2011–12 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball team

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2011–12 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball
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NCAA Tournament, Final Four
Conference Big East Conference
Ranking
Coaches #4
AP #17
2011–12 record 30–10 (10–8 Big East)
Head coach Rick Pitino
Assistant coach Richard Pitino
Assistant coach Wyking Jones
Assistant coach Kevin Keatts
Home arena KFC Yum! Center
Seasons
« 2010–11 2012–13 »
2011–12 Big East men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
#11 Marquette 14 – 4   .778     27 – 8   .771
Notre Dame 13 – 5   .722     22 – 12   .647
Cincinnati 12 – 6   .667     26 – 11   .703
#15 Georgetown 12 – 6   .667     24 – 9   .727
South Florida 12 – 6   .667     22 – 14   .611
#17 Louisville† 10 – 8   .556     30 – 10   .750
West Virginia 9 – 9   .500     19 – 14   .576
Connecticut 8 – 10   .444     20 – 14   .588
Seton Hall 8 – 10   .444     21 – 13   .618
Rutgers 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
*#2 Syracuse 0 – 1   .000     0 – 3   .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); 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 eleventh season. The team played 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. Louisville won the Big East Tournament Championship for the second time, defeating Cincinnati 50–44.[2] As a result of the win, the Cardinals received the conferences automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament as a #4 seed. Louisville advanced to the Final Four for the 9th time in school history[3] before falling to eventual National Champion Kentucky 69–61.

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.

Pre-season

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

Class of 2011 signees

Name Home town 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) Sep 7, 2010 
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 
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 
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 
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 
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.

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Roster

2011–12 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year High school/previous college Home town
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 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

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		 #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		 #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		 #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		 #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		 #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		 #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		 #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		 #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		 #6 #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		 #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		 #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		 #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		 #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		 #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		 #4 #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		 #4 at #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		 #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		 #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		 #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		 #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		 #23 at #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		 #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		 #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		 #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		 #19 #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		 #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		 #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		 #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		 #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		 #19 at #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) #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) #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) #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) #17 vs. (5 W) #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) #17 vs. (1 W) #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) #17 vs. (7 W) #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) #17 vs. (1 S) #1 Kentucky
Final Four-National Semifinals		 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 Tournament Championship All-Tournament Team
Peyton Siva
Kyle Kuric
Gorgui Dieng
Big East Tournament Most Outstanding Player
Peyton Siva
NCAA (West) Regional All-Tournament Team[4]
Peyton Siva
Chane Behanan
Gorgui Dieng
NCAA (West) Regional Most Outstanding Player
Chane Behanan

Rankings

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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

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