2011–12 Kentucky Wildcats women's basketball team
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| 2011–12 Kentucky Wildcats women's basketball | |
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2012 SEC regular season champions | |
NCAA tournament, Elite Eight | |
| Conference | Southeastern Conference |
| Ranking | |
| Coaches | No. 8 |
| AP | No. 12 |
| Record | 27–6 (13–3 SEC) |
| Head coach |
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| Assistant coaches |
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| Home arena | Memorial Coliseum (Capacity: 8,500) |
| Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 12 Kentucky | 13 | – | 3 | .813 | 28 | – | 7 | .800 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 9 Tennessee† | 12 | – | 4 | .750 | 27 | – | 9 | .750 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 20 Georgia | 11 | – | 5 | .688 | 22 | – | 9 | .710 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| LSU | 10 | – | 6 | .625 | 23 | – | 11 | .676 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arkansas | 10 | – | 6 | .625 | 24 | – | 9 | .727 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 25 South Carolina | 10 | – | 6 | .625 | 25 | – | 10 | .714 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vanderbilt | 9 | – | 7 | .563 | 23 | – | 10 | .697 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Florida | 8 | – | 8 | .500 | 20 | – | 13 | .606 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Auburn | 5 | – | 11 | .313 | 13 | – | 17 | .433 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mississippi State | 4 | – | 12 | .250 | 14 | – | 16 | .467 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alabama | 2 | – | 14 | .125 | 12 | – | 19 | .387 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ole Miss | 2 | – | 14 | .125 | 12 | – | 18 | .400 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 2012 SEC tournament winner Rankings from AP poll | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 2011–12 Kentucky Wildcats women's basketball team represented the University of Kentucky in the 2011–12 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The team is a member of the Southeastern Conference and play its home games on campus at Memorial Coliseum—unlike UK's famous men's program, which plays off-campus at Rupp Arena in downtown Lexington. The Wildcats was coached by Matthew Mitchell.
Roster[edit]
From the official UK women's basketball site:
| # | Name | Height | Position | Class | Hometown | Previous team(s) |
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| Scholarship players | ||||||
| 0 | Jennifer O'Neill | 5'6" | G | So. | Bronx, New York | Saint Michael Academy |
| 1 | A'dia Mathies | 5'9" | G | Jr. | Louisville, Kentucky | Iroquois |
| 3 | Chrystal Riley | 5'5" | G | Sr. | Memphis, Tennessee | Hillcrest/LSU |
| 4 | Keyla Snowden | 5'7" | G | Sr. | Lexington, Kentucky | Lexington Catholic/Akron |
| 10 | Bernisha Pinkett | 5'7" | G | So. | Washington, District of Columbia | Howard D. Woodson |
| 11 | DeNesha Stallworth | 6'3" | C | Jr. | Richmond, California | Pinole Valley/California |
| 13 | Bria Goss | 5'10" | G | Fr. | Indianapolis, Indiana | Ben Davis |
| 20 | Maegan Conwright | 5'8" | G | So. | Arlington, Texas | Timberview |
| 23 | Samarie Walker | 6'1" | F | So. | West Carrollton, Ohio | Chaminade-Julienne/Connecticut |
| 24 | Amber Smith | 5'6" | G | Sr. | Winter Haven, Florida | Winter Haven |
| 31 | Samantha Drake | 6'3" | C | So. | Bardstown, Kentucky | Nelson County |
| 32 | Kastine Evans | 5'8" | G | So. | Salem, Connecticut | Norwich Free Academy |
| 40 | Brittany Henderson | 6'2" | F | Jr. | Pasadena, California | John Muir |
| 50 | Azia Bishop | 6'3" | F | Fr. | Toledo, Ohio | Start |
2011–12 schedule[edit]
| Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site city, state | ||||||
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| Exhibition | |||||||||||
| November 6* 2:00 pm |
No. 12 | Coker College | W 86–44 | Memorial Coliseum Lexington, Kentucky | |||||||
| Non-conference regular season | |||||||||||
| November 11* 7:00 pm |
No. 10 | at Morehead State | W 96–60 | 1–0 |
Johnson Arena Morehead, Kentucky | ||||||
| November 15* 11:00 am |
No. 17 | Jacksonville State | W 100–25 | 2–0 |
Memorial Coliseum Lexington, Kentucky | ||||||
| November 17* 7:00 pm |
No. 17 | Northeastern | W 81–47 | 3–0 |
