2011–12 Eastern Michigan Eagles men's basketball team

The 2011–12 Eastern Michigan Eagles men's basketball team represented Eastern Michigan University during the 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Eagles, led by first year head coach Rob Murphy, played their home games at the Eastern Michigan University Convocation Center and were members of the West Division of the Mid-American Conference. They finished the season 14–18, 9–7 in MAC play to finish in first place in the West Division. It was the Eagles first MAC West title. However, the Eagles lost in the first round of the MAC Tournament by Northern Illinois.

2011–12 Eastern Michigan Eagles men's basketball
MAC West Division Champions
ConferenceMid-American Conference
DivisionWest Division
2011–12 record14–18 (9–7 MAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Mike Brown
  • Kevin Mondro
  • Benny White
Home arenaConvocation Center
2011–12 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
East
Akron133 .813  2212  .647
Buffalo124 .750  2011  .645
Ohio115 .688  298  .784
Kent State106 .625  2112  .636
Bowling Green97 .563  1616  .500
Miami511 .313  921  .300
West
Eastern Michigan97 .563  1418  .438
Toledo79 .438  1917  .528
Western Michigan610 .375  1420  .412
Ball State610 .375  1515  .500
Central Michigan511 .313  1121  .344
Northern Illinois313 .188  526  .161
2012 MAC Tournament winner
As of March 23, 2012; Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

Source:[1]

Number Name Position Height Weight Year Hometown Previous College/HS
1 Da'Shonte Riley Center 7–0 233 Sophomore Detroit, Michigan Syracuse
2 J.R. Sims Guard 6–3 180 Red-Shirt Sophomore Fort Wayne, Indiana Snider
3 Austin Harper Guard 6–2 185 Red-Shirt Sophomore Grand Haven, Michigan Western Michigan
5 Derek Thompson Guard 6–3 180 Junior Detroit, Michigan Southeast Missouri State
12 Antoine Chandler Guard 5–10 155 Freshman Windsor, Canada W.F. Herman Secondary
13 Antonio Green Guard 6-3 190 Senior Inkster, Michigan Robichaud
20 Quintin Dailey Guard 6-3 175 Senior Las Vegas, Nevada Sheridan (Wyo.) J.C.
23 Glenn Bryant Forward 6–8 201 Sophomore Detroit, Michigan Arkansas
32 Jamell Harris Forward 6–9 201 Junior Euclid, Ohio Euclid
33 Anthony Strickland Guard 6–5 219 Redshirt Sophomore Ypsilanti, Michigan Adrian
34 Darrell Lampley Guard 5-10 170 Senior Linden, New Jersey Lakeland C.C.
35 Daylen Harrison Guard/Forward 6–6 214 Sophomore Akron, Ohio Wyoming
45 Matt Balkema Center 6–10 286 Junior Roseville, Michigan Cousino
51 Kamil Janton Center 6-10 230 Senior Tarnow, Poland Bartlett

