2011–12 VCU Rams men's basketball team

The 2011–12 VCU Rams men's basketball team represented Virginia Commonwealth University during the 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. It was the 44th season of the University fielding a men's basketball program. Led by third-year head coach Shaka Smart, the Rams were coming off a season marked by a run to the Final Four. Expected to finish lower in the CAA regular season standings, the Rams finished as regular season runners-up with a 15–3 conference record, before winning the 2012 CAA Men's Basketball Championship against Drexel, 59–56, earning their 11th ever berth into the NCAA Tournament. It was also the first season since 1984–85 that the Rams consecutively qualified for the NCAA Tournament.

2011–12 VCU Rams men's basketball
CAA tournament champions
NCAA Tournament, Round of 32
ConferenceColonial Athletic Association
Record29–7 (15–3 CAA)
Head coach
  • Shaka Smart (3rd year)
Assistant coaches
Home arenaStuart C. Siegel Center
2011–12 CAA men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Drexel162 .889297  .806
VCU153 .833297  .806
George Mason144 .778249  .727
Old Dominion135 .7222113  .618
Delaware126 .6671814  .563
Georgia State117 .6112211  .667
Northeastern99 .5001417  .452
James Madison513 .2781220  .375
UNCW513 .2781021  .323
William & Mary414 .222626  .188
Hofstra315 .1671022  .313
Towson117 .056131  .031
2012 CAA tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

During the NCAA Tournament, the Rams were the only CAA representative in the tournament and earned a 12-seed. The Rams upset Wichita State in the second round, before losing to Indiana in the Third Round.

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