2011–12 Southern Conference men's basketball season

2011–12 Southern Conference Men's Basketball Season
LeagueNCAA Division I
SportBasketball
Number of teams12
TV partner(s)SoConTV
Tournament
2011–12 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
North
UNC Greensboro10–8 .556  13–19  .406
Elon9–9 .500  15–16  .484
Samford8–10 .444  11–19  .367
Western Carolina8–10 .444  17–18  .486
Appalachian State7–11 .389  13–18  .419
Chattanooga5–13 .278  11–21  .344
South
Davidson†16–2 .889  25–8  .758
Georgia Southern12–6 .667  15–15  .500
Wofford12–6 .667  19–14  .576
College of Charleston10–8 .556  19–12  .613
Furman8–10 .444  15–16  .484
The Citadel3–15 .167  6–24  .200
† SoCon Tournament winner
As of March 15, 2012; Rankings from AP Poll

Preseason

The Southern Conference media picked Chattanooga and Davidson as division winners.

SoCon Preseason Poll
Rank Team Votes
North
1Chattanooga (24)172
2Appalachian State (3)136
3Western Carolina (2)123
4UNC Greensboro (1)90
5Elon76
6Samford36
South
1Davidson (18)165
2College of Charleston (10)156
3Wofford (1)105
4Furman80
5Georgia Southern (1)76
6The Citadel48

[1]

Preseason All-SoCon
  • Keegan Bell, Chattanooga
  • Omar Carter, Appalachian State
  • Jake Cohen, Davidson
  • JP Kuhlman, Davidson
  • Willie Powers III, Georgia Southern
  • Drew Spradlin, Elon
  • Trey Sumler, Western Carolina
  • Omar Wattad, Chattanooga
  • Trent Wiedeman, College of Charleston
  • Antwaine Wiggins, College of Charleston

Preseason Player of the Year

  • Omar Carter, Appalachian State

[2]

Rankings
See also: 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings
Legend
    Improvement in ranking
  Drop in ranking
  Not ranked previous week
RV Received votes but were not ranked in Top 25 of poll
 PreWk
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18		Final
North Division
Appalachian State AP - - - - - - - - - - - -
C - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mid-Major - - - - - - - - - - - -
Chattanooga AP - - - - - - - - - - - -
C - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mid-Major - - - - - - - - - - - -
Elon AP - - - - - - - - - - - -
C - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mid-Major - - RV - RV RV - - - - - -
Samford AP - - - - - - - - - - - -
C - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mid-Major - - - - - - - - - - - -
UNC-Greensboro AP - - - - - - - - - - - -
C - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mid-Major - - - - - - - - - - - -
Western Carolina AP - - - - - - - - - - - -
C - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mid-Major - - - - - - - - - - - -
South Division
The Citadel AP - - - - - - - - - - - -
C - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mid-Major - - - - - - - - - - - -
College of Charleston AP - - - - - - - - - - - -
C - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mid-Major RV RV 21 23 19 17 13 13 16 18 22 RV
Davidson AP - - - - - - - - - - - -
C - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mid-Major RV RV RV RV 23 RV RV 24 19 14 12 11
Furman AP - - - - - - - - - - - -
C - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mid-Major - - - - - - - - - - - -
Georgia Southern AP - - - - - - - - - - - -
C - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mid-Major - - - - - - - - - - - -
Wofford AP - - - - - - - - - - - -
C - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mid-Major - - - - - - - - - - - -

[3][4][5]

Awards

Player of the Month
Month Name School Position Class Source
November Mike Groselle The Citadel C Jr. "SoCon Announces November Athletes of the Month".
December Antwaine Wiggins College of Charleston F Sr. "SoCon Announces December Athletes of the Month".

Player of the Week

Southern Conference Player of the Week award is for games through the day before the announcement.

Date Name School Position Class Source
November 15 Mike Groselle The Citadel C Jr. SoCon Weekly Release
November 22 Antwaine Wiggins College of Charleston F Sr. SoCon Weekly Release
November 29 JP Kuhlman Davidson G Jr. SoCon Weekly Release
December 6 Jake Cohen Davidson F Jr. SoCon Weekly Release
December 13 Brad Loesing Wofford G Sr. SoCon Weekly Release
December 20 Nik Cochran Davidson G Jr. SoCon Weekly Release
January 3 Andre Williamson Appalachian State F Sr. SoCon Weekly Release
January 10 Jake Cohen Davidson F Jr. SoCon Weekly Release
January 17 Jake Cohen Davidson F Jr. SoCon Weekly Release
January 24 Derell Armstrong UNC Greensboro G Jr. SoCon Weekly Release

References
  1. Preseason media poll release
  2. Preseason Coaches Poll and All-Conference team release
  3. "AP Poll".
  4. "ESPN/USA Today Coaches Poll".
  5. "CollegeInsider.com Mid-Major Poll".
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