2011–12 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team

2011–12 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
	† 2012 Big Ten Tournament winner; As of April 3, 2012; Rankings from AP Poll

Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball
2011–12 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball
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NCAA Men's Division I Tournament, Sweet Sixteen
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Ranking
Coaches	#13
AP	#16
2011–12 record	27–9 (11–7 Big Ten)
Head coach	Tom Crean (4th year)
Assistant coach	Tim Buckley (4th year)
Assistant coach	Bennie Seltzer (4th year)
Assistant coach	Steve McClain (2nd year)
Captain	Verdell Jones III
Home arena	Assembly Hall
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The 2011–12 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team represented Indiana University in the 2011–12 college basketball season. Their head coach was Tom Crean, in his fourth season with the Hoosiers. The team played its home games at Assembly Hall in Bloomington, Indiana, and was a member of the Big Ten Conference. They finished the season 27–9 overall and 11–7 in Big Ten play. They advanced to the second round of the 2012 Big Ten Conference Men's Basketball Tournament before falling to Wisconsin. They received an at-large bid in the 2012 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament where they advanced to the Sweet Sixteen before falling to Kentucky.

Preseason

Coach Tom Crean signed a three-man class in 2011.

Name	Home town	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Remy Abell SF	Louisville, KY	Eastern	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	197 lb (89 kg)	Apr 27, 2011
Remy Abell SF	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 87
Austin Etherington SF	Cicero, IN	Hamilton Heights	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Aug 3, 2009
Austin Etherington SF	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 91
Cody Zeller PF	Washington, IN	Washington	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Nov 11, 2010
Cody Zeller PF	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 97
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 26 Rivals: 27
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.

Season

On December 10, 2011, top-ranked Kentucky traveled to Bloomington to take on unranked Indiana. Indiana fans sensed a resurgence in the program and possible upset, with students lining up outside the arena 10 hours before tipoff to get good seats.^[1] The game remained close and hard-fought, with five lead changes in the final 121 seconds. At the last second, Christian Watford hit a 3-pointer, giving the Hoosiers a stunning 73–72 upset. Victor Oladipo had 13 points and five Hoosiers wound up in double figures. Watford's shot sent Indiana fans storming the court and crowding around players. Kentucky's loss was their only one of the regular season and prevented them from matching a record last set by Indiana's 1975–1976 team.

Video of Indiana fans reacting to the shot around the country went viral.^[2] ESPN commentator Dick Vitale, who was covering the game for the network, said it was the "best game of the year"^[3] and that "[t]he atmosphere there was unreal, as I felt the building shaking after Watford hit the shot."^[4] According to Bob Kravitz, the win marked "a day when Hoosier Hysteria was restored to something akin to its former glory."^[5]

On December 31, 2011, the Hoosiers knocked off 2nd ranked Ohio State and in doing so became the first IU team in history to knock off the top 2 team ranked teams in the same season. On February 28, 2012 they again beat a Top 5 team by beating No. 5 Michigan State, and became the first IU team since the undefeated 1975–76 team to beat 3 Top 5 teams in the same year.^[6]^[7] The Hoosiers earned a number four seed in the 2012 NCAA Tournament and defeated New Mexico State in the second round. After defeating VCU in the third round, the Hoosiers lost to Kentucky in the Sweet Sixteen.

Roster

2011–12 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Home town
F	0	Kory Barnett	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	186 lb (84 kg)	Sr	Rochester, Indiana
G	1	Jordan Hulls	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	181 lb (82 kg)	Jr	Bloomington, Indiana
F	2	Christian Watford	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	232 lb (105 kg)	Jr	Birmingham, Alabama
G	3	Maurice Creek	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Jr	Oxon Hill, Maryland
G	4	Victor Oladipo	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	214 lb (97 kg)	So	Hyattsville, Maryland
F	10	Will Sheehey	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	So	Stuart, Florida
G	11	Daniel Moore	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Sr	Carmel, Indiana
G	12	Verdell Jones III	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Sr	Champaign, Illinois
F	13	Austin Etherington	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	198 lb (90 kg)	Fr	Cicero, Indiana
G	15	Raphael Smith	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	RS Fr	South Bend, Indiana
G	20	Taylor Wayer	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	172 lb (78 kg)	So	Indianapolis, Indiana
G	23	Remy Abell	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Fr	Louisville, Kentucky
F	24	Jeff Howard	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	238 lb (108 kg)	So	Westfield, Indiana
F	25	Tom Pritchard	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	Sr	Westlake, Ohio
G	30	Matt Roth	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Sr	Washington, Illinois
F	32	Derek Elston	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Jr	Tipton, Indiana
F	40	Cody Zeller	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	Fr	Washington, Indiana

