# 2012–13 Oregon Ducks men's basketball team

The 2012–13 Oregon Ducks men's basketball team represented the University of Oregon during the 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Ducks, led by their third year head coach Dana Altman, were members of the Pac-12 Conference and played their home games at Matthew Knight Arena. They finished with a record of 28–9 overall, 12–6 in Pac-12 play to finish in a three-way tie for second place. They were champions of the Pac-12 tournament, defeating UCLA in the championship game, to earn an automatic bid to the 2013 NCAA tournament where they defeated Oklahoma State in the second round and Saint Louis in the third round to advance to the Sweet Sixteen where they lost to Louisville.

## Recruits

Source:
US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Dominic Artis PG | Richmond, California | Findlay College Prep | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | 165 lb (75 kg) | Oct 31, 2011 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 94 ||||||
| Damyean Dotson SF | Houston, Texas | Jack Yates | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 181 lb (82 kg) | Sep 25, 2010 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 90 ||||||
| Fred Richardson SF | Friendswood, Texas | Clear Brook | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | N/A | May 8, 2012 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 90 ||||||
| Ben Carter PF | Las Vegas, Nevada | Bishop Gorman | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | 215 lb (98 kg) | Nov 7, 2011 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 89 ||||||
| Willie Moore SG | Cincinnati, Ohio | Aiken | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | May 8, 2012 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 82 ||||||
| Devon Branch SG | Aberdeen, Maryland | Cloud County Community College | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | Apr 8, 2012 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: N/A 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 | Tony Woods | Waverly Austin |
| PF | Arsalan Kazemi | Ben Carter |
| SF | E.J. Singler | Carlos Emory |
| SG | Damyean Dotson | |
| PG | Dominic Artis | Johnathan Loyd |

