2011–12 SIU Edwardsville Cougars men's basketball team

2011–12 SIU Edwardsville Cougars men's basketball
ConferenceOhio Valley Conference
DivisionWest Division
Record10–17 (6–10 OVC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Matt Laur
  • Kris Crosby
  • Deryl Cunningham
Home arenaVadalabene Center
Seasons
← 2010–11
2012–13 →
2011–12 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 12 Murray State † 15 – 1   .938 31 – 2   .939
Tennessee State 11 – 5   .688 20 – 13   .606
Morehead State 10 – 6   .625 18 – 15   .545
Tennessee Tech 9 – 7   .563 19 – 14   .576
Southeast Missouri State 9 – 7   .563 15 – 16   .484
Austin Peay 8 – 8   .500 12 – 20   .375
Jacksonville State 8 – 8   .500 15 – 18   .455
Eastern Kentucky 7 – 9   .438 16 – 16   .500
*SIU Edwardsville 6 – 10   .375 10 – 17   .370
Eastern Illinois 5 – 11   .313 12 – 17   .414
UT Martin 0 – 16   .000 4 – 27   .129
† 2012 Ohio Valley Conference tournament winner
As of March 15, 2012
Rankings from AP Poll
* Ineligible for conference tournament

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.[1]

Preseason

Six players returned from the 8–21 team of 2010–11. They were joined by four freshmen and three junior college transfers.[2]

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.[3]

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.[1]

Mark Yelovich was named to the All-Ohio Valley Conference second team, and Jerome Jones was on the All-Newcomer team.[4]

While earning no post-season honors, freshman Kris Davis was twice named OVC Freshman of the Week[4] and led the NCAA Division I in three point shooting percentage.[5]

Roster

Source = [2]

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 = [6]

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.

References

  1. ^ a b "General".
  2. ^ a b "2011-12 Men's Basketball - SIUE". www.siuecougars.com. Archived from the original on March 28, 2014.
  3. ^ http://siuecougars.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/102511aaa.html [dead link‍]
  4. ^ a b "- Ohio Valley Conference" (PDF).
  5. ^ "Home". ncaa.com.
  6. ^ "2011-12 Men's Basketball Schedule - SIUE". www.siuecougars.com. Archived from the original on May 8, 2012.