# 2011–12 DePaul Blue Demons men's basketball team

The 2011–12 DePaul Blue Demons men's basketball team represented DePaul University during the 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Blue Demons, led by second year head coach Oliver Purnell, played their home games at the Allstate Arena, with three home games at McGrath-Phillips Arena, and were members of the Big East Conference. They finished the season 12–19, 3–15 in Big East play to finish in last place. They lost in the first round of the Big East tournament to Connecticut.

## Preseason

On October 19, 2011, at Big East Media Day, DePaul was ranked last in the Big East Preseason Coaches' Poll, receiving 27 points.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Opponent | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition |||||
| 11/05/2011* 7:30 pm | Lewis | W 70–63 | – | McGrath-Phillips Arena (2,752) Chicago, IL |
| Regular season |||||
| 11/11/2011* 8:00 pm | UTPA | W 91–72 | 1–0 | McGrath-Phillips Arena (4,001) Chicago, IL |
| 11/14/2011* 7:30 pm | Mississippi Valley State | W 80–70 | 2-0 | McGrath-Phillips Arena (3,286) Chicago, IL |
| 11/24/2011* 1:00 pm, ESPN2 | vs. Minnesota Old Spice Classic quarterfinals | L 85–86 | 2–1 | HP Field House (3,170) Buena Vista, FL |
| 11/25/2011* 1:30 pm, ESPNU | vs. Texas Tech Old Spice Classic consolation 2nd round | W 76–70 | 3-1 | HP Field House (3,377) Buena Vista, FL |
| 11/27/2011* 1:00 pm, ESPNU | vs. Arizona State Old Spice Classic 5th place game | W 68–64 | 4-1 | HP Field House (1,728) Buena Vista, FL |
| 12/01/2011* 8:00 pm, ESPNU | Ole Miss SEC–Big East Challenge | L 68–70 | 4-2 | Allstate Arena (7,129) Rosemont, IL |
| 12/05/2011* 8:00 pm, WCUU | Milwaukee | L 76–87 | 4–3 | Allstate Arena (6,661) Rosemont, IL |
| 12/07/2011* 7:00 pm, LPTV | at Loyola-Chicago | W 69–58 | 5–3 | Gentile Arena (4,186) Chicago, IL |
| 12/10/2011* 1:00 pm, WCUU | Chicago State | W 102–95 | 6–3 | Allstate Arena (6,245) Rosemont, IL |
| 12/14/2011* 8:00 pm | at Northern Illinois | W 75–52 | 7–3 | NIU Convocation Center (811) DeKalb, IL |
| 12/17/2011* 7:00 pm | Arkansas–Pine Bluff | W 81-62 | 8–3 | McGrath-Phillips Arena (3,522) Chicago, IL |
| 12/21/2011* 7:30 pm | Cal Poly | W 63-58 | 9–3 | Allstate Arena (8,254) Rosemont, IL |
| 01/01/2012 4:00 pm, Big East Network/WCUU | No. 1 Syracuse | L 68–87 | 9–4 (0-1) | Allstate Arena (12,102) Rosemont, IL |
| 01/02/2013 8:00 pm, ESPN2 | Pittsburgh | W 84–81 | 10–4 (1–1) | Allstate Arena (8,110) Rosemont, IL |
| 01/08/2012 11:00 am, Big East Network/WCUU/ESPN3 | at Villanova | L 71–87 | 10–5 (1–2) | The Pavilion (6,500) Villanova, PA |
| 01/10/2012 6:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Seton Hall | L 73–94 | 10–6 (1–3) | Prudential Center (6,840) Newark, NJ |
| 01/14/2012 3:00 pm, Big East Network/WCUU/ESPN3 | at No. 14/15 Louisville | L 59–76 | 10–7 (1–4) | KFC Yum! Center (21,223) Louisville, KY |
| 01/17/2012 6:00 pm, ESPN2 | No. 10/12 Georgetown | L 75–83 | 10–8 (1–5) | Allstate Arena (8,322) Rosemont, IL |
| 01/22/2012 1:00 pm, ESPN3 | South Florida | L 59–75 | 10–9 (1–6) | Allstate Arena (8,002) Rosemont, IL |
| 01/25/2012 6:00 pm, Big East Network/WCUU/ESPN3 | at Rutgers | W 69-64 | 11–9 (2–6) | Rutgers Athletic Center (4,662) Piscataway, NJ |
| 02/01/2012 7:30 pm, Big East Network/WCUU/ESPN3 | St. John's | L 81–87 | 11–10 (2–7) | Allstate Arena (7,994) Rosemont, IL |
| 02/04/2012 6:00 pm, Big East Network/WCUU/ESPN3 | Cincinnati | L 66–74 | 11-11 (2–8) | Fifth Third Arena (10,450) Cincinnati, OH |
| 02/06/2012 8:00 pm, ESPNU | No. 18/19 Marquette | L 76–89 | 11–12 (2–9) | Allstate Arena (9,276) Rosemont, IL |
| 02/11/2012 6:00 pm, Big East Network/WCUU/ESPN3 | at Notre Dame | L 76–84 | 11–13 (2–10) | Edmund P. Joyce Center (9,149) Notre Dame, IN |
| 02/15/2012 6:00 pm, Big East Network/WCUU/ESPN3 | Connecticut | L 54-80 | 11–14 (2–11) | Gampel Pavilion (10,167) Storrs, CT |
| 02/18/2012 11:00 am, Big East Network/WCUU/ESPN3 | No. 19/18 Louisville | L 82-90 $^{OT}$ | 11–15 (2–12) | Allstate Arena (13,674) Rosemont, IL |
| 02/20/2012 8:00 pm, ESPNU | St. John's | L 72–79 | 11–16 (2–13) | Carnesecca Arena (5,110) Queens, NY |
| 02/25/2012 1:00 pm, ESPN3 | Providence | L 71–73 | 11–17 (2–14) | Allstate Arena (8,842) Rosemont, IL |
| 02/28/2012 6:00 pm, Big East Network/WCUU/ESPN3 | at West Virginia | L 75-92 | 11–18 (2–15) | WVU Coliseum (10,255) Morgantown, WV |
| 03/03/2012 5:00 pm, Big East Network/WCUU/ESPN3 | at Seton Hall | W 86-58 | 12–18 (3–15) | Allstate Arena (8,412) Rosemont, IL |
| 2012 Big East men's basketball tournament |||||
| 03/06/2012 11:00 am, ESPNU | vs. Connecticut First Round | L 67–81 | 12–19 | Madison Square Garden (N/A) New York City, NY |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. |||||