The 2012–13 Texas Longhorns men's basketball team represented the

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in the

2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season The 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season began in November with the 2K Sports Classic and ended with the Final Four in Atlanta, April 6–8. Season headlines *October 29 – The AP preseason All-American team was named. Indiana's ...

. Their head coach was

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, who was in his 15th year. The team played its home games at the

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and were members of the

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. They finished the season 16–18, 7–11 in Big 12 play to finish in seventh place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Big 12 tournament to Kansas State. Texas received an invitation to the

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and became the first Big 12 team to participate in the postseason tournament's six-year history. The Longhorns lost in the first round to former

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rival

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Before the Season

Departures

Recruiting

Schedule

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Roster

References

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Texas Longhorns men's basketball seasons

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