2011–12 Long Island Blackbirds men's basketball team

2011–12 Long Island Blackbirds men's basketball

Northeast Conference Regular Season & Tournament Champions
NCAA Tournament West Region 16 Seed, Second Round
Conference	Northeast Conference
2011–12 record	25–9 (16–2 NEC)
Head coach	Jim Ferry (10th year)
Assistant coach	Jack Perri
Assistant coach	Rich Glesmann
Assistant coach	Jason Harris
Home arena	Athletic, Recreation & Wellness Center

	Conf				Overall
2011–12 Northeast Conference men's basketball standings
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Long Island†	16	–	2	.889	25	–	9	.735
Wagner	15	–	3	.833	25	–	6	.806
Robert Morris	13	–	5	.722	26	–	10	.722
St. Francis (NY)	12	–	6	.667	15	–	15	.500
Quinnipiac	10	–	8	.556	18	–	13	.581
Monmouth	10	–	8	.556	12	–	20	.375
Central Connecticut	10	–	8	.556	13	–	16	.448
Sacred Heart	8	–	10	.444	14	–	18	.438
Mount St. Mary's	6	–	12	.333	8	–	21	.276
Saint Francis (PA)	5	–	13	.278	6	–	23	.207
Fairleigh Dickinson	2	–	16	.111	3	–	26	.103
*Bryant	1	–	17	.056	2	–	28	.067

† 2012 Northeast Conference tournament winner As of March 17, 2012; Rankings from AP Poll *Ineligible for conference tournament

The 2011–12 Long Island Blackbirds men's basketball team represented The Brooklyn Campus of Long Island University during the 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Blackbirds, led by tenth year head coach Jim Ferry, played their home games at the Athletic, Recreation & Wellness Center and are members of the Northeast Conference. They finished the season 25–9, 16–2 in NEC play to be crowned regular season champions. They also were champions of the Northeast Conference Basketball Tournament to earn the conference's automatic bid into the 2012 NCAA Tournament where they lost in the second round to Michigan State.

Roster

Number	Name	Position	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
00	Pete Aguilar	Guard	6–2	200	Freshman	Bronx, New York
1	Jamal Olasewere	Forward	6–7	215	Junior	Silver Spring, Maryland
3	C.J. Garner	Guard	5–10	160	Junior	Silver Spring, Maryland
4	Garrell Martin	Guard	6–2	175	Freshman	Bronx, New York
5	Troy Joseph	Guard/Forward	6–6	200	Freshman	Toronto, Ontario
11	Brandon Thompson	Guard	6–1	185	Junior	San Antonio, Texas
15	Jason Brickman	Guard	5–10	165	Sophomore	San Antonio, Texas
20	Booker Hucks	Forward	6–6	210	Junior	Bay Shore, New York
21	Arnold Mayorga	Forward	6–7	210	Senior	London, Ontario
22	Robinson Odoch Opong	Guard	6–3	200	Sophomore	Quebec City, Quebec
23	Michael Culpo	Guard	6–1	180	Senior	Pittsfield, Massachusetts
32	Kenny Onyechi	Forward	6–8	230	Junior	Sugar Land, Texas
34	Kurt Joseph	Guard	5–10	180	Junior	Morganville, New Jersey
42	Julian Boyd	Forward	6–7	230	Junior	San Antonio, Texas

Schedule

Date	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (Attendance)
Exhibition
11/04/2011*		Adelphi	W 74–66		Athletic, Recreation & Wellness Center (674)
Regular Season
11/11/2011*		at Hofstra	L 71–89	0–1	Hofstra Arena (3,589)
11/14/2011*		at Old Dominion (Hall of Fame Tip-Off Tournament)	L 69–77	0–2	Ted Constant Convocation Center (6,624)
11/16/2011*		at Penn State (Hall of Fame Tip-Off Tournament)	L 68–77	0–3	Bryce Jordan Center (5,258)
11/19/2011*		vs. Radford (Hall of Fame Tip-Off Tournament)	W 60–47	1–3	Mohegan Sun Arena (NA)
11/20/2011*		vs. Vermont (Hall of Fame Tip-Off Tournament)	W 80–75	2–3	Mohegan Sun Arena (1,223)
11/28/2011*		at Iona	L 84–100	2–4	Hynes Athletic Center (2,520)
12/01/2011		Wagner	W 78–73	3–4 (1–0)	Athletic, Recreation & Wellness Center (1,201)
12/03/2011		at Mount St. Mary's	W 85–76	4–4 (2–0)	Knott Arena (1,146)
12/05/2011*		at Lafayette	W 82–80	5–4	Kirby Sports Center (780)
12/10/2011*		at Columbia	L 53–63	5–5	Levien Gymnasium (874)
12/14/2011*		at Norfolk State	L 62–73	5–6	Joseph G. Echols Memorial Hall (504)
12/17/2011*		Saint Peter's	W 82–80	6–6	Athletic, Recreation & Wellness Center (623)
12/20/2011*		Texas State	W 100–84	7–6	Athletic, Recreation & Wellness Center (519)
12/30/2011*		NJIT	W 84–74	8–6	Athletic, Recreation & Wellness Center (527)
01/05/2012		at Sacred Heart	W 87–81	9–6 (3–0)	William H. Pitt Center (494)
01/07/2012		at Quinnipiac	W 79–75	10–6 (4–0)	TD Bank Sports Center (2,089)
01/12/2012		Fairleigh Dickinson	W 82–64	11–6 (5–0)	Athletic, Recreation & Wellness Center (639)
01/14/2012		Monmouth	W 106–86	12–6 (6–0)	Athletic, Recreation & Wellness Center (680)
01/19/2012		Mount St. Mary's	W 77–62	13–6 (7–0)	Athletic, Recreation & Wellness Center (1,162)
01/21/2012		at Wagner	W 73–66	14–6 (8–0)	Spiro Sports Center (2,412)
01/26/2012		at Robert Morris	L 66–75	14–7 (8–1)	Charles L. Sewall Center (1,845)
01/28/2012		at Saint Francis (PA)	W 97–76	15–7 (9–1)	DeGol Arena (1,246)
02/02/2012		Bryant	W 75–70	16–7 (10–1)	Athletic, Recreation & Wellness Center (1,121)
02/04/2012		Central Connecticut	W 95–80	17–7 (11–1)	Athletic, Recreation & Wellness Center (1,498)
02/08/2012		vs. St. Francis (NY)	W 86–77	18–7 (12–1)	Madison Square Garden (7,618)
02/12/2012		St. Francis (NY) (Battle of Brooklyn)	W 81–78	19–7 (13–1)	Athletic, Recreation & Wellness Center (1,472)
02/16/2012		Sacred Heart	W 103–91	20–7 (14–1)	Athletic, Recreation & Wellness Center (1,028)
02/18/2012		Quinnipiac	W 99–89	21–7 (15–1)	Athletic, Recreation & Wellness Center (1,172)
02/23/2012		at Fairleigh Dickinson	W 91–80	22–7 (16–1)	Rothman Center (512)
02/25/2012		at Monmouth	L 78–106	22–8 (16–2)	Multipurpose Activity Center (1,980)
2012 Northeast Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
03/01/2012		Sacred Heart (Quarterfinals)	W 80–68	23–8	Athletic, Recreation & Wellness Center (1,112)
03/04/2012		Quinnipiac (Semifinals)	W 78–75	24–8	Athletic, Recreation & Wellness Center (1,327)
03/07/2012		Robert Morris (Championship Game)	W 90–73	25–8	Athletic, Recreation & Wellness Center (1,700)
2012 NCAA Tournament
03/16/2012*	#(W 16)	vs. #5 (W 1) Michigan State (Second Round)	L 67–89	25–9	Nationwide Arena (17,464)
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. ( ) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time (#) during NCAA Tournament is seed with Region.

References

LIU Brooklyn Blackbirds men's basketball

Venues	Schwartz Athletic Center (1962–2005) Steinberg Wellness Center (2006–present) Barclays Center (2012–present; alternate)

Rivalries	St. Francis Brooklyn

Culture & lore	Point shaving scandal

People	Head coaches

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