2011-2012 Louisville Cardinals

2011-2012 Louisville Cardinals Roster

# Player Class Pos HT WT Birth Date Birth City Nationality High School/Prep School
- Chane Behanan Fr PF 6-6 245 Sep 24, 1992 Bowling Green (KY) United States Bowling Green High School
- Wayne Blackshear Fr SG 6-5 230 Feb 11, 1992 Chicago (IL) United States Morgan Park High School
- Rakeem Buckles Jr SF 6-7 215 Nov 15, 1990 Miami (FL) United States Monsignor Edward Pace High School
- Gorgui Dieng So FC 6-10 250 Jan 18, 1990 Kebemer Senegal Covenant Christian Academy
- Tim Henderson So G 6-2 195 Sep 15, 1991 Louisville (KY) United States Christian Brothers Academy
- Mark Jackson, Jr. Fr PG 6-3 210 Dec 28, 1991 Brooklyn (NY) United States William Howard Taft High School
- Elisha Justice So PG 5-10 175 Dec 17, 1990 Dorton (KY) United States Shelby Valley High School
- Kyle Kuric Sr SG 6-4 195 Aug 25, 1989 Evansville (IN) United States Evansville Memorial High School
- Mike Marra Jr SG 6-5 200 May 22, 1990 Smithfield (RI) United States Northfield Mount Hermon School
- Angel Nunez Fr SF 6-8 210 Dec 29, 1992 Bronx (NY) United States / Dominican Republic Notre Dame Preparatory
- Zach Price Fr C 6-10 250 Jun 7, 1993 Louisville (KY) United States Jeffersontown High School
- Peyton Siva Jr PG 6-0 185 Oct 24, 1990 Seattle (WA) United States Benjamin Franklin High School
- Chris Smith Sr G 6-2 195 Oct 13, 1987 Millstone (NJ) United States Saint Benedict's Preparatory School
- Russ Smith So G 6-0 165 Apr 19, 1991 Brooklyn (NY) United States South Kent School
- Jared Swopshire Jr SF 6-8 210 Oct 17, 1989 St. Louis (MO) United States IMG Academy
- Stephan Van Treese RS-Jr PF 6-9 245 Sep 26, 1990 Indianapolis (IN) United States Lawrence North High School
- Kevin Ware Fr G 6-4 170 Jan 3, 1993 Conyers (GA) United States Rockdale County High School

Louisville Transfers Sitting Out 2011-2012

# Player Class Pos HT WT Birth Date Birth City Nationality Transferred From
- Luke Hancock Jr F 6-6 200 Jan 30, 1990 Roanoke (VA) United States George Mason

Recent Louisville Cardinals History

Season Record Conference Rank Conference Tournament Post-Season Tournament
2023-2024 8-24 (3-17) 15th (ACC) 1st Rnd N/A
2022-2023 4-28 (2-18) 15th (ACC) 1st Rnd N/A
2021-2022 13-19 (6-14) 11th (ACC) 2nd Rnd N/A
2020-2021 13-7 (8-5) 10th (ACC) 2nd Rnd N/A
2019-2020 24-7 (15-5) 2nd (ACC) 3rd Rnd N/A
2018-2019 20-14 (10-8) 6th (ACC) 3rd Rnd NCAA 1st Rnd
2017-2018 22-14 (9-9) 8th (ACC) 3rd Rnd NIT 3rd Rnd
2016-2017 25-9 (12-6) 2nd (ACC) 3rd Rnd NCAA 2nd Rnd
2015-2016 23-8 (12-6) 4th (ACC) N/A N/A
2014-2015 27-9 (12-6) 4th (ACC) 3rd Rnd NCAA 4th Rnd
2013-2014 31-6 (15-3) 1st (AAC) Champion NCAA 3rd Rnd
2012-2013 35-5 (14-4) 1st (AAC) Champion NCAA Champion
2011-2012 30-10 (10-8) 7th (AAC) Champion NCAA 4th Rnd
2010-2011 25-10 (12-6) 3rd (AAC) Runner Up NCAA 1st Rnd
2009-2010 20-13 (11-7) 5th (AAC) 2nd Rnd NCAA 1st Rnd
2008-2009 31-6 (16-2) 1st (AAC) Champion NCAA 4th Rnd
2007-2008 27-9 (14-4) 2nd (AAC) 2nd Rnd NCAA 4th Rnd
2006-2007 24-10 (12-4) 2nd (AAC) 3rd Rnd NCAA 2nd Rnd
2005-2006 21-13 (6-10) 11th (AAC) 1st Rnd NIT 4th Rnd
2004-2005 33-5 (14-2) 1st (C-USA) Champion NCAA 5th Rnd
2003-2004 20-10 (9-7) 6th (C-USA) 2nd Rnd NCAA 1st Rnd
2002-2003 25-7 (11-5) 3rd (C-USA) Champion NCAA 2nd Rnd

