| 2011–12 American East Conference men's basketball season | |
|---|---|
| League | NCAA Division I |
| Sport | Basketball |
| Duration | November 2011 – March 2012 |
| Number of teams | 9 |
| Regular Season | |
| Season champions | Stony Brook Seawolves |
| Runners-up | Vermont Catamounts |
| Season MVP | Darryl Partin |
| Top scorer | Gerardo Suero (Albany) 19.2 |
| Tournament | |
| Champions | Vermont Catamounts |
| Runners-up | Stony Brook Seawolves |
| Finals MVP | Brian Voelkel (Vermont) |
| Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stony Brook | 14 | – | 2 | .875 | 22 | – | 10 | .688 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vermont † | 13 | – | 3 | .813 | 24 | – | 12 | .667 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Boston University | 12 | – | 4 | .750 | 16 | – | 16 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Albany | 9 | – | 7 | .563 | 19 | – | 15 | .559 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hartford | 7 | – | 9 | .438 | 9 | – | 22 | .290 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Hampshire | 7 | – | 9 | .438 | 13 | – | 16 | .448 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Maine | 6 | – | 10 | .375 | 12 | – | 17 | .414 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UMBC | 3 | – | 13 | .188 | 4 | – | 26 | .133 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Binghamton | 1 | – | 15 | .063 | 2 | – | 29 | .065 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 2012 America East tournament winner As of March 16, 2012 Rankings from AP Poll | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Preseason Poll
edit| Rank | School(First Place Votes) | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Boston University(6) | 62 |
| 2 | Stony Brook(3) | 56 |
| 3 | Vermont | 46 |
| 4 | Albany | 42 |
| 5 | New Hampshire | 39 |
| 6 | Maine | 32 |
| T-7 | Hartford | 18 |
| T-7 | UMBC | 18 |
| 9 | Binghamton | 11 |
Awards
editConference Preseason Team
edit| First Team |
|---|
| Darryl Partin (Boston University) |
| Gerald McLemore (Maine) |
| Chris De La Rosa (UMBC) |
| Bryan Dougher (Stony Brook) |
| Brian Voelkel (Vermont) |
Preseason All-Conference at AmericaEast.com
Weekly Awards
edit| Week | Player of the Week | Freshmen of the Week |
|---|---|---|
| November 14, 2011 | Brian Benson (New Hampshire) | Ben Dickinson (Binghamton) |
| November 21, 2011 | Gerardo Suero (Albany) | Justin Edwards (Maine) |
| November 28, 2011 | Darryl Partin (Boston University) | Justin Edwards (Maine) |
| December 5, 2011 | D. J. Irving (Boston University) | Justin Edwards (Maine) |
| December 12, 2011 | Gerardo Suero (Albany) | Wes Cole (Hartford) |
| December 19, 2011 | Chase Plummer (UMBC) | Four McGlynn (Vermont) |
| December 26, 2011 | Alasdair Fraser (Maine) | Justin Edwards (Maine) |
| January 2, 2012 | Gerardo Suero (Albany) | Wes Cole (Hartford) |
| January 9, 2012 | Gerardo Suero (Albany) | Four McGlynn (Vermont) |
| January 16, 2012 | Mike Black (Albany) D. J. Irving (Boston University) |
Justin Edwards (Maine) |
| January 23, 2012 | Darryl Partin (Boston University) Tommy Brenton (Stony Brook) |
Four McGlynn (Vermont) |
| January 30, 2012 | Brian Dougher (Stony Brook) | Justin Edwards (Maine) Four McGlynn (Vermont) |
| February 6, 2012 | Alasdair Fraser (Maine) Alvin Abreu (New Hampshire) |
Justin Edwards (Maine) |
| February 13, 2012 | Darryl Partin (Boston University) | Nake Sikma (Hartford) Four McGlynn (Vermont) |
| February 20, 2012 | Ferg Myric (New Hampshire) | Mark Nwakamma (Hartford) |
| February 27, 2012 | Jacob Iati (Albany) | Ben Dickinson (Binghamton) |
All-Conference Teams
edit| First Team |
|---|
| Gerardo Suero (Albany) |
| Darryl Partin (Boston University) |
| Tommy Brenton (Stony Brook) |
| Bryan Dougher (Stony Brook) |
| Matt Glass (Vermont) |
| Second Team |
|---|
| Mike Black (Albany) |
| D. J. Irving (Boston University) |
| Gerald McLemore (Maine) |
| Chase Plummer (UMBC) |
| Alvin Abreu (New Hampshire) |
| Third Team |
|---|
| Logan Aronhalt (Albany) |
| Andres Torres (Hartford) |
| Alasdair Fraser (Maine) |
| Dallis Joyner (Stony Brook) |
| Brian Voelkel (Vermont) |
All-Defensive Team
edit| First Team |
|---|
| Patrick Hazel (Boston University) |
| Mike Allison (Maine) |
| Chandler Rhoads (New Hampshire) |
| Tommy Brenton (Stony Brook) |
| Brian Voelkel (Vermont) |
All-Freshmen Team
edit| First Team |
|---|
| Ben Dickinson (Binghamton) |
| Mark Nwakamma (Hartford) |
| Nate Sikma (Hartford) |
| Justin Edwards (Maine) |
| Four McGlynn (Vermont) |
All-Academic Team
edit| First Team |
|---|
| Logan Aronhalt (Albany) |
| Andrew Rogers (Maine) |
| Brian Benson (New Hampshire) |
| Luke Apfeld (Vermont) |
| Sandro Carissimo (Vermont) |
Player of the Year
editDarryl Partin of Boston University was awarded Player of the Year honors in the 2011-2012 season.
Coach of the Year
editSteve Pikiell of Stony Brook was awarded Coach of the Year honors in the 2011-2012 season.
Freshmen of the Year
editFour McGlynn of Vermont was awarded Freshmen of the Year honors in the 2011-2012 season.
Defensive Player of the Year
editTommy Brenton of Stony Brook was awarded Defensive Player of the Year honors in the 2011-2012 season.
Scholar Athlete
editLogan Aronhalt of Stony Brook was awarded Scholar Athlete honors in the 2011-2012 season.