# 2011–12 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball team

The 2011–12 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball team represented the University of Virginia during the 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cavaliers, led by third year head coach Tony Bennett, played their home games at John Paul Jones Arena and are members of the Atlantic Coast Conference. They finished the season 22–10, 9–7 in ACC play to finish in a three way tie for fourth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the ACC Basketball tournament to North Carolina State. They received an at-large bid to the 2012 NCAA tournament where they lost in the first round to Florida.
The team was led by senior forward Mike Scott, who finished the season as a First team All-ACC Selection and runner up for the Conference Player of the Year.

## Previous season

The Cavaliers finished the 2010–11 season 16–15 overall, 7–9 in ACC play and lost in the first round of the ACC tournament to Miami.

## Roster

In December 2011, both Harrell and Johnson transferred from Virginia, to Auburn and San Diego State, respectively.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| Nov. 13* 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | | South Carolina State | W 75–38 | 1–0 | John Paul Jones Arena (8,954) Charlottesville, VA |
| Nov. 15* 7:00 pm, CSN+ | | Winthrop | W 69–48 | 2–0 | John Paul Jones Arena (7,983) Charlottesville, VA |
| Nov. 18* 6:00 pm | | vs. TCU Paradise Jam | L 55–57 | 2–1 | Sports and Fitness Center (NA) Saint Thomas, USVI |
| Nov. 19* 3:30 pm | | vs. Drexel Paradise Jam | W 49–35 | 3–1 | Sports and Fitness Center (NA) Saint Thomas, USVI |
| Nov. 21* 7:00 pm | | vs. Drake Paradise Jam | W 60–52 | 4–1 | Sports and Fitness Center (2,322) Saint Thomas, USVI |
| Nov. 25* 7:00 pm, ESPNU | | Green Bay | W 68–42 | 5–1 | John Paul Jones Arena (9,113) Charlottesville, VA |
| Nov. 29* 7:00 pm, ESPN2 | | No. 15 Michigan ACC–Big Ten Challenge | W 70–58 | 6–1 | John Paul Jones Arena (10,564) Charlottesville, VA |
| Dec. 3* 1:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Longwood | W 86–53 | 7–1 | John Paul Jones Arena (8,352) Charlottesville, VA |
| Dec. 6* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | George Mason | W 68–48 | 8–1 | John Paul Jones Arena (8,954) Charlottesville, VA |
| Dec. 18* 5:30 pm, FSN | | at Oregon | W 67–54 | 9–1 | Matthew Knight Arena (8,750) Eugene, OR |
| Dec. 21* 10:00 pm, RTNW | No. 24 | at Seattle | W 83–77 | 10–1 | KeyArena (3,541) Seattle, WA |
| Dec. 27* 7:00 pm | No. 23 | Maryland Eastern Shore | W 69–42 | 11–1 | John Paul Jones Arena (8,661) Charlottesville, VA |
| Dec. 30* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | No. 23 | Towson | W 57–50 | 12–1 | John Paul Jones Arena (8,751) Charlottesville, VA |
| Jan. 2* 7:00 pm, CST | No. 21 | at LSU | W 57–52 | 13–1 | Maravich Assembly Center (8,810) Baton Rouge, LA |
| Conference regular season ||||||
| Jan. 7 6:00 pm, ESPNU | No. 21 | Miami (FL) | W 52–51 | 14–1 (1–0) | John Paul Jones Arena (11,283) Charlottesville, VA |
