2011–12 American Eagles men's basketball team

2011–12 American Eagles men's basketball
CIT, First Round
Conference Patriot League
2011–12 record 20–12 (10–4 Patriot)
Head coach Jeff Jones (12th year)
Assistant coach Kieran Donahue
Assistant coach Lamar Barrett
Assistant coach Eddie Jackson
Home arena Bender Arena
2011–12 Patriot League men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
Bucknell 12 2   .857     25 10   .714
Lehigh 11 3   .786     27 8   .771
American 10 4   .714     20 12   .625
Holy Cross 9 5   .643     15 14   .517
Lafayette 7 7   .500     13 18   .419
Army 5 9   .357     12 18   .400
Colgate 2 12   .143     8 22   .267
Navy 0 14   .000     3 26   .103
2012 Patriot League Tournament winner
As of March 18, 2012; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2011–12 American Eagles men's basketball team represented American University during the 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Eagles, led by 12th year head coach Jeff Jones, played their home games at Bender Arena and are members of the Patriot League. They finished the season 20–12, 10–4 in Patriot League play to finish in third place. They lost in the semifinals of the Patriot League Basketball Tournament to Lehigh. They were invited to the 2012 CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they lost in the first round to Buffalo.

Roster

Number Name Position Height Weight Year Hometown
0 Simon McCormack Guard 6–4 185 Senior New Castle, New Hampshire
1 Kyle Kager Forward 6–8 195 Freshman Flower Mound, Texas
2 Daniel Munoz Guard 6–1 175 Junior Plantation, Florida
3 Troy Brewer Guard 6–5 180 Senior Gaithersburg, Maryland
4 Wayne Simon III Guard 5–10 155 Sophomore Westchester, Illinois
10 Warren Flood, Jr. Guard 6–2 200 Junior Olney, Maryland
12 Daniel Fisher Forward 6–7 230 Junior Melbourne, Australia
13 Riley Grafft Forward 6–11 220 Senior Janesville, Wisconsin
20 Blake Jolivette Guard 5–11 220 Junior Houston, Texas
22 John Schoof Guard 6–5 205 Freshman Fairfax, Virginia
23 Charles Hinkle Forward 6–5 205 Senior Los Alamitos, California
25 Joe Hill Guard 6–2 200 Senior Plymouth Meeting, Pennsylvania
33 Jordan Borucki Guard 6–3 195 Junior Los Angeles, California
34 Tony Wroblicky Center 6–10 230 Sophomore Los Angeles, California
43 Mike Bersch Forward 6–6 205 Junior Mt. Holly, New Jersey

Schedule

Date
Time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (Attendance)
City, State
Exhibition
11/02/2011*
7:30 PM
Randolph–Macon W 62–61 
Bender Arena (527)
Washington, D.C.
Regular Season
11/11/2011*
7:30 PM
at Richmond L 56–66  0–1
Robins Center (6,571)
Richmond, VA
11/14/2011*
7:00 PM
at Maryland Eastern Shore L 62–64 OT 0–2
Hytche Athletic Center (3,021)
Princess Anne, MD
11/16/2011*
7:30 PM, CSNMA
Florida Atlantic W 62–56  1–2
Bender Arena (1,280)
Washington, D.C.
11/19/2011*
7:00 PM
at Columbia W 66–58  2–2
Levien Gymnasium (1,232)
New York City, NY
11/22/2011*
7:30 PM
Quinnipiac W 74–73  3–2
Bender Arena (717)
Washington, D.C.
11/27/2011*
3:00 PM
at Cornell W 65–63  4–2
Newman Arena (1,113)
Ithaca, NY
11/29/2011*
7:30 PM, CSNMA
Howard W 77–66  5–2
Bender Arena (1,027)
Washington, D.C.
12/01/2011*
7:30 PM, CSNMA
UMBC W 69–58  6–2
Bender Arena (721)
Washington, D.C.
12/04/2011*
8:00 PM, CSNMA
Saint Joseph's W 79–81  7–2
Bender Arena (1,113)
Washington, D.C.
12/07/2011*
7:30 PM
Hampton W 74–72  8–2
Bender Arena (723)
Washington, D.C.
12/10/2011*
7:00 PM
at Saint Francis L 61–66  8–3
DeGol Arena (762)
Loretto, PA
12/17/2011*
12:00 PM, MASN
at #16 Georgetown L 55–81  8–4
Verizon Center (9,964)
Washington, D.C.
12/22/2011*
7:00 PM
at Villanova L 52–73  8–5
The Pavilion (6,500)
Villanova, PA
12/29/2011*
4:00 PM
at Mount St. Mary's L 42–49  8–6
Knott Arena (860)
Emmitsburg, MD
01/02/2012*
1:00 PM
at Brown W 70–61  9–6
Pizzitola Sports Center (773)
Providence, RI
01/07/2012
2:00 PM
Colgate W 82–54  10–6 (1–0)
Bender Arena (1,086)
Washington, D.C.
01/11/2012
7:00 PM
at Lehigh W 60–71  10–7 (1–1)
Stabler Arena (998)
Bethlehem, PA
01/14/2012
2:00 PM
Holy Cross W 67–54  11–7 (2–1)
Bender Arena (2,351)
Washington, D.C.
01/18/2012
7:00 PM
at Navy W 67–60  12–7 (3–1)
Alumni Hall (1,666)
Annapolis, MD
01/21/2012
2:00 PM, CSNMA
Army W 67–55  13–7 (4–1)
Bender Arena (2,184)
Washington, D.C.
01/25/2012
7:00 PM
at Bucknell L 61–67  13–8 (4–2)
Sojka Pavilion (2,867)
Lewisburg, PA
01/28/2012
1:00 PM
at Lafayette W 69–61  14–8 (5–2)
Kirby Sports Center (2,315)
Easton, PA
02/04/2012
2:00 PM
at Colgate W 59–58  15–8 (6–2)
Cotterell Court (761)
Hamilton, NY
02/09/2012
7:00 PM, CBSSN
Lehigh W 59–58  16–8 (7–2)
Bender Arena (1,304)
Washington, D.C.
02/11/2012
2:00 PM
at Holy Cross L 52–59  16–9 (7–3)
Chace Athletic Center (2,578)
Worcester, MA
02/15/2012
7:30 PM, CSNMA
Navy W 69–47  17–9 (8–3)
Bender Arena (1,219)
Washington, D.C.
02/18/2012
4:00 PM
at Army W 74–50  18–9 (9–3)
Christl Arena (1,219)
West Point, NY
02/23/2012
7:00 PM, CBSSN
Bucknell L 50–55  18–10 (9–4)
Bender Arena (1,653)
Washington, D.C.
02/25/2012
4:00 PM, CBSSN
Lafayette W 76–69  19–10 (10–4)
Bender Arena (2,369)
Washington, D.C.
2012 Patriot League Men's Basketball Tournament
02/29/2012
7:30 PM
Army
Quarterfinals
W 57–40  20–10
Bender Arena (1,002)
Washington, D.C.
03/03/2012
2:00 PM, CBSSN
at Lehigh
Semifinals
L 66–85  20–11
Stabler Arena (1,238)
Bethlehem, PA
2012 CIT
03/14/2012*
7:30 PM
Buffalo
First Round
L 61–78  20–12
Bender Arena (256)
Washington, D.C.
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

References

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