2011–12 Loyola Greyhounds men's basketball team

The 2011–12 Loyola Greyhounds men's basketball team represented Loyola University Maryland during the 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Greyhounds, led by eighth year head coach Jimmy Patsos, played their home games at Reitz Arena and are members of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. They finished the season 24–9, 13–5 in MAAC play to finish in second place. They were champions of the MAAC Basketball tournament and earned the conference's automatic bid into the 2012 NCAA tournament where they lost in the second round to Ohio State.[1][2]

2011–12 Loyola Greyhounds men's basketball
MAAC tournament champions
NCAA Tournament, Round of 64
ConferenceMetro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Record24–9 (13–5 MAAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaReitz Arena
Seasons
2011–12 MAAC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Iona 15 3   .833 25 8   .758
Loyola (MD) 13 5   .722 24 9   .727
Manhattan 12 6   .667 21 13   .618
Fairfield 12 6   .667 22 15   .595
Rider 10 8   .556 13 19   .406
Siena 8 10   .444 14 17   .452
Niagara 8 10   .444 14 19   .424
Marist 7 11   .389 14 18   .438
Saint Peter's 4 14   .222 5 26   .161
Canisius 1 17   .056 5 25   .167
2012 MAAC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

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Number Name Position Height Weight Year Hometown
1 Anthony Winbush Forward 6–7 194 Junior Alexandria, Virginia
2 Justin Drummond Guard 6–4 187 Sophomore Bowie, Maryland
3 Dylon Cormier Guard 6–2 172 Sophomore Baltimore, Maryland
5 Shane Walker Forward 6–10 225 Senior Northampton, England
10 J'hared Hall Guard 6–2 180 Senior Mount Vernon, New York
12 R.J. Williams Guard 5–8 155 Freshman Baltimore, Maryland
15 Jordan Letham Forward 6–8 249 Sophomore Baltimore, Maryland
20 Pierson Williams Guard 6–3 184 Sophomore Sylmar, California
23 Tyler Hubbard Guard 6–1 165 Freshman Mitchellville, Maryland
24 Erik Etherly Forward 6–7 225 Junior Annandale, Virginia
25 Robert Olson Guard 6–4 189 Junior Silver Spring, Maryland
30 Julius Brooks Forward 6–9 224 Junior Greensboro, North Carolina
33 Luke Wandrusch Guard 6–1 186 Junior Rockville Center, New York
35 Chido Onyiuke Forward 6–6 198 Sophomore Mount Arlington, New Jersey

