2012–13 West Virginia Mountaineers men's basketball team

2012–13 Big 12 men's basketball standings
	† 2013 Big 12 Tournament winner ; Rankings from AP Poll [1]

West Virginia Mountaineers men's basketball
2012–13 West Virginia Mountaineers men's basketball
Conference	Big 12 Conference
2012–13 record	13–19 (6–12 Big 12)
Head coach	Bob Huggins (6th season);
Assistant coaches	Larry Harrison; Erik Martin; Ron Everhart;
Home arena	WVU Coliseum

The 2012–13 West Virginia Mountaineers men's basketball team represented West Virginia University during the 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Mountaineers were led by sixth year head coach Bob Huggins and played their home games at WVU Coliseum. This was the Mountaineers first season as members of the Big 12 Conference. They finished the season 13–19, 6–12 in Big 12 play to finish in eighth place. They lost in the first round of the Big 12 Tournament to Texas Tech.

Before the Season

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Kevin Jones	5	F	6'8"	260	Senior	Mount Vernon, New York	Graduated; Entered 2012 NBA Draft- went undrafted; signed contract to play for Cleveland Cavaliers [2]
Pat Forsythe	20	C	6'11"	240	Freshman	Brunswick, Ohio	Transferred to Akron University [3]
Tommie McCune	23	F	6'8"	208	Freshman	Saginaw, Michigan	Transferred to Oakland University [4]
Darryl Bryant	25	G	6'1"	185	Senior	Brooklyn, New York	Graduated
Paul Williamson	32	F	6'8"	205	Freshman	Harts, West Virginia	Transferred to Fairmont State University [5]

Recruits

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Eron Harris SG	Indianapolis, IN	Lawrence North	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	Oct 2, 2011
Eron Harris SG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 85
Terry Henderson SG	Raleigh, NC	Neuse Baptist Christian	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Oct 24, 2011
Terry Henderson SG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 91
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: Not Ranked Top 25 Rivals: Not Ranked Top 20 ESPN: Not Ranked Top 25
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "West Virginia 2012 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved April 24, 2012. "2012 West Virginia Basketball Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved April 24, 2012. "ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved April 24, 2012. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved April 24, 2012. "2012 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved April 24, 2012.

Elijah Macon has committed to West Virginia, but he is doing a Post-Graduate year at Brewster Academy and won't join the Mountaineers until the 2013-14 season.[6]

Roster

2012–13 West Virginia Mountaineers men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
F	1	Dominique Rutledge	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	Sr	Malcolm X Shabazz Western Texas JC	Newark, NJ
G	3	Juwan Staten	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	So	Oak Hill Academy	Dayton, OH
G	4	Jabarie Hinds	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	So	Mount Vernon	Mount Vernon, NY
G	10	Eron Harris	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Fr	Lawrence North	Indianapolis, IN
F	12	Aaron Brown	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	So	Penn Wood	Darby, PA
F	13	Deniz Kılıçlı	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	260 lb (118 kg)	Sr	Mountain State	Istanbul, Turkey
G	14	Gary Browne	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	So	Arlington Country Day	Cupey, San Juan, Puerto Rico
G	15	Terry Henderson	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Fr	Neuse Baptist Christian	Raleigh, NC
G	21	Matt Humphrey	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Sr	Hales Franciscan Oregon Boston College	Chicago, IL
G	22	Aric Dickerson	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	RS Fr	St. Thomas More (Connecticut)	Chicago, IL
C	24	Aaric Murray	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	Sr	Glen Mills Schools La Salle	Philadelphia, PA
F	34	Kevin Noreen	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	So	Minnesota Transitions Charter	Minneapolis, MN
F/C	35	Volodymyr Gerun	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	So	Canarias Basketball Academy West Virginia	Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine
F	55	Keaton Miles	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	So	Lincoln	Dallas, TX

Head coach

Bob Huggins (West Virginia)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Schedule

