# 2012–13 Arizona State Sun Devils men's basketball team

The 2012–13 Arizona State Sun Devils men's basketball team represented Arizona State University during the 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Sun Devils, led by seventh-year head coach Herb Sendek, played their home games at the Wells Fargo Arena and were members of the Pac-12 Conference. They finished the season 22–13, 9–9 in Pac-12 play to finish in a four way tie for sixth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Pac-12 tournament to UCLA. They were invited to the 2013 NIT where they defeated Detroit in the first round before losing in the second round to Baylor.

## Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
| Trent Lockett | 24 | G | 6'4" | 210 | Junior | Golden Valley, Minnesota | Transferred to be closer to family. |
| Kyle Cain | 5 | F | 6'7" | 210 | Sophomore | Chicago, Illinois | Dismissed from team. |
| Keala King | 21 | G | 6'4" | 201 | Sophomore | Compton, California | Dismissed from team. |
| Chanse Creekmur | 15 | G | 6'5" | 216 | Senior | Marshalltown, Iowa | Transferred to pursue football. |

## Recruits

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Eric Jacobsen C/F | Chandler, Arizona | Hamilton High School | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) | 235 lb (107 kg) | May 5, 2011 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 88 ||||||
| Kenny Martin PF | Glendale, Arizona | Raymond S. Kellis High School | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | 210 lb (95 kg) | Jul 18, 2011 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 91 ||||||
| Calaen Robinson PG | Chandler, Arizona | Corona Del Sol High School | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | Aug 3, 2011 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 90 ||||||
| 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: "2012 Arizona State Basketball Commits". Rivals.com. "2012 Arizona State Basketball Commits". Scout.com. "ESPN". ESPN.com. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. "2012 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. ||||||

## Roster
### Depth chart

| Pos. | Starting 5 | Bench 1 | Bench 2 | Bench 3 |
| C | Jordan Bachynski | Ruslan Pateev | | |
| PF | Jonathan Gilling | Eric Jacobsen | | |
| SF | Carrick Felix | Kenny Martin | Dave Whitmore | |
| SG | Evan Gordon | Bo Barnes | Jarrett Upchurch | Richie Edwards |
| PG | Jahii Carson | Chris Colvin | | Joseph Hormes |

