2012–13 Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 2012–13 Oklahoma Sooners Oklahoma Sooners logo.svg 100 Big 12 Big 12 20–12 11–7 Lon Kruger 2nd Steve Henson Lew Hill Chris Crutchfield Lloyd Noble Center NCAA Tournament round of 64 The 2012–13 Oklahoma Sooners basketball team represented the University of Oklahoma in the 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Sooners were led by Lon Kruger in his second season. The team played its home games at the Lloyd Noble Center in Norman, Oklahoma as a member of the Big 12 Conference. They finished the season 20–12, 11–7 in Big 12 play to finish in a tie for fourth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Big 12 tournament to Iowa State. The received an at-large bid to the 2013 NCAA tournament, where they lost in the second round to San Diego State. Preseason Departures Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes T. J. Franklin 3 G 73 5'11" 175 4 Senior Fort Worth, Texas Graduated C. J. Washington 5 F 79 6'7" 230 4 Senior Stringtown, Oklahoma Graduated Clair Blair, Jr. 14 G 74 6'2" 205 3 Junior Houston, Texas Graduated Barry Honoroé 31 F 79 6'7" 270 4 Senior Garland, Texas Graduated Recruits no no 2012 D. J. Bennett C Ottumwa, IA Indian Hills CC 6 9 215 April 15, 2012 NR 3 NR Isaiah Cousins SG Mount Vernon, NY Mount Vernon 6 3 175 March 28, 2012 3 3 85 Buddy Hield SG Eight Mile Rock, Bahamas Sunrise Christian Academy (Bel Aire, KS) 6 4 190 September 25, 2011 2 4 92 Je'lon Hornbeak SG Arlington, TX Grace Prep 6 4 185 October 2, 2011 3 4 91 C. J. Cole PF Sperry, OK Sperry 6 7 220 April 16, 2012 NR NR 79 Jarion Henry SF Dallas, TX La Jolla 6 8 200 November 9, 2011 NR 3 POST 2012 Oklahoma 2012 Basketball Commitments 2012 Oklahoma Basketball Commits ESPN oklahoma 146 201 Not Ranked Top 20 Not Ranked Top 25 Not Ranked Top 25 April 24, 2012 yes Transfers Name Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes Amath M'Baye F 81 6'9" 215 3 Junior Bordeaux, France Joined the team after transferring from Wyoming in 2011-12 season.http://newsok.com/oklahoma-adds-wyoming-transfer-amath-mbaye-sooner-coach-lon-kruger-hires-oral-roberts-assistant/article/3559858?custom_click=lead_story_title Oklahoma adds Wyoming transfer Amath M'Baye; Sooner coach Lon Kruger hires Oral Roberts assistant News OK 2011-04-18 Jarrod Kruger G 73 6'1" 174 2 Sophomore Topeka, Kansas Joined the team after transferring from Kansas State in 2011-12 season.http://collegesportsblog.dallasnews.com/2011/08/lon-krugers-nephew-to-walk-on-at-oklahom.html/ Lon Kruger's nephew to walk-on at Oklahoma Sports Day DFW 2011-08-31 https://archive.today/20130121210243/http://collegesportsblog.dallasnews.com/2011/08/lon-krugers-nephew-to-walk-on-at-oklahom.html/ 2013-01-21 dead Ryan Spangler F 80 6'8" 225 2 Sophomore Bridge Creek, Oklahoma Joined the team after transferring from Gonzaga during the off-season; redshirted the 2012-13 season due to NCAA transfer regulations http://newsok.com/high-school-notebook-ryan-spangler-transferring-from-gonzaga/article/3665515 Ryan Spangler transferring from Gonzaga News OK 2012-04-11 Roster 2012 Oklahoma Sooners y yes Casey Arent 32 C 6 10 229 sr Penryn, CA Sierra College D. J. Bennett 31 F 6 8 203 jr Chicago, IL Indian Hills CC Cameron Clark y basketball 21 G 6 6 207 jr Sherman, TX Sherman