2011–12 Stanford Cardinal men's basketball team

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. They were invited to the 2012 National Invitation Tournament where they advanced to the championship game and defeated the Minnesota Golden Gophers to become the 2012 NIT Champions.[citation needed]

2011–12 Stanford Cardinal men's basketball
ConferencePac-12 Conference
Record26–11 (10–8 Pac-12)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaMaples Pavilion
Seasons
2011–12 Pac-12 Conference
men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Washington144 .7782411 .686
California135 .7222410 .706
Oregon135 .7222410 .706
Arizona126 .6672312 .657
Colorado117 .6112412 .667
UCLA117 .6111914 .576
Stanford108 .5562611 .703
Oregon State711 .3892115 .583
Washington State711 .3891918 .514
Arizona State612 .3331021 .323
Utah315 .167625 .194
USC117 .056626 .188
Conference tournament winner
As of March 8, 2012
Rankings from AP poll

Roster

NumberNamePositionHeightWeightYearHometown
2Aaron BrightGuard5–11175SophomoreBellevue, Washington
3Anthony BrownGuard/Forward6–6200SophomoreHuntington Beach, California
4Stefan NastićCenter6–11225RS FreshmanThornhill, Ontario, Canada
5Chasson RandleGuard6–1170FreshmenRock Island, Illinois
10Robbie LemonsGuard6–3193SophomoreCarmichael, California
11Andy BrownForward6–7218RS JuniorYorba Linda, California
13Josh OwensForward/Center6–8230SeniorKennesaw, Georgia
14Jack RyanGuard/Forward6–7200FreshmenGlenview, Illinois
22Jarrett MannGuard6–4190SeniorMiddletown, Delaware
23Gabriel HarrisGuard6–2190JuniorBirmingham, Alabama
24Josh HuestisForward6–7223SophomoreGreat Falls, Montana
33Dwight PowellForward6–9227SophomoreToronto, Ontario, Canada
34Andrew ZimmermannForward6–8230SeniorOostburg, Wisconsin
40John GageForward/Center6–9220SophomoreVashon Island, Washington
50Jack TrotterForward/Center6–9230SeniorMoraga, California

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank#Opponent#ResultRecordSite (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/05/2011*
7:00 PM
RyersonW 100–47 
Maples Pavilion (N/A)
Stanford, CA
Regular season
11/11/2011*
7:00 pm
Central ArkansasW 92–51 1–0
Maples Pavilion (5,206)
Stanford, CA
11/14/2011*
8:00 pm, ESPNU
Fresno State
NIT Season Tip-Off First Round
W 75–59 2–0
Maples Pavilion (4,385)
Stanford, CA
11/15/2011*
8:00 pm, ESPNU
Colorado State
NIT Season Tip-Off Quarterfinals
W 64–52 3–0
Maples Pavilion (4,337)
Stanford, CA
11/18/2011*
7:00 pm, CSNBA
at UC DavisW 70–49 4–0
The Pavilion (4,427)
Davis, CA
11/23/2011*
4:00 pm, ESPN2
vs. Oklahoma State
NIT Season Tip-Off Semifinals
W 82–67 5–0
Madison Square Garden (8,293)
New York, NY
11/24/2011*
2:00 pm, ESPN
vs. No. 5 Syracuse
NIT Season Tip-Off Championship
L 63–69 5–1
Madison Square Garden (8,477)
New York, NY
11/28/2011*
7:00 pm
PacificW 79–37 6–1
Maples Pavilion (4,642)
Stanford, CA
12/01/2011*
7:10 pm, RTNW
at SeattleW 72–49 7–1
KeyArena (3,046)
Seattle, WA
12/04/2011*
1:00 pm, FSN
NC StateW 76–72 8–1
Maples Pavilion (5,871)
Stanford, CA
12/17/2011*
5:00 pm
San DiegoW 75–55 9–1
Maples Pavilion (4,761)
Stanford, CA
12/19/2011*
7:00 pm
Bethune-CookmanW 75–56 10–1
Maples Pavilion (4,379)
Stanford, CA
12/22/2011*
6:00 pm, FSN
ButlerL 66–71 10–2
Maples Pavilion (5,693)
Stanford, CA
12/29/2011
8:00 pm, FSN
UCLAW 60–59 11–2 (1–0)
Maples Pavilion (6,777)
Stanford, CA
12/31/2011
3:30 pm, CSNBA
USCW 51–43 12–2 (2–0)
Maples Pavilion (5,741)
Stanford, CA
01/05/2012
6:00 pm, CSNBA
at OregonL 67–78 12–3 (2–1)
Matthew Knight Arena (6,199)
Eugene, OR
01/07/2012
7:00 pm, RTNW
at Oregon StateW 103–101 4OT13–3 (3–1)
Gill Coliseum (7,239)
Corvallis, OR
01/12/2012
7:00 pm
UtahW 68–65 14–3 (4–1)
Maples Pavilion (4,981)
Stanford, CA
01/14/2012
1:00 pm, FSN
ColoradoW 84–64 15–3 (5–1)
Maples Pavilion (5,850)
Stanford, CA
01/19/2012
7:00 pm
at Washington StateL 69–81 15–4 (5–2)
Beasley Coliseum (3,119)
Pullman, WA
01/21/2012
3:00 pm, CSNBA
at WashingtonL 63–76 15–5 (5–3)
Alaska Airlines Arena (9,794)
Seattle, WA
01/29/2012
5:30 pm, FSN
at CaliforniaL 59–69 15–6 (5–4)
Haas Pavilion (11,877)
Berkeley, CA
02/02/2012
7:00 pm
Arizona StateW 68–44 16–6 (6–4)
Maples Pavilion (4,719)
Stanford, CA
02/04/2012
12:00 pm, FSN
ArizonaL 43–56 16–7 (6–5)
Maples Pavilion (6,231)
Stanford, CA
02/09/2012
8:00 pm, Prime Ticket
at UCLAL 61–72 16–8 (6–6)
LA Sports Arena (5,207)
Los Angeles, CA
02/12/2012
4:30 pm, FSN
at USCW 59–47 17–8 (7–6)
Galen Center (4,538)
Los Angeles, CA
02/16/2012
7:00 pm
Oregon StateW 87–82 18–8 (8–6)
Maples Pavilion (5,005)
Stanford, CA
02/19/2012
4:30 pm, FSN
OregonL 64–68 18–9 (8–7)
Maples Pavilion (6,197)
Stanford, CA
02/23/2012
7:30 pm, FSN
at ColoradoW 74–50 19–9 (9–7)
Coors Events Center (11,036)
Boulder, CO
02/25/2012
5:30 pm, CSNBA
at UtahL 57–58 19–10 (9–8)
Jon M. Huntsman Center (8,933)
Salt Lake City, UT
03/04/2012
2:30 pm, FSN
CaliforniaW 75–70 20–10 (10–8)
Maples Pavilion (6,899)
Stanford, CA
Pac-12 tournament
03/07/2012
6:10 pm, FSN
vs. Arizona State
First Round
W 85–65 21–10
Staples Center (N/A)
Los Angeles, CA
03/08/2012
6:10 pm, FSN
vs. California
Quarterfinals
L 71–77 21–11
Staples Center (N/A)
Los Angeles, CA
2012 NIT
03/13/2012*
8:00 pm, ESPN2
Cleveland State
First Round
W 76–65 22–11
Maples Pavilion (1,339)
Stanford, CA
03/19/2012*
8:00 pm, ESPN2
Illinois State
Second Round
W 92–88 OT23–11
Maples Pavilion (1,781)
Stanford, CA
03/21/2012*
6:00 pm, ESPN2
Nevada
Quarterfinals
W 84–56 24–11
Maples Pavilion (3,020)
Stanford, CA
03/27/2012*
4:00 pm, ESPN2
vs. Massachusetts
Semifinals
W 74–64 25–11
Madison Square Garden (7,574)
New York, NY
03/29/2012*
4:00 pm, ESPN
vs. Minnesota
Championship Game
W 75–51 26–11
Madison Square Garden (5,494)
New York, NY
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific Time.

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