2011–12 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team

2011–12 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball
NIT, Second Round
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record18–17 (8–10 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaCarver-Hawkeye Arena
(Capacity: 15,500)
2011–12 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 5 Michigan State 13 5   .722 29 8   .784
No. 13 Michigan 13 5   .722 24 10   .706
No. 7 Ohio State 13 5   .722 31 8   .795
No. 14 Wisconsin 12 6   .667 26 10   .722
No. 16 Indiana 11 7   .611 27 9   .750
Purdue 10 8   .556 22 13   .629
Northwestern 8 10   .444 19 14   .576
Iowa 8 10   .444 18 17   .514
Illinois 6 12   .333 17 15   .531
Minnesota 6 12   .333 23 15   .605
Nebraska 4 14   .222 12 18   .400
Penn State 4 14   .222 12 20   .375
2012 Big Ten tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 2011–12 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team represented the University of Iowa in the 2011–12 college basketball season. The team was led by 2nd year head coach Fran McCaffery and played their home games at Carver-Hawkeye Arena, which has been their home since 1983. They were members of the Big Ten Conference. They finished the season with 18-17 record, 8-10 in Big Ten play finished in a tie with Northwestern in 7th place. They made to the 2012 Big Ten Conference men's basketball tournament where they defeated Illinois in the first round but then lost to Michigan State in the quarterfinals. They made to the 2012 National Invitation Tournament, where they beat Dayton in the first round, and lost to Oregon in the second round.