The 2011–12 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team represented Iowa State University during the 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball season.

They played their home games at Hilton Coliseum in Ames, Iowa and competed in the Big 12 Conference.

[2] They lost to Colorado in the first round of the Big 12 tournament.

Sources: In August 2011 the team took a week-long trip to Italy.

[5] In addition to playing several scrimmages against local teams they were able to tour Milan, Florence, the Colosseum, the Vatican, and other landmarks.