2011–12 Albany Great Danes men's basketball team

The 2011–12 Albany Great Danes men's basketball team represented the University at Albany, SUNY during the 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Great Dames, led by 11th year head coach Will Brown, played their home games at SEFCU Arena and are members of the America East Conference. They finished the season 19–15, 9–7 in America East play to finish in fourth place. They lost in the semifinals of the America East Basketball tournament to Stony Brook. They were invited to the 2012 CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they lost in the first round to Manhattan.^[1]

2011–12 Albany Great Danes men's basketball
CIT, First Round
Conference	America East Conference
Record	19–15 (9–7 America East)
Head coach	Will Brown (11th season)
Assistant coaches	Jeremy Friel Chad O'Donnell Brent Wilson
Home arena	SEFCU Arena
Seasons ← 2010–11 2012–13 →

2011–12 America East men's basketball standings

v t e	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

Roster

Number	Name	Position	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
0	Jacob Iati	Guard	5–10	175	Junior	York, Pennsylvania
1	Tanner Gibson	Freshman	6–2	180	Freshman	Zanesville, Ohio
2	Logan Aronhalt	Guard	6–3	210	Junior	Zanesville, Ohio
10	Mike Black	Guard	6–0	175	Junior	Chicago, Illinois
11	Luke Devlin	Forward	6–8	230	Sophomore	Sydney, Australia
12	Peter Hooley	Guard	6–4	195	Freshman	Hahndorf, South Australia
14	Sam Rowley	Forward	6–5	230	Freshman	Sydney, Australia
20	Gerardo Suero	Guard	6–4	205	Junior	Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
21	Blake Metcalf	Center	6–9	240	Junior	Camby, Indiana
22	Ralph Watts	Guard/Forward	6–5	205	Sophomore	Peekskill, New York
24	Chris Page	Guard	6–5	185	Freshman	Plainfield, Indiana
30	Jayson Guerrier	Guard/Forward	6–4	205	Junior	Winter Springs, Florida
44	John Puk	Center	6–10	265	Sophomore	Waterloo, Iowa

