2011–12 Georgia Southern Eagles men's basketball team

2011–12 Georgia Southern Eagles men's basketball
ConferenceSouthern Conference
DivisionSouth Division
Record15–15[1] (12–6[1] SoCon)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Chris Capko
  • Steve Smith
  • Pershin Williams
Home arenaHanner Fieldhouse
Seasons
2011–12 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
North
UNC Greensboro 10 8   .556 13 19   .406
Elon 9 9   .500 15 16   .484
Samford 8 10   .444 11 19   .367
Western Carolina 8 10   .444 17 18   .486
Appalachian State 7 11   .389 13 18   .419
Chattanooga 5 13   .278 11 21   .344
South
Davidson 16 2   .889 25 8   .758
Georgia Southern 12 6   .667 15 15   .500
Wofford 12 6   .667 19 14   .576
College of Charleston 10 8   .556 19 12   .613
Furman 8 10   .444 15 16   .484
The Citadel 3 15   .167 6 24   .200
SoCon tournament winner
As of March 15, 2012
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2011–12 Georgia Southern Eagles men's basketball team represented Georgia Southern University during the 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Eagles, led by third-year head coach Charlton Young, played their home games at Hanner Fieldhouse and were members of the South Division of the Southern Conference.

Roster

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Number Name Position Height Weight Year Hometown
0 Ben Drayton III Guard 5–10 178 Sr. St. Mary's, Georgia
1 Jessie Pernell Guard 6–1 170 Freshman North Augusta, South Carolina
2 Sam Mike Forward 6–6 225 Sophomore Decatur, Georgia
3 Eric Ferguson Guard 6–7 205 Sophomore Statesboro, Georgia
4 Tracy Ham, Jr. Guard 5–8 137 Freshman McDonough, Georgia
5 Jelani Hewitt Guard 6–2 185 Sophomore Oakland Park, Florida
10 Marvin Baynham Forward 6–6 217 Sophomore Miami, Florida
11 Tre Bussey Guard 6–2 172 Sophomore Lithia Springs, Georgia
12 Joe Goydish II Guard 5–10 177 Freshman Marietta, Georgia
13 Edwin Harvey Guard 6–2 200 Freshman Statesboro, Georgia
24 Chad Waddell Guard 6–1 190 Freshman Evans, Georgia
25 Colton Cape Forward 6–5 230 Senior Athens, Georgia
26 Tyrone Brown Forward 6–8 215 Freshman Millen, Georgia
32 Cameron Baskerville Junior 6–7 226 Junior Marietta, Georgia
34 Kameron Dunnican Center 6–7 205 Junior Sumter, South Carolina
50 Willie Powers III Guard 6–2 197 Senior Gainesville, Florida

