2012–13 Big 12 Conference men's basketball season
The 2012–13 Big 12 men's basketball season began with practices in October 2012, followed by the start of the regular-season in November. Conference play began in early January 2013 and concluded in March with the 2013 Big 12 Men's Basketball Tournament at the Sprint Center in Kansas City. This was the first season in the Big 12 for two former Mountain West and Big East teams, as the TCU Horned Frogs and the West Virginia Mountaineers, respectively, played their first seasons in the conference.
Preseason
first place votesPre-Season All-Big 12 Teams
Big 12 Coaches |
Pierre Jackson Baylor Jeff Withey Kansas Rodney McGruder Kansas State Le'Bryan Nash Oklahoma State Myck Kabongo Texas |
- Player of the Year: Pierre Jackson, Baylor
- Newcomer of the Year: Amath M'Baye, Oklahoma
- Freshman of the Year: Marcus Smart, Oklahoma State
Rankings
Conference Schedules
Conference Matrix
This table summarizes the head-to-head results between teams in conference play. indicates games remaining this season.Baylor
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Iowa State
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Kansas
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Kansas State
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Oklahoma
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Oklahoma State
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TCU
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Texas
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Texas Tech
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West Virginia
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Postseason
Big 12 Tournament
- March 13–16, 2013– Big 12 Conference Basketball Tournament, Sprint Center, Kansas City, MO.
NCAA tournament
Seed | Region | School | Second Round | Third Round | Sweet 16 | Elite Eight | Final Four | Championship |
1 | South | Kansas | #16 Western Kentucky - Mar. 22, Kansas City - W, 64–57 | #8 North Carolina - Mar. 24, Kansas City - W, 70–58 | #4 Michigan - Mar. 29, Arlington - L, 85–87 | |||
4 | West | Kansas State | #13 La Salle - Mar. 22, Kansas City - L, 61–63 | |||||
5 | Midwest | Oklahoma State | #12 Oregon - Mar. 21, San Jose - L, 55–68 | |||||
10 | West | Iowa State | #7 Notre Dame - Mar. 22, Dayton - W, 76–58 | #2 Ohio State - Mar. 24, Dayton - L, 75–78 | ||||
10 | South | Oklahoma | #7 San Diego State - Mar. 22, Philadelphia - L, 55–70 | |||||
5 Bids | W-L : | 2–3 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | TOTAL: 3–5 |
National Invitation Tournament
Seed | Bracket | School | First Round | Second Round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals |
2 | Kentucky | Baylor | #7 Long Beach State - Mar. 20, Waco - W, 112–66 | #3 Arizona State - Mar. 22, Waco - W, 89–86 | #4 Providence - Mar. 27, Waco - W, 79–68 | #3 BYU - Apr. 2, New York - W, 76–70 | #3 Iowa - Apr. 4, New York - W, 74–54 |
1 Bid | W-L : | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | TOTAL: 5–0 |
College Basketball Invitational
School | First Round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals |
Texas | Houston - Mar. 20, Houston - L, 72–73 | |||
W-L : | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | TOTAL: 0–1 |
NBA Draft
Several players from the conference declared early for the NBA draft. Several players were among the 60 players invited to the 2013 NBA Draft Combine. The following conference players were drafted:- Ben McLemore, Sacramento Kings, 1st round, 7th overall
- Jeff Withey, Portland Trail Blazers, 2nd round, 39th overall
- Pierre Jackson, Philadelphia 76ers, 2nd round, 42nd overall
- Romero Osby, Orlando Magic, 2nd round, 51st overall
Honors and awards
All-Americans
All-Big 12 Awards and Teams
- Player of the Year: Marcus Smart, Oklahoma State
- Defensive Player of the Year: Jeff Withey, Kansas
- Newcomer of the Year: Will Clyburn, Iowa State
- Freshman of the Year: Marcus Smart, Oklahoma State
- Sixth Man Award: Tyrus McGee, Iowa State
- Scholar-Athlete of the Year: Melvin Ejim, Iowa State
- Coach of the Year: Bruce Weber, Kansas State
All-Big 12 First Team
- Ben McLemore, Kansas, G
- Jeff Withey, Kansas, C
- Rodney McGruder, Kansas State, G
- Romero Osby, Oklahoma, F
- Marcus Smart, Oklahoma State, G
All-Big 12 Second Team
- Pierre Jackson, Baylor, G
- Will Clyburn, Iowa State, G
- Travis Releford, Kansas, G
- Ángel Rodríguez, Kansas State, G
- Markel Brown, Oklahoma State, G
All-Big 12 Third Team
- Isaiah Austin, Baylor, C
- Melvin Ejim, Iowa State, F
- Amath M'Baye, Oklahoma, F
- Steven Pledger, Oklahoma, G
- Le'Bryan Nash, Oklahoma State, G/F
All-Big 12 Honorable Mention
- Cory Jefferson
- Korie Lucious
- Tyrus McGee
- Elijah Johnson
- Shane Southwell
- Michael Cobbins
- Jaye Crockett
- Eron Harris
- Deniz Kilicli
Big 12 All-Defensive Team
- Chris Babb, Iowa State, G
- Travis Releford, Kansas, G
- Jeff Withey, Kansas, C
- Angel Rodriguez, Kansas State, G
- Michael Cobbins, Oklahoma State, F
- Marcus Smart, Oklahoma State, G
Big 12 All-Rookie Team
- Isaiah Austin, Baylor, C
- Will Clyburn, Iowa State, G
- Georges Niang, Iowa State, F
- Ben McLemore, Kansas, G
- Amath M'Baye, Oklahoma, F
- Marcus Smart, Oklahoma State, G