The 2011–12 Florida Gators men's basketball team represented the University of Florida in the sport of basketball during the 2011–12 college basketball season. The Gators competed in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and the Southeastern Conference (SEC). They were led by head coach Billy Donovan, and played their home games in the O'Connell Center on the university's Gainesville, Florida campus.
The Gators finished the SEC regular season with a 10–6 conference record, and lost to Kentucky in the semifinals of the 2012 SEC tournament. They received an at-large bid to the 2012 NCAA tournament as a No. 7 seed in the West Region, where they advanced to the Elite Eight before losing to Louisville.
Previous season The Gators finished the 2010–11 season 29–8, 13–3 in SEC play and lost in the Elite Eight round of the NCAA tournament to Butler. Senior small forward Chandler Parsons won SEC Player of the Year honors, and head coach Billy Donovan was named SEC Coach of the Year. Parsons and senior power forward Vernon Macklin were both selected in the 2011 NBA draft.
Roster Retrieved from Gatorzone.com
Coaches Name Position College Graduating year Billy Donovan Head coach Providence College 1987 Matt McCall Associate head coach University of Florida 2005 John Pelphrey Assistant coach University of Kentucky 1992 Norm Roberts Assistant coach Queens College 1987 Darren Hertz Assistant to the head coach University of Florida 1997 Oliver Winterbone Video coordinator Rutgers University 2005 Preston Greene Strength & conditioning coordinator Clemson University 1999 Dave Werner Athletic trainer Eastern Kentucky University 1991 Tom Williams Academic counselor University of Florida 1978 Denver Parler Communications
Team statistics As of March 24, 2012. Indicates team leader in specific category. Retrieved from Gatorzone.com NamePTSPPGFG %3P %FT %ASTREBBLKSTL Bradley Beal 546 14.8 .445 .339 .769 83 249 31 51 Kenny Boynton 588 15.9 .440 .407 .754 100 97 1 28 Jacob Kurtz 2 0.5 – – 1.000 0 1 0 0 Cody Larson 12 0.5 .455 .000 .400 1 21 2 0 Erik Murphy 356 10.5 .485 .421 .814 29 154 37 18 Walter Pitchford 6 0.5 .273 .000 – 1 4 1 0 Casey Prather 57 2.0 .367 .400 .393 8 49 8 12 Mike Rosario 205 6.6 .430 .337 .750 30 43 2 16 Erving Walker 447 12.1 .394 .363 .815 170 106 0 37 Scottie Wilbekin 97 2.6 .434 .457 .714 61 55 2 22 Will Yeguete 114 4.4 .581 – .359 27 163 10 31 Patric Young 378 10.2 .618 – .593 41 238 30 18 TEAM 2808 75.9 .463 .380 .713 551 1321 124 233
Schedule and results Retrieved from Gatorzone.com
!colspan=11| Exhibition
!colspan=11| Regular season (non-conference play)
!colspan=8| Regular season (SEC conference play)
!colspan=8| SEC tournament
!colspan=8| NCAA tournament
| colspan="8" | *Non-Conference Game. Rankings from AP poll. All times are in Eastern Time. ( ) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
Rankings
+ Ranking movementLegend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. Poll Pre Wk 1 Nov 14 Wk 2 Nov 21 Wk 3 Nov 28 Wk 4 Dec 5 Wk 5 Dec 12 Wk 6 Dec 19 Wk 7 Dec 26 Wk 8 Jan 2 Wk 9 Jan 9 Wk 10 Jan 16 Wk 11 Jan 23 Wk 12 Jan 30 Wk 13 Feb 6 Wk 14 Feb 13 Wk 15 Feb 20 Wk 16 Feb 27 Wk 17 Mar 5 Wk 18 Mar 12 Final Apr 2 AP 8 7 10 10 12 13 11 10 13 19 17 14 12 8 14 12 16 22 25 - Coaches 10 8 9 9 12 13 12 10 14 19 14 13 11 7 12 11 13 19 21 9
Awards and honors Bradley Beal SEC Freshman of the Week (11/21/11–11/28/11). Beal averaged 8.5 points, seven rebounds, two assists and 1.5 steals in two wins over Wright State and Jacksonville. SEC Freshman of the Week (12/5/11–12/12/11). Beal averaged 13.5 points and five rebounds in two wins over Arizona and Rider. SEC Freshman of the Week (12/19/11–12/26/11). Beal averaged 17 points, six rebounds, two steals and one assist in two wins over Mississippi Valley State and Florida State. SEC Freshman of the Week (1/23/12–1/30/12). Beal averaged 14 points, three rebounds and 2.5 assists in two wins over Ole Miss and Mississippi State. SEC Freshman of the Week (1/31/12–2/6/12). Beal averaged 16.5 points, nine rebounds and two assists in two wins over South Carolina and Vanderbilt. SEC Freshman of the Week (2/13/12–2/20/12). Beal averaged 17.5 points, 8.5 rebounds and three assists in two road wins over Alabama and Arkansas. First-Team All-SEC SEC All-Freshman Team
Kenny Boynton SEC Player of the Week (12/12/11–12/19/11). Boynton scored 22 points, two assists, one rebound and a steal in a win over Texas A&M. First-Team All-SEC
Erving Walker Second-Team All-SEC
Will Yeguete 2012 SEC Community Service Team
Patric Young SEC Player of the Week (12/5/11–12/12/11). Young averaged 18.5 points on 77.3 percent shooting (17–22) and 10 rebounds in two wins over Arizona and Rider. SEC Scholar-Athlete of the Year
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