The 2011–12 Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils basketball team represented Mississippi Valley State University during the 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Delta Devils, led by fourth year head coach Sean Woods, played their home games at Harrison HPER Complex and are members of the Southwestern Athletic Conference. The Delta Devils finished the season 21–13, 17–1 in SWAC play to be crowned SWAC regular season champions. They also won the SWAC Basketball tournament, defeating Texas Southern in the championship game, to earn the conference's automatic bid into the 2012 NCAA tournament. It was the Delta Devils fifth NCAA Tournament appearance and first since 2008. They lost in the First Four round to WKU.
Roster
Number Name Position Height Weight Year Hometown 1 William Pugh Guard 6–3 195 Junior Greenwood, Mississippi 3 Terrence Joyner Guard 6–3 180 Senior Mendenhall, Mississippi 5 Luka Pajkovic Guard 6–2 195 Freshman Belgrade, Serbia 11 Brent Arrington Guard 6–2 181 Freshman Baltimore, Maryland 12 Amos Studivant Forward/Center 6–8 230 Senior Bessemer, Alabama 21 Cor-J Cox Guard 6–5 190 Senior Washington, North Carolina 23 Falando Jones Forward 6–4 212 Senior Greenwood, Mississippi 25 Kevin Burwell Guard 5–10 185 Senior Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 32 Paul Crosby Center 6–8 245 Senior Lansing, Michigan 33 Blake Ralling Guard 6–5 197 Freshman Smyrna, Georgia 42 Jason Holmes Forward 6–9 225 Senior Chicago, Illinois
Schedule
!colspan=9| Regular season
!colspan=9| 2012 SWAC men's basketball tournament
!colspan=9| 2012 NCAA tournament
References