2012–13 Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 November 2024 2012–13 Minnesota Golden Gophers Basketball Minnesota Golden Gophers logo.svg Big Ten Conference Big Ten 21–13 8–10 Tubby Smith Ron Jirsa Saul Smith Vince Taylor Williams Arena NCAA Tournament Round of 32 The 2012–13 Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball team represented the University of Minnesota in the 2012-13 college basketball season. It was the sixth and final season for team's head coach, Tubby Smith, who was fired shortly after the conclusion of the season. The Golden Gophers, members of the Big Ten Conference, played their home games at Williams Arena in Minneapolis, Minnesota. They finished with a record of 21–13 overall, 8–10 in Big Ten for a three-way tie for 7th place. They lost to Illinois in the first round in the 2013 Big Ten Conference men's basketball tournament. They were invited to the 2013 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament and lost in the third round to Florida. Coach Tubby Smith's firing was announced on March 25, 2013.https://bleacherreport.com/articles/1580541-tubby-smith-reportedly-fired-by-minnesota Tubby Smith Fired by Minnesota Golden Gophers Bleacher Report Donald Wood March 25, 2013 November 2, 2024 On April 3, 2013, it was verbally agreed upon that Richard Pitino would become the new Gophers basketball coach.https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/ncaab/2013/04/03/minnesota-hires-richard-pitino-to-replace-tubby-smith-as-coach/2050207/ Minnesota hires Richard Pitino as coach USA Today Nicole Auerbach April 3, 2013 November 2, 2024 Roster #NameHeightWeight (lbs.)PositionClassHometownPrevious team(s)00Julian Welch6'3"195GSr.Elk Grove, CA, U.S.Franklin HS1Andre Hollins6'1"200GSo.Memphis, TN, U.S.White Station HS3Wally Ellenson6'4"200GFr.Rice Lake, WI, U.S.Rice Lake HS10Oto Osenieks6'8"205FRSo.Riga, LatviaBrehm Prep11Joe Coleman6'4"208GSo.Minneapolis, MN, U.S.Hopkins HS13Maverick Ahanmisi6'2"192GJr.Santa Clarita, CA, U.S.Stoneridge Prep15Maurice Walker6'10"289FRSo.Scarborough, Ontario, CanadaBrewster Academy20Austin Hollins6'4"185GJr.Germantown, TN, U.S.Germantown HS22Chris Halvorsen6'8"214FRJr.St. Paul, MN, U.S.Henry Sibley HS24Charles Buggs6'8"198FFr.Arlington, TX, U.S.Hargrave Military Academy30Andre Ingram6'7"213FSr.Minneapolis, MN, U.S.Minnesota Transitions32Trevor Mbakwe6'8"245FGSr.Saint Paul, MN, U.S.St. Bernard's HSMiami Dade College33Rodney Williams6'7"200FSr.Minneapolis, MN, U.S.Robbinsdale Cooper HS34Kendal Shell6'0"190GSo.St. Louis, MO, U.S.Webster Groves HS55Elliott Eliason6'11"260CRSo.Chadron, NE, U.S.Chadron HS 2012–13 schedule and results yes |- ! colspan="9" style="text-align: center; background:#800000" | Exhibition 11/01/2012 7:00 pm yes Minnesota State Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN 81–56 8,907 – 11/05/2012 7:00 pm yes Southwest Baptist Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN 86–59 8,654 – |- ! colspan="9" style="text-align: center; background:#800000"|Regular season 11/09/2012 7:00 pm yes American Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN 72–36 10,172 1–0 11/12/2012 7:00 pm yes Toledo Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN 82–56 11,028 2–0 11/15/2012 7:00 pm yes Tennessee State Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN ESPN3 72–43 10,107 3–0 11/18/2012 6:00 pm yes Richmond Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN BTN 72–57 11,341 4–0 11/22/2012 2:30 pm yes yes Duke 5 Imperial Arena Nassau, BAH Battle 4 Atlantis Quarterfinal AXS TV 71–89 3,511 4–1 11/23/2012 12:00 pm yes yes Memphis 19 Imperial Arena Nassau, BAH Battle 4 Atlantis Consolation round AXS TV 84–75 1,462 5–1 11/24/2012 2:30 pm yes yes Stanford Imperial Arena Nassau, BAH Battle 4 Atlantis 5th place game AXS TV 66–63 1,845 6–1 