2011–12 Wagner Seahawks men's basketball team

2011–12 Wagner Seahawks men's basketball
Conference Northeast Conference
2011–12 record 25–6 (15–3 NEC)
Head coach Dan Hurley (2nd year)
Assistant coach Bobby Hurley
Assistant coach Bashir Mason
Assistant coach Scott Smith
Home arena Spiro Sports Center
2011–12 Northeast Conference men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
Long Island 16 2   .889     25 9   .735
Wagner 15 3   .833     25 6   .806
Robert Morris 13 5   .722     26 10   .722
St. Francis (NY) 12 6   .667     15 15   .500
Quinnipiac 10 8   .556     18 13   .581
Monmouth 10 8   .556     12 20   .375
Central Connecticut 10 8   .556     13 16   .448
Sacred Heart 8 10   .444     14 18   .438
Mount St. Mary's 6 12   .333     8 21   .276
Saint Francis (PA) 5 13   .278     6 23   .207
Fairleigh Dickinson 2 16   .111     3 26   .103
*Bryant 1 17   .056     2 28   .067
2012 Northeast Conference tournament winner
As of March 17, 2012; Rankings from AP Poll
*Ineligible for conference tournament

The 2011–12 Wagner Seahawks men's basketball team represented Wagner College during the 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Seahawks, led by second year head coach Dan Hurley, played their home games at Spiro Sports Center and are members of the Northeast Conference. They finished the season 25–6, 15–3 in NEC play to finish in second place. They lost in the semifinals of the NEC Basketball Tournament to Robert Morris. Despite having 25 wins, the Seahawks did not accept an invitation to a post season tournament.

Roster

Number Name Position Height Weight Year Hometown
3 Tyler Murray Guard 6–5 200 Senior Toronto, Ontario
4 Marcus Burton Guard 6–0 170 Freshman Charlotte, North Carolina
5 Naofall Folahan Forward 6–11 215 Sophomore Cotonou, Benin
11 Chris Martin Guard 5–11 185 Senior Sicklerville, New Jersey
12 Hugo Naurais Forward 6–8 210 Freshman Nîmes, France
15 Kenneth Ortiz Guard 6–0 200 Sophomore Newark, New Jersey
21 Orlando Parker Forward 6–8 205 Sophomore Orlando, Florida
23 Jonathon Williams Guard 6–6 225 Junior Richmond, California
24 Latif Rivers Guard 6–1 175 Sophomore Elizabeth, New Jersey
25 Josh Thompson Forward 6–5 200 Junior Richland, New Jersey
33 Mario Moody Forward 6–7 210 Freshman East Orange, New Jersey
42 Ryan Schrotenboer Forward 6–9 225 Junior Fort Myers, Florida
50 Brett Stewart Forward 6–9 230 Sophomore Stevensville, Maryland


Schedule

Date Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (Attendance)
Regular Season
11/12/2011* at Princeton W 73–57  1–0 Jadwin Gymnasium (2,444)
11/14/2011* at #4 Connecticut L 66–78  1–1 Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (9,217)
11/16/2011* North Carolina Central W 87–83  2–1 Spiro Sports Center (1,922)
11/19/2011* at Lafayette W 76–70  3–1 Kirby Sports Center (1,846)
11/22/2011* at Penn W 71–65  4–1 The Palestra (2,144)
11/26/2011* Delaware State W 85–62  5–1 Spiro Sports Center (1,813)
12/01/2011 at Long Island L 73–78  5–2 (0–1) Athletic, Recreation & Wellness Center (1,201)
12/03/2011 St. Francis (NY) W 90–50  6–2 (1–1) Spiro Sports Center (1,889)
12/06/2011* Hofstra W 58–43  7–2 Spiro Sports Center (1,273)
12/10/2011* Lehigh L 69–70  7–3 Spiro Sports Center (1,326)
12/23/2011* at #15 Pittsburgh W 59–54  8–3 Petersen Events Center (9,315)
12/29/2011* vs. Air Force
(Cable Car Classic)
W 72–61  9–3 Leavey Center (1,782)
12/30/2011* at Santa Clara
(Cable Car Classic)
W 64–62  10–3 Leavey Center (1,702)
01/05/2012 at Fairleigh Dickinson W 88–64  11–3 (2–1) Rothman Center (1,127)
01/07/2012 at Monmouth W 89–79  12–3 (3–1) Multipurpose Activity Center (1,594)
01/12/2012 Bryant W 78–61  13–3 (4–1) Spiro Sports Center (1,268)
01/14/2012 Central Connecticut W 67–58  14–3 (5–1) Spiro Sports Center (2,032)
01/19/2012 at St. Francis (NY) W 73–61  15–3 (6–1) Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (978)
01/21/2012 Long Island L 66–73  15–4 (6–2) Spiro Sports Center (2,412)
01/26/2012 at Sacred Heart W 73–54  16–4 (7–2) William H. Pitt Center (656)
01/28/2012 at Quinnipiac W 51–50  17–4 (8–2) TD Bank Sports Center (2,308)
02/02/2012 Robert Morris W 80–69  18–4 (9–2) Spiro Sports Center (1,709)
02/04/2012 Saint Francis (PA) W 72–54  19–4 (10–2) Spiro Sports Center (1,910)
02/08/2012 at Mount St. Mary's W 59–44  20–4 (11–2) Knott Arena (904)
02/11/2012 Mount St. Mary's W 74–57  21–4 (12–2) Spiro Sports Center (1,853)
02/16/2012 Monmouth W 74–67  22–4 (13–2) Spiro Sports Center (1,422)
02/18/2012 Fairleigh Dickinson W 90–70  23–4 (14–2) Spiro Sports Center (1,725)
02/23/2012 at Bryant W 86–73  24–4 (15–2) Chace Athletic Center (786)
02/25/2012 at Central Connecticut L 61–78  24–5 (15–3) William H. Detrick Gymnasium (2,712)
2012 Northeast Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
03/01/2012 Central Connecticut
(Quarterfinals)
W 87–77  25–5 Spiro Sports Center (1,708)
03/04/2012 Robert Morris
(Semifinals)
L 64–71  25–6 Spiro Sports Center (1,705)
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. ( ) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

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