C. J. Cole 25 F 6 6 220 fr Sperry, OK Sperry Isaiah Cousins y 11 G 6 3 179 fr Mount Vernon, NY Mount Vernon Andrew Fitzgerald basketball y 4 F 6 8 236 sr Baltimore, MD Brewster Academy James Fraschilla 13 G 5 10 150 so Dallas, TX Highland Park Sam Grooms 1 G 6 1 203 sr Greensboro, NC Chipola College Buddy Hield y 3 F 6 3 200 fr Freeport, Bahamas Sunrise Christian Academy Je'lon Hornbeak y 5 G 6 3 179 fr Arlington, TX Grace Prep Jarrod Kruger 12 G 6 1 174 so yes Topeka, KS Kansas State Amath M'Baye y 22 F 6 9 215 jr yes Bordeaux, France Wyoming Tyler Neal 15 F 6 7 227 jr Oklahoma City, OK Putnam City West Steve Noworyta 14 F 6 7 202 fr Hainesport, NJ Holy Cross Romero Osby y 24 F 6 8 238 sr yes Meridian, MS Mississippi State Steven Pledger 2 G 6 4 224 sr Chesapeake, VA Atlantic Shores Christian Ryan Spangler y 00 F 6 8 225 so yes Bridge Creek, OK Bridge CreekGonzaga Lon Kruger (Kansas State Steve Henson (Kansas State) Lew Hill (Wichita State) Chris Crutchfield (Nebraska-Omaha) 2012-08-17 Schedule yes |- ! colspan=9 style="background:#FFFDD0; color:#960018;"| Exhibition 11/02/2012 7:00 pm yes Washburn Lloyd Noble Center Norman, OK 83–66 2,681 – 11/07/2012 7:00 pm yes Central Oklahoma McCasland Field House Norman, OK FSOK 94–66 2,880 – |- ! colspan=9 style="background:#960018; color:#FFFDD0;"| Non-conference Regular Season 11/11/2012 3:00 pm yes Louisiana-Monroe Lloyd Noble Center Norman, OK FSSW 85–51 8,734http://www.soonersports.com/sports/m-baskbl/stats/2012-2013/01_ulm.html Archived copy 2012-11-12 https://web.archive.org/web/20121123224937/http://www.soonersports.com/sports/m-baskbl/stats/2012-2013/01_ulm.html 2012-11-23 dead 1–0 11/16/2012 7:00 pm yes yes UT–Arlington College Park Center Arlington, TX FSSW+ 63–59 6,421http://www.soonersports.com/sports/m-baskbl/stats/2012-2013/1116ou.html Archived copy 2012-11-17 https://archive.today/20130202162244/http://www.soonersports.com/sports/m-baskbl/stats/2012-2013/1116ou.html 2013-02-02 dead 2–0 11/22/2012 6:00 pm yes yes UTEP HP Field House Orlando, FL Old Spice Classic Quarterfinals ESPN2 68–61 2,076 3–0 11/23/2012 6:30 pm yes yes Gonzaga 17 HP Field House Orlando, FL Old Spice Classic semifinals ESPN2 47–72 2,205http://www.soonersports.com/sports/m-baskbl/stats/2012-2013/11-23-12.html Archived copy 2012-11-26 https://web.archive.org/web/20121124050349/http://www.soonersports.com/sports/m-baskbl/stats/2012-2013/11-23-12.html 2012-11-24 dead 3–1 11/25/2012 2:30 pm yes yes West Virginia HP Field House Orlando, FL Old Spice Classic 3rd place ESPNU 77–70 4,121 4–1 11/28/2012 7:00 pm yes yes Oral Roberts Mabee Center Tulsa, OK ESPN3 63–62 7,219http://www.soonersports.com/sports/m-baskbl/stats/2012-2013/11-28-12.html Archived copy 2012-11-29 https://web.archive.org/web/20121204192652/http://www.soonersports.com/sports/m-baskbl/stats/2012-2013/11-28-12.html 2012-12-04 dead 5–1 11/30/2012 7:00 pm yes Northwestern State Lloyd Noble Center Norman, OK FSOK+ 69–65 8,915http://www.soonersports.com/sports/m-baskbl/stats/2012-2013/11-30-12.html Archived copy 2012-12-03 https://web.archive.org/web/20121204021319/http://www.soonersports.com/sports/m-baskbl/stats/2012-2013/11-30-12.html 2012-12-04 dead 6–1 12/04/2012 6:00 pm yes yes Arkansas Bud Walton Arena Fayetteville, AR ESPN2 78–81 12,548http://www.soonersports.com/sports/m-baskbl/stats/2012-2013/12-04-12.html