# 2012–13 Texas Longhorns men's basketball team

The 2012–13 Texas Longhorns men's basketball team represented the University of Texas at Austin in the 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Their head coach was Rick Barnes, who was in his 15th year. The team played its home games at the Frank Erwin Center in Austin, Texas and were members of the Big 12 Conference. They finished the season 16–18, 7–11 in Big 12 play to finish in seventh place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Big 12 tournament to Kansas State. Texas received an invitation to the 2013 College Basketball Invitational and became the first Big 12 team to participate in the postseason tournament's six-year history. The Longhorns lost in the first round to former Southwest Conference rival Houston.

## Before the season
### Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
| Sterling Gibbs | 13 | G | 6'1" | 185 | Freshman | Scotch Plains, New Jersey | Transferred to Seton Hall University |
| J'Covan Brown | 14 | G | 6'1" | 197 | Junior | Port Arthur, Texas | Entered 2012 NBA draft, signed free agent contract with Miami Heat |
| Alexis Wangmene | 20 | F/C | 6'7" | 241 | Senior | Maroua, Cameroon | Graduated; Played with San Antonio Spurs Summer League team |
| Clint Chapman | 53 | F/C | 6'10" | 245 | Senior | Canby, Oregon | Graduated |

### Recruiting

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Cameron Ridley C | Richmond, TX | Bush | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | 270 lb (120 kg) | Jan 14, 2011 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 97 ||||||
| Javan Felix PG | New Orleans, LA | St. Augustine | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | Aug 8, 2011 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 92 ||||||
| DeMarcus Holland SG | Garland, TX | Naaman Forest | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | Apr 8, 2012 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 86 ||||||
| Prince Ibeh F/C | Garland, TX | Naaman Forest | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) | 245 lb (111 kg) | Oct 13, 2011 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 94 ||||||
| Connor Lammert PF | San Antonio, TX | Churchill | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | 232 lb (105 kg) | Oct 3, 2011 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 92 ||||||
| Ioannis Papapetrou SF | Melbourne, FL | Florida Air Academy | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | 225 lb (102 kg) | Oct 22, 2011 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 89 ||||||
| Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 7 Rivals: 11 ESPN: 4 ||||||
| Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, 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: "Texas 2012 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved April 24, 2012. "2012 Texas Basketball Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved April 24, 2012. "ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved April 24, 2012. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved April 24, 2012. "2012 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved April 24, 2012. ||||||

