The 2011–12 University of North Dakota men's basketball team represented the

University of North Dakota The University of North Dakota (UND) is a Public university, public research university in Grand Forks, North Dakota, United States. It was established by the Dakota Territory, Dakota Territorial Assembly in 1883, six years before the establishm ...

during the

2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball season The 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball season began on November 7, 2011, with the Coaches vs. Cancer Classic and ended with the 2012 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament's championship game on April 2, 2012, at the Mer ...

. They were led by sixth year head coach

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, played their home games at the

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, with one home game at Ralph Engelstad Arena, and are members of the

Great West Conference The Great West Conference (GWC) was an NCAA college athletic conference in the continental United States. Originally a football-only league, it became an all-sports entity during the 2008–09 season. The GWC stopped sponsoring football following ...

. They were champions of the Great West Basketball tournament for the second consecutive year and earned an automatic bid into the

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where they lost in the first round to Drake. This season North Dakota officially played without a mascot name after the decision to retire "Fighting Sioux" as the school's mascot amid controversy. However, the school is fighting to keep the mascot name and some continue to use it. This was also North Dakota's final year as a member of the Great West as they became a full member of the

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in July 2012.

Roster

Schedule

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References

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