# 2012–13 West Virginia Mountaineers men's basketball team

The 2012–13 West Virginia Mountaineers men's basketball team represented West Virginia University during the 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Mountaineers were led by sixth year head coach Bob Huggins and played their home games at WVU Coliseum. This was the Mountaineers first season as members of the Big 12 Conference. They finished the season 13–19, 6–12 in Big 12 play to finish in eighth place. They lost in the first round of the Big 12 tournament to Texas Tech.

## Before the Season
### Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
| Kevin Jones | 5 | F | 6'8" | 260 | Senior | Mount Vernon, New York | Graduated; Entered 2012 NBA draft- went undrafted; signed contract to play for Cleveland Cavaliers |
| Pat Forsythe | 20 | C | 6'11" | 240 | Freshman | Brunswick, Ohio | Transferred to Akron University |
| Tommie McCune | 23 | F | 6'8" | 208 | Freshman | Saginaw, Michigan | Transferred to Oakland University |
| Darryl Bryant | 25 | G | 6'1" | 185 | Senior | Brooklyn, New York | Graduated |
| Paul Williamson | 32 | F | 6'8" | 205 | Freshman | Harts, West Virginia | Transferred to Fairmont State University |

### Recruits

College recruiting information :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Eron Harris SG | Indianapolis, IN | Lawrence North | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 160 lb (73 kg) | Oct 2, 2011 |
| Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 85 ||||||
| Terry Henderson SG | Raleigh, NC | Neuse Baptist Christian | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | Oct 24, 2011 |
| Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 91 ||||||
| Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: Not Ranked Top 25 Rivals: Not Ranked Top 20 ESPN: Not Ranked Top 25 ||||||
| 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: "West Virginia 2012 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved April 24, 2012. "2012 West Virginia 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. ||||||
Elijah Macon has committed to West Virginia, but he is doing a Post-Graduate year at Brewster Academy and won't join the Mountaineers until the 2013-14 season.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Opponent | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition |||||
| 11/06/2012* 7:00 pm, RTPT | Glenville State | W 95–53 | – | WVU Coliseum (5,208) Morgantown, WV |
| Regular season |||||
| 11/12/2012* 11:59 pm, ESPN | at No. 19 Gonzaga ESPN College Tip Off Marathon | L 50–84 | 0–1 | McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000) Spokane, WA |
| 11/22/2012* 12:00 pm, ESPN2 | vs. Marist Old Spice Classic 1st Round | W 87–44 | 1–1 | HP Field House (3,423) Orlando, FL |
| 11/23/2012* 12:30 pm, ESPN | vs. Davidson Old Spice Classic Semifinals | L 60–63 | 1–2 | HP Field House (2,927) Orlando, FL |
| 11/25/2012* 4:30 pm, ESPNU | vs. Oklahoma Old Spice Classic 3rd place game | L 70–77 | 1–3 | HP Field House (4,121) Orlando, FL |
| 11/28/2012* 7:00 pm, RTPT | VMI | W 94–69 | 2–3 | WVU Coliseum (7,531) Morgantown, WV |
