2011–12 Utah Valley Wolverines men's basketball team

2011–12 Utah Valley Wolverines men's basketball
Great West Regular Season Champions
CIT, First Round
Conference Great West Conference
2011–12 record 20–13 (9–1 Great West)
Head coach Dick Hunsaker (10th year)
Assistant coach Mike Kelly
Assistant coach Steve Payne
Assistant coach Paul Moss
Home arena UCCU Center
2011–12 Great West Conference men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
Utah Valley 9 – 1   .900     20 – 13   .606
North Dakota† 6 – 4   .600     17 – 15   .531
Texas-Pan American 5 – 5   .500     11 – 21   .344
NJIT 5 – 5   .500     15 – 17   .469
Houston Baptist 3 – 7   .300     10 – 20   .333
*Chicago State 2 – 8   .200     4 – 26   .133
† 2012 Great West Tournament winner
As of March 14, 2012; Rankings from AP Poll
*Ineligible for conference tournament

The 2011–12 Utah Valley Wolverines men's basketball team represented Utah Valley University in the 2011–12 college basketball season. This was head coach Dick Hunsaker's tenth season at UVU. The Wolverines played their home games at the UCCU Center and are members of the Great West Conference. They finished the season 20–13, 9–1 in Great West play to be crowned regular season champions. They lost in the semifinals of the Great West Basketball Tournament in overtime to NJIT. They were invited to the 2012 CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they lost in the first round to Weber State.

Roster

[1]

2011–12 Utah Valley Wolverines men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year High School/Junior College Home town
G 2 Williams, IsiahIsiah Williams style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
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 Sr Farragut
Eastern Utah		 Chicago, IL
G 3 Enos, KeaweKeawe Enos style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
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 So Red Mountain
Mesa CC		 Mesa, AZ
G 5 Woods, KevinKevin Woods style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
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 Sr Chicago Leo Catholic Bloomington, IL
G 12 Hunsaker, HoltonHolton Hunsaker style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
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 So Woods Cross North Salt Lake City, UT
F 15 Robinson, GeddesGeddes Robinson style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 230 lb (104 kg) Sr God's Academy
Western Nebraska		 Bronx, NY
F 20 Hubbard, AlfonzoAlfonzo Hubbard style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
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 Jr Gallup
Salt Lake Community College		 Gallup, NM
F 24 Jones, ZachZach Jones style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
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 Jr Arcadia
Central Arizona		 Phoenix, AZ
G 32 Brown, TaylorTaylor Brown style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
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 So Alta Draper, UT
F 33 Thompson, KeithKeith Thompson style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
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 Sr Mayfair
Citrus College		 Bellflower, CA
C 34 Aird, BenBen Aird style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
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 So Bountiful Bountiful, UT
C 42 Fannon, RoryRory Fannon style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
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 Sr Westlake Boys Milford, New Zealand
C 45 Sinclair, WillWill Sinclair style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
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 Fr Lilydale Heights College Lilydale, Victoria
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Schedule and results

Source[2]

