# 2012–13 Oklahoma State Cowboys basketball team

The 2012–13 Oklahoma State Cowboys basketball team represented Oklahoma State University in the 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. This was head coach Travis Ford's fifth season at Oklahoma State. The Cowboys competed in the Big 12 Conference and played their home games at the Gallagher-Iba Arena. They finished the season 24–9, 13–5 in Big 12 play to finish in third place. They advanced to the semifinals of the Big 12 tournament where they lost to Kansas State. They received an at-large bid to the 2013 NCAA tournament where they lost in the second round to Oregon.

## Pre-season
### Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
| Cezar Guerrero | 1 | G | 6'0" | 175 | Sophomore | Huntington Park, California | Transferred- Fresno State |
| Fred Gulley | 3 | G | 6'2" | 177 | Redshirt Sophomore | Fayetteville, Arkansas | Transferred- Arkansas |
| Keiton Page | 12 | G | 5'9" | 165 | Senior | Pawnee, Oklahoma | Graduated |
| Darrell Williams | 25 | F | 6'8" | 245 | Senior | Chicago, Illinois | Suspended - Rape Conviction Reversed |
| Grayson George | 30 | G | 6'2" | 180 | Freshman | Minneapolis, Kansas | |

### Recruits

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Phil Forte SG | Flower Mound, TX | Edward S. Marcus High School | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | Sep 11, 2011 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 89 ||||||
| Kirby Gardner PG | San Bernardino, CA | San Bernardino Valley College | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | Jul 3, 2012 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: JC ||||||
| Kamari Murphy PF | Brooklyn, NY | IMG Academy FL. | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | Aug 30, 2011 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 89 ||||||
| Marcus Smart SG | Flower Mound, TX | Edward S. Marcus High School | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 220 lb (100 kg) | Sep 10, 2011 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 97 ||||||
| Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: Not Ranked Top 20 Rivals: 21 ESPN: 22 ||||||
| 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: "Oklahoma State 2012 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved April 24, 2012. "2012 Oklahoma State 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 — = Not ranked :
| | 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 | — | — | — | 20 | 15 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 22 | — | — | — | — | 22 | 17 | | | | | |
| Coaches Poll | — | — | — | 22 | 17 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

