2011–12 Tennessee State Tigers basketball team

2011–12 Tennessee State Tigers men's basketball
CIT, First Round
ConferenceOhio Valley Conference
Record20–13 (11–5 OVC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaGentry Complex
2011–12 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 12 Murray State 15 1   .938 31 2   .939
Tennessee State 11 5   .688 20 13   .606
Morehead State 10 6   .625 18 15   .545
Tennessee Tech 9 7   .563 19 14   .576
Southeast Missouri State 9 7   .563 15 16   .484
Austin Peay 8 8   .500 12 20   .375
Jacksonville State 8 8   .500 15 18   .455
Eastern Kentucky 7 9   .438 16 16   .500
*SIU Edwardsville 6 10   .375 10 17   .370
Eastern Illinois 5 11   .313 12 17   .414
UT Martin 0 16   .000 4 27   .129
2012 Ohio Valley Conference tournament winner
As of March 15, 2012
Rankings from AP Poll
* Ineligible for conference tournament

The 2011–12 Tennessee State Tigers basketball team represented Tennessee State University during the 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Tigers, led by third year head coach John Cooper, played their home games at the Gentry Complex and are members of the Ohio Valley Conference. They finished the season 20–13, 11–5 in OVC play to finish in second place. They lost in the championship game of the Ohio Valley Basketball tournament to Murray State. They were invited to the 2012 CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they lost in the first round to Mercer.