# 2012–13 Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball team

The 2012–13 Oklahoma Sooners basketball team represented the University of Oklahoma in the 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Sooners were led by Lon Kruger in his second season. The team played its home games at the Lloyd Noble Center in Norman, Oklahoma as a member of the Big 12 Conference. They finished the season 20–12, 11–7 in Big 12 play to finish in a tie for fourth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Big 12 tournament to Iowa State. The received an at-large bid to the 2013 NCAA tournament, where they lost in the second round to San Diego State.

## Preseason
### Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
| T. J. Franklin | 3 | G | 5'11" | 175 | Senior | Fort Worth, Texas | Graduated |
| C. J. Washington | 5 | F | 6'7" | 230 | Senior | Stringtown, Oklahoma | Graduated |
| Clair Blair, Jr. | 14 | G | 6'2" | 205 | Junior | Houston, Texas | Graduated |
| Barry Honoroé | 31 | F | 6'7" | 270 | Senior | Garland, Texas | Graduated |

### Recruits

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| D. J. Bennett C | Ottumwa, IA | Indian Hills CC | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | 215 lb (98 kg) | Apr 15, 2012 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR ||||||
| Isaiah Cousins SG | Mount Vernon, NY | Mount Vernon | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | Mar 28, 2012 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 85 ||||||
| Buddy Hield SG | Eight Mile Rock, Bahamas | Sunrise Christian Academy (Bel Aire, KS) | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | Sep 25, 2011 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 92 ||||||
| Je'lon Hornbeak SG | Arlington, TX | Grace Prep | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | Oct 2, 2011 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 91 ||||||
| C. J. Cole PF | Sperry, OK | Sperry | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 220 lb (100 kg) | Apr 16, 2012 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 79 ||||||
| Jarion Henry SF | Dallas, TX | La Jolla | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | Nov 9, 2011 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: POST ||||||
| Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: Not Ranked Top 20 Rivals: Not Ranked Top 25 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: "Oklahoma 2012 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved April 24, 2012. "2012 Oklahoma 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. ||||||

### Transfers

| Name | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
| Amath M'Baye | F | 6'9" | 215 | Junior | Bordeaux, France | Joined the team after transferring from Wyoming in 2011-12 season. |
| Jarrod Kruger | G | 6'1" | 174 | Sophomore | Topeka, Kansas | Joined the team after transferring from Kansas State in 2011-12 season. |
| Ryan Spangler | F | 6'8" | 225 | Sophomore | Bridge Creek, Oklahoma | Joined the team after transferring from Gonzaga during the off-season; redshirted the 2012-13 season due to NCAA transfer regulations |

