The 2011–12 BYU Cougars women's basketball team represented Brigham Young University in the 2011–12 college basketball season. This was head coach Jeff Judkins eleventh season at BYU. The Cougars, played in their first season in the West Coast Conference and played their home games at the Marriott Center. The Cougars won the 2011 Hukilau Invitational and the 2012 West Coast Conference Basketball Tournament, earning themselves a 10-Seed in the NCAA Tournament. They lost in the first round to DePaul.

Before the season The Lady Cougars were picked to finish second in the WCC behind only Gonzaga in the pre-season polls.

2011-12 media The Lady Cougars got more exposure than ever before for the 2011-12 season. Every Lady Cougars home game, except for the game against St. Mary's, was featured nationally on BYUtv Sports. Robbie Bullough acted as the play-by-play man, though Dave McCann and Jared Johnson were assigned a few games. Kristen Kozlowski served as the analyst for all BYUtv Sports broadcasts. Lakia Holmes served as the sideline reporter for the Winter Semester, but after she graduated multiple sideline reporters would be used for BYUtv.

BYU Radio Sports Network Affiliates

All Lady Cougar games that don't conflict with men's basketball or football games were featured live on BYU Radio found nationwide on Dish Network 980, on Sirius XM 143, and online at www.byuradio.org. Games not broadcast on BYU Radio were 11/19 (at Weber State), 12/3 (vs. Syracuse), 12/31 (at Saint Mary's), 1/7 (at San Francisco), 1/19 (at Loyola Marymount), and 2/2 (at Pepperdine). However internet streaming of all those games was available at the opposing schools website.

Roster

Schedule and results Source

!colspan=12 style="background:#002654; color:#FFFFFF;"| Exhibition

!colspan=12 style="background:#002654; color:#FFFFFF;"| Regular Season

!colspan=12 style="background:#FFFFFF; color:#002654;"| 2012 West Coast Conference women's basketball tournament

!colspan=12 style="background:#FFFFFF; color:#002654;"| 2012 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament

Game summaries

Game-by-Game TV and Internet Streaming Announcers Dixie State: Robbie Bullough and Kristen Kozlowski Duke: Dave McCann, Kristen Kozlowski, and Lakia Holmes at Tulsa: Brandon Hart at Kansas State: Brian Smoller and Danielle Zanotti at Weber State: Trevor Amicone and M Brandon Garside Wisconsin: Robbie Bullough, Kristen Kozlowski, and Lakia Holmes Eastern Washington: Robbie Bullough, Kristen Kozlowski, and Lakia Holmes at BYU-Hawaii: Robbie Bullough vs. Arizona: Robbie Bullough vs. Syracuse: Brian Higgins Southern Utah: Jared Johnson, Kristen Kozlowski, and Lakia Holmes Utah: Dave McCann, Kristen Kozlowski, and Lakia Holmes at Utah State: Mychal Clayton and Brooks Hansen Nevada: Robbie Bullough and Kristen Kozolwski at Saint Mary's: Alex Jensen at Portland: Sarah Griffin Loyola Marymount: Robbie Bullough and Kristen Kozlowski at San Francisco: George Devine Pepperdine: Robbie Bullough, Kristen Kozlowski, and Harrison Collier at San Diego: Paula Bott at Loyola Marymount: Angie Kiel and Bryn Britton Portland: Robbie Bullough, Kristen Kozolwski, and Harrison Collier at Seattle: Brian Abker and Gary Hill Jr. at Santa Clara: Sam Farber at Pepperdine: Izzy Loya and Skyler Davenport #19 Gonzaga: Robbie Bullough, Kristen Kozlowski, and Harrison Collier San Francisco: Robbie Bullough and Kristen Kozlowski San Diego: Robbie Bullough, Kristen Kozlowski, and Rachel Schwartz Santa Clara: Robbie Bullough, Kristen Kozlowski, and Blake Tillotson at #25 Gonzaga: Sam Adams and Stephanie Hawk Freeman WCC Semifinals- San Diego: Dave McCann and Steve Cleveland WCC Championship- #23 Gonzaga: Dave Flemming and Kayte Christensen NCAA 1st Round- DePaul: Jon Sciambi and Brooke Weisbrod

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See also BYU Cougars women's basketball

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