## Schedule

Source:
| Date time, TV | Opponent | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-Conference Regular Season |||||
| 11/09/2012* 7:00 pm, LHN | Fresno State | W 55–53 | 1–0 | Frank Erwin Center (10,389) Austin, TX |
| 11/12/2012* 7:00 pm, LHN | Coppin State Maui Invitational Tournament Opening Round | W 69–46 | 2–0 | Frank Erwin Center (8,603) Austin, TX |
| 11/19/2012* 8:30 pm, ESPNU | at Chaminade Maui Invitational Tournament quarterfinals | L 73–86 | 2–1 | Lahaina Civic Center (2,400) Lahaina, HI |
| 11/20/2012* 4:00 pm, ESPN2 | vs. USC Maui Invitational Tournament consolation round | L 53–59 | 2–2 | Lahaina Civic Center (2,400) Lahaina, HI |
| 11/21/2012* 1:30 pm, ESPNU | vs. Mississippi State Maui Invitational Tournament 7th place game | W 69–55 | 3–2 | Lahaina Civic Center (2,400) Lahaina, HI |
| 11/27/2012* 7:00 pm, LHN | Sam Houston State | W 65–37 | 4–2 | Frank Erwin Center (9,170) Austin, TX |
| 12/01/2012* 3:00 pm, LHN | UT-Arlington | W 70–54 | 5–2 | Frank Erwin Center (3,926) Austin, TX |
| 12/04/2012* 6:00 pm, ESPN | vs. No. 15 Georgetown Jimmy V Classic | L 41–64 | 5–3 | Madison Square Garden (11,840) New York, NY |
| 12/08/2012* 4:15 pm, ESPN | vs. UCLA | L 63–65 | 5–4 | Reliant Stadium (2,797) Houston, TX |
| 12/15/2012* 7:00 pm, LHN | Texas State | W 75–63 | 6–4 | Frank Erwin Center (10,189) Austin, TX |
| 12/19/2012* 8:00 pm, ESPN2 | No. 23 North Carolina | W 85–67 | 7–4 | Frank Erwin Center (13,134) Austin, TX |
| 12/22/2012* 1:00 pm, ESPN2 | at No. 20 Michigan State | L 56–67 | 7–5 | Breslin Center (14,797) East Lansing, MI |
| 12/29/2012* 1:00 pm, LHN | Rice | W 57–41 | 8–5 | Frank Erwin Center (10,943) Austin, TX |
| Big 12 Regular Season |||||
| 01/05/2013 1:00 pm, ESPNU | at Baylor | L 79–86 $^{OT}$ | 8–6 (0–1) | Ferrell Center (7,749) Waco, TX |
| 01/09/2013 8:00 pm, ESPN2 | West Virginia | L 53–57 $^{OT}$ | 8–7 (0–2) | Frank Erwin Center (9,873) Austin, TX |
| 01/12/2013 1:00 pm, ESPNU | at Iowa State | L 62–82 | 8–8 (0–3) | Hilton Coliseum (14,376) Ames, IA |
| 01/19/2013 1:00 pm, CBS | No. 4 Kansas | L 59–64 | 8–9 (0–4) | Frank Erwin Center (14,312) Austin, TX |
| 01/21/2013 8:30 pm, ESPN | at Oklahoma | L 67–73 | 8–10 (0–5) | Lloyd Noble Center (10,409) Norman, OK |
| 01/26/2013 7:00 pm, LHN | Texas Tech | W 73–57 | 9–10 (1–5) | Frank Erwin Center (12,742) Austin, TX |
| 01/30/2013 7:00 pm, ESPN2 | at No. 18 Kansas State | L 57–83 | 9–11 (1–6) | Bramlage Coliseum (12,109) Manhattan, KS |
| 02/02/2013 7:00 pm, LHN | TCU | W 60–43 | 10–11 (2–6) | Frank Erwin Center (11,641) Austin, TX |
| 02/04/2013 8:00 pm, ESPN | at West Virginia | L 58–60 | 10–12 (2–7) | WVU Coliseum (4,966) Morgantown, WV |
| 02/09/2013 12:45 pm, Big 12 Network | No. 22 Oklahoma State | L 59–72 | 10–13 (2–8) | Frank Erwin Center (14,036) Austin, TX |
| 02/13/2013 7:00 pm, Big 12 Network | Iowa State | W 89–86 $^{2OT}$ | 11–13 (3–8) | Frank Erwin Center (9,729) Austin, TX |
| 02/16/2013 8:00 pm, ESPN | at No. 14 Kansas ESPN College GameDay | L 47–73 | 11–14 (3–9) | Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, KS |
| 02/19/2013 7:00 pm, Big 12 Network | at TCU | W 68–59 | 12–14 (4–9) | Daniel-Meyer Coliseum (5,451) Fort Worth, TX |
| 02/23/2013 7:00 pm, LHN | No. 13 Kansas State | L 69–81 | 12–15 (4–10) | Frank Erwin Center (11,420) Austin, TX |
| 02/27/2013 8:00 pm, ESPN2 | Oklahoma | W 92–86 $^{OT}$ | 13–15 (5–10) | Frank Erwin Center (9,860) Austin, TX |
| 03/02/2013 3:00 pm, ESPN | at No. 15 Oklahoma State | L 65–78 | 13–16 (5–11) | Gallagher-Iba Arena (12,474) Stillwater, OK |
| 03/04/2013 8:00 pm, ESPN | Baylor | W 79–70 | 14–16 (6–11) | Frank Erwin Center (10,351) Austin, TX |
| 03/09/2013 3:00 pm, Big 12 Network | at Texas Tech | W 71–69 $^{OT}$ | 15–16 (7–11) | United Spirit Arena (9,542) Lubbock, TX |
| 2013 Big 12 men's basketball tournament |||||
| 03/13/2013 8:43 pm, Big 12 Network/ESPN3 | vs. TCU First Round | W 70–57 | 16–16 | Sprint Center (17,018) Kansas City, MO |
| 03/14/2013 6:00 pm, Big 12 Network/ESPN3 | vs. No. 11 Kansas State Quarterfinals | L 49–66 | 16–17 | Sprint Center (17,257) Kansas City, MO |
| 2013 College Basketball Invitational |||||
| 03/20/2013* 8:00 pm, AXS TV | at Houston First Round | L 72–73 | 16–18 | Hofheinz Pavilion (4,407) Houston, TX |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll / Coaches' Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. |||||