The 2011–12 Washington Huskies men's basketball team represented the University of Washington in the 2011–12 college basketball season. This was head coach Lorenzo Romar's 10th season at Washington. The Huskies played their home games at Alaska Airlines Arena at Hec Edmundson Pavilion as members of the Pac-12 Conference. They finished with 24–11 overall, 14–4 in Pac-12 play. They were the 2012 Pac-12 Conference regular season champions, but lost in the quarterfinals of the Pac-12 Basketball tournament to Oregon State. They were invited to the 2012 National Invitation Tournament where they defeated Texas–Arlington, Northwestern and rival Oregon before losing in the semifinals to Minnesota.
Departures
Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes Venoy Overton 1 G 6'0" 185 Senior Seattle, WA Graduated Isaiah Thomas 2 G 5'9" 185 Junior Tacoma, WA NBA draft Antoine Hosley 10 G 5'11" 185 Freshman Portland, OR Left Team Matthew Bryan-Amaning 11 F 6'9" 240 Senior London, England, UK Graduated Justin Holiday 22 F 6'6" 180 Senior Chatsworth, CA Graduated Tyreese Breshers 33 F 6'7" 255 Sophomore Los Angeles, CA Injury
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2011–12 Team
Roster Source #NameHeightWeight (lbs.)PositionClassHometownPrevious Team(s)0Abdul Gaddy6'3"185GJr.Tacoma, WA, U.S.Bellarmine Prep4Hikeem Stewart6'2"175GFr.Seattle, WA, U.S.Rainier Beach HS5Aziz N'Diaye7'0"260CJr.Dakar, SenegalCollege of Southern Idaho10Martin Breunig6'8"210FFr.Leverkusen, GermanySt. John's Northwestern Military Acad.12Andrew Andrews6'2"195GFr.Portland, OR, U.S.Benson Polytechnic HS14Tony Wroten6'5"205GFr.Seattle, WA, U.S.Garfield HS15Scott Suggs6'6"195GSr.Washington, MO, U.S.Washington HS20Alex Wegner6'7"190G/FFr.Vashon Island, WA, U.S.Vashon Island HS23C. J. Wilcox6'5"185GRS So.Pleasant Grove, UT, U.S.Pleasant Grove HS30Desmond Simmons6'7"220FRS Fr.Vallejo, CA, U.S.Salesian HS31Terrence Ross6'6"195GSo.Portland, OR, U.S.Jefferson HS33Jernard Jarreau6'10"195FFr.New Orleans, LA, U.S.McDonogh No. 35 Senior HS35Austin Seferian-Jenkins6'6"258FFr.Fox Island, WA, U.S.Gig Harbor HS40Shawn Kemp, Jr.6'9"265FFr.Canton, GA, U.S.Hargraves Military Academy42Brendan Sherrer 6'8"255FSr.Monroe, WA, U.S.Archbishop Murphy HS44Darnell Gant 6'8"230FRS Sr.Los Angeles, CA, U.S.Crenshaw HS
Coaching staff Name Position Year at WashingtonAlma Mater (Year) Lorenzo RomarHead coach 10th Washington (1980)Raphael Chillious Assistant coach 3rd Lafayette (1996)Paul Fortier Assistant coach 7th Washington (2003)Jim Shaw Assistant coach 8th Western Oregon State (1985)Lance LaVetter Director of Basketball Operations 10th Northern Arizona (1992)
2011–12 Schedule and results
!colspan=9| Exhibition
!colspan=9| Regular Season
!colspan=9|2012 Pac-12 men's basketball tournament
!colspan=9|2012 NIT
Notes March 5, 2012 – Guard Tony Wroten was named Pac-12 Freshman of the Year; Lorenzo Romar is the Pac-12 Coach of the Year.
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