2011–12 University of North Dakota men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 2011–12 University of North Dakota Great West Conference Great West 17–15 6–4 Brian Jones 6th Bryan Martin Gameli Ahelegbe Dean Oliver Betty Engelstad Sioux CenterRalph Engelstad Arena Great West tournament champions CIT First Round 2010–11 North Dakota Fighting Hawks 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. This season North Dakota officially played without a mascot name after the decision to retire "Fighting Sioux" as the school's mascot amid controversy.http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2010/04/08/nd-board-fighting-sioux-nickname-is-retired/ ND board: Fighting Sioux nickname is retired However, the school is fighting to keep the mascot name and some continue to use it.https://www.espn.com/college-sports/story/_/id/7553108/north-dakota-fighting-sioux-backers-finish-petition-work Fighting Sioux backers finish work on petition 8 February 2012 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 Number Name Position Height Weight Year Hometown 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 2011-12 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings 2011 yes yes |- !colspan=9 style=North Dakota Fighting Hawks| Exhibition October 30, 2011 3:00 pm yes yes 2011 Minot State Beavers Minot State MSU Dome Minot, ND 1,340 80–60 — |- !colspan=9 style=North Dakota Fighting Hawks| Regular season November 12, 2011 3:00 pm yes 2011 Waldorf Warriors Waldorf Betty Engelstad Sioux Center Grand Forks, ND 1,642 93–62 1–0 November 14, 2011 8:00 pm yes 2011 Idaho State Bengals Idaho State Betty Engelstad Sioux Center Grand Forks, ND 1,645 63–47 2–0 November 19, 2011 7:00 pm yes yes 2011 Bradley Braves Bradley Carver Arena Peoria, IL 7,777 69–78 2–1 November 23, 2011 7:00 pm yes Montana Betty Engelstad Sioux Center Grand Forks, ND 1,760 FCS Central 88–81 OT 3–1 November 26, 2011 2:00 pm yes Western Illinois Betty Engelstad Sioux Center Grand Forks, ND 1,566 62–65 3–2 November 30, 2011 7:00 pm yes 2011 Jamestown Jimmies Jamestown Betty Engelstad Sioux Center Grand Forks, ND 1,509 74–66 4–2 December 3, 2011 8:00 pm yes yes Idaho State Holt Arena Pocatello, ID 2,001 63–76 4–3 December 7, 2011 7:00 pm yes yes UMKC Swinney Recreation Center Kansas City, MO 1,131 75–78 4–4 December 10, 2011 7:30 pm yes yes South Dakota State Frost Arena Brookings, SD 4,104 54–92 4–5 December 15, 2011 7:00 pm yes South Dakota State Betty Engelstad Sioux Center Grand Forks, ND 1,495 89–70 5–5 December 18, 2011 7:00 pm yes yes 2011 Sacramento State Hornets Sacramento State Colberg Court Sacramento, CA 406 64–75 5–6 December 22, 2011 7:00 pm yes yes Western Illinois Western Hall Macomb, IL 426 46–68 5–7 December 31, 2011 3:00 pm yes yes Kansas 17 Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS 16,300 ESPNU 58–84 5–8 January 4, 2012 7:00 pm yes 2011 Mayville State Comets Mayville State Betty Engelstad Sioux Center Grand Forks, ND 1,508 72–54 6–8 January 7, 2012 2:30 pm yes yes New Mexico The Pit Albuquerque, NM 14,094 57–85 6–9 January 12, 2012 8:00 pm yes 2011 Valley City State Vikings Valley City State Betty Engelstad Sioux Center Grand Forks, ND 2,021 69–46 7–9 January 17, 2012 7:00 pm yes North Dakota State Ralph Engelstad Arena Grand Forks, ND 7,169 FCS 59–54 8–9 January 21, 2012 9:00 pm yes Utah Valley UCCU Center Orem, UT 2,512 64–72 8–10 0–1 January 26, 2012 7:00 pm 2011 NJIT Highlanders NJIT Betty Engelstad Sioux Center Grand Forks, ND 1,498 FCS Atlantic 80–63 9–10 1–1 January 28, 2012 7:00 pm 2011 Chicago State Cougars Chicago State Betty Engelstad Sioux Center Grand Forks, ND 1,844 71–61 10–10 2–1 February 2, 2012 7:00 pm yes Houston Baptist Sharp Gymnasium Houston, TX 1,844 62–69 10–11 2–2 February 4, 2012 7:00 pm yes Texas-Pan American UTPA Fieldhouse Edinburg, TX 643 58–70 10–12 2–3 February 9, 2012 7:00 pm yes Chicago State Emil and Patricia Jones Convocation Center Chicago, IL 126 75–69 11–12 3–3 February 11, 2012 1:00 pm yes NJIT Fleisher Center Newark, NJ 553 57–72 11–13 3–4 February 16, 2012 8:00 pm yes yes Louisiana Tech Thomas Assembly Center Ruston, LA 4,071 53–58 11–14 February 18, 2012 1:00 pm yes yes Longwood Willett Hall Farmville, VA 718 67–59 12–14 February 25, 2012 4:00 pm Houston Baptist Betty Engelstad Sioux Center Grand Forks, ND 1,576 FCS Central 66–62 13–14 4–4 February 27, 2012 7:00 pm Texas-Pan American Betty Engelstad Sioux Center Grand Forks, ND 1,496 FCS Central 86–60 14–14 5–4 March 3, 2012 2:00 pm Utah Valley Betty Engelstad Sioux Center Grand Forks, ND 1,903 57–56 15–14 6–4 |- !colspan=9 style=North Dakota Fighting Hawks| Great West tournament March 9, 2012 2:30 pm yes 2 Texas–Pan American 3 Emil and Patricia Jones Convocation Center Chicago, IL Semifinals NA 63–59 16–14 March 10, 2012 4:00 pm yes 2 NJIT 4 Emil and Patricia Jones Convocation Center Chicago, IL Championship Game NA 75–60 17–14 |- !colspan=9 style=North Dakota Fighting Hawks| CollegeInsider.com tournament March 14, 2012 7:00 pm yes yes Drake Knapp Center Des Moines, IA First Round 1,829 64–70 17–15 AP Poll Central Time 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