Date time, TV	Opponent	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
11/06/2012* 7:00 pm, RTPT	Glenville State	W 95–53	–	WVU Coliseum (5,208) Morgantown, WV
Regular Season
11/12/2012* 11:59 pm, ESPN	at No. 19 Gonzaga ESPN College Tip Off Marathon	L 50–84	0–1	McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000) Spokane, WA
11/22/2012* 12:00 pm, ESPN2	vs. Marist Old Spice Classic 1st Round	W 87–44	1–1	HP Field House (3,423) Orlando, FL
11/23/2012* 12:30 pm, ESPN	vs. Davidson Old Spice Classic Semifinals	L 60–63	1–2	HP Field House (2,927) Orlando, FL
11/25/2012* 4:30 pm, ESPNU	vs. Oklahoma Old Spice Classic 3rd place game	L 70–77	1–3	HP Field House (4,121) Orlando, FL
11/28/2012* 7:00 pm, RTPT	VMI	W 94–69	2–3	WVU Coliseum (7,531) Morgantown, WV
12/05/2012* 7:30 pm, WOWK	vs. Marshall Chesapeake Energy Capital Classic	W 69–59	3–3	Charleston Civic Center (11,512) Charleston, WV
12/08/2012* 4:00 pm, ESPN2	Virginia Tech	W 68–67	4–3	WVU Coliseum (11,631) Morgantown, WV
12/11/2012* 7:00 pm, CBSSN	at Duquesne	L 56–60	4–4	CONSOL Energy Center (6,244) Pittsburgh, PA
12/15/2012* 8:00 pm, ESPN	vs. No. 3 Michigan Brooklyn Hoops Winter Festival	L 66–81	4–5	Barclays Center (16,514) Brooklyn, NY
12/19/2012* 9:00 pm, ESPNU	Oakland	W 76–71	5–5	WVU Coliseum (4,982) Morgantown, WV
12/22/2012* 4:00 pm, RTPT	Radford	W 72–62	6–5	WVU Coliseum (7,073) Morgantown, WV
12/30/2012* 4:00 pm, RTPT	Eastern Kentucky	W 74–67	7–5	WVU Coliseum (8,123) Morgantown, WV
01/05/2013 4:00 pm, Big 12 Network	Oklahoma	L 57–67	7–6 (0–1)	WVU Coliseum (12,112) Morgantown, WV
01/09/2013 9:00 pm, ESPN2	at Texas	W 57–53 ^OT	8–6 (1–1)	Frank Erwin Center (9,873) Austin, TX
01/12/2013 1:45 pm, Big 12 Network	No. 18 Kansas State	L 64–65	8–7 (1–2)	WVU Coliseum (10,039) Morgantown, WV
01/16/2013 9:00 pm, ESPN2	at Iowa State	L 67–69	8–8 (1–3)	Hilton Coliseum (13,148) Ames, IA
01/19/2013* 2:00 pm, CBS	at Purdue	L 52–79	8–9 (1–3)	Mackey Arena (14,677) West Lafayette, IN
01/23/2013 7:30 pm, ESPN2	TCU	W 71–50	9–9 (2–3)	WVU Coliseum (7,094) Morgantown, WV
01/26/2013 1:00 pm, ESPNU	at Oklahoma State	L 66–80	9–10 (2–4)	Gallagher-Iba Arena (7,512) Stillwater, OK
01/28/2013 9:00 pm, ESPN	No. 2 Kansas	L 56–61	9–11 (2–5)	WVU Coliseum (12,402) Morgantown, WV
02/02/2013 1:45 pm, Big 12 Network	at Texas Tech	W 77–61	10–11 (3–5)	United Spirit Arena (8,407) Lubbock, TX
02/04/2013 9:00 pm, ESPN	Texas	W 60–58	11–11 (4–5)	WVU Coliseum (4,966) Morgantown, WV
02/09/2013 4:00 pm, Big 12 Network	at TCU	W 63–50	12–11 (5–5)	Daniel-Meyer Coliseum (5,192) Ft. Worth, TX
02/13/2013 9:00 pm, ESPN2	Baylor	L 60–80	12–12 (5–6)	Ferrell Center (6,573) Waco, TX
02/16/2013 4:00 pm, Big 12 Network	Texas Tech	W 66–64	13–12 (6–6)	WVU Coliseum (10,530) Morgantown, WV
02/18/2013 9:00 pm, ESPN	at No. 13 Kansas State	L 61–71	13–13 (6–7)	Bramlage Coliseum (12,329) Manhattan, KS
02/23/2013 2:00 pm, ESPN2	No. 14 Oklahoma State	L 57–73	13–14 (6–8)	WVU Coliseum (10,038) Morgantown, WV
02/27/2013 8:00 pm, Big 12 Network	Baylor	L 62–65	13–15 (6–9)	WVU Coliseum (6,588) Morgantown, WV
03/02/2013 2:00 pm, CBS	at No. 6 Kansas	L 65–91	13–16 (6–10)	Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, KS
03/06/2013 9:00 pm, ESPN2	at Oklahoma	L 70–83	13–17 (6–11)	Lloyd Noble Center (9,857) Norman, OK
03/09/2013 1:30 pm, Big 12 Network	Iowa State	L 74–83	13–18 (6–12)	WVU Coliseum (9,413) Morgantown, WV
2013 Big 12 Men's Basketball Tournament
03/13/2013 7:00 pm, Big 12 Network/ESPN3	vs. Texas Tech First Round	L 69–71	13–19	Sprint Center (17,018) Kansas City, MO
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

References

"2019-20 Big 12 Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 26–30. Retrieved June 18, 2020.
"Cleveland Cavaliers sign Kevin Jones, Invite Undrafted Free Agents to Summer League". Fear the Sword. Retrieved 2012-06-30.
"Former Gazette MVP Pat Forsythe leaves W. V. for Akron". Medina-Gazette. Retrieved 2012-06-24.
"Former Saginaw standout Tommie McCune transfers from West Virginia to Akron". Ballinmichigan.com. Retrieved 2012-07-01.
"Williamson leaves West Virginia for Fairmont". Spirit of Jefferson and Farmer's Advocate. Archived from the original on 2013-02-02. Retrieved 2012-05-02.
"West Virginia signee Elijah Macon needs a postgrad year". CBS Sports. Retrieved 2012-06-19.

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[Standings-1] "2019-20 Big 12 Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 26–30. Retrieved June 18, 2020.

[2] "Cleveland Cavaliers sign Kevin Jones, Invite Undrafted Free Agents to Summer League". Fear the Sword. Retrieved 2012-06-30.

[3] "Former Gazette MVP Pat Forsythe leaves W. V. for Akron". Medina-Gazette. Retrieved 2012-06-24.

[4] "Former Saginaw standout Tommie McCune transfers from West Virginia to Akron". Ballinmichigan.com. Retrieved 2012-07-01.

[5] "Williamson leaves West Virginia for Fairmont". Spirit of Jefferson and Farmer's Advocate. Archived from the original on 2013-02-02. Retrieved 2012-05-02.

[6] "West Virginia signee Elijah Macon needs a postgrad year". CBS Sports. Retrieved 2012-06-19.

West Virginia Mountaineers men's basketball
Venues	WVU Fieldhouse (1929–1970) WVU Coliseum (1970–present)
Rivalries	Marshall Pittsburgh
Culture & lore	The Mountaineer
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
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NCAA Final Four appearances in italics