11/27/2012 6:15 pm yes yes 21 Florida State Donald L. Tucker Center Tallahassee, FL ACC–Big Ten Challenge ESPN2 77–68 7,941 7–1 12/01/2012 1:00 pm yes 21 North Florida Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN 87–59 10,173 8–1 12/04/2012 7:00 pm yes 14 South Dakota State Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN ESPN3 88–64 10,213 9–1 12/08/2012 9:30 pm yes yes 14 USC Galen Center Los Angeles, CA P12N 71–57 3,271 10–1 12/11/2012 8:00 pm yes 13 North Dakota State Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN BTN 70–57 10,472 11–1 12/22/2012 6:00 pm yes 13 Lafayette Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN BTN 75–50 14,625 12–1 |- ! colspan="9" style="text-align: center; background:#800000"|Big Ten regular season 12/31/2012 1:00 pm 9 Michigan State 18 Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN ESPN2 76–63 14,625 13–1 (1–0) 01/06/2013 6:00 pm 9 Northwestern Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN BTN 69–51 12,750 14–1 (2–0) 01/09/2013 8:00 pm yes 8 Illinois 12 Assembly Hall Champaign, IL BTN 84–67 16,618 15–1 (3–0) 01/12/2013 11:00 am yes 8 Indiana 5 Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN BTN 81–88 17,472 15–2 (3–1) 01/17/2013 6:00 pm 9 Michigan 5 Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN ESPN 75–83 14,625 15–3 (3–2) 01/23/2013 8:00 pm yes 12 Northwestern Welsh-Ryan Arena Evanston, IL BTN 48–55 5,112 15–4 (3–3) 01/26/2013 1:00 pm yes 12 Wisconsin Kohl Center Madison, WI BTN 44–45 17,249 15–5 (3–4) 01/29/2013 8:00 pm 23 Nebraska Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN BTN 84–65 12,672 16–5 (4–4) 02/03/2013 12:00 pm 23 Iowa Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN BTN 62–59 14,625 17–5 (5–4) 02/06/2013 6:00 pm yes 18 Michigan State 12 Breslin Center East Lansing, MI BTN 50–61 14,797 17–6 (5–5) 02/10/2013 5:00 pm 18 Illinois Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN BTN 53–57 14,625 17–7 (5–6) 02/14/2013 6:00 pm Wisconsin 20 Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN ESPN 58–53 OT 14,625 18–7 (6–6) 02/17/2013 1:00 pm yes Iowa Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA BTN 51–72 15,400 18–8 (6–7) 02/20/2013 6:00 pm yes Ohio State 18 Value City Arena Columbus, OH BTN 45–71 16,378 18–9 (6–8) 02/26/2013 6:00 pm Indiana 1 Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN ESPN 77–73 14,625 19–9 (7–8) 03/02/2013 2:00 pm Penn State Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN BTN 73–44 12,562 20–9 (8–8) 03/06/2013 8:00 pm yes Nebraska Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, NE BTN 51–53 13,194 20–10 (8–9) 03/09/2013 11:00 am yes Purdue Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN BTN 73–89 14,082 20–11 (8–10) |- ! colspan="9" style="text-align: center; background:#800000"|2013 Big Ten tournament 03/14/2013 11:00 am yes 9 Illinois 8 United Center Chicago, IL First Round BTN 49–51 N/A 20–12 |- ! colspan="9" style="text-align: center; background:#800000"|2013 NCAA tournament 03/22/2013 9:21 pm yes yes 11 S UCLA 24 6 S Frank Erwin Center Austin, TX Second Round TruTV 83–63 13,825 21–12 03/24/2013 5:10 pm yes yes 11 S Florida 14 3 S Frank Erwin Center Austin, TX Third Round TNT 64–78 14,520 21–13 Central Time National Rankings 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings + Regular season pollsPoll Pre-Season Week1 Week2 Week3 Week4 Week5 Week6 Week7 Week8 Week9 Week10 Week11 Week12 Week13 Week14 Week15 Week16 Week17 Week18 Final AP RV RV RV 21 14 13 13 11 9 8 9 12 23 18 RV RV Coaches RV RV RV RV 21 16 16 14 13 10 12 14 24 18 NR RV + Legend   Increase in ranking   Decrease in ranking (RV)   Received Votes T   Tied References Category:Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball seasons Minnesota Minnesota Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball