2011–12 Syracuse Orange men's basketball team

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2011–12 Syracuse Orange men's basketball
Syracuse Orange logo.svg
NCAA Tournament, Elite Eight
ConferenceBig East Conference (1979–2013)
Ranking
CoachesNo. 5
APNo. 2
2011–12 record0–3, 34 wins vacated (0–1 Big East, 17 wins vacated)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaCarrier Dome
Seasons
2011–12 Big East men's basketball standings
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
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

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.

In 2015, Syracuse voluntarily vacated 9 wins from this season due to participation of ineligible players. Following an NCAA investigation, all 25 other wins were vacated.[2][3]

Preseason[]

Roster changes[]

Syracuse graduated one starter from the previous year's team, power forward Rick Jackson. Center DaShonte Riley transferred to Eastern Michigan.

Recruiting[]

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
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 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:5/5 stars   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 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:5/5 stars   Rivals:5/5 stars   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 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   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.

Preseason outlook[]

In the Big East preseason Coaches' Poll, Syracuse was predicted to finish tied for first with Connecticut. The Orange received five first place votes and 209 votes overall.[4] Kris Joseph was named to the Preseason All-Big East first team and Scoop Jardine was named to the second team.[5]

Postseason awards[]

Fab Melo was named the Big East's Defensive Player of the Year and Dion Waiters won the Big East Sixth Man Award.[6] Kris Joseph was named to the All-Big East First Team while Scoop Jardine made the Second Team and Dion Waiters made the Third Team.[7]

The National Association of Basketball Coaches named Joseph to its All-America Second Team.[8]

NBC Sports also named Melo the Big East's Defensive Player of the Year and Waiters the Sixth Man of the Year. NBC named Joseph to its All-Big East First Team and Jardine and Waiters to its Second Team.[9]

CBS Sports named Waiters its national Sixth Man of the Year.[10] It also named Waiters All-Big East First Team and Joseph Second Team.[11]

Roster[]

2011–12 Syracuse Orange men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 1 Michael Carter-Williams 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 176 lb (80 kg) Fr St. Andrew's Hamilton, Massachusetts
G 2 Nick Resavy 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 201 lb (91 kg) Sr West Milford West Milford, New Jersey
G 3 Dion Waiters 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So Life Center Academy Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
G 4 Nolan Hart 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 152 lb (69 kg) So Albany Academy Albany, New York
F 5 C. J. Fair 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 203 lb (92 kg) So Brewster Academy Baltimore, Maryland
G 10 Trevor Cooney Current redshirt 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Sanford Wilmington, Delaware
G 11 Scoop Jardine 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Neumann-Goretti Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
C 12 Baye Moussa Keita 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 213 lb (97 kg) So Oak Hill Academy Saint Louis, Senegal
G 13 Griffin Hoffmann 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 178 lb (81 kg) Jr York Preparatory New York, New York
F 14 Matt Lyde-Cajuste 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Iona Preparatory Mt. Vernon, New York
G 20 Brandon Triche 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Jamesville-DeWitt Jamesville, New York
F 21 Mookie Jones 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Peekskill Peekskill, New York
G 23 Russ DeRemer 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Xaverian Brothers Wrentham, Massachusetts
G 24 Brandon Reese 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Sr Pine Crest Davie, Florida
F 25 Rakeem Christmas 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 222 lb (101 kg) Fr Academy of the New Church Bryn Athyn, Pennsylvania
F 32 Kris Joseph 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr Archbishop Carroll (DC) Montreal, Quebec
F 33 Albert Nassar 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr South Fork Stuart, Florida
F 34 Matt Tomaszewski 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So Holderness Seabrook, New Hampshire
F 43 James Southerland 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Notre Dame Preparatory (MA) Bayside, New York
C 51 Fab Melo 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 244 lb (111 kg) So The Sagemont School Juiz de Fora, Brazil
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Strength and conditioning coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: 2011-03-13

Depth chart[]

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

Schedule[]

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 Men's Division I 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.

Rankings[]

Main article: 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings
Ranking Movement
Legend: ██ Improvement in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. ██ Not ranked the previous week. RV=Others receiving votes.
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

2012–13 Recruiting[]

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
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 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:5/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   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 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   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:

References[]

  1. ^ "Big East Conference Standings - 2011-12." ESPN.com. Retrieved 03-31-12.
  2. ^ "Syracuse University Responds to NCAA Committee on Infractions Report".
  3. ^ NCAA Career Statistics, search under coach for Jim Boeheim
  4. ^ "Connecticut, Syracuse Tie For First Place In Preseason Coaches' Poll". Big East Conference. October 19, 2011. Archived from the original on October 20, 2011. Retrieved October 28, 2011.
  5. ^ "Pittsburgh's Gibbs Selected BIG EAST Preseason Player of the Year". Big East Conference. October 19, 2011. Archived from the original on June 29, 2012. Retrieved October 28, 2011.
  6. ^ "Melo Named BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Year". Big East Conference. March 5, 2012. Archived from the original on March 7, 2012. Retrieved March 5, 2012.
  7. ^ "Marquette Places Two On All-BIG EAST First Team". Big East Conference. March 4, 2012. Archived from the original on March 6, 2012. Retrieved March 5, 2012.
  8. ^ "Nabc announces 2012 coaches' division i all-america teams". . March 20, 2012. Retrieved March 20, 2012.
  9. ^ "CBT's Big East postseason awards". NBC Sports. March 5, 2012. Retrieved March 6, 2012.
  10. ^ "Kansas' Robinson worthy of POY, but Kentucky's Davis is better". CBS Sports. March 13, 2012. Archived from the original on April 1, 2012. Retrieved March 13, 2012.
  11. ^ "Conference awards: All-league honors for top players and coaches". CBS Sports. March 13, 2012. Retrieved March 13, 2012.

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