2011–12 Long Island Blackbirds men's basketball team

The 2011–12 Long Island Blackbirds men's basketball team represented The Brooklyn Campus of Long Island University during the 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Blackbirds, led by tenth year head coach Jim Ferry, played their home games at the Athletic, Recreation & Wellness Center and are members of the Northeast Conference. They finished the season 25–9, 16–2 in NEC play to be crowned regular season champions. They also were champions of the Northeast Conference tournament to earn the conference's automatic bid into the 2012 NCAA tournament where they lost in the second round to Michigan State.[1][2]

2011–12 Long Island Blackbirds men's basketball
Northeast Conference regular season & tournament champions
NCAA Tournament, Round of 64
ConferenceNortheast Conference
Record25–9 (16–2 NEC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Jack Perri
  • Rich Glesmann
  • Jason Harris
Home arenaAthletic, Recreation & Wellness Center
Seasons
2011–12 Northeast Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Long Island162 .889259 .735
Wagner153 .833256 .806
Robert Morris135 .7222610 .722
St. Francis (NY)126 .6671515 .500
Quinnipiac108 .5561814 .563
Monmouth108 .5561220 .375
Central Connecticut108 .5561316 .448
Sacred Heart810 .4441418 .438
Mount St. Mary's612 .333821 .276
Saint Francis (PA)513 .278623 .207
Fairleigh Dickinson216 .111326 .103
*Bryant117 .056228 .067
2012 Northeast Conference tournament winner
As of March 17, 2012
Rankings from AP Poll
*Ineligible for conference tournament

Roster edit

NumberNamePositionHeightWeightYearHometown
00Pete AguilarGuard6–2200FreshmanBronx, New York
1Jamal OlasewereForward6–7215JuniorSilver Spring, Maryland
3C.J. GarnerGuard5–10160JuniorSilver Spring, Maryland
4Garrell MartinGuard6–2175FreshmanBronx, New York
5Troy JosephGuard/Forward6–6200FreshmanToronto, Ontario
11Brandon ThompsonGuard6–1185JuniorSan Antonio, Texas
15Jason BrickmanGuard5–10165SophomoreSan Antonio, Texas
20Booker HucksForward6–6210JuniorBay Shore, New York
21Arnold MayorgaForward6–7210SeniorLondon, Ontario
22Robinson Odoch OpongGuard6–3200SophomoreQuebec City, Quebec
23Michael CulpoGuard6–1180SeniorPittsfield, Massachusetts
32Kenny OnyechiForward6–8230JuniorSugar Land, Texas
34Kurt JosephGuard5–10180JuniorMorganville, New Jersey
42Julian BoydForward6–7230JuniorSan Antonio, Texas

