2011–12_Syracuse_Orange_men's_basketball_team

2011–12 Syracuse Orange men's basketball
2011–12 Syracuse Orange men's basketball
NIT Season Tip-Off Champions ; Big East Season Champions
NCAA Tournament, Elite Eight
Conference	Big East Conference (1979–2013)
Ranking
Coaches	No. 5
AP	No. 2
Record	0–3, 34 wins vacated (0–1 (17 wins vacated)) Big East)
Head coach	Jim Boeheim;
Assistant coaches	Mike Hopkins; Adrian Autry; Gerry McNamara;
Home arena	Carrier Dome
	Seasons ← 2010–11 2012–13 →

2011–12 Syracuse Orange men's basketball team

American college basketball season

The 2011–12 Syracuse Orange men's basketball team represented Syracuse University in the 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The head coach, Jim Boeheim, served for his 36th year. The team played its home games at the Carrier Dome in Syracuse, New York and is a member of the Big East Conference.

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In 2015, Syracuse voluntarily vacated nine wins from this season due to participation of ineligible players. Following an NCAA investigation, all 25 other wins were vacated. Syracuse was, however, allowed to keep their banners and Elite Eight appearance.^[2]^[3]

Schedule

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Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
Nov. 1* 7:00 pm, Time Warner SportsNet	No. 5	CSULA (DII)	W 79–49		12 – Melo	9 – Keita	7 – Jardine	Carrier Dome (8,668) Syracuse, NY
Nov. 8* 7:00 pm, Time Warner SportsNet/SNY	No. 5	St. Rose (DII)	W 87–69		12 – Joseph	7 – Keita	3 – Tied	Carrier Dome (8,110) Syracuse, NY
Regular Season
Nov. 12* 4:00 pm, Time Warner SportsNet/SNY	No. 5	Fordham	W 78–53	1–0	16 – Joseph	7 – Triche	3 – Tied	Carrier Dome (22,906) Syracuse, NY
Nov. 14* 7:00 pm, ESPNU	No. 5	Manhattan NIT Season Tip-Off	W 92–56	2–0	17 – Waiters	9 – Melo	5 – Waiters	Carrier Dome (17,284) Syracuse, NY
Nov. 15* 7:00 pm, ESPN3	No. 5	Albany NIT Season Tip-Off	W 98–74	3–0	19 – Tied	9 – Fair	5 – Tied	Carrier Dome (17,189) Syracuse, NY
Nov. 19* 4:00 pm, Time Warner SportsNet/SNY	No. 5	Colgate	W 92–47	4–0	16 – Waiters	8 – Christmas	6 – Jardine	Carrier Dome (21,084) Syracuse, NY
Nov. 23* 9:30 pm, ESPN2	No. 5	vs. Virginia Tech NIT Season Tipoff	W 69–58	5–0	20 – Joseph	10 – Tied	6 – Triche	Madison Square Garden (8,293) New York, NY
Nov. 25* 5:00 pm, ESPN	No. 5	vs. Stanford NIT Season Tipoff	W 69–63	6–0	18 – Joseph	9 – Tied	4 – Triche	Madison Square Garden (8,477) New York, NY
Nov. 29* 7:00 pm, Time Warner SportsNet/SNY	No. 4	Eastern Michigan	W 84–48	7–0	19 – Southerland	6 – Christmas	7 – Jardine	Carrier Dome (19,649) Syracuse, NY
Dec. 2* 7:00 pm, ESPN	No. 4	No. 10 Florida SEC–Big East Challenge	W 72–68	8–0	20 – Triche	11 – Fair	7 – Jardine	Carrier Dome (24,459) Syracuse, NY
Dec. 6* 7:00 pm, Time Warner SportsNet/SNY	No. 3	Marshall	W 62–56	9–0	15 – Waiters	8 – Joseph	4 – Jardine	Carrier Dome (19,817) Syracuse, NY
Dec. 10* 7:00 pm, Time Warner SportsNet/SNY	No. 3	George Washington	W 85–50	10–0	19 – Waiters	8 – Joseph	8 – Carter-Williams	Carrier Dome (23,226) Syracuse, NY
Dec. 17* 6:30 pm, ESPN2	No. 1	at NC State	W 88–72	11–0	22 – Waiters	6 – Melo	4 – Tied	RBC Center (19,400) Raleigh, NC
Dec. 20* 7:00 pm, Time Warner SportsNet/SNY	No. 1	Bucknell	W 80–61	12–0	17 – Joseph	9 – Melo	4 – Tied	Carrier Dome (17,302) Syracuse, NY
Dec. 22* 7:00 pm, Time Warner SportsNet/SNY	No. 1	Tulane	W 80–61	13–0	15 – Waiters	5 – Tied	3 – Tied	Carrier Dome (18,679) Syracuse, NY
Big East Regular Season
Dec. 28 7:00 pm, Big East Network/MSG	No. 1	Seton Hall	W 75–49	14–0 (1–0)	15 – Waiters	8 – Fair	4 – Tied	Carrier Dome (25,081) Syracuse, NY
