# 2011–12 UNC Asheville Bulldogs men's basketball team

The 2011–12 UNC Asheville Bulldogs men's basketball team represented the University of North Carolina at Asheville during the 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bulldogs, led by 16th year head coach Ed Biedenbach, played their home games at the brand new Kimmel Arena and are members of the Big South Conference. They finished the season 24–10, 16–2 in Big South play to be crowned regular season champions. The Bulldogs won the Big South tournament for the second straight year to earn the conference's automatic berth into the NCAA tournament where they lost in the second round to Syracuse.

## Roster

| Number | Name | Position | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown |
| 2 | Matt Dickey | Guard | 6–1 | 180 | Senior | Trussville, Alabama |
| 3 | J. P. Primm | Guard | 6–1 | 195 | Senior | Dickson, Tennessee |
| 4 | Chris Stephenson | Guard | 6–3 | 200 | Senior | Punta Gorda, Florida |
| 5 | Jaron Lane | Guard | 6–4 | 170 | Junior | Greenville, North Carolina |
| 11 | Josh Seligson | Guard | 6–3 | 205 | Sophomore | Raleigh, North Carolina |
| 12 | Madison Davis | Guard | 5–10 | 160 | Junior | Waynesville, North Carolina |
| 15 | Jeremy Atkinson | Forward | 6–4 | 210 | Junior | Elm City, North Carolina |
| 20 | Chudier Pal | Center | 6–9 | 230 | Sophomore | Rockingham, Australia |
| 21 | Thomas Bess | Guard | 6–0 | 180 | Freshman | Bessemer City, North Carolina |
| 22 | Corey Littlejohn | Guard | 6–3 | 180 | Freshman | Columbia, South Carolina |
| 23 | Keith Hornsby | Guard | 6–4 | 190 | Freshman | Williamsburg, Virginia |
| 32 | Quinard Jackson | Forward | 6–5 | 240 | Senior | West Palm Beach, Florida |
| 33 | D. J. Cunningham | Center | 6–10 | 240 | Junior | Waterford, Ohio |
| 35 | Jon Nwannunu | Forward | 6–8 | 225 | Junior | Merrillville, Indiana |
| 45 | Jaleel Roberts | Center | 7–0 | 220 | Freshman | Evans, Georgia |
| 50 | Jeremy Harn | Forward | 6–8 | 230 | Junior | Chapel Hill, North Carolina |
| 55 | Trent Meyer | Guard | 6–2 | 165 | Sophomore | Fort Lauderdale, Florida |

