2011–12 Syracuse Orange men's basketball team
2011–12 Syracuse Orange men's basketball | |
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NIT Season Tip-Off Champions | |
NCAA Tournament East Region 1 Seed, Elite Eight | |
Conference | Big East Conference (1979–2013) |
Ranking | |
Coaches | #2 |
AP | #2 |
2011–12 record | 0–3, 34 wins vacated (0–1 Big East, 17 wins vacated) |
Head coach | Jim Boeheim |
Assistant coach | Mike Hopkins |
Assistant coach | Adrian Autry |
Assistant coach | Gerry McNamara |
Home arena | Carrier Dome |
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#11 Marquette | 14 | – | 4 | .778 | 27 | – | 8 | .771 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Notre Dame | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | 22 | – | 12 | .647 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cincinnati | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 26 | – | 11 | .703 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
#15 Georgetown | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 24 | – | 9 | .727 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
South Florida | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 22 | – | 14 | .611 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
#17 Louisville† | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 30 | – | 10 | .750 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
*#2 Syracuse | 0 | – | 1 | .000 | 0 | – | 3 | .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); Rankings from AP Poll |
The 2011–12 Syracuse Orange men's basketball team represented Syracuse University in the 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The head coach, Jim Boeheim, served for his 36th year. The team played its home games at the Carrier Dome in Syracuse, New York and is a member of the Big East Conference.
In 2015, Syracuse voluntarily vacated 9 wins from this season due to participation of ineligible players. Following an NCAA investigation, all 25 other wins were vacated.[2][3]
Preseason
Roster changes
Syracuse graduated one starter from the previous year's team, power forward Rick Jackson. Center DaShonte Riley transferred to Eastern Michigan.
Recruiting
Name | Home town | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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Michael Carter-Williams PG |
Hamilton, MA | St. Andrew's School | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | Nov 1, 2009 | |
Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 97 | ||||||
Rakeem Christmas C |
Philadelphia, PA | Academy of the New Church | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | 230 lb (100 kg) | Aug 6, 2010 | |
Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 97 | ||||||
Trevor Cooney SG |
Wilmington, DE | Sanford School | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | Feb 26, 2010 | |
Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 94 | ||||||
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: #16 Rivals: #11 ESPN: #10 | ||||||
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Preseason outlook
In the Big East preseason Coaches' Poll, Syracuse was predicted to finish tied for first with Connecticut. The Orange received five first place votes and 209 votes overall.[4] Kris Joseph was named to the Preseason All-Big East first team and Scoop Jardine was named to the second team.[5]
Postseason awards
