2012–13 Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball team

The 2012–13 Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball team represented the University of Minnesota in the 2012-13 college basketball season. It was the sixth and final season for team's head coach, Tubby Smith, who was fired shortly after the conclusion of the season. The Golden Gophers, members of the Big Ten Conference, played their home games at Williams Arena in Minneapolis, Minnesota. They finished with a record of 21–13 overall, 8–10 in Big Ten for a three-way tie for 7th place. They lost to Illinois in the first round in the 2013 Big Ten Conference men's basketball tournament. They were invited to the 2013 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament and lost in the third round to Florida.

201213 Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball
NCAA Tournament, Round of 32
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record21–13 (8–10 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaWilliams Arena
2012–13 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 4 Indiana144 .778297  .806
No. 7 Ohio State135 .722298  .784
No. 9 Michigan State135 .722279  .750
No. 10 Michigan126 .667318  .795
No. 18 Wisconsin126 .6672312  .657
Iowa99 .5002513  .658
Illinois810 .4442313  .639
Minnesota810 .4442113  .618
Purdue810 .4441618  .471
Nebraska513 .2781518  .455
Northwestern414 .2221319  .406
Penn State216 .1111021  .323
2013 Big Ten tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Coach Tubby Smith's firing was announced on March 25, 2013. On April 3, 2013, it was verbally agreed upon that Richard Pitino would become the new Gophers basketball coach.

Roster

# Name Height Weight (lbs.) Position Class Hometown Previous team(s)
00 Julian Welch 6'3" 195 G Sr. Elk Grove, CA, U.S. Franklin HS
1 Andre Hollins 6'1" 200 G So. Memphis, TN, U.S. White Station HS
3 Wally Ellenson 6'4" 200 G Fr. Rice Lake, WI, U.S. Rice Lake HS
10 Oto Osenieks 6'8" 205 F RSo. Riga, Latvia Brehm Prep
11 Joe Coleman 6'4" 208 G So. Minneapolis, MN, U.S. Hopkins HS
13 Maverick Ahanmisi 6'2" 192 G Jr. Santa Clarita, CA, U.S. Stoneridge Prep
15 Maurice Walker 6'10" 289 F RSo. Scarborough, Ontario, Canada Brewster Academy
20 Austin Hollins 6'4" 185 G Jr. Germantown, TN, U.S. Germantown HS
22 Chris Halvorsen 6'8" 214 F RJr. St. Paul, MN, U.S. Henry Sibley HS
24 Charles Buggs 6'8" 198 F Fr. Arlington, TX, U.S. Hargrave Military Academy
30 Andre Ingram 6'7" 213 F Sr. Minneapolis, MN, U.S. Minnesota Transitions
32 Trevor Mbakwe 6'8" 245 F GSr. Saint Paul, MN, U.S. St. Bernard's HS
Miami Dade College
33 Rodney Williams 6'7" 200 F Sr. Minneapolis, MN, U.S. Robbinsdale Cooper HS
34 Kendal Shell 6'0" 190 G So. St. Louis, MO, U.S. Webster Groves HS
55 Elliott Eliason 6'11" 260 C RSo. Chadron, NE, U.S. Chadron HS

