2011–12 UNC Asheville Bulldogs men's basketball team


The 2011–12 UNC Asheville Bulldogs men's basketball team represented the University of North Carolina at Asheville during the 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bulldogs, led by 16th year head coach Ed Biedenbach, played their home games at the brand new Kimmel Arena and are members of the Big South Conference. They finished the season 24–10, 16–2 in Big South play to be crowned regular season champions. The Bulldogs won the Big South tournament for the second straight year to earn the conference's automatic berth into the NCAA tournament where they lost in the second round to Syracuse.[1][2]

2011–12 UNC Asheville Bulldogs men's basketball
Big South Regular Season & tournament champions
NCAA Tournament, Round of 64
ConferenceBig South Conference
Record24–10 (16–2 Big South)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Nicholas McDevitt
  • Brett Carey
  • Dion Dacons
Home arenaKimmel Arena
Seasons
2011–12 Big South men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
UNC Asheville 16 2   .889 24 10   .706
Coastal Carolina 12 6   .667 19 12   .613
Campbell 11 7   .611 17 15   .531
Charleston Southern 11 7   .611 19 12   .613
Liberty 9 9   .500 15 17   .469
Winthrop 8 10   .444 12 20   .375
VMI 8 10   .444 17 16   .515
High Point 8 10   .444 13 18   .419
Presbyterian* 8 10   .444 14 15   .483
Gardner–Webb 6 12   .333 12 20   .375
Radford 2 16   .111 6 26   .188
2012 Big South tournament winner
As of March 15, 2012
Rankings from AP Poll
*Ineligible for conference tournament

Roster

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Number Name Position Height Weight Year Hometown
2 Matt Dickey Guard 6–1 180 Senior Trussville, Alabama
3 J. P. Primm Guard 6–1 195 Senior Dickson, Tennessee
4 Chris Stephenson Guard 6–3 200 Senior Punta Gorda, Florida
5 Jaron Lane Guard 6–4 170 Junior Greenville, North Carolina
11 Josh Seligson Guard 6–3 205 Sophomore Raleigh, North Carolina
12 Madison Davis Guard 5–10 160 Junior Waynesville, North Carolina
15 Jeremy Atkinson Forward 6–4 210 Junior Elm City, North Carolina
20 Chudier Pal Center 6–9 230 Sophomore Rockingham, Australia
21 Thomas Bess Guard 6–0 180 Freshman Bessemer City, North Carolina
22 Corey Littlejohn Guard 6–3 180 Freshman Columbia, South Carolina
23 Keith Hornsby Guard 6–4 190 Freshman Williamsburg, Virginia
32 Quinard Jackson Forward 6–5 240 Senior West Palm Beach, Florida
33 D. J. Cunningham Center 6–10 240 Junior Waterford, Ohio
35 Jon Nwannunu Forward 6–8 225 Junior Merrillville, Indiana
45 Jaleel Roberts Center 7–0 220 Freshman Evans, Georgia
50 Jeremy Harn Forward 6–8 230 Junior Chapel Hill, North Carolina
55 Trent Meyer Guard 6–2 165 Sophomore Fort Lauderdale, Florida