Jan. 1 5:00 pm, Big East Network/SNY	No. 1	at DePaul	W 87–68	15–0 (2–0)	22 – Joseph	7 – Joseph	3 – Tied	Allstate Arena (12,102) Rosemont, IL
Jan. 4 9:00 pm, Big East Network/SNY	No. 1	at Providence	W 87–73	16–0 (3–0)	16 – Triche	5 – Christmas	11 – Jardine	Dunkin' Donuts Center (12,252) Providence, RI
Jan. 7 4:00 pm, Big East Network/SNY	No. 1	No. 20 Marquette	W 73–66	17–0 (4–0)	17 – Joseph	8 – Tied	7 – Waiters	Carrier Dome (25,412) Syracuse, NY
Jan. 11 7:00 pm, ESPN2	No. 1	at Villanova	W 79–66	18–0 (5–0)	20 – Waiters	7 – Keita	5 – Jardine	Wells Fargo Center (14,877) Philadelphia, PA
Jan. 14 6:00 pm, Big East Network/SNY	No. 1	Providence	W 78–55	19–0 (6–0)	13 – Joseph	6 – Fair	9 – Jardine	Carrier Dome (23,311) Syracuse, NY
Jan. 16 7:30 pm, ESPN	No. 1	Pittsburgh	W 71–63	20–0 (7–0)	16 – Waiters	10 – Melo	10 – Jardine	Carrier Dome (24,826) Syracuse, NY
Jan. 21 6:00 pm, ESPN	No. 1	at Notre Dame	L 58–67	20–1 (7–1)	15 – Southerland	5 – Joseph	7 – Jardine	Purcell Pavilion (9,149) Notre Dame, IN
Jan. 23 7:00 pm, ESPN	No. 3	at Cincinnati	W 60–53	21–1 (8–1)	17 – Joseph	9 – Christmas	6 – Jardine	Fifth Third Arena (13,176) Cincinnati, OH
Jan. 28 1:00 pm, ESPNU	No. 3	West Virginia	W 63–61	22–1 (9–1)	18 – Triche	7 – Joseph	5 – Jardine	Carrier Dome (28,740) Syracuse, NY
Feb. 4 12:00 pm, ESPN	No. 2	at St. John's	W 95–70	23–1 (10–1)	14 – Tied	8 – Joseph	5 – Triche	Madison Square Garden (19,979) New York, NY
Feb. 8 7:00 pm, ESPN	No. 2	No. 11 Georgetown	W 64–61 ^OT	24–1 (11–1)	29 – Joseph	9 – Fair	8 – Jardine	Carrier Dome (27,820) Syracuse, NY
Feb. 11 1:00 pm, CBS	No. 2	Connecticut Rivalry	W 85–67	25–1 (12–1)	21 – Jardine	12 – Fair	6 – Jardine	Carrier Dome (33,430) Syracuse, NY
Feb. 13 7:00 pm, ESPN	No. 2	at No. 19 Louisville	W 52–51	26–1 (13–1)	13 – Fair	6 – Tied	5 – Jardine	KFC Yum! Center (22,738) Louisville, KY
Feb. 19 1:00 pm, ESPN	No. 2	at Rutgers	W 74–64	27–1 (14–1)	21 – Fair	8 – Fair	7 – Jardine	Louis Brown Athletic Center (8,093) Piscataway, NJ
Feb. 22 7:00 pm, Big East Network/SNY	No. 2	South Florida	W 56–48	28–1 (15–1)	15 – Jardine	9 – Joseph	4 – Jardine	Carrier Dome (25,316) Syracuse, NY
Feb. 25 9:00 pm, ESPN	No. 2	at Connecticut Rivalry and ESPN College GameDay	W 71–69	29–1 (16–1)	21 – Joseph	9 – Melo	6 – Jardine	Gampel Pavilion (10,167) Storrs, CT
Mar. 3 4:00 pm, CBS	No. 2	No. 19 Louisville	W 58–49	30–1 (17–1)	18 – Triche	8 – Melo	4 – Triche	Carrier Dome (33,205) Syracuse, NY
2012 Big East men's basketball tournament
Mar. 8 12:00 pm, ESPN	No. 2	vs. Connecticut Quarterfinals/Rivalry	W 58–55	31–1	18 – Waiters	7 – Triche	4 – Carter-Williams	Madison Square Garden (20,057) New York, NY
Mar. 9 7:00 pm, ESPN	No. 2	vs. Cincinnati Semifinals	L 68–71	31–2	28 – Waiters	11 – Fair	4 – Tied	Madison Square Garden (20,057) New York, NY
2012 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament
Mar. 15 3:10 pm, truTV	No. 2 (1)	vs. (16) UNC Asheville Second Round	W 72–65	32–2	15 – Southerland	8 – Tied	7 – Jardine	Consol Energy Center (18,927) Pittsburgh, PA
Mar. 17 12:15 pm, CBS	No. 2 (1)	vs. (8) Kansas State Third Round	W 75–59	33–2	18 – Waiters	11 – Christmas	8 – Jardine	Consol Energy Center (18,588) Pittsburgh, PA
Mar. 22 7:15 pm, CBS	No. 2 (1)	vs. No. 14 (4) Wisconsin Sweet Sixteen	W 64–63	34–2	15 – Fair	7 – Fair	4 – Jardine	TD Garden (18,796) Boston, MA
Mar. 24 7:05 pm, CBS	No. 2 (1)	vs. No. 7 (2) Ohio State Elite Eight	L 70–77	34–3	15 – Triche	10 – Keita	6 – Jardine	TD Garden (19,026) Boston, MA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll.. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

