# 2011–12 Clemson Tigers men's basketball team

The 2011–12 Clemson Tigers men's basketball team represented Clemson University during the 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Tigers, led by second year head coach Brad Brownell, played their home games at Littlejohn Coliseum and were members of the Atlantic Coast Conference.

## Previous season

The Tigers finished the 2010–11 season 22–12 overall, 9–7 in ACC play, and lost in the second round of the NCAA tournament to West Virginia.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| 11/05/2011* 7:00 pm | Queens | W 68–35 | – | Littlejohn Coliseum (3,000) Clemson, SC |
| Regular season ||||||
| 11/11/2011* 8:00 pm | Gardner–Webb | W 65–44 | 1–0 | Littlejohn Coliseum (6,000) Clemson, SC |
| 11/16/2011* 7:05 pm | at The Citadel | W 73–50 | 2–0 | McAlister Field House (5,186) Charleston, SC |
| 11/19/2011* 7:00 pm | College of Charleston | L 69–72 | 2–1 | Littlejohn Coliseum (5,000) Clemson, SC |
| 11/22/2011* 9:00 pm, RSN | Coastal Carolina | L 59–60 | 2–2 | Littlejohn Coliseum (6,211) Clemson, SC |
| 11/25/2011* 7:00 pm | Furman | W 59–49 | 3–2 | Littlejohn Coliseum (7,126) Clemson, SC |
| 11/29/2011* 9:15 pm, ESPNU | at Iowa ACC–Big Ten Challenge | W 71–55 | 4–2 | Carver-Hawkeye Arena (10,449) Iowa City, IA |
| 12/04/2011* 3:30 pm, ESPNU | South Carolina | L 55–58 | 4–3 | Littlejohn Coliseum (7,238) Clemson, SC |
| 12/10/2011* 4:00 pm, FSN | at Arizona | L 47–63 | 4–4 | McKale Center (12,790) Tucson, AZ |
| 12/17/2011* 4:30 pm, RSN | Winthrop | W 60–40 | 5–4 | Littlejohn Coliseum (7,584) Clemson, SC |
| 12/19/2011* 7:00 pm | Alabama State | W 70–45 | 6–4 | Littlejohn Coliseum (7,127) Clemson, SC |
| 12/22/2011* 2:30 pm, ESPNU | vs. UTEP Diamond Head Classic quarterfinals | L 48–61 | 6–5 | Stan Sheriff Center (N/A) Honolulu, HI |
| 12/23/2011* 3:00 pm, ESPNU | vs. Southern Illinois Diamond Head Classic loser bracket | W 83–75 $^{OT}$ | 7–5 | Stan Sheriff Center (N/A) Honolulu, HI |
| 12/25/2011* 4:30 pm, ESPNU | vs. Hawai'i Diamond Head Classic 5th place game | L 68–75 | 7–6 | Stan Sheriff Center (N/A) Honolulu, HI |
| 01/01/2012* 4:00 pm | East Tennessee State | W 65–58 | 8–6 | Littlejohn Coliseum (6,287) Clemson, SC |
| 01/07/2012 4:00 pm, ESPN2 | Florida State | W 79–59 | 9–6 (1–0) | Littlejohn Coliseum (8,026) Clemson, SC |
| 01/12/2012 7:00 pm, ESPN2 | at Boston College | L 57–59 | 9–7 (1–1) | Conte Forum (3,829) Chestnut Hill, MA |
| 01/15/2012 6:00 pm, ESPNU | No. 8 Duke | L 66–73 | 9–8 (1–2) | Littlejohn Coliseum (10,000) Clemson, SC |
| 01/18/2012 7:00 pm, RSN | at Miami | L 73–76 | 9–9 (1–3) | BankUnited Center (4,420) Coral Gables, FL |
| 01/22/2012 2:30 pm, ACC Network | Georgia Tech | W 64–62 | 10–9 (2–3) | Littlejohn Coliseum (9,135) Clemson, SC |
| 01/28/2012 12:00 pm, ACC Network | Wake Forest | W 71–60 | 11–9 (3–3) | Littlejohn Coliseum (8,134) Clemson, SC |
| 01/31/2012 7:00 pm, ESPN2 | at No. 16 Virginia | L 61–65 | 11–10 (3–4) | John Paul Jones Arena (10,919) Charlottesville, VA |
| 02/04/2012 4:00 pm, RSN | at Virginia Tech | L 65–67 | 11–11 (3–5) | Cassell Coliseum (9,426) Blacksburg, VA |
| 02/07/2012 7:00 pm, ESPNU | Maryland | L 62–64 | 11–12 (3–6) | Littlejohn Coliseum (7,321) Clemson, SC |
| 02/11/2012 4:00 pm, RSN | at Wake Forest | W 78–58 | 12–12 (4–6) | LVJM Coliseum (10,076) Winston-Salem, NC |
| 02/14/2012 7:00 pm, ESPNU | No. 22 Virginia | W 60–48 | 13–12 (5–6) | Littlejohn Coliseum (10,000) Clemson, SC |
| 02/18/2012 4:00 pm, ESPN | at No. 8 North Carolina | L 52–74 | 13–13 (5–7) | Dean E. Smith Center (21,750) Chapel Hill, NC |
| 02/21/2012 7:30 pm, RSN | at Georgia Tech | W 56–37 | 14–13 (6–7) | Philips Arena (5,412) Atlanta, GA |
| 02/25/2012 2:30 pm, ACC Network | NC State | W 72–69 $^{OT}$ | 15–13 (7–7) | Littlejohn Coliseum (10,000) Clemson, SC |
| 03/01/2012 9:00 pm, ACC Network | Virginia Tech | W 58–56 | 16–13 (8–7) | Littlejohn Coliseum (8,735) Clemson, SC |
| 03/04/2012 12:00 pm, ESPN2 | at Florida State | L 72–80 | 16–14 (8–8) | Donald L. Tucker Center (11,500) Tallahassee, FL |
| ACC tournament ||||||
| 03/08/2012 7:00 pm, ACC Network/ESPNU | vs. Virginia Tech First Round | L 63–68 | 16–15 | Philips Arena (19,520) Atlanta, GA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||