# 2011–12 Northern Iowa Panthers men's basketball team

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 | 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. ||||||