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
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Washington 14 4   .778 24 11   .686
California 13 5   .722 24 10   .706
Oregon 13 5   .722 24 10   .706
Arizona 12 6   .667 23 12   .657
Colorado 11 7   .611 24 12   .667
UCLA 11 7   .611 19 14   .576
Stanford 10 8   .556 26 11   .703
Oregon State 7 11   .389 21 15   .583
Washington State 7 11   .389 19 18   .514
Arizona State 6 12   .333 10 21   .323
Utah 3 15   .167 6 25   .194
USC 1 17   .056 6 26   .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.