2012 Big West Conference men's basketball tournament

2012 Big West Conference men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2011–12
Teams8
SiteHonda Center
Anaheim, California
ChampionsLong Beach State (5th title)
Winning coachDan Monson (1st title)
MVPCasper Ware (Long Beach State)
Attendance7,564
TelevisionESPNU/ESPN2
2011–12 Big West men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Long Beach State 15 1   .938 25 9   .735
Cal State Fullerton 12 4   .750 21 10   .677
UC Santa Barbara 12 4   .750 20 11   .645
Cal Poly 8 8   .500 18 15   .545
UC Riverside 7 9   .438 14 17   .452
Pacific 6 10   .375 11 19   .367
UC Irvine 6 10   .375 12 20   .375
UC Davis 3 13   .188 5 26   .161
Cal State Northridge* 3 13   .188 7 21   .250
2012 Big West tournament winner
As of March 15, 2012
Rankings from AP Poll
*Ineligible for conference tournament due to low APR

The 2012 Big West Conference men's basketball tournament took place March 8–10, 2012 at the Honda Center in Anaheim, California. The Tournament was previously held at the Anaheim Convention Center. Long Beach State won the tournament, which allowed them to receive the conference's automatic bid to the 2012 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament. Cal State Northridge was banned from competing in postseason play for failing to meet the NCAA's Academic Progress Rate requirements.