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition Tour of Canada
08/19/2011* 7:00 pm		vs. Université du Québec à Montréal	W 86–57		Montreal, QC
08/20/2011* 7:00 pm		vs. McGill University	W 83–58		Montreal, QC
08/22/2011* 7:30 pm		vs. Dawson College	L 86–90		Montreal, QC
08/24/2011* 8:00 pm		vs. University of Ottawa	W 97–85		Ottawa, ON
08/25/2011* 7:00 pm		vs. Carleton University	W 91–81		Ottawa, ON
Regular Season
11/11/2011* 7:00 pm, SNY		at No. 10 Pittsburgh	L 56–89	0–1	Petersen Events Center (10,125) Pittsburgh, PA
11/14/2011* 4:00 pm		vs. Brown NIT Season Tip-Off	W 77–68	1–1	Carrier Dome (NA) Syracuse, NY
11/15/2011* 7:00 pm, ESPN3		at No. 5 Syracuse NIT Season Tip-Off	L 74–98	1–2	Carrier Dome (17,189) Syracuse, NY
11/21/2011* 5:00 pm		vs. Monmouth NIT Season Tip-Off	W 85–49	2–2	Patriot Center (NA) Fairfax, VA
11/22/2011* 7:30 pm		at George Mason NIT Season Tip-Off	L 46–66	2–3	Patriot Center (1,384) Fairfax, VA
11/25/2011* 4:00 pm		Navy	W 69–62	3–3	SEFCU Arena (3,037) Albany, NY
11/27/2011* 4:00 pm		Fairleigh Dickinson	W 81–62	4–3	SEFCU Arena (1,623) Albany, NY
12/05/2011* 7:00 pm, TWCSN		at Siena	L 60–64	4–4	Times Union Center (8,252) Albany, NY
12/07/2011* 7:00 pm, TWCSN		Colgate	W 87–63	5–4	SEFCU Arena (2,584) Albany, NY
12/17/2011* 2:00 pm		at Cornell	L 82–85	5–5	Newman Arena (1,477) Ithaca, NY
12/19/2011* 7:00 pm		at St. Francis	W 76–64	6–5	Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (935) Brooklyn, NY
12/23/2011* 2:00 pm		Dartmouth	W 82–74	7–5	SEFCU Arena (1,861) Albany, NY
12/28/2011* 8:00 pm		at Maryland	L 72–83	7–6	Comcast Center (11,751) College Park, MD
12/31/2011* 4:00 pm		at Mount St. Mary's	W 65–64	8–6	Knott Arena (800) Emmitsburg, MD
01/02/2012 7:00 pm		Hartford	W 88–63	9–6 (1–0)	SEFCU Arena (2,147) Albany, NY
01/05/2012 7:00 pm		at UMBC	W 89–72	10–6 (2–0)	Retriever Activities Center (1,373) Baltimore, MD
01/08/2012 2:00 pm		at Stony Brook	L 68–81	10–7 (2–1)	Pritchard Gymnasium (1,355) Stony Brook, NY
01/11/2012 7:00 pm, TWCSN		New Hampshire	W 86–63	11–7 (3–1)	SEFCU Arena (2,388) Albany, NY
01/14/2012 7:00 pm		Maine	W 76–75	12–7 (4–1)	SEFCU Arena (2,853) Albany, NY
01/16/2012 7:00 pm, CBSSN		at Boston University	L 57–70	12–8 (4–2)	Case Gym (852) Boston, MA
01/19/2012 7:00 pm, ESPN3		at Vermont	L 69–73	12–9 (4–3)	Patrick Gym (2,260) Burlington, VT
01/25/2012 7:00 pm, TWCSN		Binghamton	W 74–68	13–9 (5–3)	SEFCU Arena (3,146) Albany, NY
01/28/2012 4:00 pm		at Hartford	W 72–60	14–9 (6–3)	Chase Arena at RFP (1,699) Hartford, CT
02/01/2012 7:00 pm		UMBC	W 87–76	15–9 (7–3)	SEFCU Arena (2,810) Albany, NY
02/04/2012 7:00 pm, TWCSN		Stony Brook	L 69–76	15–10 (7–4)	SEFCU Arena (4,538) Albany, NY
02/06/2012 7:00 pm		Boston University	L 78–81	15–11 (7–5)	SEFCU Arena (2,280) Albany, NY
02/09/2012 7:00 pm, ESPN3		at New Hampshire	L 64–69	15–12 (7–6)	Lundholm Gym (665) Durham, NH
02/11/2012 2:00 pm		at Maine	W 76–68	16–12 (8–6)	Memorial Gymnasium (1,175) Orono, ME
02/15/2012 7:00 pm, TWCSN		Vermont	L 47–50	16–13 (8–7)	SEFCU Arena (2,811) Albany, NY
02/18/2012* 7:00 pm		Rider ESPN BracketBusters	W 70–61	17–13	SEFCU Arena (2,190) Albany, NY
02/23/2012 7:00 pm, ESPN3		at Binghamton	W 74–63	18–13 (9–7)	Binghamton University Events Center (3,548) Vestal, NY
America East tournament
03/03/2012 2:15 pm, ESPN3		vs. New Hampshire Quarterfinals	W 63–45	19–13	Chase Arena at RFP (1,981) Hartford, CT
03/04/2012 5:00 pm, ESPN3		vs. Stony Brook Semifinals	L 55–57	19–14	Chase Arena at RFP (2,644) Hartford, CT
CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament
03/14/2012* 7:00 pm		Manhattan First Round	L 79–89	19–15	SEFCU Arena (458) Albany, NY
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

References

1. Brennan, Sean (March 15, 2012). "Manhattan Jaspers advance to CIT Sweet 16, as George Beamon scores 34 points in 89-79 win over Albany". New York Daily News. Retrieved February 14, 2024.