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 to be the 2012 NIT Champions
2012 Pac-12 Conference Men 's Basketball Tournament
2012 Pac-12 Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
2011–12 Stanford Cardinal men's basketball team