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

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, played their home games at

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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 The 2012 Pacific Life Pac-12 Conference men's basketball tournament was played on March 7–10, 2012 at Staples Center in Los Angeles, California. The tournament champion became the NCAA tournament automatic qualifier from the conference. The pa ...

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. They were invited to the

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where they advanced to the championship game and defeated the

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to become the 2012 NIT Champions.

Roster

Schedule and results

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References

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