2011–12 Fairfield Stags men's basketball team

2011–12 Fairfield Stags men's basketball

CIT, Semifinals
Conference	Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
2011–12 record	22–15 (12–6 MAAC)
Head coach	Sydney Johnson (1st year)
Assistant coach	Tony Newsom
Assistant coach	Brian Nash
Assistant coach	Tyson Wheeler
Home arena	Webster Bank Arena Alumni Hall

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 As of March 18, 2012; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2011–12 Fairfield Stags men's basketball team represented Fairfield University during the 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Stags, led by first year head coach Sydney Johnson, played their home games at Webster Bank Arena, with games during the CIT played at Alumni Hall, and are members of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. They finished the season 22–15, 12–6 in MAAC play to finish in a tie for third place. They lost in the semifinals of the MAAC Basketball Tournament to Iona. They were invited to the 2012 CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they defeated Yale, Manhattan, and Robert Morris en route to the semifinals where they fell to Mercer.

Roster

Number	Name	Position	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
3	Derek Needham	Guard	5–11	180	Junior	Dolton, Illinois
5	Adam Jones	Forward	6–8	210	Freshman	Winter Park, Florida
11	Desmond Wade	Guard	5–8	150	Junior	Linden, New Jersey
12	Sean Crawford	Guard	5–10	150	Junior	Laurelton, New York
13	Gary Martin	Guard	6–2	180	Senior	Cleveland, Ohio
15	Maurice Barrow	Forward	6–5	210	Sophomore	St. Albans, New York
21	Rakim Sanders	Guard/Forward	6–5	228	Senior	Pawtucket, Rhode Island
23	Jamel Fields	Guard	6–1	175	Sophomore	Albany, New York
25	Colin Nickerson	Guard	6–3	150	Junior	Waukegan, Illinois
33	Vincent Van Nes	Forward	7–0	230	Freshman	Dorchester, England
34	Ryan Olander	Forward	7–0	220	Senior	Mansfield, Connecticut
41	Keith Matthews	Forward	6–5	200	Sophomore	Sebastian, Florida
	Keegan Hyland	Guard	6–3	180	Sophomore	Portland, Maine

