2011–12 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball team

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2011–12 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball
Louisville Cardinals wordmark.svg
Big East Tournament champions (vacated)
NCAA Tournament, Final Four (vacated)
ConferenceBig East Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 4
APNo. 17
2011–12 record0–10, 30 wins vacated (0–8 Big East, 10 wins vacated)
Head coach
Associate head coachRichard Pitino (1st season)
Assistant coaches
Home arenaKFC Yum! Center
Seasons
2011–12 Big East men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 11 Marquette 14 – 4   .778 27 – 8   .771
Notre Dame 13 – 5   .722 22 – 12   .647
Cincinnati 12 – 6   .667 26 – 11   .703
No. 15 Georgetown 12 – 6   .667 24 – 9   .727
South Florida 12 – 6   .667 22 – 14   .611
West Virginia 9 – 9   .500 19 – 14   .576
Connecticut 8 – 10   .444 20 – 14   .588
Seton Hall 8 – 10   .444 21 – 13   .618
6 – 12   .333 14 – 18   .438
St. John's 6 – 12   .333 13 – 19   .406
Pittsburgh 5 – 13   .278 22 – 17   .564
Villanova 5 – 13   .278 13 – 19   .406
Providence 4 – 14   .222 15 – 17   .469
DePaul 3 – 15   .167 12 – 19   .387
*No. 2 Syracuse 0 – 1   .000 0 – 3   .000
**No. 17 Louisville† 0 – 8   .000 0 – 10   .000
† 2012 Big East Tournament winner
As of March 31, 2012[1]
*Syracuse: 30 reg. season games, 4 postseason games vacated due to sanctions against the program; Disputed record: Syracuse–(34–3)(17–1) **Louisville: 25 reg. season games, 5 postseason games vacated due to sanctions against the program; Disputed record: Louisville–(30-10)(10-8); Rankings from AP Poll

The 2011–12 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball team represented the University of Louisville during the 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball season, Louisville's 98th season of intercollegiate competition. The Cardinals competed in the Big East Conference and were coached by Rick Pitino, who was in his 11th season. The team played their home games on Denny Crum Court at the KFC Yum! Center. The Cardinals finished the season with a record of 30–10, 10–8 to finish in sixth place in Big East play. They defeated Seton Hall, Marquette, and Notre Dame to advance to the Big East Tournament championship. In the championship game, they defeated Cincinnati to win the tournament for the second time.[2] As a result of the win, the Cardinals received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament as the No. 4 seed in the West region. Louisville defeated Davidson and New Mexico to advance to the Sweet Sixteen. There they defeated No. 1-seeded Michigan State and Florida to advance to the Final Four for the ninth time in school history.[3] In the Final Four, they lost to the eventual National Champion Kentucky.

On February 20, 2018, the NCAA announced that the wins and records for the season and Louisville's 2012–13, 2013–14, and 2014–15 seasons were vacated due to the sex scandal at Louisville.[4][5][6]

Previous season[]

The Cardinals finished the 2010–11 season with a record 25–10, 12–6 to finish in a tie for third place in Big East play. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament where they were upset in the Second Round (Round of 64) by Morehead State.

Preseason[]

Departures[]

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
George Goode 0 C 6'8" 205 Senior Raytown, Missouri Graduated
Terrence Jennings 23 C 6'10" 240 Junior Sacramento, California Entered the 2011 NBA Draft
Preston Knowles 2 G 6'1" 170 Senior Winchester, Kentucky Graduated

2011 recruiting class[]

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Chane Behanan
PF 		Cincinnati, OH Bowling Green High School (KY) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 240 lb (110 kg) Jul 9, 2010 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:5/5 stars   Rivals:5/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 96
Wayne Blackshear
SG 		Chicago, IL Morgan Park High School (IL) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Dec 25, 2009 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:5/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 96
Angel Nunez
SF 		Washington Heights, Manhattan Notre Dame Preparatory School (MA) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sep 30, 2010 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 91
Zach Price
C 		Louisville, KY Jeffersontown High School (KY) 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (100 kg) Sep 8, 2009 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 95
Kevin Ware
SG 		Conyers, Georgia Rockdale County High School (GA) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 167 lb (76 kg) May 31, 2011 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 92
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 7   Rivals: 9  ESPN: 5
  • 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:

  • "Louisville Basketball Commitment List". Rivals.com.
  • "2011 Louisville Basketball Commitment List". Scout.com.
  • "ESPN". ESPN.com.
  • "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com.
  • "2011 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Roster[]

