# 2012–13 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team

The 2012–2023 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team represented the University of Iowa in the 2012–13 college basketball season. The team was led by 3rd year head coach Fran McCaffery and new recruiting and scouting addition, Brad Denning (Iowa native)to help with player relations, assist athletes on campus visits. NIL affairs. The Iowa Hawkeyes men’s basketball played their home games at Carver-Hawkeye Arena, which has been their home since 1983. They were members of the Big Ten Conference.
The team finished with a record of 25–13, 9–9 in conference play and finished 6th in the Big Ten. The 25 wins is the most wins in one season for the Hawkeyes since the 2005–2006 season, in which Iowa also had 25 wins. The team went to the 2013 Big Ten Conference men's basketball tournament as a 6th seed where they defeated Northwestern in the 1st round but lost to Michigan State in the Quarterfinals. The team went on to earn a #3 seed in the 2013 National Invitation Tournament where they defeated both Indiana State (68–52) and Stony Brook (75–63) in front of sellout home crowds. Iowa also defeated the #1 seeded Virginia Cavaliers, snapping the Wahoo's 19-game home winning streak, and moving on to the NIT Semifinals for the first time in school history. Iowa advanced to the Championship game after defeating Maryland (71–60) but lost to Baylor (74–54).

## Roster

The 2012–13 Iowa Hawkeyes squad contained 16 players which included 4 freshmen, 2 redshirt freshmen, 5 sophomores, 3 juniors, and 2 seniors.

## 2012 Commitments

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Anthony Clemmons PG | Lansing, MI | Sexton High School | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | Sep 25, 2011 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 82 ||||||
| Mike Gesell PG | South Sioux City, NE | South Sioux City High School | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 178 lb (81 kg) | Aug 8, 2011 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 92 ||||||
| Patrick Ingram SG | Indianapolis, IN | North Central High School | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 178 lb (81 kg) | Aug 17, 2011 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 88 ||||||
| Kyle Meyer C | Alpharetta, GA | Northview High School | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) | 215 lb (98 kg) | Mar 14, 2011 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 87 ||||||
| Adam Woodbury C | Sioux City, IA | Sioux City East High School | 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) | 225 lb (102 kg) | Sep 14, 2011 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 95 ||||||
| Overall recruiting rankings: ||||||
| 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- Iowa Hawkeyes Men's Basketball Recruiting". ESPN.com. Retrieved August 30, 2012. "2012 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved August 30, 2012. ||||||

