2011–12 Boston College Eagles men's basketball team

American college basketball season

2011–12 Boston College Eagles men's basketball
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record9–22 (4–12 ACC)
Head coach
  • Steve Donahue
Assistant coaches
  • Nat Graham
  • Woody Kampmann
  • Akbar Waheed
Home arenaConte Forum
Seasons
2011–12 ACC men's basketball standings
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Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 6 North Carolina 14 2   .875 32 6   .842
No. 14 Duke 13 3   .813 27 7   .794
No. 15 Florida State 12 4   .750 25 10   .714
Virginia 9 7   .563 22 10   .688
No. 20 NC State 9 7   .563 24 13   .649
Miami (FL) 9 7   .563 20 13   .606
Clemson 8 8   .500 16 15   .516
Maryland 6 10   .375 17 15   .531
Virginia Tech 4 12   .250 16 17   .485
Wake Forest 4 12   .250 13 18   .419
Georgia Tech 4 12   .250 11 20   .355
Boston College 4 12   .250 9 22   .290
2012 ACC tournament winner
As of April 3, 2012
Rankings from Coaches Poll

The 2011–12 Boston College Eagles men's basketball team represented Boston College in the 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Eagles were led by second-year head coach Steve Donahue. The team played its home games at Conte Forum on the campus of Boston College in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts. Boston College competed in the Atlantic Coast Conference.

Recruiting

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Ryan Anderson
F
Lakewood, CA Long Beach Polytechnic 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sep 20, 2010 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: 92
Kyle Caudill
C
Brea, CA Brea Olinda 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 265 lb (120 kg) Aug 9, 2010 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: 89
Jordan Daniels
G
Fontana, CA Etiwanda 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 150 lb (68 kg) Feb 18, 2011 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:2/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: 89
Lonnie Jackson
G
Valencia, CA Valencia 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Sep 20, 2010 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:2/5 stars   Rivals:2/5 stars   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: 88
Dennis Clifford
C
Milton, MA Milton Academy 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 215 lb (98 kg) May 24, 2010 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:2/5 stars   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: 87
Eddie Odio
F
Miami, FL Christopher Columbus 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) May 20, 2010 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   Rivals:2/5 stars   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: 80
Patrick Heckmann
F
Mainz, Germany Theresianum Gymnasium 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 195 lb (88 kg) May 26, 2011 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: 40
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "2011 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Roster

Name Number Position Height Weight Year Hometown
Salah Abdo 0 G 6–2 188 Sr. Chelsea, Massachusetts
Gabe Moton 1 G 6–1 177 So. St. Petersburg, Florida
Deirunas Visockas 2 G 6–4 192 Sr. Kaunas, Lithuania
Eddie Odio 4 F 6–7 195 Fr. Miami, Florida
K. C. Caudill 5 C 6–10 279 Fr. Brea, California
Jordan Daniels 10 G 5–8 153 Fr. Fontana, California
Ryan Kilcullen 11 F 6–7 214 Fr. Hingham, Massachusetts
Ryan Anderson 12 F 6–8 217 Fr. Lakewood, California
John Cain Carney 13 F 6–7 218 Fr. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Matt Humphrey 15 G 6–5 185 RS Jr. Chicago, Illinois
Lonnie Jackson 20 G 6–3 170 Fr. Valencia, California
Dennis Clifford 24 C 7–0 241 Fr. Bridgewater, Massachusetts
Peter Rehnquist 25 G-F 6–4 210 Sr. Sharon, Massachusetts
Dallas Elmore 30 G 6–5 210 Jr. Fort Collins, Colorado
Danny Rubin 31 G 6–6 170 So. Chevy Chase, Maryland
Patrick Heckmann 33 G 6–5 196 Fr. Mainz, Germany

Schedule and results

The ACC had games on multiple media broadcasts on the ESPN family of networks, including ESPN3 exclusives for non-conference games, on the ACC Regional Sports Network (also called RSN-, found on FSN affiliates for most of the country), and with Raycom Sports ACC Network. For Boston College games done by RSN, would air on NESN. Games that aired on the ACC Network would air on TV–38 WSBK-TV.