2011–12 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
F 1 Angel Nunez 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Notre Dame Prep (Fitchburg, MA) Washington Heights, New York
G 2 Russ Smith 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 160 lb (73 kg) So South Kent School (South Kent, CT) Briarwood, New York
G 3 Peyton Siva 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Jr Franklin Seattle, Washington
F 4 Rakeem Buckles Injured 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Monsignor Pace Miami, Florida
G 5 Chris Smith (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS Sr St. Benedict's Prep
Manhattan 		Millstone, New Jersey
C 10 Gorgui Dieng 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) So Huntington Prep (Huntington, WV) Kebemer, Senegal
C 12 Zach Price 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Fr Jeffersontown Louisville, Kentucky
G 14 Kyle Kuric (W) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Memorial Evansville, Indiana
G 15 Tim Henderson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Christian Academy Louisville, Kentucky
F 21 Jared Swopshire 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) RS Jr IMG Academy (Bradenton, FL) St. Louis, Missouri
G 22 Elisha Justice (W) 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 170 lb (77 kg) So Shelby Valley Dorton, Kentucky
G 23 Kevin Ware 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Rockdale County Conyers, Georgia
F 24 Chane Behanan 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Fr Bowling Green (Bowling Green, KY) Cincinnati, Ohio
G 25 Wayne Blackshear 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Fr Morgan Park Chicago, Illinois
G 33 Mike Marra Injured 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Northfield Mount Hermon (Mount Hermon, MA) Esmond, Rhode Island
F 44 Stephen Van Treese Injured 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Lawrence North Indianapolis, Indiana
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Schedule and results[]

