2012–13 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team

none March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 2012–13 Arizona Wildcats Arizona Wildcats logo.svg 125 Pac-12 Conference Pac-12 14 21 27–8 12–6 Sean Miller 4th James Whitford Joe Pasternack Emanuel Richardson McKale Center Diamond Head Classic champions NCAA tournament Sweet Sixteen The 2012–13 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team represented the University of Arizona during the 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They were led by fourth-year head coach Sean Miller and played their home games at McKale Center in Tucson, Arizona as members of the Pac-12 Conference. Seeded 6th in the West Region of the 2013 NCAA tournament, the team defeated (11) Belmont and (14) Harvard by a combined score of 40 points before losing 73–70 to (2) Ohio State in the Sweet Sixteen.http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/ariz/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/2012-13/stats/season_stats_final.pdf 2012‐13 University of Arizona Basketball Season Stats The University of Arizona – Official Athletics Website March 29, 2013 March 30, 2013 January 27, 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130127012348/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/ariz/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/2012-13/stats/season_stats_final.pdf dead After starting the season undefeated in non-conference play, the team went 12–6 in conference and fell to UCLA in the Pac-12 tournament semifinals. The team's mid-season record of 14–0 was the second best start in program history since the 1931–32 team opened the season 16–0.No. 3 Arizona holds on for 60-57 win over Utah Marshall John Associated Press http://hosted2.ap.org/CARIE/a4cb5a6027c04c8690df451653b3b750/Article_2013-01-05-T25-Utah-Arizona/id-5e3d9901ce8347a0b77d0208201673bf January 5, 2013 Arizona entered the season ranked 11th in the Coaches and 12th in the AP preseason polls,2013 NCAA Men's Basketball Rankings – Preseason (Nov. 5) https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/rankings/_/year/2013/week/1/seasontype/2 ESPN.com 8 January 2013 climbed to 3rd in both after going undefeated into January,https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/rankings/_/year/2013/week/9/seasontype/2 2013 NCAA Men's Basketball Rankings – Week 9 (Dec. 31) ESPN.com 8 January 2013 and then fell to 20th (Coaches) and 21st (AP) just prior to the start of the NCAA tournament.https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/rankings/_/year/2013/week/1/seasontype/3 2013 NCAA Men's Basketball Rankings – Postseason (Mar. 18) ESPN.com 8 January 2013 Before the season began Sean Miller and his staff recruited the nation's 3rd-ranked class of 2012Pascoe Bruce UCLA leapfrogs Arizona in recruiting class rankings http://azstarnet.com/sports/blogs/pascoe/ucla-leapfrogs-arizona-in-recruiting-class-rankings/article_05b30f04-8f30-11e1-8260-0019bb2963f4.html April 25, 2012 Arizona Daily Star and brought in three well-regarded transfers,http://tucsoncitizen.com/wildaboutazcats/2012/05/07/lyons-transfer-to-arizona-assures-highly-competitive-practices-with-mcconnell/ Lyons’ transfer to Arizona assures highly competitive practices with McConnell Tucson Citizen Javier Morales May 7, 2012 October 26, 2012 