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/03/2011*
7:30 pm
Indiana (PA) W 83–71 
Reitz Arena (471)
Baltimore, MD
Regular season
11/11/2011*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Wake Forest L 63–75  0–1
LJVM Coliseum (6,022)
Winston-Salem, NC
11/14/2011*
7:30 pm
Coppin State W 78–68  1–1
Reitz Arena (1,031)
Baltimore, MD
11/17/2011*
7:00 pm, MASN
UMBC W 73–63  2–1
Reitz Arena (1,790)
Baltimore, MD
11/20/2011*
1:00 pm
at New Hampshire W 66–60  3–1
Lundholm Gym (696)
Durham, NH
11/27/2011*
12:00 pm
Florida Gulf Coast W 77–74  4–1
Reitz Arena (882)
Baltimore, MD
12/01/2011
7:30 pm
Marist W 76–63  5–1 (1–0)
Reitz Arena (1,201)
Baltimore, MD
12/03/2011
7:00 pm
at Siena W 66–59  6–1 (2–0)
Times Union Center (6,447)
Albany, NY
12/07/2011*
7:00 pm, MASN
at George Washington W 65–55  7–1
Charles E. Smith Athletic Center (2,356)
Washington, D.C.
12/10/2011*
2:00 pm, MASN
at Mount St. Mary's W 65–54  8–1
Knott Arena (1,620)
Emmitsburg, MD
12/18/2011*
2:30 pm
at St. Bonaventure L 66–76  8–2
Reilly Center (3,095)
St. Bonaventure, NY
12/22/2011*
1:00 pm, MASN/FS South
at No. 3 Kentucky L 63–87  8–3
Rupp Arena (22,774)
Lexington, KY
12/28/2011*
7:00 pm
at Bucknell W 72–67  9–3
Sojka Pavilion (3,348)
Lewisburg, PA
01/02/2012
7:30 pm
Niagara L 61–66  9–4 (2–1)
Reitz Arena (946)
Baltimore, MD
01/05/2012
7:30 pm
Manhattan W 61–60  10–4 (3–1)
Reitz Arena (811)
Baltimore, MD
01/07/2012
12:00 pm
Canisius W 77–62  11–4 (4–1)
Reitz Arena (539)
Baltimore, MD
01/13/2012
9:00 pm
at Fairfield W 66–63  12–4 (5–1)
Webster Bank Arena (1,313)
Bridgeport, CT
01/15/2012
3:30 pm
at Iona L 63–74  12–5 (5–2)
Hynes Athletic Center (2,060)
New Rochelle, NY
01/19/2012
7:30 pm
Siena W 74–63  13–5 (6–2)
Reitz Arena (1,393)
Baltimore, MD
01/22/2012
12:00 pm
Saint Peter's W 65–54  14–5 (7–2)
Reitz Arena (634)
Baltimore, MD
01/27/2012
7:00 pm
at Niagara W 69–57  15–5 (8–2)
Gallagher Center (1,626)
Lewiston, NY
01/29/2012
2:15 pm
at Canisius W 70–52  16–5 (9–2)
Koessler Athletic Center (1,254)
Buffalo, NY
02/03/2012
7:00 pm, ESPNU
Rider W 63–46  17–5 (10–2)
Reitz Arena (2,100)
Baltimore, MD
02/05/2012
2:00 pm
at Saint Peter's W 66–55  18–5 (11–2)
Yanitelli Center (578)
Jersey City, NJ
02/10/2012
7:00 pm, ESPNU
Iona W 87–81  19–5 (12–2)
Reitz Arena (2,100)
Baltimore, MD
02/12/2012
4:00 pm, ESPN3
Fairfield L 51–68  19–6 (12–3)
Reitz Arena (1,925)
Baltimore, MD
02/15/2012
7:00 pm
at Marist L 54–72  19–7 (12–4)
McCann Field House (1,151)
Poughkeepsie, NY
02/19/2012*
12:00 pm
Boston University
ESPN BracketBusters
W 69–56  20–7
Reitz Arena (1,283)
Baltimore, MD
02/24/2012
7:00 pm, ESPN2
at Rider L 79–83  20–8 (12–5)
Alumni Gymnasium (1,650)
Lawrenceville, NJ
02/26/2012
4:00 pm
at Manhattan W 62–60  21–8 (13–5)
Draddy Gymnasium (2,345)
Riverdale, NY
2012 MAAC men's basketball tournament
03/03/2012
7:30 pm, ESPN3
vs. Niagara
Quarterfinals
W 86–73  22–8
MassMutual Center (2,124)
Springfield, MA
03/04/2012
4:30 pm, ESPN3
vs. Siena
Semifinals
W 70–60  23–8
MassMutual Center (2,778)
Springfield, MA
03/05/2012
7:00 pm, ESPN2
vs. Fairfield
Championship Game
W 48–44  24–8
MassMutual Center (1,821)
Springfield, MA
2012 NCAA tournament
03/15/2012*
9:50 pm, TNT
No. (E 15) vs. No. 7 (E 2) Ohio State
Second Round
L 59–78  24–9
Consol Energy Center (19,413)
Pittsburgh, PA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time (#) during NCAA Tournament is seed with Region.

References

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  1. ^ "Erik Etherly helps Loyola (Md) reach NCAA tourney". ESPN. March 5, 2012. Archived from the original on February 15, 2024. Retrieved February 14, 2024.
  2. ^ "Ohio State Cruises Past Loyola, Md. 78-59". CBS News. March 16, 2012. Retrieved February 14, 2024.