The 2012–13 Marquette Golden Eagles men's basketball team represented Marquette University in the 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Marquette was coached by Buzz Williams and played their home games at the BMO Harris Bradley Center in Milwaukee, WI as were members of the Big East Conference. They finished the season 26–9, 14–4 in Big East play to earn a share of Big East Conference regular season championship. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Big East tournament against Cincinnati. The Golden Eagles received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament where they defeated Davidson, Butler, and Miami, before losing to Syracuse in the Elite Eight.
Previous season The Golden Eagles finished the 2011–12 season 26–7, 14–4 in Big East play to finish in second place. Syracuse, the winner of the Big East regular season, was later forced to vacate its wins from the season due to NCAA violations. The Eagles received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament where they defeated BYU and Murray State to advance to the Sweet Sixteen for the second consecutive year. There they lost to Florida.
Roster #NameHeightWeight (lbs.)PositionClassHometownPrevious Team(s)0Jamil Wilson6'7"210FJr.Racine, WI, U.S.Horlick HS/Oregon1Jamal Ferguson6'4"180GFr.Norfolk, VA, U.S.Maury HS4Todd Mayo6'3"190GSo.Huntington, WV, U.S.Notre Dame Prep5Junior Cadougan6'1"205GSr.Toronto, ON, CanadaChristian Life Center Academy10Juan Anderson6'6"205FSo.Oakland, CA, U.S.Castro Valley HS12Derrick Wilson6'1"215GSo.Anchorage, AK, U.S.The Hotchkiss School13Vander Blue6'4"190GJr.Madison, WI, U.S.Madison Memorial HS22Trent Lockett6'5"210GSr.Golden Valley, MN, U.S.Hopkins HS/ Arizona State23Jake Thomas6'3"190GJr.Racine, WI, U.S.St. Catherine's HS/South Dakota25Steve Taylor Jr.6'7"230FFr.Chicago, IL, U.S.Simeon Career Academy30Dylan Flood6'4"200GSo.Lemont, IL, U.S.Benet Academy33Garrett Swanson6'7"200FSo.Spokane, WA, U.S.Mead HS42Chris Otule6'10"250CSr.Richmond, TX, U.S.Fort Bend HS54Davante Gardner6'8"290FJr.Suffolk, VA, U.S.Kings Fork HS
Schedule and results
!colspan=9 style=|Non-conference regular season
!colspan=9 style=|Big East regular season
!colspan=9 style=|Big East tournament
!colspan=9 style=| NCAA tournament
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