2011–12 Northern Iowa Panthers men's basketball team

2011–12 Northern Iowa Panthers men's basketball

NIT, Second Round
Conference	Missouri Valley Conference
2011–12 record	20–14 (9–9 The Valley)
Head coach	Ben Jacobson (6th year)
Assistant coach	Erik Crawford
Assistant coach	P.J. Hogan
Assistant coach	Ben Johnson
Home arena	McLeod Center

	Conf				Overall
2011–12 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
#16 Wichita State	16	–	2	.889	27	–	5	.844
#19 Creighton†	14	–	4	.778	28	–	5	.848
Evansville	9	–	9	.500	16	–	16	.500
Illinois State	9	–	9	.500	21	–	14	.600
Northern Iowa	9	–	9	.500	20	–	14	.588
Missouri State	9	–	9	.500	16	–	16	.500
Drake	9	–	9	.500	18	–	16	.529
Indiana State	8	–	10	.444	18	–	15	.545
Southern Illinois	5	–	13	.278	8	–	23	.258
Bradley	2	–	16	.111	7	–	25	.219

† 2012 MVC Tournament winner As of March 19, 2012; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2011–12 Northern Iowa Panthers men's basketball team represented the University of Northern Iowa during the 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Panthers, led by sixth year head coach Ben Jacobson, played their home games at McLeod Center and are members of the Missouri Valley Conference. They finished the season 20–14, 9–9 in MVC play to finish in a five way tie for third place. As the 5 seed, they lost in the quarterfinals of the Missouri Valley Basketball Tournament to Illinois State. They were invited to the 2012 National Invitation Tournament where they defeated Saint Joseph's in the first round before falling in the second round to Drexel.

Roster

Number	Name	Position	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
1	Deon Mitchell	Guard	6–1	180	Freshman	Pflugerville, Texas
4	Chip Rank	Forward	6–6	222	Sophomore	Cedarburg, Wisconsin
5	Matt Bohannon	Guard	6–4	190	Freshman	Marion, Iowa
10	Seth Tuttle	Forward	6–8	210	Freshman	Sheffield, Iowa
12	Marvin Singleton	Forward	6–6	235	Freshman	St. Louis Park, Minnesota
13	Johnny Moran	Guard	6–1	190	Senior	Algonquin, Illinois
14	Nate Buss	Forward	6–8	205	Sophomore	Charles City, Iowa
20	Jake Koch	Forward	6–9	245	Junior	Ashwaubenon, Wisconsin
21	Matt Morrison	Guard	6–0	180	Sophomore	Solon, Iowa
23	Marc Sonnen	Guard	6–3	190	Junior	St. Paul, Minnesota
24	Max Martino	Guard	6–5	205	Freshman	Cedar Rapids, Iowa
30	Jevon Lyle	Guard	6–2	175	Freshman	Kansas City, Missouri
31	Chris Olivier	Forward	6–8	245	Freshman	Glenwood, Illinois
33	Austin Pehl	Center	6–10	259	Junior	Cedar Falls, Iowa
34	Tyler Lange	Forward	6–6	220	Sophomore	Sac City, Iowa
52	Anthony James	Guard	6–0	175	Junior	St. Louis, Missouri

Schedule

Date	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (Attendance)
Exhibition
10/30/2011*	Northern State	W 71–53		McLeod Center (2,090)
11/04/2011*	Dubuque	W 57–43		McLeod Center (2,890)
Regular Season
11/12/2011*	at Old Dominion	W 63–46	1–0	Ted Constant Convocation Center (7,804)
11/15/2011*	at Saint Mary's (ESPN College Hoops Tip-Off Marathon)	L 41–57	1–1	McKeon Pavilion (2,053)
11/20/2011*	Northern Colorado (South Padre Island Invitational)	W 78–69	2–1	McLeod Center (3,890)
11/22/2011*	Western Carolina (South Padre Island Invitational)	W 59–39	3–1	McLeod Center (3,620)
11/25/2011*	vs. Rice (South Padre Island Invitational semifinals)	W 64–60	4–1	South Padre Island Convention Centre (556)
11/26/2011*	vs. Providence (South Padre Island Invitational finals)	W 79–62	5–1	South Padre Island Convention Centre (700)
11/30/2011*	at Iowa State	W 69–62	6–1	Hilton Coliseum (13,509)
12/03/2011*	Colorado State (MWC–MVC Challenge)	W 83–77	7–1	McLeod Center (4,015)
12/06/2011*	Iowa	W 80–60	8–1	McLeod Center (6,834)
12/10/2011*	Milwaukee	W 67–51	9–1	McLeod Center (4,067)
12/19/2011*	Loras	W 84–48	10–1	McLeod Center (3,437)
12/20/2011*	Ohio	L 59–76	10–2	McLeod Center (3,486)
12/29/2011	at Illinois State	L 61–65	10–3 (0–1)	Redbird Arena (5,265)
01/01/2012	Evansville	L 65–76	10–4 (0–2)	McLeod Center (3,653)
01/04/2012	Indiana State	W 65–48	11–4 (1–2)	McLeod Center (3,409)
01/07/2012	at Drake	W 83–68	12–4 (2–2)	Knapp Center (5,876)
01/10/2012	at #23 Creighton	L 60–63	12–5 (2–3)	CenturyLink Center Omaha (16,627)
01/13/2012	Missouri State	W 61–60	13–5 (3–3)	McLeod Center (5,038)
01/15/2012	at Bradley	L 67–78	13–6 (3–4)	Carver Arena (8,223)
01/18/2012	Wichita State	L 68–71	13–7 (3–5)	McLeod Center (4,690)
01/22/2012	Drake	W 66–52	14–7 (4–5)	McLeod Center (3,975)
01/25/2012	at Indiana State	L 54–59	14–8 (4–6)	Hulman Center (4,933)
01/28/2012	at Missouri State	L 51–63	14–9 (4–7)	JQH Arena (9,376)
01/31/2012	Southern Illinois	W 58–49	15–9 (5–7)	McLeod Center (3,466)
02/04/2012	#13 Creighton	W 65–62	16–9 (6–7)	McLeod Center (6,910)
02/08/2012	at Wichita State	L 57–82	16–10 (6–8)	Charles Koch Arena (10,241)
02/11/2012	Illinois State	W 78–63	17–10 (7–8)	McLeod Center (5,323)
02/15/2012	at Evansville	L 62–63	17–11 (7–9)	Ford Center (4,177)
02/18/2012*	at VCU (Sears BracketBusters)	L 68–77	17–12	Stuart C. Siegel Center (7,617)
02/22/2012	Bradley	W 64–55	18–12 (8–9)	McLeod Center (4,680)
02/25/2012	at Southern Illinois	W 65–61	19–12 (9–9)	SIU Arena (3,427)
Missouri Valley Conference Tournament
3/02/2012	vs. Illinois State (Quarterfinals)	L 42–54	19–13	Scottrade Center (11,348)
2012 NIT
03/14/2012*	at Saint Joseph's (First Round)	W 67–65	20–13	Hagan Arena (2,851)
03/18/2012*	at Drexel (Second Round)	L 63–65	20–14	Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,884)
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. ( ) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

References

Northern Iowa Panthers men's basketball

Venues	UNI-Dome (1976–2006) McLeod Center (2006–present)

Culture & lore	2007 Summer Universiade Iowa "Big Four" (Big Four Classic)

People	Head coaches

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