2011-12 BIG EAST MEN’S BASKETBALL PREVIEW NEWCOMERS Khem Birch, F/C, Fr., 6-9, 220 Dollard-des-Ormeaux, Quebec/ Notre Dame Prep (Mass.) • Named USA Today All-America Second Team and McDonald’s All-American last season at Notre Dame Prep. • Averaged 18 points, 13 rebounds and six blocked shots in 2010-11. • Helped lead Notre Dame to the title game of the National Prep Championships. Malcolm Gilbert, C, Fr., 6-11, 230 Smyrna, Del./Academy of the New Church (Pa.) • Helped Academy of the New Church to a 21-6 record and No. 6 state ranking as a senior. • Was a 2011 McDonald’s All-American nominee. • Had 10 points and eight rebounds in the Capital Classic All-Star Game. Durand Johnson, F, Fr., 6-6, 190 Baltimore, Md./Brewster Academy (N.H.) • Helped Brewster Academy to a 31-3 record last season and No. 1 national ranking for most of the year. • Led Brewster to the National Prep Championship semifinals, when it lost to Notre Dame Prep. • In 2009-10, played at Lake Clifton HS in Baltimore and averaged 15 ppg. John Johnson, G, Fr., 6-1, 175 Philadelphia, Pa./Life Center Academy (N.J.) • Was just the second prep player from the Philadelphia area to earn all-state honors in all four years. • In four seasons, he scored 2,314 points and his teams compiled a 95-23 record. • As a senior, he averaged 18.8 points, 4.0 assists and 4.0 rebounds.
2010-11 RESULTS (28-6, 15-3 BIG EAST)
(Home: 17-1/Away: 7-2/Neutral: 4-3) High Scorer/Rebounder NOVEMBER 2K Sports Classic 8 Rhode Island – ESPNU W, 83-75 9,256 Wanamaker 24/Zanna 11 10 Illinois-Chicago W, 97-54 9,148 Gibbs 24/McGhee, Taylor 8 13 North Florida W, 95-49 10,052 Moore 19/Taylor 11 2K Sports Classic 18 vs. Maryland ^ – ESPN2 W, 79-70 12,210 Zanna 14/Zanna 12 19 vs. Texas ^ – ESPN2 W, 68-66 11,723 Gibbs 24/Zanna, Wanamaker 6 23 Robert Morris W, 74-53 10,121 Gibbs 20/McGhee 12 27 Penn W, 82-58 10,594 Gibbs 12/Brown 7 DECEMBER 1 vs. Duquesne * - ESPNU W, 80-66 12,860 Gibbs 22/McGhee 13 4 Rider W, 87-68 8,719 Gibbs, Wanamaker 16/McGhee 10 8 Delaware State W. 70-42 8,520 Taylor 14/Taylor 10 DirecTV SEC/BIG EAST Invitational, Pittsburgh, Pa. 11 vs. Tennessee * - ESPN L, 76-83 15,166 Wanamaker 21/McGhee 7 18 Maryland-Eastern Shore W, 97-64 9,515 Brown 28/McGhee 10 22 American W, 91-46 9,489 Wanamaker 19/Taylor 7 27 CONNECTICUT – ESPN2 W, 78-63 12,725 Gibbs 21/McGhee 11 JANUARY 4 at PROVIDENCE W, 83-79 9,181 Brown 19/McGhee 9 8 MARQUETTE W, 89-81 11,438 Gibbs 19/Brown 7 12 at GEORGETOWN – ESPN W, 72-57 15,712 Gibbs 22/McGhee 9 15 SETON HALL W, 74-53 9,236 McGhee 13/McGhee 10 17 SYRACUSE - ESPN W, 74-66 12,925 Robinson 21/McGhee 13 22 at DE PAUL W, 80-50 8,325 Brown 17/McGhee 15 24 NOTRE DAME - ESPN L, 51-56 12,591 Brown 13/McGhee 7 29 at RUTGERS – ESPN2 W, 65-62 8,024 Gibbs 24/McGhee 8 FEBRUARY 5 CINCINNATI W, 71-59 12,615 Gibbs 25/McGhee 13 7 at WEST VIRGINIA - ESPN W, 71-66 14,175 Robinson 15/Wanamaker 9 12 at VILLANOVA - ESPN W, 57-54 6,500 Wanamaker 21/Robinson 7 16 USF W, 67-55 12,519 Robinson, Wanamaker 13/Robinson 10 19 at ST. JOHN’S - ESPN L, 59-60 14,514 Gibbs 26/McGhee, Brown 5 24 WEST VIRGINIA – ESPN W, 71-58 12,876 Robinson 15/Wanamaker 7 27 at LOUISVILLE - CBS L, 59-62 22,758 Brown 20/Wanamaker 12 MARCH 2 at USF - ESPNU W, 66-50 4,640 Robinson 18/Robinson 10 5 VILLANOVA - CBS W, 60-50 12,843 Gibbs 18/McGhee 10 BIG EAST Championship Presented by American Eagle Outfitters, New York, N.Y. 10 vs Connecticut - ESPN L, 74-76 19,375 Gibbs 27/Taylor 7 NCAA Championship 17 vs UNC Asheville # - Tru TV W, 74-51 17,578 Gibbs 26/McGhee 11 19 vs Butler # - TBS L, 70-71 18,684 Brown 24/McGhee, Wanamaker 7 ^ Madison Square Garden, New York, N.Y. * Consol Energy Center, Pittsburgh, Pa. # Verizon Center, Washington, D.C.
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