# 2012–13 Washington Huskies men's basketball team

The 2012–13 Washington Huskies men's basketball team represented the University of Washington in the 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. This was head coach Lorenzo Romar's 11th season at Washington. The Huskies played their home games at Alaska Airlines Arena at Hec Edmundson Pavilion as members of the Pac-12 Conference. They finished the season 18–16, 9–9 in Pac-12 play to finish in a four-way tie for sixth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Pac-12 tournament to Oregon. They were invited to the 2013 NIT where they lost in the first round to BYU.

## Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
| Darnell Gant | 44 | F | 6'8" | 230 | Senior | Los Angeles, CA | Graduated |
| Terrence Ross | 31 | G | 6'6" | 195 | Sophomore | Portland, OR | NBA draft |
| Tony Wroten | 14 | G | 6'5" | 205 | Freshman | Seattle, WA | NBA Draft |

## Recruits

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Mark McLaughlin SG | Kenmore, Washington | Tacoma Community College | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | Apr 4, 2012 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: N/A ||||||
| Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: nr Rivals: nr ESPN: nr ||||||
| 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: "ESPN". ESPN.com. "2012 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. ||||||

## Roster
### Depth chart

| Pos. | Starting 5 | Bench |
| C | Aziz N’Diaye | Perris Blackwell |
| PF | Shawn Kemp Jr. | Austin Seferian-Jenkins |
| SF | Desmond Simmons | Martin Breuing |
| SG | C.J. Wilcox | Scott Suggs |
| PG | Abdul Gaddy | Hikeem Stewart |

### Coaching staff

| Name | Position | Year at Washington | Alma Mater (year) |
| Lorenzo Romar | Head coach | 11th | Washington (1980) |
| Brad Jackson | Assistant coach | 1st | Washington State (1975) |
| Jim Shaw | Assistant coach | 9th | Western Oregon State (1985) |
| Lamont Smith | Assistant coach | 1st | San Diego (1998) |
| Lance LaVetter | Director of Basketball Operations | 11th | Northern Arizona (1992) |

