2012–13 Oklahoma State Cowboys basketball team

The 2012–13 Oklahoma State Cowboys basketball team represented Oklahoma State University in the 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. This was head coach Travis Ford's fifth season at Oklahoma State. The Cowboys competed in the Big 12 Conference and played their home games at the Gallagher-Iba Arena. They finished the season 24–9, 13–5 in Big 12 play to finish in third place. They advanced to the semifinals of the Big 12 tournament where they lost to Kansas State. They received an at-large bid to the 2013 NCAA tournament where they lost in the second round to Oregon.

2012–13 Oklahoma State Cowboys basketball
Puerto Rico Tip-Off Champions
NCAA Tournament, round of 64
Conference	Big 12 Conference
Ranking
AP	No. 17
Record	24–9 (13–5 Big 12)
Head coach	Travis Ford (5th season)
Assistant coaches	Butch Pierre Chris Ferguson Steve Middleton
Home arena	Gallagher-Iba Arena
Seasons ← 2011–12 2013–14 →

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]

Pre-season

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Cezar Guerrero	1	G	6'0"	175	Sophomore	Huntington Park, California	Transferred- Fresno State[2]
Fred Gulley	3	G	6'2"	177	Redshirt Sophomore	Fayetteville, Arkansas	Transferred- Arkansas[3]
Keiton Page	12	G	5'9"	165	Senior	Pawnee, Oklahoma	Graduated
Darrell Williams	25	F	6'8"	245	Senior	Chicago, Illinois	Suspended[4] - Rape Conviction Reversed[5]
Grayson George	30	G	6'2"	180	Freshman	Minneapolis, Kansas

Recruits

College recruiting information

Name	Hometown	School	Height	Weight	Commit date
Phil Forte SG	Flower Mound, TX	Edward S. Marcus High School	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Sep 11, 2011
	Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    (89)
Kirby Gardner PG	San Bernardino, CA	San Bernardino Valley College	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Jul 3, 2012
	Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    (JC)
Kamari Murphy PF	Brooklyn, NY	IMG Academy FL.	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Aug 30, 2011
	Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    (89)
Marcus Smart SG	Flower Mound, TX	Edward S. Marcus High School	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Sep 10, 2011
	Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    (97)
Overall recruit ranking:   Scout: Not Ranked Top 20    Rivals: 21    ESPN: 22
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, 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 State 2012 Basketball Commitments". Rivals. Retrieved April 24, 2012. "2012 Oklahoma State Basketball Commits". Scout. Retrieved April 24, 2012. "ESPN". ESPN. Retrieved April 24, 2012. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout. Retrieved April 24, 2012. "2012 Team Ranking". Rivals. Retrieved April 24, 2012.

Coaching

Roster

Source^[6]

2012–13 Oklahoma State Cowboys men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown G/F 0 Jean-Paul Olukemi (Injured) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sr Stoneridge Prep Vincennes University LaHabra, CA G/F 2 Le'Bryan Nash 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 230 lb (104 kg) So Lincoln Dallas, TX G/F 4 Brian Williams (C) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) RS So Glen Oaks Baton Rouge, LA G 5 Ford Stuen 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Henderson County IMG Academy (Fla.) Henderson, KY G 10 Phil Forte 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Marcus Flower Mound, TX F/C 13 Mason Cox 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Sr Marcus Highland Village, TX F/C 14 Marek Soucek 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 235 lb (107 kg) So Canarias Academy Brno, Czech Republic G 15 Christien Sager 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Rider Wichita Falls, TX F 20 Michael Cobbins 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) RS So Palo Duro Amarillo, TX F 21 Kamari Murphy 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Lincoln IMG Academy (Fla.) Brooklyn, NY G 22 Markel Brown (C) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Peabody Magnet Alexandria, LA G 33 Marcus Smart 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Fr Marcus Flower Mound, TX C 44 Philip Jurick 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 270 lb (122 kg) Sr East Ridge Chattanooga State Chattanooga, TN	Head coach Travis Ford (Kentucky) Assistant coach(es) Butch Pierre (Mississippi State) Chris Ferguson (Cumberlands) Steve Middleton (Southern Illinois) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt

Rankings

Main article: 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	Final
AP Poll	—	—	—	20	15	23	24	24	22	22	—	—	—	—	22	17
Coaches Poll[7]	—	—	—	22	17

