2011–12 Binghamton Bearcats men's basketball team

2011–12 Binghamton Bearcats men's basketball
ConferenceAmerica East Conference
Record2–29 (1–15 America East)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Ron Brown
  • Julius Smith
Home arenaBinghamton University Events Center
Seasons
2011–12 America East men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Stony Brook 14 – 2   .875 22 – 10   .688
Vermont † 13 – 3   .813 24 – 12   .667
Boston University 12 – 4   .750 16 – 16   .500
Albany 9 – 7   .563 19 – 15   .559
Hartford 7 – 9   .438 9 – 22   .290
New Hampshire 7 – 9   .438 13 – 16   .448
Maine 6 – 10   .375 12 – 17   .414
UMBC 3 – 13   .188 4 – 26   .133
Binghamton 1 – 15   .063 2 – 29   .065
† 2012 America East tournament winner
As of March 16, 2012
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2011–12 Binghamton Bearcats men's basketball team represented Binghamton University during the 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bearcats, led by third-year head coach Mark Macon, played their home games at the Binghamton University Events Center in Vestal, New York as members of the America East Conference.

The team finished with a record of 2–29, the worst in program history, and finished last in America East play with a 1–15 conference record.[1] Binghamton began the season by losing 26 consecutive games and were the final remaining winless team in Division I.[2] The Bearcats ended the regular season at 1–28. They defeated UMBC in the first round of the 2012 America East men's basketball tournament before losing to Stony Brook to end their season.[3][4] The Bearcats' .065 winning percentage ranked 343rd out of 344 Division I programs, ahead of just Towson's 1–31 (.031) record.[5][6]

In the aftermath of the Bearcats' historically inept season, Macon was fired and replaced by Tommy Dempsey. Freshman forward Ben Dickinson and freshman guard Chris Longoria both transferred to other programs as a result.[1]

Previous season

In Mark Macon's second season as Binghamton head coach, the Bearcats struggled to remain competitive following the fallout from the scandal. The team finished 8–23, tied for eighth in the America East with a 4–12 conference record. The Bearcats earned the ninth seed in the 2011 America East men's basketball tournament, beating eighth-seeded UMBC 91–65 in the first round before losing to Vermont 57–46 in the semifinals.

Roster

Number Name Position Height Weight Year Hometown
0 Storm Clonch Guard 6–5 195 Freshman North Wilkesboro, North Carolina
2 Robert Mansell Guard 6–4 200 Sophomore Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
10 K.J. Brown Guard 6–1 190 Sophomore Sicklerville, New Jersey
11 Byron Brown Guard 5–7 160 Sophomore Buffalo, New York
14 Ben Dickinson Forward 6–9 230 Freshman Alexandria, Virginia
15 Alex Ogundadegbe Forward 6–8 235 Sophomore Bowie, Maryland
20 Jimmy Gray Guard 6–0 175 Junior Binghamton, New York
21 Chris Longoria Guard 6–4 180 Freshman Peachtree, Georgia
21 Javon Ralling Forward 6–6 225 Junior New York, New York
22 Taylor Johnston Forward 6–7 210 Junior Whitby, Ontario, Canada
22 Omar Richards Forward 6–8 220 Freshman San Diego, California
23 Chris Rice Guard 6–3 195 Freshman Sicklerville, New Jersey
24 Mike Horn Guard 6–0 185 Junior Woodcliff Lake, New Jersey
32 Jabrille Williams Forward 6–6 190 Freshman Stamford, Connecticut
34 Carlyle Francis Guard 6–2 185 Junior Scarborough, Toronto, Canada

Note: Senior Kyrie Sutton, the last remaining player from Binghamton's 2009 champion squad, was dismissed from the team in November after he was arrested for the misdemeanor of criminal possession of stolen property.[7]

