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 Big 12 Coaches 1. Kansas (9) 2. Baylor (1) 3. Oklahoma State 4. Texas 5. Kansas State 6. West Virginia 7. Oklahoma 8. Iowa State 9. Texas Tech 10. TCU () first place votes
Pre-Season All-Big 12 Teams Big 12 CoachesPierre Jackson BaylorJeff Withey KansasRodney McGruder Kansas StateLe'Bryan Nash Oklahoma StateMyck 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
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Conference Schedules
Conference matrix This table summarizes the head-to-head results between teams in conference play. (x) indicates games remaining this season. BaylorIowa StateKansasKansas StateOklahomaOklahoma StateTCUTexasTexas TechWest Virginiavs. Baylor – 2–0 1–1 2–0 2–0 1–1 0–2 1–1 0–2 0–2 vs. Iowa State0–2 – 2-0 1–1 1–1 1–1 0–2 0–2 1–1 0–2vs. Kansas1–1 0–2 – 0–2 1–11–1 1–1 0–2 0–2 0–2vs. Kansas State0–2 1–1 2–0 – 0–21–1 0–2 0–2 0–2 0–2 vs. Oklahoma0–2 1–1 1–1 2–0 – 1–1 1–1 0–2 0–2 0–2 vs. Oklahoma State1–11–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 – 0–2 0–2 0–2 0–2vs. TCU2–02–0 1–1 2–0 1–12–0 – 2–0 2–0 2–0vs. Texas1–1 1–1 2–0 2–0 1–1 2–0 0–2 – 0–22–0vs. Texas Tech2–01–1 2–0 2–0 2–0 2–0 0–2)2–0 – 2–0 vs. West Virginia2–02–0 2–0 2–0 2–0 2–0 0–2 0–20–2 – Total 9–9 11–7 14–4 14–4 11–7 13–5 2–16 7–11 3–15 6–12
Baylor
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| colspan="12" | *Non-Conference Game. Rankings from AP poll. All times are in Central Time. (#) Number seeded with region.
Iowa State
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| colspan="12" | *Non-Conference Game. Rankings from AP poll. All times are in Central Time. (#) Number seeded with region.
Kansas
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| colspan="12" | *Non-Conference Game. Rankings from AP poll. All times are in Central Time. (#) Number seeded with region.
Kansas State
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| colspan="12" | *Non-Conference Game. Rankings from AP poll. All times are in Central Time. (#) Number seeded with region.
Oklahoma
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| colspan="12" | *Non-Conference Game. Rankings from AP poll. All times are in Central Time. (#) Number seeded with region.
Oklahoma State
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| colspan="12" | *Non-Conference Game. Rankings from AP poll. All times are in Central Time. (#) Number seeded with region.
TCU
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| colspan="12" | *Non-conference game. Rankings from AP poll. All times are in Central Time. (#) Number seeded with region.
Texas
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| colspan="12" | *Non-Conference Game. Rankings from AP poll. All times are in Central Time. (#) Number seeded with region.
Texas Tech
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| colspan="12" | *Non-Conference Game. Rankings from AP poll. All times are in Central Time. (#) Number seeded with region.
West Virginia
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| colspan="12" | *Non-Conference Game. Rankings from AP poll. All times are in Central Time. (#) Number seeded with region.
Postseason
Big 12 tournament
March 13–16, 2013– Big 12 Conference Basketball Tournament, Sprint Center, Kansas City, MO.
2013 Big 12 men's basketball tournament seeds and results Seed School Conf. Over. Tiebreaker First RoundMarch 13 QuarterfinalsMarch 14 SemifinalsMarch 15 ChampionshipMarch 161. ‡Kansas 14–4 29–5 2–0 vs KSST Bye #9 Texas Tech #5 Iowa State #2 Kansas State2. †Kansas State 14–4 27–7 0–2 vs KAN Bye #7 Texas #3 Oklahoma State #1 Kansas3. †Oklahoma State 13–5 24–8 Bye #6 Baylor #2 Kansas State 4. †Oklahoma 11–7 20–11 1–1 vs IAST; 1–1 vs KAN Bye #5 Iowa State 5. †Iowa State 11–7 22–11 1–1 vs OKLA; 0–2 vs KAN Bye #4 Oklahoma #1 Kansas 6. †Baylor 9–9 18–14 Bye #3 Oklahoma State 7. Texas 7–11 16–17 #10 TCU #2 Kansas State 8. West Virginia 6–12 13–19 #9 Texas Tech 9. Texas Tech 3–15 11–20 #8 West Virginia #1 Kansas 10. TCU 2–16 11–21 #7 Texas ‡ – Big 12 regular season champions, and tournament No. 1 seed.† – Received a single-bye in the conference tournament.Overall records include all games played in the Big 12 tournament.
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, 55–705 BidsW-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, 74–541 BidW-L (%):1–0 1–0 1–0 1–0 TOTAL: 5–0
College Basketball Invitational
School First Round Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals TexasHouston - Mar. 20, Houston - L, 72–73W-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 + Consensus Second Team Player Position Class Team Ben McLemore SG Freshman Kansas Marcus Smart PG Freshman Oklahoma State Jeff Withey C Senior Kansas
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 (Baylor) Korie Lucious (Iowa State) Tyrus McGee (Iowa State) Elijah Johnson (Kansas) Shane Southwell (Kansas State) Michael Cobbins (Oklahoma State) Jaye Crockett (Texas Tech) Eron Harris (West Virginia) Deniz Kilicli (West Virginia)
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
References
External links Big 12 Men's Basketball