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| 11/07/2011* 8:00 pm | | Lees–McRae | W 98–67 | | Kimmel Arena Asheville, NC |
| Regular season ||||||
| 11/11/2011* 7:00 pm | | at No. 22 NC State | L 75–84 | 0–1 | RBC Center (12,441) Raleigh, NC |
| 11/13/2011* 4:00 pm, ESPNU | | No. 1 North Carolina | L 75–91 | 0–2 | Kimmel Arena (3,280) Asheville, NC |
| 11/16/2011* 7:00 pm | | Mars Hill First Round | W 126–75 | 1–2 | Kimmel Arena (1,187) Asheville, NC |
| 11/21/2011* 7:00 pm | | Brevard | W 89–48 | 2–2 | Kimmel Arena (1,321) Asheville, NC |
| 11/24/2011* 7:00 pm, HDNet | | vs. No. 4 Connecticut Battle 4 Atlantis First Round | L 63–73 | 2–3 | Imperial Arena (2,530) Nassau, Bahamas |
| 11/25/2011* 7:00 pm, HDNet | | vs. College of Charleston Battle 4 Atlantis Consolation Round | L 66–68 | 2–4 | Imperial Arena (NA) Nassau, Bahamas |
| 11/26/2011* 9:30 pm, HDNet/Versus | | vs. Utah Battle 4 Atlantis 7th Place Game | W 87–65 | 3–4 | Imperial Arena (1,645) Nassau, Bahamas |
| 12/01/2011 5:30 pm | | Gardner–Webb | W 66–60 | 4–4 (1–0) | Paul Porter Arena (1,320) Boiling Springs, NC |
| 12/04/2011* 2:00 pm, WMYA | | USC Upstate | W 88–81 | 5–4 | Kimmel Arena (1,796) Asheville, NC |
| 12/15/2011* 7:00 pm | | Montreat College | W 109–61 | 6–4 | Kimmel Arena (1,821) Asheville, NC |
| 12/20/2011* 7:00 pm, SPSO | | at Tennessee | L 68–72 | 6–5 | Thompson–Boling Arena (15,324) Knoxville, TN |
| 12/28/2011* 6:00 pm | | at Western Carolina | L 67–86 | 6–6 | Ramsey Center (1,511) Cullowhee, NC |
| 12/31/2011 4:00 pm, MASN | | at Winthrop | W 73–68 $^{OT}$ | 7–6 (2–0) | Winthrop Coliseum (1,207) Rock Hill, SC |
| 01/02/2012 7:00 pm | | at Radford | W 66–56 | 8–6 (3–0) | Dedmon Center (431) Radford, VA |
| 01/05/2012 7:00 pm | | VMI | W 94–85 | 9–6 (4–0) | Kimmel Arena (1,620) Asheville, NC |
| 01/07/2012 4:30 pm | | Liberty | W 98–75 | 10–6 (5–0) | Kimmel Arena (1,569) Asheville, NC |
| 01/12/2012 7:00 pm | | at Campbell | W 89–82 | 11–6 (6–0) | John W. Pope, Jr. Convocation Center (3,035) Buies Creek, NC |
| 01/14/2012 7:00 pm | | at High Point | W 86–79 | 12–6 (7–0) | Millis Athletic Convocation Center (1,474) High Point, NC |
| 01/17/2012 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Coastal Carolina | W 88–81 | 13–6 (8–0) | Kimmel Arena (2,041) Asheville, NC |
| 01/19/2012 7:00 pm | | Charleston Southern | L 88–93 | 13–7 (8–1) | Kimmel Arena (1,748) Asheville, NC |
| 01/21/2012 7:00 pm | | at Presbyterian | W 66–58 | 14–7 (9–1) | Templeton Physical Education Center (1,610) Clinton, SC |
| 01/26/2012 7:00 pm | | High Point | W 90–70 | 15–7 (10–1) | Kimmel Arena (1,542) Asheville, NC |
| 01/28/2012 4:30 pm, WMYA | | Campbell | W 95–84 | 16–7 (11–1) | Kimmel Arena (2,104) Asheville, NC |
| 02/02/2012 7:00 pm | | at VMI | W 89–86 | 17–7 (12–1) | Cameron Hall (2,319) Lexington, VA |
| 02/04/2012 7:00 pm | | at Liberty | W 65–51 | 18–7 (13–1) | Vines Center (2,368) Lynchburg, VA |
| 02/11/2012 4:30 pm | | Radford | W 88–62 | 19–7 (14–1) | Kimmel Arena (2,754) Asheville, NC |
| 02/14/2012 7:00 pm | | at Coastal Carolina | L 69–74 | 19–8 (14–2) | Kimbel Arena (1,039) Conway, SC |
| 02/18/2012* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Ohio ESPN BracketBusters | L 62–81 | 19–9 | Convocation Center (9,961) Athens, OH |
| 02/23/2012 7:00 pm | | Gardner–Webb | W 71–61 | 20–9 (15–2) | Kimmel Arena (1,765) Asheville, NC |
| 02/25/2012 2:00 pm, WMYA | | Winthrop | W 67–55 | 21–9 (16–2) | Kimmel Arena (2,875) Asheville, NC |
| 2012 Big South Conference men's basketball tournament ||||||
| 02/29/2012 6:00 pm | | High Point Quarterfinals | W 86–61 | 22–9 | Kimmel Arena (1,568) Asheville, NC |
| 03/01/2012 8:00 pm, ESPNU | | Charleston Southern Semifinals | W 91–64 | 23–9 | Kimmel Arena (2,452) Asheville, NC |
| 03/03/2012 12:00 pm, ESPN2 | | VMI Championship Game | W 80–64 | 24–9 | Kimmel Arena (3,205) Asheville, NC |
| 2012 NCAA tournament ||||||
| 03/15/2012* 3:10 pm, truTV | No. (E 16) | vs. No. 2 (E 1) Syracuse Second Round | L 65–72 | 24–10 | Consol Energy Center (18,927) Pittsburgh, PA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time (#) during NCAA Tournament is seed with Region. ||||||