The Hurricanes, led by second-year head coach Jim Larrañaga, played their home games at the Bank United Center and were members of the Atlantic Coast Conference.

The Hurricanes entered the ACC tournament as the top-seed and received a first-round bye.

The Hurricanes were selected as a 2-seed in the South Region of the 2013 NCAA tournament and beat 15-seed Pacific in the second round.

The Hurricanes beat 7-seed Illinois in the third round to advance to the sweet sixteen where they lost to Marquette.

The Hurricanes finished the 2011–12 season 20–13 overall, 9–7 in ACC play and lost in the second round of the NIT to Minnesota.