The 2012–13 Saint Louis Billikens men's basketball team represented

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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 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 ...

. The Billikens' head coach Rick Majerus was to sit the season out for health concerns while Jim Crews served as the interim head coach. Majerus died on December 1, 2012. The team played their home games at

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. They were a member of the

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. They finished the season 28–7, 13–3 in A-10 play to win the regular season conference championship. They were also champions of the Atlantic 10 tournament, defeating VCU in the championship game, to earn the conference's automatic bid to the 2013 NCAA tournament where they defeated New Mexico State in the second round before losing in the third round to Oregon.

Roster

Schedule

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Rankings

Preseason

The Billikens garnered buzz as one of the preseason favorites to win their conference. " e only major loss is 6-foot-6 forward Brian Conklin, the team's leading scorer. But everyone else of note -- point guard Kwamain Mitchell, off-guards Mike McCall and Jordair Jett, swingman Dwayne Evans, forward Cody Ellis -- is back. Meanwhile, 6-11 forward Rob Loe looks capable of stepping into a bigger role in the frontcourt in his junior season."

Departures

References

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