The 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season began in November 2012 with the 2K Sports Classic and ended with the

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on April 6, 2013 and national championship game on April 8, 2013, both held at the

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Season headlines

*October 29 – The AP preseason All-American team was named. Indiana's Cody Zeller was the leading vote-getter, garnering 64 of 65 possible votes. Joining Zeller were Creighton forward Doug McDermott (62 votes), Murray State guard Isaiah Canaan (43),

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forward

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(26),

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guard

Trey Burke Alfonso Clark "Trey" Burke III (born November 12, 1992) is an American professional basketball player for Leones de Ponce of the Baloncesto Superior Nacional (BSN). He played college basketball for the Michigan Wolverines where in the 2012–1 ...

(16) and Lehigh guard CJ McCollum (16). Burke and McCollum tied in the voting, creating a sixth spot on the team. *December 1 – Respected Saint Louis coach Rick Majerus died at 64 of heart failure. Majerus had been placed on a medical leave of absence prior to the start of the season for medical reasons and was replaced on an interim basis by Jim Crews. Majerus had a record of 517–216 in his 25 years as a head coach, with stops at Marquette, Ball State and

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prior to taking the job at SLU. His best finish came in 1998 when he led Utah to the NCAA championship game. *December 15 – The seven

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schools that do not sponsor FBS football ( DePaul, Georgetown, St. John's, Providence, Villanova,

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and Marquette, collectively called the "

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7") announced that they would break from the Big East and pursue other conference affiliation. The move leaves

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as the only original Big East member set to remain in the conference. * February 28 –

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reports that the "Catholic 7" will launch their new conference in July 2013, two years ahead of schedule, and will purchase the rights to the "Big East" name from the remaining conference schools. Two

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members,

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(which had only joined the A10 in July 2012) and Xavier, will reportedly join the new Big East, with

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member Creighton also a possibility. * March 8 – The Big East split is officially announced. As previously reported, the "Catholic 7" will leave on June 30 with the Big East name. As of the announcement, the "Catholic 7" were the only members of the new Big East, but Butler, Xavier, and Creighton are expected to be added shortly. * March 12 –

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's Erick Green wins the ACC Player of the Year award, joining

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's Len Bias (1985–86) as the only two players of the year who competed for teams with losing ACC records. * March 20 – The new Big East is officially launched at a press conference in New York City, with Butler, Creighton, and Xavier joining the "Catholic 7". * April 3 – The FBS schools that will retain the charter of the original Big East unveil their future name, the

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, marketed as "The American." * The Great West Conference disbanded at the end of the season after four seasons of competition.

Milestones and records

* November 25 – Lehigh's CJ McCollum scored 26 points in a 91–77 win over

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, which made him surpass Rob Feaster as the

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's all-time leading scorer. * December 8 – Junior center Jordan Bachynski recorded the first triple-double in Arizona State men's basketball history. The 7'2" Bachynski scored 13 points, grabbed 12 rebounds and blocked 12 shots in an 87–76 win over Cal State Northridge. * December 17 – Syracuse head coach

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became the third Division I head coach to win 900 games as the Orange defeated

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72–68. * December 19 – Phil Pressey recorded 19 assists for

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against

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tying the

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single-game assist record ( Kenny Higgs, ; Bill Hann, ). * January 2 – VCU senior guard

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set a school and

record by hitting 11 three-pointers in a 109–58 win over East Tennessee State. Daniels scored all 33 of his points in the game on three-point shots. * Santa Clara guard Kevin Foster, South Dakota State guard Nate Wolters,

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guard Colt Ryan, Georgia Southern guard C. J. Reed, Creighton forward Doug McDermott, VMI forward Stan Okoye,

guard Shane Gibson,

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guard D. J. Cooper, Murray State guard Isaiah Canaan,

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guard Seth Curry, Bucknell center

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and

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guard Kenny Boynton each passed the 2,000 point mark for their careers. * January 26 –

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set several all-time Division I marks of offensive futility in a 42–25 loss to

Eastern Michigan Eastern Michigan University (EMU, EMich, Eastern Michigan or simply Eastern) is a public research university in Ypsilanti, Michigan, United States. Founded in 1849 as the Michigan State Normal School, it was the fourth normal school (teachers' ...

: fewest points in a half in the shot clock era (4), lowest field goal shooting percentage for a half (3.2%), and tied the record for fewest field goals made in a half (1).N. Illinois held to 4 points in 1st half
ESPN.com. Retrieved on January 26, 2013. The Huskies shot 1-for-31 in the first half, including 29 straight misses. * February 25 –

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head coach Bill Self records his 500th win with a 108–96 overtime win at Iowa State. * March 5 – D. J. Cooper of

becomes the first player in the history of college basketball to record 2,000 points, 900 assists, 600 rebounds and 300 steals in a career. * March 13 – Grambling State loses 59–51 to Alabama A&M in the SWAC tournament, finishing off their winless 0–28 season.

Conference membership changes

The 2012–13 season saw the second wave of membership changes resulting from a major realignment of NCAA Division I conferences. The cycle began in 2010 with the

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and the then-

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publicly announcing their intentions to expand. The fallout from these conferences' moves later affected a majority of D-I conferences. In addition, one school moved from Division II starting this season. This school was ineligible for NCAA-sponsored postseason play until completing its D-I transition in 2016. Finally, one school that had announced a transition to Division II,

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, announced that it would halt its transition and remain in Division I.

New arenas

* Coastal Carolina left behind one of the smallest venues in Division I basketball, Kimbel Arena (seating a little over 1,000). The Chanticleers remained on campus at the new HTC Center. *

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left its on-campus home since 1962, the original Trojan Arena, for a new on-campus venue also named Trojan Arena.

