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 2014 (99 The Valley)
Head coach Ben Jacobson (6th season)
Assistant coach Erik Crawford
Assistant coach P.J. Hogan
Assistant coach Ben Johnson
Home arena McLeod Center
2011–12 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
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
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition

10/30/2011*
1:00 PM
Northern State W 71–53   
McLeod Center (2,090)
Cedar Falls, IA

11/04/2011*
7:00 PM
Dubuque W 57–43   
McLeod Center (2,890)
Cedar Falls, IA
Regular Season

11/12/2011*
6:00 PM
at Old Dominion W 63–46  1–0
Ted Constant Convocation Center (7,804)
Norfolk, VA

11/15/2011*
1:00 AM, ESPN
at Saint Mary's
ESPN College Hoops Tip-Off Marathon
L 41–57  1–1
McKeon Pavilion (2,053)
Moraga, CA

11/20/2011*
5:00 PM
Northern Colorado
South Padre Island Invitational
W 78–69  2–1
McLeod Center (3,890)
Cedar Falls, IA

11/22/2011*
7:00 PM, KWWL
Western Carolina
South Padre Island Invitational
W 59–39  3–1
McLeod Center (3,620)
Cedar Falls, IA

11/25/2011*
5:00 PM
vs. Rice
South Padre Island Invitational semifinals
W 64–60  4–1
South Padre Island Convention Centre (556)
South Padre Island, TX

11/26/2011*
9:00 PM, CBSSN
vs. Providence
South Padre Island Invitational finals
W 79–62  5–1
South Padre Island Convention Centre (700)
South Padre Island, TX

11/30/2011*
7:00 PM, Mediacom
at Iowa State W 69–62  6–1
Hilton Coliseum (13,509)
Ames, IA

12/03/2011*
1:30 PM
Colorado State
MWC–MVC Challenge
W 83–77  7–1
McLeod Center (4,015)
Cedar Falls, IA

12/06/2011*
7:00 PM, KWWL
Iowa W 80–60  8–1
McLeod Center (6,834)
Cedar Falls, IA

12/10/2011*
1:00 PM, KWWL
Milwaukee W 67–51  9–1
McLeod Center (4,067)
Cedar Falls, IA

12/19/2011*
7:00 PM
Loras W 84–48  10–1
McLeod Center (3,437)
Cedar Falls, IA

12/20/2011*
7:00 PM
Ohio L 59–76  10–2
McLeod Center (3,486)
Cedar Falls, IA

12/29/2011
7:00 PM
at Illinois State L 61–65  10–3 (0–1)
Redbird Arena (5,265)
Normal, IL

01/01/2012
8:00 PM, ESPNU
Evansville L 65–76  10–4 (0–2)
McLeod Center (3,653)
Cedar Falls, IA

01/04/2012
7:00 PM, KWWL
Indiana State W 65–48  11–4 (1–2)
McLeod Center (3,409)
Cedar Falls, IA

01/07/2012
7:00 PM, Mediacom
at Drake W 83–68  12–4 (2–2)
Knapp Center (5,876)
Des Moines, IA

01/10/2012
8:00 PM, ESPN3
at No. 23 Creighton L 60–63  12–5 (2–3)
CenturyLink Center Omaha (16,627)
Omaha, NE

01/13/2012
7:00 PM, MVC TV
Missouri State W 61–60  13–5 (3–3)
McLeod Center (5,038)
Cedar Falls, IA

01/15/2012
1:00 PM, ESPN3
at Bradley L 67–78  13–6 (3–4)
Carver Arena (8,223)
Peoria, IL

01/18/2012
7:00 PM, KWWL
Wichita State L 68–71  13–7 (3–5)
McLeod Center (4,690)
Cedar Falls, IA

01/22/2012
7:00 PM, ESPNU
Drake W 66–52  14–7 (4–5)
McLeod Center (3,975)
Cedar Falls, IA

01/25/2012
6:00 PM
at Indiana State L 54–59  14–8 (4–6)
Hulman Center (4,933)
Terre Haute, IN

01/28/2012
4:00 PM, ESPNU
at Missouri State L 51–63  14–9 (4–7)
JQH Arena (9,376)
Springfield, MO

01/31/2012
7:00 PM, ESPNU
Southern Illinois W 58–49  15–9 (5–7)
McLeod Center (3,466)
Cedar Falls, IA

02/04/2012
4:00 PM, MVC TV
No. 13 Creighton W 65–62  16–9 (6–7)
McLeod Center (6,910)
Cedar Falls, IA

02/08/2012
7:00 PM, MVC TV
at Wichita State L 57–82  16–10 (6–8)
Charles Koch Arena (10,241)
Wichita, KS

02/11/2012
7:00 PM, CSNC
Illinois State W 78–63  17–10 (7–8)
McLeod Center (5,323)
Cedar Falls, IA

02/15/2012
7:00 PM
at Evansville L 62–63  17–11 (7–9)
Ford Center (4,177)
Evansville, IN

02/18/2012*
6:00 PM, ESPN2
at VCU
Sears BracketBusters
L 68–77  17–12
Stuart C. Siegel Center (7,617)
Richmond, VA

02/22/2012
7:00 PM
Bradley W 64–55  18–12 (8–9)
McLeod Center (4,680)
Cedar Falls, IA

02/25/2012
2:00 PM
at Southern Illinois W 65–61  19–12 (9–9)
SIU Arena (3,427)
Carbondale, IL
Missouri Valley Conference Tournament

3/02/2012
6:00 PM, FSN Midwest
vs. Illinois State
Quarterfinals
L 42–54  19–13
Scottrade Center (11,348)
St.Louis, MO
2012 NIT

03/14/2012*
6:15 PM, ESPN3
at Saint Joseph's
First Round
W 67–65  20–13
Hagan Arena (2,851)
Philadelphia, PA

03/18/2012*
10:00 AM, ESPN
at Drexel
Second Round
L 63–65  20–14
Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,884)
Philadelphia, PA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

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