The 2011–12 Fairfield Stags men's basketball team represented Fairfield University during the 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Stags, led by first year head coach Sydney Johnson, played their home games at Webster Bank Arena, with games during the CIT played at Alumni Hall, and are members of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. They finished the season 22–15, 12–6 in MAAC play to finish in a tie for third place. They lost in the championship game of the MAAC Basketball tournament to Loyola (MD). They were invited to the 2012 CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they defeated Yale, Manhattan, and Robert Morris en route to the semifinals where they fell to Mercer.
Roster Number Name Position Height Weight Year Hometown 3 Derek Needham Guard 5–11 180 Junior Dolton, Illinois 5 Adam Jones Forward 6–8 210 Freshman Winter Park, Florida 11 Desmond Wade Guard 5–8 150 Junior Linden, New Jersey 12 Sean Crawford Guard 5–10 150 Junior Laurelton, New York 13 Gary Martin Guard 6–2 180 Senior Cleveland, Ohio 15 Maurice Barrow Forward 6–5 210 Sophomore St. Albans, New York 21 Rakim Sanders Guard/Forward 6–5 228 Senior Pawtucket, Rhode Island 23 Jamel Fields Guard 6–1 175 Sophomore Albany, New York 25 Colin Nickerson Guard 6–3 150 Junior Waukegan, Illinois 33 Vincent Van Nes Forward 7–0 230 Freshman Dorchester, England 34 Ryan Olander Forward 7–0 220 Senior Mansfield, Connecticut 41 Keith Matthews Forward 6–5 200 Sophomore Sebastian, Florida Keegan Hyland Guard 6–3 180 Sophomore Portland, Maine
Schedule
!colspan=9 style=|Exhibition
!colspan=9 style=|Regular season
!colspan=9 style=| MAAC tournament
!colspan=9 style=| CollegeInsider.com tournament
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