| Jan. 12 9:00 pm, ESPN | No. 17 | at No. 8 Duke | L 58–61 | 14–2 (1–1) | Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, NC |
| Jan. 19 8:00 pm, ACCN | No. 15 | at Georgia Tech | W 70–38 | 15–2 (2–1) | Philips Arena (5,885) Atlanta, GA |
| Jan. 22 6:00 pm, ESPNU | No. 15 | Virginia Tech | L 45–47 | 15–3 (2–2) | John Paul Jones Arena (14,021) Charlottesville, VA |
| Jan. 26 9:00 pm, ESPNU | No. 19 | Boston College | W 66–49 | 16–3 (3–2) | John Paul Jones Arena (9,827) Charlottesville, VA |
| Jan. 28 8:00 pm, ESPN2 | No. 19 | at NC State | W 61–60 | 17–3 (4–2) | RBC Center (17,027) Raleigh, NC |
| Jan. 31 7:00 pm, ESPN2 | No. 16 | Clemson | W 65–61 | 18–3 (5–2) | John Paul Jones Arena (10,919) Charlottesville, VA |
| Feb. 4 1:00 pm, ACCN | No. 16 | at No. 21 Florida State | L 55–58 | 18–4 (5–3) | Donald L. Tucker Center (11,757) Tallahassee, FL |
| Feb. 8 7:30 pm, ESPN3 | No. 19 | Wake Forest | W 68–44 | 19–4 (6–3) | John Paul Jones Arena (10,786) Charlottesville, VA |
| Feb. 11 1:00 pm, ACCN | No. 19 | at No. 5 North Carolina | L 52–70 | 19–5 (6–4) | Dean E. Smith Center (20,496) Chapel Hill, NC |
| Feb. 14 7:00 pm, ESPNU | No. 22 | at Clemson | L 48–60 | 19–6 (6–5) | Littlejohn Coliseum (10,000) Clemson, SC |
| Feb. 18 1:00 pm, ACCN | No. 22 | Maryland | W 71–44 | 20–6 (7–5) | John Paul Jones Arena (14,101) Charlottesville, VA |
| Feb. 21 9:00 pm, ESPNU | No. 25 | at Virginia Tech | W 61–59 | 21–6 (8–5) | Cassell Coliseum (9,656) Blacksburg, VA |
| Feb. 25 4:00 pm, ESPN | No. 25 | No. 7 North Carolina | L 51–54 | 21–7 (8–6) | John Paul Jones Arena (14,273) Charlottesville, VA |
| Mar. 1 7:00 pm, ESPN2 | No. 24 | No. 22 Florida State | L 60–63 | 21–8 (8–7) | John Paul Jones Arena (11,807) Charlottesville, VA |
| Mar. 4 9:00 pm, ACCN | No. 24 | at Maryland | W 75–72 $^{OT}$ | 22–8 (9–7) | Comcast Center (16,497) College Park, MD |
| ACC Tournament ||||||
| Mar. 9 2:00 pm, ESPN2/ACCN | (4) | vs. (5) NC State Quarterfinals | L 64–67 | 22–9 | Philips Arena (19,520) Atlanta, GA |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| Mar. 16* 2:10 pm, TNT | (10 W) | vs. (7 W) No. 25 Florida Second Round | L 45–71 | 22–10 | CenturyLink Center Omaha (16,494) Omaha, NE |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time (#) during NCAA Tournament is seed with Region. ||||||

## Rankings

Ranking movement Legend: ██ Improvement in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. ██ Not ranked the previous week. RV=Others receiving votes. :
| Poll | Pre | Wk 1 | Wk 2 | Wk 3 | Wk 4 | Wk 5 | Wk 6 | Wk 7 | Wk 8 | Wk 9 | Wk 10 | Wk 11 | Wk 12 | Wk 13 | Wk 14 | Wk 15 | Wk 16 | Wk 17 | Wk 18 | Wk 19 |
| AP | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | RV | 24 | 23 | 21 | 16 | 15 | 19 | 16 | 19 | 22 | 25 | 24 | RV | RV |
| Coaches | RV | RV | NR | NR | RV | RV | RV | 24 | 23 | 17 | 17 | 21 | 18 | 20 | 22 | RV | RV | RV | RV | NR |

## Team players drafted into the NBA

| Year | Round | Pick | Player | NBA Club |
| 2012 | 2 | 43 | Mike Scott | Atlanta Hawks |
| 2014 | 2 | 33 | Joe Harris | Cleveland Cavaliers |
| 2016 | 2 | 36 | Malcolm Brogdon | Milwaukee Bucks |