2012–13 Oklahoma State Cowboys basketball team

2012–13 Oklahoma State Cowboys basketball

Puerto Rico Tip-Off Champions
NCAA Tournament Midwest Region 5 Seed, Second Round
Conference	Big 12 Conference
Ranking
AP	#17
2012–13 record	24–9 (13–5 Big 12)
Head coach	Travis Ford (5th year)
Assistant coach	Butch Pierre
Assistant coach	Chris Ferguson
Assistant coach	Steve Middleton
Home arena	Gallagher-Iba Arena

	Conf				Overall
2012–13 Big 12 men's basketball standings
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
#3 Kansas †	14	–	4	.778	31	–	6	.838
#12 Kansas State	14	–	4	.778	27	–	8	.771
#17 Oklahoma State	13	–	5	.722	24	–	9	.727
Iowa State	11	–	7	.611	23	–	12	.657
Oklahoma	11	–	7	.611	20	–	12	.625
Baylor	9	–	9	.500	23	–	14	.622
Texas	7	–	11	.389	16	–	18	.471
West Virginia	6	–	12	.333	13	–	19	.406
Texas Tech	3	–	15	.167	11	–	20	.355
TCU	2	–	16	.111	11	–	21	.344

† 2013 Big 12 Tournament winner As of April 4, 2013; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2012–13 Oklahoma State Cowboys basketball team represented Oklahoma State University in the 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. This was head coach Travis Ford's fifth season at Oklahoma State. The Cowboys competed in the Big 12 Conference and played their home games at the Gallagher-Iba Arena. They finished the season 24–9, 13–5 in Big 12 play to finish in third place. They advanced to the semifinals of the Big 12 Tournament where they lost to Kansas State. They received an at-large bid to the 2013 NCAA Tournament where they lost in the second round to Oregon.

Pre-season

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Cezar Guerrero	1	G	74 !6'0"	175	2 !Sophomore	Huntington Park, California	Transferred- Fresno State^[1]
Fred Gulley	3	G	74 !6'2"	177	2 !Redshirt Sophomore	Fayetteville, Arkansas	Transferred- Arkansas^[2]
Keiton Page	12	G	69 !5'9"	165	4 !Senior	Pawnee, Oklahoma	Graduated
Darrell Williams	25	F	80 !6'8"	245	4 !Senior	Chicago, Illinois	Suspended^[3] - Rape Conviction Reversed^[4]
Grayson George	30	G	74 !6'2"	180	1 !Freshman	Minneapolis, Kansas

Recruits

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Phil Forte SG	Flower Mound, TX	Edward S. Marcus High School	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Sep 11, 2011
Phil Forte SG	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 89
Kirby Gardner PG	San Bernardino, CA	San Bernardino Valley College	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Jul 3, 2012
Kirby Gardner PG	Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: JC
Kamari Murphy PF	Brooklyn, NY	IMG Academy FL.	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Aug 30, 2011
Kamari Murphy PF	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 89
Marcus Smart SG	Flower Mound, TX	Edward S. Marcus High School	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Sep 10, 2011
Marcus Smart SG	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 97
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: Not Ranked Top 20 Rivals: 21 ESPN: 22
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: "Oklahoma State 2012 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved April 24, 2012. "2012 Oklahoma State Basketball Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved April 24, 2012. "ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved April 24, 2012. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved April 24, 2012. "2012 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved April 24, 2012.

