The 2011–12 Saint Mary's Gaels men's basketball team represented

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in the 2011–12

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season. This was head coach

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's eleventh season at Saint Mary's. The Gaels compete in the

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and played their home games at the

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. They finished the season 27–6, 14–2 in WCC play to be crowned West Coast Conference regular season champions. They were also champions of the West Coast Basketball tournament to earn the conference's automatic bid to the 2012 NCAA tournament where they lost in the second round to Purdue.

Roster

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Schedule and results

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, - !colspan=9, Regular season , - !colspan=9, West Coast Conference tournament , - !colspan=9, 2012 NCAA tournament

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