# 2011–12 Sacred Heart Pioneers men's basketball team

The 2011–12 Sacred Heart Pioneers men's basketball team represented Sacred Heart University during the 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Pioneers, led by thirty-fourth year head coach Dave Bike, play their home games at the William H. Pitt Center and are members of the Northeast Conference (NEC). They lost in the quarterfinals of the NEC tournament to Long Island.

## Recruiting

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Phil Gaetano G | Wallingford, Connecticut | Sheehan High School, Choate Rosemary Hall | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | Nov 23, 2010 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 78 ||||||
| Overall recruiting rankings: ||||||
| Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2011 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. ||||||

## Roster

| Number | Name | Position | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown |
| 2 | Evan Kelley | Guard | 6–4 | 180 | Sophomore | Norwalk, Connecticut |
| 4 | Phil Gaetano | Guard | 5–10 | 170 | Freshman | Wallingford, Connecticut |
| 5 | Justin Swidowski | Forward/Center | 6–9 | 215 | Redshirt-Junior | Cinnaminson, New Jersey |
| 10 | Steve Zazuri (IR) | Guard | 6–2 | 195 | Senior | Monroe, Connecticut |
| 11 | Chris Evans | Guard/Forward | 6–3 | 210 | Sophomore | Stamford, Connecticut |
| 12 | Louis Montes | Guard/Forward | 6–4 | 220 | Redshirt-Sophomore | Brockton, Massachusetts |
| 21 | Femi Akinpetide | Forward | 6–6 | 230 | Redshirt-Junior | Sydney, Australia |
| 24 | Mostafa Abdel Latif | Forward | 6–8 | 230 | Junior (Transfer, will sit out 2011–2012) | Alexandria, Egypt |
| 25 | Shane Gibson | Guard | 6–2 | 180 | Redshirt-Junior | Killingly, Connecticut |
| 30 | Nick Greenbacker | Forward/Center | 6–9 | 235 | Redshirt-Junior | Coventry, Connecticut |
| 31 | Steve Glowiak | Guard | 6–3 | 185 | Redshirt-Freshman | New Britain, Connecticut |
| 34 | Stan Dulaire | Forward | 6–5 | 205 | Senior | Bloomfield, Connecticut |

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Regular Season ||||||
| November 11, 2011* 2:00 p.m. | | vs. Hartford Connecticut 6 Classic | W 70–50 | 1–0 | Mohegan Sun Arena Uncasville, CT |
| November 15, 2011* 7:00 pm | | at Stony Brook | W 74–63 | 2–0 | William H. Pitt Center Fairfield, CT |
| November 17, 2011* 7:00 pm | | at Rutgers Cancún Challenge | L 75–91 | 2–1 | Louis Brown Athletic Center Piscataway, NJ |
| November 19, 2011* 7:00 pm | | at Richmond Cancún Challenge | L 58–83 | 2–2 | Robins Center Richmond, VA |
| November 22, 2011* 4:00 pm | | vs. Hampton Cancún Challenge | W 78–71 | 3–2 | Moon Palace Resort Cancún, Mexico |
| November 23, 2011* 3:00 pm | | vs. Lipscomb Cancún Challenge | L 77–79 | 3–3 | Moon Palace Resort Cancún, Mexico |
| November 27, 2011* 3:00 pm | | Brown | W 77–64 | 4–3 | William H. Pitt Center Fairfield, CT |
| December 1, 2011 7:00 pm | | at Quinnipiac | W 68–55 | 5–3 (1–0) | TD Bank Sports Center Hamden, CT |
| December 3, 2011 3:30 pm | | at Central Connecticut | L 80–82 $^{OT}$ | 5–4 (1–1) | Detrick Gym New Britain, CT |
| December 5, 2011* 7:00 pm | | Yale | L 71–73 | 5–5 | William H. Pitt Center Fairfield, CT |
| December 9, 2011* 7:00 pm | | at Holy Cross | L 60–71 | 5–6 | Hart Center Worcester, MA |
| December 11, 2011* 3:00 pm | | Lafayette | W 84–79 | 6–6 | William H. Pitt Center Fairfield, CT |
| December 19, 2011* 7:00 pm | | at Notre Dame | L 65–106 | 6–7 | Edmund P. Joyce Center South Bend, IN |
| December 21, 2011* 7:00 pm | | at Boston College | L 73–83 | 6–8 | Conte Forum Chestnut Hill, MA |
| December 29, 2011* 7:30 pm | | at New Hampshire | W 77–59 | 7–8 | Lundholm Gym Durham, NH |
| January 5, 2012 7:00 pm | | Long Island | L 81–87 | 7–9 (1–2) | William H. Pitt Center Fairfield, CT |
| January 7, 2012 3:00 pm | | St. Francis (NY) | L 84–99 | 7–10 (1–3) | William H. Pitt Center Fairfield, CT |
| January 12, 2012 7:00 pm | | at Saint Francis (PA) | W 71–68 | 8–10 (2–3) | DeGol Arena Loretto, PA |
| January 14, 2012 4:30 pm | | Robert Morris | L 67–70 | 8–11 (2–4) | Charles L. Sewall Center Moon Township, PA |
| January 19, 2012 3:00 pm | | Quinnipiac | W 78–75 | 9–11 (3–4) | William H. Pitt Center Fairfield, CT |
| January 21, 2012 3:00 pm | | Central Connecticut Pack the Pitt | W 62–61 | 10–11 (4–4) | William H. Pitt Center Fairfield, CT |
| January 26, 2012 7:00 pm | | Wagner | L 54–73 | 10–12 (4–5) | William H. Pitt Center Fairfield, CT |
| January 28, 2012 3:00 pm | | Mount St. Mary's | L 80–81 $^{2OT}$ | 10–13 (4–6) | William H. Pitt Center Fairfield, CT |
| February 2, 2012 7:00 pm | | Monmouth | L 56–63 | 10–14 (4–7) | Multipurpose Activity Center West Long Branch, NJ |
| February 4, 2012 4:30 pm | | Fairleigh Dickinson | W 66–57 | 11–14 (5–7) | Rothman Center Hackensack, NJ |
| February 8, 2012 7:00 pm | | Richmond New England Knockout: Part I | W 79–77 | 12–14 (6–7) | William H. Pitt Center Fairfield, CT |
| February 12, 2012 4:30 pm | | at Bryant New England Knockout: Part II | W 72–46 | 13–14 (7–7) | Chace Athletic Center Smithfield, RI |
| February 16, 2012 7:00 pm | | at Long Island | L 91–103 $^{OT}$ | 13–15 (7–8) | Athletic, Recreation & Wellness Center Brooklyn, NY |
| February 18, 2012 7:30 pm, MSG | | at St. Francis (NY) | L 56–58 | 13–16 (7–9) | Generoso Pope Athletic Complex Brooklyn, NY |
| February 23, 2012 7:00 pm | | Robert Morris | L 53–55 | 13–17 (7–10) | William H. Pitt Center Fairfield, CT |
| February 25, 2012 12:00 pm, MSG Plus | | Saint Francis (PA) Sacred Heart Senior Day | W 72–57 | 14–17 (8–10) | William H. Pitt Center Fairfield, CT |
| NEC tournament ||||||
| 03/01/2012 7:00 pm | (8) | at Long Island | L 68–80 | 14–18 | Athletic, Recreation, and Wellness Center Brooklyn, NY |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||