2011–12 Stanford Cardinal men's basketball team

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
Conf Overall
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
† Conference 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 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]

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 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 and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/05/2011*
7:00 PM 		Ryerson W 100–47  –
 Maples Pavilion (N/A)
Stanford, CA
Regular season
11/11/2011*
7:00 pm 		Central Arkansas W 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 Davis W 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 		Pacific W 79–37  6–1
 Maples Pavilion (4,642)
Stanford, CA
12/01/2011*
7:10 pm, RTNW 		at Seattle W 72–49  7–1
 KeyArena (3,046)
Seattle, WA
12/04/2011*
1:00 pm, FSN 		NC State W 76–72  8–1
 Maples Pavilion (5,871)
Stanford, CA
12/17/2011*
5:00 pm 		San Diego W 75–55  9–1
 Maples Pavilion (4,761)
Stanford, CA
12/19/2011*
7:00 pm 		Bethune-Cookman W 75–56  10–1
 Maples Pavilion (4,379)
Stanford, CA
12/22/2011*
6:00 pm, FSN 		Butler L 66–71  10–2
 Maples Pavilion (5,693)
Stanford, CA
12/29/2011
8:00 pm, FSN 		UCLA W 60–59  11–2 (1–0)
 Maples Pavilion (6,777)
Stanford, CA
12/31/2011
3:30 pm, CSNBA 		USC W 51–43  12–2 (2–0)
 Maples Pavilion (5,741)
Stanford, CA
01/05/2012
6:00 pm, CSNBA 		at Oregon L 67–78  12–3 (2–1)
 Matthew Knight Arena (6,199)
Eugene, OR
01/07/2012
7:00 pm, RTNW 		at Oregon State W 103–101 4OT 13–3 (3–1)
 Gill Coliseum (7,239)
Corvallis, OR
01/12/2012
7:00 pm 		Utah W 68–65  14–3 (4–1)
 Maples Pavilion (4,981)
Stanford, CA
01/14/2012
1:00 pm, FSN 		Colorado W 84–64  15–3 (5–1)
 Maples Pavilion (5,850)
Stanford, CA
01/19/2012
7:00 pm 		at Washington State L 69–81  15–4 (5–2)
 Beasley Coliseum (3,119)
Pullman, WA
01/21/2012
3:00 pm, CSNBA 		at Washington L 63–76  15–5 (5–3)
 Alaska Airlines Arena (9,794)
Seattle, WA
01/29/2012
5:30 pm, FSN 		at California L 59–69  15–6 (5–4)
 Haas Pavilion (11,877)
Berkeley, CA
02/02/2012
7:00 pm 		Arizona State W 68–44  16–6 (6–4)
 Maples Pavilion (4,719)
Stanford, CA
02/04/2012
12:00 pm, FSN 		Arizona L 43–56  16–7 (6–5)
 Maples Pavilion (6,231)
Stanford, CA
02/09/2012
8:00 pm, Prime Ticket 		at UCLA L 61–72  16–8 (6–6)
 LA Sports Arena (5,207)
Los Angeles, CA
02/12/2012
4:30 pm, FSN 		at USC W 59–47  17–8 (7–6)
 Galen Center (4,538)
Los Angeles, CA
02/16/2012
7:00 pm 		Oregon State W 87–82  18–8 (8–6)
 Maples Pavilion (5,005)
Stanford, CA
02/19/2012
4:30 pm, FSN 		Oregon L 64–68  18–9 (8–7)
 Maples Pavilion (6,197)
Stanford, CA
02/23/2012
7:30 pm, FSN 		at Colorado W 74–50  19–9 (9–7)
 Coors Events Center (11,036)
Boulder, CO
02/25/2012
5:30 pm, CSNBA 		at Utah L 57–58  19–10 (9–8)
 Jon M. Huntsman Center (8,933)
Salt Lake City, UT
03/04/2012
2:30 pm, FSN 		California W 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 OT 23–11
 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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