2012–13 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 2012–13 Michigan State Spartans Michigan State Spartans script.svg 120 Big Ten Conference Keith Appling Russell Byrd Derrick Nix Big Ten 13 9 27–9 13–5 Tom Izzo 18th Dwayne Stephens 10th Mike Garland 6th Dane Fife 2nd Breslin Center NCAA tournament Sweet Sixteen The 2012–13 Michigan State Spartans represented Michigan State University in the 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The head coach was Tom Izzo who was in his 18th year. The team played their home games at Breslin Center in East Lansing, MI and were members of the Big Ten Conference. MSU finished with a record of 27–9, 13–5 to finish in a tie for second place in Big Ten play. The Spartans lost in the semifinals of the Big Ten tournament to Ohio State. MSU received a bid to the NCAA tournament for the 16th straight year where they reached the Sweet Sixteen for the second consecutive year, losing to Duke. Previous season The Spartans finished the 2011–12 season with a record of 29–8, 13–5 to earn a share of the Big Ten Championship. They won the Big Ten tournament to earn a No. 1 seed in the NCAA tournament, their 15th straight trip to the Tournament, and advanced to the Sweet Sixteen before losing to Louisville. Offeseason The Spartans lost Draymond Green (16.2 PPG, 10.6 RPG, 3.8 APG) to the NBA draft following the season. 2012 recruiting class Michigan State's top-10 ranked recruiting class, was headlined by 6'4" SG Gary Harris. The rest of the class consisted of PF Matt Costello, PF Kenny Kaminski, and PG Denzel Valentine. Notably, Matt Costello and Denzel Valentine finished first and second, respectively, in the voting for Michigan's Mr. Basketball, MSU's fourth straight Mr. Basketball signee (2011 winner Dwaun Anderson originally signed with Michigan State, but was released from his National Letter of Intent to go to Wagner College for personal reasons). no no 2012 Gary Harris #2 SG Indianapolis, Indiana Hamilton Southeastern High School (IN) 6 4 195 11/26/2011 5 5 97 Kenny Kaminski #16 PF Medina, Ohio Medina Sr. High School 6 7 230 07/31/2010 3 4 92 Matt Costello #17 PF Linwood, Michigan Bay City Western High School 6 9 225 08/11/2010 3 4 92 Denzel Valentine #26 SF Lansing, MI J. W. Sexton High School 6 5 205 4 4 92 2012 Michigan State Commit List for 2012 Men's Basketball Recruiting ESPN - Michigan State Spartans Basketball Recruiting 2012 michiganstate 175 127 2010-06-01 yes Season summary Juniors Adreian Payne (10.5 points and 7.6 rebounds per game) and Keith Appling (13.4 points per game), senior Derrick Nix (9.9 points and 6.6 rebounds per game), and sophomore Branden Dawson (8.9 points and 5.9 rebounds per game) led the Spartans. 2013 Michigan State Spartans https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/michigan-state/2013.html College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com 2016-02-11 Freshman Gary Harris (12.9 points per game) also played a major role for the Spartans. The Spartans began the season ranked No. 14 in both polls and traveled to Germany to play Connecticut at Ramstein Air Force Base. UConn upends No. 14 Michigan St. in Germany https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=323140041 ESPN.com 2016-02-11 The Spartans were stunned by UConn, but rebounded with a win over No. 7 Kansas in the Champions Classic. Appling, Michigan St. manage upset of Kansas https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=323182305 ESPN.com 2016-02-11 Shortly thereafter, MSU fell to Miami in the ACC-Big Ten Challenge. No. 13 Michigan State upset by Miami 67-59 - Michigan State Official Athletic Site http://www.msuspartans.com/sports/m-baskbl/recaps/112812aab.html www.msuspartans.com 2016-02-11 The Spartans defeated Tuskegee at Jenison Field House, their