2011–12 Oklahoma State Cowboys basketball team

American college basketball season

2011–12 Oklahoma State Cowboys basketball

Conference| Big 12 Conference
Record| 15-18 (7-11 Big 12)
Head coach|

* Travis Ford (4th season)

Assistant coaches|

* Butch Pierre
* Chris Ferguson
* Steve Middleton

Home arena| Gallagher-Iba Arena

Seasons

<- 2010–11

2012–13 ->

2011–12 Big 12 men's basketball standings

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Team | W |  | L |  | PCT |  |  | W |  | L |  | PCT
No. 6 Kansas | 16 | - | 2 |  | .889 |  |  | 32 | - | 7  |  | .821
No. 3 Missouri † | 14 | - | 4 |  | .778 |  |  | 30 | - | 5  |  | .857
Iowa State | 12 | - | 6 |  | .667 |  |  | 23 | - | 11  |  | .676
No. 9 Baylor | 12 | - | 6 |  | .667 |  |  | 30 | - | 8  |  | .789
Kansas State | 10 | - | 8 |  | .556 |  |  | 22 | - | 11  |  | .667
Texas | 9 | - | 9 |  | .500 |  |  | 20 | - | 14  |  | .588
Oklahoma State | 7 | - | 11 |  | .389 |  |  | 15 | - | 18  |  | .455
Oklahoma | 5 | - | 13 |  | .278 |  |  | 15 | - | 16  |  | .484
Texas A&M | 4 | - | 14 |  | .222 |  |  | 14 | - | 18  |  | .438
Texas Tech | 1 | - | 17 |  | .056 |  |  | 8 | - | 23  |  | .258
† 2012 Big 12 Tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll [1]

The 2011–12 Oklahoma State Cowboys basketball team represented Oklahoma State University in the 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. This was head coach Travis Ford's fourth season at Oklahoma State. The Cowboys competed in the Big 12 Conference and played their home games at the Gallagher-Iba Arena. They finished the season 15-18, 7-11 in Big 12 play to finish in seventh place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the Big 12 tournament, where they lost to Missouri. They did not receive an at-large invitation to the 2012 NCAA tournament.

## Pre-season

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### Departures

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Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes

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Jarred Shaw | 5 | F | 6'10" | 235 | Sophomore | Dallas, Texas | Transferred- Utah State
Ray Penn | 14 | G | 5'9" | 160 | Sophomore | Houston, Texas | Transferred- Texas Southern
Nick Sidorakis | 15 | G | 6'4" | 195 | Senior | Jenks, Oklahoma | Graduated
Darrell Williams | 25 | F | 6'8" | 245 | Junior | Chicago, Illinois | Transferred- Texas A&M-Commerce
Matt Pilgram | 31 | F | 6'8" | 255 | Senior | Cincinnati, Ohio | Graduated
Roger Franklin | 32 | G | 6'5" | 220 | Sophomore | Duncanville, Texas | Transferred- North Texas
Marshall Moses | 33 | F | 6'7" | 255 | Senior | Aiken, South Carolina | Graduated
Songo Adoki | 42 | F | 6'5" | 205 | Senior | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma | Graduated

### Recruits

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College recruiting information  Name  | Hometown  | High school / college  | Height  | Weight  | Commit date

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Cezar Guerrero
PG | Huntington Park, CA | St. John Bosco High School | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)  | 185 lb (84 kg)  | Mar 15, 2011
Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 91
Philip Jurick
C | Chattanooga, TN | Chattanooga State Community College | 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)  | 260 lb (120 kg)  | Apr 19, 2011
Star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: JC
Le'Bryan Nash
SF | Dallas, TX | Lincoln High School (Dallas) | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)  | 235 lb (107 kg)  | Oct 21, 2010
Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 97
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: Not Ranked Top 20 Rivals: Not Ranked Top 20 ESPN: Not Ranked Top 20

*   * 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:

* "Oklahoma State 2012 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved February 10, 2019.
* "2011 Oklahoma State Basketball Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved February 10, 2019.
* "ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved February 10, 2019.
* "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved February 10, 2019.
* "2011 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved February 10, 2019.

