2012–13 Arizona Wildcats Men's Basketball Team
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The 2012–13 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team represented the
University of Arizona The University of Arizona (Arizona, U of A, UArizona, or UA) is a Public university, public Land-grant university, land-grant research university in Tucson, Arizona, United States. Founded in 1885 by the 13th Arizona Territorial Legislature, it ...
during the
2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season The 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season began in November 2012 with the Empire Classic, 2K Sports Classic and ended with the 2013 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament Final Four on April 6, 2013 and 2013 NCAA Divis ...
. They were led by fourth-year head coach
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and played home games at
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in
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as members of the
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. Seeded 6th in the West Region of the 2013 NCAA tournament, the team defeated (11) Belmont and (14)
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by a combined score of 40 points before losing 73–70 to (2)
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in the Sweet Sixteen. After starting the season undefeated in non-conference play the team went 12–6 in conference and fell to
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in the Pac-12 tournament semifinals. The team's mid-season record of 14–0 was the second best start in program history since the 1931–32 team opened the season 16–0. Arizona entered the season ranked 11th in the
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and 12th in the AP preseason polls, climbed to 3rd in both after going undefeated into January, and then fell to 20th (Coaches) and 21st (AP) just prior to the start of the NCAA tournament. Before the season began Sean Miller and his staff recruited the nation's 3rd-ranked class of 2012 and brought in three well-regarded transfers, among them starting point guard Mark Lyons, who led the team in scoring with 15.6 points-per-game, including 24.3 points-per-game in NCAA tournament play.


Offseason


Recruiting Class


Incoming Transfers


Departures


Roster


Depth chart


Preseason


Summer Exhibition Tour

Practices began earlier than otherwise allowed by the NCAA in preparation for a six-day foreign tour to the
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in August. (NCAA rules allow teams to conduct 10 practices in preparation for a foreign tour.) Although NCAA rules allow for foreign tours once every four years, the Bahamas tour was Arizona's first since 2006. It was the seventh in program history. The team won its games 136–66 and 99–57.


Red-Blue Game

Arizona's annual pre-season Red-Blue scrimmage took place at McKale Center on October 21, selling out for the second-straight season. A half-time ceremony celebrated the 25-year anniversary of the 1987-88 basketball team, the first in program history to reach the
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. The team's 35 victories remain the most in school history. Members of the team present included Tucson-native
Sean Elliott Sean Michael Elliott (born February 2, 1968) is an American former professional basketball player who starred as a small forward in both the college and professional ranks. He attended the University of Arizona, where he had a standout career a ...
, Arizona's all-time leading scorer, with 2,555 career points;
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, whose 57.8% three-point field-goal percentage in the 1987–88 season is the best in NCAA history (with a minimum of 100 shots made); and Anthony Cook, who recorded a program-best 278 career blocked-shots.


Schedule

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Awards

;Solomon Hill * 2012
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MVP, All-Tournament Team * Pac-12 All-Conference First Team *
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All-District IX Team * NABC All-District 20 First Team ; Nick Johnson * Honorable mention Pac-12 All-Defensive Team ;Mark Lyons * 2012 Diamond Head Classic All-Tournament Team * Pac-12 Player of the Week – January 21, 2013 * Pac-12 All-Conference First Team * USBWA All-District IX Team * NABC All-District 20 First Team ;Kaleb Tarczewski * Honorable mention Pac-12 All-Freshmen Team


Rankings


References


External links


Arizona Wildcats men's basketball official website
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Arizona Wildcats The Arizona Wildcats are the sport, athletic teams that represent the University of Arizona, located in Tucson, Arizona, Tucson. The Wildcats compete at the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) NCAA Division I, Division I (NCAA Divis ...
Arizona Wildcats The Arizona Wildcats are the sport, athletic teams that represent the University of Arizona, located in Tucson, Arizona, Tucson. The Wildcats compete at the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) NCAA Division I, Division I (NCAA Divis ...