2012–13 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team

2012–13 season of University of Kentucky men's basketball team March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 2012–13 Kentucky Wildcats Kentucky Wildcats 2005 logo.svg Southeastern Conference SEC 21–12 12–6 John Calipari 4th John Robic 4th Orlando Antigua 4th Kenny Payne 3rd Rupp Arena NIT first round The 2012–13 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team represented the University of Kentucky in the 2012–13 college basketball season. The team's head coach was John Calipari, who was in his fourth season. They played their home games at Rupp Arena and were members of the Southeastern Conference. They finished the season 21–12, 12–6 in SEC play to finish in a three-way tie for second place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the SEC tournament to Vanderbilt. They were invited to the 2013 NIT where they lost in the first round to Robert Morris. Pre-season Departures Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes Darius Miller 1 G 6'8" 235 Senior Maysville, Kentucky Graduated/Entered 2012 NBA draft Terrence Jones 3 F 6'9" 252 Sophomore Portland, Oregon Entered 2012 NBA draft Michael Kidd-Gilchrist 14 F 6'7" 232 Freshman Somerdale, New Jersey Entered 2012 NBA draft Doron Lamb 20 G 6'4" 210 Sophomore Queens, New York Entered 2012 NBA draft Anthony Davis 23 C 6'10" 220 Freshman Chicago, Illinois Entered 2012 NBA draft Marquis Teague 25 G 6'2" 189 Freshman Indianapolis, Indiana Entered 2012 NBA draft Eloy Vargas 30 C 6'11" 244 Senior Moca, Dominican Republic Graduated Class of 2012 signees no no 2012 Willie Cauley-Stein C Spearville, Kansas Olathe Northwest 7 0 215 2011-10-31 4 4 95 Archie Goodwin G Sherwood, Arkansas Sylvan Hills 6 4 181 2011-09-20 5 5 97 Nerlens Noel C Everett, Massachusetts Tilton School 6 10 215 2012-04-11 5 5 98 Alex Poythress F Clarksville, Tennessee Northeast 6 7 215 2011-11-10 5 5 97 2012 Kentucky 2012 Basketball Commitments 2012 Kentucky Basketball Commits ESPN kentucky 48 96 #1 #1 #2 2011-08-19 yes Class of 2013 commitments no yes 2013 Aaron Harrison SG Richmond, Texas Travis 6 5 205 2012-10-04 5 5 95 Andrew Harrison PG Richmond, Texas Travis 6 5 210 2012-10-04 5 5 96 Dakari Johnson C New York, New York Montverde 6 10 425 2013-01-05 5 5 92 Marcus Lee PF Antioch, California Deer Valley 6 9 200 2012-10-17 5 5 89 Julius Randle PF Dallas, Texas Prestonwood 6 9 250 2013-03-20 5 5 96 Derek Willis PF Mount Washington, Kentucky Bullitt East 6 9 220 2012-01-20 3 3 77 James Young SG Rochester, Michigan Rochester 6 6 210 2012-10-11 5 5 95 2013 Kentucky 2013 Basketball Commitments 2013 Kentucky Basketball Commits ESPN kentucky 48 96 2012-01-20 yes Class of 2014 commitments no yes 2014 Karl-Anthony Towns C Pisctaway, New Jersey St. Joseph 6 11 235 2012-12-04 5 5 96 Devin Booker SG Grand Rapids, Michigan Moss Point 6 6 185 2013-10-31 4 4 93 Trey Lyles PF IndianapolisIndianapolis, Indiana & Regina, Saskatchewan Arsenal Tech 6 10 235 2013-11-05 5 5 96 Tyler Ulis PG