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Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
October 27, 2011*
7:00 pm
Voorhees W 97–66 
Hanner Fieldhouse (N/A[3])
Statesboro, GA
November 4, 2011*
7:00 pm
Paine W 97–76 
Hanner Fieldhouse (N/A[4])
Statesboro, GA
Regular Season
November 11, 2011*
7:30 pm
Valparaiso L 81–90  0–1
Hanner Fieldhouse (2,547[5])
Statesboro, GA
November 16, 2011*
7:00 pm
at Wake Forest L 72–81  0–2
LJVM Coliseum (6,719[6])
Winston-Salem, NC
November 18, 2011*
7:00 pm
Webber International W 84–61  1–2
Hanner Field House (723[7])
Statesboro, GA
November 23, 2011*
7:00 pm
at South Florida L 46–66  1–3
St. Pete Times Forum (2,361[8])
Tampa, FL
November 27, 2011*
3:00 pm
at SMU L 49–55  1–4
Moody Coliseum (1,492[9])
Dallas, TX
December 1, 2011
7:00 pm
Chattanooga W 84–76  2–4 (1–0)
Hanner Fieldhouse (1,476[10])
Statesboro, GA
December 3, 2011
7:30 pm
Appalachian State W 73–62  3–4
(2–0)
Hanner Fieldhouse (1,536[11])
Statesboro, GA
December 10, 2011*
7:00 pm
at Eastern Kentucky L 59–63  3–5
(2–0)
Alumni Coliseum (2,100[12])
Richmond, KY
December 19, 2011*
8:05 pm
at South Alabama L 57–70  3–6
Mitchell Center (1,856[13])
Mobile, AL
December 22, 2011*
7:00 pm
at Georgia State L 52–72  3–7
GSU Sports Arena (1,937[14])
Atlanta, GA
December 30, 2011*
7:00 pm
at Auburn L 75–78  3–8
Auburn Arena (6,061[15])
Auburn, AL
January 2, 2012*
7:30 pm
Brewton-Parker W 88–60  4–8
Hanner Fieldhouse (1,247[16])
Statesboro, GA
January 5, 2012
7:00 pm
at Elon W 69–63  5–8
(3–0)
Alumni Gym (1,310[17])
Elon, NC
January 7, 2012
12:00 pm
at Davidson L 74–96  5–9
(3–1)
John M. Belk Arena (3,395[18])
Davidson, NC
January 12, 2012
7:00 pm
Samford L 53–58  6–9
(4–1)
Hanner Fieldhouse (1,372[19])
Statesboro, GA
January 14, 2012
7:00 pm
at Wofford L 63–88  6–10
(4–2)
Benjamin Johnson Arena (1,755[20])
Spartanburg, SC
January 19, 2012
7:00 pm
at Furman L 54–64  6–11
(4–3)
Timmons Arena (1,432[21])
Greenville, SC
January 21, 2012
7:30 pm
College of Charleston W 64–58  7–11
(5–3)
Hanner Fieldhouse (3,025[22])
Statesboro, GA
January 23, 2012
7:00 pm
The Citadel W 78–72 2OT 8–11
(6–3)
Hanner Fieldhouse (1,565[23])
Statesboro, GA
January 26, 2012
8:00 pm, ESPN3
at Samford L 55–57  8–12
(6–4)
Pete Hanna Center (902[24])
Homewood, AL
January 28, 2012
7:30 pm
at Chattanooga W 75–72  9–12
(7–4)
McKenzie Arena (4,170[25])
Chattanooga, TN
February 4, 2012
2:00 pm
at Western Carolina W 68–65  10–12
(8–4)
Ramsey Center (1,607[26])
Cullowhee, NC
February 6, 2012
7:30 pm
Furman W 64–57  11–12
(9–4)
Hanner Fieldhouse (1,906[27])
Statesboro, GA
February 9, 2012
7:00 pm
Wofford W 63–49  12–12
(10–4)
Hanner Fieldhouse (2,353[28])
Statesboro, GA
February 11, 2012
7:05 pm
at The Citadel W 73–72 OT 13–12
(11–4)
McAlister Field House (2,518[29])
Charleston, SC
February 18, 2012
7:30 pm
UNC Greensboro W 83–69  14–12
(12–4)
Hanner Fieldhouse (2,837[30])
Statesboro, GA
February 23, 2012
8:00 pm
at College of Charleston W 58–53  14–13
(12–5)
TD Arena (3,847[31])
Charleston, SC
February 25, 2012
7:00 pm
Davidson W 71–54  14–14
(12–6)
Hanner Fieldhouse (2,430[32])
Statesboro, GA
SoCon tournament
March 2, 2012
8:30 pm
vs. Chattanooga
First Round
W 76–70  15–14
(12–6)
U.S. Cellular Center (4,741[33])
Asheville, NC
March 3, 2012
8:30 pm, ESPN3
vs. Elon
Quarterfinals
L 58–65  15–15
(12–6)
U.S. Cellular Center (5,432[34])
Asheville, NC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

"Georgia Southern Basketball 2011–12 Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved November 29, 2011.

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