2011–12 Texas–Arlington Mavericks men's basketball team

The 2011–12 Texas–Arlington Mavericks men's basketball team represented the University of Texas at Arlington during the 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Mavericks, led by sixth year head coach Scott Cross, played their home games at Texas Hall until the completion of the brand new College Park Center in February and are members of the West Division of the Southland Conference. The Mavericks were Southland West Division Champions and overall regular season champions but failed to win the Southland Basketball tournament after falling in the semifinals to McNeese State. As regular season champions, they received an automatic bid into the 2012 National Invitation Tournament where they lost in the first round to Washington.[1] The 24 wins was the most wins in program history.

2011–12 Texas–Arlington Mavericks men's basketball
Southland West Division Champions
NIT, First Round
ConferenceSouthland Conference
DivisionWest Division
Record24–9 (15–1 Southland)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Greg Young
  • Derrick Daniels
  • Zak Buncik
Home arenaTexas Hall
College Park Center
Seasons
2011–12 Southland Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
East
Lamar 11 5   .688 23 12   .657
McNeese State 10 6   .625 17 16   .515
Northwestern State 8 8   .500 16 16   .500
Nicholls State 6 10   .375 10 20   .333
Southeastern Louisiana 5 11   .313 12 17   .414
Central Arkansas 3 13   .188 8 21   .276
West
Texas–Arlington 15 1   .938 24 9   .727
Stephen F. Austin 12 4   .750 20 12   .625
UTSA 10 6   .625 18 14   .563
Sam Houston State 7 9   .438 13 19   .406
Texas State 5 11   .313 13 17   .433
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi 4 12   .250 6 24   .200
2012 Southland tournament winner
As of March 14, 2012
Rankings from AP poll

This was the Mavericks' final year as a member of the Southland Conference, as they joined the Western Athletic Conference on July 1, 2012.

Roster

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Number Name Position Height Weight Year Hometown
1 Bo Ingram Forward 6–5 195 Senior Kinston, North Carolina
2 Luke Davis Guard 6–1 160 Freshman Lubbock, Texas
3 Jamel Outler Guard 6–2 180 Sophomore Houston, Texas
4 Jorge Redmon Guard 5–9 160 Junior Arlington, Texas
5 Stuart Lagerson Center 7–0 210 Sophomore Converse, Texas
10 Bradley Gay Guard 6–4 185 Senior Missouri City, Texas
12 Shaquille White-Miller Guard 5–9 165 Sophomore Port Arthur, Texas
15 Nicholaus Osbourne Guard 6–0 200 Sophomore Houston, Texas
24 Kevin Butler Forward 6–5 210 Junior Duncanville, Texas
25 Cameron Catlett Guard 6–3 185 Junior San Antonio, Texas
31 LaMarcus Reed III Forward 6–5 185 Senior Dallas, Texas
33 Karol Gruszecki Forward 6–5 195 Junior Łódź, Poland
35 Brandon Edwards Forward 6–6 210 Sophomore Fort Worth, Texas
55 Jordan Reves Forward 6–10 240 Junior Jeffersontown, Kentucky

Media

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All UT-Arlington games are broadcast by KVCE.

