The 2011–12 University of North Dakota men's basketball team represented the University of North Dakota during the 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They were led by sixth year head coach Brian Jones, played their home games at the Betty Engelstad Sioux Center, with one home game at Ralph Engelstad Arena, and are members of the Great West Conference. They were champions of the Great West Basketball tournament for the second consecutive year and earned an automatic bid into the 2012 CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they lost in the first round to Drake.
| 2011–12 University of North Dakota men's basketball | |
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Great West tournament champions | |
CIT, First Round | |
| Conference | Great West Conference |
| Record | 17–15 (6–4 Great West) |
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| Home arena | Betty Engelstad Sioux Center Ralph Engelstad Arena |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
This season North Dakota officially played without a mascot name after the decision to retire "Fighting Sioux" as the school's mascot amid controversy.[1] However, the school is fighting to keep the mascot name and some continue to use it.[2]
This was also North Dakota's final year as a member of the Great West as they became a full member of the Big Sky Conference in July 2012.
Roster
edit| Number | Name | Position | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown |
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| 0 | Aaron Anderson | Guard | 5–10 | 150 | Sophomore | Brooklyn Park, Minnesota |
| 2 | Nick Haugen | Guard | 6–2 | 200 | Junior | Rockford, Minnesota |
| 3 | Lenny Antwi | Guard | 6–1 | 173 | Freshman | Montreal, Quebec |
| 4 | Mike Mathison | Center | 6–10 | 265 | Senior | Walhalla, North Dakota |
| 5 | Troy Huff | Guard/Forward | 6–4 | 175 | Sophomore | Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
| 10 | Shane Benton | Guard | 6–3 | 195 | Freshman | Cedar Rapids, Iowa |
| 11 | Jamal Webb | Guard | 6–1 | 185 | Sophomore | Buffalo, New York |
| 12 | Jordan Allard | Guard | 6–7 | 225 | Junior | Fargo, North Dakota |
| 20 | Josh Gentry | Guard | 6–4 | 170 | Freshman | Indianapolis, Indiana |
| 22 | Mitch Wilmer | Center | 6–11 | 245 | Junior | Warroad, Minnesota |
| 23 | Spencer Goodman | Forward | 6–5 | 185 | Junior | Jackson, Missouri |
| 24 | Brandon Brekke | Forward/Center | 6–8 | 215 | Sophomore | East Grand Forks, Minnesota |
| 32 | Josh Schuler | Guard | 6–2 | 187 | Sophomore | Urbana, Ohio |
| 33 | Doug Archer | Forward/Center | 6–8 | 210 | Junior | Conception Junction, Missouri |
| 40 | Dan Stockdale | Forward | 6–8 | 180 | Junior | Sheboygan, Wisconsin |
| 45 | Patrick Mitchell | Guard | 6–8 | 220 | Senior | Des Moines, Iowa |
Schedule
edit| Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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| Exhibition | |||||||||||
| October 30, 2011* 3:00 pm |
at Minot State | W 80–60 | — |
MSU Dome (1,340) Minot, ND | |||||||
| Regular season | |||||||||||
| November 12, 2011* 3:00 pm |
Waldorf | W 93–62 | 1–0 |
Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,642) Grand Forks, ND | |||||||
| November 14, 2011* 8:00 pm |
Idaho State | W 63–47 | 2–0 |
Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,645) Grand Forks, ND | |||||||
| November 19, 2011* 7:00 pm |
at Bradley | L 69–78 | 2–1 |
Carver Arena (7,777) Peoria, IL | |||||||
| November 23, 2011* 7:00 pm, FCS Central |
Montana | W 88–81 OT | 3–1 |
Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,760) Grand Forks, ND | |||||||
| November 26, 2011* 2:00 pm |
Western Illinois | L 62–65 | 3–2 |
Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,566) Grand Forks, ND | |||||||
