2012–13 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team

2012–13 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball

NIT, first round
Conference	Southeastern Conference
2012–13 record	21–12 (12–6 SEC)
Head coach	John Calipari (4th year)
Assistant coach	John Robic (4th year)
Assistant coach	Orlando Antigua (4th year)
Assistant coach	Kenny Payne (3rd year)
Home arena	Rupp Arena

2012–13 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
#14 Florida	14	–	4	.778	29	–	8	.784
Ole Miss †	12	–	6	.667	27	–	9	.750
Alabama	12	–	6	.667	23	–	13	.639
Kentucky	12	–	6	.667	21	–	12	.636
Missouri	11	–	7	.611	23	–	11	.676
Tennessee	11	–	7	.611	20	–	13	.606
Arkansas	10	–	8	.556	19	–	13	.594
LSU	9	–	9	.500	19	–	12	.613
Georgia	9	–	9	.500	15	–	17	.469
Vanderbilt	8	–	10	.444	16	–	17	.485
Texas A&M	7	–	11	.389	18	–	15	.545
South Carolina	4	–	14	.222	14	–	18	.438
Mississippi State	4	–	14	.222	10	–	22	.313
Auburn	3	–	15	.167	9	–	23	.281

† 2013 SEC Tournament winner As of March 31, 2013; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2012–13 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team represented the University of Kentucky in the 2012–13 college basketball season. The team's head coach was John Calipari, who was in his fourth season. They played their home games at Rupp Arena and were members of the Southeastern Conference. They finished the season 21–12, 12–6 in SEC play to finish in a three way tie for second place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the SEC Tournament to Vanderbilt. They were invited to the 2013 NIT where they lost in the first round to Robert Morris.

The season is memorable seeing Nerlens Noel hurt his knee in a February game against Florida, ending his season and career at Kentucky.

Pre-season

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Miller, DariusDarius Miller	1	G	6'8"	235	Senior	Maysville, Kentucky	Graduated/Entered 2012 NBA Draft
Jones, TerrenceTerrence Jones	3	F	6'9"	252	Sophomore	Portland, Oregon	Entered 2012 NBA Draft
Kidd-Gilchrist, MichaelMichael Kidd-Gilchrist	14	F	6'7"	232	Freshman	Somerdale, New Jersey	Entered 2012 NBA Draft
Lamb, DoronDoron Lamb	20	G	6'4"	210	Sophomore	Queens, New York	Entered 2012 NBA Draft
Davis, AnthonyAnthony Davis	23	C	6'10"	220	Freshman	Chicago, Illinois	Entered 2012 NBA Draft
Teague, MarquisMarquis Teague	25	G	6'2"	189	Freshman	Indianapolis, Indiana	Entered 2012 NBA Draft
Vargas, EloyEloy Vargas	30	C	6'11"	244	Senior	Moca, Dominican Republic	Graduated

Class of 2012 Signees

Name	Home town	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Willie Cauley-Stein C	Spearville, Kansas	Olathe Northwest	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Oct 31, 2011
Willie Cauley-Stein C	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 95
Archie Goodwin G	Sherwood, Arkansas	Sylvan Hills	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	181 lb (82 kg)	Sep 20, 2011
Archie Goodwin G	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 97
Nerlens Noel C	Everett, Massachusetts	Tilton School	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Apr 11, 2012
Nerlens Noel C	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 98
Alex Poythress F	Clarksville, Tennessee	Northeast	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Nov 10, 2011
Alex Poythress F	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 97
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: #1 Rivals: #1 ESPN: #2
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "Kentucky 2012 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2011-08-19. "2012 Kentucky Basketball Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved 2011-08-19. "ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2011-08-19. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved 2011-08-19. "2012 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2011-08-19.