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| 10/29/2012* 7:00 pm | | Concordia (OR) | W 102–75 | – | Matthew Knight Arena (5,616) Eugene, OR |
| 11/05/2012* 7:00 pm | | Southwestern Oklahoma State | W 82–65 | – | Matthew Knight Arena (5,448) Eugene, OR |
| Regular season ||||||
| 11/10/2012* 4:30 pm, P12N | | Northern Arizona Global Sports Classic | W 83–73 | 1–0 | Matthew Knight Arena (5,768) Eugene, OR |
| 11/12/2012* 6:30 pm, P12N | | Portland State | W 80–69 | 2–0 | Matthew Knight Arena (5,577) Eugene, OR |
| 11/16/2012* 8:00 pm, P12N | | Vanderbilt | W 74–48 | 3–0 | Matthew Knight Arena (9,137) Eugene, OR |
| 11/19/2012* 8:00 pm, P12N | | Jacksonville State Global Sports Classic | W 67–45 | 4–0 | Matthew Knight Arena (5,163) Eugene, OR |
| 11/23/2012* 6:00 pm, CBSSN | | at No. 18 UNLV Global Sports Classic | W 83–79 | 5–0 | Thomas & Mack Center (16,730) Paradise, NV |
| 11/24/2012* 7:30 pm, CBSSN | | vs. No. 22 Cincinnati Global Sports Classic | L 66–77 | 5–1 | Thomas & Mack Center (13,954) Paradise, NV |
| 11/29/2012* 7:00 pm, P12N | | UTSA | W 95–78 | 6–1 | Matthew Knight Arena (5,204) Eugene, OR |
| 12/01/2012* 7:00 pm, P12N | | Arkansas-Pine Bluff | W 80–59 | 7–1 | Matthew Knight Arena (5,281) Eugene, OR |
| 12/08/2012* 3:00 pm, P12N | | Idaho State | W 87–35 | 8–1 | Matthew Knight Arena (5,328) Eugene, OR |
| 12/15/2012* 1:30 pm, FSN | | Nebraska | W 60–38 | 9–1 | Matthew Knight Arena (6,102) Eugene, OR |
| 12/19/2012* 5:00 pm, CBSSN | | at UTEP | L 84–91 $^{3OT}$ | 9–2 | Don Haskins Center (8,512) El Paso, TX |
| 12/22/2012* 12:00 pm, P12N | | Houston Baptist | W 91–50 | 10–2 | Matthew Knight Arena (5,284) Eugene, OR |
| 12/31/2012* 4:00 pm, P12N | | Nevada | W 56–43 | 11–2 | Matthew Knight Arena (5,817) Eugene, OR |
| 01/06/2013 7:00 pm, FSN | | at Oregon State Civil War | W 79–66 | 12–2 (1–0) | Gill Coliseum (8,612) Corvallis, OR |
| 01/10/2013 6:00 pm, ESPN2 | | No. 4 Arizona | W 70–66 | 13–2 (2–0) | Matthew Knight Arena (9,544) Eugene, OR |
| 01/13/2013 6:00 pm, P12N | | Arizona State | W 68–65 | 14–2 (3–0) | Matthew Knight Arena (7,813) Eugene, OR |
| 01/17/2013 8:00 pm, ESPNU | No. 21 | at USC | W 76–74 | 15–2 (4–0) | Galen Center (4,722) Los Angeles, CA |
| 01/19/2013 1:00 pm, CBS | No. 21 | at No. 24 UCLA | W 76–67 | 16–2 (5–0) | Pauley Pavilion (12,254) Los Angeles, CA |
| 01/23/2013 6:30 pm, P12N | No. 16 | Washington State | W 68–61 | 17–2 (6–0) | Matthew Knight Arena (6,946) Eugene, OR |
| 01/26/2013 4:00 pm, P12N | No. 16 | Washington | W 81–76 | 18–2 (7–0) | Matthew Knight Arena (12,364) Eugene, OR |
| 01/30/2013 8:00 pm, ESPNU | No. 10 | at Stanford | L 52–76 | 18–3 (7–1) | Maples Pavilion (4,816) Stanford, CA |
| 02/02/2013 1:30 pm, FSN | No. 10 | at California | L 54–58 | 18–4 (7–2) | Haas Pavilion (9,457) Berkeley, CA |
| 02/07/2013 7:00 pm, ESPNU | No. 19 | Colorado | L 47–48 | 18–5 (7–3) | Matthew Knight Arena (8,862) Eugene, OR |
| 02/09/2013 5:00 pm, P12N | No. 19 | Utah | W 73–64 | 19–5 (8–3) | Matthew Knight Arena (9,041) Eugene, OR |
| 02/13/2013 8:00 pm, ESPN2 | No. 23 | at Washington | W 65–52 | 20–5 (9–3) | Alaska Airlines Arena (8,466) Seattle, WA |
| 02/16/2013 4:00 pm, P12N | No. 23 | at Washington State | W 79–77 $^{OT}$ | 21–5 (10–3) | Beasley Coliseum (5,216) Pullman, WA |
| 02/21/2013 6:00 pm, ESPN2 | No. 23 | California | L 46–48 | 21–6 (10–4) | Matthew Knight Arena (8,223) Eugene, OR |
| 02/23/2013 5:00 pm, P12N | No. 23 | Stanford | W 77–66 | 22–6 (11–4) | Matthew Knight Arena (12,364) Eugene, OR |
| 02/28/2013 8:00 pm, ESPNU | No. 24 | Oregon State Civil War | W 85–75 | 23–6 (12–4) | Matthew Knight Arena (10,621) Eugene, OR |
| 03/07/2013 6:00 pm, ESPN2 | No. 19 | at Colorado | L 53–76 | 23–7 (12–5) | Coors Events Center (11,013) Boulder, CO |
| 03/09/2013 11:30 am, P12N | No. 19 | at Utah | L 62–72 | 23–8 (12–6) | Jon M. Huntsman Center (11,628) Salt Lake City, UT |
| Pac-12 tournament ||||||
| 03/14/2013 8:54 pm, ESPNU | (3) | vs. (6) Washington Quarterfinals | W 80–77 $^{OT}$ | 24–8 | MGM Grand Garden Arena (10,566) Paradise, NV |
| 03/15/2013 8:41 pm, ESPN | (3) | vs. (10) Utah Semifinals | W 64–45 | 25–8 | MGM Grand Garden Arena (13,151) Paradise, NV |
| 03/16/2013 8:00 pm, ESPN | (3) | vs. (1) No. 21 UCLA Championship | W 78–69 | 26–8 | MGM Grand Garden Arena (11,101) Paradise, NV |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| 03/21/2013* 1:49 pm, TNT | No. 25 (12 MW) | vs. No. 17 (5 MW) Oklahoma State Second Round | W 68–55 | 27–8 | HP Pavilion (16,836) San Jose, CA |
| 03/23/2013* 4:10 pm, TBS | No. 25 (12 MW) | vs. No. 13 (4 MW) Saint Louis Third Round | W 74–57 | 28–8 | HP Pavilion (18,030) San Jose, CA |
| 03/29/2013* 4:15 pm, CBS | No. 25 (12 MW) | vs. No. 2 (1 MW) Louisville Sweet Sixteen | L 69–77 | 28–9 | Lucas Oil Stadium (35,520) Indianapolis, IN |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time. (#) during NCAA Tournament is seed with Region MW=Midwest. ||||||