2011–12 Northern Iowa Panthers men's basketball team

2011–12 Northern Iowa Panthers men's basketball
2011–12 Northern Iowa Panthers men's basketball
NIT, Second Round
Conference	Missouri Valley Conference
Record	20–14 (9–9 The Valley)
Head coach	Ben Jacobson (6th season);
Assistant coaches	Erik Crawford; P.J. Hogan; Ben Johnson;
Home arena	McLeod Center
	Seasons ← 2010–11 2012–13 →

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.^[1]^[2]

2011–12 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 16 Wichita State	16	–	2	.889	27	–	5	.844
No. 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

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	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.

References

^ McCaffery, Jack (March 14, 2012). "BASKETBALL: St. Joseph's sees their season come to an end in NIT loss". The Times Herald. Retrieved February 13, 2024.
^ Narducci, Marc (March 19, 2012). "Drexel survives Northern Iowa in the NIT". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved February 13, 2024.

[1] McCaffery, Jack (March 14, 2012). "BASKETBALL: St. Joseph's sees their season come to an end in NIT loss". The Times Herald. Retrieved February 13, 2024.

[2] Narducci, Marc (March 19, 2012). "Drexel survives Northern Iowa in the NIT". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved February 13, 2024.

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