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2011–12 DePaul Blue Demons men's basketball team

2011–12 DePaul Blue Demons men's basketball
ConferenceBig East Conference (1979–2013)
Record12–19 (3–15 Big East)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaAllstate Arena
McGrath-Phillips Arena
Seasons
2011–12 Big East men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 11 Marquette 14 4   .778 27 8   .771
Notre Dame 13 5   .722 22 12   .647
Cincinnati 12 6   .667 26 11   .703
No. 15 Georgetown 12 6   .667 24 9   .727
South Florida 12 6   .667 22 14   .611
West Virginia 9 9   .500 19 14   .576
Connecticut 8 10   .444 20 14   .588
Seton Hall 8 10   .444 21 13   .618
Rutgers 6 12   .333 14 18   .438
St. John's 6 12   .333 13 19   .406
Pittsburgh 5 13   .278 22 17   .564
Villanova 5 13   .278 13 19   .406
Providence 4 14   .222 15 17   .469
DePaul 3 15   .167 12 19   .387
*No. 2 Syracuse 0 1   .000 0 3   .000
**No. 17 Louisville 0 8   .000 0 10   .000
2012 Big East tournament winner
As of March 31, 2012[1]
*Syracuse: 30 reg. season games, 4 postseason games vacated due to sanctions against the program; Disputed record: Syracuse–(34–3)(17–1) **Louisville: 25 reg. season games, 5 postseason games vacated due to sanctions against the program; Disputed record: Louisville–(30-10)(10-8)
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2011–12 DePaul Blue Demons men's basketball team represented DePaul University during the 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Blue Demons, led by second year head coach Oliver Purnell, played their home games at the Allstate Arena, with three home games at McGrath-Phillips Arena, and were members of the Big East Conference. They finished the season 12–19, 3–15 in Big East play to finish in last place. They lost in the first round of the Big East tournament to Connecticut.

Preseason

On October 19, 2011, at Big East Media Day, DePaul was ranked last in the Big East Preseason Coaches' Poll, receiving 27 points.[2]

Roster

2012–13 DePaul Blue Demons men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Worrel Clahar 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 179 lb (81 kg) Jr Sound Doctrine Christian Academy
Lawson State CC
Brooklyn, NY
G 2 Edwind McGhee 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 203 lb (92 kg) So Champaign Central HS Champaign, IL
G 5 Joe Belcaster 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 161 lb (73 kg) Jr Morton HS Berwyn, IL
C 10 Derrell Robertson Jr. 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 233 lb (106 kg) Fr Mendenhall High School Pinola, MS
G 11 Jeremiah Kelly 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 166 lb (75 kg) Sr American Christian Chicago, IL
F 12 Cleveland Melvin 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Lake Clifton HS Baltimore, MD
F 15 Moses Morgan 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 218 lb (99 kg) So Palo Verde HS Las Vegas, NV
G 20 Brandon Young 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 193 lb (88 kg) So Friendship Collegiate Academy Baltimore, MD
F 21 Jamee Crockett 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 202 lb (92 kg) Fr Crete-Monee Chicago, IL
F 23 Donnavan Kirk 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 222 lb (101 kg) Sr Detroit Country Day School
University of Miami
Pontiac, MI
G 32 Charles McKinney 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 182 lb (83 kg) Fr Quality Education Academy Evanston, IL
C 33 Krys Faber 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 258 lb (117 kg) Sr Ribet Academy Palmdale, CA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule

Date
time, TV
Opponent Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/05/2011*
7:30 pm
Lewis W 70–63 
McGrath-Phillips Arena (2,752)
Chicago, IL
Regular season
11/11/2011*
8:00 pm
UTPA W 91–72  1–0
McGrath-Phillips Arena (4,001)
Chicago, IL
11/14/2011*
7:30 pm
Mississippi Valley State W 80–70  2-0
McGrath-Phillips Arena (3,286)
Chicago, IL
11/24/2011*
1:00 pm, ESPN2
vs. Minnesota
Old Spice Classic quarterfinals
L 85–86  2–1
HP Field House (3,170)
Buena Vista, FL
11/25/2011*
1:30 pm, ESPNU
vs. Texas Tech
Old Spice Classic consolation 2nd round
W 76–70  3-1
HP Field House (3,377)
Buena Vista, FL
11/27/2011*
1:00 pm, ESPNU
vs. Arizona State
Old Spice Classic 5th place game
W 68–64  4-1
HP Field House (1,728)
Buena Vista, FL
12/01/2011*
8:00 pm, ESPNU
Ole Miss
SEC–Big East Challenge
L 68–70  4-2
Allstate Arena (7,129)
Rosemont, IL
12/05/2011*
8:00 pm, WCUU
Milwaukee L 76–87  4–3
Allstate Arena (6,661)
Rosemont, IL
12/07/2011*
7:00 pm, LPTV
at Loyola-Chicago W 69–58  5–3
Gentile Arena (4,186)
Chicago, IL
12/10/2011*
1:00 pm, WCUU
Chicago State W 102–95  6–3
Allstate Arena (6,245)
Rosemont, IL
12/14/2011*
8:00 pm
at Northern Illinois W 75–52  7–3
NIU Convocation Center (811)
DeKalb, IL
12/17/2011*
7:00 pm
Arkansas–Pine Bluff W 81-62  8–3
McGrath-Phillips Arena (3,522)
Chicago, IL
12/21/2011*
7:30 pm
Cal Poly W 63-58  9–3
Allstate Arena (8,254)
Rosemont, IL
01/01/2012
4:00 pm, Big East Network/WCUU
No. 1 Syracuse L 68–87  9–4 (0-1)
Allstate Arena (12,102)
Rosemont, IL
01/02/2013
8:00 pm, ESPN2
Pittsburgh W 84–81  10–4 (1–1)
Allstate Arena (8,110)
Rosemont, IL
01/08/2012
11:00 am, Big East Network/WCUU/ESPN3
at Villanova L 71–87  10–5 (1–2)
The Pavilion (6,500)
Villanova, PA
01/10/2012
6:00 pm, ESPN3
at Seton Hall L 73–94  10–6 (1–3)
Prudential Center (6,840)
Newark, NJ
01/14/2012
3:00 pm, Big East Network/WCUU/ESPN3
at No. 14/15 Louisville L 59–76  10–7 (1–4)
KFC Yum! Center (21,223)
Louisville, KY
01/17/2012
6:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 10/12 Georgetown L 75–83  10–8 (1–5)
Allstate Arena (8,322)
Rosemont, IL
01/22/2012
1:00 pm, ESPN3
South Florida L 59–75  10–9 (1–6)
Allstate Arena (8,002)
Rosemont, IL
01/25/2012
6:00 pm, Big East Network/WCUU/ESPN3
at Rutgers W 69-64  11–9 (2–6)
Rutgers Athletic Center (4,662)
Piscataway, NJ
02/01/2012
7:30 pm, Big East Network/WCUU/ESPN3
St. John's L 81–87  11–10 (2–7)
Allstate Arena (7,994)
Rosemont, IL
02/04/2012
6:00 pm, Big East Network/WCUU/ESPN3
Cincinnati L 66–74  11-11 (2–8)
Fifth Third Arena (10,450)
Cincinnati, OH
02/06/2012
8:00 pm, ESPNU
No. 18/19 Marquette L 76–89  11–12 (2–9)
Allstate Arena (9,276)
Rosemont, IL
02/11/2012
6:00 pm, Big East Network/WCUU/ESPN3
at Notre Dame L 76–84  11–13 (2–10)
Edmund P. Joyce Center (9,149)
Notre Dame, IN
02/15/2012
6:00 pm, Big East Network/WCUU/ESPN3
Connecticut L 54-80  11–14 (2–11)
Gampel Pavilion (10,167)
Storrs, CT
02/18/2012
11:00 am, Big East Network/WCUU/ESPN3
No. 19/18 Louisville L 82-90 OT 11–15 (2–12)
Allstate Arena (13,674)
Rosemont, IL
02/20/2012
8:00 pm, ESPNU
St. John's L 72–79  11–16 (2–13)
Carnesecca Arena (5,110)
Queens, NY
02/25/2012
1:00 pm, ESPN3
Providence L 71–73  11–17 (2–14)
Allstate Arena (8,842)
Rosemont, IL
02/28/2012
6:00 pm, Big East Network/WCUU/ESPN3
at West Virginia L 75-92  11–18 (2–15)
WVU Coliseum (10,255)
Morgantown, WV
03/03/2012
5:00 pm, Big East Network/WCUU/ESPN3
at Seton Hall W 86-58  12–18 (3–15)
Allstate Arena (8,412)
Rosemont, IL
2012 Big East men's basketball tournament
03/06/2012
11:00 am, ESPNU
vs. Connecticut
First Round
L 67–81  12–19
Madison Square Garden (N/A)
New York City, NY
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

References

  1. ^ "Big East Conference Standings - 2011-12." ESPN.com. Retrieved 03-31-12.
  2. ^ "Connecticut, Syracuse Tie For First Place In Preseason Coaches' Poll". Big East Conference. October 19, 2011. Archived from the original on October 20, 2011. Retrieved October 28, 2011.