# 2011–12 Auburn Tigers men's basketball team

The 2011–12 Auburn Tigers men's basketball team represented Auburn University in the sport of basketball during the 2011–12 college basketball season. The Tigers competed in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and the Southeastern Conference (SEC). They were led by head coach Tony Barbee, and played their home games at Auburn Arena on the university's Auburn, Alabama campus.

## Previous season

The Tigers finished the 2010–11 season 11–20 overall, 4–12 in SEC play and lost in the first round of the SEC tournament to Georgia.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| November 1, 2011 7:00 p.m. | | Paine | W 86–60 | – | Auburn Arena Auburn, AL |
| November 5, 2011 7:00 p.m. | | Victory | W 83–47 | – | Auburn Arena Auburn, AL |
| Regular Season ||||||
| November 11, 2011* 7:00 p.m. | | McNeese State | W 84–62 | 1–0 | Auburn Arena Auburn, AL |
| November 14, 2011* 7:00 p.m. | | Kennesaw State | W 68–55 | 2–0 | Auburn Arena Auburn, AL |
| November 25, 2011* 7:00 p.m. | | Nicholls State | W 78–57 | 3–0 | Auburn Arena Auburn, AL |
| November 28, 2011* 7:00 p.m. | | Arkansas–Pine Bluff | W 72–59 | 4–0 | Auburn Arena Auburn, AL |
| December 2, 2011* 8:00 p.m., ESPNU | | at Seton Hall SEC–Big East Challenge | L 59–81 | 4–1 | Prudential Center Newark, NJ |
| December 14, 2011* 8:30 p.m., CSS | | South Florida | W 52–40 | 5–1 | Auburn Arena Auburn, AL |
| December 17, 2011* 7:00 p.m. | | North Florida | W 84–71 | 6–1 | Auburn Arena Auburn, AL |
| December 19, 2011* 7:00 p.m. | | Florida A&M | W 76–69 | 7–1 | Auburn Arena Auburn, AL |
| December 23, 2011* 12:00 a.m., ESPNU | | vs. Hawaii Diamond Head Classic quarterfinals | W 65–62 | 8–1 | Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI |
| December 23, 2011* 10:00 p.m., ESPN2 | | vs. Long Beach State Diamond Head Classic semifinals | L 43–64 | 8–2 | Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI |
| December 25, 2011* 6:30 p.m., ESPN2 | | vs. UTEP Diamond Head Classic consolation | L 76–83 | 8–3 | Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI |
| December 30, 2011* 6:00 p.m. | | Georgia Southern | W 78–75 | 9–3 | Auburn Arena Auburn, AL |
| January 2, 2012* 7:00 p.m. | | Bethune–Cookman | W 67–41 | 10–3 | Auburn Arena Auburn, AL |
| January 4, 2012* 6:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | at Florida State | L 56–85 | 10–4 | Donald L. Tucker Center Tallahassee, FL |
| January 7, 2012 1:30 p.m., SECN | | at Vanderbilt | L 35–65 | 10–5 (0–1) | Memorial Gym Nashville, TN |
| January 11, 2012 8:00 p.m., SECN | | No. 2 Kentucky | L 53–68 | 10–6 (0–2) | Auburn Arena Auburn, AL |
| January 14, 2012 1:30 p.m., SECN | | Ole Miss | W 69–68 $^{2OT}$ | 11–6 (1–2) | Auburn Arena Auburn, AL |
| January 17, 2012 7:00 p.m., ESPNU | | at LSU | L 58–65 $^{OT}$ | 11–7 (1–3) | Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, LA |
| January 21, 2012 1:30 p.m., SECN | | South Carolina | W 63–52 | 12–7 (2–3) | Auburn Arena Auburn, AL |
| January 25, 2012 9:00 p.m., CSS | | at Arkansas | L 53–56 | 12–8 (2–4) | Bud Walton Arena Fayetteville, AR |
| January 28, 2012 6:00 p.m., ESPN2 | | at Tennessee | L 49–64 | 12–9 (2–5) | Thompson-Boling Arena Knoxville, TN |
| February 1, 2012 8:00 p.m., SECN | | Georgia | W 59–51 | 13–9 (3–5) | Auburn Arena Auburn, AL |
| February 4, 2012 4:00 p.m., SECN | | at No. 22 Mississippi State | L 88–91 | 13–10 (3–6) | Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, MS |
| February 7, 2012 9:00 p.m., ESPNU | | Alabama | L 50–68 | 13–11 (3–7) | Auburn Arena Auburn, AL |
| February 11, 2012 7:00 p.m., FSN | | at Ole Miss | L 54–61 | 13–12 (3–8) | Tad Smith Coliseum Oxford, MS |
| February 18, 2012 8:00 p.m., FSN | | Mississippi State | W 65–55 | 14–12 (4–8) | Auburn Arena Auburn, AL |
| February 21, 2012 7:00 p.m., ESPNU | | at No. 12 Florida | L 47–63 | 14–13 (4–9) | O'Connell Center Gainesville, FL |
| February 25, 2012 4:00 p.m., SECN | | Arkansas | L 71–77 | 14–14 (4–10) | Auburn Arena Auburn, AL |
| February 29, 2012 8:00 p.m., SECN | | at Alabama | L 49–55 | 14–15 (4–11) | Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL |
| March 3, 2012 2:00 p.m., CBS | | LSU | W 67–52 | 15–15 (5–11) | Auburn Arena Auburn, AL |
| SEC Tournament ||||||
| March 8, 2012 12:00 p.m., SECN | (10) | vs. (7) Ole Miss First Round | L 54–68 | 15–16 | New Orleans Arena New Orleans, LA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time Zone. ||||||