2012–13 Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball team

2012–13 Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball
2012–13 Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball
NCAA Tournament, round of 64
Conference	Big 12
Record	20–12 (11–7 Big 12)
Head coach	Lon Kruger (2nd season);
Assistant coaches	Steve Henson; Lew Hill; Chris Crutchfield;
Home arena	Lloyd Noble Center
	Seasons ← 2011–12 2013–14 →

The 2012–13 Oklahoma Sooners basketball team represented the University of Oklahoma in the 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Sooners were led by Lon Kruger in his second season. The team played its home games at the Lloyd Noble Center in Norman, Oklahoma as a member of the Big 12 Conference. They finished the season 20–12, 11–7 in Big 12 play to finish in a tie for fourth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Big 12 tournament to Iowa State. The received an at-large bid to the 2013 NCAA tournament, where they lost in the second round to San Diego State.

2012–13 Big 12 men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 3 Kansas †	14	–	4	.778	31	–	6	.838
No. 12 Kansas State	14	–	4	.778	27	–	8	.771
No. 17 Oklahoma State	13	–	5	.722	24	–	9	.727
Oklahoma	11	–	7	.611	20	–	12	.625
Iowa State	11	–	7	.611	23	–	12	.657
Baylor	9	–	9	.500	23	–	14	.622
Texas	7	–	11	.389	16	–	18	.471
West Virginia	6	–	12	.333	13	–	19	.406
Texas Tech	3	–	15	.167	11	–	20	.355
TCU	2	–	16	.111	11	–	21	.344

† 2013 Big 12 Tournament winner Rankings from AP poll ^[1]

Preseason

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
T. J. Franklin	3	G	5'11"	175	Senior	Fort Worth, Texas	Graduated
C. J. Washington	5	F	6'7"	230	Senior	Stringtown, Oklahoma	Graduated
Clair Blair, Jr.	14	G	6'2"	205	Junior	Houston, Texas	Graduated
Barry Honoroé	31	F	6'7"	270	Senior	Garland, Texas	Graduated

Recruits

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
D. J. Bennett C	Ottumwa, IA	Indian Hills CC	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Apr 15, 2012
D. J. Bennett C	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR
Isaiah Cousins SG	Mount Vernon, NY	Mount Vernon	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Mar 28, 2012
Isaiah Cousins SG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 85
Buddy Hield SG	Eight Mile Rock, Bahamas	Sunrise Christian Academy (Bel Aire, KS)	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Sep 25, 2011
Buddy Hield SG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 92
Je'lon Hornbeak SG	Arlington, TX	Grace Prep	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Oct 2, 2011
Je'lon Hornbeak SG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 91
C. J. Cole PF	Sperry, OK	Sperry	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Apr 16, 2012
C. J. Cole PF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 79
Jarion Henry SF	Dallas, TX	La Jolla	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Nov 9, 2011
Jarion Henry SF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: POST
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: Not Ranked Top 20 Rivals: Not Ranked Top 25 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: "Oklahoma 2012 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved April 24, 2012. "2012 Oklahoma 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.

Transfers

Name	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Amath M'Baye	F	6'9"	215	Junior	Bordeaux, France	Joined the team after transferring from Wyoming in 2011-12 season.^[2]
Jarrod Kruger	G	6'1"	174	Sophomore	Topeka, Kansas	Joined the team after transferring from Kansas State in 2011-12 season.^[3]
Ryan Spangler	F	6'8"	225	Sophomore	Bridge Creek, Oklahoma	Joined the team after transferring from Gonzaga during the off-season; redshirted the 2012-13 season due to NCAA transfer regulations ^[4]

Roster

2012–13 Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
C	32	Casey Arent	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	229 lb (104 kg)	Sr	Sierra College	Penryn, CA
F	31	D. J. Bennett	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	203 lb (92 kg)	Jr	Indian Hills CC	Chicago, IL
G	21	Cameron Clark	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	207 lb (94 kg)	Jr	Sherman	Sherman, TX
F	25	C. J. Cole	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Fr	Sperry	Sperry, OK
G	11	Isaiah Cousins	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	179 lb (81 kg)	Fr	Mount Vernon	Mount Vernon, NY
F	4	Andrew Fitzgerald	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	236 lb (107 kg)	Sr	Brewster Academy	Baltimore, MD
G	13	James Fraschilla	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	150 lb (68 kg)	So	Highland Park	Dallas, TX
G	1	Sam Grooms	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	203 lb (92 kg)	Sr	Chipola College	Greensboro, NC
F	3	Buddy Hield	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Fr	Sunrise Christian Academy	Freeport, Bahamas
G	5	Je'lon Hornbeak	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	179 lb (81 kg)	Fr	Grace Prep	Arlington, TX
G	12	Jarrod Kruger	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	174 lb (79 kg)	RS So	Kansas State	Topeka, KS
F	22	Amath M'Baye	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	RS Jr	Wyoming	Bordeaux, France
F	15	Tyler Neal	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	227 lb (103 kg)	Jr	Putnam City West	Oklahoma City, OK
F	14	Steve Noworyta	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	202 lb (92 kg)	Fr	Holy Cross	Hainesport, NJ
F	24	Romero Osby	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	238 lb (108 kg)	RS Sr	Mississippi State	Meridian, MS
G	2	Steven Pledger	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	224 lb (102 kg)	Sr	Atlantic Shores Christian	Chesapeake, VA
F	00	Ryan Spangler	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	So	Bridge Creek Gonzaga	Bridge Creek, OK

Head coach

Lon Kruger (Kansas State

Assistant coach(es)

