2011–12 DePaul Blue Demons men's basketball team

2011–12 DePaul Blue Demons men's basketball
Conference Big East Conference (1979–2013)
2011–12 record 12–19 (3–15 Big East)
Head coach Oliver Purnell
Assistant coach Ron Bradley
Assistant coach Brian Ellerbe
Assistant coach Billy Garrett
Home arena Allstate Arena
McGrath-Phillips Arena
2011–12 Big East men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
#2 Syracuse 17 1   .944     34 3   .919
#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
2012 Big East Tournament winner
As of March 31, 2012[1]; 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 Clahar, WorrelWorrel Clahar 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 179 lb (81 kg) Jr Sound Doctrine Christian Academy
Lawson State CC
Brooklyn, NY
G 2 McGhee, McGhee 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 203 lb (92 kg) So Champaign Central HS Champaign, IL
G 5 Belcaster, JoeJoe Belcaster 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 161 lb (73 kg) Jr Morton HS Berwyn, IL
C 10 Robertson Jr., DerrellDerrell Robertson Jr. 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 233 lb (106 kg) Fr Mendenhall High School Pinola, MS
G 11 Kelly, JeremiahJeremiah Kelly 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 166 lb (75 kg) Sr American Christian Chicago, IL
F 12 Melvin, ClevelandCleveland Melvin 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Lake Clifton HS Baltimore, MD]
F 15 Morgan, MosesMoses Morgan 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 218 lb (99 kg) So Palo Verde HS Las Vegas, NV
G 20 Young, BrandonBrandon Young 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 193 lb (88 kg) So Friendship Collegiate Academy Baltimore, MD
F 21 Crockett, JameeJamee Crockett 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 202 lb (92 kg) Fr Crete-Monee Chicago, IL
F 23 Kirk, DonnavanDonnavan Kirk 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 222 lb (101 kg) Sr Detroit Country Day School
University of Miami
Pontiac, MI
G 32 McKinney, CharlesCharles McKinney 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 182 lb (83 kg) Fr Quality Education Academy Evanston, IL
C 33 Faber, KrysKrys 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
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
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
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, Lakeshore PTV
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
#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 #14/15 Louisville L 59–76  10–7 (1–4)
KFC Yum! Center (21,223)
Louisville, KY
01/17/2012
6:00 PM, ESPN2
#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
#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
#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

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