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2012–13 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| mode | Basketball |
| year | 2012–13 |
| team | Arizona Wildcats |
| image | Arizona Wildcats logo.svg |
| image_size | 125 |
| conference | Pac-12 Conference |
| short_conf | Pac-12 |
| CoachRank | 14 |
| APRank | 21 |
| record | 27–8 |
| conf_record | 12–6 |
| head_coach | Sean Miller |
| hc_year | 4th |
| asst_coach1 | James Whitford |
| asst_coach2 | Joe Pasternack |
| asst_coach3 | Emanuel Richardson |
| stadium | McKale Center |
| champion | [Diamond Head Classic](2012-diamond-head-classic) champions |
| bowl | [NCAA tournament](2013-ncaa-division-i-men-s-basketball-tournament) |
| bowl_result | Sweet Sixteen |
The 2012–13 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team represented the University of Arizona during the 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They were led by fourth-year head coach Sean Miller and played home games at McKale Center in Tucson, Arizona as members of the Pac-12 Conference.
Seeded 6th in the West Region of the 2013 NCAA tournament, the team defeated (11) Belmont and (14) Harvard by a combined score of 40 points before losing 73–70 to (2) Ohio State in the Sweet Sixteen.
After starting the season undefeated in non-conference play the team went 12–6 in conference and fell to UCLA in the Pac-12 tournament semifinals. The team's mid-season record of 14–0 was the second best start in program history since the 1931–32 team opened the season 16–0.
Arizona entered the season ranked 11th in the Coaches and 12th in the AP preseason polls, climbed to 3rd in both after going undefeated into January, and then fell to 20th (Coaches) and 21st (AP) just prior to the start of the NCAA tournament.
Before the season began Sean Miller and his staff recruited the nation's 3rd-ranked class of 2012 and brought in three well-regarded transfers, among them starting point guard Mark Lyons, who led the team in scoring with 15.6 points-per-game, including 24.3 points-per-game in NCAA tournament play.
Offseason
Recruiting Class
Incoming transfers
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| sortname | Mark Lyons | 2 | PG | 6'1" | 188 | Senior | Schenectady, New York | Lyons left Xavier to play his senior year at Arizona. He was eligible to play immediately under the NCAA's graduate transfer rule. |
| sortname | T. J. McConnell | 4 | PG | 6'1" | 180 | Junior | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | McConnell elected to transfer after his sophomore year at Duquesne and redshirted the 2012–13 season under NCAA transfer rules. |
| sortname | Matt Korcheck | 31 | PF | 6'9" | 220 | Junior | Tucson, Arizona | A junior college transfer from Cochise College, Korcheck elected to redshirt the season and have two years eligibility starting in 2013–14. |
Departures
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| sortname | Alex Jacobson | 50 | C | 7'0" | 253 | Senior | Santa Ana, California | Graduated |
| sortname | Jesse Perry | 33 | SF | 6'7" | 217 | Senior | St. Louis, Missouri | Graduated |
| sortname | Brendon Lavender | 24 | SG | 6'5" | 212 | Senior | Mesa, Arizona | Graduated |
| sortname | Kyle Fogg | 21 | SG | 6'3" | 188 | Senior | Brea, California | Graduated |
| sortname | Dondre Wise | 0 | PG | 6'1" | 220 | Senior | Houston, Texas | Graduated |
| sortname | Kyryl Natyazhko | 14 | C | 6'11" | 275 | Junior | Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine | Natyazhko announced his intention to turn professional in April, 2012. He played for Ukrainian club Azovmash Mariupol in 2012–2013. |
| sortname | Sidiki Johnson | 1 | PF | 6'8" | 235 | Freshman | Brooklyn, New York | Suspended indefinitely for violation of team rules, Johnson transferred to Providence in December 2011. |
| sortname | Josiah Turner | 11 | PG | 6'3" | 192 | Freshman | Sacramento, California | Suspended indefinitely for violation of team rules in March 2012, Turner transferred to SMU but withdrew to pursue a professional career. |
Roster
- Sean Miller ()
- James Whitford ()
- Joe Pasternack ()
- Emanuel Richardson ()
Depth chart
Preseason
Summer Exhibition Tour
Practices began earlier than otherwise allowed by the NCAA in preparation for a six-day foreign tour to the Bahamas in August. (NCAA rules allow teams to conduct 10 practices in preparation for a foreign tour.) Although NCAA rules allow for foreign tours once every four years, the Bahamas tour was Arizona's first since 2006. It was the seventh in program history. The team won its games 136–66 and 99–57.
