2011–12 Florida Gators men's basketball team explained

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 in the 2012 NCAA tournament as a No. 7 seed in 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		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

Name	PTS	PPG	FG %	3P %	FT %	AST	REB	BLK	STL
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

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Rankings

See main article: 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings.

Ranking Movement
Legend: ██ 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.^[1]
• 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.^[2]
• 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.^[3]
• 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.^[4]
• 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.^[5]
• 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.^[6]
• First-Team All-SEC^[7]
• SEC All-Freshman Team^[7]

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.<ref>Web site: Kenny Boynton Named SEC Player of the Week. 19 December 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20120124182122/http://www.gatorzone.com/story.php?id=21993. 24 January 2012. dead.
• First-Team All-SEC^[7]

Erving Walker

• Second-Team All-SEC^[7]

Will Yeguete

• 2012 SEC Community Service Team^[7]

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^[7]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Beal Named SEC Freshman of the Week. 29 November 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20130724041106/http://www.gatorzone.com/story.php?id=21898. 2013-07-24. dead.
2. Web site: Gators Sweep SEC Men's Basketball Weekly Honors. 12 December 2011.
3. Web site: SEC Men's Hoops Players Of The Week. 26 December 2011.
4. Web site: Bradley Beal Named SEC Freshman of the Week. 31 January 2012.
5. Web site: Bradley Beal Named SEC Freshman of the Week for Second-Straight Week. 6 February 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120220014944/http://www.gatorzone.com/story.php?id=22291. 20 February 2012. dead.
6. Web site: SEC Men's Hoops Players Of The Week. 20 February 2012.
7. Web site: Three Gators Earn Men's Basketball All-SEC Honors, Young Named Scholar-Athlete of the Year. 6 March 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120511235100/http://www.gatorzone.com/story.php?id=22575. 2012-05-11. dead.