2011–12 VCU Rams men's basketball team

2011–12 VCU Rams men's basketball
CAA tournament champions
NCAA tournament, Round of 32
ConferenceColonial Athletic Association
Record29–7 (15–3 CAA)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaStuart C. Siegel Center
2011–12 CAA men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Drexel 16 2   .889 29 7   .806
VCU 15 3   .833 29 7   .806
George Mason 14 4   .778 24 9   .727
Old Dominion 13 5   .722 21 13   .618
Delaware 12 6   .667 18 14   .563
Georgia State 11 7   .611 22 11   .667
Northeastern 9 9   .500 14 17   .452
James Madison 5 13   .278 12 20   .375
UNCW 5 13   .278 10 21   .323
William & Mary 4 14   .222 6 26   .188
Hofstra 3 15   .167 10 22   .313
Towson 1 17   .056 1 31   .031
2012 CAA tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 2011–12 VCU Rams men's basketball team represented Virginia Commonwealth University during the 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. It was the 44th season of the University fielding a men's basketball program. Led by third-year head coach Shaka Smart, the Rams were coming off a season marked by a run to the Final Four. Expected to finish lower in the CAA regular season standings, the Rams finished as regular season runners-up with a 15–3 conference record, before winning the 2012 CAA Men's Basketball Championship against Drexel, 59–56, earning their 11th ever berth into the NCAA Tournament. It was also the first season since 1984–85 that the Rams consecutively qualified for the NCAA Tournament.

During the NCAA Tournament, the Rams were the only CAA representative in the tournament and earned a 12-seed. The Rams upset Wichita State in the second round, before losing to Indiana in the Third Round.