former basketball home on Michigan State's campus in a series of games held to commemorate the "Game of Change" that occurred during the 1963 NCAA tournament. Spartans Win at Jenison Field House - Michigan State Official Athletic Site http://www.msuspartans.com/sports/m-baskbl/recaps/121512aaa.html www.msuspartans.com 2016-02-11 The Spartans cruised through the remaining non-conference season to finish at 11–2 and ranked No. 18 in the country. Michigan State lost their first Big Ten game to No. 9-ranked Minnesota, No. 18 Spartans Topped by No. 9 Gophers, 76-63 - Michigan State Official Athletic Site http://www.msuspartans.com/sports/m-baskbl/recaps/123112aaa.html www.msuspartans.com 2016-02-11 but won their next six conference games. The streak included a win over No. 11 Ohio State. No. 18 Spartans Outlast No. 11 Ohio State, 59-56 - Michigan State Official Athletic Site http://www.msuspartans.com/sports/m-baskbl/recaps/011913aaa.html www.msuspartans.com 2016-02-11 Following a loss to No. 7 Indiana,http://www.msuspartans.com/sports/m-baskbl/recaps/012713aaa.html No. 13 Michigan State Falls To No. 7 Indiana, 75-70 2017-02-21 en 2017-02-22 https://web.archive.org/web/20170222112212/http://www.msuspartans.com/sports/m-baskbl/recaps/012713aaa.html dead MSU again went on a winning streak, winning their next five games including wins against No. 18 Minnesota Michigan State 61, Minnesota 50 - Michigan State Official Athletic Site http://www.msuspartans.com/sports/m-baskbl/recaps/020613aac.html www.msuspartans.com 2016-02-11 and No. 4 Michigan. No. 8 MSU Grabs Rivalry Win Over No. 4 Michigan, 75-52 - Michigan State Official Athletic Site http://www.msuspartans.com/sports/m-baskbl/recaps/021313aab.html www.msuspartans.com 2016-02-11 The streak ended with losses to No. 1 Indiana,http://www.msuspartans.com/sports/m-baskbl/recaps/021913aab.html No. 4 Michigan State Falls To No. 1 Indiana, 72-68 2017-02-21 en at No. 18 Ohio State,http://www.msuspartans.com/sports/m-baskbl/recaps/022413aaa.html No. 4 Michigan State Falls to No. 18 Ohio State 2017-02-21 en and at No. 4 Michigan in a three-game stretch leaving MSU at 11–5 in conference.http://www.msuspartans.com/sports/m-baskbl/recaps/030313aaa.html No. 9 Spartans fall short against No. 4 Michigan 58-57 2017-02-21 en MSU rebounded to win the final two games against No. 22 Wisconsin No. 10 Michigan State Stays in Big Ten Race, Defeats No. 22 Wisconsin, 58-43 - Michigan State Official Athletic Site http://www.msuspartans.com/sports/m-baskbl/recaps/030713aaa.html www.msuspartans.com 2016-02-11 and Northwestern.http://www.msuspartans.com/sports/m-baskbl/recaps/031013aaa.html No. 10 Michigan State Tops Northwestern, 71-61 2017-02-21 en The Spartans finished in a second place tie with Ohio State with a 13–5 conference record and ranked No. 8 in the country. As the No. 3 seed in the Big Ten tournament, MSU faced Iowa in the quarterfinals. After a brutal first half where the Spartans only mustered 20 points and trailed Iowa 30–20 at the break, MSU responded. No. 8 Michigan State Advances to Big Ten Semifinal Game - Michigan State Official Athletic Site http://www.msuspartans.com/sports/m-baskbl/recaps/031513aaa.html www.msuspartans.com 2016-02-11 February 16, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160216124320/http://www.msuspartans.com/sports/m-baskbl/recaps/031513aaa.html dead Led by Keith Appling and Gary Harris' 13 points each, MSU rallied from a 12-point deficit in the second half to pull out the 59–56 victory. The win moved MSU to the semifinals of the tournament against Ohio State. In a hard fought battle, MSU was unable to pull out the victory, falling to OSU 61–58.http://www.msuspartans.com/sports/m-baskbl/recaps/031613aac.html No. 8 Michigan State Falls to No. 10 Ohio State in the semifinals, 