2011–12 Stanford Cardinal men's basketball team

2011–12 Stanford Cardinal men's basketball

NIT Champions
NIT Championship Game vs Minnesota, W 75–51
Conference	Pacific-12 Conference
2011–12 record	26–11 (10–8 Pac-12)
Head coach	Johnny Dawkins
Assistant coach	Dick Davey
Assistant coach	Charles Payne
Assistant coach	Mike Schrage
Home arena	Maples Pavilion

	Conf				Overall
2011–12 Pacific-12 Conference men's basketball standings
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

† 2012 Pacific-12 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 Pacific-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 Pacific-12 Conference Men's Basketball Tournament to California. They were invited to the 2012 National Invitation Tournament where they advanced to the championship game and defeated the Minnesota to be 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 Nastic	Center	6–11	225	RS Freshman	Thornhill, Ontario, Canada
5	Chasson Randle	Guard	6–1	170	Freshmen	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	Freshmen	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

Date	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (Attendance)
Exhibition
11/05/2011*	Ryerson	W 100–47	–	Maples Pavilion (N/A)
Regular Season
11/11/2011*	Central Arkansas	W 92–51	1–0	Maples Pavilion (5,206)
11/14/2011*	Fresno State (NIT Season Tip-Off First Round)	W 75–59	2–0	Maples Pavilion (4,385)
11/15/2011*	Colorado State (NIT Season Tip-Off Quarterfinals)	W 64–52	3–0	Maples Pavilion (4,337)
11/18/2011*	at UC Davis	W 70–49	4–0	The Pavilion (4,427)
11/23/2011*	vs. Oklahoma State (NIT Season Tip-Off Semifinals)	W 82–67	5–0	Madison Square Garden (8,293)
11/24/2011*	vs. #5 Syracuse (NIT Season Tip-Off Championship)	L 63–69	5–1	Madison Square Garden (8,477)
11/28/2011*	Pacific	W 79–37	6–1	Maples Pavilion (4,642)
12/01/2011*	at Seattle	W 72–49	7–1	KeyArena (3,046)
12/04/2011*	NC State	W 76–72	8–1	Maples Pavilion (5,871)
12/17/2011*	San Diego	W 75–55	9–1	Maples Pavilion (4,761)
12/19/2011*	Bethune-Cookman	W 75–56	10–1	Maples Pavilion (4,379)
12/22/2011*	Butler	L 66–71	10–2	Maples Pavilion (5,693)
12/29/2011	UCLA	W 60–59	11–2 (1–0)	Maples Pavilion (6,777)
12/31/2011	USC	W 51–43	12–2 (2–0)	Maples Pavilion (5,741)
01/05/2012	at Oregon	L 67–78	12–3 (2–1)	Matthew Knight Arena (6,199)
01/07/2012	at Oregon State	W 103–101 ^4OT	13–3 (3–1)	Gill Coliseum (7,239)
01/12/2012	Utah	W 68–65	14–3 (4–1)	Maples Pavilion (4,981)
01/14/2012	Colorado	W 84–64	15–3 (5–1)	Maples Pavilion (5,850)
01/19/2012	at Washington State	L 69–81	15–4 (5–2)	Beasley Coliseum (3,119)
01/21/2012	at Washington	L 63–76	15–5 (5–3)	Alaska Airlines Arena (9,794)
01/29/2012	at California	L 59–69	15–6 (5–4)	Haas Pavilion (11,877)
02/02/2012	Arizona State	W 68–44	16–6 (6–4)	Maples Pavilion (4,719)
02/04/2012	Arizona	L 43–56	16–7 (6–5)	Maples Pavilion (6,231)
02/09/2012	at UCLA	L 61–72	16–8 (6–6)	LA Sports Arena (5,207)
02/12/2012	at USC	W 59–47	17–8 (7–6)	Galen Center (4,538)
02/16/2012	Oregon State	W 87–82	18–8 (8–6)	Maples Pavilion (5,005)
02/19/2012	Oregon	L 64–68	18–9 (8–7)	Maples Pavilion (6,197)
02/23/2012	at Colorado	W 74–50	19–9 (9–7)	Coors Events Center (11,036)
02/25/2012	at Utah	L 57–58	19–10 (9–8)	Jon M. Huntsman Center (8,933)
03/04/2012	California	W 75–70	20–10 (10–8)	Maples Pavilion (6,899)
Pac-12 Tournament
03/07/2012	vs. Arizona State (First Round)	W 85–65	21–10	Staples Center (N/A)
03/08/2012	vs. California (Quarterfinals)	L 71–77	21–11	Staples Center (N/A)
2012 NIT
03/13/2012*	Cleveland State (First Round)	W 76–65	22–11	Maples Pavilion (1,339)
03/19/2012*	Illinois State (Second Round)	W 92–88 ^OT	23–11	Maples Pavilion (1,781)
03/21/2012*	Nevada (Quarterfinals)	W 84–56	24–11	Maples Pavilion (3,020)
03/27/2012*	vs. Massachusetts (Semifinals)	W 74–64	25–11	Madison Square Garden (7,574)
03/29/2012*	vs. Minnesota (Championship Game)	W 75–51	26–11	Madison Square Garden (5,494)
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. ( ) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time.

References

Stanford Cardinal men's basketball

Venues	Stanford Pavilion (1922–1968) Maples Pavilion (1968–present)

Culture & lore	Stanford Tree "Come Join the Band"

People	Head coaches

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Helms and NCAA national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearance in italics