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| 10/24/2012* 7:00 pm | Western Washington | W 88–78 | – | Alaska Airlines Arena (8,077) Seattle, WA |
| Regular Season ||||||
| 11/11/2012* 5:00 pm, P12N | Loyola (MD) Hall of Fame Tip-Off | W 85–63 | 1–0 | Alaska Airlines Arena (7,381) Seattle, WA |
| 11/13/2012* 6:30 pm, P12N | Albany Hall of Fame Tip-Off | L 62–63 | 1–1 | Alaska Airlines Arena (7,041) Seattle, WA |
| 11/17/2012* 4:30 pm, ESPN3 | vs. Seton Hall Hall of Fame Tip-Off Semifinals | W 84–73 $^{OT}$ | 2–1 | Mohegan Sun Arena (6,003) Uncasville, CT |
| 11/18/2012* 1:30 pm, ESPN2 | vs. No. 4 Ohio State Hall of Fame Tip-Off Finals | L 66–77 | 2–2 | Mohegan Sun Arena (N/A) Uncasville, CT |
| 11/24/2012* 4:30 pm, P12N | Colorado State | L 55–73 | 2–3 | Alaska Airlines Arena (7,409) Seattle, WA |
| 11/28/2012* 9:00 pm, P12N | Saint Louis | W 66–61 | 3–3 | Alaska Airlines Arena (6,928) Seattle, WA |
| 12/02/2012* 4:00 pm, P12N | Cal State Fullerton | W 74–72 | 4–3 | Alaska Airlines Arena (7,200) Seattle, WA |
| 12/08/2012* 5:00 pm, P12N | Nevada | L 73–76 | 4–4 | Alaska Airlines Arena (7,724) Seattle, WA |
| 12/13/2012* 7:00 pm, RTNW | at Seattle | W 87–74 | 5–4 | KeyArena (6,137) Seattle, WA |
| 12/15/2012* 4:00 pm, P12N | Jackson State | W 75–67 | 6–4 | Alaska Airlines Arena (7,836) Seattle, WA |
| 12/20/2012* 6:00 pm, P12N | Cal Poly | W 75–62 | 7–4 | Alaska Airlines Arena (7,874) Seattle, WA |
| 12/22/2012* 4:00 pm, P12N | Northern Illinois | W 67–57 | 8–4 | Alaska Airlines Arena (7,805) Seattle, WA |
| 12/29/2012* 4:30 pm, ESPN2 | at Connecticut | L 53–61 | 8–5 | XL Center (12,720) Hartford, CT |
| 01/05/2013 6:30 pm, ESPNU | at Washington State | W 68–63 | 9–5 (1–0) | Beasley Coliseum (7,711) Pullman, WA |
| 01/09/2013 8:00 pm, ESPN2 | at California | W 62–47 | 10–5 (2–0) | Haas Pavilion (6,856) Berkeley, CA |
| 01/12/2013 8:00 pm, FSN | at Stanford | W 65–60 | 11–5 (3–0) | Maples Pavilion (4,451) Palo Alto, CA |
| 01/16/2013 8:30 pm, P12N | Colorado | W 64–54 | 12–5 (4–0) | Alaska Airlines Arena (8,184) Seattle, WA |
| 01/19/2013 8:00 pm, ESPNU | Utah | L 65–74 | 12–6 (4–1) | Alaska Airlines Arena (8,598) Seattle, WA |
| 01/23/2013 8:30 pm, P12N | at Oregon State | L 66–74 | 12–7 (4–2) | Gill Coliseum (4,213) Corvallis, OR |
| 01/26/2013 4:00 pm, P12N | at No. 16 Oregon | L 76–81 | 12–8 (4–3) | Matthew Knight Arena (12,364) Eugene, OR |
| 01/31/2013 6:00 pm, ESPN | No. 8 Arizona | L 53–57 | 12–9 (4–4) | Alaska Airlines Arena (8,535) Seattle, WA |
| 02/02/2013 6:00 pm, ESPNU | Arizona State | W 96–92 | 13–9 (5–4) | Alaska Airlines Arena (8,417) Seattle, WA |
| 02/07/2013 6:00 pm, ESPN | at UCLA | L 57–59 | 13–10 (5–5) | Pauley Pavilion (8,075) Los Angeles, CA |
| 02/10/2013 7:00 pm, FSN | at USC | L 60–71 | 13–11 (5–6) | Galen Center (4,214) Los Angeles, CA |
| 02/13/2013 8:00 pm, ESPN2 | No. 23 Oregon | L 52–65 | 13–12 (5–7) | Alaska Airlines Arena (8,466) Seattle, WA |
| 02/16/2013 8:00 pm, FSN | Oregon State | W 72–62 | 14–12 (6–7) | Alaska Airlines Arena (8,454) Seattle, WA |
| 02/20/2013 8:00 pm, ESPN2 | at No. 12 Arizona | L 52–70 | 14–13 (6–8) | McKale Center (14,545) Tucson, AZ |
| 02/23/2013 8:00 pm, ESPNU | at Arizona State | W 68–59 | 15–13 (7–8) | Wells Fargo Arena (10,004) Tempe, AZ |
| 03/03/2013 12:30 pm, FSN | Washington State | W 72–68 | 16–13 (8–8) | Alaska Airlines Arena (8,508) Seattle, WA |
| 03/06/2013 8:30 pm, P12N | USC | W 65–57 | 17–13 (9–8) | Alaska Airlines Arena (7,753) Seattle, WA |
| 03/09/2013 11:00 am, CBS | No. 23 UCLA | L 54–61 | 17–14 (9–9) | Alaska Airlines Arena (8,747) Seattle, WA |
| 2013 Pac-12 men's basketball tournament ||||||
| 03/13/2013 8:30 pm, P12N | vs. Washington State First Round | W 64–62 | 18–14 | MGM Grand Garden Arena (8,566) Paradise, NV |
| 03/14/2013 8:54 pm, ESPNU | vs. Oregon Quarterfinals | L 77–80 $^{OT}$ | 18–15 | MGM Grand Garden Arena (10,566) Paradise, NV |
| 2013 NIT ||||||
| 03/19/2013* 6:30 pm, ESPN | at BYU First Round | L 79–90 | 18–16 | Marriott Center (7,511) Provo, UT |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time. ||||||