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| 11/02/2012* 7:00 pm | | Washburn | W 83–66 | – | Lloyd Noble Center (2,681) Norman, OK |
| 11/07/2012* 7:00 pm, FSOK | | Central Oklahoma | W 94–66 | – | McCasland Field House (2,880) Norman, OK |
| Non-conference Regular Season ||||||
| 11/11/2012* 3:00 pm, FSSW | | Louisiana-Monroe | W 85–51 | 1–0 | Lloyd Noble Center (8,734) Norman, OK |
| 11/16/2012* 7:00 pm, FSSW+ | | at UT–Arlington | W 63–59 | 2–0 | College Park Center (6,421) Arlington, TX |
| 11/22/2012* 6:00 pm, ESPN2 | | vs. UTEP Old Spice Classic Quarterfinals | W 68–61 | 3–0 | HP Field House (2,076) Orlando, FL |
| 11/23/2012* 6:30 pm, ESPN2 | | vs. No. 17 Gonzaga Old Spice Classic semifinals | L 47–72 | 3–1 | HP Field House (2,205) Orlando, FL |
| 11/25/2012* 2:30 pm, ESPNU | | vs. West Virginia Old Spice Classic 3rd place | W 77–70 | 4–1 | HP Field House (4,121) Orlando, FL |
| 11/28/2012* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Oral Roberts | W 63–62 | 5–1 | Mabee Center (7,219) Tulsa, OK |
| 11/30/2012* 7:00 pm, FSOK+ | | Northwestern State | W 69–65 | 6–1 | Lloyd Noble Center (8,915) Norman, OK |
| 12/04/2012* 6:00 pm, ESPN2 | | at Arkansas | L 78–81 | 6–2 | Bud Walton Arena (12,548) Fayetteville, AR |
| 12/15/2012* 1:00 pm, ESPNU | | vs. Texas A&M All-College Basketball Classic | W 64–54 | 7–2 | Chesapeake Energy Arena (3,444) Oklahoma City, OK |
| 12/18/2012* 7:00 pm | | Stephen F. Austin | L 55–56 | 7–3 | Lloyd Noble Center (8,572) Norman, OK |
| 12/29/2012* 7:00 pm | | Ohio | W 74–63 | 8–3 | Lloyd Noble Center (10,036) Norman, OK |
| 12/31/2012* 2:00 pm | | Texas A&M-Corpus Christi | W 72–42 | 9–3 | McCasland Field House (2,751) Norman, OK |
| Big 12 Regular Season ||||||
| 01/05/2013 3:00 pm, Big 12 Network | | at West Virginia | W 67–57 | 10–3 (1–0) | WVU Coliseum (12,112) Morgantown, WV |
| 01/12/2013 2:00 pm, ESPN2 | | Oklahoma State | W 77–68 | 11–3 (2–0) | Lloyd Noble Center (12,695) Norman, OK |
| 01/16/2013 7:00 pm, Big 12 Network | | Texas Tech | W 81–63 | 12–3 (3–0) | Lloyd Noble Center (9,178) Norman, OK |
| 01/19/2013 3:00 pm, Big 12 Network | | at No. 16 Kansas State | L 60–69 | 12–4 (3–1) | Bramlage Coliseum (12,528) Manhattan, KS |
| 01/21/2013 8:30 pm, ESPN | | Texas | W 73–67 | 13–4 (4–1) | Lloyd Noble Center (10,409) Norman, OK |
| 01/26/2013 3:00 pm, ESPN | | at No. 3 Kansas | L 54–67 | 13–5 (4–2) | Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, KS |
| 01/30/2013 6:00 pm, ESPNU | | at Baylor | W 74–71 | 14–5 (5–2) | Ferrell Center (6,533) Waco, TX |
| 02/02/2013 5:00 pm, ESPN2 | | No. 18 Kansas State | L 50–52 | 14–6 (5–3) | Lloyd Noble Center (11,882) Norman, OK |
| 02/04/2013 6:00 pm, ESPNU | | at Iowa State | L 64–83 | 14–7 (5–4) | Hilton Coliseum (13,178) Ames, IA |
| 02/09/2013 3:00 pm, ESPN | | No. 5 Kansas | W 72–66 | 15–7 (6–4) | Lloyd Noble Center (13,490) Norman, OK |
| 02/11/2013 6:00 pm, ESPNU | | TCU | W 75–48 | 16–7 (7–4) | Lloyd Noble Center (8,948) Norman, OK |
| 02/16/2013 12:30 pm, Big 12 Network | | at No. 17 Oklahoma State | L 79–84 $^{OT}$ | 16–8 (7–5) | Gallagher-Iba Arena (13,611) Stillwater, OK |
| 02/20/2013 6:00 pm, ESPNU | | at Texas Tech | W 86–71 | 17–8 (8–5) | United Spirit Arena (8,248) Lubbock, TX |
| 02/23/2013 4:00 pm, ESPNU | | Baylor | W 90–76 | 18–8 (9–5) | Lloyd Noble Center (12,199) Norman, OK |
| 02/27/2013 8:00 pm, ESPN2 | | at Texas | L 86–92 $^{OT}$ | 18–9 (9–6) | Frank Erwin Center (9,860) Austin, TX |
| 03/02/2013 12:45 pm, Big 12 Network | | Iowa State | W 86–69 | 19–9 (10–6) | Lloyd Noble Center (10,789) Norman, OK |
| 03/06/2013 8:00 pm, ESPN2 | | West Virginia | W 83–70 | 20–9 (11–6) | Lloyd Noble Center (9,857) Norman, OK |
| 03/09/2013 4:00 pm, FSSW | | at TCU | L 67–70 | 20–10 (11–7) | Daniel-Meyer Coliseum (5,392) Ft. Worth, TX |
| 2013 Big 12 men's basketball tournament ||||||
| 03/14/2013 11:30 am, ESPN2 | | vs. Iowa State Quarterfinals | L 66–73 | 20–11 | Sprint Center (17,996) Kansas City, MO |
| 2013 NCAA tournament ||||||
| 03/22/2013 8:48 pm, TBS | No. (10 S) | vs. (7 S) San Diego State | L 55–70 | 20–12 | Wells Fargo Center (20,125) Philadelphia, PA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. (#) during NCAA Tournament is Seed with Region S=South. ||||||