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2011–12 Sacred Heart Pioneers men's basketball team

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2011–12 Sacred Heart Pioneers men's basketball
ConferenceNortheast Conference
Record14–17 (8–10 NEC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Anthony Latina
  • Johnny Kidd
  • Drew Shubik
Home arenaWilliam H. Pitt Center
Seasons
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 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

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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 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:1/5 stars   Rivals:1/5 stars   247SportsN/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

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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

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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

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