https://archive.today/20130204210414/http://tucsoncitizen.com/wildaboutazcats/2012/05/07/lyons-transfer-to-arizona-assures-highly-competitive-practices-with-mcconnell/ February 4, 2013 dead mdy-all among them starting point guard Mark Lyons, who led the team in scoring with 15.6 points-per-game, including 24.3 points-per-game in NCAA tournament play. Offseason Recruiting class no no 2010 Kaleb Tarczewski C Claremont, NH St. Mark's School 7 0 230 August 22, 2011 5 5 5 97 Grant Jerrett PF La Verne, CA La Verne Lutheran H.S. 6 10 220 November 27, 2010 5 5 5 97 Brandon Ashley PF Oakland, CA Findlay College Prep 6 8 230 August 29, 2011 5 5 5 97 Gabe York SG Orange, CA Orange Lutheran H.S. 6 1 170 July 10, 2011 4 4 4 93 Jacob Hazzard PG Los Angeles, CA Loyola H.S. 5 11 170 April 15, 2012 2 3 3 78 2012 Arizona 2012 Basketball Commitments 2012 Arizona Basketball Commits ESPN 106 nr #3 #3 #3 yes Incoming transfers Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown NotesMark Lyons 2 PG 6'1" 188 Senior Schenectady, New York Lyons left Xavier to play his senior year at Arizona. He was eligible to play immediately under the NCAA's graduate transfer rule.T. J. McConnell 4 PG 6'1" 180 Junior Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania McConnell elected to transfer after his sophomore year at Duquesne and redshirted the 2012–13 season under NCAA transfer rules.Matt Korcheck 31 PF 6'9" 220 Junior Tucson, Arizona A junior college transfer from Cochise College, Korcheck elected to redshirt the season and had two years eligibility starting in 2013–14. Departures Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown NotesAlex Jacobson 50 C 7'0" 253 Senior Santa Ana, California GraduatedJesse Perry 33 SF 6'7" 217 Senior St. Louis, Missouri GraduatedBrendon Lavender 24 SG 6'5" 212 Senior Mesa, Arizona GraduatedKyle Fogg 21 SG 6'3" 188 Senior Brea, California GraduatedDondre Wise 0 PG 6'1" 220 Senior Houston, Texas GraduatedKyryl Natyazhko 14 C 6'11" 275 Junior Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine Natyazhko announced his intention to turn professional in April, 2012. He played for Ukrainian club Azovmash Mariupol in 2012–2013.Sidiki Johnson 1 PF 6'8" 235 Freshman Brooklyn, New York Suspended indefinitely for violation of team rules, Johnson transferred to Providence in December 2011.Josiah Turner 11 PG 6'3" 192 Freshman Sacramento, California Suspended indefinitely for violation of team rules in March 2012, Turner transferred to SMU but withdrew to pursue a professional career.https://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/ncaab-the-dagger/ex-arizona-guard-josiah-turner-turns-pro-rather-002402837--ncaab.html Ex-Arizona guard Josiah Turner turns pro rather than transferring to SMU Jeff Eisenberg July 10, 2012 The Dagger Yahoo! Sports October 10, 2012http://www.ridiculousupside.com/2012/9/22/3370638/josiah-turner-granted-release-in-hungary-replaced-by-brandon-wood Josiah Turner Granted Release In Hungary, Replaced By Brandon Wood Wendell Maxey September 22, 2012 Ridiculous Upside SB Nation October 10, 2012 Roster 2012 Arizona Wildcats y yes Gabe York 1 G 6 2 185 FR Orange, California Orange Lutheran H.S. y Mark Lyons 2 G 6 1 200 SR Schenectady, New York Brewster Academy/Xavier y Kevin Parrom 3 G/F 6 6 220 SR Bronx, New York South Kent School T. J. McConnell 4 G 6 1 190 JR Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Chartiers Valley H.S./Duquesne yes y Nick Johnson 13 G 6 