| Mode: | Basketball |
| Year: | 2011–12 |
| Team: | Western Carolina Catamounts |
| Conference: | Southern Conference |
| Short Conf: | SoCon |
| Record: | 17–17 |
| Conf Record: | 8–10 |
| Asst Coach1: | Wade O'Connor |
| Asst Coach2: | Andre Gray |
The 2011–12 Western Carolina Catamounts men's basketball team represents Western Carolina University during the 2011–12 college basketball season. This is head coach Larry Hunter's seventh season at Western Carolina. The Catamounts compete in the Southern Conference and play their home games at the Ramsey Center.
| Name | Height | Weight (lbs.) | Position | Class | Hometown | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | Tom Tankelewicz | 6'4" | 185 | F | So. | Apex, NC |
| 1 | Kenny Hall | 6'7" | 205 | F | Fr. | Dallas, TX |
| 4 | Keaton Cole | 5'10" | 170 | G | Sr. | Toronto, ON |
| 5 | Trey Sumler | 6'2" | 175 | G | Jr. | Rocky Mount, NC |
| 11 | Dillon Dunford | 5'11" | 165 | G | So. | Cullowhee, NC |
| 14 | Josh Mendenhall | 6'8" | 190 | F | Jr. | Cullowhee, NC |
| 22 | Harouna Mutombo | 6'4" | 195 | G | Sr. | Pickering, ON |
| 24 | Brandon Boggs | 6'5" | 190 | G | So. | Greenville, SC |
| 25 | James Sinclair | 6'2" | 175 | G | Fr. | Savannah, GA |
| 32 | Tawaski King | 6'8' | 245 | F | So. | Dublin, GA |
| 33 | Ishmael Hollis | 6'8" | 195 | F | So. | Flowery Branch, GA |
| 40 | Preston Ross | 6'4" | 210 | G | So. | Fayetteville, NC |
| 44 | Sam Smithson | 6'9" | 225 | C | Sr. | Horse Shoe, NC |
|-!colspan=9| Regular season|- !colspan=9| Southern Conference tournament[2]