Head coach

Tom Crean

Assistant coach(es)

Tim Buckley
Bennie Seltzer
Steve McClain

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: 2012-03-23

Schedule

Date Time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (Attendance) City, State
Exhibition
November 5, 2011* 7:00 pm		UIndy	W 90–72	–	Assembly Hall (16,516) Bloomington, IN
Regular Season
November 11, 2011* 7:00 pm, BTN		Stony Brook	W 96–66	1–0	Assembly Hall (16,506) Bloomington, IN
November 13, 2011* 5:00 pm, BTN		Chattanooga Hoosier Invitational	W 78–53	2–0	Assembly Hall (16,149) Bloomington, IN
November 16, 2011* 8:00 pm, ESPN3		at Evansville	W 94–73	3–0	Ford Center (9,640) Evansville, IN
November 19, 2011* 8:00 pm, BTN		Savannah State Hoosier Invitational	W 94–65	4–0	Assembly Hall (16,613) Bloomington, IN
November 21, 2011* 6:30 pm, BTN		Gardner–Webb Hoosier Invitational	W 73–49	5–0	Assembly Hall (16,261) Bloomington, IN
November 27, 2011* 7:00 pm, BTN		Butler Hoosier Invitational	W 75–59	6–0	Assembly Hall (17,265) Bloomington, IN
November 30, 2011* 7:15 pm, ESPN2		at NC State ACC – Big Ten Challenge	W 86–75	7–0	RBC Center (16,597) Raleigh, NC
December 4, 2011* 4:30 pm		Stetson	W 84–50	8–0	Assembly Hall (16,821) Bloomington, IN
December 10, 2011* 5:15 pm, ESPN		#1 Kentucky Rivalry	W 73–72	9–0	Assembly Hall (17,472) Bloomington, IN
December 17, 2011* 4:30 pm, ESPN2	#18	vs. Notre Dame Close the Gap Crossroads Classic	W 69–58	10–0	Conseco Fieldhouse (19,064) Indianapolis, IN
December 19, 2011* 6:30 pm, BTN	#17	Howard	W 107–50	11–0	Assembly Hall (11,111) Bloomington, IN
December 22, 2011* 6:00 pm, ESPN3	#17	UMBC	W 89–47	12–0	Assembly Hall (12,665) Bloomington, IN
December 28, 2011 7:30 pm, BTN	#13	at #16 Michigan State	L 65–80	12–1 (0–1)	Breslin Center (14,797) East Lansing, MI
December 31, 2011 6:00 pm, ESPN2	#13	#2 Ohio State	W 74–70	13–1 (1–1)	Assembly Hall (17,472) Bloomington, IN
January 5, 2012 9:00 pm, ESPN2	#12	#16 Michigan	W 73–71	14–1 (2–1)	Assembly Hall (16,020) Bloomington, IN
January 8, 2012 12:00 pm, BTN	#12	at Penn State	W 88–82	15–1 (3–1)	Bryce Jordan Center (8,250) University Park, PA
January 12, 2012 8:00 pm, BTN	#7	Minnesota	L 74–77	15–2 (3–2)	Assembly Hall (17,373) Bloomington, IN
January 15, 2012 4:30 pm, CBS	#7	at #5 Ohio State	L 63–80	15–3 (3–3)	Value City Arena (18,809) Columbus, OH
January 18, 2012 7:00 pm, BTN	#11	at Nebraska	L 69–70	15–4 (3–4)	Bob Devaney Sports Center (10,438) Lincoln, NE
January 22, 2012 12:00 pm, BTN	#11	Penn State	W 73–54	16–4 (4–4)	Assembly Hall (17,248) Bloomington, IN
January 26, 2012 9:00 pm, ESPN2	#16	at #25 Wisconsin	L 50–57	16–5 (4–5)	Kohl Center (17,230) Madison, WI
January 29, 2012 6:00 pm, BTN	#16	Iowa	W 103–89	17–5 (5–5)	Assembly Hall (17,243) Bloomington, IN
February 1, 2012 6:30 pm, BTN	#20	at #23 Michigan	L 56–68	17–6 (5–6)	Crisler Arena (12,721) Ann Arbor, MI
February 4, 2012 7:00 pm, BTN	#20	at Purdue Rivalry/Crimson and Gold Cup	W 78–61	18–6 (6–6)	Mackey Arena (15,108) West Lafayette, IN
February 9, 2012 8:00 pm, BTN	#23	Illinois Rivalry	W 84–71	19–6 (7–6)	Assembly Hall (17,389) Bloomington, IN
February 15, 2012 6:30 pm, BTN	#18	Northwestern	W 71–66	20–6 (8–6)	Assembly Hall (17,246) Bloomington, IN
February 19, 2012 6:00 pm, BTN	#18	at Iowa	L 66–78	20–7 (8–7)	Carver–Hawkeye Arena (13,282) Iowa City, IA
February 22, 2012* 7:00 pm	#23	North Carolina Central	W 75–56	21–7	Assembly Hall (17,164) Bloomington, IN
February 26, 2012 1:00 pm, ESPN	#23	at Minnesota	W 69–50	22–7 (9–7)	Williams Arena (11,421) Minneapolis, MN
February 28, 2012 7:00 pm, ESPN	#18	#5 Michigan State	W 70–55	23–7 (10–7)	Assembly Hall (17,280) Bloomington, IN
March 4, 2012 6:00 pm, BTN	#18	Purdue Rivalry/Crimson and Gold Cup	W 85–74	24–7 (11–7)	Assembly Hall (17,472) Bloomington, IN
Big Ten Conference Tournament
March 8, 2012 2:00 pm, BTN	#15	vs. Penn State First Round	W 75–58	25–7	Bankers Life Fieldhouse (17,936) Indianapolis, IN
March 9, 2012 2:30 pm, ESPN	#15	vs. #14 Wisconsin Quarterfinals	L 71–79	25–8	Bankers Life Fieldhouse (18,484) Indianapolis, IN
2012 NCAA Tournament
March 15, 2012* 9:45 pm, CBS	#16 (S 4)	vs. (S 13) New Mexico State Round of 64	W 79–66	26–8	Rose Garden (17,519) Portland, OR
March 17, 2012* 7:10 pm, TBS	#16 (S 4)	vs. (S 12) VCU Round of 32	W 63–61	27–8	Rose Garden (17,337) Portland, OR
March 23, 2012* 9:45 pm, CBS	#16 (S 4)	vs. #1 (S 1) Kentucky Sweet Sixteen	L 90–102	27–9	Georgia Dome (24,731) Atlanta, GA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. (#) during NCAA Tournament is seed with Region.

