# 2011–12 Oklahoma State Cowboys basketball team

The 2011–12 Oklahoma State Cowboys basketball team represented Oklahoma State University in the 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. This was head coach Travis Ford's fourth season at Oklahoma State. The Cowboys competed in the Big 12 Conference and played their home games at the Gallagher-Iba Arena. They finished the season 15-18, 7-11 in Big 12 play to finish in seventh place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the Big 12 tournament, where they lost to Missouri. They did not receive an at-large invitation to the 2012 NCAA tournament.

## Pre-season
### Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
| Jarred Shaw | 5 | F | 6'10" | 235 | Sophomore | Dallas, Texas | Transferred- Utah State |
| Ray Penn | 14 | G | 5'9" | 160 | Sophomore | Houston, Texas | Transferred- Texas Southern |
| Nick Sidorakis | 15 | G | 6'4" | 195 | Senior | Jenks, Oklahoma | Graduated |
| Darrell Williams | 25 | F | 6'8" | 245 | Junior | Chicago, Illinois | Transferred- Texas A&M-Commerce |
| Matt Pilgram | 31 | F | 6'8" | 255 | Senior | Cincinnati, Ohio | Graduated |
| Roger Franklin | 32 | G | 6'5" | 220 | Sophomore | Duncanville, Texas | Transferred- North Texas |
| Marshall Moses | 33 | F | 6'7" | 255 | Senior | Aiken, South Carolina | Graduated |
| Songo Adoki | 42 | F | 6'5" | 205 | Senior | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma | Graduated |

### Recruits

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Cezar Guerrero PG | Huntington Park, CA | St. John Bosco High School | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | Mar 15, 2011 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 91 ||||||
| Philip Jurick C | Chattanooga, TN | Chattanooga State Community College | 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) | 260 lb (120 kg) | Apr 19, 2011 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: JC ||||||
| Le'Bryan Nash SF | Dallas, TX | Lincoln High School (Dallas) | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 235 lb (107 kg) | Oct 21, 2010 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 97 ||||||
| Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: Not Ranked Top 20 Rivals: Not Ranked Top 20 ESPN: Not Ranked Top 20 ||||||
| 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: "Oklahoma State 2012 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved February 10, 2019. "2011 Oklahoma State Basketball Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved February 10, 2019. "ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved February 10, 2019. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved February 10, 2019. "2011 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved February 10, 2019. ||||||

## Roster

Source

## Rankings

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking — = Not ranked :
| | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week |
| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | Final |
| AP Poll | — | — | — | — | — | — | ZNR | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Coaches Poll | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## Schedule and results

