# 2011–12 Long Island Blackbirds men's basketball team

The 2011–12 Long Island Blackbirds men's basketball team represented The Brooklyn Campus of Long Island University during the 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Blackbirds, led by tenth year head coach Jim Ferry, played their home games at the Athletic, Recreation & Wellness Center and are members of the Northeast Conference. They finished the season 25–9, 16–2 in NEC play to be crowned regular season champions. They also were champions of the Northeast Conference tournament to earn the conference's automatic bid into the 2012 NCAA tournament where they lost in the second round to Michigan State.

## Roster

| Number | Name | Position | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown |
| 00 | Pete Aguilar | Guard | 6–2 | 200 | Freshman | Bronx, New York |
| 1 | Jamal Olasewere | Forward | 6–7 | 215 | Junior | Silver Spring, Maryland |
| 3 | C.J. Garner | Guard | 5–10 | 160 | Junior | Silver Spring, Maryland |
| 4 | Garrell Martin | Guard | 6–2 | 175 | Freshman | Bronx, New York |
| 5 | Troy Joseph | Guard/Forward | 6–6 | 200 | Freshman | Toronto, Ontario |
| 11 | Brandon Thompson | Guard | 6–1 | 185 | Junior | San Antonio, Texas |
| 15 | Jason Brickman | Guard | 5–10 | 165 | Sophomore | San Antonio, Texas |
| 20 | Booker Hucks | Forward | 6–6 | 210 | Junior | Bay Shore, New York |
| 21 | Arnold Mayorga | Forward | 6–7 | 210 | Senior | London, Ontario |
| 22 | Robinson Odoch Opong | Guard | 6–3 | 200 | Sophomore | Quebec City, Quebec |
| 23 | Michael Culpo | Guard | 6–1 | 180 | Senior | Pittsfield, Massachusetts |
| 32 | Kenny Onyechi | Forward | 6–8 | 230 | Junior | Sugar Land, Texas |
| 34 | Kurt Joseph | Guard | 5–10 | 180 | Junior | Morganville, New Jersey |
| 42 | Julian Boyd | Forward | 6–7 | 230 | Junior | San Antonio, Texas |

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| November 4, 2011* 7:30 pm | | Adelphi | W 74–66 | | Athletic, Recreation & Wellness Center (674) Brooklyn, NY |
| Regular season ||||||
| November 11, 2011* 7:00 pm | | at Hofstra | L 71–89 | 0–1 | Hofstra Arena (3,589) Hempstead, NY |
| November 14, 2011* 7:00 pm | | at Old Dominion Hall of Fame Tip-Off Tournament | L 69–77 | 0–2 | Ted Constant Convocation Center (6,624) Norfolk, VA |
| November 16, 2011* 7:00 pm | | at Penn State Hall of Fame Tip-Off Tournament | L 68–77 | 0–3 | Bryce Jordan Center (5,258) University Park, PA |
| November 19, 2011* 8:00 pm | | vs. Adelphi Hall of Fame Tip-Off Tournament | W 60–47 | 1–3 | Mohegan Sun Arena Uncasville, CT |
| November 20, 2011* 5:30 pm | | vs. Vermont Hall of Fame Tip-Off Tournament | W 80–75 | 2–3 | Mohegan Sun Arena (1,223) Uncasville, CT |
| November 28, 2011* 7:00 pm | | at Iona | L 84–100 | 2–4 | Hynes Athletic Center (2,520) New Rochelle, NY |
| December 1, 2011 7:00 pm | | Wagner | W 78–73 | 3–4 (1–0) | Athletic, Recreation & Wellness Center (1,201) Brooklyn, NY |
| December 3, 2011 7:00 pm | | at Mount St. Mary's | W 85–76 | 4–4 (2–0) | Knott Arena (1,146) Emmitsburg, MD |
| December 5, 2011* 7:00 pm | | at Lafayette | W 82–80 | 5–4 | Kirby Sports Center (780) Easton, PA |
| December 10, 2011* 2:00 pm | | at Columbia | L 53–63 | 5–5 | Levien Gymnasium (874) New York City, NY |
| December 14, 2011* 7:00 pm | | at Norfolk State | L 62–73 | 5–6 | Joseph G. Echols Memorial Hall (504) Norfolk, VA |
| December 17, 2011* 2:00 pm | | Saint Peter's | W 82–80 | 6–6 | Athletic, Recreation & Wellness Center (623) Brooklyn, NY |
| December 20, 2011* 7:00 pm | | Texas State | W 100–84 | 7–6 | Athletic, Recreation & Wellness Center (519) Brooklyn, NY |
| December 30, 2011* 7:00 pm | | NJIT | W 84–74 | 8–6 | Athletic, Recreation & Wellness Center (527) Brooklyn, NY |
| January 5, 2012 7:00 pm | | at Sacred Heart | W 87–81 | 9–6 (3–0) | William H. Pitt Center (494) Fairfield, CT |
| January 7, 2012 2:00 pm | | at Quinnipiac | W 79–75 | 10–6 (4–0) | TD Bank Sports Center (2,089) Hamden, CT |
| January 12, 2012 7:00 pm | | Fairleigh Dickinson | W 82–64 | 11–6 (5–0) | Athletic, Recreation & Wellness Center (639) Brooklyn, NY |
| January 14, 2012 4:30 pm | | Monmouth | W 106–86 | 12–6 (6–0) | Athletic, Recreation & Wellness Center (680) Brooklyn, NY |
| January 19, 2012 7:00 pm | | Mount St. Mary's | W 77–62 | 13–6 (7–0) | Athletic, Recreation & Wellness Center (1,162) Brooklyn, NY |
| January 21, 2012 7:00 pm, ESPNU | | at Wagner | W 73–66 | 14–6 (8–0) | Spiro Sports Center (2,412) Staten Island, NY |
| January 26, 2012 7:00 pm, MSG | | at Robert Morris | L 66–75 | 14–7 (8–1) | Charles L. Sewall Center (1,845) Moon Township, PA |
| January 28, 2012 7:00 pm | | at Saint Francis (PA) | W 97–76 | 15–7 (9–1) | DeGol Arena (1,246) Loretto, PA |
| February 2, 2022 7:00 pm | | Adelphi | W 75–70 | 16–7 (10–1) | Athletic, Recreation & Wellness Center (1,121) Brooklyn, NY |
| February 4, 2022 4:30 pm | | Central Connecticut | W 95–80 | 17–7 (11–1) | Athletic, Recreation & Wellness Center (1,498) Brooklyn, NY |
| February 8, 2022 9:15 pm | | vs. St. Francis (NY) | W 86–77 | 18–7 (12–1) | Madison Square Garden (7,618) New York City, NY |
| February 12, 2022 4:30 pm, MSG | | St. Francis (NY) Battle of Brooklyn | W 81–78 | 19–7 (13–1) | Athletic, Recreation & Wellness Center (1,472) Brooklyn, NY |
| February 16, 2022 7:00 pm | | Sacred Heart | W 103–91 | 20–7 (14–1) | Athletic, Recreation & Wellness Center (1,028) Brooklyn, NY |
| February 18, 2022 4:30 pm | | Quinnipiac | W 99–89 | 21–7 (15–1) | Athletic, Recreation & Wellness Center (1,172) Brooklyn, NY |
| February 23, 2022 7:00 pm | | at Fairleigh Dickinson | W 91–80 | 22–7 (16–1) | Rothman Center (512) Teaneck, NJ |
| February 25, 2022 7:00 pm | | at Monmouth | L 78–106 | 22–8 (16–2) | Multipurpose Activity Center (1,980) West Long Branch, NJ |
| NEC tournament ||||||
| March 1, 2012 7:00 pm | (1) | (8) Sacred Heart Quarterfinals | W 80–68 | 23–8 | Athletic, Recreation & Wellness Center (1,112) Brooklyn, NY |
| March 4, 2012 6:00 pm, MSG/FCS | (1) | (5) Quinnipiac Semifinals | W 78–75 | 24–8 | Athletic, Recreation & Wellness Center (1,327) Brooklyn, NY |
| March 7, 2012 7:00 pm, ESPN2 | (1) | (3) Robert Morris Championship Game | W 90–73 | 25–8 | Athletic, Recreation & Wellness Center (1,700) Brooklyn, NY |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| March 16, 2012* 9:20 pm, TBS | (W 16) | vs. (W 1) No. 5 Michigan State Second Round | L 67–89 | 25–9 | Nationwide Arena (17,464) Columbus, OH |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||