| 12/05/2012* 7:30 pm, WOWK | vs. Marshall Chesapeake Energy Capital Classic | W 69–59 | 3–3 | Charleston Civic Center (11,512) Charleston, WV |
| 12/08/2012* 4:00 pm, ESPN2 | Virginia Tech | W 68–67 | 4–3 | WVU Coliseum (11,631) Morgantown, WV |
| 12/11/2012* 7:00 pm, CBSSN | at Duquesne | L 56–60 | 4–4 | CONSOL Energy Center (6,244) Pittsburgh, PA |
| 12/15/2012* 8:00 pm, ESPN | vs. No. 3 Michigan Brooklyn Hoops Winter Festival | L 66–81 | 4–5 | Barclays Center (16,514) Brooklyn, NY |
| 12/19/2012* 9:00 pm, ESPNU | Oakland | W 76–71 | 5–5 | WVU Coliseum (4,982) Morgantown, WV |
| 12/22/2012* 4:00 pm, RTPT | Radford | W 72–62 | 6–5 | WVU Coliseum (7,073) Morgantown, WV |
| 12/30/2012* 4:00 pm, RTPT | Eastern Kentucky | W 74–67 | 7–5 | WVU Coliseum (8,123) Morgantown, WV |
| 01/05/2013 4:00 pm, Big 12 Network | Oklahoma | L 57–67 | 7–6 (0–1) | WVU Coliseum (12,112) Morgantown, WV |
| 01/09/2013 9:00 pm, ESPN2 | at Texas | W 57–53 $^{OT}$ | 8–6 (1–1) | Frank Erwin Center (9,873) Austin, TX |
| 01/12/2013 1:45 pm, Big 12 Network | No. 18 Kansas State | L 64–65 | 8–7 (1–2) | WVU Coliseum (10,039) Morgantown, WV |
| 01/16/2013 9:00 pm, ESPN2 | at Iowa State | L 67–69 | 8–8 (1–3) | Hilton Coliseum (13,148) Ames, IA |
| 01/19/2013* 2:00 pm, CBS | at Purdue | L 52–79 | 8–9 (1–3) | Mackey Arena (14,677) West Lafayette, IN |
| 01/23/2013 7:30 pm, ESPN2 | TCU | W 71–50 | 9–9 (2–3) | WVU Coliseum (7,094) Morgantown, WV |
| 01/26/2013 1:00 pm, ESPNU | at Oklahoma State | L 66–80 | 9–10 (2–4) | Gallagher-Iba Arena (7,512) Stillwater, OK |
| 01/28/2013 9:00 pm, ESPN | No. 2 Kansas | L 56–61 | 9–11 (2–5) | WVU Coliseum (12,402) Morgantown, WV |
| 02/02/2013 1:45 pm, Big 12 Network | at Texas Tech | W 77–61 | 10–11 (3–5) | United Spirit Arena (8,407) Lubbock, TX |
| 02/04/2013 9:00 pm, ESPN | Texas | W 60–58 | 11–11 (4–5) | WVU Coliseum (4,966) Morgantown, WV |
| 02/09/2013 4:00 pm, Big 12 Network | at TCU | W 63–50 | 12–11 (5–5) | Daniel-Meyer Coliseum (5,192) Ft. Worth, TX |
| 02/13/2013 9:00 pm, ESPN2 | Baylor | L 60–80 | 12–12 (5–6) | Ferrell Center (6,573) Waco, TX |
| 02/16/2013 4:00 pm, Big 12 Network | Texas Tech | W 66–64 | 13–12 (6–6) | WVU Coliseum (10,530) Morgantown, WV |
| 02/18/2013 9:00 pm, ESPN | at No. 13 Kansas State | L 61–71 | 13–13 (6–7) | Bramlage Coliseum (12,329) Manhattan, KS |
| 02/23/2013 2:00 pm, ESPN2 | No. 14 Oklahoma State | L 57–73 | 13–14 (6–8) | WVU Coliseum (10,038) Morgantown, WV |
| 02/27/2013 8:00 pm, Big 12 Network | Baylor | L 62–65 | 13–15 (6–9) | WVU Coliseum (6,588) Morgantown, WV |
| 03/02/2013 2:00 pm, CBS | at No. 6 Kansas | L 65–91 | 13–16 (6–10) | Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, KS |
| 03/06/2013 9:00 pm, ESPN2 | at Oklahoma | L 70–83 | 13–17 (6–11) | Lloyd Noble Center (9,857) Norman, OK |
| 03/09/2013 1:30 pm, Big 12 Network | Iowa State | L 74–83 | 13–18 (6–12) | WVU Coliseum (9,413) Morgantown, WV |
| 2013 Big 12 men's basketball tournament |||||
| 03/13/2013 7:00 pm, Big 12 Network/ESPN3 | vs. Texas Tech First Round | L 69–71 | 13–19 | Sprint Center (17,018) Kansas City, MO |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. |||||