## Roster

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Source[2]

2011–12 Oklahoma State Cowboys men's basketball team

Players | Coaches
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G | 0  | Jean-Paul Olukemi | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 215 lb (98 kg) | Jr | Stoneridge Prep
Vincennes University | LaHabra, CA
G | 1  | Reger Dowell | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 183 lb (83 kg) | Jr | Duncanville | Duncanville, TX
G | 2  | Le'Bryan Nash | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 235 lb (107 kg) | Fr | Lincoln | Dallas, TX
G | 3  | Cezar Guerrero | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | Fr | St. John Bosco | Huntington Park, CA
G | 12  | Fred Gulley | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 182 lb (83 kg) | So | Fayetteville | Fayetteville, AR
G | 12  | Keiton Page | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | 165 lb (75 kg) | Sr | Pawnee | Pawnee, OK
F | 14  | Marek Soucek | 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) | 240 lb (109 kg) | Fr | Canarias Academy  | Brno, Czech Republic
G | 15  | Christien Sager | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 205 lb (93 kg) | Fr | Rider | Wichita Falls, TX
F | 20  | Michael Cobbins | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | 230 lb (104 kg) | Fr | Palo Duro | Amarillo, TX
G | 22  | Markel Brown (C) | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | So | Peabody Magnet | Alexandria, LA
G | 30  | Grayson George | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | Fr | Minneapolis Junior-Senior High School  | Minneapolis, KS
F | 31  | Brian Williams (C) | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 210 lb (95 kg) | Fr | Glen Oaks | Baton Rouge, LA
C | 44  | Philip Jurick | 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) | 270 lb (122 kg) | Sr | East Ridge
Chattanooga State | Chattanooga, TN
F | 53  | Mason Cox (W) | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) | 230 lb (104 kg) | Jr | Marcus | Highland Village, TX

Head coach

* Travis Ford (Kentucky)

Assistant coach(es)

* Butch Pierre (Mississippi State)
* Chris Ferguson (Cumberlands)
* Steve Middleton (Southern Illinois)

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Legend

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

* Injured
* Current redshirt

## Rankings

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Main article: 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked| Week

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Poll| Pre| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 6| 7| 8| 9| 10| 11| 12| 13| 14| 15| 16| 17| 18| 19| Final
AP Poll| —| —| —| —| —| —| ZNR| —| —| —| —| —| —| —| —| —| —| —| —| —| —
Coaches Poll[3]| —| —| —| —| —| —| —| —| —| —| —| —| —| —| —| —| —| —| —| —| —

## Schedule and results

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Source

* All times are Central

Date
time, TV  | Rank# | Opponent# | Result  | Record  | Site (attendance)
city, state

