# 2011–12 Houston Cougars men's basketball team

The 2011–12 Houston Cougars men's basketball team represented the University of Houston in the college basketball 2011–12 season. It was their 67th year of season play. The head coach for the Cougars was James Dickey, who was serving in his 2nd year in that position. The team played its home games at Hofheinz Pavilion on-campus in Houston and was a member of Conference USA. The Cougars improved from the season prior by ending the season with a 0.500 record at 15–15, but only managed 7–9 in conference play. In a season marked by inconsistent play, the team ended their season with an overtime loss to UTEP in the Conference USA tournament.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Opponent | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Exhibition |||||
| Tue, Nov 8* 7:00PM | Concordia | W 118–70 | – | Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, TX |
| Regular season |||||
| Sat, Nov 12* 7:00PM | Grambling State | W 88–42 | 1–0 | Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, TX |
| Mon, Nov 14* 7:00PM | Utah Valley | W 84–71 | 2–0 | Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, TX |
| Fri, Nov 18* 7:00PM, FSN | at Arkansas Southwest Showcase | W 87–78 | 3–0 | Verizon Arena North Little Rock, AR |
| Tue, Nov 22* 7:15PM | Oakland | L 74–76 | 3–1 | Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, TX |
| Sat, Nov 22* 7:00PM | TCU | L 80–81 | 3–2 | Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, TX |
| Tue, Nov 29* 7:00PM, CBSSN | LSU | L 58–59 | 3–3 | Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, TX |
| Sat, Dec 3* 7:00PM | Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | W 87–66 | 4–3 | Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, TX |
| Sat, Dec 6* 6:00PM | at Texas State | L 78–81 | 4–4 | Strahan Coliseum San Marcos, TX |
| Sat, Dec 17* 7:00PM, ESPNU | vs. Oklahoma All-College Basketball Classic | L 74–79 | 4–5 | Chesapeake Energy Arena Oklahoma City, OK |
| Tue, Dec 20* 7:00PM | UTSA | W 77–75 | 5–5 | Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, TX |
| Wed, Dec 21* 7:00PM | Rogers State | W 90–80 | 6–5 | Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, TX |
| Wed, Dec 28* 2:00PM | North Carolina A&T | W 71–67 | 7–5 | Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, TX |
| Fri, Dec 30* 8:00PM, CSS | Texas State | W 94–71 | 8–5 | Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, TX |
| Wed, Jan 4 7:00PM | Tulsa | W 70–69 $^{OT}$ | 9–5 (1–0) | Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, TX |
| Sat, Jan 7 8:00PM | at UTEP | L 50–70 | 9–6 (1–1) | Don Haskins Center El Paso, TX |
| Wed, Jan 11 6:00PM | at UCF | L 63–74 | 9–7 (1–2) | UCF Arena Orlando, FL |
| Sat, Jan 14 8:00PM, CBSSN | Memphis | L 55–89 | 9–8 (1–3) | Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, TX |
| Wed, Jan 18 7:00PM | at SMU | L 54–70 | 9–9 (1–4) | Moody Coliseum University Park, TX |
| Sat, Jan 21 7:00PM | East Carolina | W 82–76 | 10–9 (2–4) | Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, TX |
| Sat, Jan 28 7:00PM | UTEP | W 81–76 $^{OT}$ | 11–9 (3–4) | Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, TX |
| Wed, Feb 1 8:00PM, CSS | at UAB | L 69–80 | 11–10 (3–5) | Bartow Arena Birmingham, AL |
| Sat, Feb 4 7:00PM | at Tulane | L 54–75 | 11–11 (3–6) | Avron B. Fogelman Arena New Orleans, LA |
| Wed, Feb 8 7:00PM, FSN | Rice | L 71–79 | 11–12 (3–7) | Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, TX |
| Sat, Feb 11 7:00PM | at Tulsa | L 48–72 | 11–13 (3–8) | Reynolds Center Tulsa, OK |
| Sat, Feb 18 8:00PM, CSS | Southern Miss | W 73–71 | 12–13 (4–8) | Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, TX |
| Wed, Feb 22 6:00PM | at Marshall | L 58–66 | 12–14 (4–9) | Cam Henderson Center Huntington, WV |
| Sat, Feb 25 7:00PM | SMU | W 62–59 | 13–14 (5–9) | Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, TX |
| Wed, Feb 29 7:00PM | Tulane | W 82–53 | 14–14 (6–9) | Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, TX |
| Sat, Mar 3 7:00PM, CSS | at Rice | W 76–75 | 15–14 (7–9) | Tudor Fieldhouse Houston, TX |
| 2012 Conference USA men's basketball tournament |||||
| Wed, Mar 7 6:30PM, CSS | vs. UTEP First Round | L 62–67 $^{OT}$ | 15–15 | FedEx Forum Memphis, TN |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Standard Time. |||||