ChicagoChicago, Illinois Marian 5 8 150 2013-09-13 4 4 88 2014 Kentucky 2014 Basketball Commitments 2014 Kentucky Basketball Commits ESPN kentucky 48 96 2012-12-04 yes Roster 2012 Kentucky Wildcats y yes Nerlens Noel y 3 C 6 10 228 FR Everett, MA Tilton School y Jon Hood 4 SF 6 7 212 JR yes Madisonville, KY Madisonville North Hopkins Jarrod Polson y 5 SG 6 2 189 JR Wilmore, KY West Jessamine Archie Goodwin basketball y 10 SG 6 4 198 FR Sherwood, AR Sylvan Hills Twany Beckham 11 SG 6 4 202 SR yes Louisville, KY Ballard/Mississippi State Ryan Harrow y 12 PG 6 2 170 SO yes Marietta, GA Walton/NC State Sam Malone 13 PG 5 11 185 SO Scituate, MA Scituate Willie Cauley-Stein 15 C 7 0 244 FR Olathe, KS Olathe Northwest y Tod Lanter 21 PG 6 2 189 SO Lexington, KY Dunbar Alex Poythress y 22 SF 6 7 239 FR Clarksville, TN Northeast Brian Long 32 PG 5 9 155 SO Dumont, NJ River Dell Kyle Wiltjer y 33 PF 6 10 239 SO Portland, OR Jesuit Julius Mays 34 PG 6 2 192 GS Marion IN Marion/Wright State John Calipari (Clarion) John Robic (Denison) Orlando Antigua (Pittsburgh) Kenny Payne (Louisville) Depth chart 273BE2 FFFFFF 273BE2 Nerlens Noel Alex Poythress Archie Goodwin Julius Mays Ryan Harrow Willie Cauley-Stein Kyle Wiltjer Jon Hood Jarrod Polson Twany Beckham Tod Lanter Brian Long Sam Malone Schedule and results yes yes |- !colspan=12 style="background:#005DAA; color:white;"| Exhibition Nov. 1, 2012 7:00 pm yes 3 Northwood (FL) Rupp Arena Lexington, KY FSN/UK IMG Goodwin 22 Noel 11 Tied 5 93–61 20,073 0–0 Nov. 5, 2012 8:00 pm yes 3 Transylvania Rupp Arena Lexington, KY FSN/UK IMG Noel 15 Goodwin 6 Harrow 4 74–28 20,769 0–0 |- !colspan=12 style="background:#005DAA; color:white;"| Non-conference regular season Nov. 9, 2012 8:30 pm yes yes 3 Maryland Barclays Center Brooklyn, NY Barclays Center Classic ESPN Wiltjer 19 Noel 9 Polson 3 72–69 17,732 1–0 Nov. 13, 2012 9:30 pm yes yes 3 Duke 9 Georgia Dome Atlanta, GA Champions Classic ESPN Poythress 20 Tied 8 Tied 4 68–75 22,847 1–1 Nov. 16, 2012 7:00 pm yes 3 Lafayette Rupp Arena Lexington, KY FSN/UK IMG Barclays Center Classic Wiltjer 23 Noel 7 Mays 10 101–49 21,360 2–1 Nov. 21, 2012 7:00 pm yes 8 Morehead State Rupp Arena Lexington, KY FSN/UK IMG Barclays Center Classic Goodwin 28 Noel 11 Tied 4 81–70 21,897 3–1 Nov. 23, 2012 7:00 pm yes 8 Long Island Rupp Arena Lexington, KY FSN/UK IMG Barclays Center Classic Tied 22 Tied 9 Goodwin 9 104–75 22,222 4–1 Nov. 29, 2012 7:00 pm yes yes 8 Notre Dame Joyce Center South Bend, IN SEC–Big East Challenge ESPN2 Mays 16 Tied 7 Goodwin 5 50–64 9,149 4–2 Dec. 1, 2012 12:30 pm yes 8 Baylor Rupp Arena Lexington, KY CBS Goodwin 17 Noel 16 Goodwin 5 55–64 24,192 4–3 Dec. 4, 2012 7:00 pm yes Samford Rupp Arena Lexington, KY FSN/ESPN3 Goodwin 18 Cauley-Stein 12 Mays 5 88–56 21,221 5–3 Dec. 8, 2012 12:00 pm yes Portland Rupp Arena Lexington, KY ESPN2 Tied 15 Noel 9 Harrow 6 74–46 22,285 6–3 Dec. 15, 2012 12:30 pm yes Lipscomb Rupp Arena Lexington, KY FSN/ESPN3 Wiltjer 23 Wiltjer 12 Tied 4 88–50 21,323 7–3 Dec. 22, 2012 4:00 pm yes Marshall Rupp