Archived copy 2012-12-17 https://web.archive.org/web/20121209233826/http://www.soonersports.com/sports/m-baskbl/stats/2012-2013/12-04-12.html 2012-12-09 dead 6–2 12/15/2012 1:00 pm yes yes Texas A&M Chesapeake Energy Arena Oklahoma City, OK All-College Basketball Classic ESPNU 64–54 3,444http://www.soonersports.com/sports/m-baskbl/stats/2012-2013/12-15-12.html Archived copy 2012-12-17 https://web.archive.org/web/20121218023730/http://www.soonersports.com/sports/m-baskbl/stats/2012-2013/12-15-12.html 2012-12-18 dead 7–2 12/18/2012 7:00 pm yes Stephen F. Austin Lloyd Noble Center Norman, OK 55–56 8,572 7–3 12/29/2012 7:00 pm yes Ohio Lloyd Noble Center Norman, OK 74–63 10,036 8–3 12/31/2012 2:00 pm yes Texas A&M-Corpus Christi McCasland Field House Norman, OK 72–42 2,751 9–3 |- ! colspan=9 style="background:#960018; color:#FFFDD0;"| Big 12 Regular Season 01/05/2013 3:00 pm yes West Virginia WVU Coliseum Morgantown, WV Big 12 Network 67–57 12,112 10–3 1–0 01/12/2013 2:00 pm Oklahoma State Lloyd Noble Center Norman, OK ESPN2 77–68 12,695 11–3 2–0 01/16/2013 7:00 pm Texas Tech Lloyd Noble Center Norman, OK Big 12 Network 81–63 9,178 12–3 3–0 01/19/2013 3:00 pm yes Kansas State 16 Bramlage Coliseum Manhattan, KS Big 12 Network 60–69 12,528 12–4 3–1 01/21/2013 8:30 pm Texas Lloyd Noble Center Norman, OK ESPN 73–67 10,409 13–4 4–1 01/26/2013 3:00 pm yes Kansas 3 Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS ESPN 54–67 16,300 13–5 4–2 01/30/2013 6:00 pm yes Baylor Ferrell Center Waco, TX ESPNU 74–71 6,533 14–5 5–2 02/02/2013 5:00 pm Kansas State 18 Lloyd Noble Center Norman, OK ESPN2 50–52 11,882 14–6 5–3 02/04/2013 6:00 pm yes Iowa State Hilton Coliseum Ames, IA ESPNU 64–83 13,178 14–7 5–4 02/09/2013 3:00 pm Kansas 5 Lloyd Noble Center Norman, OK ESPN 72–66 13,490 15–7 6–4 02/11/2013 6:00 pm TCU Lloyd Noble Center Norman, OK ESPNU 75–48 8,948 16–7 7–4 02/16/2013 12:30 pm yes Oklahoma State 17 Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, OK Big 12 Network 79–84 OT 13,611 16–8 7–5 02/20/2013 6:00 pm yes Texas Tech United Spirit Arena Lubbock, TX ESPNU 86–71 8,248 17–8 8–5 02/23/2013 4:00 pm Baylor Lloyd Noble Center Norman, OK ESPNU 90–76 12,199 18–8 9–5 02/27/2013 8:00 pm yes Texas Frank Erwin Center Austin, TX ESPN2 86–92 OT 9,860 18–9 9–6 03/02/2013 12:45 pm Iowa State Lloyd Noble Center Norman, OK Big 12 Network 86–69 10,789 19–9 10–6 03/06/2013 8:00 pm West Virginia Lloyd Noble Center Norman, OK ESPN2 83–70 9,857 20–9 11–6 03/09/2013 4:00 pm yes TCU Daniel-Meyer Coliseum Ft. Worth, TX FSSW 67–70 5,392 20–10 11–7 |- ! colspan=9 style="background:#FFFDD0; color:#960018;"| 2013 Big 12 men's basketball tournament 03/14/2013 11:30 am yes Iowa State Sprint Center Kansas City, MO Quarterfinals ESPN2 66–73 17,996 20–11 |- ! colspan=9 style="background:#960018; color:#FFFDD0;"| 2013 NCAA tournament 03/22/2013 8:48 pm yes (10 S) (7 S) San Diego State Wells Fargo Center Philadelphia, PA TBS 55–70 20,125 20–12 AP Poll Central Time. (#) during NCAA Tournament is Seed with Region S=South References External links Official Athletics Site of the Oklahoma Sooners - Men's Basketball Category:Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball seasons Oklahoma Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball Oklahoma