2011–12 Long Island Blackbirds men's basketball team

The 2011–12 Long Island Blackbirds men's basketball team represented The Brooklyn Campus of Long Island University during the 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Blackbirds, led by tenth year head coach Jim Ferry, played their home games at the Athletic, Recreation & Wellness Center and are members of the Northeast Conference. They finished the season 25–9, 16–2 in NEC play to be crowned regular season champions. They also were champions of the Northeast Conference tournament to earn the conference's automatic bid into the 2012 NCAA tournament where they lost in the second round to Michigan State.

2011–12 Long Island Blackbirds men's basketball
Northeast Conference regular season & tournament champions
NCAA Tournament, Round of 64
ConferenceNortheast Conference
Record25–9 (16–2 NEC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Jack Perri
  • Rich Glesmann
  • Jason Harris
Home arenaAthletic, Recreation & Wellness Center
2011–12 Northeast Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Long Island162 .889259  .735
Wagner153 .833256  .806
Robert Morris135 .7222610  .722
St. Francis (NY)126 .6671515  .500
Quinnipiac108 .5561814  .563
Monmouth108 .5561220  .375
Central Connecticut108 .5561316  .448
Sacred Heart810 .4441418  .438
Mount St. Mary's612 .333821  .276
Saint Francis (PA)513 .278623  .207
Fairleigh Dickinson216 .111326  .103
*Bryant117 .056228  .067
2012 Northeast Conference tournament winner
As of March 17, 2012
Rankings from AP Poll
*Ineligible for conference tournament
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