# 2012–13 Florida Gators men's basketball team

The 2012–13 Florida Gators men's basketball team represented the University of Florida in the sport of basketball during the 2012–13 college basketball season. The Gators competed in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and the Southeastern Conference (SEC). They were led by head coach Billy Donovan, and played their home games in the O'Connell Center on the university's Gainesville, Florida campus.
The Gators finished the SEC regular season with a 14–4 conference record, earning their sixth SEC regular season championship. As a No. 3 seed in the 2013 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, the Gators advanced to the Elite Eight for the third consecutive year where they were defeated by Michigan.

## Previous season

The Gators finished the 2011–12 season with a record of 26–11 overall, a 10–6 record in SEC play and lost in the Elite Eight round of the NCAA tournament to Louisville. Freshman shooting guard Bradley Beal, who finished second on the team in scoring average, decided to forgo his sophomore season and enter the 2012 NBA draft. He was selected by the Washington Wizards with the third overall pick.

## Roster
### Coaches

| Name | Position | College | Graduating year |
| Billy Donovan | Head coach | Providence College | 1987 |
| Matt McCall | Associate Head Coach | University of Florida | 2005 |
| John Pelphrey | Assistant coach | University of Kentucky | 1992 |
| Rashon Burno | Assistant coach | DePaul University | 2002 |
| Darren Hertz | Assistant to the Head Coach | University of Florida | 1997 |
| Oliver Winterbone | Video Coordinator | Rutgers University | 2005 |
| Preston Greene | Strength and conditioning Coordinator | Clemson University | 1999 |
| Dave Werner | Athletic Trainer | Eastern Kentucky University | 1991 |
| Tom Williams | Academic Counselor | University of Florida | 1978 |
NOTES:
    Rashon Burno was hired as an assistant coach on April 12, 2012. The position became available after Norm Roberts resigned to become an assistant coach at Kansas.

## Team statistics

As of March 31, 2013.
 Indicates team leader in specific category. Retrieved from Gatorzone.com
| Name | PTS | PPG | FG % | 3P % | FT % | AST | REB | BLK | STL |
| Kenny Boynton | 444 | 12.0 | .394 | .321 | .822 | 102 | 110 | 3 | 31 |
| Michael Frazier II | 202 | 5.6 | .446 | .468 | .839 | 34 | 113 | 1 | 20 |
| Dillon Graham | 11 | 0.5 | .263 | .100 | .000 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| Jacob Kurtz | 12 | 0.6 | .625 | 1.000 | .500 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 2 |
| Erik Murphy | 440 | 12.2 | .516 | .453 | .784 | 50 | 199 | 25 | 23 |
| Braxton Ogbueze | 19 | 0.8 | .318 | .200 | .364 | 7 | 13 | 0 | 4 |
| Casey Prather | 181 | 6.2 | .622 | .286 | .583 | 29 | 106 | 16 | 25 |
| Mike Rosario | 450 | 12.5 | .448 | .367 | .831 | 72 | 92 | 1 | 34 |
| DeVon Walker | 20 | 0.8 | .182 | .143 | .786 | 2 | 17 | 4 | 2 |
| Scottie Wilbekin | 319 | 9.1 | .453 | .359 | .725 | 174 | 101 | 2 | 53 |
| Will Yeguete | 170 | 5.5 | .531 | .250 | .570 | 31 | 181 | 9 | 36 |
| Patric Young | 374 | 10.1 | .586 | .000 | .498 | 32 | 232 | 58 | 34 |
| TEAM | 2642 | 71.4 | .478 | .378 | .677 | 540 | 1297 | 120 | 265 |

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| Nov. 1, 2012* 7:00 p.m., GatorVision | No. 10 | Nebraska–Kearney | W 101–71 | – | O'Connell Center (7,121) Gainesville, Florida |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| Nov. 11, 2012* 3:30 p.m., Sun/FSFL | No. 10 | Alabama State Global Sports Main Event | W 84–35 | 1–0 | O'Connell Center (8,047) Gainesville, Florida |
| Nov. 14, 2012* 7:00 p.m., ESPN2 | No. 10 | No. 22 Wisconsin | W 74–56 | 2–0 | O'Connell Center (9,614) Gainesville, Florida |
| Nov. 18, 2012* 4:00 p.m., Sun/FS South | No. 10 | vs. Middle Tennessee Global Sports Main Event | W 66–45 | 3–0 | Tampa Bay Times Forum (7,161) Tampa, Florida |
| Nov. 20, 2012* 7:00 p.m., Sun/FSFL | No. 7 | Savannah State Global Sports Main Event | W 58–40 | 4–0 | O'Connell Center (7,323) Gainesville, Florida |
| Nov. 23, 2012* 4:00 p.m., Sun/FSFL | No. 7 | UCF Global Sports Main Event | W 79–66 | 5–0 | O'Connell Center (10,195) Gainesville, Florida |
| Nov. 29, 2012* 9:00 p.m., ESPN2 | No. 7 | Marquette SEC–Big East Challenge | W 82–49 | 6–0 | O'Connell Center (10,245) Gainesville, Florida |
| Dec. 5, 2012* 7:00 p.m., ESPNU/ESPN2 | No. 6 | at Florida State | W 72–47 | 7–0 | Donald L. Tucker Center (10,593) Tallahassee, Florida |
| Dec. 15, 2012* 10:00 p.m., ESPN | No. 5 | at No. 8 Arizona | L 64–65 | 7–1 | McKale Center (14,545) Tucson, Arizona |
| Dec. 19, 2012* 7:00 p.m., Sun/FSFL/ESPN3 | No. 8 | Southeastern Louisiana | W 82–43 | 8–1 | O'Connell Center (8,057) Gainesville, Florida |
| Dec. 22, 2012* 8:00 p.m., ESPN2 | No. 8 | vs. Kansas State Hy-Vee Wildcat Classic | L 61–67 | 8–2 | Sprint Center (16,303) Kansas City, Missouri |
| Dec. 29, 2012* 4:30 p.m., FSN | No. 14 | vs. Air Force Orange Bowl Basketball Classic | W 78–61 | 9–2 | BB&T Center (12,779) Sunrise, Florida |
| Jan. 6, 2013* 4:30 p.m., NBCSN | No. 13 | at Yale | W 79–58 | 10–2 | John J. Lee Amphitheater (2,532) New Haven, Connecticut |
| SEC regular season ||||||
| Jan. 9, 2013 7:00 p.m., CSS/ESPN3 | No. 11 | Georgia | W 77–44 | 11–2 (1–0) | O'Connell Center (11,366) Gainesville, Florida |
| Jan. 12, 2013 4:00 p.m., ESPNU | No. 11 | at LSU | W 74–52 | 12–2 (2–0) | Pete Maravich Assembly Center (9,964) Baton Rouge, Louisiana |
| Jan. 17, 2013 7:00 p.m., ESPN2 | No. 10 | at Texas A&M | W 68–47 | 13–2 (3–0) | Reed Arena (11,046) College Station, Texas |
| Jan. 19, 2013 2:00 p.m., ESPN | No. 10 | No. 17 Missouri | W 83–52 | 14–2 (4–0) | O'Connell Center (12,597) Gainesville, Florida |
| Jan. 23, 2013 8:00 p.m., SECN/ESPN3 | No. 8 | at Georgia | W 64–47 | 15–2 (5–0) | Stegeman Coliseum (6,793) Athens, Georgia |
| Jan. 26, 2013 8:00 p.m., ESPN2 | No. 8 | at Mississippi State | W 82–47 | 16–2 (6–0) | Humphrey Coliseum (7,696) Starkville, Mississippi |
| Jan. 30, 2013 8:00 p.m., SECN/ESPN3 | No. 4 | South Carolina | W 75–36 | 17–2 (7–0) | O'Connell Center (10,533) Gainesville, Florida |
| Feb. 2, 2013 7:00 p.m., ESPNU | No. 4 | No. 16 Ole Miss | W 78–64 | 18–2 (8–0) | O'Connell Center (12,522) Gainesville, Florida |
| Feb. 5, 2013 7:00 p.m., ESPN | No. 2 | at Arkansas | L 69–80 | 18–3 (8–1) | Bud Walton Arena (13,816) Fayetteville, Arkansas |
| Feb. 9, 2013 5:00 p.m., FSN/ESPN3 | No. 2 | Mississippi State | W 83–58 | 19–3 (9–1) | O'Connell Center (12,444) Gainesville, Florida |
| Feb. 12, 2013 7:00 p.m., ESPN | No. 7 | No. 25 Kentucky | W 69–52 | 20–3 (10–1) | O'Connell Center (12,480) Gainesville, Florida |
| Feb. 16, 2013 1:45 p.m., SECN/ESPN3 | No. 7 | at Auburn | W 83–52 | 21–3 (11–1) | Auburn Arena (8,953) Auburn, Alabama |
| Feb. 19, 2013 9:00 p.m., ESPN | No. 5 | at Missouri | L 60–63 | 21–4 (11–2) | Mizzou Arena (15,061) Columbia, Missouri |
| Feb. 23, 2013 7:00 p.m., ESPNU | No. 5 | Arkansas | W 71–54 | 22–4 (12–2) | O'Connell Center (12,609) Gainesville, Florida |
| Feb. 26, 2013 9:00 p.m., ESPN | No. 8 | at Tennessee | L 58–64 | 22–5 (12–3) | Thompson–Boling Arena (19,567) Knoxville, Tennessee |
| Mar. 2, 2013 12:00 p.m., ESPN | No. 8 | Alabama | W 64–52 | 23–5 (13–3) | O'Connell Center (11,624) Gainesville, Florida |
| Mar. 6, 2013 8:00 p.m., SECN/ESPN3 | No. 11 | Vanderbilt | W 66–40 | 24–5 (14–3) | O'Connell Center (10,504) Gainesville, Florida |
| Mar. 9, 2013 12:00 p.m., CBS | No. 11 | at Kentucky | L 57–61 | 24–6 (14–4) | Rupp Arena (24,294) Lexington, Kentucky |
| SEC Tournament ||||||
| Mar. 15, 2013 1:00 p.m., ESPNU | (1) No. 13 | vs. (9) LSU Quarterfinals | W 80–58 | 25–6 | Bridgestone Arena (15,649) Nashville, Tennessee |
| Mar. 16, 2013 1:00 p.m., ABC/ESPN3 | (1) No. 13 | vs. (4) Alabama Semifinals | W 61–51 | 26–6 | Bridgestone Arena (14,574) Nashville, Tennessee |
| Mar. 17, 2013 1:00 p.m., ABC | (1) No. 13 | vs. (3) Ole Miss Championship game | L 63–66 | 26–7 | Bridgestone Arena (12,138) Nashville, Tennessee |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| Mar. 22, 2013 7:27 p.m., TruTV | (3 S) No. 14 | vs. (14 S) Northwestern State Second round | W 79–47 | 27–7 | Frank Erwin Center (13,825) Austin, Texas |
| Mar. 24, 2013 6:10 p.m., TNT | (3 S) No. 14 | vs. (11 S) Minnesota Third round | W 78–64 | 28–7 | Frank Erwin Center (14,520) Austin, Texas |
| Mar. 29, 2013 10:38 p.m., TBS | (3 S) No. 14 | vs. (15 S) Florida Gulf Coast Sweet Sixteen | W 62–50 | 29–7 | Cowboys Stadium (40,639) Arlington, Texas |
| Mar. 31, 2013 2:20 p.m., CBS | (3 S) No. 14 | vs. (4 S) No. 10 Michigan Elite Eight | L 59–79 | 29–8 | Cowboys Stadium (36,585) Arlington, Texas |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. ||||||
NOTES:
    Game played aboard the USS Bataan at Naval Station Mayport in Jacksonville, Florida.
    The game was suspended due to condensation on the court at halftime with the Gators leading 27–23. It was not made up.

## Rankings

Ranking Movement Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. :
| Poll | Pre | Wk 1 Nov. 12 | Wk 2 Nov. 19 | Wk 3 Nov. 26 | Wk 4 Dec. 3 | Wk 5 Dec. 10 | Wk 6 Dec. 17 | Wk 7 Dec. 24 | Wk 8 Dec. 31 | Wk 9 Jan. 7 | Wk 10 Jan. 14 | Wk 11 Jan. 21 | Wk 12 Jan. 28 | Wk 13 Feb. 4 | Wk 14 Feb. 11 | Wk 15 Feb. 18 | Wk 16 Feb. 25 | Wk 17 Mar. 4 | Wk 18 Mar. 11 | Wk 19 Mar. 18 | Final Apr. 9 |
| AP | 10 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 14 | – |
| Coaches | 10 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 9 |

## Awards and honors
### Michael Frazier II

* SEC Freshman of the Week (11/26/12–12/3/12). Frazier scored 17 points while shooting 5-for-8 from three-point range in a win over Marquette.
* SEC Freshman of the Week (2/11/13–2/18/13). Frazier scored 18 points while shooting 6-for-7 from three-point range in a road victory over Auburn.

### Scottie Wilbekin

* SEC Player of the Week (1/21/13–1/28/13). Wilbekin averaged 15 points and 6 assists in two wins over Georgia and Mississippi State.