## Schedule and results

Source
* All times are Central
| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| 08/10/2012* 1:00 pm | | vs. Barcelona Select | W 95–72 | – | Cornella Sports Complex (N/A) Barcelona, Spain |
| 08/12/2012* 1:00 pm | | vs. Barcelona Select | W 86–81 | – | Cornella Sports Complex (N/A) Barcelona, Spain |
| 08/10/2012* 1:00 pm | | vs. BC Gran Canaria | W 80–59 | – | (N/A) Las Palmas, Gran Canaria |
| 11/01/2012* 7:00 pm, FSOK | | Ottawa | W 109–56 | – | Gallagher-Iba Arena (7,707) Stillwater, OK |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| 11/09/2012* 8:00 pm, FCS Central | | UC Davis | W 73–65 | 1–0 | Gallagher-Iba Arena (9,853) Stillwater, OK |
| 11/15/2012* 9:30 am, ESPNU | | vs. Akron Puerto Rico Tip-Off First Round | W 69–65 $^{OT}$ | 2–0 | Coliseo Rubén Rodríguez (N/A) Bayamón, Puerto Rico |
| 11/16/2012* 9:30 am, ESPNU | | vs. Tennessee Puerto Rico Tip-Off semifinals | W 62–45 | 3–0 | Coliseo Rubén Rodríguez (N/A) Bayamón, Puerto Rico |
| 11/18/2012* 5:30 pm, ESPN2 | | vs. No. 6 NC State Puerto Rico Tip-Off championship | W 76–56 | 4–0 | Coliseo Rubén Rodríguez (6,872) Bayamón, Puerto Rico |
| 11/25/2012* 1:00 pm, FSOK | No. 20 | Portland State | W 81–58 | 5–0 | Gallagher-Iba Arena (8,219) Stillwater, OK |
| 12/01/2012* 1:00 pm, ESPN3 | No. 15 | at Virginia Tech | L 71–81 | 5–1 | Cassell Coliseum (7,552) Blacksburg, VA |
| 12/05/2012* 7:00 pm, ESPNU | No. 23 | South Florida | W 61–49 | 6–1 | Gallagher-Iba Arena (8,978) Stillwater, OK |
| 12/08/2012* 3:00 pm, FSSW+ | No. 23 | Missouri State | W 62–42 | 7–1 | Gallagher-Iba Arena (8,740) Stillwater, OK |
| 12/16/2012* 3:00 pm, FSOK | No. 24 | Central Arkansas | W 91–63 | 8–1 | Gallagher-Iba Arena (5,538) Stillwater, OK |
| 12/19/2012* 7:00 pm, FSSW+ | No. 24 | UT-Arlington | W 69–44 | 9–1 | Gallagher-Iba Arena (8,714) Stillwater, OK |
| 12/22/2012* 12:00 pm, FSOK | No. 24 | Tennessee Tech | W 78–42 | 10–1 | Gallagher-Iba Arena (9,347) Stillwater, OK |
| 12/31/2012* 5:00 pm, ESPN2 | No. 22 | No. 10 Gonzaga | L 68–69 | 10–2 | Gallagher-Iba Arena (13,611) Stillwater, OK |
| Big 12 Regular Season ||||||
| 01/05/2013 12:30 pm, Big 12 Network | No. 22 | at No. 25 Kansas State | L 67–73 | 10–3 (0–1) | Bramlage Coliseum (12,528) Manhattan, KS |
| 01/09/2013 7:00 pm, Big 12 Network | | TCU | W 63–45 | 11–3 (1–1) | Gallagher-Iba Arena (7,502) Stillwater, OK |
| 01/12/2013 2:00 pm, ESPN2 | | at Oklahoma Bedlam Series | L 68–77 | 11–4 (1–2) | Lloyd Noble Center (12,695) Norman, OK |
| 01/19/2013 1:00 pm, ESPN2 | | Texas Tech | W 79–45 | 12–4 (2–2) | Gallagher-Iba Arena (9,193) Stillwater, OK |
| 01/21/2013 4:30 pm, ESPN | | at Baylor | L 54–64 | 12–5 (2–3) | Ferrell Center (8,039) Waco, TX |
| 01/26/2013 12:00 pm, ESPNU | | West Virginia | W 80–66 | 13–5 (3–3) | Gallagher-Iba Arena (7,512) Stillwater, OK |
| 01/30/2013 7:00 pm, Big 12 Network | | Iowa State | W 78–76 | 14–5 (4–3) | Gallagher-Iba Arena (8,776) Stillwater, OK |
| 02/02/2013 3:00 pm, Big 12 Network | | at No. 2 Kansas | W 85–80 | 15–5 (5–3) | Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, KS |
| 02/06/2013 6:00 pm, ESPN | No. 22 | Baylor | W 69–67 $^{OT}$ | 16–5 (6–3) | Gallagher-Iba Arena (7,547) Stillwater, OK |
| 02/09/2013 12:45 pm, Big 12 Network | No. 22 | at Texas | W 72–59 | 17–5 (7–3) | Frank Erwin Center (14,036) Austin, TX |
| 02/13/2013 6:00 pm, ESPNU | No. 17 | at Texas Tech | W 91–67 | 18–5 (8–3) | United Spirit Arena (8,671) Lubbock, TX |
| 02/16/2013 12:30 pm, Big 12 Network | No. 17 | Oklahoma Bedlam Series | W 84–79 $^{OT}$ | 19–5 (9–3) | Gallagher-Iba Arena (13,611) Stillwater, OK |
| 02/20/2013 8:00 pm, ESPN2 | No. 14 | No. 9 Kansas | L 67–68 $^{2OT}$ | 19–6 (9–4) | Gallagher-Iba Arena (13,611) Stillwater, OK |
| 02/23/2013 1:00 pm, ESPN2 | No. 14 | at West Virginia | W 73–57 | 20–6 (10–4) | WVU Coliseum (10,038) Morgantown, WV |
| 02/27/2013 6:00 pm, ESPNU | No. 15 | at TCU | W 64–47 | 21–6 (11–4) | Daniel-Meyer Coliseum (7,046) Ft. Worth, TX |
| 03/02/2013 3:00 pm, ESPN | No. 15 | Texas | W 78–65 | 22–6 (12–4) | Gallagher-Iba Arena (12,474) Stillwater, OK |
| 03/06/2013 6:00 pm, ESPNU | No. 13 | at Iowa State | L 76–87 | 22–7 (12–5) | Hilton Coliseum (14,011) Ames, IA |
| 03/09/2013 12:30 pm, Big 12 Network | No. 13 | No. 9 Kansas State | W 76–70 | 23–7 (13–5) | Gallagher-Iba Arena (13,611) Stillwater, OK |
| 2013 Big 12 men's basketball tournament ||||||
| 03/14/2013 8:30 pm, Big 12 Network/ESPN3 | (3) No. 14 | vs. (6) Baylor Quarterfinals | W 74–72 | 24–7 | Sprint Center (17,257) Kansas City, MO |
| 03/15/2013 9:00 pm, Big 12 Network/ESPNU | (3) No. 14 | vs. (2) No. 11 Kansas State Semifinals | L 57–68 | 24–8 | Sprint Center (19,160) Kansas City, MO |
| 2013 NCAA tournament ||||||
| 03/21/2013* 3:49 pm, TNT | (5 MW) No. 17 | vs. (12 MW) No. 25 Oregon Second Round | L 55–68 | 24–9 | HP Pavilion (16,836) San Jose, CA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. (#) during NCAA Tournament is seed with Region MW=Midwest. ||||||