2011–12 Georgia Southern Eagles men's basketball team

2011–12 Georgia Southern Eagles men's basketball
Conference	Southern Conference
Division	South Division
Record	15–15[1] (12–6[1] SoCon)
Head coach	Charlton Young
Assistant coaches	Chris Capko Steve Smith Pershin Williams
Home arena	Hanner Fieldhouse

2011–12 Southern Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
North
UNC Greensboro	10	–	8		.556			13	–	19		.406
Elon	9	–	9		.500			15	–	16		.484
Samford	8	–	10		.444			11	–	19		.367
Western Carolina	8	–	10		.444			17	–	18		.486
Appalachian State	7	–	11		.389			13	–	18		.419
Chattanooga	5	–	13		.278			11	–	21		.344
South
Davidson†	16	–	2		.889			25	–	8		.758
Georgia Southern	12	–	6		.667			15	–	15		.500
Wofford	12	–	6		.667			19	–	14		.576
College of Charleston	10	–	8		.556			19	–	12		.613
Furman	8	–	10		.444			15	–	16		.484
The Citadel	3	–	15		.167			6	–	24		.200
† SoCon tournament winner As of March 15, 2012 Rankings from AP Poll

The 2011–12 Georgia Southern Eagles men's basketball team represented Georgia Southern University during the 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Eagles, led by third-year head coach Charlton Young, played their home games at Hanner Fieldhouse and were members of the South Division of the Southern Conference.

Roster

Number	Name	Position	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
0	Ben Drayton III	Guard	5–10	178	Sr.	St. Mary's, Georgia
1	Jessie Pernell	Guard	6–1	170	Freshman	North Augusta, South Carolina
2	Sam Mike	Forward	6–6	225	Sophomore	Decatur, Georgia
3	Eric Ferguson	Guard	6–7	205	Sophomore	Statesboro, Georgia
4	Tracy Ham, Jr.	Guard	5–8	137	Freshman	McDonough, Georgia
5	Jelani Hewitt	Guard	6–2	185	Sophomore	Oakland Park, Florida
10	Marvin Baynham	Forward	6–6	217	Sophomore	Miami, Florida
11	Tre Bussey	Guard	6–2	172	Sophomore	Lithia Springs, Georgia
12	Joe Goydish II	Guard	5–10	177	Freshman	Marietta, Georgia
13	Edwin Harvey	Guard	6–2	200	Freshman	Statesboro, Georgia
24	Chad Waddell	Guard	6–1	190	Freshman	Evans, Georgia
25	Colton Cape	Forward	6–5	230	Senior	Athens, Georgia
26	Tyrone Brown	Forward	6–8	215	Freshman	Millen, Georgia
32	Cameron Baskerville	Junior	6–7	226	Junior	Marietta, Georgia
34	Kameron Dunnican	Center	6–7	205	Junior	Sumter, South Carolina
50	Willie Powers III	Guard	6–2	197	Senior	Gainesville, Florida

