2011–12 Vanderbilt Commodores men's basketball team

The 2011–12 Vanderbilt Commodores men's basketball team represented Vanderbilt University during the 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Commodores, members of the Southeastern Conference, were coached by Kevin Stallings, and celebrated their 60th season in their current home arena, Memorial Gymnasium. After a 21–10 regular season that fell short of lofty preseason expectations, the Commodores captured their first SEC Tournament Championship in 61 seasons on March 11, 2012, by defeating Georgia, Ole Miss, and top-ranked Kentucky in consecutive days. In the 2012 NCAA tournament they defeated Harvard in the second round before falling in the third round to Wisconsin to finish the season 25–11.

2011–12 Vanderbilt Commodores men's basketball
SEC tournament champions
NCAA tournament, Round of 32
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 19
APNo. 20
Record25–11 (10–6 SEC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Brad Frederick (13th season)
  • Dan Muller (12th season)
  • Tom Richardson (9th season)
  • David Cason (1st season)
Home arenaMemorial Gymnasium
2011–12 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 1 Kentucky160 1.000382  .950
No. 25 Florida106 .6252611  .703
No. 20 Vanderbilt106 .6252511  .694
Tennessee106 .6251915  .559
Alabama97 .5632112  .636
Mississippi State88 .5002112  .636
Ole Miss88 .5002014  .588
LSU79 .4381815  .545
Arkansas610 .3751814  .563
Auburn511 .3131516  .484
Georgia511 .3131517  .469
South Carolina214 .1251021  .323
2012 SEC tournament winner
As of April 2, 2012
Rankings from AP poll
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