2012–13 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team

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.

2012–13 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball
Big 12 tournament champions
Big 12 regular season co-champions
CBE Hall of Fame Classic champions
NCAA tournament, Sweet Sixteen
ConferenceBig 12
Ranking
CoachesNo. 8
APNo. 3
Record31–6 (14–4 Big 12)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Captains
Home arenaAllen Fieldhouse
Seasons
2012–13 Big 12 men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 3 Kansas144 .778316 .838
No. 12 Kansas State144 .778278 .771
No. 17 Oklahoma State135 .722249 .727
Oklahoma117 .6112012 .625
Iowa State117 .6112312 .657
Baylor99 .5002314 .622
Texas711 .3891618 .471
West Virginia612 .3331319 .406
Texas Tech315 .1671120 .355
TCU216 .1111121 .344
2013 Big 12 Tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll [1]

Pre-season

Departures

NamePositionReason
Tyshawn TaylorPoint GuardGraduation
Conner TeahanGuardGraduation
Jordan JuenemannGuardGraduation
Thomas RobinsonPower ForwardEntered NBA draft[2]
Merv LindsaySmall ForwardTransfer[3]

Recruiting

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
NameHometownHigh school / collegeHeightWeightCommit date
Perry Ellis
PF
Wichita, KansasWichita Heights High School6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)221 lb (100 kg)Sep 9, 2011 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:    ESPN grade: 96
Andrew White
G/F
Charlottesville, VirginiaThe Miller School6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)205 lb (93 kg)Dec 2, 2011 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:    ESPN grade: 94
Zach Peters*
F/C
Plano, TexasPrestonwood Christian6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)220 lb (100 kg)Nov 17, 2011 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:    ESPN grade: 89
Anrio Adams
SG
Seattle, WashingtonRanier Beach High School6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)175 lb (79 kg)Nov 20, 2011 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:    ESPN grade: 91
Landen Lucas
F/C
Portland, OregonWestview High School6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)240 lb (110 kg)Nov 13, 2011 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247SportsN/A    ESPN:    ESPN grade: 92
Overall recruiting rankings:     Scout: 13     Rivals: 10     247 Sports: 13      ESPN: 11 

*Left team during season

Coaching changes

CoachOld PositionNew Position
Brennan BechardKansas Graduate Assistant CoachKansas Assistant Director of Men's Basketball Operations
Barry HinsonKansas Director of Basketball OperationsSouthern Illinois Head Coach
Danny ManningKansas Assistant CoachTulsa Head Coach[4]
Norm RobertsFlorida Assistant CoachKansas Assistant Coach
Doc SadlerNebraska Head CoachKansas Director of Basketball Operations

Roster

2012–13 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
PG1Naadir Tharpe5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)170 lb (77 kg)SoWorcester, MA
SG2Rio Adams6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)180 lb (82 kg)FrSeattle, WA
G/F3Andrew White6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)210 lb (95 kg)FrChester,VA
F4Justin Wesley6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)220 lb (100 kg)RS JrFort Worth, TX
C5Jeff Withey7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)235 lb (107 kg)RS SrSan Diego, CA
SG10Evan Manning (W)6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)170 lb (77 kg)FrLawrence, KS
G11Tyler Self (W)6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)165 lb (75 kg)FrLawrence, KS
PG15Elijah Johnson6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)195 lb (88 kg)SrLas Vegas, NV
PG20Niko Roberts (W)5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)175 lb (79 kg)JrHuntington, NY
SG21Christian Garrett (W)6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)170 lb (77 kg)SoLos Angeles, CA
G/F23Ben McLemore6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)185 lb (84 kg)RS FrSt. Louis, MO
SF24Travis Releford6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)210 lb (95 kg)RS SrKansas City, MO
F/C31Jamari Traylor6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)215 lb (98 kg)RS FrChicago, IL
F/C33Landen Lucas  6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)230 lb (104 kg)FrPortland, OR
PF34Perry Ellis6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)225 lb (102 kg)FrWichita, KS
PF40Kevin Young6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)195 lb (88 kg)SrPerris, CA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: August 8, 2012