61-58 2017-02-21 en OSU Beats MSU 61-58 -- as It Happened http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1569966-ohio-state-vs-michigan-state-live-score-analysis-for-big-ten-tournament-2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130319003700/http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1569966-ohio-state-vs-michigan-state-live-score-analysis-for-big-ten-tournament-2013 dead March 19, 2013 Bleacher Report 2016-02-02 Scott Polacek The Spartans received a No. 3 seed in the NCAA tournament, their 16th straight appearance in the Tournament. Led by Derrick Nix's 23 points and 15 rebounds in the game, as the Spartans cruised to a 65–54 win over Valparaiso in the first round. Nix, Spartans roll over Valpo in NCAA tourney https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=330800127 ESPN.com 2016-02-11 In the second round, Gary Harris led the Spartans with 23 points as MSU blew out Memphis to advance to their fifth Sweet Sixteen in six years. Harris helps Michigan St. cruise past Memphis http://scores.espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=330820127 https://web.archive.org/web/20130327040955/http://scores.espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=330820127 dead March 27, 2013 ESPN.com 2016-02-02 The trip to the Sweet Sixteen also marked the Spartans 11th trip in the prior 16 years.http://www.msuspartans.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/032613aaa.html MSU Takes On Duke In Sweet 16 2017-02-21 en However, the Spartans were defeated by No. 2 seed Duke, who was led by Seth Curry with 29 points, in the Sweet Sixteen. Curry powers No. 2 Duke past Michigan State https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=330880150 ESPN.com 2016-02-02 Appling's 16 points and Payne's 14 were not enough in the loss. Roster 2012 Michigan State Spartans y yes Keith Appling y 11 G 6 2 190 JR Detroit, MI Pershing H.S. C Russell Byrd 0 F 6 7 205 SO y Fort Wayne, IN Blackhawk Christian C Dan Chapman 40 G 6 3 190 SO Okemos, MI Okemos H.S. W Matt Costello y 10 F 6 9 245 FR Bay City, MI Jefferson H.S. Branden Dawson y 22 G 6 6 230 SO Gary, IN Lew Wallace H.S. Alex Gauna 2 F 6 9 245 SO y Eaton Rapids, MI Eaton Rapids H.S. Gary Harris y 14 G 6 4 205 FR Fishers, IN Hamilton Southeastern H.S. Kenny Kaminski 30 F 6 8 240 FR Medina, OH Medina H.S. Brandan Kearney 3 G 6 5 190 SO Detroit, MI Southeastern H.S. Derrick Nix y 25 C 6 9 270 SR Detroit, MI Pershing H.S. C Adreian Payne y 5 C 6 10 240 JR Dayton, OH Western H.S. Travis Trice y 20 G 6 0 170 SO Huber Heights, OH Wayne H.S. Keenan Wetzel 15 G 6 4 200 SO y Monroe, MI St. Mary Catholic Central H.S. W Colby Wollenman 41 G 6 7 225 SO Big Horn, WY Big Horn H.S. Denzel Valentine y 45 G 6 5 220 FR Lansing, MI Sexton H.S. Tom Izzo (Northern Michigan) Dwayne Stephens (Michigan State) Dane Fife (Indiana) Mike Garland (Northern Michigan) http://www.msuspartans.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/msu-m-baskbl-mtt.html 2011-10-11 Depth chart 18453B FFFFFF 18453B Derrick Nix Adreian Payne Branden Dawson Gary Harris Keith Appling Matt Costello Alex Gauna Russell Byrd Denzel Valentine Travis Trice Schedule and results yes yes |- !colspan=9 style=Michigan State Spartans| Exhibition Oct 30, 2012 7:00 pm yes 14 Northwood Breslin Center East Lansing, MI 85–57 Dawson 16 Nix/Payne 8 Appling 7 Nov 2, 2012 8:30 pm yes 14 Saint Cloud State Breslin Center East Lansing, MI 62–49 Nix 14 Payne 11 Appling 4 |- !colspan=9 style=Michigan State Spartans| Non-conference regular season Nov 9, 2012 5:30 pm yes yes 14 Connecticut Ramstein Air Base Kaiserslautern, Germany Armed Forces Classic ESPN 62–66 3,086 0–1 Appling 17 Nix 11 Appling 4 Nov 13, 2012 7:00 pm yes yes 21 Kansas 7 Georgia Dome Atlanta, GA Champions Classic ESPN 67–64 22,847 1–1 Appling 19 Nix/Payne 7 Valentine 4 Nov 18, 2012 12:00 pm yes 21 Texas Southern Breslin Center East Lansing, MI 69–41 14,797 2–1 Harris 19 Nix 11 Valentine 5 Nov 20, 2012 8:00 pm yes 15 Boise State Breslin Center East Lansing, MI BTN 74–70 14,797 3–1 Appling 22 Appling/Dawson 5 Appling 7 Nov 23, 2012 8:15 pm yes 15 Oakland Breslin Center East Lansing, MI BTN 70–52 14,797 4–1 Appling 20 Valentine 10 Valentine 6 Nov 25, 2012 12:00 pm yes 15 Louisiana–Lafayette Breslin Center East Lansing, MI ESPN3 63–60 14,797 5–1 Appling 19 Payne 10 Appling 5 Nov 28, 2012 7:30 pm yes yes 13 Miami (FL) BankUnited Center Coral Gables, FL ACC–Big Ten Challenge ESPN 59–67 5,791 5–2 Appling 15 Harris 8 Appling 4 Dec 1, 2012 12:00 pm yes 13 Nicholls State Breslin Center East Lansing, MI BTN 84–39 14,797 6–2 Appling 13 Payne 12 Appling 6 Dec 5, 2012 8:00 pm yes 19 Arkansas–Pine Bluff Breslin Center East Lansing, MI BTN 76–44 14,797 7–2 Harris 13 Dawson 7 Trice 5 Dec 8, 2012 2:00 pm yes 19 Loyola (IL) Breslin Center East Lansing, MI BTN 73–61 14,797 8–2 Harris 20 Payne 10 Appling 7 Dec 15, 2012 9:00 pm yes 19 Tuskegee Jenison Fieldhouse East Lansing, MI ESPNU 92–56 6,589 9–2 Appling 25 Nix 13 Trice 4 Dec 18, 2012 7:00 pm yes yes 20 Bowling Green Stroh Center Bowling Green, OH ESPNU 64–53 4,291 10–2 Harris 13 Nix 8 4 tied 2 Dec 22, 2012 2:00 pm yes 20 Texas Breslin Center East Lansing, MI ESPN2 67–56 14,797 11–2 Nix 25 Nix 11 Appling/Valentine 3 |- !colspan=9 style=Michigan State Spartans|Big Ten regular season Dec 31, 2012 2:00 pm yes 18 Minnesota 9 Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN ESPN2 63–76 14,625 11–3 0–1 Appling 15 Payne 7 Appling 5 Jan 05, 2013 12:00 pm 18 Purdue Breslin Center East Lansing, MI BTN 84–61 14,797 12–3 1–1 Harris 22 Dawson 11 Appling 8 Jan 10, 2013 7:00 pm yes 22 Iowa Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA ESPN2 62–59 12,872 13–3 2–1 Dawson 17 Nix 7 Appling/Valentine 4 Jan 13, 2013 6:00 pm 22 Nebraska Breslin Center East Lansing, MI BTN 66–56 14,797 14–3 3–1 Nix 17 Valentine 8 Appling 9 Jan 16, 2013 7:00 pm yes 18 Penn State Bryce Jordan Center University Park, PA BTN 81–72 6,585 15–3 4–1 Payne 20 Payne 7 Nix 4 Jan 19, 2013 6:00 pm 18 Ohio State 11 Breslin Center East Lansing, MI ESPN 59–56 14,797 16–3 5–1 Appling 15 Dawson 10 Appling 3 Jan 22, 2013 7:00 pm yes 13 Wisconsin Kohl Center Madison, WI ESPN 49–47 17,249 17–3 6–1 Appling 19 Dawson 13 Payne 3 Jan 27, 2013 1:00 pm yes 13 Indiana 7 Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN CBS 70–75 17,472 17–4 6–2 Harris 21 Payne 9 Nix 6 Jan 31, 2013 7:00 pm 13 Illinois Breslin Center East Lansing, MI ESPN 80–75 14,797 18–4 7–2 Appling 24 Dawson 9 Appling 7 Feb 6, 2013 7:00 pm 12 Minnesota 18 Breslin Center East Lansing, MI BTN 61–50 14,797 19–4 8–2 Harris 15 Payne 7 Harris 4 Feb 9, 2013 7:00 pm yes 12 Purdue Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN BTN 78–65 14,845 20–4 9–2 Dawson 20 Payne/Valentine 6 Valentine 4 Feb 12, 2013 9:00 pm 8 Michigan 4 Breslin Center East Lansing, MI Rivalry ESPN 75–52 14,797 21–4 10–2 Harris 17 Valentine 8 Valentine 4 Feb 16, 2013 8:00 pm yes 8 Nebraska Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, NE BTN 73–64 12,202 22–4 11–2 Appling 16 Payne 14 Appling 4 Feb 19, 2013 7:00 pm 4 Indiana 1 Breslin Center East Lansing, MI ESPN 68–72 14,797 22–5 11–3 Harris 19 Payne/Valentine 7 Nix/Valentine 3 Feb 24, 2013 4:00 pm yes 4 Ohio State 18 Value City Arena Columbus, OH CBS 60–68 18,809 22–6 11–4 Harris 14 Payne 15 Harris 5 Mar 3, 2013 4:00 pm yes 9 Michigan 4 Crisler Center Ann Arbor, MI Rivalry CBS 57–58 12,693 22–7 11–5 Payne 17 Payne 12 Appling 5 Mar 7, 2013 9:00 pm 10 Wisconsin 22 Breslin Center East Lansing, MI ESPN 58–43 14,797 23–7 12–5 Appling 19 Payne 11 Trice 4 Mar 10, 2013 6:00 pm 10 Northwestern