2012–13 Baylor Bears basketball team

2012–13 Baylor Bears men's basketball
2012–13 Baylor Bears men's basketball
NIT champions
Conference	Big 12 Conference
Record	23–14 (9–9 Big 12)
Head coach	Scott Drew (10th season);
Assistant coaches	Jerome Tang; Grant McCasland; Paul Mills;
Home arena	Ferrell Center
	Seasons ← 2011–12 2013–14 →

The 2012–13 Baylor Bears men's basketball team represented Baylor University in the 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. This was head coach Scott Drew's tenth season at Baylor. The Bears competed in the Big 12 Conference and played their home games at the Ferrell Center. They finished the season 23–14, 9–9 in Big 12 play to finish in sixth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Big 12 tournament to Oklahoma State. They were invited to the 2013 NIT, where they defeated Long Beach State, Arizona State, Providence, BYU, and Iowa en route to becoming the 2013 NIT champions.

ConferenceBig 12 Conference

Record23–14 (9–9 Big 12)

Headcoach

Scott Drew (10th season)

Assistant coaches

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2012–13 Big 12 men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 3 Kansas †	14	–	4	.778	31	–	6	.838
No. 12 Kansas State	14	–	4	.778	27	–	8	.771
No. 17 Oklahoma State	13	–	5	.722	24	–	9	.727
Oklahoma	11	–	7	.611	20	–	12	.625
Iowa State	11	–	7	.611	23	–	12	.657
Baylor	9	–	9	.500	23	–	14	.622
Texas	7	–	11	.389	16	–	18	.471
West Virginia	6	–	12	.333	13	–	19	.406
Texas Tech	3	–	15	.167	11	–	20	.355
TCU	2	–	16	.111	11	–	21	.344

† 2013 Big 12 Tournament winner Rankings from AP poll ^[1]

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Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Perry Jones III	1	F	6'11"	235	Sophomore	Duncanville, Texas	Entered 2012 NBA draft; Selected 1st Round, pick #28 by Oklahoma City Thunder^[2]
Fred Ellis	3	G	6'6"	220	Senior	Sacramento, California	Graduated
Quincy Acy	4	F	6'7"	225	Senior	Mesquite, Texas	Graduated; Entered 2012 NBA draft; Selected 2nd Round, pick #37 by Toronto Raptors^[3]
Quincy Miller	30	F	6'9"	210	Freshman	Chicago, Illinois	Entered 2012 NBA draft; Selected 2nd Round, pick #38 by Denver Nuggets^[4]
Anthony Jones	41	F	6'10"	190	Senior	Houston, TX	Graduated

Name	Hometown	School	Height	Weight	Commit date
Isaiah Austin C	Arlington, TX	Grace Preparatory Academy	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Aug 9, 2010
Isaiah Austin C	Recruit ratings: Scout: Rivals: (97)
Rico Gathers PF	Reserve, LA	Riverside Academy	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Feb 6, 2010
Rico Gathers PF	Recruit ratings: Scout: Rivals: (96)
L. J. Rose PG	Houston, TX	Westbury Christian	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Sep 3, 2011
L. J. Rose PG	Recruit ratings: Scout: Rivals: (94)
Chad Rykhoek C	Fort Worth, TX	Fort Worth Christian	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Sep 20, 2011
Chad Rykhoek C	Recruit ratings: Scout: Rivals: (91)
Taurean Waller-Prince PF	San Antonio, TX	Warren	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	May 14, 2012
Taurean Waller-Prince PF	Recruit ratings: Scout: Rivals: (89)
Overall recruit ranking: Scout: 4 Rivals: 5 ESPN: 5
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "Baylor 2012 Basketball Commitments". Rivals. Retrieved April 24, 2012. "2012 Baylor Basketball Commits". Scout. Retrieved April 24, 2012. "ESPN". ESPN. Retrieved April 24, 2012. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout. Retrieved April 24, 2012. "2012 Team Ranking". Rivals. Retrieved April 24, 2012.

