2011–12 Northern Iowa Panthers men's basketball team

2011–12 Northern Iowa Panthers men's basketball
NIT, Second Round
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record20–14 (9–9 The Valley)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Erik Crawford
  • P.J. Hogan
  • Ben Johnson
Home arenaMcLeod Center
2011–12 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 16 Wichita State 16 2   .889 27 5   .844
No. 19 Creighton 14 4   .778 28 5   .848
Evansville 9 9   .500 16 16   .500
Illinois State 9 9   .500 21 14   .600
Northern Iowa 9 9   .500 20 14   .588
Missouri State 9 9   .500 16 16   .500
Drake 9 9   .500 18 16   .529
Indiana State 8 10   .444 18 15   .545
Southern Illinois 5 13   .278 8 23   .258
Bradley 2 16   .111 7 25   .219
2012 MVC tournament winner
As of March 19, 2012
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2011–12 Northern Iowa Panthers men's basketball team represented the University of Northern Iowa during the 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Panthers, led by sixth year head coach Ben Jacobson, played their home games at McLeod Center and are members of the Missouri Valley Conference. They finished the season 20–14, 9–9 in MVC play to finish in a five-way tie for third place. As the 5 seed, they lost in the quarterfinals of the Missouri Valley Basketball tournament to Illinois State. They were invited to the 2012 National Invitation Tournament where they defeated Saint Joseph's in the first round before falling in the second round to Drexel.