2011–12 Albany Great Danes men's basketball team

The 2011–12 Albany Great Danes men's basketball team represented the University at Albany, SUNY during the 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Great Dames, led by 11th year head coach Will Brown, played their home games at SEFCU Arena and are members of the America East Conference. They finished the season 19–15, 9–7 in America East play to finish in fourth place. They lost in the semifinals of the America East Basketball tournament to Stony Brook. They were invited to the 2012 CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they lost in the first round to Manhattan.[1]

2011–12 Albany Great Danes men's basketball
CIT, First Round
ConferenceAmerica East Conference
Record19–15 (9–7 America East)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Jeremy Friel
  • Chad O'Donnell
  • Brent Wilson
Home arenaSEFCU Arena
Seasons
2011–12 America East men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Stony Brook 14 2   .875 22 10   .688
Vermont 13 3   .813 24 12   .667
Boston University 12 4   .750 16 16   .500
Albany 9 7   .563 19 15   .559
Hartford 7 9   .438 9 22   .290
New Hampshire 7 9   .438 13 16   .448
Maine 6 10   .375 12 17   .414
UMBC 3 13   .188 4 26   .133
Binghamton 1 15   .063 2 29   .065
2012 America East tournament winner
As of March 16, 2012
Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

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Number Name Position Height Weight Year Hometown
0 Jacob Iati Guard 5–10 175 Junior York, Pennsylvania
1 Tanner Gibson Freshman 6–2 180 Freshman Zanesville, Ohio
2 Logan Aronhalt Guard 6–3 210 Junior Zanesville, Ohio
10 Mike Black Guard 6–0 175 Junior Chicago, Illinois
11 Luke Devlin Forward 6–8 230 Sophomore Sydney, Australia
12 Peter Hooley Guard 6–4 195 Freshman Hahndorf, South Australia
14 Sam Rowley Forward 6–5 230 Freshman Sydney, Australia
20 Gerardo Suero Guard 6–4 205 Junior Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
21 Blake Metcalf Center 6–9 240 Junior Camby, Indiana
22 Ralph Watts Guard/Forward 6–5 205 Sophomore Peekskill, New York
24 Chris Page Guard 6–5 185 Freshman Plainfield, Indiana
30 Jayson Guerrier Guard/Forward 6–4 205 Junior Winter Springs, Florida
44 John Puk Center 6–10 265 Sophomore Waterloo, Iowa

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition Tour of Canada
08/19/2011*
7:00 pm
vs. Université du Québec à Montréal W 86–57 
 
