2012–13 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 2012–13 Kansas Jayhawks University of Kansas athletics (logo).svg 200px Big 12 Big 12 8 3 31–6 14–4 Bill Self (10th Season) Joe Dooley (10th Season) Norm Roberts (2nd Season) Kurtis Townsend (9th Season) Elijah Johnson Travis Releford Jeff Withey Allen Fieldhouse Big 12 tournament championsBig 12 regular season co-championsCBE Hall of Fame Classic champions NCAA tournament Sweet Sixteen The 2012–13 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team represented the University of Kansas in the 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season, which is the Jayhawks' 115th basketball season. The Jayhawks played their home games at Allen Fieldhouse. Pre-season Departures Name Position Reason Tyshawn Taylor Point Guard Graduation Conner Teahan Guard Graduation Jordan Juenemann Guard Graduation Thomas Robinson Power Forward Entered NBA draftKansas' Thomas Robinson to turn pro https://www.espn.com/nba/draft2012/story/_/id/7792384/kansas-jayhawks-thomas-robinson-forgo-senior-year-enter-nba-draft ESPN.com Merv Lindsay Small Forward TransferKansas' Merv Lindsay to transfer https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/7821346/kansas-jayhawks-freshman-forward-merv-lindsay-transfer ESPN.com Recruiting no no 2012 Perry Ellis PF Wichita, Kansas Wichita Heights High School 6 8 221 2011-09-09 4 5 4 4 96 Andrew White G/F Charlottesville, Virginia The Miller School 6 6 205 2011-12-02 4 4 4 4 94 Zach Peters* F/C Plano, Texas Prestonwood Christian 6 9 220 2011-11-17 3 3 3 3 89 Anrio Adams SG Seattle, Washington Ranier Beach High School 6 3 175 2011-11-20 3 4 4 3 91 Landen Lucas F/C Portland, Oregon Westview High School 6 8 240 2011-11-13 3 3 0 4 92 |- | colspan="7" style="padding-left:10px;" | Overall recruiting rankings:     Scout: 13     Rivals: 10     247 Sports: 13      ESPN: 11  |} *Left team during season Coaching changes Coach Old Position New Position Brennan Bechard Kansas Graduate Assistant Coach Kansas Assistant Director of Men's Basketball Operations Barry Hinson Kansas Director of Basketball Operations Southern Illinois Head Coach Danny Manning Kansas Assistant Coach Tulsa Head Coachhttps://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/7751342/ Kansas' Manning takes coaching job at Tulsa ESPN.com 2017-02-28 Norm Roberts Florida Assistant Coach Kansas Assistant Coach Doc Sadler Nebraska Head Coach Kansas Director of Basketball Operations Roster 2012 Kansas Jayhawks y Naadir Tharpe 1 PG 5 11 170 SO Worcester, MA Rio Adams 2 SG 6 3 180 FR Seattle, WA Andrew White 3 G/F 6 6 210 FR Chester, VA y basketball Justin Wesley 4 F 6 8 220 JR y Fort Worth, TX Jeff Withey 5 C 7 0 235 SR y San Diego, CA y Evan Manning 10 SG 6 3 170 FR Lawrence, KS W Tyler Self 11 G 6 2 165 FR Lawrence, KS W Elijah Johnson y basketball 15 PG 6 4 195 SR Las Vegas, NV Niko Roberts 20 PG 5 11 175 JR Huntington, NY W Christian Garrett 21 SG 6 3 170 SO Los Angeles, CA W Ben McLemore 23 G/F 6 5 185 FR y St. Louis, MO y Travis Releford 24 SF 6 6 210 SR y Kansas City, MO y Jamari Traylor y 31 F/C 6 8 215 FR y Chicago, IL Landen Lucas y 33 F/C 6 10 230 FR yes Portland, OR Perry Ellis y basketball 34 PF 6 8 225 FR Wichita, KS Kevin Young y basketball, born 1990 40 PF 6 8 195 SR Perris, CA Bill Self (Oklahoma State) Norm Roberts (Queens) Joe Dooley (George Washington) Kurtis Townsend (Western Kentucky) http://www2.kusports.com/mens_basketball/roster/2012_13/ August 8, 2012 Schedule yes yes |- !colspan=12 style="background:#00009C; color:#FFFFFF;"| European Exhibition Tour 8/7/12 12:00 pm yes yes Swiss National Team