Roster

Source^[5]

2012–13 Oklahoma State Cowboys men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	High School/Junior College	Home town
2.5 !G/F	0	Olukemi, Jean-PaulJean-Paul Olukemi (Injured)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 215 lb (98 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Stoneridge Prep Vincennes University	LaHabra, CA
2.5 !G/F	2	Nash, Le'BryanLe'Bryan Nash	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 230 lb (104 kg)	2.0 !So	Lincoln	Dallas, TX
2.5 !G/F	4	Williams, BrianBrian Williams (C)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 205 lb (93 kg)	2.5 !RS So	Glen Oaks	Baton Rouge, LA
1.5 !G	5	Stuen, FordFord Stuen	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 185 lb (84 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Henderson County IMG Academy (Fla.)	Henderson, KY
1.5 !G	10	Forte, PhilPhil Forte	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 71 !5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 195 lb (88 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Marcus	Flower Mound, TX
4.5 !F/C	13	Cox, MasonMason Cox	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 82 !6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 230 lb (104 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Marcus	Highland Village, TX
4.5 !F/C	14	Soucek, MarekMarek Soucek	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 84 !7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 235 lb (107 kg)	2.0 !So	Canarias Academy	Brno, Czech Republic
1.5 !G	15	Sager, ChristienChristien Sager	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 200 lb (91 kg)	2.0 !So	Rider	Wichita Falls, TX
3.5 !F	20	Cobbins, MichaelMichael Cobbins	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 220 lb (100 kg)	2.5 !RS So	Palo Duro	Amarillo, TX
3.5 !F	21	Murphy, KamariKamari Murphy	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 210 lb (95 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Lincoln IMG Academy (Fla.)	Brooklyn, NY
1.5 !G	22	Brown, MarkelMarkel Brown (C)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 190 lb (86 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Peabody Magnet	Alexandria, LA
1.5 !G	33	Smart, MarcusMarcus Smart	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 225 lb (102 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Marcus	Flower Mound, TX
5.0 !C	44	Jurick, PhilipPhilip Jurick	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 83 !6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 270 lb (122 kg)	4.0 !Sr	East Ridge Chattanooga State	Chattanooga, TN

Head coach

Travis Ford (Kentucky)

Assistant coach(es)

Butch Pierre (Mississippi State)
Chris Ferguson (Cumberland College)
Steve Middleton (Southern Illinois)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Rankings

Main article: 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. ( ) = First place votes.
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	Final
AP Poll	NR	NR	NR	20	15	23	24	24	22	22	NR	NR	NR	NR	22	17
Coaches Poll^[6]	NR	NR	NR	22	17