Schedule and results

Source

• All times are Central

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
08/10/2012* 1:00 pm		vs. Barcelona Select	W 95–72	–	Cornella Sports Complex (N/A) Barcelona, Spain
08/12/2012* 1:00 pm		vs. Barcelona Select	W 86–81	–	Cornella Sports Complex (N/A) Barcelona, Spain
08/10/2012* 1:00 pm		vs. BC Gran Canaria	W 80–59	–	(N/A) Las Palmas, Gran Canaria
11/01/2012* 7:00 pm, FSOK		Ottawa	W 109–56	–	Gallagher-Iba Arena (7,707) Stillwater, OK
Non-conference regular season
11/09/2012* 8:00 pm, FCS Central		UC Davis	W 73–65	1–0	Gallagher-Iba Arena (9,853) Stillwater, OK
11/15/2012* 9:30 am, ESPNU		vs. Akron Puerto Rico Tip-Off First Round	W 69–65 OT	2–0	Coliseo Rubén Rodríguez (N/A) Bayamón, Puerto Rico
11/16/2012* 9:30 am, ESPNU		vs. Tennessee Puerto Rico Tip-Off semifinals	W 62–45	3–0	Coliseo Rubén Rodríguez (N/A) Bayamón, Puerto Rico
11/18/2012* 5:30 pm, ESPN2		vs. No. 6 NC State Puerto Rico Tip-Off championship	W 76–56	4–0	Coliseo Rubén Rodríguez (6,872) Bayamón, Puerto Rico
11/25/2012* 1:00 pm, FSOK	No. 20	Portland State	W 81–58	5–0	Gallagher-Iba Arena (8,219) Stillwater, OK
12/01/2012* 1:00 pm, ESPN3	No. 15	at Virginia Tech	L 71–81	5–1	Cassell Coliseum (7,552) Blacksburg, VA
12/05/2012* 7:00 pm, ESPNU	No. 23	South Florida	W 61–49	6–1	Gallagher-Iba Arena (8,978) Stillwater, OK
12/08/2012* 3:00 pm, FSSW+	No. 23	Missouri State	W 62–42	7–1	Gallagher-Iba Arena (8,740) Stillwater, OK
12/16/2012* 3:00 pm, FSOK	No. 24	Central Arkansas	W 91–63	8–1	Gallagher-Iba Arena (5,538) Stillwater, OK
12/19/2012* 7:00 pm, FSSW+	No. 24	UT-Arlington	W 69–44	9–1	Gallagher-Iba Arena (8,714) Stillwater, OK
12/22/2012* 12:00 pm, FSOK	No. 24	Tennessee Tech	W 78–42	10–1	Gallagher-Iba Arena (9,347) Stillwater, OK
12/31/2012* 5:00 pm, ESPN2	No. 22	No. 10 Gonzaga	L 68–69	10–2	Gallagher-Iba Arena (13,611) Stillwater, OK
Big 12 Regular Season
01/05/2013 12:30 pm, Big 12 Network	No. 22	at No. 25 Kansas State	L 67–73	10–3 (0–1)	Bramlage Coliseum (12,528) Manhattan, KS
01/09/2013 7:00 pm, Big 12 Network		TCU	W 63–45	11–3 (1–1)	Gallagher-Iba Arena (7,502) Stillwater, OK
01/12/2013 2:00 pm, ESPN2		at Oklahoma Bedlam Series	L 68–77	11–4 (1–2)	Lloyd Noble Center (12,695) Norman, OK
01/19/2013 1:00 pm, ESPN2		Texas Tech	W 79–45	12–4 (2–2)	Gallagher-Iba Arena (9,193) Stillwater, OK
01/21/2013 4:30 pm, ESPN		at Baylor	L 54–64	12–5 (2–3)	Ferrell Center (8,039) Waco, TX
01/26/2013 12:00 pm, ESPNU		West Virginia	W 80–66	13–5 (3–3)	Gallagher-Iba Arena (7,512) Stillwater, OK
01/30/2013 7:00 pm, Big 12 Network		Iowa State	W 78–76	14–5 (4–3)	Gallagher-Iba Arena (8,776) Stillwater, OK
02/02/2013 3:00 pm, Big 12 Network		at No. 2 Kansas	W 85–80	15–5 (5–3)	Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, KS
02/06/2013 6:00 pm, ESPN	No. 22	Baylor	W 69–67 OT	16–5 (6–3)	Gallagher-Iba Arena (7,547) Stillwater, OK
02/09/2013 12:45 pm, Big 12 Network	No. 22	at Texas	W 72–59	17–5 (7–3)	Frank Erwin Center (14,036) Austin, TX
02/13/2013 6:00 pm, ESPNU	No. 17	at Texas Tech	W 91–67	18–5 (8–3)	United Spirit Arena (8,671) Lubbock, TX
02/16/2013 12:30 pm, Big 12 Network	No. 17	Oklahoma Bedlam Series	W 84–79 OT	19–5 (9–3)	Gallagher-Iba Arena (13,611) Stillwater, OK
02/20/2013 8:00 pm, ESPN2	No. 14	No. 9 Kansas	L 67–68 2OT	19–6 (9–4)	Gallagher-Iba Arena (13,611) Stillwater, OK
02/23/2013 1:00 pm, ESPN2	No. 14	at West Virginia	W 73–57	20–6 (10–4)	WVU Coliseum (10,038) Morgantown, WV
02/27/2013 6:00 pm, ESPNU	No. 15	at TCU	W 64–47	21–6 (11–4)	Daniel-Meyer Coliseum (7,046) Ft. Worth, TX
03/02/2013 3:00 pm, ESPN	No. 15	Texas	W 78–65	22–6 (12–4)	Gallagher-Iba Arena (12,474) Stillwater, OK
03/06/2013 6:00 pm, ESPNU	No. 13	at Iowa State	L 76–87	22–7 (12–5)	Hilton Coliseum (14,011) Ames, IA
03/09/2013 12:30 pm, Big 12 Network	No. 13	No. 9 Kansas State	W 76–70	23–7 (13–5)	Gallagher-Iba Arena (13,611) Stillwater, OK
2013 Big 12 men's basketball tournament
03/14/2013 8:30 pm, Big 12 Network/ESPN3	(3) No. 14	vs. (6) Baylor Quarterfinals	W 74–72	24–7	Sprint Center (17,257) Kansas City, MO
03/15/2013 9:00 pm, Big 12 Network/ESPNU	(3) No. 14	vs. (2) No. 11 Kansas State Semifinals	L 57–68	24–8	Sprint Center (19,160) Kansas City, MO
2013 NCAA tournament
03/21/2013* 3:49 pm, TNT	(5 MW) No. 17	vs. (12 MW) No. 25 Oregon Second Round	L 55–68	24–9	HP Pavilion (16,836) San Jose, CA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. (#) during NCAA Tournament is seed with Region MW=Midwest.

See also

• Oklahoma State Cowboys basketball (men's basketball only)
• 2012–13 Big 12 Conference men's basketball season