Fribourg Arena Fribourg, Switzerland Euro Jam Fribourg None Withey 12 Withey 10 Johnson 3 79–76 250 – 8/8/12 10:00 am yes yes Swiss National Team Fribourg Arena Fribourg, Switzerland Euro Jam Fribourg None White 16 Withey 10 Johnson, Releford 4 83–79 200 – 8/11/12 1:00 pm yes yes AMW Team France Stade Pierre de Coubertin Paris, France Euro Jam Paris None Releford 10 Peters 7 Tharpe 9 73–74 2,000 – 8/12/12 1:00 pm yes yes AMW Team France Stade Pierre de Coubertin Paris, France Euro Jam Paris None Ellis 16 Ellis 12 Tharpe 4 60–79 2,000 – |- !colspan=12 style="background:#00009C; color:#FFFFFF;"| Exhibition 10/30/12 7:00 pm yes no 7 Emporia State Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, Kansas Jayhawk TV Ellis 15 Lucas 9 Johnson 5 88–54 16,300 – 11/5/12 7:00 pm yes no 7 Washburn Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, Kansas Jayhawk TV McLemore 17 McLemore 10 Johnson 5 62–50 16,300 – |- !colspan=12 style="background:#00009C; color:#FFFFFF;"| Non-conference regular season 11/9/12 7:00 pm yes 7 Southeast Missouri State Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, Kansas CBE Classic Jayhawk TV Withey 17 McLemore, Withey 12 McLemore 5 74–55 16,300 1–0 11/13/12 6:00 pm yes yes 7 Michigan State 21 Georgia Dome Atlanta, Georgia Champions Classic ESPN Johnson 16 Withey 7 McLemore, Releford 3 64–67 22,847 1–1 11/15/12 7:00 pm yes 7 Chattanooga Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, Kansas CBE Classic Jayhawk TV McLemore 25 Withey 10 Releford 6 69–55 16,300 2–1 11/19/12 9:00 pm yes yes 12 Washington State Sprint Center Kansas City, Missouri CBE Classic ESPN2 Releford 17 Young 10 Johnson, Tharpe 4 78–41 8,408 3–1 11/20/12 8:30 pm yes yes 12 Saint Louis Sprint Center Kansas City, Missouri CBE Classic ESPNU Withey 25 Young 8 Johnson 9 73–59 10,315 4–1 11/26/12 8:00 pm yes 10 San Jose State Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, Kansas ESPNU Withey 16 Withey 12 Johnson 5 70–57 16,300 5–1 11/30/12 7:00 pm yes yes 10 Oregon State Sprint Center Kansas City, Missouri Jayhawk TV McLemore 21 Releford 7 Johnson 9 84–78 18,789 6–1 12/8/12 1:00 pm yes 9 Colorado Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, Kansas ESPN2 McLemore 24 Young 8 Releford 6 90–54 16,300 7–1 12/15/12 6:00 pm yes 9 Belmont Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, Kansas ESPNU McLemore, Releford 17 Young 6 Johnson 9 89–60 16,300 8–1 12/18/12 6:00 pm yes 9 Richmond Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, Kansas ESPN2 Withey 17 Withey 13 Johnson 7 87–59 16,300 9–1 12/22/12 3:00 pm yes yes 9 Ohio State 7 Value City Arena Columbus, Ohio CBS McLemore 22 Withey, Young 10 Tharpe, Young 3 74–66 19,049 10–1 12/29/12 7:00 pm yes 6 American Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, Kansas ESPN3 Releford 19 Ellis 10 Tharpe 12 89–57 16,300 11–1 1/6/13 3:30 pm yes 6 Temple Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, Kansas CBS Young 16 Withey 11 Johnson 9 69–62 16,300 12–1 |- !colspan=12 style="background:#00009C; color:#FFFFFF;"| Big 12 Conference Games 1/9/13 6:00 pm no 6 Iowa State Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, Kansas ESPNU McLemore 33 Young, Withey 12 Johnson 10 97–89 OT 16,300 13–1 1–0 1/12/13 3:00 pm no yes 6 Texas Tech United Spirit Arena Lubbock, Texas Big 12 Network Young 14 Withey 7 Johnson 4 60–46 8,534 14–1 2–0 1/14/13 8:00 pm no 4 Baylor Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, Kansas ESPN McLemore 17 McLemore 8 Ellis, McLemore, Releford 2 61–44 16,300 15–1 3–0 1/19/13 1:00 pm no yes 4 Texas Frank Erwin Center Austin, Texas CBS McLemore 16 Withey 9 Withey 4 64–59 