# 2011–12 TCU Horned Frogs men's basketball team

The 2011–12 TCU Horned Frogs basketball team represented Texas Christian University. The team was coached by Jim Christian. They played their home games at Daniel–Meyer Coliseum in Fort Worth, Texas and were a member of the Mountain West Conference. They finished the season 18–15, 7–7 in Mountain West play to finish in fifth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Mountain West Basketball tournament to Colorado State. They were invited to the 2012 College Basketball Invitational where they defeated Milwaukee in the first round before falling in the quarterfinals to Oregon State.
This was TCU's last season in Mountain West Conference as they will depart for the Big 12 Conference beginning in 2012–2013 season.

## Roster

| # | Name | Height | Weight (lbs.) | Position | Class | Hometown | Previous School |
| 1 | Jarvis Ray | 6'6" | 195 | G | So. | New Orleans, LA | O. Perry Walker HS |
| 2 | Connell Crossland | 6'7" | 190 | F | Jr. | St. Louis, MO | Hazelwood Central HS/John A. Logan College |
| 4 | Amric Fields | 6'9" | 210 | F | Fr. | Oklahoma City, OK | Putnam West HS |
| 5 | Kyan Anderson | 5'11" | 175 | G | Fr. | Fort Worth, TX | North Crowley HS |
| 10 | Hank Thorns | 5'9" | 165 | G | Sr. | Las Vegas, NV | Las Vegas Valley HS/Virginia Tech |
| 11 | Thomas Montigel | 6'2" | 190 | G | So. | Fort Worth, TX | Paschal HS |
| 13 | Cheick Kone | 6'10" | 235 | C | Jr. | Bamako, MAL | Cornerstone Christian School/Howard College |
| 21 | Nate Butler | 6'6" | 200 | G | Jr. | Dorado, PR | M.E.C.A./John A. Logan College |
| 23 | J. R. Cadot | 6'5" | 205 | G | Sr. | Nassau, BAH | C.V. Bethel Senior HS/Sheridan College |
| 24 | Adrick McKinney | 6'8" | 250 | F | Jr. | Fort Worth, TX | Trimble Tech HS/Angelina College |
| 31 | Marin Bavcevic | 6'0" | 185 | G | Sr. | Split, CRO | The Patterson School |
| 33 | Garlon Green | 6'7" | 210 | F | Jr. | Missouri City, TX | Hightower HS |
| 41 | Craig Williams | 6'8" | 240 | F | Sr. | Christiansted, USVI | Central HS/Temple |

