# 2011–12 SIU Edwardsville Cougars men's basketball team

The 2011–12 SIU Edwardsville Cougars men's basketball team represented Southern Illinois University Edwardsville during the 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cougars, led by fifth-year head coach Lennox Forrester, played their home games at the Vadalabene Center and competed for the first time as members of the Ohio Valley Conference.

## Preseason

Six players returned from the 8–21 team of 2010–11. They were joined by four freshmen and three junior college transfers.
The OVC's pre-season coaches' poll picked SIUE to finish last in the Cougars' first season competing for the regular season title in the eleven team conference. No Cougars were selected to the pre-season All-OVC team.

## Season

After starting 0–4 in the Cancún Challenge, the Cougars won six conference games, including five of their last eight, and finished in ninth place. Had they been eligible, they still would have failed to qualify for the eight team Ohio Valley Conference tournament.
Mark Yelovich was named to the All-Ohio Valley Conference second team, and Jerome Jones was on the All-Newcomer team.
While earning no post-season honors, freshman Kris Davis was twice named OVC Freshman of the Week and led the NCAA Division I in three point shooting percentage.

## Roster

Source =
| Number | Name | Position | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | High School | Transfer from |
| 1 | Kris Davis | Guard | 6–2 | 179 | Freshman | Detroit | Detroit Cass Technical | |
| 2 | Maurice Wiltz † | Guard | 6–2 | 175 | Sophomore | Stafford, Texas | Stafford HS | Colorado State |
| 4 | Tim Johnson † | Guard | 6–3 | 200 | Junior | Lansing, Illinois | Lee Academy (ME) | George Washington |
| 5 | Corey Wickware | Guard | 5–10 | 175 | Senior | Indianapolis | Indianapolis Southport | Wabash Valley College |
| 10 | Reggie Reed | Guard | 5–9 | 165 | Junior | St. Petersburg, Florida | St. Petersburg Lakewood | Rend Lake College (JC) |
| 13 | Kevin Stineman | Guard | 6 | 198 | Senior | Buffalo Grove, Illinois | Stevenson | |
| 14 | Derian Shaffer | Forward | 6–7 | 230 | Junior | Detroit | Detroit Cass Technical | Kilgore College (JC) |
| 15 | Michael Birts | Forward | 6–6 | 200 | Freshman | Miami | Miami Robert Morgan | |
| 22 | Charles Joy | Forward | 6–5 | 225 | Freshman | O'Fallon, Illinois | O'Fallon Township High School | |
| 23 | David Boarden | Guard | 6–4 | 204 | Senior | Gary, Indiana | Merrillville Andrean | Detroit |
| 24 | Kyle Heck | Guard | 6–2 | 188 | Freshman | Metamora, Illinois | Metamora Township High School | |
| 30 | Michael Messer †† | Guard | 6–5 | 208 | Sophomore | Wildwood, Missouri | Lafayette High School | |
| 33 | Mark Yelovich | Forward | 6–6 | 223 | Junior | Mt. Zion, Illinois | Mount Zion High School | |
| 34 | Zeke Schneider | Forward/Center | 6–9 | 225 | Junior | Metamora, Illinois | Metamora Township High School | |
| 35 | Jerome Jones | Forward | 6–6 | 215 | Junior | St. Louis, Missouri | St.Louis Miller Career Academy | Indian Hills (JC) |
† Sat out 2011–12 season due to NCAA Division I transfer rules †† Sat out most of 2011–12 season as a medical redshirt

## Schedule

Source =
| Date time, TV | Opponent | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition |||||
| 11/3/2011* 7:00 pm | Blackburn | W 70–56 | | Vadalabene Center (1,380) Edwardsville, Illinois |
| 11/10/2011* 7:00 pm | MacMurray | W 60–55 | | Vadalabene Center (1,201) Edwardsville, Illinois |
| Regular Season |||||
| 11/14/2011* 7:00 pm | at Illinois Cancún Challenge | L 46–66 | 0–1 | Assembly Hall (13,404) Champaign, Illinois |
| 11/17/2011* 7:00 pm | at Illinois State Cancún Challenge | W 68-38 | 0–2 | Redbird Arena (3,403) Normal, Illinois |
| 11/22/2011* 12:30 | vs. Lipscomb Cancún Challenge | L 87-90 | 0-3 | Moon Palace Resort (210) Cancún, Mexico |
| 11/23/2011* 12:30 | vs. Hampton Cancún Challenge | L 64-68 | 0-4 | Moon Palace Resort (435) Cancún, Mexico |
| 11/30/2011* 7:00 | Robert Morris-Springfield | W 85-61 | 1-4 | Vadalabene Center (1,324) Edwardsville, Il |
| 12/3/2011* 2:00 | Cal State Fullerton | L 57-79 | 1-5 | Vadalabene Center (1,145) Edwardsville, Illinois |
| 12/3/2011* 7:30, KPLR 11.2 | Ball State | L 55-76 | 1-6 | Vadalabene Center (1,708) Edwardsville, Illinois |
| 12/6/2011* 7:00 | Hannibal-LaGrange | W 67-45 | 2-6 | Vadalabene Center (1,125) Edwardsville, Illinois |
| 12/19/2011* 7:05, ESPN3 | at SIU Carbondale | L 57-80 | 2-7 | SIU Arena (3,108) Carbondale, Illinois |
| 12/29/2011 7:00, KPLR 11.2 | Tennessee Tech | W 83-68 | 3-7 | Vadalabene Center (1,049) Edwardsville, Illinois |
| 12/31/2011 3:30, KPLR 11 | Jacksonville State | W 66-61 | 4-7 | Vadalabene Center (2,007) Edwardsville, Illinois |
| 1/4/2012 7:00, KPLR 11.2 | Eastern Illinois | L 59-73 | 4-8 | Vadalabene Center (1,223) Edwardsville, Illinois |
| 1/7/2012 6:15 | at UT Martin | W 69-65 | 5-8 | Skyhawk Arena @ the Elam Center (1,661) Martin, Tennessee |
| 1/12/2012 7:00 | at Southeast Missouri | L 68-85 | 5-9 | Show Me Center (1,851) Cape Girardeau, Missouri |
| 1/14/2012 7:30 | at Tennessee State | L 49-52 | 5-10 | Gentry Center (3,952) Nashville, Tennessee |
| 1/19/2012 7:00, KPLR 11.2 | Austin Peay | L 67-80 | 5-11 | Vadalabene Center (1,390) Edwardsville, Illinois |
| 1/21/2012 8:05, ESPNU | No. 10 Murray State | W 82-65 | 5-12 | Vadalabene Center (4,157) Edwardsville, Illinois |
| 1/28/2012 4:30 | at Jacksonville State | L 65-76 | 5-13 | Pete Mathews Coliseum (1,012) Jacksonville, Alabama |
| 1/30/2012 7:00 | at Tennessee Tech | W 98-80 | 5-14 | Eblen Center (1,503) Cookeville, Tennessee |
| 2/2/2012 7:00, KPLR 11.2 | Morehead State | W 61-53 | 6-14 | Vadalabene Center (1,158) Edwardsville, Illinois |
| 2/4/2012 7:00, KPLR 11.2 | Eastern Kentucky | W 80-74 | 7-14 | Vadalabene Center (1,464) Edwardsville, Illinois |
| 2/11/2012 7:00, KPLR 11 | Southeast Missouri | W 85-72 | 7-15 | Vadalabene Center (1,914) Edwardsville, Illinois |
| 2/15/2012 7:00 | at Eastern Illinois | W 73-66 | 7-16 | Lantz Arena (1,083) Charleston, Illinois |
| 2/18/2012* 1:00 | Northern Illinois ESPN/Sears BracketBusters | W 64-62 | 8-16 | Vadalabene Center (1,458) Edwardsville, Illinois |
| 2/23/2012 7:49 | at Eastern Kentucky | W 63-58 | 9-16 | McBrayer Arena (1,900) Richmond, Kentucky |
| 2/25/2012 7:30 | at Morehead State | L 61-76 | 9-17 | Ellis Johnson Arena (3,226) Morehead, Kentucky |
| 2/29/2012* 7:05 | at Chicago State | W 81-70 | 10-17 | Jones Convocation Center (516) Chicago, Illinois |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. |||||