, MSN | No. 13 | Northwestern State | W 90–56 | 7–0 | Mizzou Arena (12,252) Columbia, MO |
| December 6, 2011* 6:00 pm, ESPN | No. 10 | vs. Villanova Jimmy V Classic | W 81–71 | 8–0 | Madison Square Garden (8,231) New York, NY |
| December 10, 2011* 4:00 pm, MSN | No. 10 | Navy | W 84–59 | 9–0 | Mizzou Arena (11,529) Columbia, MO |
| December 15, 2011* 7:00 pm, MSN | No. 10 | Kennesaw State | W 104–67 | 10–0 | Mizzou Arena (8,015) Columbia, MO |
| December 18, 2011* 2:00 pm, MSN | No. 10 | William & Mary | W 94–56 | 11–0 | Mizzou Arena (9,026) Columbia, MO |
| December 22, 2011* 8:00 pm, ESPN2 | No. 9 | vs. No. 25 Illinois Braggin' Rights | W 78–74 | 12–0 | Scottrade Center (22,087) St. Louis, MO |
| December 30, 2011* 6:00 pm, ESPNU | No. 8 | at Old Dominion | W 75–68 | 13–0 | Ted Constant Convocation Center (8,460) Norfolk, VA |
| Big 12 Regular Season ||||||
| January 3, 2012 7:00 pm, MSN | No. 7 | Oklahoma | W 87–49 | 14–0 (1–0) | Mizzou Arena (15,061) Columbia, MO |
| January 7, 2012 12:30 pm, Big 12 Network | No. 7 | at No. 23 Kansas State | L 59–75 | 14–1 (1–1) | Bramlage Coliseum (12,528) Manhattan, KS |
| January 11, 2012 7:00 pm, Big 12 Network | No. 9 | at Iowa State | W 76–69 | 15–1 (2–1) | Hilton Coliseum (13,198) Ames, IA |
| January 14, 2012 12:00 pm, ESPN2 | No. 9 | Texas | W 84–73 | 16–1 (3–1) | Mizzou Arena (14,026) Columbia, MO |
| January 16, 2012 4:30 pm, ESPN | No. 5 | Texas A&M | W 70–51 | 17–1 (4–1) | Mizzou Arena (15,061) Columbia, MO |
| January 21, 2012 1:00 pm, ESPN | No. 5 | at No. 3 Baylor | W 89–88 | 18–1 (5–1) | Ferrell Center (10,617) Waco, TX |
| January 25, 2012 6:30 pm, ESPN2 | No. 2 | at Oklahoma State | L 72–79 | 18–2 (5–2) | Gallagher-Iba Arena (9,476) Stillwater, OK |
| January 28, 2012 12:30 pm, Big 12 Network | No. 2 | Texas Tech | W 63–50 | 19–2 (6–2) | Mizzou Arena (15,061) Columbia, MO |
| January 30, 2012 8:00 pm, ESPN | No. 4 | at Texas | W 67–66 | 20–2 (7–2) | Frank Erwin Center (12,023) Austin, TX |
| February 4, 2012 8:00 pm, ESPN | No. 4 | No. 8 Kansas Border War and ESPN College GameDay | W 74–71 | 21–2 (8–2) | Mizzou Arena (15,061) Columbia, MO |
| February 6, 2012 6:00 pm, ESPNU | No. 4 | at Oklahoma | W 71–68 | 22–2 (9–2) | Lloyd Noble Center (7,994) Norman, OK |
| February 11, 2012 12:30 pm, Big 12 Network | No. 4 | No. 6 Baylor | W 72–57 | 23–2 (10–2) | Mizzou Arena (15,061) Columbia, MO |
| February 15, 2012 8:00 pm, ESPN2 | No. 3 | Oklahoma State | W 83–65 | 24–2 (11–2) | Mizzou Arena (14,324) Columbia, MO |
| February 18, 2012 1:00 pm, ESPN | No. 3 | at Texas A&M | W 71–62 | 25–2 (12–2) | Reed Arena (11,818) College Station, TX |
| February 21, 2012 6:00 pm, ESPN2 | No. 3 | Kansas State | L 68–78 | 25–3 (12–3) | Mizzou Arena (15,061) Columbia, MO |
| February 25, 2012 3:00 pm, CBS | No. 3 | at No. 4 Kansas Border War | L 86–87 $^{OT}$ | 25–4 (12–4) | Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, KS |
| February 29, 2012 7:00 pm, Big 12 Network | No. 7 | Iowa State | W 78–72 | 26–4 (13–4) | Mizzou Arena (14,837) Columbia, MO |
| March 3, 2012 3:00 pm, Big 12 Network | No. 7 | at Texas Tech | W 81–59 | 27–4 (14–4) | United Spirit Arena (7,892) Lubbock, TX |
| Big 12 Tournament ||||||
| March 8, 2012 6:00 p.m, Big 12 Network | (2) No. 5 | vs. (7) Oklahoma State Quarterfinals | W 88–70 | 28–4 | Sprint Center (18,972) Kansas City, MO |
| March 9, 2012 9:00 p.m, Big 12 Network & ESPNU | (2) No. 5 | vs. (6) Texas Semifinals | W 81–67 | 29–4 | Sprint Center (18,972) Kansas City, MO |
| March 10, 2012 5:00 p.m, ESPN | (2) No. 5 | vs. (4) No. 12 Baylor Championship | W 90–75 | 30–4 | Sprint Center (18,972) Kansas City, MO |
| NCAA Tournament ||||||
| March 16, 2012* 3:40 p.m, TNT | (2 W) No. 3 | vs. (15 W) Norfolk State West Region First Round | L 84–86 | 30–5 | CenturyLink Center Omaha (16,494) Omaha, NE |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. ||||||

### Average Home Attendance

| 2011–12 Season | Conference Games | Non-Conference Games |
| 11,830 | 14,839 | 8,446 |

## Rankings

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking ( ) = First-place votes :
| | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week |
| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | Final |
| AP | 25 | 24 | 21 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 2 (2) | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 3 (2) | Not released |
| Coaches | 25 | 25 | 21 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 3 (1) | 11 |
*AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings