2011–12 Saint Mary's Gaels men's basketball team

2011–12 Saint Mary's Gaels men's basketball
WCC Tournament champions
WCC regular season champions
NCAA tournament, Round of 64
ConferenceWest Coast Conference
Ranking
APNo. 24
Record276 (142 WCC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaMcKeon Pavilion
2011–12 West Coast Conference men's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 24 Saint Mary's142 .875276  .818
Gonzaga133 .813267  .788
BYU124 .750269  .743
Loyola Marymount115 .6882113  .618
San Francisco88 .5002014  .588
San Diego79 .4381318  .419
Pepperdine412 .2501019  .345
Portland313 .188724  .226
Santa Clara016 .000822  .267
Conference tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 2011–12 Saint Mary's Gaels men's basketball team represented Saint Mary's College of California in the 2011–12 college basketball season. This was head coach Randy Bennett's eleventh season at Saint Mary's. The Gaels compete in the West Coast Conference and played their home games at the McKeon Pavilion. They finished the season 27–6, 14–2 in WCC play to be crowned West Coast Conference regular season champions. They were also champions of the West Coast Basketball tournament to earn the conference's automatic bid to the 2012 NCAA tournament where they lost in the second round to Purdue.