# 2011–12 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team

The 2011–12 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team represented the University of Connecticut in the 2011–2012 NCAA Division I basketball season. The Huskies were coached by Jim Calhoun and played their home games at the XL Center in Hartford, Connecticut, and on campus at the Harry A. Gampel Pavilion in Storrs, Connecticut. The Huskies were a member of the Big East Conference.
As punishment for prior recruiting violations, head coach Jim Calhoun served a three-game suspension, in UConn's first three Big East games (at South Florida, St. John's, at Seton Hall). The team also lost one scholarship, reduced from 13 to 12, and was restricted in other recruiting activities.
On February 4, 2012, Calhoun announced he would take an indefinite medical break from coaching as a result of spinal stenosis. Associate head coach George Blaney said he would be managing the team during Calhoun's absence.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| November 2* 7:30 pm | No. 4 | American International | W 78–35 | | Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (9,038) Storrs, CT |
| November 6* 1:00 pm | No. 4 | C.W. Post | W 91–61 | | XL Center (7,215) Hartford, CT |
| Regular Season ||||||
| November 11* 7:00 pm, ESPNU | No. 4 | Columbia | W 70–57 | 1–0 | Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (10,167) Storrs, CT |
| November 14* 7:30 pm, SNY | No. 4 | Wagner | W 78–66 | 2–0 | Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (9,217) Storrs, CT |
| November 17* 7:00 pm, SNY | No. 4 | Maine | W 80–60 | 3–0 | XL Center (10,726) Hartford, CT |
| November 20* 1:00 pm, SNY | No. 4 | Coppin State | W 87–70 | 4–0 | XL Center (11,397) Hartford, CT |
| November 24* 7:00 pm, HDNet | No. 4 | vs. UNC Asheville Battle 4 Atlantis quarterfinal | W 73–63 | 5–0 | Atlantis Resort (2,530) Nassau, Bahamas |
| November 25* 2:00 pm, Versus | No. 4 | vs. UCF Battle 4 Atlantis semifinal | L 63–68 | 5–1 | Atlantis Resort (2,394) Nassau, Bahamas |
| November 26* 2:00 pm, Versus | No. 4 | vs. No. 22 Florida State Battle 4 Atlantis 3rd place game | W 78–76 $^{OT}$ | 6–1 | Atlantis Resort (2,752) Nassau, Bahamas |
| December 3* 3:15 pm, ESPN | No. 8 | Arkansas SEC/Big East Invitational | W 75–62 | 7–1 | XL Center (14,333) Hartford, CT |
| December 8* 7:00 pm, ESPN2 | No. 9 | No. 25 Harvard | W 67–53 | 8–1 | Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (10,167) Storrs, CT |
| December 18* 1:00 pm, SNY | No. 9 | Holy Cross | W 77–40 | 9–1 | XL Center (13,396) Hartford, CT |
| December 22* 7:00 pm, SNY | No. 9 | Fairfield | W 79–71 | 10–1 | XL Center (13,821) Hartford, CT |
| December 28 9:00 pm, SNY | No. 9 | at South Florida | W 60–57 | 11–1 (1–0) | Tampa Bay Times Forum (5,705) Tampa Bay, FL |
| December 31 12:00 pm, SNY | No. 9 | St. John's | W 83–69 | 12–1 (2–0) | XL Center (16,294) Hartford, CT |
| January 3 7:00 pm, SNY | No. 8 | at Seton Hall | L 63–75 | 12–2 (2–1) | Prudential Center (8,089) Newark, NJ |
| January 7 8:00 pm, SNY | No. 8 | at Rutgers | L 60–67 | 12–3 (2–2) | Rutgers Athletic Center (7,011) Piscataway, NJ |
| January 9 7:00 pm, ESPN2 | No. 17 | West Virginia | W 64–57 | 13–3 (3–2) | XL Center (15,805) Hartford, CT |
| January 14 11:00 am, ESPN2 | No. 17 | at Notre Dame | W 67–53 | 14–3 (4–2) | Edmund P. Joyce Center (9,149) South Bend, IN |
| January 18 7:00 pm, ESPN2 | No. 13 | Cincinnati | L 67–70 | 14–4 (4–3) | Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (10,167) Storrs, CT |
| January 21* 4:00 pm, CBS | No. 13 | at Tennessee | L 57–60 | 14–5 | Thompson-Boling Arena (21,114) Knoxville, TN |
| January 29 12:00 pm, SNY | No. 24 | Notre Dame | L 48–50 | 14–6 (4–4) | XL Center (16,294) Hartford, CT |
| February 1 7:00 pm, ESPN2 | | at No. 14 Georgetown Rivalry | L 44–58 | 14–7 (4–5) | Verizon Center (15,174) Washington, DC |
| February 4 12:00 pm, SNY | | Seton Hall | W 69–46 | 15–7 (5–5) | XL Center (16,294) Hartford, CT |
| February 6 7:00 pm, ESPN | | at Louisville | L 59–80 | 15–8 (5–6) | KFC Yum! Center (21,804) Louisville, KY |
| February 11 1:00 pm, CBS | | at No. 2 Syracuse Rivalry | L 67–85 | 15–9 (5–7) | Carrier Dome (33,430) Syracuse, NY |
| February 15 7:00 pm, SNY | | DePaul | W 80–54 | 16–9 (6–7) | Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (10,167) Storrs, CT |
| February 18 12:00 pm, ESPN | | No. 13 Marquette | L 64–79 | 16–10 (6–8) | XL Center (16,294) Hartford, CT |
| February 20 7:00 pm, ESPN | | at Villanova | W 73–70 $^{OT}$ | 17–10 (7–8) | Wells Fargo Center (13,832) Philadelphia, PA |
| February 25 9:00 pm, ESPN | | No. 2 Syracuse ESPN College Gameday/Rivalry | L 69–71 | 17–11 (7–9) | Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (10,167) Storrs, CT |
| February 28 7:00 pm, SNY | | at Providence | L 70–72 | 17–12 (7–10) | Dunkin' Donuts Center (11,031) Providence, RI |
| March 3 12:00 pm, ESPN | | Pittsburgh | W 74–65 | 18–12 (8–10) | Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (10,167) Storrs, CT |
| 2012 Big East tournament ||||||
| March 6 12:00 pm, ESPN2 | | vs. DePaul First round | W 81–67 | 19–12 | Madison Square Garden (20,057) New York, NY |
| March 7 12:00 pm, ESPN | | vs. West Virginia Second round | W 71–67 $^{OT}$ | 20–12 | Madison Square Garden (20,057) New York, NY |
| March 8 12:00 pm, ESPN | | vs. No. 2 Syracuse Quarterfinals/Rivalry | L 55–58 | 20–13 | Madison Square Garden (20,057) New York, NY |
| 2012 NCAA tournament ||||||
| March 15* 9:20 pm, TBS | No. (S 9) | vs. (S 8) Iowa State Second round | L 64–77 | 20–14 | KFC Yum! Center (22,131) Louisville, KY |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time (#) during NCAA Tournament is seed with Region. ||||||

## Rankings

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking :
| | 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 | Final |
| AP | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 13 | 24 | | | | | | | | |
| Coaches | 4 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 16 | 11 | 19 | | | | | | | | |