Red-Blue Game
Arizona's annual pre-season Red-Blue scrimmage took place at McKale Center on October 21, selling out for the second-straight season. A half-time ceremony celebrated the 25-year anniversary of the 1987-88 basketball team, the first in program history to reach the Final Four. The team's 35 victories remain the most in school history. Members of the team present included Tucson-native Sean Elliott, Arizona's all-time leading scorer, with 2,555 career points; Steve Kerr, whose 57.8% three-point field-goal percentage in the 1987–88 season is the best in NCAA history (with a minimum of 100 shots made); and Anthony Cook, who recorded a program-best 278 career blocked-shots.
Schedule
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Awards
;Solomon Hill
- 2012 Diamond Head Classic MVP, All-Tournament Team
- Pac-12 All-Conference First Team
- USBWA All-District IX Team
- NABC All-District 20 First Team ;Nick Johnson
- Honorable mention Pac-12 All-Defensive Team ;Mark Lyons
- 2012 Diamond Head Classic All-Tournament Team
- Pac-12 Player of the Week – January 21, 2013
- Pac-12 All-Conference First Team
- USBWA All-District IX Team
- NABC All-District 20 First Team ;Kaleb Tarczewski
- Honorable mention Pac-12 All-Freshmen Team
Rankings
| Poll | Pre | Wk 2 | Wk 3 | Wk 4 | Wk 5 | Wk 6 | Wk 7 | Wk 8 | Wk 9 | Wk 10 | Wk 11 | Wk 12 | Wk 13 | Wk 14 | Wk 15 | Wk 16 | Wk 17 | Wk 18 | Wk 19 | Post | Final | AP | Coaches | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 18 | 18 | 21 | - | ||||
| 11 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 14 |
References
References
- (March 29, 2013). "2012‐13 University of Arizona Basketball Season Stats". The University of Arizona – Official Athletics Website.
- Marshall, John. (January 5, 2013). "No. 3 Arizona holds on for 60-57 win over Utah". Associated Press.
- "2013 NCAA Men's Basketball Rankings – Preseason (Nov. 5)". [[ESPN.com]].
- . ["2013 NCAA Men's Basketball Rankings – Week 9 (Dec. 31)"](https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/rankings/_/year/2013/week/9/seasontype/2). *[[ESPN.com]]*.
- . ["2013 NCAA Men's Basketball Rankings – Postseason (Mar. 18)"](https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/rankings/_/year/2013/week/1/seasontype/3). *[[ESPN.com]]*.
- Pascoe, Bruce. (April 25, 2012). "UCLA leapfrogs Arizona in recruiting class rankings". [[Arizona Daily Star]].
- Morales, Javier. (May 7, 2012). "Lyons’ transfer to Arizona assures highly competitive practices with McConnell". [[Tucson Citizen]].
- Eisenberg, Jeff. (July 10, 2012). "Ex-Arizona guard Josiah Turner turns pro rather than transferring to SMU". [[Yahoo! Sports]].
- Maxey, Wendell. (September 22, 2012). "Josiah Turner Granted Release In Hungary, Replaced By Brandon Wood". [[SB Nation]].
- Pascoe, Bruce. (August 12, 2012). "Bahamas game secondary in value for Wildcats". [[Arizona Daily Star]].
- Marshall, John. (October 21, 2012). "Wildcats impressive at annual scrimmage". Associated Press.
- (2012). "2012-13 Arizona Men's Basketball Media Guide". Arizona Intercollegiate Athletics.
- (2012). "2011-12 NCAA Men's Basketball Division I Records". National Collegiate Athletic Association.
- Pascoe, Bruce. (December 25, 2012). "UA Wildcats beat San Diego State 68-67 for Diamond Head Classic title". [[Arizona Daily Star]].
- Gimino, Anthony. (March 11, 2013). "Arizona’s Hill, Lyons earn first-team All-Pac-12 mention". [[Tucson Citizen]].
- (March 12, 2013). "USBWA Names 2012-13 Men's All-District Teams". U.S. Basketball Writers Association.
- (March 26, 2013). "Hill, Lyons Earn NABC All-District Honors". The University of Arizona – Official Athletics Website.
- Gimino, Anthony. (January 21, 2013). "Arizona Wildcats finally get a Pac-12 Player of the Week winner". [[Tucson Citizen]].
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