2011–12 Sacred Heart Pioneers men's basketball team

2011–12 Sacred Heart Pioneers men's basketball
Conference Northeast Conference
2011–12 record 14–17 (8–10 NEC)
Head coach Dave Bike
Assistant coach Anthony Latina
Assistant coach Johnny Kidd
Assistant coach Drew Shubik
Home arena William H. Pitt Center
2011–12 Northeast Conference men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
Long Island 16 2   .889     25 9   .735
Wagner 15 3   .833     25 6   .806
Robert Morris 13 5   .722     26 10   .722
St. Francis (NY) 12 6   .667     15 15   .500
Quinnipiac 10 8   .556     18 13   .581
Monmouth 10 8   .556     12 20   .375
Central Connecticut 10 8   .556     13 16   .448
Sacred Heart 8 10   .444     14 18   .438
Mount St. Mary's 6 12   .333     8 21   .276
Saint Francis (PA) 5 13   .278     6 23   .207
Fairleigh Dickinson 2 16   .111     3 26   .103
*Bryant 1 17   .056     2 28   .067
2012 Northeast Conference tournament winner
As of March 17, 2012; Rankings from AP Poll
*Ineligible for conference tournament

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.

Recruiting

Name Home town 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 
Scout:1/5 stars   Rivals:1/5 stars   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:

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
11/11/2011*
2:00 P.M.
vs. Hartford
Connecticut 6 Classic
W 70–50  1–0
Mohegan Sun Arena
Uncasville, Connecticut
11/15/2011*
7:00 PM
at Stony Brook W 74–63  2–0
William H. Pitt Center
Fairfield, Connecticut
11/17/2011*
7:00 PM
at Rutgers
2011 Cancun Challenge: USA Round 1
L 91–75  2–1
Louis Brown Athletic Center
Piscataway, New Jersey
11/19/2011*
7:00 PM
at Richmond
2011 Cancun Challenge: USA Round 2
L 83–58  2–2
Robins Center
Richmond, Virginia
11/22/2011*
4:00 PM
vs. Hampton
2011 Cancun Challenge at Moon Palace Golf and Spa Resort: Semi-Finals
W 78–71  3–2
Moon Palace Resort
Cancun, Mexico
11/23/2011*
3:00 PM
vs. Lipscomb
2011 Cancun Challenge at Moon Palace Golf and Spa Resort
L 79–77  3–3
Moon Palace Resort
Cancun, Mexico
11/27/2011*
3:00 PM
Brown W 77–64  4–3
William H. Pitt Center
Fairfield, Connecticut
12/01/2011
7:00 PM
at Quinnipiac W 68–55  5–3 (1–0)
TD Bank Sports Center
Hamden, Connecticut
12/03/2011
3:30 PM
at Central Connecticut State L 82–20 OT 5–4 (1–1)
Detrick Gym
New Britain, Connecticut
12/05/2011*
7:00 PM
Yale L 73–71  5–5 (1–1)
William H. Pitt Center
Fairfield, Connecticut
12/9/2011*
7:00 PM
at Holy Cross L 71–60  5–6 (1–1)
Hart Center
Worcester, Massachusetts
12/11/2011*
3:00 PM
Lafayette W 84–79  6–6 (1–1)
William H. Pitt Center
Fairfield, Connecticut
12/19/2011*
7:00 PM
at Notre Dame L 106–65  6–7 (1–1)
Edmund P. Joyce Center
South Bend, Indiana
12/21/2011*
7:00 PM
at Boston College L 83–73  6–8 (1–1)
Conte Forum
Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts
12/29/2011*
7:30 PM
at New Hampshire W 77–59  7–8 (1–1)
Lundholm Gym
Durham, New Hampshire
01/05/2012
7:00 PM
LIU Brooklyn L 81–87  7–9 (1–2)
William H. Pitt Center
Fairfield, Connecticut
01/07/2012
3:00 PM
St. Francis (NY) L 84–99  7–10 (1–3)
William H. Pitt Center
Fairfield, Connecticut
01/12/2012
7:00 PM
at Saint Francis (PA) W 71–68  8–10 (2–3)
DeGol Arena
Loretto, Pennsylvania
01/14/2012
4:30 PM
Robert Morris L 70–67  8–11 (2–4)
Charles L. Sewall Center
Moon Township, Pennsylvania
01/19/2012
3:00 PM
Quinnipiac W 78–75  9–11 (3–4)
William H. Pitt Center
Fairfield, Connecticut
01/21/2012
3:00 PM
Central Connecticut State
Pack the Pitt
W 62–61  10–11 (4–4)
William H. Pitt Center
Fairfield, Connecticut
01/26/2012
7:00 PM
Wagner L 73–54  10–12 (4–5)
William H. Pitt Center
Fairfield, Connecticut
01/28/2012
3:00 PM
Mount St. Mary's L 81–80 2OT 10–13 (4–6)
William H. Pitt Center
Fairfield, Connecticut
02/02/2012
7:00 PM
Monmouth L 63–56  10–14 (4–7)
Multipurpose Activity Center
West Long Branch, New Jersey
02/04/2012
4:30 PM
Fairleigh Dickinson W 66–57  11–14 (5–7)
Rothman Center
Hackensack, New Jersey
02/08/2012
7:00 PM
Bryant
New England Knockout: Part I
W 79–77  12–14 (6–7)
William H. Pitt Center
Fairfield, Connecticut
02/12/2012
4:30 PM
at Bryant
New England Knockout: Part II
W 72–46  13–14 (7–7)
Chace Athletic Center
Smithfield, Rhode Island
02/16/2012
7:00 PM
at LIU-Brooklyn L 103–91  13–15 (7–8)
Athletic, Recreation & Wellness Center
Brooklyn, NY
02/18/2012
7:30 PM, MSG
at St. Francis (NY) L 58–56  13–16 (7–9)
Generoso Pope Athletic Complex
Brooklyn, NY
02/23/2012
7:00 PM
Robert Morris L 55–53  13–17 (7–10)
William H. Pitt Center
Fairfield, Connecticut
02/25/2012
12:00 PM, MSG Plus
Saint Francis (PA)
Sacred Heart Senior Day
W 72–57  14–17 (8–10)
William H. Pitt Center
Fairfield, Connecticut
2012 Northeast Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
03/01/2012
7:00 PM
#8 (NEC) at #1 (NEC) LIU Brooklyn L 80–68  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.

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