The 2012–13 Big 12 men's basketball season began with practices in October 2012, followed by the start of the regular-season in November. Conference play began in early January 2013 and concluded in March with the 2013 Big 12 men's basketball tournament at the

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. This was the first season in the

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for two former Mountain West and Big East teams, as the

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, respectively, played their first seasons in the conference.

Preseason

''() first place votes'' Pre-Season All-Big 12 Teams *Player of the Year: Pierre Jackson, Baylor *Newcomer of the Year:

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, Oklahoma *Freshman of the Year:

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, Oklahoma State

Rankings

Conference Schedules

Conference matrix

This table summarizes the head-to-head results between teams in conference play. (x) indicates games remaining this season.

Baylor

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Iowa State

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Kansas

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Kansas State

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Oklahoma

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Oklahoma State

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TCU

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Texas

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Texas Tech

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West Virginia

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Postseason

Big 12 tournament

* March 13–16, 2013– Big 12 Conference Basketball Tournament,

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NCAA tournament

National Invitation tournament

College Basketball Invitational

NBA draft

Several players from the conference declared early for the NBA draft. Several players were among the 60 players invited to the 2013 NBA Draft Combine. The following conference players were drafted: *

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, 1st round, 7th overall *

Jeff Withey Jeffree David Withey (born March 7, 1990) is an American professional basketball player for the Taipei Fubon Braves of the Taiwanese P. League+. He played college basketball for the University of Kansas where he became known for his shot-block ...

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, 2nd round, 39th overall *

Pierre Jackson Pierre Deshawn Jackson (born August 29, 1991) is an American professional basketball player for Capitanes de Arecibo of the Baloncesto Superior Nacional (BSN). He played college basketball for the College of Southern Idaho and Baylor University ...

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, 2nd round, 42nd overall *

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, 2nd round, 51st overall

Honors and awards

All-Americans

All-Big 12 Awards and Teams

* Player of the Year: Marcus Smart, Oklahoma State * Defensive Player of the Year: Jeff Withey, Kansas * Newcomer of the Year:

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, Iowa State * Freshman of the Year: Marcus Smart, Oklahoma State * Sixth Man Award:

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, Iowa State * Scholar-Athlete of the Year:

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, Iowa State * Coach of the Year: Bruce Weber, Kansas State
All-Big 12 First Team * Ben McLemore, Kansas, G * Jeff Withey, Kansas, C *

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, Kansas State, G *

, Oklahoma, F * Marcus Smart, Oklahoma State, G
All-Big 12 Second Team *

, Baylor, G * Will Clyburn, Iowa State, G *

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, Kansas, G * Ángel Rodríguez, Kansas State, G *

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, Oklahoma State, G
All-Big 12 Third Team *

Isaiah Austin Isaiah Charles Austin (born October 25, 1993) is an American basketball coach and former professional player who is an assistant coach for the Florida Atlantic Owls men's team. He played two years of college basketball for Baylor University and ...

, Baylor, C * Melvin Ejim, Iowa State, F *

, Oklahoma, F * Steven Pledger, Oklahoma, G * Le'Bryan Nash, Oklahoma State, G/F
All-Big 12 Honorable Mention *

Cory Jefferson Cory Allen Jefferson (born December 26, 1990) is an American former professional basketball player. He played college basketball for Baylor University and represented the United States at the 2013 Summer Universiade in Kazan, Russia. High schoo ...

(Baylor) *

Korie Lucious Korian "Korie" Lucious (born November 5, 1989) is an American former professional basketball player. He played college basketball for the Iowa State University Cyclones men's basketball team. Upon transferring from the Michigan State University ...

(Iowa State) * Tyrus McGee (Iowa State) * Elijah Johnson (Kansas) * Shane Southwell (Kansas State) * Michael Cobbins (Oklahoma State) * Jaye Crockett (Texas Tech) * Eron Harris (West Virginia) * Deniz Kilicli (West Virginia)
Big 12 All-Defensive Team *

Chris Babb Chris Babb (born February 14, 1990) is an American professional basketball player for BCM Gravelines-Dunkerque of the French LNB Pro A. He played college basketball for Pennsylvania State University and Iowa State University. Early life Babb was ...

, Iowa State, G *

, Kansas, G * Jeff Withey, Kansas, C * Angel Rodriguez, Kansas State, G * Michael Cobbins, Oklahoma State, F * Marcus Smart, Oklahoma State, G
Big 12 All-Rookie Team * Isaiah Austin, Baylor, C * Will Clyburn, Iowa State, G *

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, Iowa State, F *

, Kansas, G *

, Oklahoma, F * Marcus Smart, Oklahoma State, G

References

External links

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