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 votes
Pre-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

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

SeedRegionSchoolSecond RoundThird RoundSweet 16Elite EightFinal FourChampionship
1SouthKansas#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
4WestKansas State#13 La Salle - Mar. 22, Kansas City - L, 61–63
5MidwestOklahoma State#12 Oregon - Mar. 21, San Jose - L, 55–68
10WestIowa State#7 Notre Dame - Mar. 22, Dayton - W, 76–58#2 Ohio State - Mar. 24, Dayton - L, 75–78
10SouthOklahoma#7 San Diego State - Mar. 22, Philadelphia - L, 55–70
5 BidsW-L :2–3 1–1 0–1 0–0 0–0 TOTAL: 3–5

National Invitation Tournament

SeedBracketSchoolFirst RoundSecond RoundQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinals
2KentuckyBaylor#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 BidW-L :1–0 1–0 1–0 1–0 TOTAL: 5–0

College Basketball Invitational

SchoolFirst RoundQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinals
TexasHouston - 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:

All-Americans

All-Big 12 Awards and Teams



All-Big 12 First Team


All-Big 12 Second Team


All-Big 12 Third Team


All-Big 12 Honorable Mention


Big 12 All-Defensive Team


Big 12 All-Rookie Team