2011–12 Stanford Cardinal men's basketball team

2011–12 Stanford Cardinal men's basketball
ConferencePac-12 Conference
Record26–11 (10–8 Pac-12)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaMaples Pavilion
2011–12 Pac-12 Conference men's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Washington144 .7782411  .686
California135 .7222410  .706
Oregon135 .7222410  .706
Arizona126 .6672312  .657
Colorado117 .6112412  .667
UCLA117 .6111914  .576
Stanford108 .5562611  .703
Oregon State711 .3892115  .583
Washington State711 .3891918  .514
Arizona State612 .3331021  .323
Utah315 .167625  .194
USC117 .056626  .188
Conference tournament winner
As of March 8, 2012
Rankings from AP poll

The 2011–12 Stanford Cardinal men's basketball team represented Stanford University during the 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cardinal, led by fourth year head coach Johnny Dawkins, played their home games at Maples Pavilion and are members of the Pac-12 Conference. They finished with the record of 26–11 overall, 10–8 in Pac-12 play. They lost in the quarterfinals of the 2012 Pac-12 Conference men's basketball tournament to California.

The Cardinal were invited to the 2012 National Invitation Tournament Stanford defeated Cleveland St., Illinois St., Nevada and Massachusetts to advance to the championship game. In the final Stanford beat the Minnesota Golden Gophers 75–51 to become the 2012 NIT Champions.