2011–12_Georgia_State_Panthers_men's_basketball_team

2011–12 Georgia State Panthers men's basketball
2011–12 Georgia State Panthers men's basketball
CIT, Second Round, vs. Mercer, L 59–64
Conference	Colonial Athletic Association
Record	22–12 (11–7 CAA)
Head coach	Ron Hunter (1st season);
Assistant coaches	Darryl LaBarrie (1st season); Everick Sullivan (1st season); Claude Pardue (1st season);
Home arena	GSU Sports Arena
	Seasons ← 2010–11 2012–13 →

2011–12 Georgia State Panthers men's basketball team

American college basketball season

The 2011–12 Georgia State Panthers men's basketball team represented Georgia State University during the 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team's head coach was Ron Hunter in first season at GSU. They played their home games at GSU Sports Arena and are members of the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA). They finished the season 21–12, 11–7 in CAA play to finish in sixth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the CAA Basketball tournament to George Mason. They were invited to the 2012 CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they defeated Tennessee Tech in the first round before falling in the second round to eventual tournament winner Mercer.

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Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Exhibition
October 31, 2011* 7:00 pm	Southern Poly	W 90–65		GSU Sports Arena Atlanta, GA
November 5, 2011* 7:00 pm	Oglethorpe	W 90–49		GSU Sports Arena Atlanta,GA
Regular Season
November 12, 2011* 5:00 pm	at Washington World Vision Classic	L 74–91	0–1	Hec Edmundson Pavilion Seattle, WA
November 13, 2011* 5:30 pm	vs. Portland World Vision Classic	L 61–66	0–2	Hec Edmundson Pavilion Seattle, WA
November 14, 2011* 7:00 pm	vs. Florida Atlantic World Vision Classic	L 77–84	0–3	Hec Edmundson Pavilion Seattle, WA
November 18, 2011* 7:00 pm	McNeese State	W 69–50	1–3	GSU Sports Arena Atlanta, GA
November 22, 2011* 8:00 pm	at Samford	W 55–47	2–3	Pete Hanna Center Homewood, AL
November 26, 2011* 8:00 pm	Liberty	W 72–50	3–3	GSU Sports Arena Atlanta, GA
November 29th, 2011* 7:30 pm	at South Carolina State	W 85–54	4–3	SHM Memorial Center Orangeburg, SC
December 1, 2011* 7:00 pm	FIU	W 73–47	5–3	GSU Sports Arena Atlanta, GA
December 3, 2011 2:00 pm	William & Mary	W 66–34	6–3 (1–0)	GSU Sports Arena Atlanta, GA
December 10, 2011* 2:00 pm	Rhode Island	W 96–64	7–3	GSU Sports Arena Atlanta, GA
December 17, 2011* 9:00 pm, FCS Pacific	at Utah Valley	W 71–68	8–3	UCCU Center Orem, UT
December 22, 2011* 7:00 pm	Georgia Southern	W 72–52	9–3	GSU Sports Arena Atlanta, GA
January 2, 2012 7:00 pm	Drexel	W 58–44	10–3 (2–0)	GSU Sports Arena Atlanta, GA
January 4, 2012 7:30 pm, ESPN3	at VCU	W 55–53	11–3 (3–0)	Stuart C. Siegel Center Richmond, VA
January 7, 2012 12:00 pm, CSS	at George Mason	L 58–61	11–4 (3–1)	Patriot Center Fairfax, VA
January 12, 2012 7:00 pm, CSS	UNC Wilmington Barefoot for Bare Feet	W 75–61	12–4 (4–1)	GSU Sports Arena Atlanta, GA
January 14, 2012 2:00 pm, ESPN 3	Towson	W 57–42	13–4 (5–1)	GSU Sports Arena Atlanta, GA
January 18, 2012 7:00 pm	at Northeastern	L 57–60	13–5 (5–2)	Matthews Arena Boston, MA
January 21, 2012 2:00 pm	at Delaware	L 74–77 ^2OT	13–6 (5–3)	Bob Carpenter Center Newark, DE
January 23, 2012 7:00 pm	James Madison	W 74–58	14–6 (6–3)	GSU Sports Arena Atlanta, GA
January 25, 2012 7:00 pm	at Drexel	L 46–68	14–7 (6–4)	Daskalakis Athletic Center Philadelphia, PA
January 28, 2012 4:00 pm, CSS	VCU	L 58–59	14–8 (6–5)	GSU Sports Arena Atlanta, GA
February 1, 2012 7:00 pm	at UNC Wilmington	W 68–53	15–8 (7–5)	Trask Coliseum Wilmington, NC
February 4, 2012 4:00 pm, FiOS1	at Hofstra	W 59–43	16–8 (8–5)	Hofstra Arena Hempstead, NY
February 8, 2012 7:00 pm	Northeastern	W 61–59	17–8 (9–5)	GSU Sports Arena Atlanta, GA
February 11, 2012 2:00 pm	Delaware	L 77–80 ^OT	17–9 (9–6)	GSU Sports Arena Atlanta, GA
February 14, 2012 7:00 pm, ESPN3	at James Madison	W 67–64	18–9 (10–6)	James Madison University Convocation Center Harrisonburg, VA
February 18, 2012* 7:00 pm	UTSA Sears BracketBusters	W 82–71	19–9	GSU Sports Arena Atlanta, GA
February 22, 2012 7:00 pm	Old Dominion	L 60–65	19–10 (10–7)	GSU Sports Arena Atlanta, GA
February 25, 2012 2:00 pm	at William & Mary	W 64–60	20–10 (11–7)	William & Mary Hall Williamsburg, VA
CAA Tournament
March 2, 2012 8:30 pm	vs. Hofstra first round	W 85–50	21–10	Richmond Coliseum Richmond, VA
March 3, 2012 8:30 pm, TCN, CSS	vs. George Mason Quarterfinals	L 59–61	21–11	Richmond Coliseum Richmond, VA
CollegeInsider.com Tournament
March 13, 2012* 7:00 pm	Tennessee Tech first round	W 74–43	22–11	GSU Sports Arena Atlanta, GA
March 17, 2012* 4:00 pm	at Mercer second round	L 59–64	22–12	The University Center Macon, GA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