Class of 2013 Commitments

2013 recruits
Name	Home town	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Aaron Harrison G	Richmond, Texas	Travis	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Oct 4, 2012
Aaron Harrison G	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 95
Andrew Harrison G	Richmond, Texas	Travis	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Oct 4, 2012
Andrew Harrison G	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 96
Dakari Johnson C	New York, New York	Montverde	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	425 lb (193 kg)	Jan 5, 2013
Dakari Johnson C	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 92
Marcus Lee F	Antioch, California	Deer Valley	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Oct 17, 2012
Marcus Lee F	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 89
Julius Randle F	Dallas, Texas	Prestonwood	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	250 lb (110 kg)	Mar 20, 2013
Julius Randle F	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 96
Derek Willis F	Mount Washington, Kentucky	Bullitt East	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Jan 20, 2012
Derek Willis F	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 77
James Young G	Rochester, Michigan	Rochester	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Oct 11, 2012
James Young G	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 95
Overall recruiting rankings:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "Kentucky 2013 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2012-01-20. "2013 Kentucky Basketball Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved 2012-01-20. "ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2012-01-20. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved 2012-01-20. "2013 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2012-01-20.

Class of 2014 Commitments

2014 recruits
Name	Home town	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Karl-Anthony Towns Jr. C	Pisctaway, New Jersey	St. Joseph	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Dec 4, 2012
Karl-Anthony Towns Jr. C	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 96
Overall recruiting rankings:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "Kentucky 2014 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2012-12-04. "2014 Kentucky Basketball Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved 2012-12-04. "ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2012-12-04. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved 2012-12-04. "2014 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2012-12-04.

Roster

2012–13 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Home town
5.0 !C	3	Noel, NerlensNerlens Noel	82 !6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	228 lb (103 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Tilton School	Everett, MA
1.5 !G	4	Hood, JonJon Hood	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	212 lb (96 kg)	3.5 !RS Jr	Madisonville North Hopkins	Madisonville, KY
1.5 !G	5	Polson, JarrodJarrod Polson	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	189 lb (86 kg)	3.0 !Jr	West Jessamine	Wilmore, KY
1.5 !G	10	Goodwin, ArchieArchie Goodwin	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	198 lb (90 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Sylvan Hills	Sherwood, AR
1.5 !G	11	Beckham, TwanyTwany Beckham	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	202 lb (92 kg)	4.5 !RS Sr	Ballard/Mississippi State	Louisville, KY
1.5 !G	12	Harrow, RyanRyan Harrow	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	2.5 !RS So	Walton/NC State	Marietta, GA
1.5 !G	13	Malone, SamSam Malone	71 !5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	2.0 !So	Scituate	Scituate, MA
5.0 !C	15	Cauley-Stein, WillieWillie Cauley-Stein	84 !7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	244 lb (111 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Olathe Northwest	Olathe, KS
1.5 !G	21	Lanter, TodTod Lanter	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	189 lb (86 kg)	2.0 !So	Dunbar	Lexington, KY
3.5 !F	22	Poythress, AlexAlex Poythress	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	239 lb (108 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Northeast	Clarksville, TN
1.5 !G	32	Long, BrianBrian Long	69 !5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	155 lb (70 kg)	2.0 !So	River Dell	Dumont, NJ
3.5 !F	33	Wiltjer, KyleKyle Wiltjer	82 !6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	239 lb (108 kg)	2.0 !So	Jesuit	Portland, OR
1.5 !G	34	Mays, JuliusJulius Mays	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	192 lb (87 kg)	5.0 !GS	Marion/Wright State	Marion IN

Head coach

John Calipari (Clarion)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Schedule and results