3 200 SO Gilbert, Arizona Findlay Prep y basketball Jordin Mayes 20 G 6 3 200 JR Los Angeles, California Westchester H.S. Brandon Ashley 21 F 6 8 235 FR Oakland, California Findlay Prep y Angelo Chol y 30 F 6 9 225 SO Khartoum, Sudan Hoover H.S. Matt Korcheck 31 F 6 10 225 JR Tucson, Arizona Sabino H.S./Cochise College yes Grant Jerrett 33 F/C 6 10 235 FR La Verne, California Lutheran H.S. y Kaleb Tarczewski 35 C 7 0 255 FR Claremont, New Hampshire St. Mark's School y Solomon Hill 44 F 6 7 220 SR Los Angeles, California Fairfax H.S. y basketball Jacob Hazzard 50 G 5 11 165 FR Los Angeles, California Loyola H.S. W Quinton Crawford 51 G 6 2 200 SR RS Old Bridge, New Jersey Old Bridge H.S./Middlesex County W Max Wiepking 52 F 6 6 220 SR Englewood, Colorado Kent Denver School W Drew Mellon 55 F 6 6 210 SO Santa Ana, California Mater Dei H.S. W Sean Miller (Pittsburgh) James Whitford (Wisconsin) Joe Pasternack (Indiana) Emanuel Richardson (University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown) http://www.arizonawildcats.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/ariz-m-baskbl-mtt.html Depth chart Arizona Wildcats 3 Arizona Wildcats 1 Arizona Wildcats 3 Kaleb Tarczewski Brandon Ashley Solomon Hill Nick Johnson Mark Lyons Grant Jerrett Angelo Chol Kevin Parrom Gabe York Jordin Mayes Max Wiepking Quinton Crawford Jacob Hazzard Matt Korcheck Drew Mellon TJ McConnell Preseason Summer Exhibition Tour Practices began earlier than otherwise allowed by the NCAA in preparation for a six-day foreign tour to the Bahamas in August. (NCAA rules allow teams to conduct 10 practices in preparation for a foreign tour.) Although NCAA rules allow for foreign tours once every four years, the Bahamas tour was Arizona's first since 2006. It was the seventh in program history. The team won its games 136–66 and 99–57.Pascoe Bruce Bahamas game secondary in value for Wildcats August 12, 2012 Arizona Daily Star http://azstarnet.com/sports/blogs/pascoe/bahamas-game-secondary-in-value-for-wildcats/article_ec07890e-e4a2-11e1-aec1-0019bb2963f4.html August 25, 2012 Red-Blue Game Arizona's annual pre-season Red-Blue scrimmage took place at McKale Center on October 21, selling out for the second-straight season.Marshall, John Wildcats impressive at annual scrimmage Associated Press http://bigstory.ap.org/article/wildcats-impressive-annual-scrimmage October 21, 2012 A half-time ceremony celebrated the 25-year anniversary of the 1987-88 basketball team, the first in program history to reach the Final Four. The team's 35 victories remain the most in school history. Members of the team present included Tucson-native Sean Elliott, Arizona's all-time leading scorer, with 2,555 career points; 2012-13 Arizona Men's Basketball Media Guide Arizona Intercollegiate Athletics http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/ariz/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/2012-13/misc_non_event/2012-13_MBKB_Guide.pdf 2012 March 26, 2013 52 February 26, 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130226005533/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/ariz/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/2012-13/misc_non_event/2012-13_MBKB_Guide.pdf dead Steve Kerr, whose 57.8% three-point field-goal percentage in the 1987–88 season is the best in NCAA history (with a minimum of 100 shots made); 2011-12 NCAA Men's Basketball Division I