2011–12 American Eagles men's basketball team

2011–12 American Eagles men's basketball
CIT, First Round
ConferencePatriot League
Record20–12 (10–4 Patriot)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaBender Arena
Seasons
2011–12 Patriot League men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Bucknell 12 – 2   .857 25 – 10   .714
Lehigh† 11 – 3   .786 27 – 8   .771
American 10 – 4   .714 20 – 12   .625
Holy Cross 9 – 5   .643 15 – 14   .517
Lafayette 7 – 7   .500 13 – 18   .419
Army 5 – 9   .357 12 – 18   .400
Colgate 2 – 12   .143 8 – 22   .267
Navy 0 – 14   .000 3 – 26   .103
† 2012 Patriot League tournament winner

The 2011–12 American Eagles men's basketball team represented American University during the 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Eagles, led by 12th year head coach Jeff Jones, played their home games at Bender Arena and are members of the Patriot League. They finished the season 20–12, 10–4 in Patriot League play to finish in third place. They lost in the semifinals of the Patriot League Basketball tournament to Lehigh. They were invited to the 2012 CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they lost in the first round to Buffalo.[1]

Roster

Number Name Position Height Weight Year Hometown
0 Simon McCormack Guard 6–4 185 Senior New Castle, New Hampshire
1 Kyle Kager Forward 6–8 195 Freshman Flower Mound, Texas
2 Daniel Munoz Guard 6–1 175 Junior Plantation, Florida
3 Troy Brewer Guard 6–5 180 Senior Gaithersburg, Maryland
4 Wayne Simon III Guard 5–10 155 Sophomore Westchester, Illinois
10 Warren Flood, Jr. Guard 6–2 200 Junior Olney, Maryland
12 Daniel Fisher Forward 6–7 230 Junior Melbourne, Australia
13 Riley Grafft Forward 6–11 220 Senior Janesville, Wisconsin
20 Blake Jolivette Guard 5–11 220 Junior Houston, Texas
22 John Schoof Guard 6–5 205 Freshman Fairfax, Virginia
23 Charles Hinkle Forward 6–5 205 Senior Los Alamitos, California
25 Joe Hill Guard 6–2 200 Senior Plymouth Meeting, Pennsylvania
33 Jordan Borucki Guard 6–3 195 Junior Los Angeles, California
34 Tony Wroblicky Center 6–10 230 Sophomore Los Angeles, California
43 Mike Bersch Forward 6–6 205 Junior Mt. Holly, New Jersey

Schedule

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
November 2, 2011*
7:30 pm 		Randolph–Macon W 62–61  —
 Bender Arena (527)
Washington, D.C.
Regular season
November 11, 2011*
7:30 pm 		at Richmond L 56–66  0–1
 Robins Center (6,571)
Richmond, VA
November 14, 2011*
7:00 pm 		at Maryland Eastern Shore L 62–64 OT 0–2
 Hytche Athletic Center (3,021)
Princess Anne, MD
November 16, 2011*
7:30 pm, CSNMA 		Florida Atlantic W 62–56  1–2
 Bender Arena (1,280)
Washington, D.C.
November 19, 2011*
7:00 pm 		at Columbia W 66–58  2–2
 Levien Gymnasium (1,232)
New York City, NY
November 22, 2011*
7:30 pm 		Quinnipiac W 74–73  3–2
 Bender Arena (717)
Washington, D.C.
November 27, 2011*
3:00 pm 		at Cornell W 65–63  4–2
 Newman Arena (1,113)
Ithaca, NY
November 29, 2011*
7:30 pm, CSNMA 		Howard W 77–66  5–2
 Bender Arena (1,027)
Washington, D.C.
December 1, 2011*
7:30 pm, CSNMA 		UMBC W 69–58  6–2
 Bender Arena (721)
Washington, D.C.
December 4, 2011*
8:00 pm, CSNMA 		Saint Joseph's L 79–81  7–2
 Bender Arena (1,113)
Washington, D.C.
December 7, 2011*
7:30 pm 		Hampton W 74–72  8–2
 Bender Arena (723)
Washington, D.C.
December 10, 2011*
7:00 pm 		at Saint Francis (PA) L 61–66  8–3
 DeGol Arena (762)
Loretto, PA
December 17, 2011*
12:00 pm, MASN 		at No. 16 Georgetown L 55–81  8–4
 Verizon Center (9,964)
Washington, D.C.
December 22, 2011*
7:00 pm 		at Villanova L 52–73  8–5
 The Pavilion (6,500)
Villanova, PA
December 29, 2011*
4:00 pm 		at Mount St. Mary's L 42–49  8–6
 Knott Arena (860)
Emmitsburg, MD
January 2, 2012*
1:00 pm 		at Brown W 70–61  9–6
 Pizzitola Sports Center (773)
Providence, RI
January 7, 2012
2:00 pm 		Colgate W 82–54  10–6
(1–0) 		Bender Arena (1,086)
Washington, D.C.
January 11, 2012
7:00 pm 		at Lehigh L 60–71  10–7
(1–1) 		Stabler Arena (998)
Bethlehem, PA
January 14, 2012
2:00 pm 		Holy Cross W 67–54  11–7
(2–1) 		Bender Arena (2,351)
Washington, D.C.
January 18, 2012
7:00 pm 		at Navy W 67–60  12–7
(3–1) 		Alumni Hall (1,666)
Annapolis, MD
January 21, 2012
2:00 pm, CSNMA 		Army W 67–55  13–7
(4–1) 		Bender Arena (2,184)
Washington, D.C.
January 25, 2012
7:00 pm 		at Bucknell L 61–67  13–8
(4–2) 		Sojka Pavilion (2,867)
Lewisburg, PA
January 28, 2012
1:00 pm 		at Lafayette W 69–61  14–8
(5–2) 		Kirby Sports Center (2,315)
Easton, PA
February 4, 2012
2:00 pm 		at Colgate W 59–58  15–8
(6–2) 		Cotterell Court (761)
Hamilton, NY
February 9, 2012
7:00 pm, CBSSN 		Lehigh W 59–58  16–8
(7–2) 		Bender Arena (1,304)
Washington, D.C.
February 11, 2012
2:00 pm 		at Holy Cross L 52–59  16–9
(7–3) 		Chace Athletic Center (2,578)
Worcester, MA
February 15, 2012
7:30 pm, CSNMA 		Navy W 69–47  17–9
(8–3) 		Bender Arena (1,219)
Washington, D.C.
February 18, 2012
4:00 pm 		at Army W 74–50  18–9
(9–3) 		Christl Arena (1,219)
West Point, NY
February 23, 2012
7:00 pm, CBSSN 		Bucknell L 50–55  18–10
(9–4) 		Bender Arena (1,653)
Washington, D.C.
February 25, 2012
4:00 pm, CBSSN 		Lafayette W 76–69  19–10
(10–4) 		Bender Arena (2,369)
Washington, D.C.
Patriot League tournament
February 29, 2012
7:30 pm 		(3) (6) Army
Quarterfinals 		W 57–40  20–10
 Bender Arena (1,002)
Washington, D.C.
March 3, 2012
2:00 pm, CBSSN 		(3) at (2) Lehigh
Semifinals 		L 66–85  20–11
 Stabler Arena (1,238)
Bethlehem, PA
CollegeInsider.com tournament
March 14, 2012*
7:30 pm 		Buffalo
First Round 		L 61–78  20–12
 Bender Arena (256)
Washington, D.C.
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

References

  1. ^ "NCAA Game Summary - Buffalo at American University". WLTX. March 14, 2012. Retrieved February 29, 2024.