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
October 26, 2011*
7:00 p.m., BEN/WHAS 		No. 9 Pikeville W 74–55  –
  16 – Behanan   15 – Dieng   5 – Siva  KFC Yum! Center (18,866)
Louisville, KY
November 3, 2011*
7:00 p.m., BEN/WHAS 		No. 9 Bellarmine W 62–54  –
  14 – Behanan/Swopshire   9 – Behanan   3 – C. Smith/Justice  KFC Yum! Center (19,911)
Louisville, KY
Regular Season
November 11, 2011*
7:00 p.m., BEN/WHAS 		No. 9 Tennessee-Martin
Global Sports Invitational 		W 83–48  1–0
  14 – Behanan/Kuric   12 – Behanan   9 – Siva  KFC Yum! Center (20,485)
Louisville, KY
November 13, 2011*
4:00 p.m., BEN/WHAS 		No. 9 Lamar
Global Sports Invitational 		W 68–48  2–0
  13 – Swopshire   13 – Behanan   3 – Siva/Kuric  KFC Yum! Center (19,842)
Louisville, KY
November 19, 2011*
2:00 p.m., ESPN3 		No. 8 at Butler W 69–53  3–0
  17 – Kuric   7 – Behanan   3 – Kuric  Hinkle Fieldhouse (9,071)
Indianapolis, IN
November 22, 2011*
7:00 p.m., BEN/WHAS 		No. 7 Arkansas State
Global Sports Invitational 		W 54–27  4–0
  12 – Kuric   7 – Dieng/Swopshire   7 – C. Smith  KFC Yum! Center (20,323)
Louisville, KY
November 25, 2011*
7:00 p.m., BEN/WHAS 		No. 7 Ohio
Global Sports Invitational 		W 59–54  5–0
  16 – Kuric   16 – Dieng   6 – Siva  KFC Yum! Center (21,334)
Louisville, KY
November 28, 2011*
7:00 p.m., ESPNU 		No. 6 Long Beach State W 79–66  6–0
  18 – C. Smith   7 – Dieng   5 – Siva  KFC Yum! Center (20,468)
Louisville, KY
December 2, 2011*
8:30 p.m., ESPN 		No. 6 No. 19 Vanderbilt
2011 SEC–Big East Invitational 		W 62–60 OT 7–0
  15 – Kuric   10 – Behanan   5 – Siva  KFC Yum! Center (22,728)
Louisville, KY
December 7, 2011*
7:00 p.m., BEN/WHAS 		No. 5 IUPUI W 90–60  8–0
  19 – C. Smith   12 – Dieng   8 – Siva  KFC Yum! Center (20,604)
Louisville, KY
December 10, 2011*
4:00 p.m., BEN/WHAS 		No. 5 Fairleigh Dickinson W 80–58  9–0
  18 – Kuric   12 – Dieng   9 – Siva  KFC Yum! Center (20,264)
Louisville, KY
December 17, 2011*
4:00 p.m., CBS 		No. 4 Memphis
Basketball Hall of Fame Shootout 		W 95–87  10–0
  24 – R. Smith   14 – Dieng   9 – Siva  KFC Yum! Center (22,733)
Louisville, KY
December 20, 2011*
9:00 p.m., ESPNU 		No. 4 College of Charleston W 69–62  11–0
  17 – Kuric   10 – Dieng   6 – Siva  KFC Yum! Center (20,750)
Louisville, KY
December 23, 2011*
7:00 p.m., ESPN2 		No. 4 WKU
Billy Minardi Classic 		W 70–60  12–0
  23 – R. Smith   15 – Dieng   4 – Siva  KFC Yum! Center (22,150)
Louisville, KY
December 28, 2011
7:00 p.m., ESPN2 		No. 4 No. 12 Georgetown L 68–71  12–1 (0–1)
  17 – Kuric   11 – Benhanan/Dieng   6 – Siva  KFC Yum! Center (22,517)
Louisville, KY
December 31, 2011*
12:00 p.m., CBS 		No. 4 at No. 3 Kentucky
Battle for the Bluegrass 		L 62–69  12–2 (0–1)
  30 – R. Smith   5 – Tied   4 – Siva  Rupp Arena (24,387)
Lexington, KY
January 3, 2012
7:00 p.m., ESPNU 		No. 11 at St. John's W 73–58  13–2 (1–1)
  17 – R. Smith   9 – Dieng/Swopshire   7 – R. Smith  Madison Square Garden (9,258)
New York, NY
January 7, 2011
4:00 p.m., ESPNU 		No. 11 Notre Dame L 63–67 2OT 13–3 (1–2)
  17 – Behanan/Kuric   10 – Behanan/Kuric   5 – Siva  KFC Yum! Center (22,687)
Louisville, KY
January 10, 2012
7:00 p.m., ESPN2 		No. 14 at Providence L 59–90  13–4 (1–3)
  16 – C. Smith   9 – Kuric   4 – C. Smith  Dunkin' Donuts Center (8,163)
Providence, RI
January 14, 2012
7:00 p.m., BEN/WHAS 		No. 14 DePaul W 76–59  14–4 (2–3)
  25 – R. Smith   12 – Dieng   6 – Siva/R. Smith  KFC Yum! Center (21,223)
Louisville, KY
January 16, 2012
3:30 p.m., ESPN 		No. 23 at No. 21 Marquette L 63–74  14–5 (2–4)
  10 – R. Smith   12 – C. Behanan   8 – P. Siva  Bradley Center (16,688)
Milwaukee, WI
January 21, 2012
9:00 p.m., ESPN 		No. 23 at Pittsburgh
ESPN College GameDay 		W 73–62  15–5 (3–4)
  21 – Kuric   14 – Deing   7 – Siva  Petersen Events Center (12,508)
Pittsburgh, PA
January 25, 2012
7:00 p.m., ESPN 		Villanova W 84–74  16–5 (4–4)
  16 – Siva   13 – Dieng   5 – Siva/R. Smith  KFC Yum! Center (21,219)
Louisville, KY
January 28, 2011
8:00 p.m., BEN/WHAS 		at Seton Hall W 60–51  17–5 (5–4)
  14 – R. Smith   14 – Dieng   4 – Siva  Prudential Center (9,573)
Newark, NJ
February 4, 2012
4:00 p.m., BEN/WHAS 		Rutgers W 78–66  18–5 (6–4)
  23 – Behanan   13 – C. Smith   6 – C. Smith  KFC Yum! Center (21,298)
Louisville, KY
February 6, 2012
7:00 p.m., ESPN 		No. 24 Connecticut
Big Monday 		W 80–59  19–5 (7–4)
  16 – C. Smith   12 – Behanan   9 – P. Siva  KFC Yum! Center (21,804)
Louisville, KY
February 11, 2012
12:00 p.m., ESPN 		No. 24 at West Virginia W 77–74  20–5 (8–4)
  17 – Kuric   6 – Behanan/Dieng   5 – Siva  WVU Coliseum (11,254)
Morgantown, WV
February 13, 2012
7:00 p.m., ESPN 		No. 19 No. 2 Syracuse
Big Monday 		L 51–52  20–6 (8–5)
  16 – Behanan   10 – Dieng   4 – Siva  KFC Yum! Center (22,738)
Louisville, KY
February 18, 2012
12:00 p.m., BEN/WHAS 		No. 19 at DePaul W 90–82 OT 21–6 (9–5)
  25 – Kuric   9 – Dieng   6 – Siva  Allstate Arena (13,674)
Rosemont, Illinois
February 23, 2012
9:00 p.m., ESPNU 		No. 17 at Cincinnati L 56–60  21–7 (9–6)
  14 – Siva   13 – Dieng   4 – Siva  Fifth Third Arena (13,176)
Cincinnati, OH
February 26, 2012
2:00 p.m., CBS 		No. 17 Pittsburgh W 57–54  22–7 (10–6)
  18 – R. Smith   5 – Dieng/Siva   5 – Siva  KFC Yum! Center (22,746)
Louisville, KY
February 29, 2012
7:00 p.m., BEN/WHAS 		No. 19 South Florida
Senior Night 		L 51–58  22–8 (10–7)
  14 – Kuric/C. Smith   7 – Behanan   3 – Siva  KFC Yum! Center (22,114)
Louisville, KY
March 3, 2012
4:00 p.m., CBS 		No. 19 at No. 2 Syracuse L 49–58  22–9 (10–8)
  10 – Behanan/R. Smith   12 – Dieng   4 – Siva  Carrier Dome (33,205)
Syracuse, NY
Big East Tournament
March 7, 2012
7:00 p.m., ESPN 		(7) vs. (10) Seton Hall
Second Round 		W 61–55  23–9
  14 – Siva   10 – Dieng   3 – Siva  Madison Square Garden (20,057)
New York, NY
March 8, 2012
7:00 p.m., ESPN 		(7) vs. (2) No. 9 Marquette
Quarter Final 		W 84–71  24–9
  20 – Kuric   12 – Swopshire   6 – Siva  Madison Square Garden (20,057)
New York, NY
March 9, 2012
9:00 p.m., ESPN 		(7) vs. (3) No. 23 Notre Dame
Semi Final 		W 64–50  25–9
  16 – Dieng   6 – Dieng   9 – Siva  Madison Square Garden (20,057)
New York, NY
March 10, 2012
7:00 p.m., ESPN 		(7) vs. (4) Cincinnati
Final 		W 50–44  26–9
  15 – C. Smith   10 – Dieng   5 – Siva  Madison Square Garden (20,057)
New York, NY
NCAA Tournament
March 15, 2012*
1:40 p.m., TBS 		(4 W) No. 17 vs. (13 W) Davidson
Second Round 		W 69–62   27–9
  17 – Siva   11 – Behanan   6 – Siva  Rose Garden Arena (17,519)
Portland, Oregon
March 17, 2012*
9:52 p.m., TBS 		(4 W) No. 17 vs. (5 W) No. 21 New Mexico
Third Round 		W 59–56   28–9
  17 – R. Smith   10 – Deng   5 – Siva  Rose Garden Arena (17,519)
Portland, Oregon
March 22, 2012*
7:47 p.m., TBS 		(4 W) No. 17 vs. (1 W) No. 5 Michigan State
Sweet Sixteen 		W 57–44   29–9
  15 – Behanan   9 – Behanan/Dieng   9 – Siva  US Airways Center (14,913)
Phoenix, Arizona
March 24, 2012*
4:33 p.m., CBS 		(4 W) No. 17 vs. (7 W) No. 25 Florida
Elite Eight 		W 72–68  30–9
  19 – Smith   7 – Behanan   8 – Siva  US Airways Center (13,456)
Phoenix, Arizona
March 31, 2012*
6:09 p.m., CBS 		(4 W) No. 17 vs. (1 S) No. 1 Kentucky
Final Four 		L 61–69   30–10
  11 – Siva   12 – Dieng   3 – Siva  Mercedes-Benz Superdome (73,361)
New Orleans, LA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time (#) during NCAA Tournament is seed with Region.

