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
Record27–6 (14–2 WCC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaMcKeon Pavilion
2011–12 West Coast Conference men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 24 Saint Mary's 14 2   .875 27 6   .818
Gonzaga 13 3   .813 26 7   .788
BYU 12 4   .750 26 9   .743
Loyola Marymount 11 5   .688 21 13   .618
San Francisco 8 8   .500 20 14   .588
San Diego 7 9   .438 13 18   .419
Pepperdine 4 12   .250 10 19   .345
Portland 3 13   .188 7 24   .226
Santa Clara 0 16   .000 8 22   .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.