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| 11/05/2011* 7:00 pm | Cameron | W 68–46 | – | Daniel–Meyer Coliseum (N/A) Fort Worth, TX |
| Regular season ||||||
| 11/11/2011* 7:00 pm | Florida Gulf Coast | W 73–72 | 1–0 | Daniel–Meyer Coliseum (4,158) Fort Worth, TX |
| 11/14/2011* 8:00 pm | Austin | W 103–45 | 2–0 | Daniel–Meyer Coliseum (4,068) Fort Worth, TX |
| 11/18/2011* 5:00 pm | vs. Virginia Paradise Jam tournament quarterfinals | W 57–55 | 3–0 | Sports and Fitness Center (N/A) St. Thomas, VI |
| 11/20/2011* 5:00 pm, FSN | vs. Norfolk State Paradise Jam Tournament semifinals | L 53–66 | 3–1 | Sports and Fitness Center (N/A) St. Thomas, VI |
| 11/21/2011* 5:00 pm, FSN | vs. Mississippi Paradise Jam Tournament 3rd place | L 69–80 | 3–2 | Sports and Fitness Center (N/A) St. Thomas, VI |
| 11/26/2011* 7:00 pm | at Houston | W 81–80 | 4–2 | Hofheinz Pavilion (3,357) Houston, TX |
| 11/30/2011* 7:00 pm | Lamar | W 77–72 | 5–2 | Daniel–Meyer Coliseum (4,263) Fort Worth, TX |
| 12/03/2011* 7:05 pm | at Evansville MWC–MVC Challenge | W 70–68 $^{OT}$ | 6–2 | Ford Center (5,198) Evansville, IN |
| 12/06/2011* 6:00 pm, CBSSN | Texas Tech | W 75–69 | 7–2 | Daniel–Meyer Coliseum (6,290) Fort Worth, TX |
| 12/10/2011* 7:00 pm, The Mtn. | Nebraska | L 57–69 | 7–3 | Daniel–Meyer Coliseum (5,577) Fort Worth, TX |
| 12/19/2011* 9:30 pm | at USC | L 59–83 | 7–4 | Galen Center (3,208) Los Angeles, CA |
| 12/22/2011* 7:00 pm, The Mtn. | Grambling State | W 85–53 | 8–4 | Daniel–Meyer Coliseum (4,169) Fort Worth, TX |
| 12/31/2011* 6:00 pm, CBSSN | Tulsa | L 66–74 | 8–5 | Daniel–Meyer Coliseum (4,201) Fort Worth, TX |
| 01/04/2012* 7:00 pm, The Mtn. | Rice | W 78–74 | 9–5 | Daniel–Meyer Coliseum (3,972) Fort Worth, TX |
| 01/11/2012* 7:00 pm | Texas-Pan American | W 88–58 | 10–5 | Daniel–Meyer Coliseum (3,882) Fort Worth, TX |
| 01/14/2012 8:00 pm, The Mtn. | at Colorado State | L 89–95 $^{2OT}$ | 10–6 (0–1) | Moby Arena (2,577) Fort Collins, CO |
| 01/18/2012 9:30 pm, The Mtn. | at No. 14 UNLV | L 78–101 | 10–7 (0–2) | Thomas & Mack Center (14,126) Paradise, NV |
| 01/21/2012 2:30 pm, The Mtn. | Boise State | W 54–52 | 11–7 (1–2) | Daniel–Meyer Coliseum (4,995) Fort Worth, TX |
| 01/25/2012 6:30 pm, The Mtn. | Air Force | W 59–56 | 12–7 (2–2) | Daniel–Meyer Coliseum (4,570) Fort Worth, TX |
| 01/28/2012 5:00 pm, The Mtn. | at New Mexico | L 54–71 | 12–8 (2–3) | The Pit (15,212) Albuquerque, NM |
| 02/01/2012 7:00 pm, The Mtn. | Wyoming | W 58–52 | 13–8 (3–3) | Daniel–Meyer Coliseum (4,720) Fort Worth, TX |
| 02/04/2012 9:00 pm, The Mtn. | at No. 17 San Diego State | L 73–83 | 13–9 (3–4) | Viejas Arena (12,414) San Diego, CA |
| 02/08/2012* 7:00 pm | at SMU | L 62–68 | 13–10 | Moody Coliseum (3,508) Dallas, TX |
| 02/11/2012 7:30 pm, The Mtn. | Colorado State | W 75–71 | 14–10 (4–4) | Daniel–Meyer Coliseum (4,822) Fort Worth, TX |
| 02/14/2012 6:30 pm, The Mtn. | No. 11 UNLV | W 102–97 $^{OT}$ | 15–10 (5–4) | Daniel-Meyer Coliseum (4,710) Fort Worth, TX |
| 02/18/2012 3:00 pm, The Mtn. | at Boise State | L 64–65 | 15–11 (5–5) | Taco Bell Arena (6,785) Boise, ID |
| 02/22/2012 7:00 pm, The Mtn. | at Air Force | W 65–62 | 16–11 (6–5) | Clune Arena (2,476) Colorado Springs, CO |
| 02/25/2012 6:00 pm, The Mtn. | No. 18 New Mexico | W 83–64 | 17–11 (7–5) | Daniel–Meyer Coliseum (6,460) Fort Worth, TX |
| 02/28/2012 8:30 pm, The Mtn. | at Wyoming | L 59–71 | 17–12 (7–6) | Arena-Auditorium (5,174) Laramie, WY |
| 03/03/2012 6:00 pm, The Mtn. | No. 21 San Diego State | L 92–98 $^{OT}$ | 17–13 (7–7) | Daniel–Meyer Coliseum (5,955) Fort Worth, TX |
| 2012 Mountain West Conference men's basketball tournament ||||||
| 03/08/2012 4:30 pm, The Mtn. | vs. Colorado State Quarterfinals | L 60–81 | 17–14 | Thomas & Mack Center (8,601) Las Vegas, NV |
| 2012 CBI ||||||
| 03/13/2012* 7:00 pm | Milwaukee First Round | W 83–73 | 18–14 | Daniel–Meyer Coliseum (1,062) Fort Worth, TX |
| 03/19/2012* 9:00 pm, HDNet | at Oregon State Quarterfinals | L 81–101 | 18–15 | Gill Coliseum (2,315) Corvallis, OR |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. ||||||