Awards[]

Big East All-Tournament Team[]

Big East Tournament Most Outstanding Player[]

  • Peyton Siva

NCAA (West) Regional All-Tournament Team[7][]

NCAA (West) Regional Most Outstanding Player[]

  • Chane Behanan

Rankings[]

See also: 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings
Ranking Movement
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. ██ Not ranked the previous week.
Poll Pre Wk 1 Wk 2 Wk 3 Wk 4 Wk 5 Wk 6 Wk 7 Wk 8 Wk 9 Wk 10 Wk 11 Wk 12 Wk 13 Wk 14 Wk 15 Wk 16 Wk 17 Wk 18 Final
AP 9 8 7 6 5 4 4 4 11 14 23 – – 24 19 17 19 – 17
Coaches 8 7 7 6 4 4 4 4 10 15 21 25 25 23 18 17 18 – 17 4

References[]

  1. ^ "Big East Conference Standings - 2011-12." ESPN.com. Retrieved 03-31-12.
  2. ^ "Louisville edges Cincinnati to win Big East tournament for 2nd time". Louisville edges Cincinnati to win Big East tournament for 2nd time. AP – ESPN. Retrieved March 12, 2012.
  3. ^ "Louisville ends game on 23-8 run to stun Florida, reach Final Four". ESPN.
  4. ^ James, Emily (February 20, 2018). "Louisville men's basketball must vacate wins and pay fine". NCAA.org - The Official Site of the NCAA (Press release). Retrieved February 20, 2018.
  5. ^ "Louisville to vacate 2013 national title, take banner down after NCAA upholds penalties". CBSSports.com. February 20, 2018. Retrieved February 20, 2018.
  6. ^ Peck, Jared (February 20, 2018). "Louisville's 2013 national basketball championship stricken from history as NCAA denies school's appeal". Lexington Herald-Leader.
  7. ^ "NCAA west region all tournament team". NCAA west region all tournament team. sbnation.
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