# 2011–12 Virginia Tech Hokies men's basketball team

The 2011–12 Virginia Tech Hokies men's basketball team represented Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University during the 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Hokies, led by eighth year head coach Seth Greenberg, played their home games at Cassell Coliseum and are members of the Atlantic Coast Conference. They finished the season 16–17, 4–12 in ACC play to finish in a four way tie for ninth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the ACC Basketball tournament to Duke.

## Roster

| Number | Name | Position | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown |
| 1 | Robert Brown | Guard | 6–5 | 190 | Freshman | Clermont, Florida |
| 2 | Joey van Zegeren | Forward | 6–10 | 220 | Freshman | Hoogeveen, Netherlands |
| 3 | Allan Chaney | Forward | 6–9 | 235 | Junior | Baltimore, Maryland |
| 4 | Cadarian Raines | Forward | 6–9 | 238 | Sophomore | Petersburg, Virginia |
| 5 | Dorenzo Hudson | Guard | 6–5 | 220 | Senior | Charlotte, North Carolina |
| 10 | Marquis Rankin | Guard | 6–1 | 165 | Freshman | Charlotte, North Carolina |
| 11 | Erick Green | Guard | 6–3 | 185 | Junior | Winchester, Virginia |
| 14 | Victor Davila | Forward | 6–8 | 242 | Senior | Canóvanas, Puerto Rico |
| 15 | Dorian Finney-Smith | Forward | 6–8 | 192 | Freshman | Portsmouth, Virginia |
| 24 | Joey Racer | Guard | 6–1 | 165 | Senior | Berryville, Virginia |
| 25 | Will Johnston | Guard | 6–3 | 185 | Freshman | Midlothian, Virginia |
| 31 | Jarell Eddie | Guard/Forward | 6–7 | 218 | Sophomore | Charlotte, North Carolina |
| 32 | Paul Debnam | Guard | 6–3 | 195 | Senior | Farmville, Virginia |
| 33 | J. T. Thompson | Forward | 6–6 | 225 | Senior | Monroe, North Carolina |
| 42 | C. J. Barksdale | Forward | 6–8 | 232 | Freshman | Danville, Virginia |