Fab Melo was named the Big East's Defensive Player of the Year and Dion Waiters won the Big East Sixth Man Award.[6] Kris Joseph was named to the All-Big East First Team while Scoop Jardine made the Second Team and Dion Waiters made the Third Team.[7]
The National Association of Basketball Coaches named Joseph to its All-America Second Team.[8]
NBC Sports also named Melo the Big East's Defensive Player of the Year and Waiters the Sixth Man of the Year. NBC named Joseph to its All-Big East First Team and Jardine and Waiters to its Second Team.[9]
CBS Sports named Waiters its national Sixth Man of the Year.[10] It also named Waiters All-Big East First Team and Joseph Second Team.[11]
Roster
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Depth chart
Pos. | Starting 5 | Bench 1 | Bench 2 | Bench 3 |
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C | Fab Melo | Baye Keita | Matt Tomaszewski | |
PF | C.J. Fair | Rakeem Christmas | Matt Lyde-Cajuste | |
SF | Kris Joseph | James Southerland | Griffin Hoffmann | Albert Nassar |
SG | Brandon Triche | Dion Waiters | Nick Resavy | Russ DeRemer |
PG | Scoop Jardine | Michael Carter-Williams | Brandon Reese | Nolan Hart |
Schedule
Date Time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (Attendance) City, State | |||
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Exhibition | |||||||||||
Nov. 1* 7:00 PM, Time Warner SportsNet |
#5 | CSULA (DII) | W 79–49 | |
12 – Melo | 9 – Keita | 7 – Jardine | Carrier Dome (8,668) Syracuse, NY | |||
Nov. 8* 7:00 PM, Time Warner SportsNet/SNY |
#5 | St. Rose (DII) | W 87–69 | |
12 – Joseph | 7 – Keita | 3 – Carter-Williams, Jardine, Waiters | Carrier Dome (8,110) Syracuse, NY | |||
Regular Season | |||||||||||
Nov. 12* 4:00 PM, Time Warner SportsNet/SNY |
#5 | Fordham | W 78–53 | 1–0 |
16 – Joseph | 7 – Triche | 3 – Jardine, Triche | Carrier Dome (22,906) Syracuse, NY | |||
Nov. 14* 7:00 PM, ESPNU |
#5 | Manhattan NIT Season Tip-Off |
W 92–56 | 2–0 |
17 – Waiters | 9 – Melo | 5 – Waiters | Carrier Dome (17,284) Syracuse, NY | |||
Nov. 15* 7:00 PM, ESPN3 |
#5 | Albany NIT Season Tip-Off |
W 98–74 | 3–0 |
19 – Joseph, Southerland | 9 – Fair | 5 – Jardine, Triche, Waiters | Carrier Dome (17,189) Syracuse, NY | |||
Nov. 19* 4:00 PM, Time Warner SportsNet/SNY |
#5 | Colgate | W 92–47 | 4–0 |
16 – Waiters | 8 – Christmas | 6 – Jardine | Carrier Dome (21,084) Syracuse, NY | |||
Nov. 23* 9:30 PM, ESPN2 |
#5 | vs. Virginia Tech NIT Season Tipoff |
W 69–58 | 5–0 |
20 – Joseph | 10 – Joseph, Fair | 6 – Triche | Madison Square Garden (8,293) New York, NY | |||
Nov. 25* 5:00 PM, ESPN |
#5 | vs. Stanford NIT Season Tipoff |
W 69–63 | 6–0 |
18 – Joseph | 9 – Joseph, Melo | 4 – Triche | Madison Square Garden (8,477) New York, NY | |||
Nov. 29* 7:00 PM, Time Warner SportsNet/SNY |
#4 | Eastern Michigan | W 84–48 | 7–0 |
19 – Southerland | 6 – Christmas | 7 – Jardine | Carrier Dome (19,649) Syracuse, NY | |||
Dec. 2* 7:00 PM, ESPN |
#4 | #10 Florida SEC–Big East Challenge |
W 72–68 | 8–0 |
20 – Triche | 11 – Fair | 7 – Jardine | Carrier Dome (24,459) Syracuse, NY | |||
Dec. 6* 7:00 PM, Time Warner SportsNet/SNY |
#3 | Marshall | W 62–56 | 9–0 |
15 – Waiters | 8 – Joseph | 4 – Jardine | Carrier Dome (19,817) Syracuse, NY | |||
Dec. 10* 7:00 PM, Time Warner SportsNet/SNY |
#3 | George Washington | W 85–50 | 10–0 |
19 – Waiters | 8 – Joseph | 8 – Carter-Williams | Carrier Dome (23,226) Syracuse, NY | |||
Dec. 17* 6:30 PM, ESPN2 |
#1 | at NC State | W 88–72 | 11–0 |
22 – Waiters | 6 – Melo | 4 – Jardine, Triche | RBC Center (19,400) Raleigh, NC | |||