Schedule

Date
time, TV 		Opponent Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/07/2011*
7:00 pm 		Mansfield W 79–64 
Binghamton University Events Center 
Vestal, NY
Non-Conference Regular Season
11/12/2011*
7:00 pm 		Colgate L 74–78  0–1
 Binghamton University Events Center (4,760)
Vestal, NY
11/14/2011*
7:00 pm 		at Cornell L 61–76  0–2
 Newman Arena (2,216)
Ithaca, NY
11/18/2011*
7:00 pm 		at Fordham L 49–64  0–3
 Rose Hill Gymnasium (2,162)
Bronx, NY
11/20/2011*
7:00 pm 		at Saint Peter's L 43–66  0–4
 Yanitelli Center (778)
Jersey City, NJ
11/27/2011*
3:00 pm 		at No. 21 Missouri L 59–88  0–5
 Mizzou Arena (5,037)
Columbia, MO
12/3/2011*
7:00 pm 		Army L 50–70  0–6
 Binghamton University Events Center (3,162)
Vestal, NY
12/6/2011*
7:00 pm 		Bucknell L 63–77  0–7
 Binghamton University Events Center (2,078)
Vestal, NY
12/17/2011*
4:00 pm 		at Hofstra L 62–82  0–8
 Mack Sports Complex (2,027)
Hempstead, NY
12/19/2011*
8:15 pm 		Morehead State L 45–64  0–9
 Binghamton University Events Center (3,712)
Vestal, NY
12/22/2011*
7:00 pm 		Drexel L 44–68  0–10
 Binghamton University Events Center (1,895)
Vestal, NY
12/28/2011*
7:30 pm 		at Canisius L 66–75  0–11
 Koessler Athletic Center (1,331)
Buffalo, NY
12/30/2011*
7:00 pm 		Manhattan L 51–94  0–12
 Binghamton University Events Center (2,131)
Vestal, NY
America East Regular Season
1/2/2012
7:00 pm 		Maine L 61–76  0–13
(0–1) 		Binghamton University Events Center (1,893)
Vestal, NY
1/5/2012
7:00 pm 		Stony Brook L 54–60  0–14
(0–2) 		Binghamton University Events Center (1,740)
Vestal, NY
1/8/2012
3:00 pm 		at Boston L 49–68  0–15
(0–3) 		Case Gym (523)
Boston, MA
1/12/2012
7:00 pm 		at Vermont L 53–73  0–16
(0–4) 		Patrick Gym (1,931)
Burlington, VT
1/15/2012
7:00 pm 		Hartford L 57–69  0–17
(0–5) 		Binghamton University Events Center (2,188)
Vestal, NY
1/19/2012
7:00 pm 		at UMBC L 58–64  0–18
(0–6) 		Retriever Activities Center (1,305)
Baltimore, MD
1/22/2012
7:00 pm 		New Hampshire L 49–64  0–19
(0–7) 		Binghamton University Events Center (3,691)
Vestal, NY
1/25/2012
7:00 pm 		at Albany L 68–74  0–20
(0–8) 		SEFCU Arena (3,146)
Albany, NY
1/28/2012
2:00 pm 		at Maine L 59–67  0–21
(0–9) 		Alfond Arena (1,902)
Orono, ME
2/1/2012
7:00 pm 		at Stony Brook L 48–82  0–22
(0–10) 		Pritchard Gymnasium (1,220)
Stony Brook, NY
2/4/2012
7:00 pm 		Boston L 53–68  0–23
(0–11) 		Binghamton University Events Center (3,232)
Vestal, NY
2/12/2012
7:00 pm 		at Hartford L 60–62  0–24
(0–12) 		Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion (1,249)
Hartford, CT
2/15/2012
7:00 pm 		UMBC L 56–70  0–25
(0–13) 		Binghamton University Events Center (2,483)
Vestal, NY
2/18/2012*
4:00 pm 		at Radford L 59–64  0–26
 Donald N. Dedmon Center (863)
Radford, VA
2/21/2012
7:00 pm 		Vermont W 57–53  1–26
(1–13) 		Binghamton University Events Center 
Vestal, NY
2/23/2012
7:00 pm 		Albany L 63–74  1–27
(1–14) 		Binghamton University Events Center (3,548)
Vestal, NY
2/26/2018
7:00 pm 		at New Hampshire L 49–58  1–28
(1–15) 		Lundholm Gym (1,033)
Durham, NH
America East Tournament
3/1/2012
8:15 pm 		vs. UMBC
First Round 		W 73–67 OT 2–28
 Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion (1,258)
Hartford, CT
3/3/2012
12:05 pm, ESPN3 		vs. Stony Brook
Quarterfinals 		L 69–78  2–29
 Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion (4,017)
Hartford, CT
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

References

  1. ^ a b "Binghamton fires Macon after 2-29 season". ESPN.com. April 30, 2012. Retrieved January 22, 2019.
  2. ^ "Binghamton wins at last, beats Vermont 57-53". The Columbian. February 20, 2012. Retrieved January 22, 2019.
  3. ^ "Binghamton Survives UMBC 73-67 In OT". March 2, 2012. Retrieved January 22, 2019.
  4. ^ Mar 3, foxsports; ET, 2012 at 3:46p (March 3, 2012). "Stony Brook beats Binghamton 78-69 in America East". FOX Sports. Retrieved January 22, 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  5. ^ "2011-12 Binghamton Bearcats Roster and Stats". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved January 22, 2019.
  6. ^ "2011-12 School Stats". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved January 22, 2019.
  7. ^ "Sutton arrested on day of dismissal from Binghamton basketball - Pipe Dream". www.bupipedream.com. Retrieved January 22, 2019.