2011–12 Utah Valley Wolverines men's basketball team

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.

2011–12 Utah Valley Wolverines men's basketball
Great West Regular Season Champions
CIT, First Round
ConferenceGreat West Conference
2011–12 record20–13 (9–1 Great West)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Mike Kelly
  • Steve Payne
  • Paul Moss
Home arenaUCCU Center
2011–12 Great West Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Utah Valley9–1 .900  20–13  .606
North Dakota†6–4 .600  17–15  .531
Texas-Pan American5–5 .500  11–21  .344
NJIT5–5 .500  15–17  .469
Houston Baptist3–7 .300  10–20  .333
*Chicago State2–8 .200  4–26  .133
† 2012 Great West Tournament winner
As of March 14, 2012; Rankings from AP Poll
*Ineligible for conference tournament

Roster

[1]

2011–12 Utah Valley Wolverines men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 2 Isiah Williams 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
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 SrFarragut
Eastern Utah		 Chicago, IL
G 3 Keawe Enos 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
—
 SoRed Mountain
Mesa CC		 Mesa, AZ
G 5 Kevin Woods 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
—
 SrChicago Leo Catholic Bloomington, IL
G 12 Holton Hunsaker 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
—
 SoWoods Cross North Salt Lake City, UT
F 15 Geddes Robinson 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)230 lb (104 kg) SrGod's Academy
Western Nebraska		 Bronx, NY
F 20 Alfonzo Hubbard 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
—
 JrGallup
Salt Lake Community College		 Gallup, NM
F 24 Zach Jones 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
—
 JrArcadia
Central Arizona		 Phoenix, AZ
G 32 Taylor Brown 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
—
 SoAlta Draper, UT
F 33 Keith Thompson 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
—
 SrMayfair
Citrus College		 Bellflower, CA
C 34 Ben Aird 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
—
 SoBountiful Bountiful, UT
C 42 Rory Fannon 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
—
 SrWestlake Boys Milford, New Zealand
C 45 Will Sinclair 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
—
 FrLilydale Heights College Lilydale, Victoria
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Schedule and results

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 University 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 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 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 America 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 America 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 Men's Basketball 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
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