Date Time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (Attendance) City, State
Exhibition
Nov. 1, 2012* 7:00 pm, FSN/UK IMG	#3	Northwood (FL)	W 93–61	0–0	22 – Goodwin	11 – Noel	5 – Tied	Rupp Arena (20,073) Lexington, KY
Nov. 5, 2012* 8:00 pm, FSN/UK IMG	#3	Transylvania	W 74–28	0–0	15 – Noel	6 – Goodwin	4 – Harrow	Rupp Arena (20,769) Lexington, KY
Non-conference regular season
Nov. 9, 2012* 8:30 pm, ESPN	#3	vs. Maryland Barclays Center Classic	W 72–69	1–0	256 – Wiltjer	9 – Noel	3 – Polson	Barclays Center (17,732) Brooklyn, NY
Nov. 13, 2012* 9:30 pm, ESPN	#3	vs. #9 Duke Champions Classic	L 68–75	1–1	20 – Poythress	8 – Tied	4 – Tied	Georgia Dome (22,847) Atlanta, GA
Nov. 16, 2012* 7:00 pm, FSN/UK IMG	#3	Lafayette Barclays Center Classic	W 101–49	2–1	23 – Wiltjer	7 – Noel	10 – Mays	Rupp Arena (21,360) Lexington, KY
Nov. 21, 2012* 7:00 pm, FSN/UK IMG	#8	Morehead State Barclays Center Classic	W 81–70	3–1	38 – Goodwin	111 – Noel	4 – Tied	Rupp Arena (21,897) Lexington, KY
Nov. 23, 2012* 7:00 pm, FSN/UK IMG	#8	Long Island Barclays Center Classic	W 104–75	4–1	22 – Tied	9 – Tied	9 – Goodwin	Rupp Arena (22,222) Lexington, KY
Nov. 29, 2012* 7:00 pm, ESPN2	#8	at Notre Dame SEC–Big East Challenge	L 50–64	4–2	16 – Mays	7 – Tied	5 – Goodwin	Joyce Center (9,149) South Bend, IN
Dec. 1, 2012* 12:30 pm, CBS	#8	Baylor	L 55–64	4–3	17 – Goodwin	16 – Noel	5 – Goodwin	Rupp Arena (24,192) Lexington, KY
Dec. 4, 2012* 7:00 pm, FSN/ESPN3		Samford	W 88–56	5–3	18 – Goodwin	12 – Cauley-Stein	5 – Mays	Rupp Arena (21,221) Lexington, KY
Dec. 8, 2012* 12:00 pm, ESPN2		Portland	W 74–46	6–3	15 – Tied	9 – Noel	6 – Harrow	Rupp Arena (22,285) Lexington, KY
Dec. 15, 2012* 12:30 pm, FSN/ESPN3		Lipscomb	W 88–50	7–3	23 – Wiltjer	12 – Wiltjer	4 – Tied	Rupp Arena (21,323) Lexington, KY
Dec. 22, 2012* 4:00 pm, ESPN2		Marshall	W 82–54	8–3	23 – Harrow	10 – Noel	5 – Mays	Rupp Arena (24,271) Lexington, KY
Dec. 29, 2012* 4:00 pm, CBS		at #4 Louisville Battle for the Bluegrass	L 77–80	8–4	22 – Goodwin	8 – Tied	3 – Harrow	KFC Yum! Center (22,810) Louisville, KY
Jan. 2, 2013* 6:00 pm, ESPNU		Eastern Michigan	W 90–38	9–4	17 – Wiltjer	13 – Noel	8 – Harrow	Rupp Arena (22,135) Lexington, KY
SEC regular season