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Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 27, 2011* 7:00 pm		Voorhees	W 97–66		Hanner Fieldhouse (N/A[3]) Statesboro, GA
November 4, 2011* 7:00 pm		Paine	W 97–76		Hanner Fieldhouse (N/A[4]) Statesboro, GA
Regular Season
November 11, 2011* 7:30 pm		Valparaiso	L 81–90	0–1	Hanner Fieldhouse (2,547[5]) Statesboro, GA
November 16, 2011* 7:00 pm		at Wake Forest	L 72–81	0–2	LJVM Coliseum (6,719[6]) Winston-Salem, NC
November 18, 2011* 7:00 pm		Webber International	W 84–61	1–2	Hanner Field House (723[7]) Statesboro, GA
November 23, 2011* 7:00 pm		at South Florida	L 46–66	1–3	St. Pete Times Forum (2,361[8]) Tampa, FL
November 27, 2011* 3:00 pm		at SMU	L 49–55	1–4	Moody Coliseum (1,492[9]) Dallas, TX
December 1, 2011 7:00 pm		Chattanooga	W 84–76	2–4 (1–0)	Hanner Fieldhouse (1,476[10]) Statesboro, GA
December 3, 2011 7:30 pm		Appalachian State	W 73–62	3–4 (2–0)	Hanner Fieldhouse (1,536[11]) Statesboro, GA
December 10, 2011* 7:00 pm		at Eastern Kentucky	L 59–63	3–5 (2–0)	Alumni Coliseum (2,100[12]) Richmond, KY
December 19, 2011* 8:05 pm		at South Alabama	L 57–70	3–6	Mitchell Center (1,856[13]) Mobile, AL
December 22, 2011* 7:00 pm		at Georgia State	L 52–72	3–7	GSU Sports Arena (1,937[14]) Atlanta, GA
December 30, 2011* 7:00 pm		at Auburn	L 75–78	3–8	Auburn Arena (6,061[15]) Auburn, AL
January 2, 2012* 7:30 pm		Brewton-Parker	W 88–60	4–8	Hanner Fieldhouse (1,247[16]) Statesboro, GA
January 5, 2012 7:00 pm		at Elon	W 69–63	5–8 (3–0)	Alumni Gym (1,310[17]) Elon, NC
January 7, 2012 12:00 pm		at Davidson	L 74–96	5–9 (3–1)	John M. Belk Arena (3,395[18]) Davidson, NC
January 12, 2012 7:00 pm		Samford	L 53–58	6–9 (4–1)	Hanner Fieldhouse (1,372[19]) Statesboro, GA
January 14, 2012 7:00 pm		at Wofford	L 63–88	6–10 (4–2)	Benjamin Johnson Arena (1,755[20]) Spartanburg, SC
January 19, 2012 7:00 pm		at Furman	L 54–64	6–11 (4–3)	Timmons Arena (1,432[21]) Greenville, SC
January 21, 2012 7:30 pm		College of Charleston	W 64–58	7–11 (5–3)	Hanner Fieldhouse (3,025[22]) Statesboro, GA
January 23, 2012 7:00 pm		The Citadel	W 78–72 ^2OT	8–11 (6–3)	Hanner Fieldhouse (1,565[23]) Statesboro, GA
January 26, 2012 8:00 pm, ESPN3		at Samford	L 55–57	8–12 (6–4)	Pete Hanna Center (902[24]) Homewood, AL
January 28, 2012 7:30 pm		at Chattanooga	W 75–72	9–12 (7–4)	McKenzie Arena (4,170[25]) Chattanooga, TN
February 4, 2012 2:00 pm		at Western Carolina	W 68–65	10–12 (8–4)	Ramsey Center (1,607[26]) Cullowhee, NC
February 6, 2012 7:30 pm		Furman	W 64–57	11–12 (9–4)	Hanner Fieldhouse (1,906[27]) Statesboro, GA
February 9, 2012 7:00 pm		Wofford	W 63–49	12–12 (10–4)	Hanner Fieldhouse (2,353[28]) Statesboro, GA
February 11, 2012 7:05 pm		at The Citadel	W 73–72 ^OT	13–12 (11–4)	McAlister Field House (2,518[29]) Charleston, SC
February 18, 2012 7:30 pm		UNC Greensboro	W 83–69	14–12 (12–4)	Hanner Fieldhouse (2,837[30]) Statesboro, GA
February 23, 2012 8:00 pm		at College of Charleston	W 58–53	14–13 (12–5)	TD Arena (3,847[31]) Charleston, SC
February 25, 2012 7:00 pm		Davidson	W 71–54	14–14 (12–6)	Hanner Fieldhouse (2,430[32]) Statesboro, GA
SoCon tournament
March 2, 2012 8:30 pm		vs. Chattanooga First Round	W 76–70	15–14 (12–6)	U.S. Cellular Center (4,741[33]) Asheville, NC
March 3, 2012 8:30 pm, ESPN3		vs. Elon Quarterfinals	L 58–65	15–15 (12–6)	U.S. Cellular Center (5,432[34]) Asheville, NC
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

"Georgia Southern Basketball 2011–12 Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved November 29, 2011.

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