Date Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (Attendance)
Regular Season
11/11/2011* Simpson University W 80–53  1–0  21 - Williams  12 - Robinson  8 - Woods  UCCU Center (1,014 [3])
11/14/2011* at Houston L 71–84  1–1  19 - Williams  14 - Robinson  4 - Williams  Hofheinz Pavilion (3,007 [4])
11/16/2011* Grambling State W 64–34  2–1  12 - (2 tied)  8 - Hubbard  3 - (2 tied)  UCCU Center (1,016 [5])
11/19/2011* UMKC W 78–54  3–1  17 - Williams  13 - Robinson  3 - (2 tied)  UCCU Center (6,437 [6])
11/22/2011* at Arkansas L 59–67  3–2  13 - Thompson  15 - Robinson  4 - (2 tied)  Bud Walton Arena (7,200 [7])
11/25/2011* at Oakland L 83–89  3–3  35 - Williams  11 - Robinson  3 - (2 tied)  Athletics Center O'rena (2,035 [8])
11/28/2011* Northern Illinois W 58–47  4–3  15 - Williams  11 - Robinson  3 - Hunsaker  UCCU Center (1,044 [9])
11/30/2011* at Wyoming L 41–74  4–4  10 - Hubbard  6 - Hubbard  2 - Hunsaker  Arena-Auditorium (4,137 [10])
12/02/2011* Haskell W 84–49  5–4  14 - Hubbard  9 - Robinson  5 - Hunsaker  UCCU Center (1,213 [11])
12/06/2011* at Utah State L 54–63  5–5  16 - Williams  9 - Robinson  3 - Williams  Smith Spectrum (10,141 [12])
12/10/2011* Portland State W 93–87  6–5  26 - Hunsaker  5 - (2 tied)  3 - (2 tied)  UCCU Center (2,220 [13])
12/17/2011* Georgia State L 68–71  6–6  16 - Robinson  17 - Robinson  5 - Williams  UCCU Center (3,088 [14])
12/19/2011* at Maine L 60–77  6–7  13 - Aird  8 - Aird  3 - (2 tied)  Memorial Gym (1,239 [15])
12/22/2011* at Montana L 52–65  6–8  12 - Aird  10 - Robinson  4 - Woods  Dahlberg Arena (2,591 [16])
12/29/2011* vs. Hampton
(Dr. Pepper Classic at Chattanooga)		 W 42–40  7–8  15 - Aird  13 - Robinson  2 - (3 tied)  McKenzie Arena (N/A)
12/30/2011* at Chattanooga
(Dr. Pepper Classic at Chattanooga Championship)		 L 59–74  7–9  21 - Hunsaker  11 - Robinson  8 - Williams  McKenzie Arena (2,652 [17])
01/03/2012* Wyoming L 70–76  7–10  23 - Williams  11 - Robinson  5 - Hunsaker  UCCU Center (6,556 [18])
01/07/2012* Seattle W 77–72  8–10  22 - Williams  12 - Aird  6 - Hunsaker  UCCU Center (2,486 [19])
01/13/2012* at Seattle W 84–74  9–10  19 - Williams  13 - Robinson  6 - Hunsaker  KeyArena (2,363 [20])
01/16/2012* Saint Mary W 98–72  10–10  18 - Aird  12 - Robinson  9 - Hunsaker  UCCU Center (1,426 [21])
01/21/2012 North Dakota W 72–64  11–10 (1–0)  17 - Hubbard  13 - Robinson  6 - Hunsaker  UCCU Center (2,512 [22])
01/26/2012 Chicago State W 65–56  12–10 (2–0)  18 - Hunsaker  16 - Robinson  3 - Aird  UCCU Center (2,587 [23])
01/28/2012 NJIT W 81–58  13–10 (3–0)  26 - Williams  18 - Robinson  3 - (3 tied)  UCCU Center (3,623 [24])
02/02/2012 at Texas-Pan America W 77–69  14–10 (4–0)  21 - Williams  9 - Robinson  5 - Hunsaker  UTPA Fieldhouse (961 [25])
02/04/2012 at Houston Baptist W 68–66  15–10 (5–0)  13 - Aird  14 - Aird  4 - Robinson  Sharp Gymnasium (649 [26])
02/09/2012 at NJIT W 99–97 2OT 16–10 (6–0)  24 - (2 tied)  11 - Aird  5 - (2 tied)  Fleisher Center (N/A)
02/11/2012 at Chicago State W 66–61  17–10 (7–0)  16 - Hunsaker  11 - Aird  3 - Thompson  Emil and Patricia Jones Convocation Center (328 [27])
02/13/2012* Montana Tech W 70–60  18–10  25 - Aird  10 - Aird  6 - Hunsaker  UCCU Center (2,678 [28])
02/23/2012 Houston Baptist W 75–56  19–10 (8–0)  15 - Williams  8 - Robinson  9 - Hunsaker  UCCU Center (2,733 [29])
02/25/2012 Texas-Pan America W 74–64  20–10 (9–0)  28 - Williams  16 - Robinson  2 - Aird, Hubbard, Hunsaker, and Woods II  UCCU Center (6,602)
03/03/2012 at North Dakota L 56–57  20–11 (9–1)  14 - Aird  9 - Robinson  6 - Hunsaker  Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,903)
2012 Great West Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
03/09/2012 vs. NJIT
(Semifinals)		 L 78–88 OT 20–12  26 - Williams  16 - Robinson  4 - Hunsaker & Williams  Emil and Patricia Jones Convocation Center (N/A)
2012 CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament
03/13/2012* at Weber State
(First Round)		 L 69–72  20–13  26 - Williams  11 - Robinson  4 - Robinson  Dee Events Center (2,334)
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. ( ) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

