2011–12 Idaho Vandals men's basketball team

2011–12 Idaho Vandals men's basketball
CIT, Second Round
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
Record19–14 (9–5 WAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Ray Lopes
  • Mike Freeman
  • Tim Murphy
Home arenaCowan Spectrum, Memorial Gym
2011–12 WAC men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Nevada 13 1   .929 28 7   .800
New Mexico State 10 4   .714 26 10   .722
Idaho 9 5   .643 19 14   .576
Utah State 8 6   .571 21 16   .568
Louisiana Tech 6 8   .429 18 16   .529
Hawaii 6 8   .429 16 16   .500
Fresno State 3 11   .214 13 20   .394
San Jose State 1 13   .071 9 22   .290
2012 WAC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 2011–12 Idaho Vandals men's basketball team represented the University of Idaho during the 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team played the first part of their season at Memorial Gym while waiting for the football season to end, then played where the football team plays in the Cowan Spectrum in Moscow, Idaho. They are members of the Western Athletic Conference and were led by fourth-year head coach Don Verlin. They finished the season 19–14, 9–5 in WAC play to finish in third place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the WAC Basketball tournament to Hawaiʻi. They were invited to the 2012 CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they defeated UC Santa Barbara in the first round before falling in the second round to fellow WAC member Utah State.