The 2011–12 Washington State Cougars men's basketball team represented Washington State University during the 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team played its home games on Jack Friel Court at Beasley Coliseum in Pullman, Washington and are members of the Pac-12 Conference. They were led by third year head coach Ken Bone. They finished with the record of 19–18 overall, 7–11 in Pac-12 play. They lost in the first round of the Pac-12 Basketball tournament to Oregon State . They were invited to the 2012 College Basketball Invitational where they advanced to the best of three finals series, falling to Pittsburgh 2 games to 1.

Previous season The Cougars went 22–13 for the 2010–11 season. They then made the NIT semifinals where they were eliminated by Wichita State.

Departures The Cougars lost their leading scorer Klay Thompson because of the 2011 NBA draft. He was averaging over 21 points per game. In addition to Klay Thompson, they also lost DeAngelo Casto due to play in the Turkish league and Dre Winston transfer to Portland State.

Roster Name Number Position Height Weight Year Hometown Last School/College Marcus Capers 0 Guard 6–4 179 Senior Winter Haven, FL Montverde Acad. Reggie Moore 1 Guard 6–1 178 Junior Seattle, WA Brewster Acad. Mike Ladd 2 Guard 6–5 195 RS Junior Seattle, WA Fresno State DaVonté Lacy 3 Guard 6–3 206 Freshman Tacoma, WA Curtis Sr. HS Chuks Iroegbu 4 Guard 6–3 200 Freshman Elk Grove, CA Franklin HS Will DiIorio 5 Guard 6–5 190 Sophomore Bainbridge Island, WA Bainbridge HS Faisal Aden 11 Guard 6–4 179 Senior San Diego, CA Hillsborough CC Brock Motum 12 Forward 6–10 245 Junior Brisbane, AUS Australian Institute of Sport Dominic Ballard 21 Guard 6–4 199 Freshman Seattle, WA Bothell HS Royce Woolridge 22 Guard 6–3 175 Sophomore Phoenix, AZ Kansas D. J. Shelton 23 Forward 6–10 240 RS Sophomore Rialto, CA Citrus College Abe Lodwick 31 Forward/Guard 6–7 215 RS Senior Bend, OR Mountain View HS Dexter Kernich-Drew 34 Guard 6–6 182 RS Freshman Melbourne, AUS Caulfield Grammar School Charlie Enquist 40 Forward 6–10 230 RS Senior Edmonds, WA King's HS Patrick Simon 44 Forward 6–8 215 Sophomore Ephrata, WA Ephrata HS

Schedule

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!colspan=9| Regular Season

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