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
10/25/2012* 7:00 pm	No. 19	Abilene Christian	W 103–75		Ferrell Center (6,568) Waco, TX
Regular Season
11/09/2012* 4:00 pm, FSSW	No. 19	Lehigh	W 99–77	1–0	Ferrell Center (6,568) Waco, TX
11/11/2012* 4:00 pm, FSSW	No. 19	Jackson State	W 78–47	2–0	Ferrell Center (5,846) Waco, TX
11/15/2012* 2:00 pm, ESPNU	No. 16	vs. Boston College Charleston Classic Quarterfinals	W 84–74	3–0	TD Arena (2,686) Charleston, SC
11/16/2012* 11:30 am, ESPNU	No. 16	vs. Colorado Charleston Classic semifinals	L 58–60	3–1	TD Arena (3,177) Charleston, SC
11/18/2012* 4:30 pm, ESPNU	No. 16	vs. St. John's Charleston Classic 3rd place game	W 97–78	4–1	TD Arena (3,291) Charleston, SC
11/24/2012* 8:00 pm, ESPN3	No. 24	College of Charleston Charleston Classic	L 59–63	4–2	Ferrell Center (5,768) Waco, TX
12/01/2012* 11:30 am, CBS		at No. 8 Kentucky	W 64–55	5–2	Rupp Arena (24,192) Lexington, KY
12/04/2012* 8:00 pm, ESPN2		Northwestern	L 70–74	5–3	Ferrell Center (6,532) Waco, TX
12/12/2012* 8:30 pm, FSSW+		Lamar	W 85–68	6–3	Ferrell Center (5,688) Waco, TX
12/17/2012* 7:00 pm, FSSW		USC Upstate	W 73–57	7–3	Ferrell Center (6,639) Waco, TX
12/21/2012* 8:00 pm, ESPN2		BYU	W 79–64	8–3	Ferrell Center (7,239) Waco, TX
12/28/2012* 7:00 pm, ESPN2		at No. 13 Gonzaga	L 87–94	8–4	McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000) Spokane, WA
01/05/2013 1:00 pm, ESPNU		Texas	W 86–79 ^OT	9–4 (1–0)	Ferrell Center (7,749) Waco, TX
01/08/2013 6:00 pm, ESPN2		at Texas Tech	W 82–48	10–4 (2–0)	United Spirit Arena (6,385) Lubbock, TX
01/12/2013 5:00 pm, FSSW		TCU	W 51–40	11–4 (3–0)	Ferrell Center (7,753) Waco, TX
01/14/2013 8:00 pm, ESPN		at No. 4 Kansas	L 44–61	11–5 (3–1)	Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, KS
01/19/2013* 2:00 pm, FSSW		Hardin-Simmons	W 107–38	12–5	Ferrell Center (6,647) Waco, TX
01/21/2013 4:30 pm, ESPN		Oklahoma State	W 64–54	13–5 (4–1)	Ferrell Center (8,039) Waco, TX
01/26/2013 3:00 pm, Big 12 Network		at TCU	W 82–56	14–5 (5–1)	Daniel-Meyer Coliseum (6,277) Fort Worth, TX
01/30/2013 6:00 pm, ESPNU		Oklahoma	L 71–74	14–6 (5–2)	Ferrell Center (6,533) Waco, TX
02/02/2013 7:00 pm, ESPN2		at Iowa State	L 71–79	14–7 (5–3)	Hilton Coliseum (14,376) Ames, IA
02/06/2013 6:00 pm, ESPN		at No. 22 Oklahoma State	L 67–69 ^OT	14–8 (5–4)	Gallagher-Iba Arena (7,547) Stillwater, OK
02/09/2013 3:00 pm, Big 12 Network		Texas Tech	W 75–48	15–8 (6–4)	Ferrell Center (7,750) Waco, TX
02/13/2013 8:00 pm, ESPN2		West Virginia	W 80–60	16–8 (7–4)	Ferrell Center (6,573) Waco, TX
02/16/2013 6:00 pm, ESPNU		at No. 10 Kansas State	L 61–81	16–9 (7–5)	Bramlage Coliseum (12,528) Manhattan, KS
02/20/2013 8:00 pm, ESPNU		Iowa State	L 82–87	16–10 (7–6)	Ferrell Center (6,293) Waco, TX
02/23/2013 4:00 pm, ESPNU		at Oklahoma	L 76–90	16–11 (7–7)	Lloyd Noble Center (12,199) Norman, OK
02/27/2013 7:00 pm, Big 12 Network		at West Virginia	W 65–62	17–11 (8–7)	WVU Coliseum (6,588) Morgantown, WV
03/02/2013 6:00 pm, ESPN2		No. 13 Kansas State	L 61–64	17–12 (8–8)	Ferrell Center (9,656) Waco, TX
03/04/2013 8:00 pm, ESPN		at Texas	L 70–79	17–13 (8–9)	Frank Erwin Center (10,351) Austin, TX
03/09/2013 5:00 pm, ESPN		No. 4 Kansas	W 81–58	18–13 (9–9)	Ferrell Center (9,695) Waco, TX
Big 12 tournament
03/14/2013 8:30 pm, Big 12 Network/ESPN3	(6)	vs. (3) No. 14 Oklahoma State Quarterfinals	L 72–74	18–14	Sprint Center (17,257) Kansas City, MO
NIT
03/20/2013* 8:00 pm, ESPN2	(2)	(7) Long Beach State First Round	W 112–66	19–14	Ferrell Center (4,034) Waco, TX
03/22/2013* 7:00 pm, ESPN2	(2)	(3) Arizona State Second Round	W 89–86	20–14	Ferrell Center (4,562) Waco, TX
03/27/2013* 8:00 pm, ESPN2	(2)	(4) Providence Quarterfinals	W 79–68	21–14	Ferrell Center (4,544) Waco, TX
04/02/2013* 6:00 pm, ESPN2	(2)	vs. (3) BYU Semifinals	W 76–70	22–14	Madison Square Garden (10,009) New York, NY
04/04/2013* 8:00 pm, ESPN	(2)	vs. (3) Iowa Championship	W 74–54	23–14	Madison Square Garden (5,301) New York, NY
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. (#) during NIT is Seed within Region.

2012–13 Baylor Bears basketball team

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