Dec. 20* 7:00 PM, Time Warner SportsNet/SNY |
#1 | Bucknell | W 80–61 | 12–0 |
17 – Joseph | 9 – Melo | 4 – Carter-Williams, Jardine | Carrier Dome (17,302) Syracuse, NY | |||
Dec. 22* 7:00 PM, Time Warner SportsNet/SNY |
#1 | Tulane | W 80–61 | 13–0 |
15 – Waiters | 5 – Christmas, Melo, Southerland | 3 – Carter-Williams, Jardine, Joseph, Triche | Carrier Dome (18,679) Syracuse, NY | |||
Big East Regular Season | |||||||||||
Dec. 28 7:00 PM, Big East Network/MSG |
#1 | Seton Hall | W 75–49 | 14–0 (1–0) |
15 – Waiters | 8 – Fair | 4 – Joseph, Jardine, Triche | Carrier Dome (25,081) Syracuse, NY | |||
Jan. 1 5:00 PM, Big East Network/SNY |
#1 | at DePaul | W 87–68 | 15–0 (2–0) |
22 – Joseph | 7 – Joseph | 3 – Jardine, Waiters | Allstate Arena (12,102) Rosemont, IL | |||
Jan. 4 9:00 PM, Big East Network/SNY |
#1 | at Providence | W 87–73 | 16–0 (3–0) |
16 – Triche | 5 – Christmas | 11 – Jardine | Dunkin' Donuts Center (12,252) Providence, RI | |||
Jan. 7 4:00 PM, Big East Network/SNY |
#1 | #20 Marquette | W 73–66 | 17–0 (4–0) |
17 – Joseph | 8 – Fair, Melo | 7 – Waiters | Carrier Dome (25,412) Syracuse, NY | |||
Jan. 11 7:00 PM, ESPN2 |
#1 | at Villanova | W 79–66 | 18–0 (5–0) |
20 – Waiters | 7 – Keita | 5 – Jardine | Wells Fargo Center (14,877) Philadelphia, PA | |||
Jan. 14 6:00 PM, Big East Network/SNY |
#1 | Providence | W 78–55 | 19–0 (6–0) |
13 – Joseph | 6 – Fair | 9 – Jardine | Carrier Dome (23,311) Syracuse, NY | |||
Jan. 16 7:30 PM, ESPN |
#1 | Pittsburgh | W 71–63 | 20–0 (7–0) |
16 – Waiters | 10 – Melo | 10 – Jardine | Carrier Dome (24,826) Syracuse, NY | |||
Jan. 21 6:00 PM, ESPN |
#1 | at Notre Dame | L 58–67 | 20–1 (7–1) |
15 – Southerland | 5 – Joseph | 7 – Jardine | Purcell Pavilion (9,149) Notre Dame, IN | |||
Jan. 23 7:00 PM, ESPN |
#3 | at Cincinnati | W 60–53 | 21–1 (8–1) |
17 – Joseph | 9 – Christmas | 6 – Jardine | Fifth Third Arena (13,176) Cincinnati, OH | |||
Jan. 28 1:00 PM, ESPNU |
#3 | West Virginia | W 63–61 | 22–1 (9–1) |
18 – Triche | 7 – Joseph | 5 – Jardine | Carrier Dome (28,740) Syracuse, NY | |||
Feb. 4 12:00 PM, ESPN |
#2 | at St. John's | W 95–70 | 23–1 (10–1) |
14 – Fair, Melo, Waiters | 8 – Joseph | 5 – Triche | Madison Square Garden (19,979) New York, NY | |||
Feb. 8 7:00 PM, ESPN |
#2 | #11 Georgetown | W 64–61 OT | 24–1 (11–1) |
29 – Joseph | 9 – Fair | 8 – Jardine | Carrier Dome (27,820) Syracuse, NY | |||
Feb. 11 1:00 PM, CBS |
#2 | Connecticut Rivalry |
W 85–67 | 25–1 (12–1) |
21 – Jardine | 12 – Fair | 6 – Jardine | Carrier Dome (33,430) Syracuse, NY | |||
Feb. 13 7:00 PM, ESPN |
#2 | #19 at Louisville | W 52–51 | 26–1 (13–1) |
13 – Fair | 6 – Joseph, Melo | 5 – Jardine | KFC Yum! Center (22,738) Louisville, KY | |||
Feb. 19 1:00 PM, ESPN |
#2 | at Rutgers | W 74–64 | 27–1 (14–1) |
21 – Fair | 8 – Fair | 7 – Jardine | Louis Brown Athletic Center (8,093) Piscataway, NJ | |||
Feb. 22 7:00 PM, Big East Network/SNY |
#2 | USF | W 56–48 | 28–1 (15–1) |
15 – Jardine | 9 – Joseph | 4 – Jardine | Carrier Dome (25,316) Syracuse, NY | |||
Feb. 25 9:00 PM, ESPN |
#2 | at Connecticut Rivalry |
W 71–69 | 29–1 (16–1) |
21 – Joseph | 9 – Melo | 6 – Jardine | Gampel Pavilion (10,167) Storrs, CT | |||
Mar. 3 4:00 PM, CBS |
#2 | #19 Louisville | W 58–49 | 30–1 (17–1) |
18 – Triche | 8 – Melo | 4 – Triche | Carrier Dome (33,205) Syracuse, NY | |||
2012 Big East Men's Basketball Tournament | |||||||||||
Mar. 8 12:00 PM, ESPN |
#2 | vs. Connecticut Quarterfinals/Rivalry |
W 58–55 | 31–1 (17–1) |
