# 2011–12 Oregon Ducks men's basketball team

The 2011–12 Oregon Ducks men's basketball team represented the University of Oregon during the 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Ducks, led by their 2nd year head coach Dana Altman, are members of the Pac-12 Conference and played their first full season in Matthew Knight Arena, which opened in the middle of the previous season. They finished the season 24–10, 13–5 in Pac-12 play to finish in a tie for second place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Pac-12 Basketball tournament to Colorado. They were invited to the 2012 National Invitation Tournament where they defeated LSU in the first round and Iowa in the second round before falling in the quarterfinals to fellow Pac-12 member and rival Washington.

## Recruits

Source:
US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Jabari Brown SG | Oakland, California | Oakland | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | Oct 7, 2010 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 96 ||||||
| Brett Kingma SG | Mill Creek, Washington | Henry M. Jackson | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 165 lb (75 kg) | Sep 25, 2010 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 90 ||||||
| Bruce Barron PG | Carbondale, Illinois | Brehm Prep | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | Sep 25, 2010 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 89 ||||||
| Austin Kuemper PF | Portland, Oregon | Westview | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | 215 lb (98 kg) | Sep 7, 2010 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 89 ||||||
| Carlos Emory PF | Bloomington, Minnesota | Howard College | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 225 lb (102 kg) | Mar 15, 2011 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 79 ||||||
| Chris Lawson C | Moline, Illinois | Black Hawk College | 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) | N/A | Jun 6, 2011 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ||||||
| Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: nr Rivals: nr ESPN: nr ||||||
| Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "ESPN". ESPN.com. "2011 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. ||||||