Major rule changes

Beginning in 2012–13, the following rules changes were implemented: *College coaches are allowed to practice with players a maximum two hours per week during the Summer (May–August) as long as the student-athletes were enrolled in classes. *Coaches could work their teams for a maximum of two hours a week beginning September 15 until official practice begins on October 13. *There is now unlimited contact, including text messaging, allowed between college coaches and a prospective player in high school and junior college recruiting.

Season outlook

Pre-season polls

The top 25 from the AP and ESPN/USA Today Coaches Polls.

Regular season

A number of early-season tournaments marked the beginning of the

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season.

Early-season tournaments

^The former Coaches vs. Cancer Classic was renamed the 2K Sports Classic in 2012 due to a sponsorship change, and a new tournament named the Coaches vs. Cancer Classic began play in 2012.
*Although these tournaments included more teams, only the number listed played for the championship.

Conferences

Conference winners and tournaments

Thirty-one

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seasons concluded with a

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. The teams in each conference that won their regular-season titles were given the number one

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in their respective conference tournaments. Conference tournament winners received an automatic bid to the

except for the winner of the Great West Conference tournament, although its champion received an automatic bid to the 2013 CollegeInsider.com Tournament. The

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was the only

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conference that did not hold a conference tournament, instead sending its regular-season champion to the NCAA tournament.

Conference standings

Division I independents

Two schools played as Division I independents.

Informal championships

La Salle and Temple finished with 3–1 records in head-to-head competition among the Philadelphia Big 5.

Statistical leaders

Source for additional stats categories

Postseason tournaments

NCAA tournament

Final Four – Georgia Dome, Atlanta, Georgia

Tournament upsets

For this list, a "major upset" is defined as a win by a team seeded 7 or more spots below its defeated opponent.

National Invitation tournament

After the NCAA tournament field is announced, the NCAA invited 32 teams to participate in the

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. The tournament will begin on March 19, 2013, with all games prior to the semifinals played on campus sites. The semifinals and final will be respectively held on April 2 and April 4, 2013, at the traditional site of Madison Square Garden.

NIT Semifinals and Final

Played at

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in New York City

College Basketball Invitational

The fifth College Basketball Invitational (CBI) Tournament began on March 19, 2013, and ended with a best-of-three final scheduled for April 1, 3, and 5; the final went the full three games. This tournament featured 16 teams who were left out of the NCAA tournament and NIT.

CollegeInsider.com Postseason tournament

The fourth CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament was held beginning March 2013 and ending with a championship game in April 2013. This tournament places an emphasis on selecting successful teams from "

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" conferences who were left out of the NCAA tournament and NIT. 32 teams participated in this tournament, which granted an automatic bid to the Great West Conference men's basketball tournament champion.

Award winners

Consensus All-American teams

The following players are recognized as the 2013 Consensus All-Americans:

Major player of the year awards

* Wooden Award:

* Naismith Award: Trey Burke, Michigan * Associated Press Player of the Year: Trey Burke, Michigan *

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: Trey Burke, Michigan *

Oscar Robertson Trophy The Oscar Robertson Trophy is given out annually to the most outstanding NCAA Division I men's basketball player by the U.S. Basketball Writers Association (USBWA), first presented in 1958–59 NCAA University Division men's basketball season, 19 ...

( USBWA): Trey Burke, Michigan * ''Sporting News'' Player of the Year: Victor Oladipo,

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Major freshman of the year awards

* Wayman Tisdale Award ( USBWA):

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*''

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'' Freshman of the Year: Marcus Smart, Oklahoma State

Major coach of the year awards

* Associated Press Coach of the Year: Jim Larrañaga, Miami (Florida) *

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( USBWA): Jim Larrañaga, Miami (Florida) *

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: Jim Crews, Saint Louis *

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: Jim Larrañaga, Miami (Florida) * ''Sporting News'' Coach of the Year: Jim Crews, Saint Louis

Other major awards

Bob Cousy Award The Bob Cousy Award, sponsored by the College of the Holy Cross, is an annual basketball award given by the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame to the top men's collegiate point guard. It is named after six-time National Basketball Assoc ...

(Best point guard): Trey Burke, Michigan *

Pete Newell Big Man Award The Pete Newell Big Man Award has been awarded by the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) since 2000. It is presented to the best low-post player each season. The award is named after Pete Newell, the coach who ran the Pete Newell ...

(Best big man):

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: Victor Oladipo, Indiana & Jeff Withey,

Frances Pomeroy Naismith Award The Frances Pomeroy Naismith Award was an annual college basketball award in the United States intended to honor players who excelled on the court in spite of their height. The award, named in honor of James Naismith's daughter-in-law, was establi ...

(Best senior 6'0"/1.83 m or shorter): Peyton Siva,

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* Senior CLASS Award (top senior): Jordan Hulls, Indiana * Robert V. Geasey Trophy (Top player in

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): Khalif Wyatt,

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(Top player in

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metro area): Lamont Jones,

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* Ben Jobe Award (Top minority coach): Kevin Ollie,

* Hugh Durham Award (Top mid-major coach): Danny Kaspar, Stephen F. Austin * Jim Phelan Award (Top head coach):

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* Lefty Driesell Award (Top defensive player): Tommy Brenton, Stony Brook * Lou Henson Award (Top mid-major player):

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, Saint Mary's * Lute Olson Award (Top non-freshman or transfer player): Shane Larkin, Miami (Florida) * Skip Prosser Man of the Year Award (Coach with moral character): Joe Mihalich, Niagara * Academic All-American of the Year (Top scholar-athlete): Aaron Craft,

* Elite 89 Award (Top GPA among upperclass players at Final Four): Wayne Blackshear,

Coaching changes

A number of teams changed coaches during and after the season.

References

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