Jan. 10, 2013 9:00 pm, ESPN		at Vanderbilt	W 60–58	10–4 (1–0)	16 – Harrow	8 – Cauley-Stein	4 – Tied	Memorial Gymnasium (14,316) Nashville, TN
Jan. 12, 2013 4:00 pm, SECN/ESPN3		Texas A&M	L 71–83	10–5 (1–1)	17 – Goodwin	11 – Noel	6 – Noel	Rupp Arena (24,193) Lexington, KY
Jan. 15, 2013 7:00 pm, ESPN		Tennessee	W 75–65	11–5 (2–1)	17 – Wiltjer	9 – Noel	4 – Harrow	Rupp Arena (24,033) Lexington, KY
Jan. 19, 2013 9:00 pm, ESPNU		at Auburn	W 75–53	12–5 (3–1)	17 – Wiltjer	9 – Noel	8 – Harrow	Auburn Arena (9,121) Auburn, AL
Jan. 22, 2013 9:00 pm, ESPN		at Alabama	L 55–59	12–6 (3–2)	14 – Wiltjer	13 – Noel	2 – Tied	Coleman Coliseum (15,383) Tuscaloosa, AL
Jan. 26, 2013 4:00 pm, SECN/ESPN3		LSU	W 75–70	13–6 (4–2)	20 – Poythress	12 – Poythress	2 – Tied	Rupp Arena (24,248) Lexington, KY
Jan. 29, 2013 9:00 pm, ESPN		at #16 Ole Miss	W 87–74	14–6 (5–2)	26 – Wiltjer	7 – Tied	4 – Tied	Tad Smith Coliseum (9,232) Oxford, MS
Feb. 2, 2013 6:00 pm, ESPN		at Texas A&M	W 72–68 ^OT	15–6 (6–2)	19 – Tied	14 – Noel	3 – Tied	Reed Arena (10,558) College Station, TX
Feb. 5, 2013 9:00 pm, ESPNU		South Carolina	W 77–55	16–6 (7–2)	15 – Mays	10 – Noel	4 – Tied	Rupp Arena (22,559) Lexington, KY
Feb. 9, 2013 4:00 pm, SECN/ESPN3		Auburn	W 72–62	17–6 (8–2)	14 – Wiltjer	12 – Noel	2 – Tied	Rupp Arena (24,253) Lexington, KY
Feb. 12, 2013 7:00 pm, ESPN	#25	at #7 Florida	L 52–69	17–7 (8–3)	10 – Tied	6 – Tied	3 – Tied	O'Connell Center (12,480) Gainesville, FL
Feb. 16, 2013 1:00 pm, CBS	#25	at Tennessee	L 58–88	17–8 (8–4)	18 – Wiltjer	6 – Wiltjer	4 – Goodwin	Thompson-Boling Arena (21,678) Knoxville, TN
Feb. 20, 2013 8:00 pm, SECN/ESPN3		Vanderbilt	W 74–70	18–8 (9–4)	20 – Cauley-Stein	7 – Cauley-Stein	6 – Mays	Rupp Arena (22,887) Lexington, KY
Feb. 23, 2013 9:00 pm, ESPN		Missouri College GameDay	W 90–83 ^OT	19–8 (10–4)	24 – Mays	12 – Cauley-Stein	6 – Harrow	Rupp Arena (24,380) Lexington, KY
Feb. 27, 2013 8:00 pm, SECN		Mississippi State	W 85–55	20–8 (11–4)	19 – Harrow	8 – Cauley-Stein	4 – Tied	Rupp Arena (24,023) Lexington, KY
Mar. 2, 2013 4:00 pm, CBS		at Arkansas	L 60–73	20–9 (11–5)	14 – Goodwin	10 – Cauley-Stein	2 – Tied	Bud Walton Arena (18,139) Fayetteville, AR
Mar. 7, 2013 7:00 pm, ESPN		at Georgia	L 62–72	20–10 (11–6)	20 – Goodwin	11 – Cauley-Stein	3 – Poythress	Stegeman Coliseum (10,062) Athens, GA
Mar. 9, 2013 12:00 pm, CBS		#11 Florida	W 61–57	21–10 (12–6)	16 – Goodwin	12 – Poythress	2 – Tied	Rupp Arena (24,294) Lexington, KY
SEC Tournament
Mar. 15, 2013 7:30 p.m., SECN/ESPN3		vs. Vanderbilt Quarterfinals	L 48–64	21–11	12 – Goodwin	9 – Cauley-Stein	3 – Mays	Bridgestone Arena (18,192) Nashville, TN
National Invitation Tournament
Mar. 19, 2013* 7:30 p.m., ESPN	(1)	at (8) Robert Morris First Round	L 57–59	21–12	18 – Goodwin	7 – Goodwin	3 – Polson	Charles L. Sewall Center (3,444) Moon Township, PA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

Rankings

Ranking Movement
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
Poll	Pre	Wk 1	Wk 2	Wk 3	Wk 4	Wk 5	Wk 6	Wk 7	Wk 8	Wk 9	Wk 10	Wk 11	Wk 12	Wk 13	Wk 14	Wk 15	Wk 16	Wk 17	Wk 18	Final
AP	3	3	8	8	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	-	-	-	RV	25	-	-
Coaches	3	3	7	8	19	22	23	23	RV	RV	RV	-	-	-	RV	RV	RV	RV

References

Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball

Venues	State College Gymnasium (1903–1914) Buell Armory Gymnasium (1910–1924) Alumni Gymnasium (1924–1950) Memorial Coliseum (1950–1976) Rupp Arena (1976–present) Joe Craft Center (practice)

Rivalries	Centre College (historical) Florida Georgetown College (historical) Indiana Louisville North Carolina Tennessee Transylvania (historical)

Culture & lore	Basketbowl Champions Classic Fabulous Five "The Shot" The Unforgettables History under Adolph Rupp The Rivalry: Red v. Blue 2011 game vs. Indiana

People	Head coaches Honored players Honorees NBA draftees Players Recruiting history

Seasons	1902–03 1903–04 1904–05 1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17

Helms and Premo-Porretta national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics; NCAA championships in bolded italics

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