Records National Collegiate Athletic Association http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/m_basketball_RB/2012/DI.pdf 2012 January 9, 2013 and Anthony Cook, who recorded a program-best 278 career blocked-shots. Schedule no yes |- !colspan=9 style="background:#Arizona Wildcats 1; color:white;"| Exhibition 10/31/2012 6:30 pm yes 12 Humboldt State McKale Center Tucson, AZ 108–67 12,431 – 11/06/2012 6:30 pm yes 12 Chico State McKale Center Tucson, AZ 98–60 12,268 – |- !colspan=9 style="background:#Arizona Wildcats 1; color:white;"| Non-conference regular season 11/11/2012 4:00 pm yes 12 Charleston Southern McKale Center Tucson, AZ P12N 82–73 14,503 1–0 11/15/2012 8:00 pm yes 12 UTEP McKale Center Tucson, AZ FSN 71–52 13,576 2–0 11/19/2012 7:00 pm yes 10 Long Beach State McKale Center Tucson, AZ P12N 94–72 13,382 3–0 |- 11/28/2012 8:00 pm 9 yes Northern Arizona McKale Center Tucson, AZ P12N 93–50 13,003 4–0 |- 12/01/2012 6:00 pm yes 9 yes Texas Tech United Spirit Arena Lubbock, TX ESPNU 85–57 10,782 5–0 |- 12/04/2012 7:30 pm 8 yes Southern Miss McKale Center Tucson, AZ P12N 63–55 13,419 6–0 |- 12/08/2012 6:00 pm yes 8 yes Clemson Littlejohn Coliseum Clemson, SC ESPN2 66–54 8,509 7–0 |- 12/15/2012 8:00 pm yes 8 Florida 5 McKale Center Tucson, AZ ESPN 65–64 14,545 8–0 |- 12/18/2012 7:00 pm 4 yes Oral Roberts McKale Center Tucson, AZ P12N 89–64 13,067 9–0 12/22/2012 8:30 pm yes 4 yes East Tennessee State Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI Diamond Head Classic quarterfinals ESPNU 73–53 8,120 10–0 12/23/2012 9:30 pm yes 4 yes Miami (FL) Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI Diamond Head Classic semifinals ESPN2 69–50 6,564 11–0 12/25/2012 8:15 pm yes 3 yes San Diego State 17 Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI Diamond Head Classic championship ESPN2 68–67 6,514 12–0 |- !colspan=9 style="background:#Arizona Wildcats 1;"| Pac-12 regular season 01/03/2013 6:00 pm 3 Colorado McKale Center Tucson, AZ ESPNU 92–83 OT 14,545 13–0 (1–0) |- 01/05/2013 3:00 pm 3 Utah McKale Center Tucson, AZ P12N 60–57 14,545 14–0 (2–0) |- 01/10/2013 7:00 pm yes 4 Oregon Matthew Knight Arena Eugene, OR ESPN2 66–70 9,544 14–1 (2–1) |- 01/12/2013 6:00 pm yes 4 Oregon State Gill Coliseum Corvallis, OR ESPNU 80–70 7,224 15–1 (3–1) |- 01/19/2013 12:30 pm yes 7 Arizona State Wells Fargo Arena Tempe, AZ FSN 71–54 10,900 16–1 (4–1) 01/24/2013 7:00 pm 6 UCLA McKale Center Tucson, AZ ESPN2 73–84 14,617 16–2 (4–2) 01/26/2013 5:00 pm 6 USC McKale Center Tucson, AZ ESPNU 74–50 14,578 17–2 (5–2) 01/31/2013 7:00 pm yes 8 Washington Alaska Airlines Arena Seattle, WA ESPN 57–53 8,535 18–2 (6–2) 02/02/2013 8:00 pm yes 8 Washington State Beasley Coliseum Pullman, WA P12N 79–65 6,002 19–2 (7–2) 02/06/2013 7:00 pm 7 Stanford McKale Center Tucson, AZ ESPNews 73–66 14,545 20–2 (8–2) 02/10/2013 5:00 pm 7 California McKale Center Tucson, AZ P12N 69–77 14,545 20–3 (8–3) 02/14/2013 8:00 pm yes 9 Colorado Coors Events Center Boulder, CO P12N 58–71 11,120 20–4 (8–4) 02/17/2013 1:00 pm yes 9 Utah Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, UT P12N 68–64 11,712 21–4 (9–4) 02/20/2013 9:00 pm 12 Washington McKale Center Tucson, AZ ESPN2 70–52 14,545 22–4 (10–4) 02/23/2013 1:00 pm 12 Washington State McKale Center Tucson, AZ FSN 73–56 14,545 23–4 (11–4) 02/27/2013 7:30 pm yes 11 USC Galen Center Los Angeles, CA P12N 78–89 4,207 23–5 (11–5) 03/02/2013 