Steve Henson (Kansas State)
Lew Hill (Wichita State)
Chris Crutchfield (Omaha)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
11/02/2012* 7:00 pm		Washburn	W 83–66	–	Lloyd Noble Center (2,681) Norman, OK
11/07/2012* 7:00 pm, FSOK		Central Oklahoma	W 94–66	–	McCasland Field House (2,880) Norman, OK
Non-conference Regular Season
11/11/2012* 3:00 pm, FSSW		Louisiana-Monroe	W 85–51	1–0	Lloyd Noble Center (8,734^[5]) Norman, OK
11/16/2012* 7:00 pm, FSSW+		at UT–Arlington	W 63–59	2–0	College Park Center (6,421^[6]) Arlington, TX
11/22/2012* 6:00 pm, ESPN2		vs. UTEP Old Spice Classic Quarterfinals	W 68–61	3–0	HP Field House (2,076) Orlando, FL
11/23/2012* 6:30 pm, ESPN2		vs. No. 17 Gonzaga Old Spice Classic semifinals	L 47–72	3–1	HP Field House (2,205^[7]) Orlando, FL
11/25/2012* 2:30 pm, ESPNU		vs. West Virginia Old Spice Classic 3rd place	W 77–70	4–1	HP Field House (4,121) Orlando, FL
11/28/2012* 7:00 pm, ESPN3		at Oral Roberts	W 63–62	5–1	Mabee Center (7,219^[8]) Tulsa, OK
11/30/2012* 7:00 pm, FSOK+		Northwestern State	W 69–65	6–1	Lloyd Noble Center (8,915^[9]) Norman, OK
12/04/2012* 6:00 pm, ESPN2		at Arkansas	L 78–81	6–2	Bud Walton Arena (12,548^[10]) Fayetteville, AR
12/15/2012* 1:00 pm, ESPNU		vs. Texas A&M All-College Basketball Classic	W 64–54	7–2	Chesapeake Energy Arena (3,444^[11]) Oklahoma City, OK
12/18/2012* 7:00 pm		Stephen F. Austin	L 55–56	7–3	Lloyd Noble Center (8,572) Norman, OK
12/29/2012* 7:00 pm		Ohio	W 74–63	8–3	Lloyd Noble Center (10,036) Norman, OK
12/31/2012* 2:00 pm		Texas A&M-Corpus Christi	W 72–42	9–3	McCasland Field House (2,751) Norman, OK
Big 12 Regular Season
01/05/2013 3:00 pm, Big 12 Network		at West Virginia	W 67–57	10–3 (1–0)	WVU Coliseum (12,112) Morgantown, WV
01/12/2013 2:00 pm, ESPN2		Oklahoma State	W 77–68	11–3 (2–0)	Lloyd Noble Center (12,695) Norman, OK
01/16/2013 7:00 pm, Big 12 Network		Texas Tech	W 81–63	12–3 (3–0)	Lloyd Noble Center (9,178) Norman, OK
01/19/2013 3:00 pm, Big 12 Network		at No. 16 Kansas State	L 60–69	12–4 (3–1)	Bramlage Coliseum (12,528) Manhattan, KS
01/21/2013 8:30 pm, ESPN		Texas	W 73–67	13–4 (4–1)	Lloyd Noble Center (10,409) Norman, OK
01/26/2013 3:00 pm, ESPN		at No. 3 Kansas	L 54–67	13–5 (4–2)	Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, KS
01/30/2013 6:00 pm, ESPNU		at Baylor	W 74–71	14–5 (5–2)	Ferrell Center (6,533) Waco, TX
02/02/2013 5:00 pm, ESPN2		No. 18 Kansas State	L 50–52	14–6 (5–3)	Lloyd Noble Center (11,882) Norman, OK
02/04/2013 6:00 pm, ESPNU		at Iowa State	L 64–83	14–7 (5–4)	Hilton Coliseum (13,178) Ames, IA
02/09/2013 3:00 pm, ESPN		No. 5 Kansas	W 72–66	15–7 (6–4)	Lloyd Noble Center (13,490) Norman, OK
02/11/2013 6:00 pm, ESPNU		TCU	W 75–48	16–7 (7–4)	Lloyd Noble Center (8,948) Norman, OK
02/16/2013 12:30 pm, Big 12 Network		at No. 17 Oklahoma State	L 79–84 ^OT	16–8 (7–5)	Gallagher-Iba Arena (13,611) Stillwater, OK
02/20/2013 6:00 pm, ESPNU		at Texas Tech	W 86–71	17–8 (8–5)	United Spirit Arena (8,248) Lubbock, TX
02/23/2013 4:00 pm, ESPNU		Baylor	W 90–76	18–8 (9–5)	Lloyd Noble Center (12,199) Norman, OK
02/27/2013 8:00 pm, ESPN2		at Texas	L 86–92 ^OT	18–9 (9–6)	Frank Erwin Center (9,860) Austin, TX
03/02/2013 12:45 pm, Big 12 Network		Iowa State	W 86–69	19–9 (10–6)	Lloyd Noble Center (10,789) Norman, OK
03/06/2013 8:00 pm, ESPN2		West Virginia	W 83–70	20–9 (11–6)	Lloyd Noble Center (9,857) Norman, OK
03/09/2013 4:00 pm, FSSW		at TCU	L 67–70	20–10 (11–7)	Daniel-Meyer Coliseum (5,392) Ft. Worth, TX
2013 Big 12 men's basketball tournament
03/14/2013 11:30 am, ESPN2		vs. Iowa State Quarterfinals	L 66–73	20–11	Sprint Center (17,996) Kansas City, MO
2013 NCAA tournament
03/22/2013 8:48 pm, TBS	No. (10 S)	vs. (7 S) San Diego State	L 55–70	20–12	Wells Fargo Center (20,125) Philadelphia, PA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. (#) during NCAA Tournament is Seed with Region S=South.

References

External links

Official Athletics Site of the Oklahoma Sooners - Men's Basketball

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2012–13 Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball team

Contents

Preseason

Departures

Recruits

Transfers

Roster

Schedule

References

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