2011-2012 Louisville Cardinals Awards & Honors

Player Award / Honor
Kyle Kuric All-AAC Honorable Mention
Peyton Siva AAC Tournament MVP
Gorgui Dieng AAC All-Tournament Team
Kyle Kuric AAC All-Tournament Team
Chane Behanan AAC All-Rookie Team
Russ Smith Billy Minardi Classic MVP

2011-2012 Louisville Cardinals Depth Chart

  PG SG SF PF C
Starters P. Siva C. Smith K. Kuric C. Behanan G. Dieng
Rotation R. Smith M. Marra R. Buckles J. Swopshire  
Lim PT E. Justice W. Blackshear A. Nunez S. Van Treese Z. Price
Lim PT T. Henderson M. Jackson, Jr.      
Lim PT   K. Ware      

2011-2012 Louisville Cardinals Stat Leaders

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV
Kyle Kuric 38 36.1 12.6 4.2 1.2 1.2 0.5 1.0
Russ Smith 39 21.1 11.5 2.5 1.9 2.2 0.0 2.3
Chris Smith 40 27.5 9.7 3.6 1.9 0.8 0.0 1.1
Chane Behanan 40 26.0 9.5 7.5 0.8 0.8 0.5 1.8
Peyton Siva 38 31.7 9.1 3.2 5.6 1.7 0.1 3.4
Gorgui Dieng 40 32.8 9.1 9.1 1.1 1.2 3.2 2.0
Mike Marra 2 12.5 6.0 2.5 1.0 0.5 0.0 1.0
Rakeem Buckles 11 13.5 4.0 3.8 0.3 0.6 0.2 1.4
Jared Swopshire 39 13.3 3.3 2.8 0.4 0.3 0.2 0.6
Mark Jackson, Jr. 2 6.0 2.5 1.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0
Wayne Blackshear 15 7.0 2.5 1.4 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.5
Angel Nunez 11 5.2 2.2 0.7 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.5
Stephan Van Treese 3 6.7 1.3 2.0 0.0 0.3 0.3 0.3
Tim Henderson 11 5.1 1.3 0.8 0.5 0.1 0.0 0.5
Kevin Ware 19 5.5 1.1 0.7 0.5 0.4 0.2 1.1
Elisha Justice 23 5.3 1.0 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.0 0.5
Zach Price 19 4.4 0.6 0.8 0.0 0.1 0.2 0.2

2011-2012 Louisville Cardinals Front Office

Staff Member Position Start Season Previous Job
Rick Pitino Head Coach 2001-2002 Head Coach (Boston Celtics, 1997 to 2001)
Richard Pitino Associate Head Coach 2011-2012 Assistant Coach (Florida, 2009 to 2011)
Kevin Keatts Assistant Coach 2011-2012 N/A
Wyking Jones Assistant Coach 2011-2012 N/A
Tom Jurich Athletic Director 2000-2001 N/A
Vincent Tatum Equipment Manager 2010-2011 Assistant Equipment Manager (Louisville, 2004 to 2010)
Kenny Klein Director of Sports Information 1983-1984 N/A
Nancy Allison Worley Assistant Director of Sports Information 1983-1984 N/A
Kim Pemberton Assistant Director of Sports Information 1999-2000 N/A
Rocco Gasparro Assistant Director of Sports Information 2003-2004 N/A
Ira Green Assistant Director of Sports Information 2010-2011 N/A
Ray Ganong Strength and Conditioning Coach 1985-1986 N/A