References

  1. ↑ "2011-12 Utah Valley Basketball Roster". Wolverinegreen.com.
  2. ↑ "2011-12 Schedule". Wolverinegreen.com. Retrieved 2011-09-24.
  3. ↑ "Utah Valley vs. Simpson Box Score (November 11, 2011)". Wolverinegreen.com. Retrieved 2011-11-12.
  4. ↑ "Utah Valley at Houston Box Score (November 14, 2011)". Wolverinegreen.com. Retrieved 2011-11-15.
  5. ↑ "Utah Valley vs. Grambling State Box Score (November 16, 2011)". Wolverinegreen.com. Retrieved 2011-11-17.
  6. ↑ "Utah Valley vs. UMKC Box Score (November 19, 2011)". Wolverinegreen.com. Retrieved 2011-11-20.
  7. ↑ "Utah Valley at Arkansas Box Score (November 22, 2011)". Wolverinegreen.com. Retrieved 2011-11-23.
  8. ↑ "Utah Valley at Oakland Box Score (November 25, 2011)". Wolverinegreen.com. Retrieved 2011-11-26.
  9. ↑ "Utah Valley vs. Northern Illinois Box Score (November 28, 2011)". CBS Interactive. Retrieved 2011-11-28.
  10. ↑ "Utah Valley at Wyoming Box Score (November 30, 2011)". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2011-11-30.
  11. ↑ "Utah Valley vs. Haskell Box Score (December 2, 2011)". CBS Interactive. Retrieved 2011-12-02.
  12. ↑ "Utah Valley vs. Utah State Box Score (December 6, 2011)". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2011-12-06.
  13. ↑ "Utah Valley vs. Portland State Box Score (December 10, 2011)". CBS Interactive. Retrieved 2011-12-10.
  14. ↑ "Utah Valley vs. Georgia State Box Score (December 17, 2011)". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2011-12-17.
  15. ↑ "Utah Valley vs. Maine Box Score (December 19, 2011)". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2011-12-19.
  16. ↑ "Utah Valley vs. Montana Box Score (December 22, 2011)". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2011-12-22.
  17. ↑ "Utah Valley at Chattanooga Box Score (December 30, 2011)". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2011-12-30.
  18. ↑ "Wyoming at Utah Valley Box Score (January 3, 2012)". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2012-01-03.
  19. ↑ "Seattle at Utah Valley Box Score (January 7, 2012)". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2012-01-07.
  20. ↑ "Seattle vs. Utah Valley Box Score (January 13, 2012)". Wolverinegreen.com. Retrieved 2012-01-14.
  21. ↑ "Saint Mary vs. Utah Valley Box Score (January 16, 2012)". Wolverinegreen.com. Retrieved 2012-01-17.
  22. ↑ "North Dakota vs. Utah Valley Box Score (January 21, 2012)". CBS Interactive. Retrieved 2012-01-21.
  23. ↑ "Chicago State vs. Utah Valley Box Score (January 26, 2012)". CBS Interactive. Retrieved 2012-01-26.
  24. ↑ "NJIT vs. Utah Valley Box Score (January 28, 2012)". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2012-01-28.
  25. ↑ "UTPA vs. Utah Valley Box Score (February 2, 2012)". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2012-02-02.
  26. ↑ "Houston Baptist vs. Utah Valley Box Score (February 4, 2012)". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2012-02-04.
  27. ↑ "Chicago State vs. Utah Valley Box Score (February 11, 2012)". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2012-02-11.
  28. ↑ "Montana Tech vs. Utah Valley Box Score (February 13, 2012)". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2012-02-13.
  29. ↑ "Houston Baptist vs. Utah Valley Box Score (February 23, 2012)". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2012-02-23.