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Non-Conference Regular Season
11/11/2011*
7:00 pm |  | Texas A&M-Corpus Christi | W 71-39 | 1–0
| Gallagher-Iba Arena (9,377)
Stillwater, OK
11/15/2011*
|  | Arkansas-Pine Bluff
NIT Season Tip-Off First Round | W 73-46 | 2–0
| Gallagher-Iba Arena
Stillwater, OK
11/16/2011*
7:00 pm, ESPN3 |  | UTSA
NIT Season Tip-Off Quarterfinals | W 90-85 OT | 3–0
| Gallagher-Iba Arena (4,211)
Stillwater, OK
11/23/2011*
6:00 pm, ESPN2 |  | vs. Stanford
NIT Season Tip_off Semifinals | L 67-82 | 3-1
| Madison Square Garden (8,293)
New York, NY
11/25/2011*
1:30 pm, ESPN |  | vs. Virginia Tech
NIT Season Tip-Off Consolation Game | L 57-59 | 3-2
| Madison Square Garden (8,447)
New York, NY
11/30/2011*
7:00 pm |  | Tulsa | W 59-56 | 4-2
| Gallagher-Iba Arena (9,448)
Stillwater, OK
12/04/2011*
|  | Langston | W 80-58 | 5-2
| Gallagher-Iba Arena
Stillwater, OK
12/07/2011*
8:00 pm, ESPNU |  | at Missouri State | W 72-67 | 6-2
| JQH Arena (6,461)
Springfield, MO
12/10/2011*
1:30 pm, ESPN2 |  | vs. No. 15 Pittsburgh
Carquest Auto Parts Classic | L 68-74 | 6-3
| Madison Square Garden (17,046)
New York, NY
12/17/2011*
8:00 pm, ESPN2 |  | vs. New Mexico
All-College Basketball Classic | L 56-66 | 6-4
| Chesapeake Energy Arena (5,303)
Oklahoma City, OK
12/21/2011*
8:00 pm, ESPN2 |  | vs. Alabama | L 52-69 | 6-5
| Birmingham-Jefferson Convention Complex (13,808)
Birmingham, AL
12/29/2011*
|  | vs. SMU | W 68–58 2OT | 7-5
| American Airlines Center
Dallas, TX
12/31/2011*
11:00 am |  | Virginia Tech | L 61-67 | 7-6
| Gallagher-Iba Arena (12,500)
Stillwater, OK
Big 12 Regular Season
01/04/2012
7:00 pm |  | No. 25 Texas Tech | W 67–59 | 8-6
(1-0)  | Gallagher-Iba Arena (9,228)
Stillwater, OK
01/07/2013
6:00 pm, LHN |  | at Texas | L 49-58 | 8-7
(1–1)  | Frank Erwin Center (12,841)
Austin, TX
01/09/2012
6:00 pm, ESPNU |  | Oklahoma
Bedlam Series | W 72-65 | 9-7
(2-1)  | Gallagher-Iba Arena (9,478)
Stillwater, OK
01/14/2012
2:00 pm, ESPN2 |  | at No. 4 Baylor | L 65-106 | 9-8
(2–2)  | Ferrell Center (9,594)
Waco, TX
01/18/2012
8:00 pm, ESPNU |  | at Iowa State | L 68-71 | 9-9
(2–3)  | James H. Hilton Coliseum (12,397)
Ames, IA
01/21/2012
12:30 pm, Big 12 Network |  | No. 25 Kansas State | L 58-66 | 9-10
(2-4)  | Gallagher-Iba Arena (10,338)
Stillwater, OK
01/25/2012
6:30 pm, ESPN2 |  | No. 2 Missouri | W 79-72 | 10-10
(3-4)  | Gallagher-Iba Arena (9,476)
Stillwater, OK
01/28/2012
3:00 pm, Big 12 Network |  | at Texas A&M | L 61-76 | 10-11
(3-5)  | Reed Arena (9,072)
College Station, TX
01/31/2012
7:00 pm, Big 12 Network |  | at Texas Tech | W 80-63 | 11-11
(4-5)  | United Spirit Arena (7,408)
Lubbock, TX
02/04/2012
12:45 pm, Big 12 Network |  | No. 6 Baylor | L 60-64 | 11-12
(4-6)  | Gallagher-Iba Arena (10,775)
Stillwater, OK
02/07/2012
6:00 pm, ESPN2 |  | Iowa State | W 69-67 | 12-12
(5-6)  | Gallagher-Iba Arena (9,365)
Stillwater, OK
02/11/2012
3:00 pm, Big 12 Network |  | at No. 7 Kansas | L 66-81 | 12-13
(5-7)  | Allen Fieldhouse (16,300)
Lawrence, KS
02/15/2012
8:00 pm, ESPN2 |  | at No. 3 Missouri | L 65-83 | 12-14
(5-8)  | Mizzou Arena (14,324)
Columbia, MO
02/18/2012
3:00 pm, Big 12 Network |  | Texas | W 90-78 | 13-14
(6-8)  | Gallagher-Iba Arena (10,438)
Stillwater, OK
02/22/2012
7:00 pm, Big 12 Network |  | at Oklahoma
Bedlam Series | L 64–77 | 13-15
(6-9)  | Lloyd Noble Center (9,393)
Norman, OK
02/25/2012
1:00 pm, ESPN2 |  | Texas A&M | W 60-42 | 14-15
(7-9)  | Gallagher-Iba Arena (12,190)
Stillwater, OK
02/27/2012
8:00 pm, ESPN |  | No. 3 Kansas | L 58-70 | 14-16
(7-10)  | Gallagher-Iba Arena (10,552)
Stillwater, OK
03/03/2012
12:30 pm, Big 12 Network |  | at Kansas State | L 58-77 | 14-17
(7-11)  | Bramlage Coliseum (12,528)
Manhattan, KS
2012 Big 12 men's basketball tournament
03/07/2012
8:30 pm, Big 12 Network | (7)  | vs. (10) Texas Tech
First Round | W 76-60 | 15-17
| Sprint Center (18,972)
Kansas City, MO
03/08/2012
6:00 pm, Big 12 Network/ESPNU | (7)  | vs. (2) No. 5 Missouri
Quarterfinals | L 70-88 | 15-18
| Sprint Center (18,972)
Kansas City, MO

*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time..

## See also

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* Oklahoma State Cowboys basketball (men's basketball only)
* 2011-12 Big 12 Conference men's basketball season

## References

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1. ^ "2019-20 Big 12 Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 26–30. Retrieved June 18, 2020.
2. ^ http://www.okstate.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/okst-m-baskbl-mtt.html Archived 2010-02-01 at the Wayback Machine>
3. ^ "2011-12 NCAA Men's Basketball Rankings". ESPN. ESPN Internet Ventures. Archived from the original on February 9, 2010. Retrieved February 10, 2013.

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