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2011–12 Philadelphia 76ers season
Head coach Doug Collins
Owner(s) Josh Harris
Arena Wells Fargo Center
Results
Record 35–31 (.530)
Place Division: 3rd (Atlantic)
Conference: 8th (Eastern)
Playoff finish Eliminated Conference SemiFinals Boston Celtics(3-4)
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television CSN Philadelphia
Radio WIP-FM, WPHT, WPEN-FM (playoffs)
Philadelphia 76ers seasons
< 2010–11 2012–13 >

The 2011–12 Philadelphia 76ers season is the 73rd season of the franchise, 63rd in the National Basketball Association (NBA), and the 49th in Philadelphia. The Sixers finished the regular season with a 35–31 record, earning the eighth seed in the Eastern Conference and a berth in the 2012 NBA Playoffs. Philadelphia faced the Chicago Bulls on the first round and won the series in six games to become the fifth eight-seeded team in league history to win a first round series against a number one seed in the playoffs.[1]

Contents

Key dates

NBA Draft

Main article: 2011 NBA Draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
1 16 Nikola Vučević Center / Forward  Montenegro USC
2 50 Lavoy Allen Center / Forward  United States Temple

Roster

Philadelphia 76ers roster
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight DOB (Y–M–D) From
F/C 50 Allen, Lavoy 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1989–02–04 Temple
F/C 4 Battie, Tony 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1976–02–11 Texas Tech
F 33 Brackins, Craig 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1987–10–09 Iowa State
F/C 42 Brand, Elton 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 254 lb (115 kg) 1979–03–11 Duke
C 00 Hawes, Spencer 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 245 lb (111 kg) 1988–04–28 Washington
G 11 Holiday, Jrue 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1990–06–12 UCLA
G/F 9 Iguodala, Andre (C) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 207 lb (94 kg) 1984–01–28 Arizona
G 20 Meeks, Jodie 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 208 lb (94 kg) 1987–08–21 Kentucky
G 25 Silas, Xavier 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1988–01–22 Northern Illinois
G/F 12 Turner, Evan 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1988–10–27 Ohio State
F/C 8 Vučević, Nikola 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1990–10–24 Southern California
G 23 Williams, Louis 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1986–10–27 South Gwinnett HS (GA)
G/F 7 Young, Sam 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1985–06–01 Pittsburgh
F 21 Young, Thaddeus 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1988–06–21 Georgia Tech
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Athletic trainer(s)
  • Kevin N. Johnson
  • Scott Faust
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • (DL) On assignment to
    D-League affiliate
  • Injured Injured

Roster • Transactions
Last transaction: 2012–04–25

Depth chart

Pos. Starter Bench Reserve Inactive
C Spencer Hawes Tony Battie
PF Elton Brand Nikola Vučević Lavoy Allen
Craig Brackins
SF Andre Iguodala Thaddeus Young
SG Evan Turner Jodie Meeks Sam Young
PG Jrue Holiday Louis Williams

Pre-season

Game log

2011 pre-season game log
Pre-season: 5–2 (Home: 2–0; Road: 3–2)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 December 16 @ Washington W 103–78 Louis Williams (19) Spencer Hawes (9) Andre Iguodala,
Jrue Holiday,
Nikola Vucevic		 Verizon Center 1-0
2 December 20 Washington W 101–94 Jrue Holiday (24) Spencer Hawes (13) Jrue Holiday (6) Wells Fargo Center 2-0
2011–12 season schedule

Regular season

Standings

Atlantic Division
W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-Boston Celtics 39 27 .591 – 24–9 15–18 8–6
x-New York Knicks 36 30 .545 3 22–11 14–19 8–6
x-Philadelphia 76ers 35 31 .530 4 19–14 16–17 7–6
Toronto Raptors 23 43 .348 16 13–20 10–23 7–8
New Jersey Nets 22 44 .333 17 9–24 13–20 5–9
Eastern Conference
# Team W L PCT GB
1 z-Chicago Bulls 50 16 .758 –
2 y-Miami Heat 46 20 .697 4
3 x-Indiana Pacers 42 24 .636 8
4 y-Boston Celtics 39 27 .591 11
5 x-Atlanta Hawks 40 26 .606 10
6 x-Orlando Magic 37 29 .561 13
7 x-New York Knicks 36 30 .545 14
8 x-Philadelphia 76ers 35 31 .530 15
9 Milwaukee Bucks 31 35 .470 19
10 Detroit Pistons 25 41 .379 25
11 Toronto Raptors 23 43 .348 27
12 New Jersey Nets 22 44 .333 28
13 Cleveland Cavaliers 21 45 .318 29
14 Washington Wizards 20 46 .303 30
15 Charlotte Bobcats 7 59 .106 43

