# 2011–12 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens men's basketball team

The 2011–12 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens men's basketball team represented the University of Delaware during the 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Fightin' Blue Hens, led by sixth year head coach Monté Ross, played their home games at the Bob Carpenter Center and are members of the Colonial Athletic Association. They finished the season 18–14, 12–6 in CAA play to finish in fifth place in CAA play. They lost in the quarterfinals of the CAA Basketball tournament to Old Dominion. They were invited to the 2012 College Basketball Invitational where they lost in the first round to Butler.

## Roster

| Number | Name | Position | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown |
| 0 | Kevin McNeil | Forward | 6–8 | 230 | Junior | Newport News, Virginia |
| 3 | Khalid Lewis | Guard | 6–3 | 185 | Freshman | Trenton, New Jersey |
| 4 | Jarvis Threatt | Guard | 6–2 | 170 | Freshman | Richmond, Virginia |
| 10 | Devon Saddler | Guard | 6–2 | 205 | Sophomore | Aberdeen, Maryland |
| 12 | Samer Madarani | Guard | 5–10 | 160 | Senior | Newark, Delaware |
| 13 | Kyle Anderson | Guard | 6–2 | 185 | Freshman | Newark, Illinois |
| 14 | Brendan McNulty | Guard | 5–11 | 190 | Junior | Downingtown, Pennsylvania |
| 15 | Chris Cooper | Forward | 6–5 | 210 | Freshman | Onancock, Virginia |
| 21 | Marvin King-Davis | Forward | 6–7 | 205 | Freshman | Richmond, Virginia |
| 23 | Hakim McCullar | Forward | 6–8 | 250 | Senior | Cincinnati, Ohio |
| 31 | Will Townsville | Guard | 6–3 | 180 | Junior | Newark, Delaware |
| 32 | Josh Brinkley | Forward | 6–6 | 245 | Junior | Richmond, Virginia |
| 33 | Carl Baptiste | Forward | 6–8 | 240 | Junior | Pittstown, New Jersey |
| 44 | Jamelle Hagins | Forward | 6–9 | 240 | Junior | Roanoke, Virginia |
| 55 | Tommy Williams | Forward | 6–6 | 210 | Sophomore | Hamden, Connecticut |

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| 11/11/2011* 7:00 pm | at Radford | L 54–58 | 0–1 | Dedmon Center (1,642) Radford, Virginia |
| 11/18/2011* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Villanova | L 69–79 | 0–2 | The Pavilion (6,500) Villanova, Pennsylvania |
| 11/22/2011* 7:00 pm | Cornell | W 72–64 | 1–2 | Bob Carpenter Center (1,784) Newark, Delaware |
| 11/26/2011* 2:00 pm | Lafayette | W 81–78 | 2–2 | Bob Carpenter Center (1,609) Newark, Delaware |
| 11/30/2011* 7:00 pm | at Boston University | L 67–73 | 2–3 | Case Gym (553) Boston |
| 12/03/2011 4:00 pm, TCN/CSN-NE | Drexel | W 71–60 | 3–3 (1–0) | Bob Carpenter Center (2,421) Newark, Delaware |
| 12/07/2011* 7:00 pm | at Penn | L 60–69 | 3–4 | The Palestra (2,351) Philadelphia |
| 12/10/2011* 1:00 pm | at Delaware State Route 1 Rivalry | W 58–42 | 4–4 | Memorial Hall (912) Dover, Delaware |
| 12/19/2011* 7:00 pm | La Salle | W 70–66 | 5–4 | Bob Carpenter Center (2,345) Newark, Delaware |
| 12/22/2011* 7:00 pm | at Howard | L 83–88 $^{OT}$ | 5–5 | Burr Gymnasium (380) Washington, D.C. |
| 12/30/2011* 7:00 pm | at Temple | L 63–66 | 5–6 | Bob Carpenter Center (4,234) Newark, Delaware |
| 01/02/2012 2:00 pm | at UNC Wilmington | L 75–80 | 5–7 (1–1) | Trask Coliseum (2,657) Wilmington, North Carolina |
| 01/04/2012 7:00 pm | Hofstra | W 67–66 | 6–7 (2–1) | Bob Carpenter Center (1,580) Newark, Delaware |
| 01/07/2012 4:00 pm, TCN/CSN-MA | at William & Mary | W 75–64 | 7–7 (3–1) | Kaplan Arena (2,119) Williamsburg, Virginia |
| 01/11/2012 7:00 pm | Old Dominion | L 66–68 | 7–8 (3–2) | Bob Carpenter Center (1,911) Newark, Delaware |
| 01/14/2012 4:00 pm, TCN/CSS | VCU | L 55–68 | 7–9 (3–3) | Bob Carpenter Center (3,568) Newark, Delaware |
| 01/18/2012 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | at George Mason | L 63–89 | 7–10 (3–4) | Patriot Center (3,927) Fairfax, Virginia |
| 01/21/2012 2:00 pm | Georgia State | W 77–74 $^{2OT}$ | 8–10 (4–4) | Bob Carpenter Center (3,773) Newark, Delaware |
| 01/23/2012 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | Towson | W 62–43 | 9–10 (5–4) | Bob Carpenter Center (1,855) Newark, Delaware |
| 01/25/2012 7:00 pm | at Northeastern | T 62–62 | 10–10 (5–5) | Matthews Arena (1,221) Boston, Massachusetts |
| 01/28/2012 2:00 pm, TCN | at Drexel | L 55–71 | 10–11 (5–6) | Daskalakis Athletic Center (2,532) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| 02/01/2012 7:00 pm | George Mason | L 60–65 | 10–12 (6–6) | Bob Carpenter Center (2,091) Newark, Delaware |
| 02/04/2012 2:00 pm, TCN/CSS | at James Madison | W 85–80 | 11–12 (7–6) | JMU Convocation Center (4,625) Harrisonburg, Virginia |
| 02/08/2012 7:00 pm | UNC Wilmington | W 71–53 | 12–12 (8–6) | Bob Carpenter Center (1,759) Newark, Delaware |
| 02/11/2012 2:00 pm | at Georgia State | W 80–77 | 13–12 (9–6) | GSU Sports Arena (1,751) Atlanta |
| 02/14/2012 7:00 pm | at Hofstra | W 71–57 | 14–12 (10–6) | Hofstra Arena (1,785) Hempstead, New York |
| 02/18/2012* 2:00 pm | Hampton ESPN BracketBusters | W 68–64 | 15–12 | Bob Carpenter Center (2,460) Newark, Delaware |
| 02/22/2012 7:00 pm | at Towson | W 76–69 | 16–12 (11–6) | Towson Center (1,021) Towson, Maryland |
| 02/25/2012 12:00 pm, TCN/CSN-NE | Northeastern | W 82–72 | 17–12 (12–6) | Bob Carpenter Center (3,527) Newark, Delaware |
| 2012 CAA men's basketball tournament ||||||
| 03/02/2012 2:30 pm, TCN | vs. Towson First Round | W 72–65 | 18–12 | Richmond Coliseum (3,081) Richmond, Virginia |
| 03/03/2012 2:30 pm, TCN | vs. Old Dominion Quarterfinals | L 74–88 | 18–13 | Richmond Coliseum (5,889) Richmond, Virginia |
| 2012 CBI ||||||
| 03/14/2012* 8:00 pm, HDNet | at Butler First Round | L 58–75 | 18–14 | Hinkle Fieldhouse (2,349) Indianapolis |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||