2011–12 Florida Atlantic Owls men's basketball team

2011–12 Florida Atlantic Owls men's basketball
ConferenceSun Belt Conference
DivisionEast Division
Record11–19 (7–9 Sun Belt)
Head coach
Home arenaFAU Arena
2011–12 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
East
Middle Tennessee 14 2   .875 27 7   .794
South Alabama 8 8   .500 17 12   .586
Florida Atlantic 7 9   .438 11 19   .367
Western Kentucky 7 9   .438 16 19   .457
Troy 5 11   .313 10 18   .357
Florida International 5 11   .313 8 21   .276
West
Arkansas–Little Rock 12 4   .750 15 16   .484
Denver 11 5   .688 22 9   .710
Louisiana–Lafayette 10 6   .625 16 16   .500
North Texas 9 7   .563 18 14   .563
Arkansas State 6 10   .375 14 20   .412
*Louisiana–Monroe 2 14   .125 3 26   .103
2012 Sun Belt Tournament winner
As of March 21, 2012
Rankings from AP Poll
*Ineligible for conference tournament

The 2011–12 Florida Atlantic Owls men's basketball team represented Florida Atlantic University during the 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Owls, led by head coach Mike Jarvis, played their home games at the FAU Arena, and were members of the East Division of the Sun Belt Conference.

They finished the season 11–19, 7–9 in Sun Belt play to finish in third place in the East Division. They lost in the first round of the Sun Belt tournament to Arkansas State 55–70.[1]

Schedule

Date
time, TV
Opponent Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
11/12/2011*
Portland
World Vision Basketball Classic
L 65-70  0-1
 
 
Regular season
11/13/2011*
Washington
World Vision Basketball Classic
L 71-77  0–2
 
 
11/14/2012*
Georgia State
World Vision Basketball Classic
W 84-77  1–2
 
 
11/16/2011*
American L 56-62  1–3
 
 
11/19/2011*
George Mason W 80-75 OT 2–3
 
 
11/22/2011*
Hofstra W 62-60  3–3
 
 
11/26/2011
South Florida L 55-68  3-4
 
 
11/30/2011
Kansas L 54-77  3–5
 
 
12/10/2011*
Warner W 98-70  4–5
 
 
12/13/2011*
Mississippi State L 68-75  4-6
 
 
12/17/2011*
Miami (FL)
Orange Bowl Basketball Classic
L 90-93 2OT 4-7
 
 
12/22/2011*
Harvard L 51-63  4-8
 
 
12/28/2011*
Siena L 60-67  4-9
 
 
12/31/2011
Louisiana L 55-67  4-10
 
 
1/5/2012
Louisiana-Monroe W 58-30  5-10
 
 
1/7/2012*
Little Rock L 38-40  5-11
 
 
1/9/2012
Arkansas State W 58-50  6-11
 
 
01/14/2012
Middle Tennessee L 54-67  6-12
 
 
1/19/2012
Troy W 88-67  7-12
 
 
1/21/2012
FIU W 66-64  8-12
 
 
1/26/2012
Western Kentucky W 67-66  9-12
 
 
2/2/2012
South Alabama L 56-65  9-13
 
 
2/4/2012
FIU L 56-76  9-14
 
 
2/9/2012
Denver W 72–71  10-14
 
 
2/11/2012
North Texas W 86-81 2OT 11-14
 
 
2/16/2012
Western Kentucky L 57-64  11–15
 
 
2/18/2012
Middle Tennessee L 59-72  11-16
 
 
2/23/2012
South Alabama L 76-79 OT 11-17
 
 
2/25/2012
Troy L 82-83  11-18
 
 
2012 Sun Belt tournament
03/03/2012
Arkansas State
First Round
L 55-70  11-19
 
 
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

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