## Schedule and Results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| 11/04/2012* 1:00 pm | | Quincy (IL) | W 100–54 | – | Carver-Hawkeye Arena (12,251) Iowa City, IA |
| Regular Season ||||||
| 11/09/2012* 8:00 pm | | Texas–Pan American | W 86–55 | 1–0 | Carver-Hawkeye Arena (14,859) Iowa City, IA |
| 11/12/2012* 6:30 pm, BTN | | Central Michigan | W 73–61 | 2–0 | Carver-Hawkeye Arena (10,578) Iowa City, IA |
| 11/15/2011* 7:00 pm | | Howard Cancún Challenge | W 66–36 | 3–0 | Carver-Hawkeye Arena (10,704) Iowa City, IA |
| 11/17/2012* 7:00 pm, BTN | | Gardner-Webb Cancún Challenge | W 65–56 | 4–0 | Carver-Hawkeye Arena (11,852) Iowa City, IA |
| 11/20/2012* 8:30 pm, CBSSN | | vs. WKU Cancún Challenge semifinals | W 63–55 | 5–0 | Moon Palace Resort (902) Cancún, MX |
| 11/21/2012* 8:30 pm, CBSSN | | vs. Wichita State Cancún Challenge Championship | L 63–75 | 5–1 | Moon Palace Resort (902) Cancún, MX |
| 11/27/2012* 6:15 pm, ESPNU | | at Virginia Tech ACC–Big Ten Challenge | L 79–95 | 5–2 | Cassell Coliseum (5,647) Blacksburg, VA |
| 12/01/2012* 12:00 pm | | Texas A&M-Corpus Christi | W 88–59 | 6–2 | Carver-Hawkeye Arena (12,628) Iowa City, IA |
| 12/04/2012* 7:00 pm | | South Dakota | W 87–63 | 7–2 | Carver-Hawkeye Arena (11,269) Iowa City, IA |
| 12/07/2012* 7:00 pm, BTN | | Iowa State Iowa Corn Cy-Hawk Series | W 80–71 | 8–2 | Carver-Hawkeye Arena (15,127) Iowa City, IA |
| 12/15/2012* 1:30 pm, BTN | | vs. Northern Iowa Big Four Classic | W 80–73 | 9–2 | Wells Fargo Arena (13,180) Des Moines, IA |
| 12/19/2012* 8:00 pm, BTN | | South Carolina State | W 90–46 | 10–2 | Carver-Hawkeye Arena (12,158) Iowa City, IA |
| 12/22/2012* 12:00 pm, BTN | | Coppin State | W 80–50 | 11–2 | Carver-Hawkeye Arena (13,060) Iowa City, IA |
| 12/31/2012 3:00 pm, ESPN2 | | No. 5 Indiana | L 65–69 | 11–3 (0–1) | Carver-Hawkeye Arena (15,400) Iowa City, IA |
| 01/06/2013 11:00 am, BTN | | at No. 2 Michigan | L 67–95 | 11–4 (0–2) | Crisler Center (12,693) Ann Arbor, MI |
| 01/10/2013 6:00 pm, ESPN2 | | No. 22 Michigan State | L 59–62 | 11–5 (0–3) | Carver-Hawkeye Arena (12,872) Iowa City, IA |
| 01/13/2013 4:30 pm, ESPNU | | at Northwestern | W 70–50 | 12–5 (1–3) | Welsh-Ryan Arena (6,805) Evanston, IL |
| 01/19/2013 7:00 pm, BTN | | Wisconsin | W 70–66 | 13–5 (2–3) | Carver-Hawkeye Arena (15,400) Iowa City, IA |
| 01/22/2013 5:30 pm, BTN | | at No. 14 Ohio State | L 63–72 | 13–6 (2–4) | Value City Arena (16,040) Columbus, OH |
| 01/27/2013 2:30 pm, BTN | | at Purdue | L 62–65 $^{OT}$ | 13–7 (2–5) | Mackey Arena (13,671) West Lafayette, IN |
| 01/31/2013 7:00 pm, ESPNU | | Penn State | W 76–67 | 14–7 (3–5) | Carver-Hawkeye Arena (13,369) Iowa City, IA |
| 02/03/2013 12:00 pm, BTN | | at No. 23 Minnesota | L 59–62 | 14–8 (3–6) | Williams Arena (14,625) Minneapolis, MN |
| 02/06/2013 8:00 pm, BTN | | at Wisconsin | L 70–74 $^{2OT}$ | 14–9 (3–7) | Kohl Center (17,121) Madison, WI |
| 02/09/2013 3:30 pm, BTN | | Northwestern | W 71–57 | 15–9 (4–7) | Carver-Hawkeye Arena (15,267) Iowa City, IA |
| 02/14/2013 8:00 pm, ESPNU | | at Penn State | W 74–72 | 16–9 (5–7) | Bryce Jordan Center (7,636) University Park, PA |
| 02/17/2013 1:00 pm, BTN | | Minnesota | W 72–51 | 17–9 (6–7) | Carver-Hawkeye Arena (15,400) Iowa City, IA |
| 02/23/2013 1:00 pm | | at Nebraska | L 60–64 | 17–10 (6–8) | Bob Devaney Sports Center (12,334) Lincoln, NE |
| 02/27/2013 7:36 pm, BTN | | Purdue | W 58–48 | 18–10 (7–8) | Carver-Hawkeye Arena (11,787) Iowa City, IA |
| 03/02/2013 6:30 pm, BTN | | at No. 1 Indiana | L 60–73 | 18–11 (7–9) | Assembly Hall (17,472) Bloomington, IN |
| 03/05/2013 6:00 pm, BTN | | Illinois | W 63–55 | 19–11 (8–9) | Carver-Hawkeye Arena (14,566) Iowa City, IA |
| 03/09/2013 1:21 pm, BTN | | Nebraska | W 74–60 | 20–11 (9–9) | Carver-Hawkeye Arena (15,400) Iowa City, IA |
| 2013 Big Ten Conference men's basketball tournament ||||||
| 03/14/2013 8:00 pm, ESPN2 | | vs. Northwestern First Round | W 73–59 | 21–11 | United Center (19,667) Chicago, IL |
| 03/15/2013 8:00 pm, BTN | | vs. No. 8 Michigan State Quarterfinals | L 56–59 | 21–12 | United Center (21,229) Chicago, IL |
| 2013 National Invitation Tournament ||||||
| 03/20/2013* 6:00 pm, ESPN2 | No. (S 3) | No. (S 6) Indiana State First Round | W 68–52 | 22–12 | Carver-Hawkeye Arena (15,400) Iowa City, IA |
| 03/22/2013* 8:30 pm, ESPNU | No. (S 3) | No. (S 7) Stony Brook Second Round | W 75–63 | 23–12 | Carver-Hawkeye Arena (15,400) Iowa City, IA |
| 03/27/2013* 6:00 pm, ESPN2 | No. (S 3) | at No. (S 1) Virginia Quarterfinals | W 75–64 | 24–12 | John Paul Jones Arena (11,141) Charlottesville, VA |
| 04/02/2013* 8:30 pm, ESPN2 | No. (S 3) | vs. No. (S 2) Maryland Semifinals | W 71–60 | 25–12 | Madison Square Garden (10,009) New York City, NY |
| 04/04/2013* 8:00 pm, ESPN | No. (S 3) | vs. No. (S 2) Baylor Championship | L 54–74 | 25–13 | Madison Square Garden (5,301) New York City, NY |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. ||||||