2011–12 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens men's basketball team

2011–12 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens men's basketball
2011–12 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens men's basketball
CBI, First Round
Conference	Colonial Athletic Association
Record	18–14 (12–6 CAA)
Head coach	Monté Ross (6th season);
Assistant coaches	Jeff Rafferty; Mike Pegues; Phil Martelli, Jr.;
Home arena	Bob Carpenter Center
	Seasons ← 2010–11 2012–13 →

2011–12 CAA men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Drexel	16	–	2	.889	29	–	7	.806
VCU†	15	–	3	.833	29	–	7	.806
George Mason	14	–	4	.778	24	–	9	.727
Old Dominion	13	–	5	.722	21	–	13	.618
Delaware	12	–	6	.667	18	–	14	.563
Georgia State	11	–	7	.611	22	–	11	.667
Northeastern	9	–	9	.500	14	–	17	.452
James Madison	5	–	13	.278	12	–	20	.375
UNCW	5	–	13	.278	10	–	21	.323
William & Mary	4	–	14	.222	6	–	26	.188
Hofstra	3	–	15	.167	10	–	22	.313
Towson	1	–	17	.056	1	–	31	.031


† 2012 CAA tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

The 2011–12 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens men's basketball team represented the University of Delaware during the 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Fightin' Blue Hens, led by sixth year head coach Monté Ross, played their home games at the Bob Carpenter Center and are members of the Colonial Athletic Association. They finished the season 18–14, 12–6 in CAA play to finish in fifth place in CAA play. They lost in the quarterfinals of the CAA Basketball tournament to Old Dominion.^[1] They were invited to the 2012 College Basketball Invitational where they lost in the first round to Butler.

Roster

Number	Name	Position	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
0	Kevin McNeil	Forward	6–8	230	Junior	Newport News, Virginia
3	Khalid Lewis	Guard	6–3	185	Freshman	Trenton, New Jersey
4	Jarvis Threatt	Guard	6–2	170	Freshman	Richmond, Virginia
10	Devon Saddler	Guard	6–2	205	Sophomore	Aberdeen, Maryland
12	Samer Madarani	Guard	5–10	160	Senior	Newark, Delaware
13	Kyle Anderson	Guard	6–2	185	Freshman	Newark, Illinois
14	Brendan McNulty	Guard	5–11	190	Junior	Downingtown, Pennsylvania
15	Chris Cooper	Forward	6–5	210	Freshman	Onancock, Virginia
21	Marvin King-Davis	Forward	6–7	205	Freshman	Richmond, Virginia
23	Hakim McCullar	Forward	6–8	250	Senior	Cincinnati, Ohio
31	Will Townsville	Guard	6–3	180	Junior	Newark, Delaware
32	Josh Brinkley	Forward	6–6	245	Junior	Richmond, Virginia
33	Carl Baptiste	Forward	6–8	240	Junior	Pittstown, New Jersey
44	Jamelle Hagins	Forward	6–9	240	Junior	Roanoke, Virginia
55	Tommy Williams	Forward	6–6	210	Sophomore	Hamden, Connecticut