Schedule edit

Date
time, TV
Rank#Opponent#ResultRecordSite (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
November 4, 2011*
7:30 pm
AdelphiW 74–66 
Athletic, Recreation & Wellness Center (674)
Brooklyn, NY
Regular season
November 11, 2011*
7:00 pm
at HofstraL 71–89 0–1
Hofstra Arena (3,589)
Hempstead, NY
November 14, 2011*
7:00 pm
at Old Dominion
Hall of Fame Tip-Off Tournament
L 69–77 0–2
Ted Constant Convocation Center (6,624)
Norfolk, VA
November 16, 2011*
7:00 pm
at Penn State
Hall of Fame Tip-Off Tournament
L 68–77 0–3
Bryce Jordan Center (5,258)
University Park, PA
November 19, 2011*
8:00 pm
vs. Adelphi
Hall of Fame Tip-Off Tournament
W 60–47 1–3
Mohegan Sun Arena 
Uncasville, CT
November 20, 2011*
5:30 pm
vs. Vermont
Hall of Fame Tip-Off Tournament
W 80–75 2–3
Mohegan Sun Arena (1,223)
Uncasville, CT
November 28, 2011*
7:00 pm
at IonaL 84–100 2–4
Hynes Athletic Center (2,520)
New Rochelle, NY
December 1, 2011
7:00 pm
WagnerW 78–73 3–4
(1–0)
Athletic, Recreation & Wellness Center (1,201)
Brooklyn, NY
December 3, 2011
7:00 pm
at Mount St. Mary'sW 85–76 4–4
(2–0)
Knott Arena (1,146)
Emmitsburg, MD
December 5, 2011*
7:00 pm
at LafayetteW 82–80 5–4
Kirby Sports Center (780)
Easton, PA
December 10, 2011*
2:00 pm
at ColumbiaL 53–63 5–5
Levien Gymnasium (874)
New York City, NY
December 14, 2011*
7:00 pm
at Norfolk StateL 62–73 5–6
Joseph G. Echols Memorial Hall (504)
Norfolk, VA
December 17, 2011*
2:00 pm
Saint Peter'sW 82–80 6–6
Athletic, Recreation & Wellness Center (623)
Brooklyn, NY
December 20, 2011*
7:00 pm
Texas StateW 100–84 7–6
Athletic, Recreation & Wellness Center (519)
Brooklyn, NY
December 30, 2011*
7:00 pm
NJITW 84–74 8–6
Athletic, Recreation & Wellness Center (527)
Brooklyn, NY
January 5, 2012
7:00 pm
at Sacred HeartW 87–81 9–6
(3–0)
William H. Pitt Center (494)
Fairfield, CT
January 7, 2012
2:00 pm
at QuinnipiacW 79–75 10–6
(4–0)
TD Bank Sports Center (2,089)
Hamden, CT
January 12, 2012
7:00 pm
Fairleigh DickinsonW 82–64 11–6
(5–0)
Athletic, Recreation & Wellness Center (639)
Brooklyn, NY
January 14, 2012
4:30 pm
MonmouthW 106–86 12–6
(6–0)
Athletic, Recreation & Wellness Center (680)
Brooklyn, NY
January 19, 2012
7:00 pm
Mount St. Mary'sW 77–62 13–6
(7–0)
Athletic, Recreation & Wellness Center (1,162)
Brooklyn, NY
January 21, 2012
7:00 pm, ESPNU
at WagnerW 73–66 14–6
(8–0)
Spiro Sports Center (2,412)
Staten Island, NY
January 26, 2012
7:00 pm, MSG
at Robert MorrisL 66–75 14–7
(8–1)
Charles L. Sewall Center (1,845)
Moon Township, PA
January 28, 2012
7:00 pm
at Saint Francis (PA)W 97–76 15–7
(9–1)
DeGol Arena (1,246)
Loretto, PA
February 2, 2022
7:00 pm
AdelphiW 75–70 16–7
(10–1)
Athletic, Recreation & Wellness Center (1,121)
Brooklyn, NY
February 4, 2022
4:30 pm
Central ConnecticutW 95–80 17–7
(11–1)
Athletic, Recreation & Wellness Center (1,498)
Brooklyn, NY
February 8, 2022
9:15 pm
vs. St. Francis (NY)W 86–77 18–7
(12–1)
Madison Square Garden (7,618)
New York City, NY
February 12, 2022
4:30 pm, MSG
St. Francis (NY)
Battle of Brooklyn
W 81–78 19–7
(13–1)
Athletic, Recreation & Wellness Center (1,472)
Brooklyn, NY
February 16, 2022
7:00 pm
Sacred HeartW 103–91 20–7
(14–1)
Athletic, Recreation & Wellness Center (1,028)
Brooklyn, NY
February 18, 2022
4:30 pm
QuinnipiacW 99–89 21–7
(15–1)
Athletic, Recreation & Wellness Center (1,172)
Brooklyn, NY
February 23, 2022
7:00 pm
at Fairleigh DickinsonW 91–80 22–7
(16–1)
Rothman Center (512)
Teaneck, NJ
February 25, 2022
7:00 pm
at MonmouthL 78–106 22–8
(16–2)
Multipurpose Activity Center (1,980)
West Long Branch, NJ
NEC tournament
March 1, 2012
7:00 pm
(1) (8) Sacred Heart
Quarterfinals
W 80–68 23–8
Athletic, Recreation & Wellness Center (1,112)
Brooklyn, NY
March 4, 2012
6:00 pm, MSG/FCS
(1) (5) Quinnipiac
Semifinals
W 78–75 24–8
Athletic, Recreation & Wellness Center (1,327)
Brooklyn, NY
March 7, 2012
7:00 pm, ESPN2
(1) (3) Robert Morris
Championship Game
W 90–73 25–8
Athletic, Recreation & Wellness Center (1,700)
Brooklyn, NY
NCAA tournament
March 16, 2012*
9:20 pm, TBS
(W 16) vs. (W 1) No. 5 Michigan State
Second Round
L 67–89 25–9
Nationwide Arena (17,464)
Columbus, OH
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

References edit

  1. ^ "LIU runs past Robert Morris for Northeast Conference title, 90-73". Staten Island Advance. March 8, 2012. Retrieved February 6, 2024.
  2. ^ Withers, Tom (March 16, 2012). "LIU's season ends, 89-67 to Michigan State". The San Diego Union-Tribune. Retrieved February 6, 2024.