2011 – 12 West Virginia Mountaineers men 's basketball team represented West Virginia University during the 2011 – 12 NCAA Division I men 's basketball season . The Mountaineers , led by fifth year head coach Bob Huggins , played their home games at WVU Coliseum and are members of the Big East Conference . They finished the season 19 – 14 , 9 – 9 in Big East play to finish in eighth place . They lost in the second round of the Big East Basketball Tournament to Connecticut . They received an at-large bid to the 2012 NCAA Basketball Tournament where they lost in the second round to Gonzaga
Big East Conference
Big East Conference (1979–2013)
2011–12 West Virginia Mountaineers men's basketball team