Arena Lexington, KY ESPN2 Harrow 23 Noel 10 Mays 5 82–54 24,271 8–3 Dec. 29, 2012 4:00 pm yes yes Louisville 4 KFC Yum! Center Louisville, KY Battle for the Bluegrass CBS Goodwin 22 Tied 8 Harrow 3 77–80 22,810 8–4 Jan. 2, 2013 6:00 pm yes Eastern Michigan Rupp Arena Lexington, KY ESPNU Wiltjer 17 Noel 13 Harrow 8 90–38 22,135 9–4 |- !colspan=12 style="background:#005DAA; color:white;"| SEC regular season |- Jan. 10, 2013 9:00 pm yes Vanderbilt Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, TN ESPN Harrow 16 Cauley-Stein 8 Tied 4 60–58 14,316 10–4 1–0 Jan. 12, 2013 4:00 pm Texas A&M Rupp Arena Lexington, KY SEC Network/ESPN3 Goodwin 17 Noel 11 Noel 6 71–83 24,193 10–5 1–1 Jan. 15, 2013 7:00 pm Tennessee Rupp Arena Lexington, KY ESPN Wiltjer 17 Noel 9 Harrow 4 75–65 24,033 11–5 2–1 Jan. 19, 2013 9:00 pm yes Auburn Auburn Arena Auburn, AL ESPNU Wiltjer 17 Noel 9 Harrow 8 75–53 9,121 12–5 3–1 Jan. 22, 2013 9:00 pm yes Alabama Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL ESPN Wiltjer 14 Noel 13 Tied 2 55–59 15,383 12–6 3–2 Jan. 26, 2013 4:00 pm LSU Rupp Arena Lexington, KY SECN/ESPN3 Poythress 20 Poythress 12 Tied 2 75–70 24,248 13–6 4–2 Jan. 29, 2013 9:00 pm yes Ole Miss 16 Tad Smith Coliseum Oxford, MS ESPN Wiltjer 26 Tied 7 Tied 4 87–74 9,232 14–6 5–2 Feb. 2, 2013 6:00 pm yes Texas A&M Reed Arena College Station, TX ESPN Tied 19 Noel 14 Tied 3 72–68 OT 10,558 15–6 6–2 Feb. 5, 2013 9:00 pm South Carolina Rupp Arena Lexington, KY ESPNU Mays 15 Noel 10 Tied 4 77–55 22,559 16–6 7–2 Feb. 9, 2013 4:00 pm Auburn Rupp Arena Lexington, KY SECN/ESPN3 Wiltjer 14 Noel 12 Tied 2 72–62 24,253 17–6 8–2 Feb. 12, 2013 7:00 pm yes 25 Florida 7 O'Connell Center Gainesville, FL ESPN Tied 10 Tied 6 Tied 3 52–69 12,480 17–7 8–3 Feb. 16, 2013 1:00 pm yes 25 Tennessee Thompson-Boling Arena Knoxville, TN CBS Wiltjer 18 Wiltjer 6 Goodwin 4 58–88 21,678 17–8 8–4 Feb. 20, 2013 8:00 pm Vanderbilt Rupp Arena Lexington, KY SECN/ESPN3 Cauley-Stein 20 Cauley-Stein 7 Mays 6 74–70 22,887 18–8 9–4 Feb. 23, 2013 9:00 pm Missouri Rupp Arena Lexington, KY College GameDay ESPN Mays 24 Cauley-Stein 12 Harrow 6 90–83 OT 24,380 19–8 10–4 Feb. 27, 2013 8:00 pm Mississippi State Rupp Arena Lexington, KY SECN Harrow 19 Cauley-Stein 8 Tied 4 85–55 24,023 20–8 11–4 Mar. 2, 2013 4:00 pm yes Arkansas Bud Walton Arena Fayetteville, AR CBS Goodwin 14 Cauley-Stein 10 Tied 2 60–73 18,139 20–9 11–5 Mar. 7, 2013 7:00 pm yes Georgia Stegeman Coliseum Athens, GA ESPN Goodwin 20 Cauley-Stein 11 Poythress 3 62–72 10,062 20–10 11–6 Mar. 9, 2013 12:00 pm Florida 11 Rupp Arena Lexington, KY CBS Goodwin 16 Poythress 12 Tied 2 61–57 24,294 21–10 12–6 |- !colspan=12 style="background:#005DAA;"| SEC Tournament Mar. 15, 2013 7:30 p.m. yes 2 Vanderbilt 10 Bridgestone Arena Nashville, TN Quarterfinals SECN/ESPN3 Goodwin 12 Cauley-Stein 9 Mays 3 48–64 18,192 21–11 |- !colspan=12 style="background:#005DAA;"| National Invitation Tournament Mar. 19, 2013 7:30 p.m. yes yes 1 Robert Morris 8 Charles L. 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