2011–12 Fairfield Stags men's basketball team
2011–12 Fairfield Stags men's basketball | |
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CIT, Semifinals | |
Conference | Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference |
2011–12 record | 22–15 (12–6 MAAC) |
Head coach | Sydney Johnson (1st year) |
Assistant coach | Tony Newsom |
Assistant coach | Brian Nash |
Assistant coach | Tyson Wheeler |
Home arena |
Webster Bank Arena Alumni Hall |
2011–12 MAAC men's basketball standings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Iona | 15 | – | 3 | .833 | 25 | – | 8 | .758 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Loyola (MD)† | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | 24 | – | 9 | .727 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Manhattan | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 21 | – | 13 | .618 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fairfield | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 22 | – | 15 | .595 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rider | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 13 | – | 19 | .406 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Siena | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 14 | – | 17 | .452 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Niagara | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 14 | – | 19 | .424 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Marist | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 14 | – | 18 | .438 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saint Peter's | 4 | – | 14 | .222 | 5 | – | 26 | .161 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Canisius | 1 | – | 17 | .056 | 5 | – | 25 | .167 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2012 MAAC Tournament winner As of March 18, 2012; Rankings from AP Poll |
The 2011–12 Fairfield Stags men's basketball team represented Fairfield University during the 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Stags, led by first year head coach Sydney Johnson, played their home games at Webster Bank Arena, with games during the CIT played at Alumni Hall, and are members of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. They finished the season 22–15, 12–6 in MAAC play to finish in a tie for third place. They lost in the semifinals of the MAAC Basketball Tournament to Iona. They were invited to the 2012 CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they defeated Yale, Manhattan, and Robert Morris en route to the semifinals where they fell to Mercer.
Roster
Number | Name | Position | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown |
3 | Derek Needham | Guard | 5–11 | 180 | Junior | Dolton, Illinois |
5 | Adam Jones | Forward | 6–8 | 210 | Freshman | Winter Park, Florida |
11 | Desmond Wade | Guard | 5–8 | 150 | Junior | Linden, New Jersey |
12 | Sean Crawford | Guard | 5–10 | 150 | Junior | Laurelton, New York |
13 | Gary Martin | Guard | 6–2 | 180 | Senior | Cleveland, Ohio |
15 | Maurice Barrow | Forward | 6–5 | 210 | Sophomore | St. Albans, New York |
21 | Rakim Sanders | Guard/Forward | 6–5 | 228 | Senior | Pawtucket, Rhode Island |
23 | Jamel Fields | Guard | 6–1 | 175 | Sophomore | Albany, New York |
25 | Colin Nickerson | Guard | 6–3 | 150 | Junior | Waukegan, Illinois |
33 | Vincent Van Nes | Forward | 7–0 | 230 | Freshman | Dorchester, England |
34 | Ryan Olander | Forward | 7–0 | 220 | Senior | Mansfield, Connecticut |
41 | Keith Matthews | Forward | 6–5 | 200 | Sophomore | Sebastian, Florida |
Keegan Hyland | Guard | 6–3 | 180 | Sophomore | Portland, Maine | |
Schedule
Date Time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (Attendance) City, State | ||||||
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Exhibition | |||||||||||
11/04/2011* 7:30 PM |
Bridgeport | W 97–70 | |
Webster Bank Arena (1,467) Bridgeport, CT | |||||||
Regular Season | |||||||||||
11/11/2011* 5:30 PM |
vs. Quinnipiac | W 72–60 | 1–0 |
Mohegan Sun Arena (1,406) Uncasville, CT | |||||||
11/14/2011* 7:30 PM, Cox Sports |
Providence | L 72–80 | 1–1 |
Webster Bank Arena (6,375) Bridgeport, CT | |||||||
11/17/2011* 7:00 PM, BTN |
at Minnesota | L 57–67 | 1–2 |
