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, the team ended their season with an overtime loss to UTEP in the Conference USA tournament.

2011–12 Houston Cougars men's basketball
Conference	Conference USA
Record	15–15 (7–9 C-USA)
Head coach	James Dickey (2nd season)
Associate head coach	Alvin Brooks
Assistant coaches	Daniyal Robinson Ulric Maligi (2nd season)
Home arena	Hofheinz Pavilion

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

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 James Dickey (Central Arkansas) Assistant coach(es) Alvin Brooks (Lamar) Daniyal Robinson (Little Rock) Ulric Maligi (Howard) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: 2011-12-30

Schedule

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.