2011–12 DePaul Blue Demons men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 2011–12 DePaul Blue Demons Basketball DePaul Blue Demons Script Logo.png 200px Big East Conference (1979–2013) Big East 12–19 3–15 Oliver Purnell Ron Bradley Brian Ellerbe Billy Garrett Allstate ArenaMcGrath-Phillips Arena 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.http://www.bigeast.org/News/tabid/435/Article/228746/Connecticut,-Syracuse-Tie-For-First-Place-In-Preseason-Coaches’-Poll-.aspx Connecticut, Syracuse Tie For First Place In Preseason Coaches' Poll Big East Conference October 19, 2011 October 28, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20111020104856/http://www.bigeast.org/News/tabid/435/Article/228746/Connecticut,-Syracuse-Tie-For-First-Place-In-Preseason-Coaches%E2%80%99-Poll-.aspx October 20, 2011 dead Roster 2012 DePaul Blue Demons y y Worrel Clahar 0 G 5 11 179 JR Brooklyn, NY Sound Doctrine Christian AcademyLawson State CC Edwind McGhee 2 G 6 3 203 SO Champaign, IL Champaign Central HS Joe Belcaster 5 G 6 2 161 JR Berwyn, IL Morton HS Derrell Robertson Jr. 10 C 6 10 233 FR Pinola, MS Mendenhall High School Jeremiah Kelly 11 G 6 0 166 SR Chicago, IL American Christian Cleveland Melvin y 12 F 6 8 205 SO Baltimore, MD Lake Clifton HS Moses Morgan 15 F 6 6 218 SO Las Vegas, NV Palo Verde HS Brandon Young 20 G 6 3 193 SO Baltimore, MD Friendship Collegiate Academy Jamee Crockett 21 F 6 4 202 FR Chicago, IL Crete-Monee Donnavan Kirk 23 F 6 9 222 SR Pontiac, MI Detroit Country Day SchoolUniversity of Miami Charles McKinney 32 G 6 3 182 FR Evanston, IL Quality Education Academy Krys Faber 33 C 6 10 258 SR Palmdale, CA Ribet Academy Oliver Purnell (Old Dominion) Ron Bradley (Bridgewater State) Brian Ellerbe (Rutgers) Billy Garrett (Indianapolis) http://www.depaulbluedemons.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/depa-m-baskbl-mtt.html# Schedule no 2011-12 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings 2011 yes yes |- !colspan=9| Exhibition 11/05/2011 7:30 pm yes no Lewis McGrath-Phillips Arena Chicago, IL 2,752 70–63 – |- !colspan=9| Regular season 11/11/2011 8:00 pm yes no UTPA McGrath-Phillips Arena Chicago, IL 4,001 91–72 1–0 11/14/2011 7:30 pm yes no Mississippi Valley State McGrath-Phillips Arena Chicago, IL 3,286 80–70 2-0 11/24/2011 1:00 pm yes yes no Minnesota HP Field House Buena Vista, FL Old Spice Classic quarterfinals 3,170 ESPN2 85–86 2–1 11/25/2011 1:30 pm yes yes no Texas Tech HP Field House Buena Vista, FL Old Spice Classic consolation 2nd round 3,377 ESPNU 76–70 3-1 11/27/2011 1:00 pm yes yes no Arizona State HP Field House Buena Vista, FL Old Spice Classic 5th place game 1,728 ESPNU 68–64 4-1 12/01/2011 8:00 pm yes no Ole Miss Allstate Arena Rosemont, IL SEC–Big East Challenge 7,129 ESPNU 68–70 4-2 12/05/2011 8:00 