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| 11/10/2012* 5:30 pm, P12N | | Central Arkansas | W 79–64 | 1–0 | Wells Fargo Arena (4,286) Tempe, AZ |
| 11/18/2012* 5:00 pm, P12N | | Florida A&M Las Vegas Invitational | W 97–70 | 2–0 | Wells Fargo Arena (3,107) Tempe, AZ |
| 11/20/2012* 7:00 pm, P12N | | Cornell Las Vegas Invitational | W 64–53 | 3–0 | Wells Fargo Arena (4,595) Tempe, AZ |
| 11/23/2012* 5:00 pm, ESPN3 | | vs. Arkansas Las Vegas Invitational semifinals | W 83–68 | 4–0 | Orleans Arena (N/A) Paradise, NV |
| 11/24/2012* 9:00 pm, ESPNU | | vs. No. 14 Creighton Las Vegas Invitational Championship | L 73–87 | 4–1 | Orleans Arena (N/A) Paradise, NV |
| 11/28/2012* 6:00 pm, P12N | | Arkansas-Pine Bluff | W 69–54 | 5–1 | Wells Fargo Arena (4,545) Tempe, AZ |
| 12/01/2012* 4:00 pm, P12N | | Sacramento State | W 90–70 | 6–1 | Wells Fargo Arena (5,007) Tempe, AZ |
| 12/05/2012* 6:30 pm, P12N | | Hartford | W 71–63 | 7–1 | Wells Fargo Arena (4,487) Tempe, AZ |
| 12/08/2012* 12:00 pm, P12N | | Cal State Northridge | W 87–76 | 8–1 | Wells Fargo Arena (5,099) Tempe, AZ |
| 12/12/2012* 7:00 pm, P12N | | DePaul | L 61–78 | 8–2 | Wells Fargo Arena (5,401) Tempe, AZ |
| 12/15/2012* 1:00 pm, P12N | | Dartmouth | W 61–42 | 9–2 | Wells Fargo Arena (5,673) Tempe, AZ |
| 12/22/2012* 12:00 pm, FSSW+ | | at Texas Tech | W 77–62 | 10–2 | United Spirit Arena (7,732) Lubbock, TX |
| 12/29/2012* 12:00 pm, P12N | | Coppin State | W 68–52 | 11–2 | Wells Fargo Arena (5,623) Tempe, AZ |
| 01/02/2013 8:00 pm, P12N | | Utah | W 55–54 $^{OT}$ | 12–2 (1–0) | Wells Fargo Arena (5,314) Tempe, AZ |
| 01/06/2013 6:00 pm, P12N | | Colorado | W 65–56 | 13–2 (2–0) | Wells Fargo Arena (6,298) Tempe, AZ |
| 01/10/2013 9:30 pm, P12N | | at Oregon State | W 72–62 | 14–2 (3–0) | Gill Coliseum (4,796) Corvallis, OR |
| 01/13/2013 7:00 pm, P12N | | at Oregon | L 65–68 | 14–3 (3–1) | Matthew Knight Arena (7,813) Eugene, OR |
| 01/19/2013 12:30 pm, FSN | | No. 7 Arizona | L 54–71 | 14–4 (3–2) | Well Fargo Arena (10,900) Tempe, AZ |
| 01/24/2013 8:30 pm, P12N | | USC | W 98–93 $^{OT}$ | 15–4 (4–2) | Wells Fargo Arena (6,018) Tempe, AZ |
| 01/26/2013 2:00 pm, FSN | | UCLA | W 78–60 | 16–4 (5–2) | Wells Fargo Arena (9,337) Tempe, AZ |
| 01/31/2013 9:00 pm, P12N | | at Washington State | W 63–59 | 17–4 (6–2) | Beasley Coliseum (4,728) Pullman, WA |
| 02/02/2013 7:00 pm, ESPNU | | at Washington | L 92–96 | 17–5 (6–3) | Alaska Airlines Arena (8,417) Seattle, WA |
| 02/07/2013 7:30 pm, P12N | | California | W 66–62 | 18–5 (7–3) | Wells Fargo Arena (6,010) Tempe, AZ |
| 02/09/2013 5:00 pm, ESPNU | | Stanford | L 59–62 | 18–6 (7–4) | Wells Fargo Arena (8,459) Tempe, AZ |
| 02/13/2013 6:00 pm, P12N | | at Utah | L 55–60 | 18–7 (7–5) | Jon M. Huntsman Center (9,062) Salt Lake City, UT |
| 02/16/2013 7:00 pm, ESPNU | | at Colorado | W 63–62 $^{OT}$ | 19–7 (8–5) | Coors Events Center (10,926) Boulder, CO |
| 02/20/2013 8:00 pm, P12N | | Washington State | W 69–57 | 20–7 (9–5) | Wells Fargo Arena (8,236) Tempe, AZ |
| 02/23/2013 9:00 pm, ESPNU | | Washington | L 59–68 | 20–8 (9–6) | Wells Fargo Arena (10,004) Tempe, AZ |
| 02/27/2013 9:30 pm, P12N | | at UCLA | L 74–79 $^{OT}$ | 20–9 (9–7) | Pauley Pavilion (9,305) Los Angeles, CA |
| 03/02/2013 1:00 pm, FSN | | at USC | L 56–57 | 20–10 (9–8) | Galen Center (4,034) Los Angeles, CA |
| 03/09/2013 2:30 pm, FSN | | at No. 18 Arizona | L 58–73 | 20–11 (9–9) | McKale Center (14,545) Tucson, AZ |
| 2013 Pac-12 tournament ||||||
| 03/13/2013 1:00 pm, P12N | | vs. Stanford First Round | W 89–88 $^{OT}$ | 21–11 | MGM Grand Garden Arena (7,451) Paradise, NV |
| 03/14/2013 1:00 pm, P12N | | vs. No. 21 UCLA Quarterfinals | L 75–80 | 21–12 | MGM Grand Garden Arena (12,915) Paradise, NV |
| 2013 NIT ||||||
| 03/20/2013* 8:00 pm, ESPNU | No. (3) | (6) Detroit First Round | W 83–68 | 22–12 | Wells Fargo Arena (3,519) Tempe, AZ |
| 03/22/2013* 6:00 pm, ESPN2 | No. (3) | at (2) Baylor Second Round | L 86–89 | 22–13 | Ferrell Center (4,562) Waco, TX |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Mountain Time (#) during NIT is Seed within Region. ||||||