# 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.

## 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 | 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. ||||||