2012–13 BYU Cougars men's basketball team


The 2012–13 BYU Cougars men's basketball team represented Brigham Young University during the 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. It was head coach Dave Rose's eighth season at BYU and the Cougars second season in the West Coast Conference. The Cougars played their home games at the Marriott Center. The Cougars finished the regular season at 21-11, good for third place in the WCC. The Cougars accepted an invitation to the NIT, where they lost in the semifinals to eventual champion Baylor. The Cougars finished with an overall record of 24–12, one win away from what would have been a seventh consecutive 25-win season.

Before the season

Departures

Recruiting

Through the course of the fall and spring letter of intent days, the Cougars would bolster their lineup. On November 11, Coach Rose announced that Cory Calvert and Jordan Chatman had signed letters of intent to play for BYU. He revealed then that both Calvert and Chatman planned to serve church missions before joining the team, meaning they wouldn't become part of the BYU team until the 2014-15 season. Freshman Cooper Ainge, son of former BYU great Danny Ainge, announced he would walk-on at BYU. He plans to play for 1 year before departing on a mission. The spring national Letter of Intent Signing Days began on April 10, 2012 and ran through May 16. On the first day of eligibility, Raúl Delgado and Agustín Ambrosino signed letters of intent. Both will come in as juniors and have two years of eligibility. On April 20, it was announced that Cory Calvert would play one season before going on his mission, just as Ainge is doing, because he wouldn't have time to get into playing shape for the 2014-15 season after his mission.

2012–13 Return Missionaries

BYU would also get a boost from 2 return missionaries in the form of Tyler Haws and Kyle Rose. Haws would return to BYU on April 18, 2012 to get ready to play. In Haws first season at BYU, Haws would average 11.3 points and 4.2 rebounds a game while helping BYU to a 30-6 record. Rose is the nephew of head coach Dave Rose and will be playing his first regular season for BYU after redshirting the 2009-10 season.

2012–13 media

Television information

On the April 30 episode of True Blue, it was announced that fall practice would begin October 12. The Blue-White Scrimmage took place on October 24, and the Cougars had their first scrimmage on October 26. BYUtvsports.com and BYUtv provided coverage of the inter-squad match and the scrimmages. All home games and conference road games aired on BYUtv or on ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, or ROOT.

Media Day

BYU Basketball Media Day was held Wednesday, August 10 from 8:30 AM– 2:30 PM. Jarom Jordan recapped the 2011-12 season and then interviewed every player on the 2012-13 BYU Basketball roster. The day ended with a Dave Rose press conference and then player interviews with various media organizations.
It was also announced on Media Day that BYUtv Sports would carry all home broadcasts that ESPN had not picked up while BYUtvsports.com would exclusively carry the 2012 Cougar Classic.

BYU Radio Sports Network Affiliates

- Flagship Station
BYU Radio- Nationwide
KTHK- Blackfoot/ Idaho Falls/ Pocatello/ Rexburg, ID
KMGR- Manti, UT
KSUB- Cedar City, UT
KDXU- St. George, UT

Roster

Schedule

!colspan=8 style="background:#FFFFFF; color:#002654;"| Exhibition
!colspan=8 style="background:#002654; color:#FFFFFF;"| Regular Season
!colspan=8 style="background:#FFFFFF; color:#002654;"| 2013 West Coast Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
!colspan=8 style="background:#FFFFFF; color:#002654;"| 2013 National Invitation Tournament

Game Summaries

Cougar Tipoff

Broadcasters: Robbie Bullough, Steve Cleveland, and Shaun Gordon
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Exhibition: Southeastern Oklahoma State

Broadcasters: Dave McCann, Blaine Fowler, and Kory Aldous
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Exhibition: Findlay

Broadcasters: Dave McCann, Steve Cleveland, and Robbie Bullough
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Coaches vs. Cancer Classic: Tennessee State

Series History: First Meeting
Broadcasters: Dave McCann, Steve Cleveland, and Robbie Bullough
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Coaches vs. Cancer Classic: Georgia State

Series History: First Meeting
Broadcasters: Dave McCann, Blaine Fowler, and Robbie Bullough
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Coaches vs. Cancer Classic: Florida State

Series History: BYU leads series 1-0
Broadcasters: Brian Anderson, Greg Anthony, Steve Smith, Craig Sager, and Seth Davis
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Coaches vs. Cancer Classic: #20 Notre Dame

Series History: Notre Dame leads series 4-3
Broadcasters: Brian Anderson, Greg Anthony, Steve Smith, Craig Sager, and Seth Davis
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Texas-San Antonio

Series History: First Meeting
Broadcasters: Dave McCann, Blaine Fowler, and Robbie Bullough
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Cal State Northridge

