2011–12 Villanova Wildcats men's basketball team

2011–12 Big East men's basketball standings
	† 2012 Big East Tournament winner; As of March 31, 2012; *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

Villanova Wildcats men's basketball
2011–12 Villanova Wildcats men's basketball
Conference	Big East Conference (1979–2013)
2011–12 record	13–19 (5–13 Big East)
Head coach	Jay Wright
Assistant coach	Billy Lange
Assistant coach	Doug West
Assistant coach	Jason Donnelly
Home arena	The Pavilion; Wells Fargo Center
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The 2011–12 Villanova Wildcats men's basketball team represents Villanova University in the 2011–12 college basketball season. Villanova is led by eleventh year head coach Jay Wright. The Wildcats participate in the Big East Conference and play their home games at The Pavilion with some select home games at the Wells Fargo Center. The Wildcats finished with a record of 13–19 overall, 5–13 in Big East play for a tie for fourteenth-place finish, Wright's worst season at Nova. They lost in the 2nd round in the 2012 Big East Men's Basketball Tournament to South Florida. They were not invited to a postseason tournament for the first time since 1998, leading to some speculation that Wright's job might be jeopardy.

Roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Home town
G	2	Maalik Wayns	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Jr	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
G	3	Tyrone Johnson	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Fr	Plainfield, New Jersey
G	4	Darrun Hilliard	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Fr	Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
G	12	Nick McMahon	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	So	Colts Neck, New Jersey
F/C	13	Mouphtaou Yarou	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Jr	Natitingou, Benin
G	20	Dallas Ouano	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Sr	Holmdel, New Jersey
F	21	Markus Kennedy	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	260 lb (118 kg)	Fr	Yeadon, Pennsylvania
F	22	JayVaughn Pinkston	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	260 lb (118 kg)	RS Fr	Brooklyn, New York
G	23	Dominic Cheek	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jr	Jersey City, New Jersey
G	24	Achraf Yacoubou	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Fr	Bronx, New York
F/C	25	Maurice Sutton	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	RS Jr	Upper Marlboro, Maryland
G	32	James Bell	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	So	Orlando, Florida

Head coach

Jay Wright (Bucknell)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: 2011-11-12

Rankings

Ranking Movement
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. ██ No Change In Ranking
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 ^[2]	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	NR	NR
Coaches^[2]	RV	RV	RV	RV	NR	NR	NR

Schedule

Date Time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (Attendance) City, State
Exhibition
11/08/2011* 7:00 PM	NYIT	W 91–58	–	Wells Fargo Center (5,127) Philadelphia, PA
Regular Season
11/11/2011* 7:00 PM	Monmouth	W 106–70	1–0	The Pavilion (6,500) Villanova, PA
11/15/2011* 7:00 PM, ESPN3	La Salle Big 5 game	W 76–70 ^OT	2–0	The Pavilion (6,500) Villanova, PA
11/18/2011* 7:00 PM, ESPN3	Delaware	W 79–69	3–0	The Pavilion (6,500) Villanova, PA
11/24/2011* 7:00 PM, ESPN2	vs. UC Riverside 76 Classic First Round	W 71–46	4–0	Anaheim Convention Center (1,427) Anaheim, CA
11/25/2011* 2:30 PM, ESPN	vs. Saint Louis 76 Classic semifinals	L 68–80	4–1	Anaheim Convention Center (2,087) Anaheim, CA
11/27/2011* 6:30 PM, ESPNU	vs. Santa Clara 76 Classic 3rd place game	L 64–65	4–2	Anaheim Convention Center (N/A) Anaheim, CA
12/03/2011* 7:00 PM, ESPN3	Penn Big 5 Game	W 73–65	5–2	The Pavilion (6,500) Villanova, PA
12/06/2011* 7:00 PM, ESPN	vs. #10 Missouri Jimmy V Classic	L 71–81	5–3	Madison Square Garden (8,231) New York City, NY
12/10/2011* 5:00 PM, ESPN2	at Temple Big 5 Game	L 67–78	5–4	Liacouras Center (10,206) Philadelphia, PA
12/13/2011* 7:00 PM, ESPN2	Boston University	W 68–43	6–4	Wells Fargo Center (8,313) Philadelphia, PA
12/17/2011* 7:00 PM, CBSSN	at Saint Joseph's Big 5 Game	L 58–74	6–5	Hagan Arena (4,200) Philadelphia, PA
12/22/2011* 7:00 PM	American	W 73–52	7–5	The Pavilion (6,500) Villanova, PA
12/28/2011 7:00 PM, WPHL	at West Virginia	L 69–83	7–6 (0–1)	WVU Coliseum (11,262) Morgantown, WV
01/01/2012 1:00 PM, ESPNU	at #14 Marquette	L 77–81	7–7 (0–2)	BMO Harris Bradley Center (14,550) Milwaukee, WI
01/05/2012 8:00 PM, WPHL	South Florida	L 57–74	7–8 (0–3)	The Pavilion (6,500) Villanova, PA
01/08/2012 12:00 PM, WPHL	DePaul	W 87–71	8–8 (1–3)	The Pavilion (6,500) Villanova, PA
01/11/2012 7:00 PM, ESPN2	#1 Syracuse	L 66–79	8–9 (1–4)	Wells Fargo Arena (14,877) Philadelphia, PA
01/14/2012 12:00 PM, WPHL	at Cincinnati	L 78–82	8–10 (1–5)	Fifth Third Arena (10,205) Cincinnati, OH
01/18/2012 7:00 PM, ESPNU	Seton Hall	W 84–76	9–10 (2–5)	The Pavilion (6,500) Villanova, PA
01/21/2012 1:00 PM, ESPNU	at St. John's	W 79–76	10–10 (3–5)	Madison Square Garden (11,430) New York City, NY
01/25/2012 1:00 PM, ESPN	at Louisville	L 74–84	10–11 (3–5)	KFC Yum! Center (21,219) Louisville, KY
01/28/2012 12:00 PM, ESPN2	#17 Marquette	L 78–82	10–12 (3–7)	Wells Fargo Center (15,578) Philadelphia, PA
02/05/2012 2:00 PM, ESPN	at Pittsburgh	L 70–79	10–13 (3–8)	Peterson Events Center (21,219) Pittsburgh, PA
02/07/2012 8:00 PM, WPHL	Providence	W 74–72	11–13 (4–8)	The Pavilion (6,500) Villanova, PA
02/15/2012 7:00 PM, ESPN2	at South Florida	L 51–65	11–14 (4–9)	Tampa Bay Times Forum (4,636) Tampa, FL
02/18/2012 8:00 PM, ESPNU	#23 Notre Dame	L 70–74 ^OT	11–15 (4–10)	Wells Fargo Center (15,939) Philadelphia, PA
02/20/2012 7:00 PM, ESPN	Connecticut	L 70–74 ^OT	11–16 (4–11)	Wells Fargo Center (13,832) Philadelphia, PA
02/25/2012 2:00 PM, CBS	at Georgetown	L 46–67	11–17 (4–12)	Verizon Center (19,277) Washington, D.C.
03/01/2012 9:00 PM, ESPN2	at Rutgers	W 77–71	12–17 (5–12)	The RAC (5,496) Piscataway, NJ
03/02/2012 2:00 PM, ESPN	Cincinnati	L 68–72	12–18 (5–13)	The Pavilion (6,500) Villanova, PA
Big East Tournament
03/06/2012 9:00 PM, ESPNU	vs. Rutgers First Round	W 70–49	13–18	Madison Square Garden (20,057) New York City, NY
03/07/2012 9:00 PM, ESPN	vs. South Florida Second Round	L 47–56	13–19	Madison Square Garden (20,057) New York City, NY
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

References

↑ "Big East Conference Standings - 2011-12." ESPN.com. Retrieved 03-31-12.
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[standings-1] "Big East Conference Standings - 2011-12." ESPN.com. Retrieved 03-31-12.

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v t e Villanova Wildcats men's basketball
Venues	Jake Nevin Field House (1932–1986) William E. Finneran Pavilion (1986–2017, 2018–present) First Union Spectrum (alternate; 1967–2009) Wells Fargo Center (alternate; 1996–present)
Rivalries	Saint Joseph's
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2011–12 Big East men's basketball standings
v t e	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