Schedule

Date
time, TV
Rank#Opponent#ResultRecordHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsSite (attendance)
city, state
European Exhibition Tour
8/7/12*
12:00 pm, None
at Swiss National Team
Euro Jam Fribourg
W 79–76 
 12  Withey  10  Withey  3  Johnson Fribourg Arena (250)
Fribourg, Switzerland
8/8/12*
10:00 am, None
at Swiss National Team
Euro Jam Fribourg
W 83–79 
 16  White  10  Withey  4  Johnson, Releford Fribourg Arena (200)
Fribourg, Switzerland
8/11/12*
1:00 pm, None
at AMW Team France
Euro Jam Paris
L 73–74 
 10  Releford  7  Peters  9  Tharpe Stade Pierre de Coubertin (2,000)
Paris, France
8/12/12*
1:00 pm, None
at AMW Team France
Euro Jam Paris
L 60–79 
 16  Ellis  12  Ellis  4  Tharpe Stade Pierre de Coubertin (2,000)
Paris, France
Exhibition
10/30/12*
7:00 pm, Jayhawk TV
No. 7 at Emporia StateW 88–54 
 15  Ellis  9  Lucas  5  Johnson Allen Fieldhouse (16,300)
Lawrence, Kansas
11/5/12*
7:00 pm, Jayhawk TV
No. 7 at WashburnW 62–50 
 17  McLemore  10  McLemore  5  Johnson Allen Fieldhouse (16,300)
Lawrence, Kansas
Non-conference regular season
11/9/12*
7:00 pm, Jayhawk TV
No. 7 Southeast Missouri State
CBE Classic
W 74–55 1–0
 17  Withey  12  McLemore, Withey  5  McLemore Allen Fieldhouse (16,300)
Lawrence, Kansas
11/13/12*
6:00 pm, ESPN
No. 7 vs. No. 21 Michigan State
Champions Classic
L 64–67 1–1
 16  Johnson  7  Withey  3  McLemore, Releford Georgia Dome (22,847)
Atlanta, Georgia
11/15/12*
7:00 pm, Jayhawk TV
No. 7 Chattanooga
CBE Classic
W 69–55 2–1
 25  McLemore  10  Withey  6  Releford Allen Fieldhouse (16,300)
Lawrence, Kansas
11/19/12*
9:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 12 vs. Washington State
CBE Classic
W 78–41 3–1
 17  Releford  10  Young  4  Johnson, Tharpe Sprint Center (8,408)
Kansas City, Missouri
11/20/12*
8:30 pm, ESPNU
No. 12 vs. Saint Louis
CBE Classic
W 73–59 4–1
 25  Withey  8  Young  9  Johnson Sprint Center (10,315)
Kansas City, Missouri
11/26/12*
8:00 pm, ESPNU
No. 10 San Jose StateW 70–57 5–1
 16  Withey  12  Withey  5  Johnson Allen Fieldhouse (16,300)
Lawrence, Kansas
11/30/12*
7:00 pm, Jayhawk TV
No. 10 vs. Oregon StateW 84–78 6–1
 21  McLemore  7  Releford  9  Johnson Sprint Center (18,789)
Kansas City, Missouri
12/8/12*
1:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 9 ColoradoW 90–54 7–1
 24  McLemore  8  Young  6  Releford Allen Fieldhouse (16,300)
Lawrence, Kansas
12/15/12*
6:00 pm, ESPNU
No. 9 BelmontW 89–60 8–1
 17  McLemore, Releford  6  Young  9  Johnson Allen Fieldhouse (16,300)
Lawrence, Kansas
12/18/12*
6:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 9 RichmondW 87–59 9–1
 17  Withey  13  Withey  7  Johnson Allen Fieldhouse (16,300)
Lawrence, Kansas
12/22/12*
3:00 pm, CBS
No. 9 at No. 7 Ohio StateW 74–66 10–1
 22  McLemore  10  Withey, Young  3  Tharpe, Young Value City Arena (19,049)
Columbus, Ohio
12/29/12*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
No. 6 AmericanW 89–57 11–1
 19  Releford  10  Ellis  12  Tharpe Allen Fieldhouse (16,300)
Lawrence, Kansas
1/6/13*
3:30 pm, CBS
No. 6 TempleW 69–62 12–1
 16  Young  11  Withey  9  Johnson Allen Fieldhouse (16,300)
Lawrence, Kansas
Big 12 Conference Games
1/9/13
6:00 pm, ESPNU
No. 6 Iowa StateW 97–89 OT13–1
(1–0)
 33  McLemore  12  Young, Withey  10  Johnson Allen Fieldhouse (16,300)
Lawrence, Kansas
1/12/13
3:00 pm, Big 12 Network
No. 6 at Texas TechW 60–46 14–1
(2–0)
 14  Young  7  Withey  4  Johnson United Spirit Arena (8,534)
Lubbock, Texas
1/14/13
8:00 pm, ESPN
No. 4 BaylorW 61–44 15–1
(3–0)
 17  McLemore  8  McLemore  2  Ellis, McLemore, Releford Allen Fieldhouse (16,300)
Lawrence, Kansas
1/19/13
1:00 pm, CBS
