2012–13 West Virginia Mountaineers men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 2012–13 West Virginia Mountaineers West Virginia Mountaineers logo.svg Big 12 Conference Big 12 13–19 6–12 Bob Huggins 6th Larry Harrison Erik Martin Ron Everhart WVU Coliseum The 2012–13 West Virginia Mountaineers men's basketball team represented West Virginia University during the 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Mountaineers were led by sixth year head coach Bob Huggins and played their home games at WVU Coliseum. This was the Mountaineers first season as members of the Big 12 Conference. They finished the season 13–19, 6–12 in Big 12 play to finish in eighth place. They lost in the first round of the Big 12 tournament to Texas Tech. Before the Season Departures Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes Kevin Jones 5 F 80 6'8" 260 4 Senior Mount Vernon, New York Graduated; Entered 2012 NBA draft- went undrafted; signed contract to play for Cleveland Cavaliershttp://www.fearthesword.com/2012/6/30/3128426/cleveland-cavaliers-sign-kevin-jones-invite-undrafted-free-agents-to Cleveland Cavaliers sign Kevin Jones, Invite Undrafted Free Agents to Summer League June 30, 2012 Fear the Sword 2012-06-30 Pat Forsythe 20 C 83 6'11" 240 1 Freshman Brunswick, Ohio Transferred to Akron Universityhttp://medinagazette.northcoastnow.com/2012/07/24/former-gazette-mvp-pat-forsythe-leaves-w-v-for-akron/ Former Gazette MVP Pat Forsythe leaves W. V. for Akron The Medina County Gazette Medina-Gazette 2012-06-24 Tommie McCune 23 F 80 6'8" 208 1 Freshman Saginaw, Michigan Transferred to Oakland Universityhttp://www.ballinmichigan.com/2012/07/01/former-saginaw-high-standout-transfers-from-west-virginia-to-oakland/ Former Saginaw standout Tommie McCune transfers from West Virginia to Akron Ballinmichigan.com 2012-07-01 March 3, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160303221442/http://www.ballinmichigan.com/2012/07/01/former-saginaw-high-standout-transfers-from-west-virginia-to-oakland/ dead Darryl Bryant 25 G 73 6'1" 185 4 Senior Brooklyn, New York Graduated Paul Williamson 32 F 80 6'8" 205 1 Freshman Harts, West Virginia Transferred to Fairmont State Universityhttp://spiritofjefferson.com/blog/2012/05/williamson-leaves-wvu-for-fairmont/ Williamson leaves West Virginia for Fairmont Spirit of Jefferson and Farmer's Advocate 2012-05-02 https://archive.today/20130202173914/http://spiritofjefferson.com/blog/2012/05/williamson-leaves-wvu-for-fairmont/ 2013-02-02 dead Recruits no no 2012 Eron Harris SG Indianapolis, IN Lawrence North 6 3 160 October 2, 2011 3 3 85 Terry Henderson SG Raleigh, NC Neuse Baptist Christian 6 5 180 October 24, 2011 3 3 91 2012 West Virginia 2012 Basketball Commitments 2012 West Virginia Basketball Commits ESPN westvirginia 159 277 Not Ranked Top 25 Not Ranked Top 20 Not Ranked Top 25 April 24, 2012 yes Elijah Macon has committed to West Virginia, but he is doing a Post-Graduate year at Brewster Academy and won't join the Mountaineers until the 2013-14 season.http://www.cbssports.com/collegebasketball/recruiting/blog/eye-on-college-basketball-recruiting/19385000/west-virginia-signee-elijah-macon-needs-a-postgrad-year West Virginia signee Elijah Macon needs a postgrad year CBS Sports 2012-06-19 Roster 2012 West Virginia Mountaineers y yes Dominique Rutledge 1 F 6 8 245 sr Newark, NJ Malcolm X ShabazzWestern Texas JC Juwan Staten y 3 G 6 1 195 so Dayton, OH Oak Hill Academy Jabarie Hinds y 4 G 5 11 180 so Mount Vernon, NY Mount Vernon Eron Harris y 10 G 6 2 170 fr Indianapolis, IN Lawrence North Aaron Brown 12 F 6 5 220 so Darby, PA Penn Wood Deniz Kılıçlı 13 F 6 9 260 sr Istanbul, Turkey Mountain State y Gary Browne basketball y 14 G 6 1 195 so Cupey, San Juan, Puerto Rico Arlington Country Day Terry Henderson y 15 G 6 3 170 fr Raleigh, NC Neuse Baptist Christian Matt Humphrey 21 G 6 5 195 sr Chicago, IL Hales FranciscanOregonBoston College Aric Dickerson 22 G 6 5 180 fr y Chicago, IL St. Thomas More (Connecticut) Aaric Murray y 24 C 6 10 250 sr Philadelphia, PA Glen Mills