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
11/14/2011*
7:00 pm
at East Texas Baptist W 99–64  1–0
Texas Hall (688)
Arlington, TX
11/19/2011*
7:00 pm
Louisiana Tech W 68–61  2–0
Texas Hall (955)
Arlington, TX
11/22/2011*
7:00 pm
North Texas W 97–64  3–0
Texas Hall (1,388)
Arlington, TX
11/23/2011*
7:00 pm, FS Southwest
at No. 9 Baylor L 65–75  3–1
Ferrell Center (5,988)
Waco, TX
11/26/2011*
7:00 pm
at Samford L 69–71  3–2
Texas Hall (697)
Arlington, TX
11/28/2011*
7:00 pm
Texas–Pan American W 92–60  4–2
Texas Hall (440)
Arlington, TX
12/06/2011*
7:00 pm, Longhorn Network
at Texas L 62–80  4–3
Frank Erwin Center (9,202)
Austin, TX
12/17/2011*
6:00 pm
at Tulsa L 75–80 OT 4–4
Reynolds Center (3,892)
Tulsa, OK
12/20/2011*
9:00 pm
at Utah State
Athletes in Action Classic
L 69–73  4–5
Smith Spectrum (9,666)
Logan, UT
12/21/2011*
6:30 pm
vs. Kent State
Athletes in Action Classic
W 74–73  5–5
Smith Spectrum (959)
Logan, UT
12/22/2011*
6:30 pm
vs. Saint Peter's
Athletes in Action Classic
W 73–68  6–5
Smith Spectrum (941)
Logan, UT
12/29/2011*
7:00 pm
at Texas–Pan American W 83–56  7–5
UTPA Fieldhouse (476)
Edinburg, TX
01/04/2012
7:00 pm
Southeastern Louisiana W 85–46  8–5
(1–0)
Texas Hall (578)
Arlington, TX
01/07/2012
7:00 pm
Nicholls W 85–55  9–5
(2–0)
Texas Hall (679)
Arlington, TX
01/11/2012
7:00 pm
Sam Houston State W 66–40  10–5
(3–0)
Texas Hall (705)
Arlington, TX
01/14/2012
2:00 pm
at Lamar W 91–82  11–5
(4–0)
Montagne Center (2,466)
Beaumont, TX
01/18/2012
7:00 pm
at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi W 77–73  12–5
(5–0)
American Bank Center (840)
Corpus Christi, TX
01/21/2012
7:00 pm
Stephen F. Austin W 63–54  13–5
(6–0)
Texas Hall (1,262)
Arlington, TX
01/24/2012*
7:00 pm
at Houston Baptist W 79–74  14–5
Sharp Gymnasium (489)
Houston, TX
01/28/2012
4:00 pm
at Texas State W 82–79  15–5
(7–0)
Strahan Coliseum (2,259)
San Marcos, TX
02/01/2012
7:00 pm
UTSA W 67–66  16–5
(8–0)
College Park Center (6,228)
Arlington, TX
02/04/2012
4:00 pm
at Central Arkansas W 69–61  17–5
(9–0)
Farris Center (1,017)
Conway, AR
02/08/2012
7:00 pm, SLC TV
at Sam Houston State W 75–63  18–5
(10–0)
Bernard Johnson Coliseum (1,601)
Huntsville, TX
02/11/2012
7:00 pm
Texas State
Homecoming
W 73–53  19–5
(11–0)
College Park Center (5,272)
Arlington, TX
02/15/2012
7:00 pm
at Stephen F. Austin W 51–47  20–5
(12–0)
William R. Johnson Coliseum (NA)
Nacogdoches, TX
02/18/2012*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Weber State
ESPN BracketBusters
L 70–72  20–6
Dee Events Center (8,952)
Ogden, UT
02/22/2012
7:00 pm
at McNeese State W 93–89  21–6
(13–0)
Burton Coliseum (1,547)
Lake Charles, LA
02/25/2012
7:00 pm
Northwestern State W 79–70  22–6
(14–0)
College Park Center (4,707)
Arlington, TX
02/29/2012
7:00 pm
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi W 78–64  23–6
(15–0)
College Park Center (4,109)
Arlington, TX
03/03/2012
6:00 pm
at UTSA L 88–97  23–7
(15–1)
Convocation Center (2,611)
San Antonio, TX
Southland Tournament
03/07/2012
6:00 pm, SLC Now
vs. Nicholls State
Quarterfinals
W 96–48  24–7
Leonard E. Merrell Center (N/A)
Katy, TX
03/08/2012
8:30 pm, SLC TV
vs. McNeese State
Semifinals
L 72–92  24–8
Leonard E. Merrell Center (1,829)
Katy, TX
NIT
03/13/2012*
8:00 pm, ESPNU
at Washington
First Round
L 72–82  24–9
Alaska Airlines Arena (2,801)
Seattle, WA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

References

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  1. ^ "Washington Beats UT-Arlington 82-72 In NIT". CBS News. March 14, 2012. Retrieved February 13, 2024.