| Mode: | Basketball |
| Year: | 2011–12 |
| Prev Year: | 2010–11 |
| Next Year: | 2012–13 |
| Team: | Ball State Cardinals |
| Conference: | Mid-American Conference |
| Division: | West Division |
| Short Conf: | MAC |
| Record: | 15–15 |
| Conf Record: | 6–10 |
| Asst Coach1: | Bob Simmons |
| Asst Coach2: | Jay Newberry |
| Asst Coach3: | Mitch Gilfillan |
The 2011–12 Ball State Cardinals men's basketball team represent Ball State University in the 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team is coached by Billy Taylor and play their homes game in John E. Worthen Arena. They are a member of the West Division of the Mid-American Conference. They finished the season 15–15, 6–10 in MAC play to finish in fourth place in the West Division. They lost in the first round of the MAC Tournament to Western Michigan.
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