SchoolsLa Salle Kevin Noreen 34 F 6 10 250 so Minneapolis, MN Minnesota Transitions Charter y Volodymyr Gerun 35 F/C 6 10 250 So Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine Canarias Basketball AcademyWest Virginia Keaton Miles 55 F 6 6 205 so Dallas, TX Lincoln Bob Huggins (West Virginia) Larry Harrison (Pitt) Ron Everhart (Virginia Tech) Erik Martin (Cincinnati) Schedule yes no |- !colspan=12 style="background:#FFCC00; color:#003366;"| Exhibition 11/06/2012 7:00 pm yes no Glenville State WVU Coliseum Morgantown, WV 5,208 RTPT 95–53 – |- !colspan=12 style="background:#003366; color:#FFCC00;"| Regular season 11/12/2012 11:59 pm yes yes no Gonzaga 19 McCarthey Athletic Center Spokane, WA ESPN College Tip Off Marathon 6,000 ESPN 50–84 0–1 11/22/2012 12:00 pm yes yes no Marist HP Field House Orlando, FL Old Spice Classic 1st Round 3,423 ESPN2 87–44 1–1 11/23/2012 12:30 pm yes yes no Davidson HP Field House Orlando, FL Old Spice Classic Semifinals 2,927 ESPN 60–63 1–2 11/25/2012 4:30 pm yes yes no Oklahoma HP Field House Orlando, FL Old Spice Classic 3rd place game 4,121 ESPNU 70–77 1–3 11/28/2012 7:00 pm yes no VMI WVU Coliseum Morgantown, WV 7,531 RTPT 94–69 2–3 12/05/2012 7:30 pm yes yes no Marshall Charleston Civic Center Charleston, WV Chesapeake Energy Capital Classic 11,512 WOWK 69–59 3–3 12/08/2012 4:00 pm yes no Virginia Tech WVU Coliseum Morgantown, WV 11,631 ESPN2 68–67 4–3 12/11/2012 7:00 pm yes yes no Duquesne CONSOL Energy Center Pittsburgh, PA 6,244 CBSSN 56–60 4–4 12/15/2012 8:00 pm yes yes no Michigan 3 Barclays Center Brooklyn, NY Brooklyn Hoops Winter Festival 16,514 ESPN 66–81 4–5 12/19/2012 9:00 pm yes no Oakland WVU Coliseum Morgantown, WV 4,982 ESPNU 76–71 5–5 12/22/2012 4:00 pm yes no Radford WVU Coliseum Morgantown, WV 7,073 RTPT 72–62 6–5 12/30/2012 4:00 pm yes no Eastern Kentucky WVU Coliseum Morgantown, WV 8,123 RTPT 74–67 7–5 01/05/2013 4:00 pm no Oklahoma WVU Coliseum Morgantown, WV 12,112 Big 12 Network 57–67 7–6 0–1 01/09/2013 9:00 pm yes no Texas Frank Erwin Center Austin, TX 9,873 ESPN2 57–53 OT 8–6 1–1 01/12/2013 1:45 pm no Kansas State 18 WVU Coliseum Morgantown, WV 10,039 Big 12 Network 64–65 8–7 1–2 01/16/2013 9:00 pm yes no Iowa State Hilton Coliseum Ames, IA 13,148 ESPN2 67–69 8–8 1–3 01/19/2013 2:00 pm yes yes no Purdue Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN 14,677 CBS 52–79 8–9 1–3 01/23/2013 7:30 pm no TCU WVU Coliseum Morgantown, WV 7,094 ESPN2 71–50 9–9 2–3 01/26/2013 1:00 pm yes no Oklahoma State Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, OK 7,512 ESPNU 66–80 9–10 2–4 01/28/2013 9:00 pm no Kansas 2 WVU Coliseum Morgantown, WV 12,402 ESPN 56–61 9–11 2–5 02/02/2013 1:45 pm yes no Texas Tech United Spirit Arena Lubbock, TX 8,407 Big 12 Network 77–61 10–11 3–5 02/04/2013 9:00 pm no Texas WVU Coliseum Morgantown, WV 4,966 ESPN 60–58 11–11 4–5 02/09/2013 4:00 pm yes no TCU Daniel-Meyer Coliseum Ft. Worth, TX 5,192 Big 12 Network 63–50 12–11 5–5 02/13/2013 9:00 pm no Baylor Ferrell Center Waco, TX 6,573 ESPN2 60–80 12–12 5–6 02/16/2013 4:00 pm no Texas Tech WVU Coliseum Morgantown, WV 10,530 Big 12 Network 66–64 13–12 6–6 02/18/2013 9:00 pm yes no Kansas State 13 Bramlage Coliseum Manhattan, KS 12,329 ESPN 61–71 13–13 6–7 02/23/2013 2:00 pm no Oklahoma State 14 WVU Coliseum Morgantown, WV 10,038 ESPN2 57–73 13–14 6–8 02/27/2013 8:00 pm no Baylor WVU Coliseum Morgantown, WV 6,588 Big 12 Network 62–65 13–15 6–9 03/02/2013 2:00 pm yes no Kansas 6 Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS 16,300 CBS 65–91 13–16 6–10 03/06/2013 9:00 pm yes no Oklahoma Lloyd Noble Center Norman, OK 9,857 ESPN2 70–83 13–17 6–11 03/09/2013 1:30 pm no Iowa State WVU Coliseum Morgantown, WV 9,413 Big 12 Network 74–83 13–18 6–12 |- !colspan=12 style="background:#FFCC00; color:#003366;"| 2013 Big 12 men's basketball tournament 03/13/2013 7:00 pm yes no Texas Tech Sprint Center Kansas City, MO First Round Big 12 Network/ESPN3 69–71 17,018 13–19 AP Poll Eastern Time References Category:West Virginia Mountaineers men's basketball seasons West Virginia Mount Mount