201213 schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/01/2012*
7:00 pm
Minnesota State W 81–56 
Williams Arena (8,907)
Minneapolis, MN
11/05/2012*
7:00 pm
Southwest Baptist W 86–59 
Williams Arena (8,654)
Minneapolis, MN
Regular season
11/09/2012*
7:00 pm
American W 72–36  1–0
Williams Arena (10,172)
Minneapolis, MN
11/12/2012*
7:00 pm
Toledo W 82–56  2–0
Williams Arena (11,028)
Minneapolis, MN
11/15/2012*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Tennessee State W 72–43  3–0
Williams Arena (10,107)
Minneapolis, MN
11/18/2012*
6:00 pm, BTN
Richmond W 72–57  4–0
Williams Arena (11,341)
Minneapolis, MN
11/22/2012*
2:30 pm, AXS TV
vs. No. 5 Duke
Battle 4 Atlantis Quarterfinal
L 71–89  4–1
Imperial Arena (3,511)
Nassau, BAH
11/23/2012*
12:00 pm, AXS TV
vs. No. 19 Memphis
Battle 4 Atlantis Consolation round
W 84–75  5–1
Imperial Arena (1,462)
Nassau, BAH
11/24/2012*
2:30 pm, AXS TV
vs. Stanford
Battle 4 Atlantis 5th place game
W 66–63  6–1
Imperial Arena (1,845)
Nassau, BAH
11/27/2012*
6:15 pm, ESPN2
No. 21 at Florida State
ACC–Big Ten Challenge
W 77–68  7–1
Donald L. Tucker Center (7,941)
Tallahassee, FL
12/01/2012*
1:00 pm
No. 21 North Florida W 87–59  8–1
Williams Arena (10,173)
Minneapolis, MN
12/04/2012*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
No. 14 South Dakota State W 88–64  9–1
Williams Arena (10,213)
Minneapolis, MN
12/08/2012*
9:30 pm, P12N
No. 14 at USC W 71–57  10–1
Galen Center (3,271)
Los Angeles, CA
12/11/2012*
8:00 pm, BTN
No. 13 North Dakota State W 70–57  11–1
Williams Arena (10,472)
Minneapolis, MN
12/22/2012*
6:00 pm, BTN
No. 13 Lafayette W 75–50  12–1
Williams Arena (14,625)
Minneapolis, MN
Big Ten regular season
12/31/2012
1:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 9 No. 18 Michigan State W 76–63  13–1 (1–0)
Williams Arena (14,625)
Minneapolis, MN
01/06/2013
6:00 pm, BTN
No. 9 Northwestern W 69–51  14–1 (2–0)
Williams Arena (12,750)
Minneapolis, MN
01/09/2013
8:00 pm, BTN
No. 8 at No. 12 Illinois W 84–67  15–1 (3–0)
Assembly Hall (16,618)
Champaign, IL
01/12/2013
11:00 am, BTN
No. 8 at No. 5 Indiana L 81–88  15–2 (3–1)
Assembly Hall (17,472)
Bloomington, IN
01/17/2013
6:00 pm, ESPN
No. 9 No. 5 Michigan L 75–83  15–3 (3–2)
Williams Arena (14,625)
Minneapolis, MN
01/23/2013
8:00 pm, BTN
No. 12 at Northwestern L 48–55  15–4 (3–3)
Welsh-Ryan Arena (5,112)
Evanston, IL
01/26/2013
1:00 pm, BTN
No. 12 at Wisconsin L 44–45  15–5 (3–4)
Kohl Center (17,249)
Madison, WI
01/29/2013
8:00 pm, BTN
No. 23 Nebraska W 84–65  16–5 (4–4)
Williams Arena (12,672)
Minneapolis, MN
02/03/2013
12:00 pm, BTN
No. 23 Iowa W 62–59  17–5 (5–4)
Williams Arena (14,625)
Minneapolis, MN
02/06/2013
6:00 pm, BTN
No. 18 at No. 12 Michigan State L 50–61  17–6 (5–5)
Breslin Center (14,797)
East Lansing, MI
02/10/2013
5:00 pm, BTN
No. 18 Illinois L 53–57  17–7 (5–6)
Williams Arena (14,625)
Minneapolis, MN
02/14/2013
6:00 pm, ESPN
No. 20 Wisconsin W 58–53 OT 18–7 (6–6)
Williams Arena (14,625)
Minneapolis, MN
02/17/2013
1:00 pm, BTN
at Iowa L 51–72  18–8 (6–7)
Carver-Hawkeye Arena (15,400)
Iowa City, IA
02/20/2013
6:00 pm, BTN
at No. 18 Ohio State L 45–71  18–9 (6–8)
Value City Arena (16,378)
Columbus, OH
02/26/2013
6:00 pm, ESPN
No. 1 Indiana W 77–73  19–9 (7–8)
Williams Arena (14,625)
Minneapolis, MN
03/02/2013
2:00 pm, BTN
Penn State W 73–44  20–9 (8–8)
Williams Arena (12,562)
Minneapolis, MN
03/06/2013
8:00 pm, BTN
at Nebraska L 51–53  20–10 (8–9)
Bob Devaney Sports Center (13,194)
Lincoln, NE
03/09/2013
11:00 am, BTN
at Purdue L 73–89  20–11 (8–10)
Mackey Arena (14,082)
West Lafayette, IN
2013 Big Ten tournament
03/14/2013
11:00 am, BTN
(9) vs. (8) Illinois
First Round
L 49–51  20–12
United Center (N/A)
Chicago, IL
2013 NCAA tournament
03/22/2013*
9:21 pm, TruTV
(11 S) vs. (6 S) No. 24 UCLA
Second Round
W 83–63  21–12
Frank Erwin Center (13,825)
Austin, TX
03/24/2013*
5:10 pm, TNT
(11 S) vs. (3 S) No. 14 Florida
Third Round
L 64–78  21–13
Frank Erwin Center (14,520)
Austin, TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

National Rankings

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References

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