2011–12 DePaul Blue Demons men's basketball team

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.

2011–12 DePaul Blue Demons men's basketball
ConferenceBig East Conference (1979–2013)
Record12–19 (3–15 Big East)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaAllstate Arena
McGrath-Phillips Arena
Seasons
← 2010–11
2011–12 Big East men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 11 Marquette144 .778278 .771
Notre Dame135 .7222212 .647
Cincinnati126 .6672611 .703
No. 15 Georgetown126 .667249 .727
South Florida126 .6672214 .611
West Virginia99 .5001914 .576
Connecticut810 .4442014 .588
Seton Hall810 .4442113 .618
Rutgers612 .3331418 .438
St. John's612 .3331319 .406
Pittsburgh513 .2782217 .564
Villanova513 .2781319 .406
Providence414 .2221517 .469
DePaul315 .1671219 .387
*No. 2 Syracuse01 .00003 .000
**No. 17 Louisville08 .000010 .000
2012 Big East tournament winner
As of March 31, 2012[1]
*Syracuse: 30 reg. season games, 4 postseason games vacated due to sanctions against the program; Disputed record: Syracuse–(34–3)(17–1) **Louisville: 25 reg. season games, 5 postseason games vacated due to sanctions against the program; Disputed record: Louisville–(30-10)(10-8)
Rankings from AP Poll

Preseason

On October 19, 2011, at Big East Media Day, DePaul was ranked last in the Big East Preseason Coaches' Poll, receiving 27 points.[2]

Roster

2012–13 DePaul Blue Demons men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G0Worrel Clahar5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)179 lb (81 kg)JrSound Doctrine Christian Academy
Lawson State CC
Brooklyn, NY
G2Edwind McGhee6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)203 lb (92 kg)SoChampaign Central HSChampaign, IL
G5Joe Belcaster6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)161 lb (73 kg)JrMorton HSBerwyn, IL
C10Derrell Robertson Jr.6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)233 lb (106 kg)FrMendenhall High SchoolPinola, MS
G11Jeremiah Kelly6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)166 lb (75 kg)SrAmerican ChristianChicago, IL
F12Cleveland Melvin6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)205 lb (93 kg)SoLake Clifton HSBaltimore, MD
F15Moses Morgan6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)218 lb (99 kg)SoPalo Verde HSLas Vegas, NV
G20Brandon Young6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)193 lb (88 kg)SoFriendship Collegiate AcademyBaltimore, MD
F21Jamee Crockett6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)202 lb (92 kg)FrCrete-MoneeChicago, IL
F23Donnavan Kirk6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)222 lb (101 kg)SrDetroit Country Day School
University of Miami
Pontiac, MI
G32Charles McKinney6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)182 lb (83 kg)FrQuality Education AcademyEvanston, IL
C33Krys Faber6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)258 lb (117 kg)SrRibet AcademyPalmdale, CA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule

