2011–12 George Mason Patriots men's basketball team

The 2011–12 George Mason Patriots men's basketball team represented George Mason University during the 2011–12 college basketball season. This was the 46th season for the program. The Patriots, led by first year head coach Paul Hewitt, are members of the Colonial Athletic Association and played their home games at the Patriot Center. They finished the season 24–9, 14–4 in CAA play. They lost in the semifinals of the 2011 CAA men's basketball tournament to VCU.

Awards
NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans
 * Ryan Pearson - Honorable Mention

CAA Player of the Year
 * Ryan Pearson

First Team All-CAA
 * Ryan Pearson

CAA Player of the Week
 * Ryan Pearson - Jan. 2
 * Ryan Pearson - Jan. 30

Game log
!colspan=12 style=| Exhibition

!colspan=12 style=| Non-conference regular season

!colspan=12 style=|CAA regular season

!colspan=12 style=|CAA tournament


 * colspan=9| Notes: 1 - Denotes Daily Attendance
 * colspan=9| Notes: 1 - Denotes Daily Attendance

Recruiting
The following is a list of players signed for the 2012–13 season: