# 2012–13 Baylor Bears basketball team

The 2012–13 Baylor Bears men's basketball team represented Baylor University in the 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. This was head coach Scott Drew's tenth season at Baylor. The Bears competed in the Big 12 Conference and played their home games at the Ferrell Center. They finished the season 23–14, 9–9 in Big 12 play to finish in sixth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Big 12 tournament to Oklahoma State. They were invited to the 2013 NIT, where they defeated Long Beach State, Arizona State, Providence, BYU, and Iowa en route to becoming the 2013 NIT champions.

## Pre-season
### Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
| Perry Jones III | 1 | F | 6'11" | 235 | Sophomore | Duncanville, Texas | Entered 2012 NBA draft; Selected 1st Round, pick #28 by Oklahoma City Thunder |
| Fred Ellis | 3 | G | 6'6" | 220 | Senior | Sacramento, California | Graduated |
| Quincy Acy | 4 | F | 6'7" | 225 | Senior | Mesquite, Texas | Graduated; Entered 2012 NBA draft; Selected 2nd Round, pick #37 by Toronto Raptors |
| Quincy Miller | 30 | F | 6'9" | 210 | Freshman | Chicago, Illinois | Entered 2012 NBA draft; Selected 2nd Round, pick #38 by Denver Nuggets |
| Anthony Jones | 41 | F | 6'10" | 190 | Senior | Houston, TX | Graduated |

### Recruits

College recruiting information :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Isaiah Austin C | Arlington, TX | Grace Preparatory Academy | 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) | 215 lb (98 kg) | Aug 9, 2010 |
| Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 97 ||||||
| Rico Gathers PF | Reserve, LA | Riverside Academy | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 235 lb (107 kg) | Feb 6, 2010 |
| Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 96 ||||||
| L. J. Rose PG | Houston, TX | Westbury Christian | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | Sep 3, 2011 |
| Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 94 ||||||
| Chad Rykhoek C | Fort Worth, TX | Fort Worth Christian | 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) | 220 lb (100 kg) | Sep 20, 2011 |
| Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 91 ||||||
| Taurean Waller-Prince PF | San Antonio, TX | Warren | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 210 lb (95 kg) | May 14, 2012 |
| Star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 89 ||||||
| Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 4 Rivals: 5 ESPN: 5 ||||||
| 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: "Baylor 2012 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved April 24, 2012. "2012 Baylor 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. ||||||

## Roster

Source

## Rankings

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking RV = Received votes :
| | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week |
| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | Final |
| AP Poll | 19 | 19 | 16 | 24 | RV | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Coaches Poll | 18 | 18 | 17 | 21 | RV | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

## Schedule and results

Source
* All times are Central
| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| 10/25/2012* 7:00 pm | No. 19 | Abilene Christian | W 103–75 | | Ferrell Center (6,568) Waco, TX |
| Regular Season ||||||
| 11/09/2012* 4:00 pm, FSSW | No. 19 | Lehigh | W 99–77 | 1–0 | Ferrell Center (6,568) Waco, TX |
| 11/11/2012* 4:00 pm, FSSW | No. 19 | Jackson State | W 78–47 | 2–0 | Ferrell Center (5,846) Waco, TX |
| 11/15/2012* 2:00 pm, ESPNU | No. 16 | vs. Boston College Charleston Classic Quarterfinals | W 84–74 | 3–0 | TD Arena (2,686) Charleston, SC |
| 11/16/2012* 11:30 am, ESPNU | No. 16 | vs. Colorado Charleston Classic semifinals | L 58–60 | 3–1 | TD Arena (3,177) Charleston, SC |
| 11/18/2012* 4:30 pm, ESPNU | No. 16 | vs. St. John's Charleston Classic 3rd place game | W 97–78 | 4–1 | TD Arena (3,291) Charleston, SC |
| 11/24/2012* 8:00 pm, ESPN3 | No. 24 | College of Charleston Charleston Classic | L 59–63 | 4–2 | Ferrell Center (5,768) Waco, TX |
| 12/01/2012* 11:30 am, CBS | | at No. 8 Kentucky | W 64–55 | 5–2 | Rupp Arena (24,192) Lexington, KY |
| 12/04/2012* 8:00 pm, ESPN2 | | Northwestern | L 70–74 | 5–3 | Ferrell Center (6,532) Waco, TX |
| 12/12/2012* 8:30 pm, FSSW+ | | Lamar | W 85–68 | 6–3 | Ferrell Center (5,688) Waco, TX |
| 12/17/2012* 7:00 pm, FSSW | | USC Upstate | W 73–57 | 7–3 | Ferrell Center (6,639) Waco, TX |
| 12/21/2012* 8:00 pm, ESPN2 | | BYU | W 79–64 | 8–3 | Ferrell Center (7,239) Waco, TX |
| 12/28/2012* 7:00 pm, ESPN2 | | at No. 13 Gonzaga | L 87–94 | 8–4 | McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000) Spokane, WA |
| 01/05/2013 1:00 pm, ESPNU | | Texas | W 86–79 $^{OT}$ | 9–4 (1–0) | Ferrell Center (7,749) Waco, TX |
| 01/08/2013 6:00 pm, ESPN2 | | at Texas Tech | W 82–48 | 10–4 (2–0) | United Spirit Arena (6,385) Lubbock, TX |
| 01/12/2013 5:00 pm, FSSW | | TCU | W 51–40 | 11–4 (3–0) | Ferrell Center (7,753) Waco, TX |
| 01/14/2013 8:00 pm, ESPN | | at No. 4 Kansas | L 44–61 | 11–5 (3–1) | Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, KS |
| 01/19/2013* 2:00 pm, FSSW | | Hardin-Simmons | W 107–38 | 12–5 | Ferrell Center (6,647) Waco, TX |
| 01/21/2013 4:30 pm, ESPN | | Oklahoma State | W 64–54 | 13–5 (4–1) | Ferrell Center (8,039) Waco, TX |
| 01/26/2013 3:00 pm, Big 12 Network | | at TCU | W 82–56 | 14–5 (5–1) | Daniel-Meyer Coliseum (6,277) Fort Worth, TX |
| 01/30/2013 6:00 pm, ESPNU | | Oklahoma | L 71–74 | 14–6 (5–2) | Ferrell Center (6,533) Waco, TX |
| 02/02/2013 7:00 pm, ESPN2 | | at Iowa State | L 71–79 | 14–7 (5–3) | Hilton Coliseum (14,376) Ames, IA |
| 02/06/2013 6:00 pm, ESPN | | at No. 22 Oklahoma State | L 67–69 $^{OT}$ | 14–8 (5–4) | Gallagher-Iba Arena (7,547) Stillwater, OK |
| 02/09/2013 3:00 pm, Big 12 Network | | Texas Tech | W 75–48 | 15–8 (6–4) | Ferrell Center (7,750) Waco, TX |
| 02/13/2013 8:00 pm, ESPN2 | | West Virginia | W 80–60 | 16–8 (7–4) | Ferrell Center (6,573) Waco, TX |
| 02/16/2013 6:00 pm, ESPNU | | at No. 10 Kansas State | L 61–81 | 16–9 (7–5) | Bramlage Coliseum (12,528) Manhattan, KS |
| 02/20/2013 8:00 pm, ESPNU | | Iowa State | L 82–87 | 16–10 (7–6) | Ferrell Center (6,293) Waco, TX |
| 02/23/2013 4:00 pm, ESPNU | | at Oklahoma | L 76–90 | 16–11 (7–7) | Lloyd Noble Center (12,199) Norman, OK |
| 02/27/2013 7:00 pm, Big 12 Network | | at West Virginia | W 65–62 | 17–11 (8–7) | WVU Coliseum (6,588) Morgantown, WV |
| 03/02/2013 6:00 pm, ESPN2 | | No. 13 Kansas State | L 61–64 | 17–12 (8–8) | Ferrell Center (9,656) Waco, TX |
| 03/04/2013 8:00 pm, ESPN | | at Texas | L 70–79 | 17–13 (8–9) | Frank Erwin Center (10,351) Austin, TX |
| 03/09/2013 5:00 pm, ESPN | | No. 4 Kansas | W 81–58 | 18–13 (9–9) | Ferrell Center (9,695) Waco, TX |
| Big 12 tournament ||||||
| 03/14/2013 8:30 pm, Big 12 Network/ESPN3 | (6) | vs. (3) No. 14 Oklahoma State Quarterfinals | L 72–74 | 18–14 | Sprint Center (17,257) Kansas City, MO |
| NIT ||||||
| 03/20/2013* 8:00 pm, ESPN2 | (2) | (7) Long Beach State First Round | W 112–66 | 19–14 | Ferrell Center (4,034) Waco, TX |
| 03/22/2013* 7:00 pm, ESPN2 | (2) | (3) Arizona State Second Round | W 89–86 | 20–14 | Ferrell Center (4,562) Waco, TX |
| 03/27/2013* 8:00 pm, ESPN2 | (2) | (4) Providence Quarterfinals | W 79–68 | 21–14 | Ferrell Center (4,544) Waco, TX |
| 04/02/2013* 6:00 pm, ESPN2 | (2) | vs. (3) BYU Semifinals | W 76–70 | 22–14 | Madison Square Garden (10,009) New York, NY |
| 04/04/2013* 8:00 pm, ESPN | (2) | vs. (3) Iowa Championship | W 74–54 | 23–14 | Madison Square Garden (5,301) New York, NY |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. (#) during NIT is Seed within Region. ||||||