| Mode: | Basketball |
| Year: | 2011–12 |
| Team: | Lamar Cardinals |
| Conference: | Southland Conference |
| Division: | East Division |
| Short Conf: | Southland |
| Record: | 23 - 12 |
| Conf Record: | 11 - 5 |
| Head Coach: | Pat Knight |
| Hc Year: | 1st |
| Asst Coach1: | Joseph Price |
| Asst Coach2: | Kenton Paulino |
| Asst Coach3: | Clif Carroll |
| Stadium: | Montagne Center |
| Champion: | Southland tournament champions Southland East Division Champions |
| Bowl: | NCAA Tournament 16-seed |
| Bowl Result: | First Four |
The 2011–12 Lamar Cardinals basketball team represented Lamar University during the 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cardinals, led by first year head coach Pat Knight, played their home games at the Montagne Center and are members of the East Division of the Southland Conference. The Cardinals finished the season 23–12, 11–5 in Southland play. They were the champions of the Southland East Division and are the champions of the Southland Basketball tournament[1] and earned an automatic bid into the 2012 NCAA tournament where they lost to Vermont in the First Four round.[2]
| Number | Name | Position | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anthony Miles | Guard | 6–1 | 165 | Senior | Houston, Texas |
| 2 | Nikko Acosta | Forward | 6–9 | 220 | Junior | New London, Connecticut |
| 3 | Tre Lynch | Guard | 6–0 | 160 | Sophomore | Lancaster, Texas |
| 4 | Devon Lamb | Guard | 6–2 | 195 | Senior | Jacksonville, Florida |
| 5 | Mike James | Guard | 6–1 | 185 | Senior | Portland, Oregon |
| 10 | Rhon Mitchell | Forward | 6–5 | 180 | Freshman | Inglewood, California |
| 20 | Brandon Davis | Guard | 6–6 | 180 | Senior | Jacksonville, Florida |
| 21 | Charlie Harper | Forward | 6–5 | 210 | Senior | San Antonio, Texas |
| 22 | Donley Minor | Guard | 6–1 | 175 | Junior | Los Angeles, California |
| 24 | Vincenzo Nelson | Forward | 6–5 | 205 | Senior | Jackson, Mississippi |
| 33 | Osas Ebomwonyi | Forward | 6–11 | 220 | Sophomore | Pflugerville, Texas |
| 35 | Stan Brown | Forward | 6–8 | 225 | Junior | Dolton, Illinois |
| 50 | Sebastian Norman | Forward | 6–9 | 235 | Freshman | Uppsala, Sweden |
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