2011–12 Albany Great Danes men's basketball team

2011–12 Albany Great Danes men's basketball

CIT, First Round
Conference	America East Conference
2011–12 record	19–15 (9–7 America East)
Head coach	Will Brown (11th year)
Assistant coach	Jeremy Friel
Assistant coach	Chad O'Donnell
Assistant coach	Brent Wilson
Home arena	SEFCU Arena

	Conf				Overall
2011–12 America East men's basketball standings
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 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.

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	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (Attendance)
Exhibition Tour of Canada
08/19/2011*	vs. Université du Québec à Montréal	W 86–57
08/20/2011*	vs. McGill University	W 83–58
08/22/2011*	vs. Dawson College	L 86–90
08/24/2011*	vs. University of Ottawa	W 97–85
08/25/2011*	vs. Carleton University	W 91–81
Regular Season
11/11/2011*	at #10 Pittsburgh	L 56–89	0–1	Petersen Events Center (10,125)
11/14/2011*	vs. Brown (NIT Season Tip-Off)	W 77–68	1–1	Carrier Dome (NA)
11/15/2011*	at #5 Syracuse (NIT Season Tip-Off)	L 74–98	1–2	Carrier Dome (17,189)
11/21/2011*	vs. Monmouth (NIT Season Tip-Off)	W 85–49	2–2	Patriot Center (NA)
11/22/2011*	at George Mason (NIT Season Tip-Off)	L 46–66	2–3	Patriot Center (1,384)
11/25/2011*	Navy	W 69–62	3–3	SEFCU Arena (3,037)
11/27/2011*	Fairleigh Dickinson	W 81–62	4–3	SEFCU Arena (1,623)
12/05/2011*	at Siena	L 60–64	4–4	Times Union Center (8,252)
12/07/2011*	Colgate	W 87–63	5–4	SEFCU Arena (2,584)
12/17/2011*	at Cornell	L 82–85	5–5	Newman Arena (1,477)
12/19/2011*	at St. Francis	W 76–64	6–5	Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (935)
12/23/2011*	Dartmouth	W 82–74	7–5	SEFCU Arena (1,861)
12/28/2011*	at Maryland	L 72–83	7–6	Comcast Center (11,751)
12/31/2011*	at Mount St. Mary's	W 65–64	8–6	Knott Arena (800)
01/02/2012	Hartford	W 88–63	9–6 (1–0)	SEFCU Arena (2,147)
01/05/2012	at UMBC	W 89–72	10–6 (2–0)	Retriever Activities Center (1,373)
01/08/2012	at Stony Brook	L 68–81	10–7 (2–1)	Pritchard Gymnasium (1,355)
01/11/2012	New Hampshire	W 86–63	11–7 (3–1)	SEFCU Arena (2,388)
01/14/2012	Maine	W 76–75	12–7 (4–1)	SEFCU Arena (2,853)
01/16/2012	at Boston University	L 57–70	12–8 (4–2)	Case Gym (852)
01/19/2012	at Vermont	L 69–73	12–9 (4–3)	Patrick Gym (2,260)
01/25/2012	Binghamton	W 74–68	13–9 (5–3)	SEFCU Arena (3,146)
01/28/2012	at Hartford	W 72–60	14–9 (6–3)	Chase Arena at RFP (1,699)
02/01/2012	UMBC	W 87–76	15–9 (7–3)	SEFCU Arena (2,810)
02/04/2012	Stony Brook	L 69–76	15–10 (7–4)	SEFCU Arena (4,538)
02/06/2012	Boston University	L 78–81	15–11 (7–5)	SEFCU Arena (2,280)
02/09/2012	at New Hampshire	L 64–69	15–12 (7–6)	Lundholm Gym (665)
02/11/2012	at Maine	W 76–68	16–12 (8–6)	Memorial Gymnasium (1,175)
02/15/2012	Vermont	L 47–50	16–13 (8–7)	SEFCU Arena (2,811)
02/18/2012*	Rider (ESPN BracketBusters)	W 70–61	17–13	SEFCU Arena (2,190)
02/23/2012	at Binghamton	W 74–63	18–13 (9–7)	Binghamton University Events Center (3,548)
2012 America East Tournament
03/03/2012	vs. New Hampshire (Quarterfinals)	W 63–45	19–13	Chase Arena at RFP (1,981)
03/04/2012	vs. Stony Brook (Semifinals)	L 55–57	19–14	Chase Arena at RFP (2,644)
2012 CIT
03/14/2012*	Manhattan (First Round)	L 79–89	19–15	SEFCU Arena (458)
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. ( ) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

References

Albany Great Danes men's basketball

Venues	SEFCU Arena (1992–present)

Culture & lore	History

People	Head coaches

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