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/07/2011*
8:00 pm
Lees–McRae W 98–67 
Kimmel Arena 
Asheville, NC
Regular season
11/11/2011*
7:00 pm
at No. 22 NC State L 75–84  0–1
RBC Center (12,441)
Raleigh, NC
11/13/2011*
4:00 pm, ESPNU
No. 1 North Carolina L 75–91  0–2
Kimmel Arena (3,280)
Asheville, NC
11/16/2011*
7:00 pm
Mars Hill
First Round
W 126–75  1–2
Kimmel Arena (1,187)
Asheville, NC
11/21/2011*
7:00 pm
Brevard W 89–48  2–2
Kimmel Arena (1,321)
Asheville, NC
11/24/2011*
7:00 pm, HDNet
vs. No. 4 Connecticut
Battle 4 Atlantis First Round
L 63–73  2–3
Imperial Arena (2,530)
Nassau, Bahamas
11/25/2011*
7:00 pm, HDNet
vs. College of Charleston
Battle 4 Atlantis Consolation Round
L 66–68  2–4
Imperial Arena (NA)
Nassau, Bahamas
11/26/2011*
9:30 pm, HDNet/Versus
vs. Utah
Battle 4 Atlantis 7th Place Game
W 87–65  3–4
Imperial Arena (1,645)
Nassau, Bahamas
12/01/2011
5:30 pm
Gardner–Webb W 66–60  4–4 (1–0)
Paul Porter Arena (1,320)
Boiling Springs, NC
12/04/2011*
2:00 pm, WMYA
USC Upstate W 88–81  5–4
Kimmel Arena (1,796)
Asheville, NC
12/15/2011*
7:00 pm
Montreat College W 109–61  6–4
Kimmel Arena (1,821)
Asheville, NC
12/20/2011*
7:00 pm, SPSO
at Tennessee L 68–72  6–5
Thompson–Boling Arena (15,324)
Knoxville, TN
12/28/2011*
6:00 pm
at Western Carolina L 67–86  6–6
Ramsey Center (1,511)
Cullowhee, NC
12/31/2011
4:00 pm, MASN
at Winthrop W 73–68 OT 7–6 (2–0)
Winthrop Coliseum (1,207)
Rock Hill, SC
01/02/2012
7:00 pm
at Radford W 66–56  8–6 (3–0)
Dedmon Center (431)
Radford, VA
01/05/2012
7:00 pm
VMI W 94–85  9–6 (4–0)
Kimmel Arena (1,620)
Asheville, NC
01/07/2012
4:30 pm
Liberty W 98–75  10–6 (5–0)
Kimmel Arena (1,569)
Asheville, NC
01/12/2012
7:00 pm
at Campbell W 89–82  11–6 (6–0)
John W. Pope, Jr. Convocation Center (3,035)
Buies Creek, NC
01/14/2012
7:00 pm
at High Point W 86–79  12–6 (7–0)
Millis Athletic Convocation Center (1,474)
High Point, NC
01/17/2012
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Coastal Carolina W 88–81  13–6 (8–0)
Kimmel Arena (2,041)
Asheville, NC
01/19/2012
7:00 pm
Charleston Southern L 88–93  13–7 (8–1)
Kimmel Arena (1,748)
Asheville, NC
01/21/2012
7:00 pm
at Presbyterian W 66–58  14–7 (9–1)
Templeton Physical Education Center (1,610)
Clinton, SC
01/26/2012
7:00 pm
High Point W 90–70  15–7 (10–1)
Kimmel Arena (1,542)
Asheville, NC
01/28/2012
4:30 pm, WMYA
Campbell W 95–84  16–7 (11–1)
Kimmel Arena (2,104)
Asheville, NC
02/02/2012
7:00 pm
at VMI W 89–86  17–7 (12–1)
Cameron Hall (2,319)
Lexington, VA
02/04/2012
7:00 pm
at Liberty W 65–51  18–7 (13–1)
Vines Center (2,368)
Lynchburg, VA
02/11/2012
4:30 pm
Radford W 88–62  19–7 (14–1)
Kimmel Arena (2,754)
Asheville, NC
02/14/2012
7:00 pm
at Coastal Carolina L 69–74  19–8 (14–2)
Kimbel Arena (1,039)
Conway, SC
02/18/2012*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Ohio
ESPN BracketBusters
L 62–81  19–9
Convocation Center (9,961)
Athens, OH
02/23/2012
7:00 pm
Gardner–Webb W 71–61  20–9 (15–2)
Kimmel Arena (1,765)
Asheville, NC
02/25/2012
2:00 pm, WMYA
Winthrop W 67–55  21–9 (16–2)
Kimmel Arena (2,875)
Asheville, NC
2012 Big South Conference men's basketball tournament
02/29/2012
6:00 pm
High Point
Quarterfinals
W 86–61  22–9
Kimmel Arena (1,568)
Asheville, NC
03/01/2012
8:00 pm, ESPNU
Charleston Southern
Semifinals
W 91–64  23–9
Kimmel Arena (2,452)
Asheville, NC
03/03/2012
12:00 pm, ESPN2
VMI
Championship Game
W 80–64  24–9
Kimmel Arena (3,205)
Asheville, NC
2012 NCAA tournament
03/15/2012*
3:10 pm, truTV
No. (E 16) vs. No. 2 (E 1) Syracuse
Second Round
L 65–72  24–10
Consol Energy Center (18,927)
Pittsburgh, PA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time (#) during NCAA Tournament is seed with Region.

References

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  1. ^ Hensley, Dean (March 11, 2012). "Bulldogs are headed to Pittsburgh to face Syracuse". Times-News. Retrieved February 5, 2024.
  2. ^ Rubin, Roger (March 16, 2012). "2012 NCAA Tournament: Syracuse avoids historic upset by rallying past No. 16 UNC-Asheville in East Region action". New York Daily News. Retrieved February 5, 2024.