Date
time, TV
OpponentResultRecordSite (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/05/2011*
7:30 pm
LewisW 70–63 
McGrath-Phillips Arena (2,752)
Chicago, IL
Regular season
11/11/2011*
8:00 pm
UTPAW 91–72 1–0
McGrath-Phillips Arena (4,001)
Chicago, IL
11/14/2011*
7:30 pm
Mississippi Valley StateW 80–70 2-0
McGrath-Phillips Arena (3,286)
Chicago, IL
11/24/2011*
1:00 pm, ESPN2
vs. Minnesota
Old Spice Classic quarterfinals
L 85–86 2–1
HP Field House (3,170)
Buena Vista, FL
11/25/2011*
1:30 pm, ESPNU
vs. Texas Tech
Old Spice Classic consolation 2nd round
W 76–70 3-1
HP Field House (3,377)
Buena Vista, FL
11/27/2011*
1:00 pm, ESPNU
vs. Arizona State
Old Spice Classic 5th place game
W 68–64 4-1
HP Field House (1,728)
Buena Vista, FL
12/01/2011*
8:00 pm, ESPNU
Ole Miss
SEC–Big East Challenge
L 68–70 4-2
Allstate Arena (7,129)
Rosemont, IL
12/05/2011*
8:00 pm, WCUU
MilwaukeeL 76–87 4–3
Allstate Arena (6,661)
Rosemont, IL
12/07/2011*
7:00 pm, LPTV
at Loyola-ChicagoW 69–58 5–3
Gentile Arena (4,186)
Chicago, IL
12/10/2011*
1:00 pm, WCUU
Chicago StateW 102–95 6–3
Allstate Arena (6,245)
Rosemont, IL
12/14/2011*
8:00 pm
at Northern IllinoisW 75–52 7–3
NIU Convocation Center (811)
DeKalb, IL
12/17/2011*
7:00 pm
Arkansas–Pine BluffW 81-62 8–3
McGrath-Phillips Arena (3,522)
Chicago, IL
12/21/2011*
7:30 pm
Cal PolyW 63-58 9–3
Allstate Arena (8,254)
Rosemont, IL
01/01/2012
4:00 pm, Big East Network/WCUU
No. 1 SyracuseL 68–87 9–4 (0-1)
Allstate Arena (12,102)
Rosemont, IL
01/02/2013
8:00 pm, ESPN2
PittsburghW 84–81 10–4 (1–1)
Allstate Arena (8,110)
Rosemont, IL
01/08/2012
11:00 am, Big East Network/WCUU/ESPN3
at VillanovaL 71–87 10–5 (1–2)
The Pavilion (6,500)
Villanova, PA
01/10/2012
6:00 pm, ESPN3
at Seton HallL 73–94 10–6 (1–3)
Prudential Center (6,840)
Newark, NJ
01/14/2012
3:00 pm, Big East Network/WCUU/ESPN3
at No. 14/15 LouisvilleL 59–76 10–7 (1–4)
KFC Yum! Center (21,223)
Louisville, KY
01/17/2012
6:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 10/12 GeorgetownL 75–83 10–8 (1–5)
Allstate Arena (8,322)
Rosemont, IL
01/22/2012
1:00 pm, ESPN3
South FloridaL 59–75 10–9 (1–6)
Allstate Arena (8,002)
Rosemont, IL
01/25/2012
6:00 pm, Big East Network/WCUU/ESPN3
at RutgersW 69-64 11–9 (2–6)
Rutgers Athletic Center (4,662)
Piscataway, NJ
02/01/2012
7:30 pm, Big East Network/WCUU/ESPN3
St. John'sL 81–87 11–10 (2–7)
Allstate Arena (7,994)
Rosemont, IL
02/04/2012
6:00 pm, Big East Network/WCUU/ESPN3
CincinnatiL 66–74 11-11 (2–8)
Fifth Third Arena (10,450)
Cincinnati, OH
02/06/2012
8:00 pm, ESPNU
No. 18/19 MarquetteL 76–89 11–12 (2–9)
Allstate Arena (9,276)
Rosemont, IL
02/11/2012
6:00 pm, Big East Network/WCUU/ESPN3
at Notre DameL 76–84 11–13 (2–10)
Edmund P. Joyce Center (9,149)
Notre Dame, IN
02/15/2012
6:00 pm, Big East Network/WCUU/ESPN3
ConnecticutL 54-80 11–14 (2–11)
Gampel Pavilion (10,167)
Storrs, CT
02/18/2012
11:00 am, Big East Network/WCUU/ESPN3
No. 19/18 LouisvilleL 82-90 OT11–15 (2–12)
Allstate Arena (13,674)
Rosemont, IL
02/20/2012
8:00 pm, ESPNU
St. John'sL 72–79 11–16 (2–13)
Carnesecca Arena (5,110)
Queens, NY
02/25/2012
1:00 pm, ESPN3
ProvidenceL 71–73 11–17 (2–14)
Allstate Arena (8,842)
Rosemont, IL
02/28/2012
6:00 pm, Big East Network/WCUU/ESPN3
at West VirginiaL 75-92 11–18 (2–15)
WVU Coliseum (10,255)
Morgantown, WV
03/03/2012
5:00 pm, Big East Network/WCUU/ESPN3
at Seton HallW 86-58 12–18 (3–15)
Allstate Arena (8,412)
Rosemont, IL
2012 Big East men's basketball tournament
03/06/2012
11:00 am, ESPNU
vs. Connecticut
First Round
L 67–81 12–19
Madison Square Garden (N/A)
New York City, NY
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

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