No. 4 at TexasW 64–59 16–1
(4–0)
 16  McLemore  9  Withey  4  Withey Frank Erwin Center (14,312)
Austin, Texas
1/22/13
7:00 pm, Big 12 Network
No. 3 at No. 11 Kansas StateW 59–55 17–1
(5–0)
 12  Releford  10  Withey  4  Johnson Bramlage Coliseum (12,528)
Manhattan, Kansas
1/26/13
3:00 pm, ESPN
No. 3 OklahomaW 67–54 18–1
(6–0)
 18  McLemore  9  Withey  5  Releford Allen Fieldhouse (16,300)
Lawrence, Kansas
1/28/13
8:00 pm, ESPN
No. 2 at West VirginiaW 61–56 19–1
(7–0)
 15  Releford, Withey  7  Withey, Young  5  Johnson WVU Coliseum (12,402)
Morgantown, West Virginia
2/2/13
3:00 pm, Big 12 Network
No. 2 Oklahoma StateL 80–85 19–2
(7–1)
 23  McLemore  8  Withey  6  Johnson Allen Fieldhouse (16,300)
Lawrence, Kansas
2/6/13
8:00 pm, ESPNU
No. 5 at TCUL 55–62 19–3
(7–2)
 15  McLemore  9  McLemore, Young  4  Releford Daniel-Meyer Coliseum (7,412)
Fort Worth, Texas
2/9/13
3:00 pm, ESPN
No. 5 at OklahomaL 66–72 19–4
(7–3)
 15  McLemore  9  Releford  4  Johnson Lloyd Noble Center (13,490)
Norman, Oklahoma
2/11/13
8:11 pm, ESPN
No. 14 No. 10 Kansas State
Sunflower Showdown
W 83–62 20–4
(8–3)
 30  McLemore  10  Withey  8  Tharpe Allen Fieldhouse (16,300)
Lawrence, Kansas
2/16/13
8:00 pm, ESPN
No. 14 Texas
ESPN College GameDay
W 73–47 21–4
(9–3)
 15  Withey, Releford  11  Withey  4  Johnson Allen Fieldhouse (16,300)
Lawrence, Kansas
2/20/13
8:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 9 at No. 14 Oklahoma StateW 68–67 2OT22–4
(10–3)
 18  Releford  14  Withey  3  Tharpe Gallagher-Iba Arena (13,611)
Stillwater, Oklahoma
2/23/13
3:00 pm, Big 12 Network/ESPN3
No. 9 TCUW 74–48 23–4
(11–3)
 18  Withey  8  Young  4  Johnson, Tharpe Allen Fieldhouse (16,300)
Lawrence, Kansas
2/25/13
8:00 pm, ESPN
No. 6 at Iowa StateW 108-96 OT24–4
(12–3)
 39  Johnson  10  Withey  7  Johnson Hilton Coliseum (14,376)
Ames, Iowa
3/2/13
1:00 pm, CBS
No. 6 West VirginiaW 91–65 25–4
(13–3)
 36  McLemore  10  Withey  10  Johnson Allen Fieldhouse (16,300)
Lawrence, Kansas
3/4/13
6:00 pm, ESPNU
No. 4 Texas TechW 79–42 26-4
(14-3)
 22  Withey  9  Withey  12  Johnson Allen Fieldhouse (16,300)
Lawrence, Kansas
3/9/13
5:00 pm, ESPN
No. 4 at BaylorL 58–81 26–5
(14–4)
 23  McLemore  8  Withey  2  Releford, Johnson, McLemore, Ellis Ferrell Center (9,695)
Waco, Texas
Big 12 Tournament
03/14/13
2:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 7 vs. Texas Tech
Quarterfinals
W 91–63 27–5
 24  McLemore  7  Ellis  5  Releford Sprint Center (17,996)
Kansas City, MO
03/15/13
6:30 pm, Big 12 Network/ESPNU
No. 7 vs. Iowa State
Semifinals
W 88–73 28–5
 23  Ellis  7  McLenmore  8  Tharpe Sprint Center (19,160)
Kansas City, MO
03/16/13
5:00 pm, ESPN
No. 7 vs. No. 11 Kansas State
Championship Game
W 70–54 29–5
 17  Withey  9  Withey, Young  3  Johnson, McLemore, Young Sprint Center (19,256)
Kansas City, MO
NCAA tournament
03/22/13*
9:07 pm, TNT
No. 3 (1 S) vs. (16 S) WKU
Second Round
W 64–57 30–5
 17  Withey  8  Young  3  Tharpe Sprint Center (18,488)
Kansas City, MO
03/24/13*
4:25 pm, CBS
No. 3 (1 S) vs. (8 S) North Carolina
Third Round
W 70–58 31–5
 22  T. Releford  16  J. Withey  4  E. Johnson Sprint Center (18,498)
Kansas City, MO
03/29/2013*
6:37 pm, TBS
No. 3 (1 S) vs. No. 10 (4 S) Michigan
Sweet Sixteen
L 85–87 OT31–6
 20  McLemore  8  Withey  7  Tharpe Cowboys Stadium 
Arlington, TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time. For NCAA tournament, number in parentheses is seed, letter indicates region.

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
Week
PollPre12345678910111213141516171819Final
AP77121099969664325149643N/A*
Coaches771110998686642151395338

*AP does not release post-tournament rankings

References