2011–12 SIU Edwardsville Cougars men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 2011–12 SIU Edwardsville Cougars basketball 175 Ohio Valley Conference West Division OVC 10–17 6–10 Lennox Forrester 5th Matt Laur Kris Crosby Deryl Cunningham Vadalabene Center The 2011–12 SIU Edwardsville Cougars men's basketball team represented Southern Illinois University Edwardsville during the 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cougars, led by fifth-year head coach Lennox Forrester, played their home games at the Vadalabene Center and competed for the first time as members of the Ohio Valley Conference.http://www.siuecougars.com/sports/m-baskbl/index General Preseason Six players returned from the 8–21 team of 2010–11. They were joined by four freshmen and three junior college transfers.http://www.siuecougars.com/sports/m-baskbl/2011-12/roster 2011-12 Men's Basketball - SIUE www.siuecougars.com dead https://web.archive.org/web/20140328054745/http://www.siuecougars.com/sports/m-baskbl/2011-12/roster 2014-03-28 The OVC's pre-season coaches' poll picked SIUE to finish last in the Cougars' first season competing for the regular season title in the eleven team conference. No Cougars were selected to the pre-season All-OVC team.http://siuecougars.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/102511aaa.html February 2022 Season After starting 0–4 in the Cancún Challenge, the Cougars won six conference games, including five of their last eight, and finished in ninth place. Had they been eligible, they still would have failed to qualify for the eight team Ohio Valley Conference tournament. Mark Yelovich was named to the All-Ohio Valley Conference second team, and Jerome Jones was on the All-Newcomer team.http://www.ovcsports.com/documents/2012/6/22/2011-12%20OVC%20Men's%20Basketball%20Report%20-%20Postseason.pdf - Ohio Valley Conference While earning no post-season honors, freshman Kris Davis was twice named OVC Freshman of the Week and led the NCAA Division I in three point shooting percentage.https://www.ncaa.com/ Home ncaa.com Roster Source = Number Name Position Height Weight Year Hometown High School Transfer from 1 Kris Davis Guard 6–2 179 Freshman Detroit Detroit Cass Technical 2 Maurice Wiltz † Guard 6–2 175 Sophomore Stafford, Texas Stafford HS Colorado State 4 Tim Johnson † Guard 6–3 200 Junior Lansing, Illinois Lee Academy (ME) George Washington 5 Corey Wickware Guard 5–10 175 Senior Indianapolis Indianapolis Southport Wabash Valley College 10 Reggie Reed Guard 5–9 165 Junior St. Petersburg, Florida St. Petersburg Lakewood Rend Lake College (JC) 13 Kevin Stineman Guard 6 198 Senior Buffalo Grove, Illinois Stevenson 14 Derian Shaffer Forward 6–7 230 Junior Detroit Detroit Cass Technical Kilgore College (JC) 15 Michael Birts Forward 6–6 200 Freshman Miami Miami Robert Morgan 22 Charles Joy Forward 6–5 225 Freshman O'Fallon, Illinois O'Fallon Township High School 23 David Boarden Guard 6–4 204 Senior Gary, Indiana Merrillville Andrean Detroit 24 Kyle Heck Guard 6–2 188 Freshman Metamora, Illinois Metamora Township High School 30 Michael Messer †† Guard 6–5 208 Sophomore Wildwood, Missouri Lafayette High School 33 Mark Yelovich Forward 6–6 223 Junior Mt. Zion, Illinois Mount Zion High School 34 Zeke Schneider Forward/Center 6–9 225 Junior Metamora, Illinois Metamora Township High School 35 Jerome Jones Forward 6–6 215 Junior St. Louis, Missouri St.Louis Miller Career Academy Indian Hills (JC) † Sat out 2011–12 season due to NCAA Division I transfer rules †† Sat out most of 2011–12 season as a medical redshirt Schedule Source = http://www.siuecougars.com/sports/m-baskbl/2011-12/schedule 2011-12 Men's Basketball Schedule - SIUE www.siuecougars.com dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120508194825/http://www.siuecougars.com/sports/m-baskbl/2011-12/schedule 2012-05-08 no 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings 2012 yes yes |- !colspan=9 style="background:#CC0000; color:black;"|Exhibition 11/3/2011 7:00 pm yes no Blackburn Vadalabene Center Edwardsville, Illinois 1,380 70–56 11/10/2011 7:00 pm yes no MacMurray Vadalabene Center Edwardsville, Illinois 1,201 60–55 |- !colspan=9 style="background:#CC0000; color:black;"|Regular Season 11/14/2011 7:00 pm yes yes no Illinois Assembly Hall Champaign, Illinois Cancún Challenge 13,404 46–66 0–1 11/17/2011 7:00 pm yes yes no Illinois State Redbird Arena Normal, Illinois Cancún Challenge 3,403 68-38 0–2 11/22/2011 12:30 yes yes no Lipscomb Moon Palace Resort Cancún, Mexico Cancún Challenge 210 87-90 0-3 11/23/2011 12:30 yes yes no Hampton Moon Palace Resort Cancún, Mexico Cancún Challenge 435 64-68 0-4 11/30/2011 7:00 yes no Robert Morris-Springfield Vadalabene Center Edwardsville, Il 1,324 85-61 1-4 12/3/2011 2:00 yes no Cal State Fullerton Vadalabene Center Edwardsville, Illinois 1,145 57-79 1-5 12/3/2011 7:30 yes no Ball State Vadalabene Center Edwardsville, Illinois 1,708 KPLR 11.2 55-76 1-6 12/6/2011 7:00 yes no Hannibal-LaGrange Vadalabene Center Edwardsville, Illinois 1,125 67-45 2-6 12/19/2011 7:05 yes y no SIU Carbondale SIU Arena Carbondale, Illinois 3,108 ESPN3 57-80 2-7 12/29/2011 7:00 n no Tennessee Tech Vadalabene Center Edwardsville, Illinois 1,049 KPLR 11.2 83-68 3-7 12/31/2011 3:30 n no Jacksonville State Vadalabene Center Edwardsville, Illinois 2,007 KPLR 11 66-61 4-7 1/4/2012 7:00 n no Eastern Illinois Vadalabene Center Edwardsville, Illinois 1,223 KPLR 11.2 59-73 4-8 1/7/2012 6:15 n y no UT Martin Skyhawk Arena @ the Elam Center Martin, Tennessee 1,661 69-65 5-8 1/12/2012 7:00 n y no Southeast Missouri Show Me Center Cape Girardeau, Missouri 1,851 68-85 5-9 1/14/2012 7:30 n y no Tennessee State Gentry Center Nashville, Tennessee 3,952 49-52 5-10 1/19/2012 7:00 n no Austin Peay Vadalabene Center Edwardsville, Illinois 1,390 KPLR 11.2 67-80 5-11 1/21/2012 8:05 n no Murray State 10 Vadalabene Center Edwardsville, Illinois 4,157 ESPNU 82-65 5-12 1/28/2012 4:30 n y no Jacksonville State Pete Mathews Coliseum Jacksonville, Alabama 1,012 65-76 5-13 1/30/2012 7:00 n y no Tennessee Tech Eblen Center Cookeville, Tennessee 1,503 98-80 5-14 2/2/2012 7:00 n no Morehead State Vadalabene Center Edwardsville, Illinois 1,158 KPLR 11.2 61-53 6-14 2/4/2012 7:00 n no Eastern Kentucky Vadalabene Center Edwardsville, Illinois 1,464 KPLR 11.2 80-74 7-14 2/11/2012 7:00 n no Southeast Missouri Vadalabene Center Edwardsville, Illinois 1,914 KPLR 11 85-72 7-15 2/15/2012 7:00 n y no Eastern Illinois Lantz Arena Charleston, Illinois 1,083 73-66 7-16 2/18/2012 1:00 yes no Northern Illinois Vadalabene Center Edwardsville, Illinois ESPN/Sears BracketBusters 1,458 64-62 8-16 2/23/2012 7:49 n y no Eastern Kentucky McBrayer Arena Richmond, Kentucky 1,900 63-58 9-16 2/25/2012 7:30 n y no Morehead State Ellis Johnson Arena Morehead, Kentucky 3,226 61-76 9-17 2/29/2012 7:05 yes y no Chicago State Jones Convocation Center Chicago, Illinois 516 81-70 10-17 AP Poll Central Time References Category:SIU Edwardsville Cougars men's basketball seasons SIU Edwardsville Edward Edward