Memorial Coliseum Lexington, Kentucky | ||||||
| November 19* 3:00 pm |
No. 17 | Southern Miss | W 88–71 | 4–0 |
Memorial Coliseum Lexington, Kentucky | ||||||
| November 23* 5:30 pm |
No. 14 | Nebraska-Omaha | W 81–48 | 5–0 |
Memorial Coliseum Lexington, Kentucky | ||||||
| November 25* 7:00 pm |
No. 14 | Sam Houston State | W 73–52 | 6–0 |
Memorial Coliseum Lexington, Kentucky | ||||||
| November 27* 1:00 pm, BBSN |
No. 14 | Mississippi Valley State | W 90–51 | 7–0 |
Memorial Coliseum Lexington, Kentucky | ||||||
| December 4* 1:00 pm, BBSN |
No. 12 | No. 10 Louisville | W 74–54 | 8–0 |
Memorial Coliseum Lexington, Kentucky | ||||||
| December 8* 2:00 pm, BBSN |
No. 10 | No. 6 Duke | W 72–65 | 9–0 |
Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky | ||||||
| December 11* 1:00 pm, BBSN |
No. 10 | Arkansas-Pine Bluff | W 101–43 | 10–0 |
Memorial Coliseum Lexington, Kentucky | ||||||
| December 18* 1:00 pm, ESPNU |
No. 8 | at No. 3 Notre Dame | L 83–92 | 10–1 |
Edmund P. Joyce Center South Bend, Indiana | ||||||
| December 21* 7:00 pm |
No. 8 | at Samford | W 90–61 | 11–1 |
Memorial Coliseum Lexington, Kentucky | ||||||
| December 28* 8:00 pm |
No. 6 | at Middle Tennessee | L 58–70 | 11–2 |
Murphy Center Murfreesboro, Tennessee | ||||||
| SEC regular season | |||||||||||
| January 1 1:00 pm, CSS |
No. 11 | at Florida | W 59–56 | 12–2 (1–0) |
O'Connell Center Gainesville, Florida | ||||||
| January 5 6:00 pm, BBSN |
No. 11 | Arkansas | W 84–72 | 13–2 (2–0) |
Memorial Coliseum Lexington, Kentucky | ||||||
| January 8 3:30 pm, FSN |
No. 11 | Mississippi State | W 88–40 | 14–2 (3–0) |
Memorial Coliseum Lexington, Kentucky | ||||||
| January 12 7:00 pm, FSN |
No. 9 | No. 6 Tennessee Rivalry |
W 61–60 | 15–2 (4–0) |
Memorial Coliseum Lexington, Kentucky | ||||||
| January 15 3:00 pm |
No. 9 | at South Carolina | W 66–58 | 16–2 (5–0) |
Colonial Life Arena Columbia, South Carolina | ||||||
| January 19 7:00 pm |
No. 6 | at No. 15 Georgia | W 69–64 | 17–2 (6–0) |
Stegeman Coliseum Athens, Georgia | ||||||
| January 22 2:00 pm, SEC Network |
No. 6 | Florida | W 57–52 | 18–2 (7–0) |
Memorial Coliseum Lexington, Kentucky | ||||||
| January 26 7:00 pm |
No. 6 | at Auburn | W 66–48 | 19–2 (8–0) |
Auburn Arena Auburn, Alabama | ||||||
| January 29 2:00 pm, CSS |
No. 6 | Alabama | W 82–68 | 20–2 (9–0) |
Memorial Coliseum Lexington, Kentucky | ||||||
| February 2 7:00 pm |
No. 6 | Ole Miss | W 82–41 | 21–2 (10–0) |
Memorial Coliseum Lexington, Kentucky | ||||||
| February 15 3:00 pm, Cox Sports |
No. 6 | at LSU | L 51–61 | 21–3 (10–1) |
Pete Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, Louisiana | ||||||
| February 13 7:00 pm, ESPN2 |
No. 7 | No. 11 Tennessee Rivalry |
L 54–91 | 21–4 (10–2) |
Thompson-Boling Arena Knoxville, Tennessee | ||||||
| February 17 7:00 pm |
No. 7 | at Alabama | L 75–77 | 21–5 (10–3) |
Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, Alabama | ||||||
| February 20 9:00 pm, ESPN2 |
No. 13 | Vanderbilt | W 70–61 | 22–5 (11–3) |
Memorial Coliseum Lexington, Kentucky | ||||||
| February 23 9:00 pm |
No. 13 | South Carolina | W 53–50 | 23–5 (12–3) |
Memorial Coliseum Lexington, Kentucky | ||||||
| February 26 1:30 pm |
No. 13 | at Mississippi State | W 76–40 | 24–5 (13–3) |
Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, Mississippi | ||||||
| SEC tournament | |||||||||||
| March 2 1:00 pm |
No. 10 | vs. Florida Quarterfinals |
W 71–67 | 25–5 (13–3) |
Bridgestone Arena Nashville, Tennessee | ||||||
| March 3 6:30 pm, FSN |
No. 10 | vs. LSU Semifinals |
L 61–72 | 25–6 (13–3) |
Bridgestone Arena Nashville, Tennessee | ||||||
| NCAA tournament | |||||||||||
| March 17 4:20 pm, ESPN2 |
No. (2) | vs. No. (15) McNeese First round |
W 68–62 | 26–6 (13–3) |
Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa | ||||||
| March 19 9:45 pm, ESPN2 |
No. (2) | vs. No. (7) Green Bay Second round |
W 65–62 | 27–6 (13–3) |
Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa | ||||||
| March 25 7:00 pm, ESPN2 |
No. (2) | vs. No. (11) Gonzaga Sweet Sixteen |
W 79–62 | 28–6 (13–3) |
Ryan Center Kingston, Rhode Island | ||||||
| March 27 7:00 pm, ESPN |
No. (2) | vs. No. (1) Connecticut Elite Eight |
L 65–80 | 28–7 (13–3) |
Ryan Center Kingston, Rhode Island | ||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
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