| Mode: | Basketball |
| Year: | 2011–12 |
| Team: | Fairfield Stags |
| Conference: | Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference |
| Short Conf: | MAAC |
| Record: | 22–15 |
| Conf Record: | 12–6 |
| Hc Year: | 1st |
| Asst Coach1: | Tony Newsom |
| Bowl: | CIT |
| Bowl Result: | Semifinals |
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).[1] 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.
| 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 | |
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