18 – Waiters | 7 – Triche | 4 – Carter-Williams | Madison Square Garden (20,057) New York, NY | |||
Mar. 9 7:00 PM, ESPN |
#2 | vs. Cincinnati Semifinals |
L 68–71 | 31–2 (17–1) |
28 – Waiters | 11 – Fair | 4 – Triche, Waiters | Madison Square Garden (20,057) New York, NY | |||
2012 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament | |||||||||||
Mar. 15 3:10 PM, truTV |
#2 (1) | vs. (16) UNC Asheville East Region Second Round |
W 72–65 | 32–2 |
15 – Southerland | 8 – Joseph, Southerland | 7 – Jardine | Consol Energy Center (18,927) Pittsburgh, PA | |||
Mar. 17 12:15 PM, CBS |
#2 (1) | vs. (8) Kansas State East Region Third Round |
W 75–59 | 33–2 |
18 – Waiters | 11 – Christmas | 8 – Jardine | Consol Energy Center (18,588) Pittsburgh, PA | |||
Mar. 22 7:15 PM, CBS |
#2 (1) | vs. #14 (4) Wisconsin East Region Semifinals |
W 64–63 | 34-2 |
15 – Fair | 7 – Fair | 4 – Jardine | TD Garden (18,796) Boston, MA | |||
Mar. 24 7:05 PM, CBS |
#2 (1) | vs. #7 (2) Ohio State East Region Finals |
L 70–77 | 34-3 |
15 – Triche | 10 – Keita | 6 – Jardine | TD Garden (19,026) Boston, MA | |||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll.. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. |
Rankings
Poll | Pre | Wk 1 | Wk 2 | Wk 3 | Wk 4 | Wk 5 | Wk 6 | Wk 7 | Wk 8 | Wk 9 | Wk 10 | Wk 11 | Wk 12 | Wk 13 | Wk 14 | Wk 15 | Wk 16 | WK 17 | Wk 18 | Final |
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AP | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
Coaches | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
2012–13 Recruiting
Name | Home town | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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DaJuan Coleman C |
DeWitt, NY | Jamesville-DeWitt High School | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | 280 lb (130 kg) | Oct 25, 2011 | |
Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 97 | ||||||
Jerami Grant PF |
Hyattsville, MD | DeMatha Catholic High School | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | Sep 16, 2011 | |
Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 95 | ||||||
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: #11 ESPN: #15 | ||||||
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References
- ↑ "Big East Conference Standings - 2011-12." ESPN.com. Retrieved 03-31-12.
- ↑ http://cuse.com/news/2015/3/6/GEN_0306155633.aspx?path=mbasket
- ↑ NCAA Career Statistics, search under coach for Jim Boeheim
- ↑ "Connecticut, Syracuse Tie For First Place In Preseason Coaches’ Poll". Big East Conference. October 19, 2011. Retrieved October 28, 2011.
- ↑ "Pittsburgh's Gibbs Selected BIG EAST Preseason Player of the Year". Big East Conference. October 19, 2011. Retrieved October 28, 2011.
- ↑ "Melo Named BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Year". Big East Conference. March 5, 2012. Retrieved March 5, 2012.
- ↑ "Marquette Places Two On All-BIG EAST First Team". Big East Conference. March 4, 2012. Retrieved March 5, 2012.
- ↑ "Nabc announces 2012 coaches' division i all-america teams". NABC.org. March 20, 2012. Retrieved March 20, 2012.
- ↑ "CBT’s Big East postseason awards". NBC Sports. March 5, 2012. Retrieved March 6, 2012.
- ↑ "Kansas' Robinson worthy of POY, but Kentucky's Davis is better". CBS Sports. March 13, 2012. Retrieved March 13, 2012.
- ↑ "Conference awards: All-league honors for top players and coaches". CBS Sports. March 13, 2012. Retrieved March 13, 2012.
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