Williams Arena (10,641) Minneapolis, MN | |||||||
11/20/2011* 1:00 PM |
Holy Cross | W 73–52 | 2–2 |
Webster Bank Arena (2,479) Fairfield, CT | |||||||
11/24/2011* 9:30 PM, ESPN2 |
vs. Arizona State Old Spice Classic First Round |
W 55–44 | 3–2 |
HP Field House (3,537) Lake Buena Vista, FL | |||||||
11/25/2011* 5:00 PM, ESPN2 |
vs. Dayton Old Spice Classic Semifinals |
L 49–56 | 3–3 |
HP Field House (3,680) Lake Buena Vista, FL | |||||||
11/27/2011* 4:30 PM, ESPN2 |
vs. Indiana State Old Spice Classic 3rd Place Game |
L 66–72 | 3–4 |
HP Field House (NA) Lake Buena Vista, FL | |||||||
12/02/2011 7:00 PM |
at Niagara | W 78–75 | 4–4 (1–0) |
Gallagher Center (1,520) Lewiston, NY | |||||||
12/04/2011 5:00 PM |
at Canisius | W 68–59 | 5–4 (2–0) |
Koessler Athletic Center (1,011) Buffalo, NY | |||||||
12/09/2011* 9:00 PM, SNY |
vs. Old Dominion | W 59–51 | 6–4 |
MassMutual Center (4,412) Springfield, MA | |||||||
12/11/2011* 1:00 PM |
New Hampshire | W 58–52 | 7–4 |
Webster Bank Arena (1,926) Bridgeport, CT | |||||||
12/22/2011* 7:00 PM |
at No. 9 Connecticut | L 71–79 | 7–5 |
XL Center (13,821) Hartford, CT | |||||||
12/28/2011* 7:00 PM |
at Drexel | L 69–77 | 7–6 |
Daskalakis Athletic Center (2,469) Philadelphia, PA | |||||||
01/01/2012 1:00 PM |
Canisius | W 72–54 | 8–6 (3–0) |
Webster Bank Arena (2,005) Bridgeport, CT | |||||||
01/06/2012 7:00 PM, SNY |
at Siena | L 60–73 | 8–7 (3–1) |
Times Union Center (6,765) Albany, NY | |||||||
01/08/2012 2:00 PM |
at Manhattan | L 51–53 | 8–8 (3–2) |
Draddy Gymnasium (1,358) Riverdale, NY | |||||||
01/13/2012 2:00 PM, ESPNU |
Loyola (MD) | L 63–66 | 8–9 (3–3) |
Webster Bank Arena (2,012) Bridgeport, CT | |||||||
01/16/2012 7:30 PM |
Rider | W 61–52 | 9–9 (4–3) |
Webster Bank Arena (1,937) Bridgeport, CT | |||||||
01/19/2012 7:00 PM |
at Saint Peter's | W 75–63 | 10–9 (5–3) |
Yanitelli Center (1,146) Jersey City, NJ | |||||||
01/22/2012 2:00 PM |
at Marist | Postponed | |
McCann Field House Poughkeepsie, NY | |||||||
01/27/2012 7:00 PM, ESPNU |
Iona | L 62–71 | 10–10 (5–4) |
Webster Bank Arena (4,055) Bridgeport, CT | |||||||
01/29/2012 1:00 PM |
Marist | W 81–53 | 11–10 (6–4) |
Webster Bank Arena (2,070) Bridgeport, CT | |||||||
02/03/2012 7:30 PM |
Niagara | W 77–69 | 12–10 (7–4) |
Webster Bank Arena (2,118) Bridgeport, CT | |||||||
02/05/2012 3:30 PM, SNY |
Siena | W 64–56 | 13–10 (8–4) |
Webster Bank Arena (1,477) Bridgeport, CT | |||||||
02/09/2012 7:30 PM |
Manhattan | W 60–54 | 14–10 (9–4) |
Webster Bank Arena (1,445) Bridgeport, CT | |||||||
02/12/2012 4:00 PM, ESPN3 |
at Loyola (MD) | W 68–51 | 15–10 (10–4) |
Reitz Arena (1,925) Baltimore, MD | |||||||
02/15/2012 7:30 PM |
Saint Peter's | W 61–38 | 16–10 (11–4) |
Webster Bank Arena (1,729) Bridgeport, CT | |||||||
02/18/2012* 4:00 PM |
at Milwaukee ESPN BracketBusters |
L 63–67 | 16–11 |
U.S. Cellular Arena (5,683) Milwaukee, WI | |||||||
02/20/2012 7:00 PM |
at Marist | W 60–49 | 17–11 (12–4) |
McCann Field House (1,306) Poughkeepsie, NY | |||||||
02/24/2012 9:00 PM, ESPNU |
at Iona | L 72–77 | 17–12 (12–5) |
Hynes Athletic Center (2,611) New Rochelle, NY | |||||||
02/26/2012 3:30 PM, ESPN3 |
at Rider | L 62–65 | 17–13 (12–6) |
Alumni Gymnasium (1,650) Lawrenceville, NJ | |||||||
2012 MAAC Men's Basketball Tournament | |||||||||||
03/03/2012 2:30 PM, ESPN3 |
vs. Rider Quarterfinals |
W 65–63 | 18–13 |
MassMutual Center (2,256) Springfield, MA | |||||||
03/04/2012 2:00 PM, ESPN3 |
vs. Iona Semifinals |
W 85–75 | 19–13 |
MassMutual Center (2,778) Springfield, MA | |||||||
03/05/2012 7:00 PM, ESPN2 |
vs. Loyola (MD) Championship Game |
L 44–48 | 19–14 |
MassMutual Center (1,821) Springfield, MA | |||||||
2012 CIT | |||||||||||
03/14/2012* 7:00 PM |
Yale First Round |
W 68–56 | 20–14 |
Webster Bank Arena (1,744) Bridgeport, CT | |||||||
03/18/2012* 4:00 PM |
Manhattan Second Round |
W 69–57 | 21–14 |
Alumni Hall (1,492) Faifield, CT | |||||||
03/21/2012* 7:00 PM |
Robert Morris Quarterfinals |
W 67–61 | 22–14 |
Alumni Hall (1,407) Faifield, CT | |||||||
03/24/2012* 7:00 PM |
Mercer Semifinals |
L 59–64 | 22–15 |
Alumni Hall (1,557) Faifield, CT | |||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. |
References
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