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Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Michael Carter-Williams PG	Hamilton, MA	St. Andrew's School	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Nov 1, 2009
Michael Carter-Williams PG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 97
Rakeem Christmas C	Philadelphia, PA	Academy of the New Church	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	230 lb (100 kg)	Aug 6, 2010
Rakeem Christmas C	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 97
Trevor Cooney SG	Wilmington, DE	Sanford School	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Feb 26, 2010
Trevor Cooney SG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 94
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: #16 Rivals: #11 ESPN: #10
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2011 Syracuse Signees". Rivals.com. Retrieved November 3, 2010. "2011 Syracuse Signees". Scout.com. Retrieved November 3, 2010. "2011 Syracuse Signees". ESPN.com. Retrieved November 3, 2010. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved November 3, 2010. "2011 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved November 3, 2010.

Pos.	Starting 5	Bench 1	Bench 2	Bench 3
C	Fab Melo	Baye Keita	Matt Tomaszewski
PF	C.J. Fair	Rakeem Christmas	Matt Lyde-Cajuste
SF	Kris Joseph	James Southerland	Griffin Hoffmann	Albert Nassar
SG	Brandon Triche	Dion Waiters	Nick Resavy	Russ DeRemer
PG	Scoop Jardine	Michael Carter-Williams	Brandon Reese	Nolan Hart

Poll	Pre	Wk 1	Wk 2	Wk 3	Wk 4	Wk 5	Wk 6	Wk 7	Wk 8	Wk 9	Wk 10	Wk 11	Wk 12	Wk 13	Wk 14	Wk 15	Wk 16	WK 17	Wk 18	Final
AP	5	5	5	4	3	1	1	1	1	1	1	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	*
Coaches	5	5	5	3	3	1	1	1	1	1	1	4	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	5

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
DaJuan Coleman C	DeWitt, NY	Jamesville-DeWitt High School	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	280 lb (130 kg)	Oct 25, 2011
DaJuan Coleman C	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 97
Jerami Grant PF	Hyattsville, MD	DeMatha Catholic High School	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Sep 16, 2011
Jerami Grant PF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 95
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: #11 ESPN: #15
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2012 Syracuse Signees". Rivals.com. Retrieved February 13, 2012. "2012 Syracuse Signees". Scout.com. Retrieved February 13, 2012. "2012 Syracuse Signees". ESPN.com. Retrieved February 13, 2012. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved February 13, 2012. "2012 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved February 13, 2012.

2011–12_Syracuse_Orange_men's_basketball_team

2011–12 Syracuse Orange men's basketball team

Preseason

Roster changes

Recruiting

Preseason outlook

Postseason awards

Roster

Depth chart

Schedule

Rankings

2012–13 Recruiting

References

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2011–12 Syracuse Orange men's basketball

NIT Season Tip-Off Champions Big East Season Champions
NCAA Tournament, Elite Eight
Conference	Big East Conference (1979–2013)
Ranking
Coaches	No. 5
AP	No. 2
Record	0–3, 34 wins vacated (0–1 (17 wins vacated)) Big East)
Head coach	Jim Boeheim
Assistant coaches	Mike Hopkins Adrian Autry Gerry McNamara
Home arena	Carrier Dome
Seasons ← 2010–11 2012–13 →

v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 11 Marquette	14	–	4	.778	27	–	8	.771
Notre Dame	13	–	5	.722	22	–	12	.647
Cincinnati	12	–	6	.667	26	–	11	.703
No. 15 Georgetown	12	–	6	.667	24	–	9	.727
South Florida	12	–	6	.667	22	–	14	.611
West Virginia	9	–	9	.500	19	–	14	.576
Connecticut	8	–	10	.444	20	–	14	.588
Seton Hall	8	–	10	.444	21	–	13	.618
Rutgers	6	–	12	.333	14	–	18	.438
St. John's	6	–	12	.333	13	–	19	.406
Pittsburgh	5	–	13	.278	22	–	17	.564
Villanova	5	–	13	.278	13	–	19	.406
Providence	4	–	14	.222	15	–	17	.469
DePaul	3	–	15	.167	12	–	19	.387
*No. 2 Syracuse	0	–	1	.000	0	–	3	.000
**No. 17 Louisville†	0	–	8	.000	0	–	10	.000


† 2012 Big East tournament winner As of March 31, 2012^[1] Syracuse: 30 reg. season games, 4 postseason games vacated due to sanctions against the program; Disputed record: Syracuse–(34–3)(17–1) *Louisville: 25 reg. season games, 5 postseason games vacated due to sanctions against the program; Disputed record: Louisville–(30-10)(10-8) Rankings from AP Poll