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| 11/12/2011* 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | East Tennessee State | W 64–53 | 1–0 | Cassell Coliseum (7,189) Blacksburg, VA |
| 11/14/2011* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | Monmouth NIT Season Tip-Off | W 91–46 | 2–0 | Cassell Coliseum (3,052) Blacksburg, VA |
| 11/15/2011* 6:00 pm, ESPNU | Florida International NIT Season Tip-Off | W 78–63 | 3–0 | Cassell Coliseum (3,148) Blacksburg, VA |
| 11/23/2011* 9:30 pm, ESPN2 | vs. No. 5 Syracuse NIT Season Tip-Off semifinals | L 58–69 | 3–1 | Madison Square Garden (8,293) New York City, NY |
| 11/25/2011* 2:30 pm, ESPN | vs. Oklahoma State NIT Season Tip-Off consolation game | W 59–57 | 4–1 | Madison Square Garden (8,477) New York City, NY |
| 11/27/2011* 6:00 pm, ESPN3 | St. Bonaventure | W 73–64 | 5–1 | Cassell Coliseum (8,710) Blacksburg, VA |
| 11/30/2011* 8:15 pm, ESPN2 | at Minnesota ACC – Big Ten Challenge | L 55–58 | 5–2 | Williams Arena (10,487) Minneapolis, MN |
| 12/04/2011* 5:30 pm, ESPNU | Kansas State | L 61–69 | 5–3 | Cassell Coliseum (8,782) Blacksburg, VA |
| 12/07/2011* 7:00 pm, Cox Sports | at Rhode Island | W 78–67 | 6–3 | Ryan Center (3,982) Kingston, RI |
| 12/11/2011* 4:00 pm, ESPN3 | Norfolk State | W 73–60 | 7–3 | Cassell Coliseum (8,869) Blacksburg, VA |
| 12/17/2011* 4:00 pm, ESPN3 | Campbell | W 85–60 | 8–3 | Cassell Coliseum (8,854) Blacksburg, VA |
| 12/19/2011* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | North Florida | W 84–55 | 9–3 | Cassell Coliseum (8,818) Blacksburg, VA |
| 12/22/2011* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | Eastern Michigan | W 71–50 | 10–3 | Cassell Coliseum (9,563) Blacksburg, VA |
| 12/31/2011* 12:00 pm, ESPN2 | at Oklahoma State | W 67–61 | 11–3 | Gallagher-Iba Arena (12,500) Stillwater, OK |
| 01/07/2012 12:00 pm, ACC Network | at Wake Forest | L 55–58 | 11–4 (0–1) | LJVM Coliseum (10,037) Winston-Salem, NC |
| 01/10/2012 7:00 pm, ESPNU | Florida State | L 59–63 | 11–5 (0–2) | Cassell Coliseum (7,256) Blacksburg, VA |
| 01/14/2012 3:00 pm, RSN | at Boston College | L 59–61 | 11–6 (0–3) | Conte Forum (5,038) Chestnut Hill, MA |
| 01/19/2012 9:00 pm, ESPN | No. 8 North Carolina | L 68–82 | 11–7 (0–4) | Cassell Coliseum (9,847) Blacksburg, VA |
| 01/22/2012 6:00 pm, ESPNU | at No. 15 Virginia | W 47–45 | 12–7 (1–4) | John Paul Jones Arena (14,021) Charlottesville, VA |
| 01/25/2012* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | BYU | L 68–70 | 12–8 | Cassell Coliseum (9,231) Blacksburg, VA |
| 01/28/2012 2:30 pm, ACC Network | at Maryland | L 69–73 | 12–9 (1–5) | Comcast Center (16,976) College Park, MD |
| 02/02/2012 7:00 pm, ESPN | No. 7 Duke | L 60–75 | 12–10 (1–6) | Cassell Coliseum (9,847) Blacksburg, VA |
| 02/04/2012 4:00 pm, RSN | Clemson | W 67–65 | 13–10 (2–6) | Cassell Coliseum (9,426) Blacksburg, VA |
| 02/09/2012 9:00 pm, ESPN2 | at Miami (FL) | L 49–65 | 13–11 (2–7) | BankUnited Center (4,292) Coral Gables, FL |
| 02/12/2012 6:00 pm, ESPNU | Boston College | W 66–65 | 14–11 (3–7) | Cassell Coliseum (9,171) Blacksburg, VA |
| 02/16/2012 7:00 pm, ESPN2 | at No. 20 Florida State | L 47–48 | 14–12 (3–8) | Donald L. Tucker Center (10,123) Tallahassee, FL |
| 02/18/2012 3:00 pm, RSN | Georgia Tech | W 74–73 $^{OT}$ | 15–12 (4–8) | Cassell Coliseum (9,847) Blacksburg, VA |
| 02/21/2012 9:00 pm, ESPNU | No. 25 Virginia | L 59–61 | 15–13 (4–9) | Cassell Coliseum (9,656) Blacksburg, VA |
| 02/25/2012 12:00 pm, ACC Network | at No. 5 Duke | L 65–70 $^{OT}$ | 15–14 (4–10) | Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, NC |
| 03/01/2012 9:00 pm, ACC Network | at Clemson | L 56–58 | 15–15 (4–11) | Littlejohn Coliseum (8,735) Clemson, SC |
| 03/04/2012 6:00 pm, ESPNU | NC State | L 58–70 | 15–16 (4–12) | Cassell Coliseum (9,847) Blacksburg, VA |
| ACC men's basketball tournament ||||||
| 03/08/2012 7:00 pm, ESPNU/ACC Network | vs. Clemson First Round | W 68–63 | 16–16 | Philips Arena (19,520) Atlanta, GA |
| 03/09/2012 7:00 pm, ESPN2/ACC Network | vs. No. 6 Duke Quarterfinals | L 56–60 | 16–17 | Philips Arena (19,520) Atlanta, GA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||