The 2011–12 Baylor Bears basketball team represented

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in the

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. The team finished 30–7 overall and 12–6 in

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play to finish in a third-place tie with

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. In postseason play, Baylor lost to

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in the 2012 Big 12 men's basketball tournament championship game and

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in the

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of the

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Preseason

From August 12 to 15, the Baylor Bears participated in the Canadian Foreign Tour which began their preseason, going 3-1 during the tour. The Bears concluded their preseason against

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. The Bears began regular season play ranked 12th in both the AP and

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Coaches Preseason polls.

Coaching

9th season head coach Scott Drew coached the team to the fourth most conference wins (12) and tied for second in overall wins (30).

NCAA tournament

In the 2011–12 season, Baylor went 27–7, with their highest ranking being #3. They also won the Continental Tires Las Vegas Classic. As a result, they were placed as a #3 seed in the South region of the NCAA Tournament. In Baylor's second-round game of the tournament, sophomore

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had nine 3-pointers, which was a career high. Baylor beat 11th seed

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. They faced Xavier University in the Sweet 16. In the Sweet 16 game vs

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, Baylor had a 20–4 lead, with the lead shortening to 7 at the half.

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finished with 20 points and 15 rebounds. Point guard Pierre Jackson added 15 and Perry Jones III had 14 points. Brady Heslip scored 4 free throws in the final minute. On Sunday, March 25, 2012, the Baylor Bears played The University of Kentucky in an Elite 8 match up for a spot in to The Final Four in

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. Kentucky led by 20 points going into half time. In the second half Baylor began a 9–1 run, but the Bears fell to Kentucky 82–70, ending their season. One of Baylor's four senior's,

, scored double-digits in multiple games, including a career high in blocks with 6 in a game. Acy was named the

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"Best Athlete" by

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. Upon graduation, Acy is eligible prospect for the

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Roster

Source * Gary Franklin, who transferred from California after the 2010 fall semester, became eligible to play for Baylor in the 2012 spring semester. * Logan Lowery transferred from Centenary after the 2010–11 season. Because Centenary had reclassified to the non-

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, Lowery was allowed to immediately play without sitting out a transfer year, but chose to redshirt instead.

Rankings

On December 5, Baylor moved into sixth in the AP Poll and seventh in the

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, achieving the highest ranking in school history.

Schedule and results

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References

*"Scott Drew Profile - Baylor Bears Official Athletic Site - BaylorBears.com ." Baylor Bears Official Athletic Site - BaylorBears.com. N.p., n.d. Web. 24 Mar. 2012. http://www.baylorbears.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/drew_scott00.html *Quincy Acy Profile - Baylor Bears Official Athletic Site - BaylorBears.com . (n.d.). Baylor Bears Official Athletic Site - BaylorBears.com. Retrieved March 28, 2012, from https://web.archive.org/web/20190915113708/https://baylorbears.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=575 *Wolstat, R. (2012, March 24). IT’S BAYLOR, BABY! Bears start quick, then hold off relentless Xavier squad to advance to Elite 8. The Saturday Sun, pp. 16. *Barr, J. (2012, March, 18). Baylor vs. Colorado: Brady Heslip shoots Bears into Sweet 16. The Washington post, Retrieved from https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/early-lead/post/baylor-vs-colorado-brady-heslip-shoots-bears-into-sweet-16/2012/03/17/gIQAl6uiJS_blog.html *Newberry, P. (2012, March 26). Kentucky beats Baylor 82–70 in South Regional. Associated Press. Retrieved fro

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