pm yes no Milwaukee Allstate Arena Rosemont, IL 6,661 WCUU 76–87 4–3 12/07/2011 7:00 pm yes yes no Loyola-Chicago Gentile Arena Chicago, IL 4,186 LPTV 69–58 5–3 12/10/2011 1:00 pm yes no Chicago State Allstate Arena Rosemont, IL 6,245 WCUU 102–95 6–3 12/14/2011 8:00 pm yes yes no Northern Illinois NIU Convocation Center DeKalb, IL 811 75–52 7–3 12/17/2011 7:00 pm yes no Arkansas–Pine Bluff McGrath-Phillips Arena Chicago, IL 3,522 81-62 8–3 12/21/2011 7:30 pm yes no Cal Poly Allstate Arena Rosemont, IL 8,254 63-58 9–3 01/01/2012 4:00 pm no Syracuse 1 Allstate Arena Rosemont, IL 12,102 Big East Network/WCUU 68–87 9–4 (0-1) 01/05/2012 8:00 pm no Pittsburgh Allstate Arena Rosemont, IL 8,110 ESPN2 84–81 10–4 (1–1) 01/08/2012 11:00 am yes no Villanova The Pavilion Villanova, PA 6,500 Big East Network/WCUU/ESPN3 71–87 10–5 (1–2) 01/10/2012 6:00 pm yes no Seton Hall Prudential Center Newark, NJ 6,840 ESPN3 73–94 10–6 (1–3) 01/14/2012 3:00 pm yes no Louisville 14/15 KFC Yum! Center Louisville, KY 21,223 Big East Network/WCUU/ESPN3 59–76 10–7 (1–4) 01/17/2012 6:00 pm no Georgetown 10/12 Allstate Arena Rosemont, IL 8,322 ESPN2 75–83 10–8 (1–5) 01/22/2012 1:00 pm no South Florida Allstate Arena Rosemont, IL 8,002 ESPN3 59–75 10–9 (1–6) 01/25/2012 6:00 pm yes no Rutgers Rutgers Athletic Center Piscataway, NJ 4,662 Big East Network/WCUU/ESPN3 69-64 11–9 (2–6) 02/01/2012 7:30 pm no St. John's Allstate Arena Rosemont, IL 7,994 Big East Network/WCUU/ESPN3 81–87 11–10 (2–7) 02/04/2012 6:00 pm no Cincinnati Fifth Third Arena Cincinnati, OH 10,450 Big East Network/WCUU/ESPN3 66–74 11-11 (2–8) 02/06/2012 8:00 pm no Marquette 18/19 Allstate Arena Rosemont, IL 9,276 ESPNU 76–89 11–12 (2–9) 02/11/2012 6:00 pm yes no Notre Dame Edmund P. Joyce Center Notre Dame, IN 9,149 Big East Network/WCUU/ESPN3 76–84 11–13 (2–10) 02/15/2012 6:00 pm no Connecticut Gampel Pavilion Storrs, CT 10,167 Big East Network/WCUU/ESPN3 54-80 11–14 (2–11) 02/18/2012 11:00 am no Louisville 19/18 Allstate Arena Rosemont, IL 13,674 Big East Network/WCUU/ESPN3 82-90 OT 11–15 (2–12) 02/20/2012 8:00 pm no St. John's Carnesecca Arena Queens, NY 5,110 ESPNU 72–79 11–16 (2–13) 02/25/2012 1:00 pm no Providence Allstate Arena Rosemont, IL 8,842 ESPN3 71–73 11–17 (2–14) 02/28/2012 6:00 pm yes no West Virginia WVU Coliseum Morgantown, WV 10,255 Big East Network/WCUU/ESPN3 75-92 11–18 (2–15) 03/03/2012 5:00 pm yes no Seton Hall Allstate Arena Rosemont, IL 8,412 Big East Network/WCUU/ESPN3 86-58 12–18 (3–15) |- !colspan=9| 2012 Big East men's basketball tournament 03/06/2012 11:00 am yes no Connecticut Madison Square Garden New York City, NY First Round N/A ESPNU 67–81 12–19 AP Poll Central Time References Category:DePaul Blue Demons men's basketball seasons DePaul DePaul Blue Demons men's basketball DePaul Blue Demons men's basketball