Rankings

Regular Season Polls
Poll	Pre- Season	Week 1	Week 2	Week 3	Week 4	Week 5	Week 6	Week 7	Week 8	Week 9	Week 10	Week 11	Week 12	Week 13	Week 14	Week 15	Week 16	Week 17	Week 18	Week 19	Final
AP	NR	NR	NR	NR	RV	RV	18	17	13	12	7	11	16	20	23	18	23	18	15	16
Coaches	NR	NR	NR	RV	RV	RV	20	18	15	12	8	13	17	20	23	20	24	20	15	17	13

**Legend**
		Increase in ranking
		Decrease in ranking
		No Change
(RV)		Received Votes

"The Movement"

The 2012 class consists of Yogi Ferrell, Hanner Perea, Jeremy Hollowell, Peter Jurkin, and Ron Patterson.

Name	Home town	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Yogi Ferrell PG	Indianapolis, IN	Park Tudor	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	173 lb (78 kg)	Nov 24, 2010
Yogi Ferrell PG	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 96
Ron Patterson SG	Indianapolis, IN	Broad Ripple	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	188 lb (85 kg)	Aug 15, 2010
Ron Patterson SG	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 91
Jeremy Hollowell SF	Indianapolis, IN	Lawrence Central	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Mar 24, 2011
Jeremy Hollowell SF	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 95
Hanner Mosquera-Perea PF	La Porte, IN	La Lumiere	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Oct 31, 2010
Hanner Mosquera-Perea PF	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 93
Peter Jurkin C	Charlotte, N.C.	United Faith Christian Academy	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	218 lb (99 kg)	Aug 9, 2010
Peter Jurkin C	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 89
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 3 Rivals: 2
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2011–12 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
#7 Ohio State	13	–	5	.722	31	–	8	.795
#5 Michigan State †	13	–	5	.722	29	–	8	.784
#13 Michigan	13	–	5	.722	24	–	10	.706
#14 Wisconsin	12	–	6	.667	26	–	10	.722
#16 Indiana	11	–	7	.611	27	–	9	.750
Purdue	10	–	8	.556	22	–	13	.629
Northwestern	8	–	10	.444	19	–	14	.576
Iowa	8	–	10	.444	18	–	17	.514
Minnesota	6	–	12	.333	23	–	15	.605
Illinois	6	–	12	.333	17	–	15	.531
Nebraska	4	–	14	.222	12	–	18	.400
Penn State	4	–	14	.222	12	–	20	.375

† 2012 Big Ten Tournament winner As of April 3, 2012; Rankings from AP Poll