2011–12 Syracuse Orange men's basketball team

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.

2011–12 Syracuse Orange men's basketball
NIT Season Tip-Off Champions
Big East Season Champions
NCAA Tournament, Elite Eight
ConferenceBig East Conference (1979–2013)
Ranking
CoachesNo. 5
APNo. 2
Record0–3, 34 wins vacated (0–1 (17 wins vacated)) Big East)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaCarrier Dome
2011–12 Big East men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 11 Marquette14–4 .77827–8  .771
Notre Dame13–5 .72222–12  .647
Cincinnati12–6 .66726–11  .703
No. 15 Georgetown12–6 .66724–9  .727
South Florida12–6 .66722–14  .611
West Virginia9–9 .50019–14  .576
Connecticut8–10 .44420–14  .588
Seton Hall8–10 .44421–13  .618
Rutgers6–12 .33314–18  .438
St. John's6–12 .33313–19  .406
Pittsburgh5–13 .27822–17  .564
Villanova5–13 .27813–19  .406
Providence4–14 .22215–17  .469
DePaul3–15 .16712–19  .387
*No. 2 Syracuse0–1 .0000–3  .000
**No. 17 Louisville†0–8 .0000–10  .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

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. Syracuse was, however, allowed to keep their banners and Elite Eight appearance.[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
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 1 Michael Carter-Williams 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)176 lb (80 kg) FrSt. Andrew's Hamilton, Massachusetts
G 2 Nick Resavy 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)201 lb (91 kg) SrWest Milford West Milford, New Jersey
G 3 Dion Waiters 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)215 lb (98 kg) SoLife Center Academy Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
G 4 Nolan Hart 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)152 lb (69 kg) SoAlbany Academy Albany, New York
F 5 C. J. Fair 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)203 lb (92 kg) SoBrewster Academy Baltimore, Maryland
G 10 Trevor Cooney Current redshirt 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)185 lb (84 kg) FrSanford Wilmington, Delaware
G 11 Scoop Jardine 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)190 lb (86 kg) SrNeumann-Goretti Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
C 12 Baye Moussa Keita 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)213 lb (97 kg) SoOak Hill Academy Saint Louis, Senegal
G 13 Griffin Hoffmann 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)178 lb (81 kg) JrYork Preparatory New York, New York
F 14 Matt Lyde-Cajuste 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)205 lb (93 kg) JrIona Preparatory Mt. Vernon, New York
G 20 Brandon Triche 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)205 lb (93 kg) JrJamesville-DeWitt Jamesville, New York
F 21 Mookie Jones 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)220 lb (100 kg) JrPeekskill Peekskill, New York
G 23 Russ DeRemer 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)210 lb (95 kg) SoXaverian Brothers Wrentham, Massachusetts
G 24 Brandon Reese 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)160 lb (73 kg) SrPine Crest Davie, Florida
F 25 Rakeem Christmas 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)222 lb (101 kg) FrAcademy of the New Church Bryn Athyn, Pennsylvania
F 32 Kris Joseph 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)210 lb (95 kg) SrArchbishop Carroll (DC) Montreal, Quebec
F 33 Albert Nassar 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)195 lb (88 kg) FrSouth Fork Stuart, Florida
F 34 Matt Tomaszewski 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)215 lb (98 kg) SoHolderness Seabrook, New Hampshire
F 43 James Southerland 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)210 lb (95 kg) JrNotre Dame Preparatory (MA) Bayside, New York
C 51 Fab Melo 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)244 lb (111 kg) SoThe 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 Division I men's 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.
PollPreWk 1Wk 2Wk 3Wk 4Wk 5Wk 6Wk 7Wk 8Wk 9Wk 10Wk 11Wk 12Wk 13Wk 14Wk 15Wk 16WK 17Wk 18Final
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
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