Breslin Center East Lansing, MI BTN 71–61 14,797 24–7 13–5 Appling 16 Dawson 6 Nix 6 |- !colspan=9 style=Michigan State Spartans|Big Ten tournament Mar 15, 2013 9:00 pm yes 3 8 Iowa 6 United Center Chicago, IL Quarterfinals BTN 59–56 21,229 25–7 Payne 18 Payne 10 Nix/Trice 3 Mar 16, 2013 4:18 pm yes 8 3 Ohio State 10 2 United Center Chicago, IL Semifinals CBS 58–61 21,824 25–8 Nix 17 Nix 9 Payne/Trice 3 |- !colspan=9 style=Michigan State Spartans|NCAA tournament Mar 21,2013 12:15 pm yes yes 9 3 MW Valparaiso 14 MW The Palace of Auburn Hills Auburn Hills, MI Second Round 18,863 CBS 65–54 26–8 Nix 23 Nix 15 Harris 4 Mar 23, 2013 2:45 pm yes yes 9 3 MW Memphis 19 6 MW The Palace of Auburn Hills Auburn Hills, MI Third Round 21,723 CBS 70–48 27–8 Harris 23 Payne 10 Valentine 6 Mar 29, 2013 9:58 pm yes yes 9 3 MW Duke 6 2 MW Lucas Oil Stadium Indianapolis, IN Sweet Sixteen 35,520 CBS 61–71 27–9 Appling 16 Payne 10 Dawson/Harris 2 AP Poll Eastern TimeSource https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/michigan-state/2013-schedule.html 2012-13 Michigan State Spartans Schedule and Results 2016-02-02 Player statistics +Individual player statistics (Final) MinutesScoringTotal FGs3-point FGsFree-ThrowsReboundsPlayerGPTotAvgPtsAvgFGFGAPct3FG3FAPctFTFTAPctOffDefTotAvgAStlBlkTovAppling, Keith36120833.648113.4156376.41541128.320128171.749141091233.4120462084Bohnoff, Trevor430.810.3000012.5001010.30100Byrd, Russell272027.5431.61451.275741.171816.500910190.7112113Chapman, Dan11100.900.002.00001.000000220.20000Costello, Matt301846.1441.51532.469001417.8241030401.356137Dacey, Emmett221.000.001.00001.000000000.00000Dawson, Branden3696926.93218.9139262.53105.0004380.538771352125.947573373Gauna, Alex352146.1431.22037.5410036.5001025351.046113Harris, Gary34101029.743912.9150329.45665158.4117498.7553056862.54645651Kearney, Brandan1322016.9302.31137.297316.18859.556128201.5207114Nix, Derrick3699427.63589.9130257.5060098142.690191572376.65639553Payne, Adreian3692225.637910.5137251.5461642.38189105.848751982737.627274664Sibedwo, Bella221.000.001.00000000000.01000Trice, Travis2750318.61294.841128.3202972.4031825.720834421.65025134Valentine, Denzel3674920.81805.069155.4451657.2812639.667391101494.187281271Wetzel, Keenan1070.700.002.00002.000000220.20011 Legend  GP  Games played Avg  Average per game  FG Field-goals made FGA Field-goal attempts  Off  Offensive rebounds Def Defensive rebounds  A Assists  TO Turnovers Blk  Blocks  Stl  Steals Sourcehttps://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/michigan-state/2012.html 2011-12 Michigan State Spartans Roster and Stats Rankings 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings AP 0 19 14 21 15 13 19 19 20 19 18 22 18 13 13 12 8 4 9 10 8 9 Coaches 0 20 14 22 19 14 17 19 19 19 18 18 17 11 9 8 8 5 10 12 7 9 13 *AP does not release post-NCAA tournament rankings Source NCAA College Basketball Polls, College Basketball Rankings, NCAA Basketball Polls - ESPN https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/rankings/_/year/2013/week/4/seasontype/3 ESPN.com 2016-02-11 Awards and honors Gary Harris - Big Ten Freshman of the Year Gary Harris Named Freshman of the Year; Four Spartans Earn All-Big Ten Honors - Michigan State Official Athletic Site http://www.msuspartans.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/031113aaa.html www.msuspartans.com 2016-02-11 Gary Harris - All Big Ten Second Team Adreian Payne - All Big Ten Second Team Keith Appling - All Big Ten Second Team (Coaches); All Big Ten Third Team (Media) Derrick Nix - All Big Ten Honorable Mention (Coaches) Keith Appling - NABC All-District Second Team References Category:Michigan State Spartans men's basketball seasons Michigan State Michigan State Category:2012 in sports in Michigan Category:2013 in sports in Michigan