2011–12 Wichita State Shockers men's basketball team

The 2011–12 Wichita State Shockers men's basketball team represented Wichita State University in the 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team, played in the Missouri Valley Conference, and were led by fifth-year head coach Gregg Marshall. The Shockers played their home games at Charles Koch Arena. They finished with a 16–2 conference record to be crowned Missouri Valley Conference regular season champions. In the 2012 Missouri Valley Conference Tournament, they beat Indiana State in the quarterfinals before losing to Illinois State in the semifinals. They received an at-large bid to the 2012 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament for their first NCAA Tournament appearance since 2006 and earned No. 5 seed in the South Region where they were defeated by VCU in the second round to end the season with 27–6 record.

2011–12 Wichita State Shockers men's basketball
Missouri Valley Conference regular season Champions
NCAA Tournament, Round of 64
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Ranking
APNo. 18
Record27–6 (16–2 MVC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaCharles Koch Arena (10,506)
2011–12 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 16 Wichita State162 .889275  .844
No. 19 Creighton144 .778285  .848
Evansville99 .5001616  .500
Illinois State99 .5002114  .600
Northern Iowa99 .5002014  .588
Missouri State99 .5001616  .500
Drake99 .5001816  .529
Indiana State810 .4441815  .545
Southern Illinois513 .278823  .258
Bradley216 .111725  .219
2012 MVC tournament winner
As of March 19, 2012
Rankings from AP Poll
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