The 2011–12 Evansville Purple Aces men's basketball team represented the
University of Evansville
The University of Evansville (UE) is a private university in Evansville, Indiana. It was founded in 1854 as Carnegie Hall of Moores Hill College, Moores Hill College. The university operates a satellite center, Harlaxton Manor, Harlaxton College ...
in the
2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Their head coach was
Marty Simmons and they played their home games at the
Ford Center. They are members of the
Missouri Valley Conference
The Missouri Valley Conference (also called MVC or simply "The Valley") is the fourth-oldest collegiate List of NCAA conferences, athletic conference in the United States. The conference's members are primarily located in the Midwestern Unite ...
. The Purple Aces participated in the
2012 College Basketball Invitational, losing in the first round.
Previous season
The Purple Aces recorded a 15–14 mark overall in the previous season, including a 9–9 conference record. Led by guard Colt Ryan, the team claimed a win against eventual national runner-up
Butler
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. They were invited to the
2011 College Basketball Invitational where they lost in the quarterfinals.
Roster
This season, they return three starters and their top four scorers, including Colt Ryan. The team features three seniors and five juniors on the roster. However, the only returning front court player taller than 6'6" is Matt Peeler who saw very limited minutes in prior seasons.
Schedule
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Missouri Valley tournament
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CBI
References
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Evansville
Evansville is a city in Vanderburgh County, Indiana, United States, and its county seat. With a population of 118,414 at the 2020 census, it is Indiana's third-most populous city after Indianapolis and Fort Wayne, the most populous city in S ...
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