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Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
R. J. Hunter SG	Indianapolis, IN	Pike High School	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	May 26, 2011
R. J. Hunter SG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 84
T. J. Shipes PF	Buford, GA	Buford High School	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Oct 17, 2011
T. J. Shipes PF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 40
LaRon Smith PF	Palm Bay, FL	Heritage High School	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	210 lb (95 kg)
LaRon Smith PF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A
Cameron Solomon SG	Hampton, GA	Brevard Community College	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	175 lb (79 kg)
Cameron Solomon SG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A
David Travers PG	Carlsbad, CA	La Costa Canyon High School	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Aug 18, 2011
David Travers PG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 79
Curtis Washington F	Elizabethtown, KY	Elizabethtown High School	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	245 lb (111 kg)
Curtis Washington F	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 87
Overall recruiting rankings:
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: "ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved November 30, 2011. "2012 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved November 30, 2011.

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2011–12 Georgia State Panthers men's basketball team

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v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Drexel	16	–	2	.889	29	–	7	.806
VCU†	15	–	3	.833	29	–	7	.806
George Mason	14	–	4	.778	24	–	9	.727
Old Dominion	13	–	5	.722	21	–	13	.618
Delaware	12	–	6	.667	18	–	14	.563
Georgia State	11	–	7	.611	22	–	11	.667
Northeastern	9	–	9	.500	14	–	17	.452
James Madison	5	–	13	.278	12	–	20	.375
UNCW	5	–	13	.278	10	–	21	.323
William & Mary	4	–	14	.222	6	–	26	.188
Hofstra	3	–	15	.167	10	–	22	.313
Towson	1	–	17	.056	1	–	31	.031


† 2012 CAA tournament winner Rankings from AP poll