Schedule and results

Source

All times are Central

Date	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (Attendance)
Exhibition
08/10/2012*		vs. Barcelona Select	W 95–72	–	Cornella Sports Complex (N/A)
08/12/2012*		vs. Barcelona Select	W 86–81	–	Cornella Sports Complex (N/A)
08/10/2012*		vs. BC Gran Canaria	W 80–59	–	(N/A)
11/01/2012*		Ottawa	W 109–56	–	Gallagher-Iba Arena (7,707)
Non-Conference Regular Season
11/09/2012*		UC Davis	W 73–65	1–0	Gallagher-Iba Arena (9,853)
11/15/2012*		vs. Akron (Puerto Rico Tip-Off First Round)	W 69–65 ^OT	2–0	Coliseo Rubén Rodríguez (N/A)
11/16/2012*		vs. Tennessee (Puerto Rico Tip-Off semifinals)	W 62–45	3–0	Coliseo Rubén Rodríguez (N/A)
11/18/2012*		vs. #6 NC State (Puerto Rico Tip-Off championship)	W 76–56	4–0	Coliseo Rubén Rodríguez (6,872)
11/25/2012*	#20	Portland State	W 81–58	5–0	Gallagher-Iba Arena (8,219)
12/01/2012*	#15	at Virginia Tech	L 71–81	5–1	Cassell Coliseum (7,552)
12/05/2012*	#23	South Florida	W 61–49	6–1	Gallagher-Iba Arena (8,978)
12/08/2012*	#23	Missouri State	W 62–42	7–1	Gallagher-Iba Arena (8,740)
12/16/2012*	#24	Central Arkansas	W 91–63	8–1	Gallagher-Iba Arena (5,538)
12/19/2012*	#24	UT-Arlington	W 69–44	9–1	Gallagher-Iba Arena (8,714)
12/22/2012*	#24	Tennessee Tech	W 78–42	10–1	Gallagher-Iba Arena (9,347)
12/31/2012*	#22	#10 Gonzaga	L 68–69	10–2	Gallagher-Iba Arena (13,611)
Big 12 Regular Season
01/05/2013	#22	at #25 Kansas State	L 67–73	10–3 (0–1)	Bramlage Coliseum (12,528)
01/09/2013		TCU	W 63–45	11–3 (1–1)	Gallagher-Iba Arena (7,502)
01/12/2013		at Oklahoma (Bedlam Series)	L 68–77	11–4 (1–2)	Lloyd Noble Center (12,695)
01/19/2013		Texas Tech	W 79–45	12–4 (2–2)	Gallagher-Iba Arena (9,193)
01/21/2013		at Baylor	L 54–64	12–5 (2–3)	Ferrell Center (8,039)
01/26/2013		West Virginia	W 80–66	13–5 (3–3)	Gallagher-Iba Arena (7,512)
01/30/2013		Iowa State	W 78–76	14–5 (4–3)	Gallagher-Iba Arena (8,776)
02/02/2013		at #2 Kansas	W 85–80	15–5 (5–3)	Allen Fieldhouse (16,300)
02/06/2013	#22	Baylor	W 69–67 ^OT	16–5 (6–3)	Gallagher-Iba Arena (7,547)
02/09/2013	#22	at Texas	W 72–59	17–5 (7–3)	Frank Erwin Center (14,036)
02/13/2013	#17	at Texas Tech	W 91–67	18–5 (8–3)	United Spirit Arena (8,671)
02/16/2013	#17	Oklahoma (Bedlam Series)	W 84–79 ^OT	19–5 (9–3)	Gallagher-Iba Arena (13,611)
02/20/2013	#14	#9 Kansas	L 67–68 ^2OT	19–6 (9–4)	Gallagher-Iba Arena (13,611)
02/23/2013	#14	at West Virginia	W 73–57	20–6 (10–4)	WVU Coliseum (10,038)
02/27/2013	#15	at TCU	W 64–47	21–6 (11–4)	Daniel-Meyer Coliseum (7,046)
03/02/2013	#15	Texas	W 78–65	22–6 (12–4)	Gallagher-Iba Arena (12,474)
03/06/2013	#13	at Iowa State	L 76–87	22–7 (12–5)	Hilton Coliseum (14,011)
03/09/2013	#13	#9 Kansas State	W 76–70	23–7 (13–5)	Gallagher-Iba Arena (13,611)
2013 Big 12 Men's Basketball Tournament
03/14/2013	#14	vs. Baylor (Quarterfinals)	W 74–72	24–7	Sprint Center (17,257)
03/15/2013	#14	vs. #11 Kansas State (Semifinals)	L 57–68	24–8	Sprint Center (19,160)
2013 NCAA Tournament
03/21/2013*	#17 (5 MW)	vs. #25 (12 MW) Oregon (Second Round)	L 55–68	24–9	HP Pavilion (16,836)
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. ( ) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. (#) during NCAA Tournament is seed with Region MW=Midwest.

References

↑ "Oklahoma State transfer Cezar Guerrero lands at Fresno State". CBSSports. Retrieved 2013-02-10.
↑ "Ex-Cowboy Fred Gulley transfers to Arkansas". Sporting News. Retrieved 2012-01-24.
↑ "Darrell Williams trial jury selected". Retrieved 2012-07-12.
↑ "Darrell Williams' conviction reversed". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2014-04-24.
↑ http://www.okstate.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/okst-m-baskbl-mtt.html>
↑ "2011-12 NCAA Men's Basketball Rankings". ESPN. ESPN Internet Ventures. Retrieved 2013-02-10.

Oklahoma State Cowboys basketball

Venues	Armory–Gymnasium (1919–1938) Gallagher-Iba Arena (1938–present)

Rivalries	Oklahoma

Culture & lore	History Bullet Pistol Pete 2001 team plane crash

People	Head coaches

Seasons	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

NCAA national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics