# 2011–12 Eastern Michigan Eagles men's basketball team

The 2011–12 Eastern Michigan Eagles men's basketball team represented Eastern Michigan University during the 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Eagles, led by first year head coach Rob Murphy, played their home games at the Eastern Michigan University Convocation Center and were members of the West Division of the Mid-American Conference. They finished the season 14–18, 9–7 in MAC play to finish in first place in the West Division. It was the Eagles first MAC West title. However, the Eagles lost in the first round of the MAC tournament by Northern Illinois.

## Roster

Source:
| Number | Name | Position | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous College/HS |
| 1 | Da'Shonte Riley | Center | 7–0 | 233 | Sophomore | Detroit, Michigan | Syracuse |
| 2 | J.R. Sims | Guard | 6–3 | 180 | Red-Shirt Sophomore | Fort Wayne, Indiana | Snider |
| 3 | Austin Harper | Guard | 6–2 | 185 | Red-Shirt Sophomore | Grand Haven, Michigan | Western Michigan |
| 5 | Derek Thompson | Guard | 6–3 | 180 | Junior | Detroit, Michigan | Southeast Missouri State |
| 12 | Antoine Chandler | Guard | 5–10 | 155 | Freshman | Windsor, Canada | W.F. Herman Secondary |
| 13 | Antonio Green | Guard | 6-3 | 190 | Senior | Inkster, Michigan | Robichaud |
| 20 | Quintin Dailey | Guard | 6-3 | 175 | Senior | Las Vegas, Nevada | Sheridan (Wyo.) J.C. |
| 23 | Glenn Bryant | Forward | 6–8 | 201 | Sophomore | Detroit, Michigan | Arkansas |
| 32 | Jamell Harris | Forward | 6–9 | 201 | Junior | Euclid, Ohio | Euclid |
| 33 | Anthony Strickland | Guard | 6–5 | 219 | Redshirt Sophomore | Ypsilanti, Michigan | Adrian |
| 34 | Darrell Lampley | Guard | 5-10 | 170 | Senior | Linden, New Jersey | Lakeland C.C. |
| 35 | Daylen Harrison | Guard/Forward | 6–6 | 214 | Sophomore | Akron, Ohio | Wyoming |
| 45 | Matt Balkema | Center | 6–10 | 286 | Junior | Roseville, Michigan | Cousino |
| 51 | Kamil Janton | Center | 6-10 | 230 | Senior | Tarnow, Poland | Bartlett |

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season |||||||||
| November 11, 2011* 7:07 pm | | Illinois Chicago | W 68–57 | 1–0 | 17 – Thompson | 7 – Janton | 2 – Lampley, Thompson | Convocation Center (1,208) Ypsilanti, MI |
| November 15, 2011* 3:30 pm | | at Texas Southern Auto-Owners Spartan Invitational | L 49–66 | 1–1 | 15 – Lampley | 7 – Harris | 4 – Lampley | H&PE Arena (1,103) Houston, TX |
| November 18, 2011* 7:06 pm | | Arkansas-Little Rock Auto-Owners Spartan Invitational | W 62–51 | 2–1 | 21 – Lampley | 10 – Harris | 4 – Lampley | Convocation Center (692) Ypsilanti, MI |
| November 20, 2011* 4:00 pm | | at IUPUI Auto-Owners Spartan Invitational | W 66–64 | 3–1 | 16 – Lampley | 9 – Harris | 6 – Lampley | The Jungle (1,065) Indianapolis, IN |
| November 22, 2011* 12:02 pm, ESPNU | | Michigan State Auto-Owners Spartan Invitational | L 40–72 | 4–2 | 14 – Sims | 7 – Harris | 3 – Lampley | Convocation Center (3711) Ypsilanti, MI |
| November 23, 2011* 7:00 pm | | Rochester | W 62–43 | 4–1 | 12 – Sims | 9 – Balkema | 3 – Green | Convocation Center (417) Ypsilanti, MI |
| November 29, 2011* 7:07 pm | | at No. 3 Syracuse | L 48–84 | 4–3 | 19 – Lampley | 4 – Sims, Dailey | 4 – Green | Carrier Dome (16,649) Syracuse, NY |
| December 01, 2011* 7:00 pm | | at Colgate | L 70–74 | 4–4 | 37 – Lampley | 8 – Strickland | 2 – Lampley | Cotterell Court (522) Hamilton, NY |
| December 08, 2011* 8:06 pm | | at Drake | L 53–66 | 4–5 | 20 – Lampley | 9 – Harris | 3 – Lampley | Knapp Center (2,898) Des Moines, IA |
| December 10, 2011* 4:00 pm, BTN | | at Purdue | L 36–61 | 4–6 | 15 – Thompson | 8 – Harris | 1 – Dailey, Lampley, Thompson | Mackey Arena (14,318) West Lafayette, IN |
| December 20, 2011* 7:00 pm | | at Radford | W 52–48 | 5–6 | 13 – Dailey | 5 – Strickland | 5 – Thompson | Dedmon Center (618) Radford, VA |
| December 22, 2011* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Virginia Tech | L 50–71 | 5–7 | 13 – Green, Lampley | 6 – Harris | 3 – Lampley | Cassell Coliseum (9,563) Blacksburg, VA |
| December 29, 2011* 8:15 pm | | at Santa Clara Cable Car Classic | L 55–75 | 5–8 | 14 – Lampley | 4 – Harris | 2 – Green, Harper, Strickland | Leavey Center (1,782) Santa Clara, CA |
| December 30, 2011* 6:00 pm | | at vs. Air Force Cable Car Classic | L 37–42 | 5–9 | 9 – Green, Harris | 9 – Harris | 3 – Green | Leavey Center (1,702) Santa Clara, CA |
| January 07, 2012 3:00 pm | | Northern Illinois | W 47–40 | 6–9 (1–0) | 16 – Lampley | 7 – Harper, Harris | 2 – Harris | Convocation Center (615) DeKalb, IL |
| January 11, 2012 7:06 pm | | Central Michigan | L 56–60 | 6–10 (1–1) | 12 – Harris | 10 – Riley | 4 – Harper, Lampley | Convocation Center (1,121) Ypsilanti, MI |
| January 14, 2012 2:00 pm | | at Ball State | W 51–48 | 7–10 (2–1) | 13 – Dailey | 8 – Harris | 4 – Harper | John E. Worthen Arena (4,050) Muncie, IN |
| January 18, 2012 7:06 pm | | Western Michigan | W 62–59 | 8–10 (3–1) | 11 – Green | 10 – Harris | 7 – Harper | Convocation Center (1,008) Ypsilanti, MI |
| January 21, 2012 2:06 pm | | Toledo | W 41–38 | 9–10 (4–1) | 9 – Lampley | 8 – Balkema | 3 – Green, Lampley | Convocation Center (1,009) Ypsilanti, MI |
| January 24, 2012 7:00 pm | | at Buffalo | L 47–65 | 9–11 (4–2) | 14 – Lampley | 8 – Riley | 2 – Green, Riley | Alumni Arena (2,154) Amherst, NY |
| January 28, 2012 6:07 pm, SportsTime Ohio | | Bowling Green | W 55–50 | 10–11 (5–2) | 20 – Lampley | 7 – Balkema | 4 – Lampley | Convocation Center (1,150) Ypsilanti, MI |
| February 01, 2012 7:00 pm | | at Miami | L 57–62 | 10–12 (5–3) | 17 – Lampley | 11 – Riley | 3 – Harper, Lampley | Millett Hall (1,547) Oxford, OH |
| February 04, 2012 7:30 pm | | at Akron | W 77–47 | 10–13 (5–4) | 15 – Balkema | 6 – Balkema | 5 – Lampley | James A. Rhodes Arena (4,234) Akron, OH |
| November 22, 2015 3:30 pm | | Kent State | L 58–62 | 10–14 (5–5) | 18 – Lampley | 5 – Balkema, Harris, Lampley | 7 – Lampley | Convocation Center (644) Ypsilanti, MI |
| February 11, 2012 4:36 pm | | Ohio E-Club Hall of Fame Day | W 68–55 | 11–14 (6–5) | 23 – Thompson | 7 – Harris | 9 – Lampley | Convocation Center (1,473) Ypsilanti, MI |
| February 14, 2012 7:00 pm | | at Central Michigan | L 52–55 | 11–15 (6–6) | 18 – Thompson | 7 – Harris | 2 – Harper, Lampley | McGuirk Arena (1,043) Mount Pleasant, MI |
| February 18, 2012* 1:00 pm | | at Green Bay Sears BracketBusters | L 49–54 | 11–16 | 13 – Lampley | 5 – Harris | 3 – Green, Lampley | Resch Center (3,539) Green Bay, WI |
| February 22, 2012 7:06 pm | | Northern Illinois | W 48–45 | 12–16 (7–6) | 21 – Lampley | 6 – Riley | 5 – Lampley | Convocation Center (813) Ypsilanti, MI |
| February 25, 2012 4:36 pm | | Ball State Senior Day | W 61–50 | 13–16 (8–6) | 13 – Lampley | 6 – Harris | 8 – Lampley | Convocation Center (1,507) Ypsilanti, MI |
| February 29, 2012 3:30 pm | | at Western Michigan | W 54–53 | 14–16 (9–6) | – | – | – | University Arena Kalamazoo, MI |
| March 03, 2012 2:00 pm | | at Toledo | L 51–76 | 14–17 (9–7) | 13 – Lampley | 9 – Harris | 5 – Lampley | Savage Arena (4,763) Toledo, OH |
| MAC tournament |||||||||
| March 05, 2012 7:06 pm | (5) | (12) Northern Illinois First round | L 52–55 | 14–18 | 13 – Harris, Lampley | 8 – Harris | 6 – Lampley | Convocation Center (843) Ypsilanti, MI |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time Source:. |||||||||

## Awards

MAC Coach Of The Year
* Rob Murphy
3rd Team All MAC
* Darrell Lampley