| November 30, 2011* 7:00 pm |
Jamestown | W 74–66 | 4–2 |
Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,509) Grand Forks, ND | |||||||
| December 3, 2011* 8:00 pm |
at Idaho State | L 63–76 | 4–3 |
Holt Arena (2,001) Pocatello, ID | |||||||
| December 7, 2011* 7:00 pm |
at UMKC | L 75–78 | 4–4 |
Swinney Recreation Center (1,131) Kansas City, MO | |||||||
| December 10, 2011* 7:30 pm |
at South Dakota State | L 54–92 | 4–5 |
Frost Arena (4,104) Brookings, SD | |||||||
| December 15, 2011* 7:00 pm |
South Dakota State | W 89–70 | 5–5 |
Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,495) Grand Forks, ND | |||||||
| December 18, 2011* 7:00 pm |
at Sacramento State | L 64–75 | 5–6 |
Colberg Court (406) Sacramento, CA | |||||||
| December 22, 2011* 7:00 pm |
at Western Illinois | L 46–68 | 5–7 |
Western Hall (426) Macomb, IL | |||||||
| December 31, 2011* 3:00 pm, ESPNU |
at No. 17 Kansas | L 58–84 | 5–8 |
Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, KS | |||||||
| January 4, 2012* 7:00 pm |
Mayville State | W 72–54 | 6–8 |
Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,508) Grand Forks, ND | |||||||
| January 7, 2012* 2:30 pm |
at New Mexico | L 57–85 | 6–9 |
The Pit (14,094) Albuquerque, NM | |||||||
| January 12, 2012* 8:00 pm |
Valley City State | W 69–46 | 7–9 |
Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (2,021) Grand Forks, ND | |||||||
| January 17, 2012* 7:00 pm, FCS |
North Dakota State | W 59–54 | 8–9 |
Ralph Engelstad Arena (7,169) Grand Forks, ND | |||||||
| January 21, 2012 9:00 pm |
at Utah Valley | L 64–72 | 8–10 (0–1) |
UCCU Center (2,512) Orem, UT | |||||||
| January 26, 2012 7:00 pm, FCS Atlantic |
NJIT | W 80–63 | 9–10 (1–1) |
Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,498) Grand Forks, ND | |||||||
| January 28, 2012 7:00 pm |
Chicago State | W 71–61 | 10–10 (2–1) |
Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,844) Grand Forks, ND | |||||||
| February 2, 2012 7:00 pm |
at Houston Baptist | L 62–69 | 10–11 (2–2) |
Sharp Gymnasium (1,844) Houston, TX | |||||||
| February 4, 2012 7:00 pm |
at Texas-Pan American | L 58–70 | 10–12 (2–3) |
UTPA Fieldhouse (643) Edinburg, TX | |||||||
| February 9, 2012 7:00 pm |
at Chicago State | W 75–69 | 11–12 (3–3) |
Emil and Patricia Jones Convocation Center (126) Chicago, IL | |||||||
| February 11, 2012 1:00 pm |
at NJIT | L 57–72 | 11–13 (3–4) |
Fleisher Center (553) Newark, NJ | |||||||
| February 16, 2012* 8:00 pm |
at Louisiana Tech | L 53–58 | 11–14 |
Thomas Assembly Center (4,071) Ruston, LA | |||||||
| February 18, 2012* 1:00 pm |
at Longwood | W 67–59 | 12–14 |
Willett Hall (718) Farmville, VA | |||||||
| February 25, 2012 4:00 pm, FCS Central |
Houston Baptist | W 66–62 | 13–14 (4–4) |
Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,576) Grand Forks, ND | |||||||
| February 27, 2012 7:00 pm, FCS Central |
Texas-Pan American | W 86–60 | 14–14 (5–4) |
Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,496) Grand Forks, ND | |||||||
| March 3, 2012 2:00 pm |
Utah Valley | W 57–56 | 15–14 (6–4) |
Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,903) Grand Forks, ND | |||||||
| Great West tournament | |||||||||||
| March 9, 2012 2:30 pm |
(2) | vs. (3) Texas–Pan American Semifinals |
W 63–59 | 16–14 |
Emil and Patricia Jones Convocation Center (NA) Chicago, IL | ||||||
| March 10, 2012 4:00 pm |
(2) | vs. (4) NJIT Championship Game |
W 75–60 | 17–14 |
Emil and Patricia Jones Convocation Center (NA) Chicago, IL | ||||||
| CollegeInsider.com tournament | |||||||||||
| March 14, 2012* 7:00 pm |
at Drake First Round |
L 64–70 | 17–15 |
Knapp Center (1,829) Des Moines, IA | |||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time. | |||||||||||