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/05/2011*
1:00 pm
American International W 70–66 
Conte Forum (864)
Chestnut Hill, MA
Regular season
11/14/2011*
7:00 pm
New Hampshire W 67–64  1–0
Conte Forum (3,588)
Chestnut Hill, MA
11/18/2011*
7:30 pm
at Holy Cross L 64–86  1–1
Hart Center (3,071)
Worcester, MA
11/21/2011*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Massachusetts L 46–82  1–2
Conte Forum (4,162)
Chestnut Hill, MA
11/24/2011*
2:00 pm, ESPNU
vs. Saint Louis
76 Classic first round
L 51–62  1–3
Anaheim Convention Center (N/A)
Anaheim, CA
11/25/2011*
5:00 pm, ESPNU
vs. UC Riverside
76 Classic loser bracket
W 66–62 OT 2–3
Anaheim Convention Center (2,087)
Anaheim, CA
11/27/2011*
3:30 pm, ESPNU
vs. New Mexico
76 Classic 5th-place game
L 57–75  2–4
Anaheim Convention Center (N/A)
Anaheim, CA
11/30/2011*
7:15 pm, ESPNU
Penn State
ACC-Big Ten Challenge
L 54–62  2–5
Conte Forum (4,326)
Chestnut Hill, MA
12/03/2011*
2:00 pm, ESPN3
Boston University L 61–75  2–6
Conte Forum (4,976)
Chestnut Hill, MA
12/08/2011*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Providence L 57–64  2–7
Dunkin Donuts Center (8,057)
Providence, RI
12/11/2011*
5:00 pm, RSN
Stony Brook W 66–51  3–7
Conte Forum (3,426)
Chestnut Hill, MA
12/18/2011*
1:00 pm, RSN
Bryant W 75–55  4–7
Conte Forum (3,563)
Chestnut Hill, MA
12/21/2011*
7:00 pm
Sacred Heart W 83–73  5–7
Conte Forum (2,263)
Chestnut Hill, MA
12/29/2010*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
No. 24 Harvard L 46–67  5–8
Conte Forum (8,606)
Chestnut Hill, MA
01/02/2012*
1:30 pm, ESPN3
Rhode Island L 72–78 2OT 5–9
Conte Forum (4,583)
Chestnut Hill, MA
01/07/2012
2:30 pm, ACC Network
at No. 3 North Carolina L 60–83  5–10 (0–1)
Dean E. Smith Center (20,582)
Chapel Hill, NC
01/12/2012
7:00 pm, ESPN2
Clemson W 59–57  6–10 (1–1)
Conte Forum (3,829)
Chestnut Hill, MA
01/14/2012
3:00 pm, RSN
Virginia Tech W 61–59  7–10 (2–1)
Conte Forum (5,038)
Chestnut Hill, MA
01/19/2012
8:00 pm, ACC Network
at NC State L 62–76  7–11 (2–2)
RBC Center (16,051)
Raleigh, NC
01/21/2012
12:00 pm, ACC Network
Wake Forest L 56–71  7–12 (2–3)
Conte Forum (4,986)
Chestnut Hill, MA
01/26/2012
9:00 pm, ESPNU
at No. 19 Virginia L 49–66  7–13 (2–4)
John Paul Jones Arena (9,827)
Charlottesville, VA
01/29/2012
1:00 pm, ACC Network
Miami (FL) L 54–76  7–14 (2–5)
Conte Forum (5,874)
Chestnut Hill, NC
02/01/2012
8:00 pm, ACC Network
NC State L 51–56  7–15 (2–6)
Conte Forum (3,611)
Chestnut Hill, MA
02/04/2012
1:00 pm, ESPNU
at Georgia Tech L 47–51  7–16 (2–7)
Philips Arena (5,871)
Atlanta, GA
02/08/2012
7:00 pm, ESPN3
No. 15 Florida State W 64–60  8–16 (3–7)
Conte Forum (4,074)
Chestnut Hill, MA
02/12/2012
6:00 pm, ESPNU
at Virginia Tech L 65–66  8–17 (3–8)
Cassell Coliseum (9,171)
Blacksburg, VA
02/16/2012
9:00 pm, ACC Network
at Maryland L 65–81  8–18 (3–9)
Comcast Center (12,465)
College Park, MD
02/19/2012
6:00 pm, ESPNU
No. 5 Duke L 50–75  8–19 (3–10)
Conte Forum (8,606)
Chestnut Hill, MA
02/25/2012
1:00 pm, RSN
at Wake Forest L 56–85  8–20 (3–11)
LJVM Coliseum (9,742)
Winston-Salem, NC
02/29/2012
7:00 pm, RSN
Georgia Tech W 56–52  9–20 (4–11)
Conte Forum (4,474)
Chestnut Hill, MA
03/03/2012
2:30 pm, ACC Network
at Miami (FL) L 56–77  9–21 (4–12)
BankUnited Center (3,834)
Coral Gables, FL
2012 ACC tournament
03/08/2012
2:00 pm, ESPNU/ACC Network
vs. NC State
First round
L 57–78  9–22
Philips Arena (19,520)
Atlanta, GA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time..

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