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.
Roster Number Name Position Height Weight Year Hometown 2 Aaron Bright Guard 5–11 175 Sophomore Bellevue, Washington 3 Anthony Brown Guard/forward 6–6 200 Sophomore Huntington Beach, California 4 Stefan Nastić Center 6–11 225 RS freshman Thornhill, Ontario, Canada 5 Chasson Randle Guard 6–1 170 Freshman Rock Island, Illinois 10 Robbie Lemons Guard 6–3 193 Sophomore Carmichael, California 11 Andy Brown Forward 6–7 218 RS junior Yorba Linda, California 13 Josh Owens Forward/center 6–8 230 Senior Kennesaw, Georgia 14 Jack Ryan Guard/forward 6–7 200 Freshman Glenview, Illinois 22 Jarrett Mann Guard 6–4 190 Senior Middletown, Delaware 23 Gabriel Harris Guard 6–2 190 Junior Birmingham, Alabama 24 Josh Huestis Forward 6–7 223 Sophomore Great Falls, Montana 33 Dwight Powell Forward 6–9 227 Sophomore Toronto, Ontario, Canada 34 Andrew Zimmermann Forward 6–8 230 Senior Oostburg, Wisconsin 40 John Gage Forward/center 6–9 220 Sophomore Vashon Island, Washington 50 Jack Trotter Forward/center 6–9 230 Senior Moraga, California
Schedule and results
!colspan=12 style=| Exhibition
!colspan=12 style=| Regular season
!colspan=12 style=| Pac-12 tournament
!colspan=12 style=|2012 NIT
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