Series History: BYU leads series 4-0

Broadcasters: Dave McCann, Blaine Fowler, and Robbie Bullough
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Montana

Series History: BYU leads series 23-10

Broadcasters: Dave McCann, Blaine Fowler, and Robbie Bullough
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at Iowa State

Series History: Iowa State leads series 4-0

Broadcasters: John Walters and Eric Heft
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Utah

Series History: BYU leads series 128-125

Broadcasters: Dave McCann, Steve Cleveland, and Robbie Bullough
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at Weber State

Series History: BYU leads series 27-10

Broadcasters: Dave McCann, Blaine Fowler, and Robbie Bullough
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Eastern New Mexico

Series History: BYU leads series 1-0

Broadcasters: Dave McCann, Steve Cleveland, and Robbie Bullough
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at Baylor

Series History: BYU leads series 5-3
Broadcasters: Mark Neely and Bruce Pearl
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Northern Arizona

Series History: Series even 1-1

Broadcasters: Dave McCann, Blaine Fowler, and Robbie Bullough
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Virginia Tech

Series History: BYU leads series 2-0

Broadcasters: Rich Cellini and Steve Cleveland
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Loyola Marymount

Series History: Loyola Marymount leads series 3-2

Broadcasters: Dave McCann, Blaine Fowler, and Robbie Bullough
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at San Francisco

Series History: BYU leads series 7-5

Broadcasters: Dave McCann and Blaine Fowler
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Pepperdine

Series History: BYU leads series 6-4

Broadcasters: Dave McCann, Blaine Fowler, and Robbie Bullough
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at Santa Clara

Series History: BYU leads series 17-5
Broadcasters: Barry Tompkins and Brad Holland
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Saint Mary's

Series History: BYU leads series 8-4
Broadcasters: Rich Cellini and Miles Simon
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San Diego

Series History: BYU leads series 5-0

Broadcasters: Dave McCann, Steve Cleveland, and Robbie Bullough
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at #10 Gonzaga

Series History: Gonzaga leads series 3-2
Broadcasters: Dave Flemming and Stephen Bardo
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at Portland

Series History: BYU leads series 7-0
Broadcasters: Roxy Bernstein and Steve Cleveland
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at Pepperdine

Series History: BYU leads series 7-4
Broadcasters: Ari Wolfe and Jarron Collins
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Santa Clara

Series History: BYU leads series 18-5

Broadcasters: Dave McCann, Steve Cleveland, and Robbie Bullough
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at San Diego

Series History: BYU leads series 6-0
Broadcasters: Dave McCann and Blaine Fowler
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San Francisco

Series History: BYU leads series 8-5
Broadcasters: Dave McCann, Steve Cleveland, and Robbie Bullough
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Portland

Series History: BYU leads series 8-0
Broadcasters: Dave McCann, Steve Cleveland, and Robbie Bullough
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Utah State

Series History: BYU leads series 136-92

Broadcasters: Dave McCann, Blaine Fowler, and Robbie Bullough
This game was originally scheduled for December 5. However, the day before the game, Utah State player Danny Berger collapsed at practice, stopped breathing, and had to be revived. Berger was in critical condition at a hospital in the Salt Lake City suburb of Murray, but quickly improved and was released on December 8. Both schools agreed to postpone and reschedule the game. On the day of Berger's release, the game's new date of February 19 was announced.
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at Saint Mary's

Series History: BYU leads series 8-5
Broadcasters: Kanoa Leahey and Sean Farnham
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#2 Gonzaga

Series History: Gonzaga leads series 4-2
Broadcasters: Dave Flemming and Mark Adams
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at Loyola Marymount

Series History: Series even 3-3
Broadcasters: Roxy Bernstein and Danny Schayes

WCC Quarterfinals: vs. San Diego

Series History: BYU leads series 5-1
Broadcasters: Dave Flemming and Sean Farnham
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NIT 1st Round: Washington

Series History: Washington leads series 10-8
Broadcasters: Roxy Bernstein and Sean Farnham
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NIT 2nd Round: Mercer

Series History: First Meeting
Broadcasters: Dave Pasch and Bill Walton
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NIT Quarterfinal: at Southern Miss

Series History: First Meeting
Broadcasters: Dave Neal and Joe Dean, Jr.
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NIT Semifinal: Baylor

Series History: BYU leads series 5-4
Broadcasters: Bob Wischusen, Dan Dakich, and Bill Raftery ; Brad Sham and Steve Lappas
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Rankings

Post-season Awards

Tyler Haws won the following post-season awards for the 2013-13 season:
Brandon Davies won the following post-season awards for the 2012-13 season: