2011–12 St. Bonaventure Bonnies men's basketball team

2011–12 St. Bonaventure Bonnies men's basketball
NCAA Tournament East Region 14 Seed, Second Round
Conference Atlantic 10 Conference
2011–12 record 20–12 (10–6 A-10)
Head coach Mark Schmidt (5th year)
Assistant coach Dave Moore
Assistant coach Jeff Massey
Assistant coach Steve Curran
Home arena Reilly Center
2011–12 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
Temple 13 3   .813     24 8   .750
Saint Louis 12 4   .750     26 8   .765
Xavier 10 6   .625     23 13   .639
St. Bonaventure 10 6   .625     20 12   .625
UMass 9 7   .563     26 11   .703
La Salle 9 7   .563     21 13   .618
Dayton 9 7   .563     20 13   .606
Saint Joseph's 9 7   .563     20 14   .588
Duquesne 7 9   .438     16 15   .516
Richmond 7 9   .438     16 16   .500
Charlotte 5 11   .313     13 17   .433
George Washington 5 11   .313     10 21   .323
Rhode Island 4 12   .250     7 24   .226
Fordham 3 13   .188     10 19   .345
2012 Atlantic 10 Tournament winner
As of March 13, 2012; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2011–12 St. Bonaventure Bonnies men's basketball team represented St. Bonaventure University during the 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bonnies, led by fifth year head coach Mark Schmidt, played their home games at the Reilly Center and are members of the Atlantic 10 Conference. They finished the season 20–12, 10–6 in A-10 to finish in a tie for third place. They were champions of the A-10 Basketball Tournament to earn the conference's auotomatic bid to the 2012 NCAA Tournament where they lost in the second round to Florida State.

Roster

Number Name Position Height Weight Year Hometown
2 Eric Mosley Guard 5–10 170 Junior Louisville, Kentucky
3 Charlon Kloof Guard 6–3 195 Sophomore Paramaribo, Suriname
5 Jordan Gathers Guard 6–3 200 Freshman Los Angeles, California
10 Danny Farrell Guard 6–0 170 Sophomore Binghamton, New York
11 Demitrius Conger Forward 6–6 205 Junior Brooklyn, New York
12 Zach Moore Forward 6–3 210 Senior Olean, New York
21 Youssou Ndoye Center 6–11 235 Freshman Dakar, Senegal
23 Chris Johnson Guard/Forward 6–5 205 Junior North Preston, Nova Scotia
24 Matthew Wright Guard 6–4 200 Sophomore Toronto, Ontario
32 Michael Davenport Guard 6–5 210 Senior Cincinnati, Ohio
33 Marquise Simmons Forward 6–8 230 Junior Capitol Heights, Maryland
43 Da'Quan Cook Forward 6–8 235 Senior Elizabeth, New Jersey
44 Andrew Nicholson Forward 6–9 240 Senior Mississauga, Ontario
45 Jake Houseknecht Center 6–9 210 Junior Olean, New York


Schedule

Date Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (Attendance)
Exhibition
11/04/2011* Mansfield W 87–61  Reilly Center
Regular Season
11/11/2011* Cornell W 79–58  1–0 Reilly Center (4,423)
11/18/2011* at Cleveland State L 64–67  1–1 Wolstein Center (3,073)
11/21/2011* at Siena
(Franciscan Cup)
W 64–58  2–1 Times Union Center (6,067)
11/27/2011* at Virginia Tech L 64–73  2–2 Cassell Coliseum (8,710)
12/01/2011* Arkansas State L 52–58  2–3 Reilly Center (3,488)
12/03/2011* at Buffalo W 66–60  3–3 Alumni Arena (3,882)
12/07/2011* at #24 Illinois L 43–48  3–4 Assembly Hall (14,711)
12/10/2011* Canisius W 81–62  4–4 Reilly Center (4,115)
12/18/2011* Loyola (MD) W 76–66  5–4 Reilly Center (3,095)
12/20/2011* vs. NC State L 65–67  5–5 Blue Cross Arena (5,802)
12/23/2011* Saint Francis (PA) W 82–58  6–4 Reilly Center (3,186)
12/30/2011* at Niagara W 72–70  7–5 Gallagher Center (2,200)
01/04/2012 George Washington W 66–56  8–5 (1–0) Reilly Center (3,010)
01/07/2012 at Duquesne L 52–66  8–6 (1–1) Palumbo Center (3,088)
01/11/2012 Dayton W 81–73  9–6 (2–1) Reilly Center (3,317)
01/14/2012 at Xavier L 64–77  9–7 (2–2) Cintas Center (10,250)
01/21/2012 Fordham W 95–51  10–7 (3–2) Reilly Center (4,119)
01/25/2012 at Rhode Island W 72–66 OT 11–7 (4–2) Ryan Center (3,225)
01/28/2012 Richmond W 62–47  12–7 (5–2) Reilly Center (4,589)
02/01/2012 at Saint Louis L 62–86  12–8 (5–3) Chaifetz Arena (6,346)
02/08/2012 at Massachusetts L 67–76  12–9 (5–4) Mullins Center (4,253)
02/11/2012 Duquesne W 69–48  13–9 (6–4) Reilly Center (4,505)
02/15/2012 Temple L 70–76  13–10 (6–5) Reilly Center (4,169)
02/18/2012 Rhode Island W 81–61  14–10 (7–5) Reilly Center (5,480)
02/22/2012 at Fordham W 89–63  15–10 (8–5) Rose Hill Gymnasium (2,306)
02/25/2012 at Charlotte W 72–56  16–10 (9–5) Dale F. Halton Arena (6,141)
02/29/2012 Saint Joseph's W 98–93 2OT 17–10 (10–5) Reilly Center (3,539)
03/03/2012 at La Salle L 61–71  17–11 (10–6) Tom Gola Arena (2,616)
2012 Atlantic 10 Men's Basketball Tournament
03/09/2012 vs. Saint Joseph's
(Quarterfinals)
W 71–68  18–11 Boardwalk Hall (7,022)
03/10/2012 vs. Massachusetts
(Semifinals)
W 84–80  19–11 Boardwalk Hall (6,784)
03/11/2012 vs. Xavier
(Championship Game)
W 67–56  20–11 Boardwalk Hall (6,101)
2012 NCAA Tournament
03/16/2012* #(E 14) vs. #10 (E 3) Florida State
(Second Round)
L 63–66  20–12 Bridgestone Arena (11,751)
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. ( ) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

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