The 2011–12 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team represented the University of Arizona during the 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Wildcats, led by third-year head coach Sean Miller, played their home games at the McKale Center and were members of the Pac-12 Conference. They finished with 23–12 overall, 12–6 in Pac-12 play. They lost the championship game of the 2012 Pac-12 Conference men's basketball tournament by Colorado which hurt their chances to qualify for the 2012 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, instead they were invited to the 2012 National Invitation Tournament which they lost in the first round by Bucknell.
Departures Name Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes Jamelle Horne F 6'7" 224 Sr. San Diego, CA Graduated Derrick Willams F 6'8" 241 So. La Mirada, CA Declared for 2011 NBA draft Lamont Jones G 6'0" 196 So. Harlem, NY Transferred to Iona Daniel Bejarano G 6'4" 208 Fr. Phoenix, AZ Transferred to Colorado State
Recruits
Roster
March 7, 2012 – Josiah Turner was suspended indefinitely from the basketball team for a violation of team rules.
Depth chart
Schedule
!colspan=9 style="background:#; color:white;"| Exhibition
!colspan=9 style="background:#; color:white;"| Non-conference regular season
!colspan=9 style="background:#;"| Pac-12 regular season
!colspan=9 style="background:#;"| Pac-12 Tournament
!colspan=9 style="background:#;"| NIT
Rankings
+ Ranking movementLegend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. ██ Not ranked the previous week. Poll Pre Wk 1 Wk 2 Wk 3 Wk 4 Wk 5 Wk 6 Wk 7 Wk 8 Wk 9 Wk 10 Wk 11 Wk 12 Wk 13 Wk 14 Wk 15 Wk 16 Wk 17 Wk 18 Final AP 16 16 15 23 RV RV NR Coaches 16 16 16 23 NR RV NR
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