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| 11/02/2011* 7:00 PM | | Grand Canyon | W 82–75 | – | Matthew Knight Arena (6,271) Eugene, OR |
| 11/06/2011* 3:00 PM | | Lewis–Clark State | W 100–58 | – | Matthew Knight Arena (6,359) Eugene, OR |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| 11/11/2011* 7:00 PM, FSN | | at No. 7 Vanderbilt | L 64–78 | 0–1 | Memorial Gymnasium (14,316) Nashville, TN |
| 11/17/2011* 7:00 PM, CSNNW | | Eastern Washington | W 73–65 | 1–1 | Matthew Knight Arena (6,096) Eugene, OR |
| 11/20/2011* 2:00 PM | | Southeast Missouri State | W 86–61 | 2–1 | Matthew Knight Arena (6,859) Eugene, OR |
| 11/23/2011* 6:00 PM, BTN | | at Nebraska | W 83–76 | 3–1 | Bob Devaney Sports Center (10,881) Lincoln, NE |
| 11/29/2011* 7:00 PM, CSNNW | | UTEP | W 64–59 | 4–1 | Matthew Knight Arena (5,800) Eugene, OR |
| 12/03/2011* 2:00 PM, ESPNU | | vs. BYU | L 65–79 | 4–2 | EnergySolutions Arena (12,845) Salt Lake City, UT |
| 12/10/2011* 7:00 PM, CSNNW | | Fresno State | W 74–70 | 5–2 | Matthew Knight Arena (6,862) Eugene, OR |
| 12/12/2011* 7:00 PM, CSNNW | | Portland State | W 79–70 | 6–2 | Matthew Knight Arena (5,712) Eugene, OR |
| 12/18/2011* 2:30 PM, FSN | | Virginia | L 54–67 | 6–3 | Matthew Knight Arena (8,750) Eugene, OR |
| 12/20/2011* 7:00 PM | | North Carolina Central Global Sports Hoops Showcase | W 58–45 | 7–3 | Matthew Knight Arena (5,655) Eugene, OR |
| 12/21/2011* 7:00 PM | | Prairie View A&M Global Sports Hoops Showcase | W 74–66 | 8–3 | Matthew Knight Arena (5,710) Eugene, OR |
| 12/22/2011* 7:00 PM | | Stephen F. Austin Global Sports Hoops Showcase | W 55–45 | 9–3 | Matthew Knight Arena (3,401) Eugene, OR |
| Pac-12 regular season ||||||
| 12/29/2011 6:00 PM, CSNNW | | vs. Washington State | W 92–75 | 10–3 (1–0) | Spokane Arena (9,889) Spokane, WA |
| 12/31/2011 7:00 PM, ESPN2 | | at Washington | L 60–76 | 10–4 (1–1) | Alaska Airlines Arena (9,597) Seattle, WA |
| 01/05/2012 6:00 PM, CSNNW | | Stanford | W 78–67 | 11–4 (2–1) | Matthew Knight Arena (6,199) Eugene, OR |
| 01/08/2012 4:30 PM, FSN | | California | L 60–77 | 11–5 (2–2) | Matthew Knight Arena (7,415) Eugene, OR |
| 01/12/2012 7:30 PM, FSN | | at Arizona State | W 67–58 | 12–5 (3–2) | Wells Fargo Arena (5,609) Tempe, AZ |
| 01/14/2012 12:30 PM, CBS | | at Arizona | W 59–57 | 13–5 (4–2) | McKale Center (14,553) Tucson, AZ |
| 01/19/2012 5:30 PM, CSNNW | | USC | W 65–62 | 14–5 (5–2) | Matthew Knight Arena (8,684) Eugene, OR |
| 01/21/2012 1:00 PM, FSN | | UCLA | W 75–68 | 15–5 (6–2) | Matthew Knight Arena (10,830) Eugene, OR |
| 01/29/2012 3:30 PM, FSN | | Oregon State Civil War | L 71–76 | 15–6 (6–3) | Matthew Knight Arena (11,219) Eugene, OR |
| 02/02/2012 6:00 PM | | at Utah | W 79–68 | 16–6 (7–3) | Jon M. Huntsman Center (8,024) Salt Lake City, UT |
| 02/04/2012 6:00 PM | | at Colorado | L 71–72 | 16–7 (7–4) | Coors Events Center (11,052) Boulder, CO |
| 02/09/2012 8:00 PM, FSN | | Washington | W 82–57 | 17–7 (8–4) | Matthew Knight Arena (9,035) Eugene, OR |
| 02/11/2012 3:00 PM | | Washington State | W 78–69 | 18–7 (9–4) | Matthew Knight Arena (10,071) Eugene, OR |
| 02/16/2012 7:30 PM, CSNNW | | at California | L 83–86 | 18–8 (9–5) | Haas Pavilion (9,980) Berkeley, CA |
| 02/19/2012 4:30 PM, FSN | | at Stanford | W 68–64 | 19–8 (10–5) | Maples Pavilion (6,197) Stanford, CA |
| 02/26/2012 4:30 PM, FSN | | at Oregon State Civil War | W 74–73 | 20–8 (11–5) | Gill Coliseum (9,604) Corvallis, OR |
| 03/01/2012 7:30 PM, FSN | | Colorado | W 90–81 | 21–8 (12–5) | Matthew Knight Arena (10,056) Eugene, OR |
| 03/03/2012 3:00 PM, CSNNW | | Utah | W 94–48 | 22–8 (13–5) | Matthew Knight Arena (10,444) Eugene, OR |
| Pac-12 tournament ||||||
| 03/08/2012 8:40 PM, FSN | (3) | vs. (6) Colorado Quarterfinals | L 62–63 | 22–9 | Staples Center (9,317) Los Angeles, CA |
| NIT ||||||
| 03/13/2012* 6:30 PM, ESPN | (3) | (6) LSU First Round | W 96–76 | 23–9 | Matthew Knight Arena (5,158) Eugene, OR |
| 03/18/2012* 2:00 PM, ESPNU | (3) | (7) Iowa Second Round | W 108–97 | 24–9 | Matthew Knight Arena (7,590) Eugene, OR |
| 03/20/2012* 6:00 PM, ESPN | (3) | at (1) Washington Quarterfinals | L 86–90 | 24–10 | Alaska Airlines Arena (9,140) Seattle, WA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time. ||||||