Game log

2011–12 game log
Total: 35–31 (Home: 19–14; Road: 16–17)
2011–12 season schedule

Playoffs

2012 playoff game log
First round: 4–2 (Home: 3–0; Road: 1–2)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
1 April 28 @ Chicago L 91–103 Elton Brand (19) Elton Brand, Jrue Holiday (7) Andre Iguodala, Evan Turner (5) United Center
21,943		 0–1
2 May 1 @ Chicago W 109–92 Jrue Holiday (26) Lavoy Allen (9) Three players (6) United Center
22,067		 1–1
3 May 4 Chicago W 79–74 Spencer Hawes (21) Thaddeus Young (11) Jrue Holiday (6) Wells Fargo Center
20,381		 2–1
4 May 6 Chicago W 89–82 Spencer Hawes (22) Andre Iguodala (12) Jrue Holiday (6) Wells Fargo Center
20,381		 3–1
5 May 8 @ Chicago L 69–77 Spencer Hawes (16) Andre Iguodala (14) Jrue Holiday (4) United Center
22,093		 3–2
6 May 10 Chicago W 79–78 Andre Iguodala (20) Spencer Hawes (10) Andre Iguodala (7) Wells Fargo Center
20,362		 4–2
Conference Semifinals: 2–2 (Home: 1–1; Road: 1–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
1 May 12 @ Boston L 91–92 Andre Iguodala (19) Evan Turner (10) Andre Iguodala (6) TD Garden
18,624		 0–1
2 May 14 @ Boston W 82–81 Jrue Holiday (18) Spencer Hawes (10) Andre Iguodala (7) TD Garden
18,624		 1–1
3 May 16 Boston L 91–107 Thaddeus Young (22) Evan Turner (8) Jrue Holiday (9) Wells Fargo Center
20,351		 1–2
4 May 18 Boston W 92–83 Andre Iguodala, Evan Turner (16) Lavoy Allen (10) Louis Williams (8) Wells Fargo Center
20,411		 2–2
5 May 21 @ Boston TD Garden
6 May 23 Boston Wells Fargo Center
7 (if necessary) May 26 @ Boston TD Garden
2012 playoff schedule

Player statistics

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field-goal percentage  3P%  3-point field-goal percentage  FT%  Free-throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game

Season

Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Allen, LavoyLavoy Allen 41 15 15.2 .473 .786 4.2 .8 .3 .4 4.1
Battie, TonyTony Battie 27 11 10.9 .373 .000 1.000 2.5 .6 .1 .2 1.6
Brackins, CraigCraig Brackins 14 1 6.3 .273 .333 .500 1.1 .6 .0 .1 1.6
Brand, EltonElton Brand 60 60 28.9 .494 .000 .733 7.2 1.6 1.0 1.6 11.0
Elson, FranciscoFrancisco Elson[1] 5 0 3.2 .333 .2 .2 .2 .2 .4
Hawes, SpencerSpencer Hawes 37 29 24.9 .489 .250 .727 7.3 2.6 .4 1.3 9.6
Holiday, JrueJrue Holiday 65 65 33.8 .432 .380 .783 3.3 4.5 1.6 .3 13.5
Iguodala, AndreAndre Iguodala 62 62 35.6 .454 .394 .617 6.1 5.5 1.7 .5 12.4
Meeks, JodieJodie Meeks 66 50 24.9 .409 .365 .906 2.4 .8 .6 .0 8.4
Nocioni, AndrésAndrés Nocioni[1] 11 1 5.1 .250 .167 .545 1.3 .1 .1 .1 1.5
Silas, XavierXavier Silas[1] 2 0 19.5 .267 .167 .667 2.0 1.5 .0 .0 5.5
Turner, EvanEvan Turner 65 20 26.4 .446 .224 .676 5.8 2.8 .6 .3 9.4
Vučević, NikolaNikola Vučević 51 15 15.9 .450 .375 .529 4.8 .6 .4 .7 5.5
Williams, LouisLouis Williams 64 0 26.3 .407 .362 .812 2.4 3.5 .8 .3 14.9
Young, SamSam Young[1] 14 0 9.6 .295 .625 .643 1.5 .4 .4 .3 2.9
Young, ThaddeusThaddeus Young 63 1 27.9 .507 .250 .771 5.2 1.2 1.0 .7 12.8
  • 1 Statistics with the Philadelphia 76ers.


Awards and milestones

Disciplinary actions


See also

2011-12 NBA season

References

  1. ^ 76ers Upset Bulls To Advance To Second Round, The Sports Network May 11, 2012. Retrieved May 20, 2012.
  2. ^ "Report: NBA draft moving to Newark". ESPN.com. October 27, 2010. Archived from the original on 30 October 2010. http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=5733121. Retrieved October 27, 2010. 
  3. ^ Nets bid farewell to New Jersey as Sixers welcome playoff return, Sports Illustrated. April 24, 2012. Retrieved May 20, 2012.
  4. ^ Sixers coach Doug Collins fined $15K for screaming profanity at referee, CBS Sports. April 23, 2012. Retrieved May 21, 2012.
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Arenas
Coaches
General Managers
D-League Affiliate
Administration
Owner
Apollo Global Management
Joshua Harris (chairman)
David Blitzer
Jason Levien
Art Wrubel
Will Smith
Jada Pinkett Smith
Chief Executive Officer
Adam Aron
President & General Manager
Rod Thorn
Head coach
Doug Collins
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