Source
* All times are Central
| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-Conference Regular Season ||||||
| 11/11/2011* 7:00 pm | | Texas A&M-Corpus Christi | W 71-39 | 1–0 | Gallagher-Iba Arena (9,377) Stillwater, OK |
| 11/15/2011* | | Arkansas-Pine Bluff NIT Season Tip-Off First Round | W 73-46 | 2–0 | Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, OK |
| 11/16/2011* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | UTSA NIT Season Tip-Off Quarterfinals | W 90-85 $^{OT}$ | 3–0 | Gallagher-Iba Arena (4,211) Stillwater, OK |
| 11/23/2011* 6:00 pm, ESPN2 | | vs. Stanford NIT Season Tip_off Semifinals | L 67-82 | 3-1 | Madison Square Garden (8,293) New York, NY |
| 11/25/2011* 1:30 pm, ESPN | | vs. Virginia Tech NIT Season Tip-Off Consolation Game | L 57-59 | 3-2 | Madison Square Garden (8,447) New York, NY |
| 11/30/2011* 7:00 pm | | Tulsa | W 59-56 | 4-2 | Gallagher-Iba Arena (9,448) Stillwater, OK |
| 12/04/2011* | | Langston | W 80-58 | 5-2 | Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, OK |
| 12/07/2011* 8:00 pm, ESPNU | | at Missouri State | W 72-67 | 6-2 | JQH Arena (6,461) Springfield, MO |
| 12/10/2011* 1:30 pm, ESPN2 | | vs. No. 15 Pittsburgh Carquest Auto Parts Classic | L 68-74 | 6-3 | Madison Square Garden (17,046) New York, NY |
| 12/17/2011* 8:00 pm, ESPN2 | | vs. New Mexico All-College Basketball Classic | L 56-66 | 6-4 | Chesapeake Energy Arena (5,303) Oklahoma City, OK |
| 12/21/2011* 8:00 pm, ESPN2 | | vs. Alabama | L 52-69 | 6-5 | Birmingham-Jefferson Convention Complex (13,808) Birmingham, AL |
| 12/29/2011* | | vs. SMU | W 68–58 $^{2OT}$ | 7-5 | American Airlines Center Dallas, TX |
| 12/31/2011* 11:00 am | | Virginia Tech | L 61-67 | 7-6 | Gallagher-Iba Arena (12,500) Stillwater, OK |
| Big 12 Regular Season ||||||
| 01/04/2012 7:00 pm | | No. 25 Texas Tech | W 67–59 | 8-6 (1-0) | Gallagher-Iba Arena (9,228) Stillwater, OK |
| 01/07/2013 6:00 pm, LHN | | at Texas | L 49-58 | 8-7 (1–1) | Frank Erwin Center (12,841) Austin, TX |
| 01/09/2012 6:00 pm, ESPNU | | Oklahoma Bedlam Series | W 72-65 | 9-7 (2-1) | Gallagher-Iba Arena (9,478) Stillwater, OK |
| 01/14/2012 2:00 pm, ESPN2 | | at No. 4 Baylor | L 65-106 | 9-8 (2–2) | Ferrell Center (9,594) Waco, TX |
| 01/18/2012 8:00 pm, ESPNU | | at Iowa State | L 68-71 | 9-9 (2–3) | James H. Hilton Coliseum (12,397) Ames, IA |
| 01/21/2012 12:30 pm, Big 12 Network | | No. 25 Kansas State | L 58-66 | 9-10 (2-4) | Gallagher-Iba Arena (10,338) Stillwater, OK |
| 01/25/2012 6:30 pm, ESPN2 | | No. 2 Missouri | W 79-72 | 10-10 (3-4) | Gallagher-Iba Arena (9,476) Stillwater, OK |
| 01/28/2012 3:00 pm, Big 12 Network | | at Texas A&M | L 61-76 | 10-11 (3-5) | Reed Arena (9,072) College Station, TX |
| 01/31/2012 7:00 pm, Big 12 Network | | at Texas Tech | W 80-63 | 11-11 (4-5) | United Spirit Arena (7,408) Lubbock, TX |
| 02/04/2012 12:45 pm, Big 12 Network | | No. 6 Baylor | L 60-64 | 11-12 (4-6) | Gallagher-Iba Arena (10,775) Stillwater, OK |
| 02/07/2012 6:00 pm, ESPN2 | | Iowa State | W 69-67 | 12-12 (5-6) | Gallagher-Iba Arena (9,365) Stillwater, OK |
| 02/11/2012 3:00 pm, Big 12 Network | | at No. 7 Kansas | L 66-81 | 12-13 (5-7) | Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, KS |
| 02/15/2012 8:00 pm, ESPN2 | | at No. 3 Missouri | L 65-83 | 12-14 (5-8) | Mizzou Arena (14,324) Columbia, MO |
| 02/18/2012 3:00 pm, Big 12 Network | | Texas | W 90-78 | 13-14 (6-8) | Gallagher-Iba Arena (10,438) Stillwater, OK |
| 02/22/2012 7:00 pm, Big 12 Network | | at Oklahoma Bedlam Series | L 64–77 | 13-15 (6-9) | Lloyd Noble Center (9,393) Norman, OK |
| 02/25/2012 1:00 pm, ESPN2 | | Texas A&M | W 60-42 | 14-15 (7-9) | Gallagher-Iba Arena (12,190) Stillwater, OK |
| 02/27/2012 8:00 pm, ESPN | | No. 3 Kansas | L 58-70 | 14-16 (7-10) | Gallagher-Iba Arena (10,552) Stillwater, OK |
| 03/03/2012 12:30 pm, Big 12 Network | | at Kansas State | L 58-77 | 14-17 (7-11) | Bramlage Coliseum (12,528) Manhattan, KS |
| 2012 Big 12 men's basketball tournament ||||||
| 03/07/2012 8:30 pm, Big 12 Network | (7) | vs. (10) Texas Tech First Round | W 76-60 | 15-17 | Sprint Center (18,972) Kansas City, MO |
| 03/08/2012 6:00 pm, Big 12 Network/ESPNU | (7) | vs. (2) No. 5 Missouri Quarterfinals | L 70-88 | 15-18 | Sprint Center (18,972) Kansas City, MO |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.. ||||||