2011–12 Utah Valley Wolverines men's basketball team

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2011–12 Utah Valley Wolverines men's basketball
Great West Regular Season Champions
CIT, First Round
ConferenceGreat West Conference
Record20–13 (9–1 Great West)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Mike Kelly
  • Steve Payne
  • Paul Moss
Home arenaUCCU Center
Seasons
2011–12 Great West Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
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

The 2011–12 Utah Valley Wolverines men's basketball team represented Utah Valley University in the 2011–12 college basketball season. This was head coach Dick Hunsaker's tenth season at UVU. The Wolverines played their home games at the UCCU Center and are members of the Great West Conference. They finished the season 20–13, 9–1 in Great West play to be crowned regular season champions. They lost in the semifinals of the Great West Basketball tournament in overtime to NJIT. They were invited to the 2012 CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they lost in the first round to Weber State.

Roster[edit]

[1]

2011–12 Utah Valley Wolverines men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 2 Isiah Williams 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Sr Farragut
Eastern Utah
Chicago, IL
G 3 Keawe Enos 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
So Red Mountain
Mesa CC
Mesa, AZ
G 5 Kevin Woods 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Sr Chicago Leo Catholic Bloomington, IL
G 12 Holton Hunsaker 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
So Woods Cross North Salt Lake City, UT
F 15 Geddes Robinson 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Sr God's Academy
Western Nebraska
Bronx, NY
F 20 Alfonzo Hubbard 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Jr Gallup
Salt Lake Community College
Gallup, NM
F 24 Zach Jones 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Jr Arcadia
Central Arizona
Phoenix, AZ
G 32 Taylor Brown 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
So Alta Draper, UT
F 33 Keith Thompson 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Sr Mayfair
Citrus College
Bellflower, CA
C 34 Ben Aird 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
So Bountiful Bountiful, UT
C 42 Rory Fannon 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Sr Westlake Boys Milford, New Zealand
C 45 Will Sinclair 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Fr Lilydale Heights College Lilydale, Victoria
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Schedule and results[edit]

Source[2]

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
11/11/2011*
4:30pm
Simpson W 80–53  1–0
 21  Williams   12  Robinson   8  Woods  UCCU Center (1,014 [3])
Orem, UT
11/14/2011*
6:00pm
at Houston L 71–84  1–1
 19  Williams   14  Robinson   4  Williams  Hofheinz Pavilion (3,007 [4])
Houston, TX
11/16/2011*
7:05pm, UVU-TV
Grambling State W 64–34  2–1
 12  (2 tied)   8  Hubbard   3  (2 tied)  UCCU Center (1,016 [5])
Orem, UT
11/19/2011*
7:05pm, UVU-TV
FCS Pacific
UMKC
Homecoming
W 78–54  3–1
 17  Williams   13  Robinson   3  (2 tied)  UCCU Center (6,437 [6])
Orem, UT
11/22/2011*
6:00pm
at Arkansas L 59–67  3–2
 13  Thompson   15  Robinson   4  (2 tied)  Bud Walton Arena (7,200 [7])
Fayetteville, AR
11/25/2011*
5:00pm
at Oakland L 83–89  3–3
 35  Williams   11  Robinson   3  (2 tied)  Athletics Center O'rena (2,035 [8])
Rochester, MI
11/28/2011*
7:05pm, UVU-TV
Northern Illinois W 58–47  4–3
 15  Williams   11  Robinson   3  Hunsaker  UCCU Center (1,044 [9])
Orem, UT
11/30/2011*
7:00pm
at Wyoming L 41–74  4–4
 10  Hubbard   6  Hubbard   2  Hunsaker  Arena-Auditorium (4,137 [10])
Laramie, WY
12/02/2011*
7:05pm
Haskell Indian Nations W 84–49  5–4
 14  Hubbard   9  Robinson   5  Hunsaker  UCCU Center (1,213 [11])
Orem, UT
12/06/2011*
7:00pm, KCSG
ESPN3
at Utah State L 54–63  5–5
 16  Williams   9  Robinson   3  Williams  Smith Spectrum (10,141 [12])
Logan, UT
12/10/2011*
7:05pm, UVU-TV
Portland State W 93–87  6–5
 26  Hunsaker   5  (2 tied)   3  (2 tied)  UCCU Center (2,220 [13])
Orem, UT
12/17/2011*
7:05pm, UVU-TV
Georgia State L 68–71  6–6
 16  Robinson   17  Robinson   5  Williams  UCCU Center (3,088 [14])
Orem, UT
12/19/2011*
5:00pm
at Maine L 60–77  6–7
 13  Aird   8  Aird   3  (2 tied)  Memorial Gym (1,239 [15])
Orono, ME
12/22/2011*
7:00pm
at Montana L 52–65  6–8
 12  Aird   10  Robinson   4  Woods  Dahlberg Arena (2,591 [16])
Missoula, MO
12/29/2011*
2:30pm
vs. Hampton
Dr. Pepper Classic at Chattanooga
W 42–40  7–8
 15  Aird   13  Robinson   2  (3 tied)  McKenzie Arena (N/A)
Chattanooga, TN
12/30/2011*
5:00 pm
at Chattanooga
Dr. Pepper Classic at Chattanooga Championship
L 59–74  7–9
 21  Hunsaker   11  Robinson   8  Williams  McKenzie Arena (2,652 [17])
Chattanooga, TN
01/03/2012*
7:05pm, Altitude
FCS Pacific
Wyoming L 70–76  7–10
 23  Williams   11  Robinson   5  Hunsaker  UCCU Center (6,556 [18])
Orem, UT
01/07/2012*
7:05pm, UVU-TV
Seattle W 77–72  8–10
 22  Williams   12  Aird   6  Hunsaker  UCCU Center (2,486 [19])
Orem, UT
01/13/2012*
8:10pm
at Seattle W 84–74  9–10
 19  Williams   13  Robinson   6  Hunsaker  KeyArena (2,363 [20])
Seattle, WA
01/16/2012*
7:05pm
Saint Mary W 98–72  10–10
 18  Aird   12  Robinson   9  Hunsaker  UCCU Center (1,426 [21])
Orem, UT
01/21/2012
7:05pm, UVU-TV
North Dakota W 72–64  11–10
(1–0)
 17  Hubbard   13  Robinson   6  Hunsaker  UCCU Center (2,512 [22])
Orem, UT
01/26/2012
7:05pm, UVU-TV
Chicago State W 65–56  12–10
(2–0)
 18  Hunsaker   16  Robinson   3  Aird  UCCU Center (2,587 [23])
Orem, UT
01/28/2012
7:05pm, UVU-TV
NJIT W 81–58  13–10
(3–0)
 26  Williams   18  Robinson   3  (3 tied)  UCCU Center (3,623 [24])
Orem, UT
02/02/2012
6:00pm
at Texas-Pan American W 77–69  14–10
(4–0)
 21  Williams   9  Robinson   5  Hunsaker  UTPA Fieldhouse (961 [25])
Edinburg, TX
02/04/2012
6:05pm
at Houston Baptist W 68–66  15–10
(5–0)
 13  Aird   14  Aird   4  Robinson  Sharp Gymnasium (649 [26])
Houston, TX
02/09/2012
5:00pm
at NJIT W 99–97 2OT 16–10
(6–0)
 24  (2 tied)   11  Aird   5  (2 tied)  Fleisher Center (N/A)
Newark, NJ
02/11/2012
1:05pm
at Chicago State W 66–61  17–10
(7–0)
 16  Hunsaker   11  Aird   3  Thompson  Emil and Patricia Jones Convocation Center (328 [27])
Chicago, IL
02/13/2012*
7:05pm
Montana Tech W 70–60  18–10
 25  Aird   10  Aird   6  Hunsaker  UCCU Center (2,678 [28])
Orem, UT
02/23/2012
7:05pm, UVU-TV
Houston Baptist W 75–56  19–10
(8–0)
 15  Williams   8  Robinson   9  Hunsaker  UCCU Center (2,733 [29])
Orem, UT
02/25/2012
7:05pm, UVU-TV
Texas-Pan American W 74–64  20–10
(9–0)
 28  Williams   16  Robinson   2  Aird, Hubbard, Hunsaker, and Woods II  UCCU Center (6,602)
Orem, UT
03/03/2012
1:00pm
at North Dakota L 56–57  20–11
(9–1)
 14  Aird   9  Robinson   6  Hunsaker  Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,903)
Grand Forks, ND
2012 Great West Conference Tournament
03/09/2012
11:00am
vs. NJIT
Semifinals
L 78–88 OT 20–12
 26  Williams   16  Robinson   4  Hunsaker & Williams  Emil and Patricia Jones Convocation Center (N/A)
Chicago, IL
2012 CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament
03/13/2012*
7:00pm
at Weber State
First Round
L 69–72  20–13
 26  Williams   11  Robinson   4  Robinson  Dee Events Center (2,334)
Ogden, UT
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

References[edit]

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