2011–12 Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils basketball team

2011–12 Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils men's basketball
SWAC Regular Season & tournament champions
NCAA Tournament South Region 16 Seed, First Four
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
Record21–13 (17–1 SWAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Brian Ellis
  • Chico Potts
Home arenaHarrison HPER Complex
2011–12 SWAC men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Mississippi Valley State 17 1   .944 21 13   .618
*Southern 13 5   .722 17 14   .548
Texas Southern 12 6   .667 15 18   .455
Prairie View A&M 10 8   .556 14 18   .438
Arkansas–Pine Bluff 9 9   .500 11 22   .333
Alabama State 9 9   .500 12 19   .387
Alcorn State 6 12   .333 10 22   .313
Alabama A&M 5 13   .278 7 21   .250
Jackson State 5 13   .278 7 24   .226
*Grambling State 4 14   .222 4 24   .143
2012 SWAC tournament winner
As of March 13, 2012
Rankings from AP Poll
*Ineligible for conference tournament due to low APR

The 2011–12 Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils basketball team represented Mississippi Valley State University during the 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Delta Devils, led by fourth year head coach Sean Woods, played their home games at Harrison HPER Complex and are members of the Southwestern Athletic Conference. The Delta Devils finished the season 21–13, 17–1 in SWAC play to be crowned SWAC regular season champions. They also won the SWAC Basketball tournament, defeating Texas Southern in the championship game, to earn the conference's automatic bid into the 2012 NCAA tournament. It was the Delta Devils fifth NCAA Tournament appearance and first since 2008. They lost in the First Four round to WKU.