# 2011–12 Ole Miss Rebels men's basketball team

The 2011–12 Ole Miss Rebels men's basketball team represented the University of Mississippi in the sport of basketball during the 2011–12 college basketball season. The Rebels competed in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and the Southeastern Conference (SEC). They were led by head coach Andy Kennedy, and played their home games at Tad Smith Coliseum on the university's Oxford, Mississippi campus.
They were selected to play in the 2012 National Invitation Tournament as a #2 seed, where they were defeated by Illinois State in overtime.

## Previous season

The Rebels finished the 2010–11 season 20–14, 7–9 in SEC play and lost in the first round of the NIT to California.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| November 3, 2011* 6:00 p.m. | | North Alabama | W 91–62 | | Tad Smith Coliseum Oxford, MS |
| Regular season ||||||
| November 11, 2011* 6:30 p.m. | | Louisiana-Monroe | W 60–38 | 1–0 | Tad Smith Coliseum Oxford, MS |
| November 14, 2011* 7:00 p.m. | | Grambling State | W 69–39 | 2–0 | Tad Smith Coliseum Oxford, MS |
| November 18, 2011* 2:30 p.m. | | vs. Drake 2011 Paradise Jam | W 63–59 | 3–0 | Sports and Fitness Center Saint Thomas, USVI |
| November 20, 2011* 9:30 p.m., FSN | | vs. No. 19 Marquette 2011 Paradise Jam Semifinals | L 66–96 | 3–1 | Sports and Fitness Center Saint Thomas, USVI |
| November 21, 2011* 6:30 p.m., FSN | | vs. TCU 2011 Paradise Jam | W 80–69 | 4–1 | Sports and Fitness Center Saint Thomas, USVI |
| November 25, 2011* 3:00 p.m., FSN | | Miami (FL) | W 64–61 $^{OT}$ | 5–1 | Tad Smith Coliseum Oxford, MS |
| December 1, 2011* 8:00 p.m., ESPNU | | at DePaul SEC–Big East Challenge | W 70–68 | 6–1 | United Center Chicago, IL |
| December 4, 2011* 8:00 p.m., BTN | | at Penn State | W 72–70 | 7–1 | Bryce Jordan Center University Park, PA |
| December 10, 2011* 2:00 p.m. | | Mississippi Valley State | W 80–56 | 8–1 | Tad Smith Coliseum Oxford, MS |
| December 14, 2011* 6:00 p.m., CSS | | Louisiana-Lafayette | W 66–54 | 9–1 | Tad Smith Coliseum Oxford, MS |
| December 17, 2011* 3:30 p.m., FSN | | at Southern Miss | L 82–86 | 9–2 | Reed Green Coliseum Hattiesburg, MS |
| December 21, 2011* 8:00 p.m., FSN | | vs. Middle Tennessee | L 56–68 | 9–3 | DeSoto Civic Center Southaven, MS |
| December 30, 2011* 6:00 p.m. | | at Dayton | L 50–62 | 9–4 | UD Arena Dayton, OH |
| January 3, 2012* 8:00 p.m., FSN | | SMU | W 50–48 | 10–4 | Tad Smith Coliseum Oxford, MS |
| SEC Regular Season ||||||
| January 7, 2012 12:30 p.m., SECN | | at LSU | L 55–81 | 10–5 (0–1) | Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, LA |
| January 11, 2012 7:00 p.m., SECN | | Arkansas | W 71–63 | 11–5 (1–1) | Tad Smith Coliseum Oxford, MS |
| January 14, 2012 12:30 p.m., SECN | | at Auburn | L 68–69 $^{2OT}$ | 11–6 (1–2) | Auburn Arena Auburn, AL |
| January 18, 2012 8:00 p.m., CSS | | No. 18 Mississippi State | W 75–68 | 12–6 (2–2) | Tad Smith Coliseum Oxford, MS |
| January 21, 2012 3:00 p.m., SECN | | at Georgia | W 66–63 | 13–6 (3–2) | Stegeman Coliseum Athens, GA |
| January 26, 2012 6:00 p.m., ESPN2 | | No. 14 Florida | L 60–64 | 13–7 (3–3) | Tad Smith Coliseum Oxford, MS |
| January 28, 2012 6:00 p.m., FSN | | South Carolina | W 66–62 | 14–7 (4–3) | Tad Smith Coliseum Oxford, MS |
| February 4, 2012 7:00 p.m., ESPN2 | | at Alabama | L 67–69 $^{2OT}$ | 14–8 (4–4) | Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL |
| February 9, 2012 6:00 p.m., ESPN2 | | at No. 20 Mississippi State | L 60–70 | 14–9 (4–5) | Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, MS |
| February 11, 2012 6:00 p.m., FSN | | Auburn | W 61–54 | 15–9 (5–5) | Tad Smith Coliseum Oxford, MS |
| February 16, 2012 8:00 p.m., ESPN2 | | Vanderbilt | L 76–102 | 15–10 (5–6) | Tad Smith Coliseum Oxford, MS |
| February 18, 2012 3:30 p.m., SECN | | at No. 1 Kentucky | L 62–77 | 15–11 (5–7) | Rupp Arena Lexington, KY |
| February 22, 2012 6:00 p.m., CSS | | at Tennessee | L 60–73 | 15–12 (5–8) | Thompson-Boling Arena Knoxville, TN |
| February 25, 2012 12:30 p.m., SECN | | LSU | W 72–48 | 16–12 (6–8) | Tad Smith Coliseum Oxford, MS |
| February 28, 2012 6:00 p.m., ESPNU | | at Arkansas | W 77–75 | 17–12 (7–8) | Bud Walton Arena Fayetteville, AR |
| March 3, 2012 3:00 p.m., SECN | | Alabama | W 60–51 | 18–12 (8–8) | Tad Smith Coliseum Oxford, MS |
| SEC tournament ||||||
| March 8, 2012 6:30 p.m., SECN | No. (7) | vs. (10) Auburn First Round | W 68–54 | 19–12 | New Orleans Arena New Orleans, LA |
| March 9, 2012 7:30 p.m., SECN | No. (7) | vs. (2) Tennessee Quarterfinals | W 77–72 | 20–12 | New Orleans Arena New Orleans, LA |
| March 9, 2012 7:30 p.m., ABC | No. (7) | vs. (3) Vanderbilt Semifinals | L 53–65 | 20–13 | New Orleans Arena New Orleans, LA |
| National Invitation Tournament ||||||
| March 14, 2012 8:30 p.m., ESPNU | No. (2 AZ) | No. (7 AZ) Illinois State First Round | L 93–96 $^{OT}$ | 20–14 | Tad Smith Coliseum Oxford, MS |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central. ||||||