Schedule

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular Season
November 11, 2011*
7:07 pm
Illinois Chicago W 68–57  1–0
 17  Thompson  7  Janton  2  Lampley, Thompson  Convocation Center (1,208)
Ypsilanti, MI
November 15, 2011*
3:30 pm
at Texas Southern
Auto-Owners Spartan Invitational
L 49–66  1–1
 15  Lampley  7  Harris  4  Lampley  H&PE Arena (1,103)
Houston, TX
November 18, 2011*
7:06 pm
Arkansas-Little Rock
Auto-Owners Spartan Invitational
W 62–51  2–1
 21  Lampley  10  Harris  4  Lampley  Convocation Center (692)
Ypsilanti, MI
November 20, 2011*
4:00 pm
at IUPUI
Auto-Owners Spartan Invitational
W 66–64  3–1
 16  Lampley  9  Harris  6  Lampley  The Jungle (1,065)
Indianapolis, IN
November 22, 2011*
12:02 pm, ESPNU
Michigan State
Auto-Owners Spartan Invitational
L 40–72  4–2
 14  Sims  7  Harris  3  Lampley  Convocation Center (3711)
Ypsilanti, MI
November 23, 2011*
7:00 pm
Rochester W 62–43  4–1
 12  Sims  9  Balkema  3  Green  Convocation Center (417)
Ypsilanti, MI
November 29, 2011*
7:07 pm
at No. 3 Syracuse L 48–84  4–3
 19  Lampley  4  Sims, Dailey  4  Green  Carrier Dome (16,649)
Syracuse, NY
December 01, 2011*
7:00 pm
at Colgate L 70–74  4–4
 37  Lampley  8  Strickland  2  Lampley  Cotterell Court (522)
Hamilton, NY
December 08, 2011*
8:06 pm
at Drake L 53–66  4–5
 20  Lampley  9  Harris  3  Lampley  Knapp Center (2,898)
Des Moines, IA
December 10, 2011*
4:00 pm, BTN
at Purdue L 36–61  4–6
 15  Thompson  8  Harris  1  Dailey, Lampley, Thompson  Mackey Arena (14,318)
West Lafayette, IN
December 20, 2011*
7:00 pm
at Radford W 52–48  5–6
 13  Dailey  5  Strickland  5  Thompson  Dedmon Center (618)
Radford, VA
December 22, 2011*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Virginia Tech L 50–71  5–7
 13  Green, Lampley  6  Harris  3  Lampley  Cassell Coliseum (9,563)
Blacksburg, VA
December 29, 2011*
8:15 pm
at Santa Clara
Cable Car Classic
L 55–75  5–8
 14  Lampley  4  Harris  2  Green, Harper, Strickland  Leavey Center (1,782)
Santa Clara, CA
December 30, 2011*
6:00 pm
at vs. Air Force
Cable Car Classic
L 37–42  5–9
 9  Green, Harris  9  Harris  3  Green  Leavey Center (1,702)
Santa Clara, CA
January 07, 2012
3:00 pm
Northern Illinois W 47–40  6–9
(1–0)
 16  Lampley  7  Harper, Harris  2  Harris  Convocation Center (615)
DeKalb, IL
January 11, 2012
7:06 pm
Central Michigan L 56–60  6–10
(1–1)
 12  Harris  10  Riley  4  Harper, Lampley  Convocation Center (1,121)
Ypsilanti, MI
January 14, 2012
2:00 pm
at Ball State W 51–48  7–10
(2–1)
 13  Dailey  8  Harris  4  Harper  John E. Worthen Arena (4,050)
Muncie, IN
January 18, 2012
7:06 pm
Western Michigan W 62–59  8–10
(3–1)
 11  Green  10  Harris  7  Harper  Convocation Center (1,008)
Ypsilanti, MI
January 21, 2012
2:06 pm
Toledo W 41–38  9–10
(4–1)
 9  Lampley  8  Balkema  3  Green, Lampley  Convocation Center (1,009)
Ypsilanti, MI
January 24, 2012
7:00 pm
at Buffalo L 47–65  9–11
(4–2)
 14  Lampley  8  Riley  2  Green, Riley  Alumni Arena (2,154)
Amherst, NY
January 28, 2012
6:07 pm, SportsTime Ohio
Bowling Green W 55–50  10–11
(5–2)
 20  Lampley  7  Balkema  4  Lampley  Convocation Center (1,150)
Ypsilanti, MI
February 01, 2012
7:00 pm
at Miami L 57–62  10–12
(5–3)
 17  Lampley  11  Riley  3  Harper, Lampley  Millett Hall (1,547)
Oxford, OH
February 04, 2012
7:30 pm
at Akron W 77–47  10–13
(5–4)
 15  Balkema  6  Balkema  5  Lampley  James A. Rhodes Arena (4,234)
Akron, OH
November 22, 2015
3:30 pm
Kent State L 58–62  10–14
(5–5)
 18  Lampley  5  Balkema, Harris, Lampley  7  Lampley  Convocation Center (644)
Ypsilanti, MI
February 11, 2012
4:36 pm
Ohio
E-Club Hall of Fame Day
W 68–55  11–14
(6–5)
 23  Thompson  7  Harris  9  Lampley  Convocation Center (1,473)
Ypsilanti, MI
February 14, 2012
7:00 pm
at Central Michigan L 52–55  11–15
(6–6)
 18  Thompson  7  Harris  2  Harper, Lampley  McGuirk Arena (1,043)
Mount Pleasant, MI
February 18, 2012*
1:00 pm
at Green Bay
Sears BracketBusters
L 49–54  11–16
 13  Lampley  5  Harris  3  Green, Lampley  Resch Center (3,539)
Green Bay, WI
February 22, 2012
7:06 pm
Northern Illinois W 48–45  12–16
(7–6)
 21  Lampley  6  Riley  5  Lampley  Convocation Center (813)
Ypsilanti, MI
February 25, 2012
4:36 pm
Ball State
Senior Day
W 61–50  13–16
(8–6)
 13  Lampley  6  Harris  8  Lampley  Convocation Center (1,507)
Ypsilanti, MI
February 29, 2012
3:30 pm
at Western Michigan W 54–53  14–16
(9–6)
                University Arena 
Kalamazoo, MI
March 03, 2012
2:00 pm
at Toledo L 51–76  14–17
(9–7)
 13  Lampley  9  Harris  5  Lampley  Savage Arena (4,763)
Toledo, OH
MAC Tournament
March 05, 2012
7:06 pm
(5) (12) Northern Illinois
First round
L 52–55  14–18
 13  Harris, Lampley  8  Harris  6  Lampley  Convocation Center (843)
Ypsilanti, MI
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time
Source:[2].

Awards

MAC Coach Of The Year

  • Rob Murphy

3rd Team All MAC

  • Darrell Lampley

References

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