2011–12 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball team explained

Sport:basketball
Year:2011–12
Team:Louisville Cardinals
Conference:Big East Conference
Short Conf:Big East
Coachrank:4
Aprank:17
Record:0–9 (30 wins, 1 loss vacated)
Conf Record:0–8
Conf Wins Vacated:10
Head Coach:Rick Pitino
Hc Year:11th
Assoc Coach:Richard Pitino
Ahc Year:1st
Asst Coach1:Wyking Jones
Asst Coach2:Kevin Keatts
Arena:KFC Yum! Center
Champion:Big East tournament champions (vacated)
Tourney:NCAA tournament
Tourney Result:Final Four (vacated)

The 2011–12 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball team represented the University of Louisville during the 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball season, Louisville's 98th season of intercollegiate competition. The Cardinals competed in the Big East Conference and were coached by Rick Pitino, who was in his 11th season. The team played their home games on Denny Crum Court at the KFC Yum! Center. The Cardinals finished the season with a record of 30–10, 10–8 to finish in sixth place in Big East play. They defeated Seton Hall, Marquette, and Notre Dame to advance to the Big East tournament championship. In the championship game, they defeated Cincinnati to win the tournament for the second time.[1] As a result of the win, the Cardinals received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 4 seed in the West region. Louisville defeated Davidson and New Mexico to advance to the Sweet Sixteen. There they defeated No. 1-seeded Michigan State and Florida to advance to the Final Four for the ninth time in school history.[2] In the Final Four, they lost to the eventual National Champion Kentucky.

On February 20, 2018, the NCAA announced that the wins and records for the season and Louisville's 2012–13, 2013–14, and 2014–15 seasons were vacated due to the sex scandal at Louisville.[3] [4] [5]

Previous season

The Cardinals finished the 2010–11 season with a record 25–10, 12–6 to finish in a tie for third place in Big East play. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament where they were upset in the second round (round of 64) by Morehead State.

Preseason

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
George Goode 0 205 Graduated
Terrence Jennings 23 240 Entered the 2011 NBA draft
2 170 Graduated

2011 recruiting class

Schedule and results

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Awards

Big East All-Tournament Team

Big East tournament Most Outstanding Player

NCAA (West) Regional All-Tournament Team

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NCAA (West) Regional Most Outstanding Player

Rankings

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

Ranking Movement
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. ██ Not ranked the previous week.
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 987654441114232419171917
Coaches 87764444101521252523181718174

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Louisville edges Cincinnati to win Big East tournament for 2nd time. https://web.archive.org/web/20230921133330/https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=320702132. dead. September 21, 2023. AP – ESPN. March 12, 2012.
  2. Web site: Louisville ends game on 23-8 run to stun Florida, reach Final Four. https://web.archive.org/web/20171028043348/http://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=320840097. dead. October 28, 2017. ESPN.
  3. James. Emily. Louisville men's basketball must vacate wins and pay fine. NCAA.org - The Official Site of the NCAA. February 20, 2018. en. February 20, 2018.
  4. News: Louisville to vacate 2013 national title, take banner down after NCAA upholds penalties. February 20, 2018. CBSSports.com. February 20, 2018. en.
  5. News: Peck. Jared. Louisville's 2013 national basketball championship stricken from history as NCAA denies school's appeal. Lexington Herald-Leader. February 20, 2018. en.
  6. Web site: NCAA west region all tournament team. March 24, 2012 . sbnation.