2011–12 Houston Cougars men's basketball team

The 2011–12 Houston Cougars men's basketball team represented the University of Houston in the college basketball 2011–12 season. It was their 67th year of season play. The head coach for the Cougars was James Dickey, who was serving in his 2nd year in that position. The team played its home games at Hofheinz Pavilion on-campus in Houston and was a member of Conference USA. The Cougars improved from the season prior by ending the season with a 0.500 record at 15–15, but only managed 7–9 in conference play. In a season marked by inconsistent play,[1] the team ended their season with an overtime loss to UTEP in the Conference USA tournament.[2]

2011–12 Houston Cougars men's basketball
ConferenceConference USA
Record15–15 (7–9 C-USA)
Head coach
Associate head coachAlvin Brooks
Assistant coaches
Home arenaHofheinz Pavilion
Seasons
2011–12 Conference USA men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Memphis 13 3   .813 26 8   .765
Southern Miss 11 5   .688 25 9   .735
Tulsa 10 6   .625 17 14   .548
UCF 10 6   .625 22 11   .667
UAB 9 7   .563 15 16   .484
Marshall 9 7   .563 21 14   .600
Rice 8 8   .500 18 15   .545
UTEP 7 9   .438 15 17   .469
Houston 7 9   .438 15 15   .500
East Carolina 5 11   .313 15 16   .484
SMU 4 12   .250 13 19   .406
Tulane 3 13   .188 15 19   .441
2012 CUSA Tournament winner
As of March 15, 2012
Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

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2011–12 Houston Cougars men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 0 Joe Young 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) RS Fr Houston, Texas
F 1 Mikhail McLean 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Houston, Texas
F 2 Alandise Harris 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 230 lb (104 kg) So Little Rock, Arkansas
G 3 J.J. Thompson 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Irving, Texas
G 4 LeRon Barnes 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Stonewall, Louisiana
G 11 Darian Thibodeaux 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Sr Dallas, Texas
G 12 Jimmie Jones 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 160 lb (73 kg) RS So Plano, Texas
F 15 Leon Gibson 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Jr Los Angeles, California
G 20 Donald Brooks 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Houston, Texas
G 21 Jherrod Stiggers 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Terrell, Texas
G 23 Jonathon Simmons 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 195 lb (88 kg) RS Jr Houston, Texas
F 32 Kirk Van Slyke 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Jr The Woodlands, Texas
F 35 TaShawn Thomas 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Killeen, Texas
F 45 Rakim Stevenson 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) So Houston, Texas
F 55 J.J. Richardson 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Jr Missouri City, Texas
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: 2011-12-30

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Opponent Result Record Site
city, state
Exhibition
Tue, Nov 8*
7:00PM
Concordia W 118–70 
Hofheinz Pavilion 
Houston, TX
Regular season
Sat, Nov 12*
7:00PM
Grambling State W 88–42  1–0
Hofheinz Pavilion 
Houston, TX
Mon, Nov 14*
7:00PM
Utah Valley W 84–71  2–0
Hofheinz Pavilion 
Houston, TX
Fri, Nov 18*
7:00PM, FSN
at Arkansas
Southwest Showcase
W 87–78  3–0
Verizon Arena 
North Little Rock, AR
Tue, Nov 22*
7:15PM
Oakland L 74–76  3–1
Hofheinz Pavilion 
Houston, TX
Sat, Nov 22*
7:00PM
TCU L 80–81  3–2
Hofheinz Pavilion 
Houston, TX
Tue, Nov 29*
7:00PM, CBSSN
LSU L 58–59  3–3
Hofheinz Pavilion 
Houston, TX
Sat, Dec 3*
7:00PM
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi W 87–66  4–3
Hofheinz Pavilion 
Houston, TX
Sat, Dec 6*
6:00PM
at Texas State L 78–81  4–4
Strahan Coliseum 
San Marcos, TX
Sat, Dec 17*
7:00PM, ESPNU
vs. Oklahoma
All-College Basketball Classic
L 74–79  4–5
Chesapeake Energy Arena 
Oklahoma City, OK
Tue, Dec 20*
7:00PM
UTSA W 77–75  5–5
Hofheinz Pavilion 
Houston, TX
Wed, Dec 21*
7:00PM
Rogers State W 90–80  6–5
Hofheinz Pavilion 
Houston, TX
Wed, Dec 28*
2:00PM
North Carolina A&T W 71–67  7–5
Hofheinz Pavilion 
Houston, TX
Fri, Dec 30*
8:00PM, CSS
Texas State W 94–71  8–5
Hofheinz Pavilion 
Houston, TX
Wed, Jan 4
7:00PM
Tulsa W 70–69 OT 9–5 (1–0)
Hofheinz Pavilion 
Houston, TX
Sat, Jan 7
8:00PM
at UTEP L 50–70  9–6 (1–1)
Don Haskins Center 
El Paso, TX
Wed, Jan 11
6:00PM
at UCF L 63–74  9–7 (1–2)
UCF Arena 
Orlando, FL
Sat, Jan 14
8:00PM, CBSSN
Memphis L 55–89  9–8 (1–3)
Hofheinz Pavilion 
Houston, TX
Wed, Jan 18
7:00PM
at SMU L 54–70  9–9 (1–4)
Moody Coliseum 
University Park, TX
Sat, Jan 21
7:00PM
East Carolina W 82–76  10–9 (2–4)
Hofheinz Pavilion 
Houston, TX
Sat, Jan 28
7:00PM
UTEP W 81–76 OT 11–9 (3–4)
Hofheinz Pavilion 
Houston, TX
Wed, Feb 1
8:00PM, CSS
at UAB L 69–80  11–10 (3–5)
Bartow Arena 
Birmingham, AL
Sat, Feb 4
7:00PM
at Tulane L 54–75  11–11 (3–6)
Avron B. Fogelman Arena 
New Orleans, LA
Wed, Feb 8
7:00PM, FSN
Rice L 71–79  11–12 (3–7)
Hofheinz Pavilion 
Houston, TX
Sat, Feb 11
7:00PM
at Tulsa L 48–72  11–13 (3–8)
Reynolds Center 
Tulsa, OK
Sat, Feb 18
8:00PM, CSS
Southern Miss W 73–71  12–13 (4–8)
Hofheinz Pavilion 
Houston, TX
Wed, Feb 22
6:00PM
at Marshall L 58–66  12–14 (4–9)
Cam Henderson Center 
Huntington, WV
Sat, Feb 25
7:00PM
SMU W 62–59  13–14 (5–9)
Hofheinz Pavilion 
Houston, TX
Wed, Feb 29
7:00PM
Tulane W 82–53  14–14 (6–9)
Hofheinz Pavilion 
Houston, TX
Sat, Mar 3
7:00PM, CSS
at Rice W 76–75  15–14 (7–9)
Tudor Fieldhouse 
Houston, TX
2012 Conference USA men's basketball tournament
Wed, Mar 7
6:30PM, CSS
vs. UTEP
First Round
L 62–67 OT 15–15
FedEx Forum 
Memphis, TN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Standard Time.

References

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  1. ^ Sam Khan, "UH notebook: Early exit from C-USA tournament not surprising", Houston Chronicle, March 13, 2012.
  2. ^ Pete Wickham, "UH watches chance to advance slip away in OT loss to UTEP", Houston Chronicle, March 7, 2012.
  3. ^ [1], University of Houston Athletics, retrieved 9 December 2011