Montreal, QC
08/20/2011*
7:00 pm
vs. McGill University W 83–58 
 
Montreal, QC
08/22/2011*
7:30 pm
vs. Dawson College L 86–90 
 
Montreal, QC
08/24/2011*
8:00 pm
vs. University of Ottawa W 97–85 
 
Ottawa, ON
08/25/2011*
7:00 pm
vs. Carleton University W 91–81 
 
Ottawa, ON
Regular Season
11/11/2011*
7:00 pm, SNY
at No. 10 Pittsburgh L 56–89  0–1
Petersen Events Center (10,125)
Pittsburgh, PA
11/14/2011*
4:00 pm
vs. Brown
NIT Season Tip-Off
W 77–68  1–1
Carrier Dome (NA)
Syracuse, NY
11/15/2011*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at No. 5 Syracuse
NIT Season Tip-Off
L 74–98  1–2
Carrier Dome (17,189)
Syracuse, NY
11/21/2011*
5:00 pm
vs. Monmouth
NIT Season Tip-Off
W 85–49  2–2
Patriot Center (NA)
Fairfax, VA
11/22/2011*
7:30 pm
at George Mason
NIT Season Tip-Off
L 46–66  2–3
Patriot Center (1,384)
Fairfax, VA
11/25/2011*
4:00 pm
Navy W 69–62  3–3
SEFCU Arena (3,037)
Albany, NY
11/27/2011*
4:00 pm
Fairleigh Dickinson W 81–62  4–3
SEFCU Arena (1,623)
Albany, NY
12/05/2011*
7:00 pm, TWCSN
at Siena L 60–64  4–4
Times Union Center (8,252)
Albany, NY
12/07/2011*
7:00 pm, TWCSN
Colgate W 87–63  5–4
SEFCU Arena (2,584)
Albany, NY
12/17/2011*
2:00 pm
at Cornell L 82–85  5–5
Newman Arena (1,477)
Ithaca, NY
12/19/2011*
7:00 pm
at St. Francis W 76–64  6–5
Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (935)
Brooklyn, NY
12/23/2011*
2:00 pm
Dartmouth W 82–74  7–5
SEFCU Arena (1,861)
Albany, NY
12/28/2011*
8:00 pm
at Maryland L 72–83  7–6
Comcast Center (11,751)
College Park, MD
12/31/2011*
4:00 pm
at Mount St. Mary's W 65–64  8–6
Knott Arena (800)
Emmitsburg, MD
01/02/2012
7:00 pm
Hartford W 88–63  9–6 (1–0)
SEFCU Arena (2,147)
Albany, NY
01/05/2012
7:00 pm
at UMBC W 89–72  10–6 (2–0)
Retriever Activities Center (1,373)
Baltimore, MD
01/08/2012
2:00 pm
at Stony Brook L 68–81  10–7 (2–1)
Pritchard Gymnasium (1,355)
Stony Brook, NY
01/11/2012
7:00 pm, TWCSN
New Hampshire W 86–63  11–7 (3–1)
SEFCU Arena (2,388)
Albany, NY
01/14/2012
7:00 pm
Maine W 76–75  12–7 (4–1)
SEFCU Arena (2,853)
Albany, NY
01/16/2012
7:00 pm, CBSSN
at Boston University L 57–70  12–8 (4–2)
Case Gym (852)
Boston, MA
01/19/2012
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Vermont L 69–73  12–9 (4–3)
Patrick Gym (2,260)
Burlington, VT
01/25/2012
7:00 pm, TWCSN
Binghamton W 74–68  13–9 (5–3)
SEFCU Arena (3,146)
Albany, NY
01/28/2012
4:00 pm
at Hartford W 72–60  14–9 (6–3)
Chase Arena at RFP (1,699)
Hartford, CT
02/01/2012
7:00 pm
UMBC W 87–76  15–9 (7–3)
SEFCU Arena (2,810)
Albany, NY
02/04/2012
7:00 pm, TWCSN
Stony Brook L 69–76  15–10 (7–4)
SEFCU Arena (4,538)
Albany, NY
02/06/2012
7:00 pm
Boston University L 78–81  15–11 (7–5)
SEFCU Arena (2,280)
Albany, NY
02/09/2012
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at New Hampshire L 64–69  15–12 (7–6)
Lundholm Gym (665)
Durham, NH
02/11/2012
2:00 pm
at Maine W 76–68  16–12 (8–6)
Memorial Gymnasium (1,175)
Orono, ME
02/15/2012
7:00 pm, TWCSN
Vermont L 47–50  16–13 (8–7)
SEFCU Arena (2,811)
Albany, NY
02/18/2012*
7:00 pm
Rider
ESPN BracketBusters
W 70–61  17–13
SEFCU Arena (2,190)
Albany, NY
02/23/2012
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Binghamton W 74–63  18–13 (9–7)
Binghamton University Events Center (3,548)
Vestal, NY
America East tournament
03/03/2012
2:15 pm, ESPN3
vs. New Hampshire
Quarterfinals
W 63–45  19–13
Chase Arena at RFP (1,981)
Hartford, CT
03/04/2012
5:00 pm, ESPN3
vs. Stony Brook
Semifinals
L 55–57  19–14
Chase Arena at RFP (2,644)
Hartford, CT
CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament
03/14/2012*
7:00 pm
Manhattan
First Round
L 79–89  19–15
SEFCU Arena (458)
Albany, NY
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

References

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  1. ^ Brennan, Sean (March 15, 2012). "Manhattan Jaspers advance to CIT Sweet 16, as George Beamon scores 34 points in 89-79 win over Albany". New York Daily News. Retrieved February 14, 2024.