2011–12 Lamar Cardinals basketball team

2011–12 Lamar Cardinals men's basketball
Southland tournament champions
Southland East Division Champions
ConferenceSouthland Conference
DivisionEast Division
Record2312 (115 Southland)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Joseph Price
  • Kenton Paulino
  • Clif Carroll
Home arenaMontagne Center
2011–12 Southland Conference men's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
East
Lamar115 .6882312  .657
McNeese State106 .6251716  .515
Northwestern State88 .5001616  .500
Nicholls State610 .3751020  .333
Southeastern Louisiana511 .3131217  .414
Central Arkansas313 .188821  .276
West
Texas–Arlington151 .938249  .727
Stephen F. Austin124 .7502012  .625
UTSA106 .6251814  .563
Sam Houston State79 .4381319  .406
Texas State511 .3131317  .433
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi412 .250624  .200
2012 Southland tournament winner
As of March 14, 2012
Rankings from AP poll

The 2011–12 Lamar Cardinals basketball team represented Lamar University during the 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cardinals, led by first year head coach Pat Knight, played their home games at the Montagne Center and are members of the East Division of the Southland Conference. The Cardinals finished the season 23–12, 11–5 in Southland play. They were the champions of the Southland East Division and are the champions of the Southland Basketball tournament and earned an automatic bid into the 2012 NCAA tournament where they lost to Vermont in the First Four round.