Schedule

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
11/11/2011* 7:00 pm	at Radford	L 54–58	0–1	Dedmon Center (1,642) Radford, Virginia
11/18/2011* 7:00 pm, ESPN3	at Villanova	L 69–79	0–2	The Pavilion (6,500) Villanova, Pennsylvania
11/22/2011* 7:00 pm	Cornell	W 72–64	1–2	Bob Carpenter Center (1,784) Newark, Delaware
11/26/2011* 2:00 pm	Lafayette	W 81–78	2–2	Bob Carpenter Center (1,609) Newark, Delaware
11/30/2011* 7:00 pm	at Boston University	L 67–73	2–3	Case Gym (553) Boston
12/03/2011 4:00 pm, TCN/CSN-NE	Drexel	W 71–60	3–3 (1–0)	Bob Carpenter Center (2,421) Newark, Delaware
12/07/2011* 7:00 pm	at Penn	L 60–69	3–4	The Palestra (2,351) Philadelphia
12/10/2011* 1:00 pm	at Delaware State Route 1 Rivalry	W 58–42	4–4	Memorial Hall (912) Dover, Delaware
12/19/2011* 7:00 pm	La Salle	W 70–66	5–4	Bob Carpenter Center (2,345) Newark, Delaware
12/22/2011* 7:00 pm	at Howard	L 83–88 ^OT	5–5	Burr Gymnasium (380) Washington, D.C.
12/30/2011* 7:00 pm	at Temple	L 63–66	5–6	Bob Carpenter Center (4,234) Newark, Delaware
01/02/2012 2:00 pm	at UNC Wilmington	L 75–80	5–7 (1–1)	Trask Coliseum (2,657) Wilmington, North Carolina
01/04/2012 7:00 pm	Hofstra	W 67–66	6–7 (2–1)	Bob Carpenter Center (1,580) Newark, Delaware
01/07/2012 4:00 pm, TCN/CSN-MA	at William & Mary	W 75–64	7–7 (3–1)	Kaplan Arena (2,119) Williamsburg, Virginia
01/11/2012 7:00 pm	Old Dominion	L 66–68	7–8 (3–2)	Bob Carpenter Center (1,911) Newark, Delaware
01/14/2012 4:00 pm, TCN/CSS	VCU	L 55–68	7–9 (3–3)	Bob Carpenter Center (3,568) Newark, Delaware
01/18/2012 7:00 pm, ESPN3	at George Mason	L 63–89	7–10 (3–4)	Patriot Center (3,927) Fairfax, Virginia
01/21/2012 2:00 pm	Georgia State	W 77–74 ^2OT	8–10 (4–4)	Bob Carpenter Center (3,773) Newark, Delaware
01/23/2012 7:00 pm, ESPN3	Towson	W 62–43	9–10 (5–4)	Bob Carpenter Center (1,855) Newark, Delaware
01/25/2012 7:00 pm	at Northeastern	T 62–62	10–10 (5–5)	Matthews Arena (1,221) Boston, Massachusetts
01/28/2012 2:00 pm, TCN	at Drexel	L 55–71	10–11 (5–6)	Daskalakis Athletic Center (2,532) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
02/01/2012 7:00 pm	George Mason	L 60–65	10–12 (6–6)	Bob Carpenter Center (2,091) Newark, Delaware
02/04/2012 2:00 pm, TCN/CSS	at James Madison	W 85–80	11–12 (7–6)	JMU Convocation Center (4,625) Harrisonburg, Virginia
02/08/2012 7:00 pm	UNC Wilmington	W 71–53	12–12 (8–6)	Bob Carpenter Center (1,759) Newark, Delaware
02/11/2012 2:00 pm	at Georgia State	W 80–77	13–12 (9–6)	GSU Sports Arena (1,751) Atlanta
02/14/2012 7:00 pm	at Hofstra	W 71–57	14–12 (10–6)	Hofstra Arena (1,785) Hempstead, New York
02/18/2012* 2:00 pm	Hampton ESPN BracketBusters	W 68–64	15–12	Bob Carpenter Center (2,460) Newark, Delaware
02/22/2012 7:00 pm	at Towson	W 76–69	16–12 (11–6)	Towson Center (1,021) Towson, Maryland
02/25/2012 12:00 pm, TCN/CSN-NE	Northeastern	W 82–72	17–12 (12–6)	Bob Carpenter Center (3,527) Newark, Delaware
2012 CAA men's basketball tournament
03/02/2012 2:30 pm, TCN	vs. Towson First Round	W 72–65	18–12	Richmond Coliseum (3,081) Richmond, Virginia
03/03/2012 2:30 pm, TCN	vs. Old Dominion Quarterfinals	L 74–88	18–13	Richmond Coliseum (5,889) Richmond, Virginia
2012 CBI
03/14/2012* 8:00 pm, HDNet	at Butler First Round	L 58–75	18–14	Hinkle Fieldhouse (2,349) Indianapolis
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

References

^ Miller, Ed (March 3, 2012). "Old Dominion beats Delaware 88-74". The Virginian-Pilot. Retrieved February 14, 2024.

[1] Miller, Ed (March 3, 2012). "Old Dominion beats Delaware 88-74". The Virginian-Pilot. Retrieved February 14, 2024.

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