7:00 pm yes 11 UCLA Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA ESPN College GameDay ESPN 69–74 13,727 23–6 (11–6) 03/09/2013 2:30 pm 18 Arizona State McKale Center Tucson, AZ FSN 73–58 14,545 24–6 (12–6) |- !colspan=9 style="background:#Arizona Wildcats 1;"| Pac-12 Tournament 03/14/2013 2:30 pm yes 18 4 Colorado 5 MGM Grand Garden Arena Paradise, NV Quarterfinals P12N 79–69 12,915 25–6 03/15/2013 7:00 pm yes 18 4 UCLA 21 1 MGM Grand Garden Arena Paradise, NV Semifinals 13,151 P12N 64–66 25–7 |- !colspan=9 style="background:#Arizona Wildcats 1;"| NCAA tournament 03/21/2013 5:30 pm yes yes 21 6 W Belmont 11 W EnergySolutions Arena Salt Lake City, UT First Round TNT 81–64 14,345 26–7 03/23/2013 3:10 pm yes yes 21 6 W Harvard 14 W EnergySolutions Arena Salt Lake City, UT Second Round TNT 74–51 16,060 27–7 03/28/2013 4:47 pm yes yes 21 6 W Ohio State 7 2 W Staples Center Los Angeles, CA Sweet Sixteen TBS 70–73 18,232 27–8 Mountain Standard Time. (#) during NCAA Tournament is Seed with Region W=West Awards Solomon Hill 2012 Diamond Head Classic MVP, All-Tournament TeamPascoe, Bruce UA Wildcats beat San Diego State 68-67 for Diamond Head Classic title Arizona Daily Star http://azstarnet.com/sports/basketball/college/wildcats/ua-wildcats-beat-san-diego-state---for-diamond/article_9a7ece42-4eee-11e2-a4e4-0019bb2963f4.html December 25, 2012 Pac-12 All-Conference First TeamGimino, Anthony Arizona’s Hill, Lyons earn first-team All-Pac-12 mention Tucson Citizen http://tucsoncitizen.com/wildcatreport/2013/03/11/arizonas-hill-lyons-earn-first-team-all-pac-12-mention/ March 11, 2013 March 11, 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130724072015/http://tucsoncitizen.com/wildcatreport/2013/03/11/arizonas-hill-lyons-earn-first-team-all-pac-12-mention/ July 24, 2013 dead USBWA All-District IX Teamhttp://www.sportswriters.net/usbwa/news/2013/alldistrict130312.html USBWA Names 2012-13 Men's All-District Teams March 12, 2013 U.S. Basketball Writers Association NABC All-District 20 First Teamhttp://www.arizonawildcats.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/032613aaa.html Hill, Lyons Earn NABC All-District Honors The University of Arizona – Official Athletics Website March 26, 2013 March 27, 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130330192130/http://www.arizonawildcats.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/032613aaa.html March 30, 2013 dead mdy-all Nick Johnson Honorable mention Pac-12 All-Defensive Team Mark Lyons 2012 Diamond Head Classic All-Tournament Team Pac-12 Player of the Week – January 21, 2013Anthony Gimino Arizona Wildcats finally get a Pac-12 Player of the Week winner Tucson Citizen http://tucsoncitizen.com/wildcatreport/2013/01/21/arizona-wildcats-finally-get-a-pac-12-player-of-the-week-winner/ January 21, 2013 January 23, 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130708224755/http://tucsoncitizen.com/wildcatreport/2013/01/21/arizona-wildcats-finally-get-a-pac-12-player-of-the-week-winner/ July 8, 2013 dead Pac-12 All-Conference First Team USBWA All-District IX Team NABC All-District 20 First Team Kaleb Tarczewski Honorable mention Pac-12 All-Freshmen Team Rankings 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings + Ranking movementLegend: ¦¦ Increase in ranking. ¦¦ Decrease in ranking. ¦¦ Not ranked the previous week. 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