14,312 16–1 4–0 1/22/13 7:00 pm no yes 3 Kansas State 11 Bramlage Coliseum Manhattan, Kansas Big 12 Network Releford 12 Withey 10 Johnson 4 59–55 12,528 17–1 5–0 1/26/13 3:00 pm no 3 Oklahoma Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, Kansas ESPN McLemore 18 Withey 9 Releford 5 67–54 16,300 18–1 6–0 1/28/13 8:00 pm no yes 2 West Virginia WVU Coliseum Morgantown, West Virginia ESPN Releford, Withey 15 Withey, Young 7 Johnson 5 61–56 12,402 19–1 7–0 2/2/13 3:00 pm no 2 Oklahoma State Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, Kansas Big 12 Network McLemore 23 Withey 8 Johnson 6 80–85 16,300 19–2 7–1 2/6/13 8:00 pm no yes 5 TCU Daniel-Meyer Coliseum Fort Worth, Texas ESPNU McLemore 15 McLemore, Young 9 Releford 4 55–62 7,412 19–3 7–2 2/9/13 3:00 pm no yes 5 Oklahoma Lloyd Noble Center Norman, Oklahoma ESPN McLemore 15 Releford 9 Johnson 4 66–72 13,490 19–4 7–3 2/11/13 8:11 pm no 14 Kansas State 10 Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, Kansas Sunflower Showdown ESPN McLemore 30 Withey 10 Tharpe 8 83–62 16,300 20–4 8–3 2/16/13 8:00 pm no 14 Texas Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, Kansas ESPN College GameDay ESPN Withey, Releford 15 Withey 11 Johnson 4 73–47 16,300 21–4 9–3 2/20/13 8:00 pm no yes 9 Oklahoma State 14 Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, Oklahoma ESPN2 Releford 18 Withey 14 Tharpe 3 68–67 2OT 13,611 22–4 10–3 2/23/13 3:00 pm no 9 TCU Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, Kansas Big 12 Network/ESPN3 Withey 18 Young 8 Johnson, Tharpe 4 74–48 16,300 23–4 11–3 2/25/13 8:00 pm no yes 6 Iowa State Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa ESPN Johnson 39 Withey 10 Johnson 7 108-96 OT 14,376 24–4 12–3 3/2/13 1:00 pm no 6 West Virginia Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, Kansas CBS McLemore 36 Withey 10 Johnson 10 91–65 16,300 25–4 13–3 3/4/13 6:00 pm no 4 Texas Tech Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, Kansas ESPNU Withey 22 Withey 9 Johnson 12 79–42 16,300 26-4 14-3 3/9/13 5:00 pm no yes 4 Baylor Ferrell Center Waco, Texas ESPN McLemore 23 Withey 8 Releford, Johnson, McLemore, Ellis 2 58–81 9,695 26–5 14–4 |- !colspan=12 style="background:#00009C; color:#FFFFFF;"|Big 12 Tournament 03/14/13 2:00 pm yes 7 Texas Tech Sprint Center Kansas City, MO Quarterfinals ESPN2 McLemore 24 Ellis 7 Releford 5 91–63 17,996 27–5 03/15/13 6:30 pm yes 7 Iowa State Sprint Center Kansas City, MO Semifinals Big 12 Network/ESPNU Ellis 23 McLenmore 7 Tharpe 8 88–73 19,160 28–5 03/16/13 5:00 pm yes 7 Kansas State 11 Sprint Center Kansas City, MO Championship Game ESPN Withey 17 Withey, Young 9 Johnson, McLemore, Young 3 70–54 19,256 29–5 |- !colspan=12 style="background:#00009C; color:#FFFFFF;"|NCAA tournament 03/22/13 9:07 pm yes yes 3 (1 S) (16 S) WKU Sprint Center Kansas City, MO Second Round TNT Withey 17 Young 8 Tharpe 3 64–57 18,488 30–5 03/24/13 4:25 pm yes yes 3 (1 S) (8 S) North Carolina Sprint Center Kansas City, MO Third Round CBS T. Releford 22 J. Withey 16 E. Johnson 4 70–58 18,498 31–5 03/29/2013 6:37 pm yes yes 3 (1 S) (4 S) Michigan 10 Cowboys Stadium Arlington, TX Sweet Sixteen TBS McLemore 20 Withey 8 Tharpe 7 85–87 OT   31–6 Central Time. For NCAA tournament, number in parentheses is seed, letter indicates region Rankings 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings 20 20 AP 7 7 12 10 9 9 9 6 9 6 6 4 3 2 5 14 9 6 4 3 N/A* Coaches 7 7 11 10 9 9 8 6 8 6 6 4 2 1 5 13 9 5 3 3 8 *AP does not release post-tournament rankings References Category:Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball seasons Kansas Kansas Jay Jay