Schedule

Date Time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (Attendance) City, State
Exhibition
11/04/2011* 7:30 PM	Bridgeport	W 97–70		Webster Bank Arena (1,467) Bridgeport, CT
Regular Season
11/11/2011* 5:30 PM	vs. Quinnipiac	W 72–60	1–0	Mohegan Sun Arena (1,406) Uncasville, CT
11/14/2011* 7:30 PM, Cox Sports	Providence	L 72–80	1–1	Webster Bank Arena (6,375) Bridgeport, CT
11/17/2011* 7:00 PM, BTN	at Minnesota	L 57–67	1–2	Williams Arena (10,641) Minneapolis, MN
11/20/2011* 1:00 PM	Holy Cross	W 73–52	2–2	Webster Bank Arena (2,479) Fairfield, CT
11/24/2011* 9:30 PM, ESPN2	vs. Arizona State Old Spice Classic First Round	W 55–44	3–2	HP Field House (3,537) Lake Buena Vista, FL
11/25/2011* 5:00 PM, ESPN2	vs. Dayton Old Spice Classic Semifinals	L 49–56	3–3	HP Field House (3,680) Lake Buena Vista, FL
11/27/2011* 4:30 PM, ESPN2	vs. Indiana State Old Spice Classic 3rd Place Game	L 66–72	3–4	HP Field House (NA) Lake Buena Vista, FL
12/02/2011 7:00 PM	at Niagara	W 78–75	4–4 (1–0)	Gallagher Center (1,520) Lewiston, NY
12/04/2011 5:00 PM	at Canisius	W 68–59	5–4 (2–0)	Koessler Athletic Center (1,011) Buffalo, NY
12/09/2011* 9:00 PM, SNY	vs. Old Dominion	W 59–51	6–4	MassMutual Center (4,412) Springfield, MA
12/11/2011* 1:00 PM	New Hampshire	W 58–52	7–4	Webster Bank Arena (1,926) Bridgeport, CT
12/22/2011* 7:00 PM	at No. 9 Connecticut	L 71–79	7–5	XL Center (13,821) Hartford, CT
12/28/2011* 7:00 PM	at Drexel	L 69–77	7–6	Daskalakis Athletic Center (2,469) Philadelphia, PA
01/01/2012 1:00 PM	Canisius	W 72–54	8–6 (3–0)	Webster Bank Arena (2,005) Bridgeport, CT
01/06/2012 7:00 PM, SNY	at Siena	L 60–73	8–7 (3–1)	Times Union Center (6,765) Albany, NY
01/08/2012 2:00 PM	at Manhattan	L 51–53	8–8 (3–2)	Draddy Gymnasium (1,358) Riverdale, NY
01/13/2012 2:00 PM, ESPNU	Loyola (MD)	L 63–66	8–9 (3–3)	Webster Bank Arena (2,012) Bridgeport, CT
01/16/2012 7:30 PM	Rider	W 61–52	9–9 (4–3)	Webster Bank Arena (1,937) Bridgeport, CT
01/19/2012 7:00 PM	at Saint Peter's	W 75–63	10–9 (5–3)	Yanitelli Center (1,146) Jersey City, NJ
01/22/2012 2:00 PM	at Marist	Postponed		McCann Field House Poughkeepsie, NY
01/27/2012 7:00 PM, ESPNU	Iona	L 62–71	10–10 (5–4)	Webster Bank Arena (4,055) Bridgeport, CT
01/29/2012 1:00 PM	Marist	W 81–53	11–10 (6–4)	Webster Bank Arena (2,070) Bridgeport, CT
02/03/2012 7:30 PM	Niagara	W 77–69	12–10 (7–4)	Webster Bank Arena (2,118) Bridgeport, CT
02/05/2012 3:30 PM, SNY	Siena	W 64–56	13–10 (8–4)	Webster Bank Arena (1,477) Bridgeport, CT
02/09/2012 7:30 PM	Manhattan	W 60–54	14–10 (9–4)	Webster Bank Arena (1,445) Bridgeport, CT
02/12/2012 4:00 PM, ESPN3	at Loyola (MD)	W 68–51	15–10 (10–4)	Reitz Arena (1,925) Baltimore, MD
02/15/2012 7:30 PM	Saint Peter's	W 61–38	16–10 (11–4)	Webster Bank Arena (1,729) Bridgeport, CT
02/18/2012* 4:00 PM	at Milwaukee ESPN BracketBusters	L 63–67	16–11	U.S. Cellular Arena (5,683) Milwaukee, WI
02/20/2012 7:00 PM	at Marist	W 60–49	17–11 (12–4)	McCann Field House (1,306) Poughkeepsie, NY
02/24/2012 9:00 PM, ESPNU	at Iona	L 72–77	17–12 (12–5)	Hynes Athletic Center (2,611) New Rochelle, NY
02/26/2012 3:30 PM, ESPN3	at Rider	L 62–65	17–13 (12–6)	Alumni Gymnasium (1,650) Lawrenceville, NJ
2012 MAAC Men's Basketball Tournament
03/03/2012 2:30 PM, ESPN3	vs. Rider Quarterfinals	W 65–63	18–13	MassMutual Center (2,256) Springfield, MA
03/04/2012 2:00 PM, ESPN3	vs. Iona Semifinals	W 85–75	19–13	MassMutual Center (2,778) Springfield, MA
03/05/2012 7:00 PM, ESPN2	vs. Loyola (MD) Championship Game	L 44–48	19–14	MassMutual Center (1,821) Springfield, MA
2012 CIT
03/14/2012* 7:00 PM	Yale First Round	W 68–56	20–14	Webster Bank Arena (1,744) Bridgeport, CT
03/18/2012* 4:00 PM	Manhattan Second Round	W 69–57	21–14	Alumni Hall (1,492) Faifield, CT
03/21/2012* 7:00 PM	Robert Morris Quarterfinals	W 67–61	22–14	Alumni Hall (1,407) Faifield, CT
03/24/2012* 7:00 PM	Mercer Semifinals	L 59–64	22–15	Alumni Hall (1,557) Faifield, CT
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

References

Fairfield Stags men's basketball

Venues	Alumni Hall (1959–2001) Webster Bank Arena (2001–present)

Culture & lore	History

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