The 2011–12 UIC Flames men's basketball team represented the University of Illinois at Chicago in the 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball season.

Their head coach was Howard Moore, serving his third year.

The Flames played their home games at the UIC Pavilion and were members of the Horizon League.

They lost in the quarterfinals of the Horizon League tournament to Green Bay.

[1] They were invited to the 2013 CIT where they defeated Chicago State in the first round before losing in the second round to Northern Iowa.