The 2012–13 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team represented the University of Kentucky in the 2012–13 college basketball season. The team's head coach was John Calipari, who was in his fourth season. They played their home games at Rupp Arena and were members of the Southeastern Conference. They finished the season 21–12, 12–6 in SEC play to finish in a three-way tie for second place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the SEC tournament to Vanderbilt. They were invited to the 2013 NIT where they lost in the first round to Robert Morris.
Pre-season
Departures Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes 1 G 6'8" 235 Senior Maysville, Kentucky Graduated/Entered 2012 NBA draft 3 F 6'9" 252 Sophomore Portland, Oregon Entered 2012 NBA draft 14 F 6'7" 232 Freshman Somerdale, New Jersey Entered 2012 NBA draft 20 G 6'4" 210 Sophomore Queens, New York Entered 2012 NBA draft 23 C 6'10" 220 Freshman Chicago, Illinois Entered 2012 NBA draft 25 G 6'2" 189 Freshman Indianapolis, Indiana Entered 2012 NBA draft 30 C 6'11" 244 Senior Moca, Dominican Republic Graduated
Class of 2012 signees
Class of 2013 commitments
Class of 2014 commitments
Roster
Depth chart
Schedule and results
!colspan=12 style="background:#005DAA; color:white;"| Exhibition
!colspan=12 style="background:#005DAA; color:white;"| Non-conference regular season
!colspan=12 style="background:#005DAA; color:white;"| SEC regular season
!colspan=12 style="background:#005DAA;"| SEC Tournament
!colspan=12 style="background:#005DAA;"| National Invitation Tournament
Rankings
External links ESPN info Official website