2011–12 Sacred Heart Pioneers men's basketball team

2011–12 Sacred Heart Pioneers men's basketball
2011–12 Sacred Heart Pioneers men's basketball
Conference	Northeast Conference
Record	14–17 (8–10 NEC)
Head coach	Dave Bike;
Assistant coaches	Anthony Latina; Johnny Kidd; Drew Shubik;
Home arena	William H. Pitt Center
	Seasons ← 2010–11 2012–13 →

2011–12 Northeast Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	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	–	14	.563
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 (NEC). They lost in the quarterfinals of the NEC tournament to Long Island.^[1]

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
Phil Gaetano G	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.

References

^ Brennan, Sean (March 1, 2012). "LIU Brooklyn takes care of Sacred Heart in Northeast Conference Tournament, will face Quinnipiac in semifinals". New York Daily News. Retrieved March 1, 2024.

[1] Brennan, Sean (March 1, 2012). "LIU Brooklyn takes care of Sacred Heart in Northeast Conference Tournament, will face Quinnipiac in semifinals". New York Daily News. Retrieved March 1, 2024.

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