2012–13 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team

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.

2012–13 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball
NIT, first round
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Record	21–12 (12–6 SEC)
Head coach	John Calipari (4th season)
Assistant coaches	John Robic (4th season) Orlando Antigua (4th season) Kenny Payne (3rd season)
Home arena	Rupp Arena
Seasons ← 2011–12 2013–14 →

2012–13 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 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

Pre-season

Departures

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

Class of 2012 signees

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes

Name	Hometown	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
	Recruiting star ratings: 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
	Recruiting star ratings: 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
	Recruiting star ratings: 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
	Recruiting star ratings: 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 August 19, 2011. "2012 Kentucky Basketball Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved August 19, 2011. "ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved August 19, 2011. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved August 19, 2011. "2012 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved August 19, 2011.

Class of 2013 commitments

US college sports recruiting information for 2013 recruits
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Aaron Harrison SG	Richmond, Texas	Travis	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Oct 4, 2012
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 95
Andrew Harrison PG	Richmond, Texas	Travis	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Oct 4, 2012
	Recruiting star ratings: 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
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 92
Marcus Lee PF	Antioch, California	Deer Valley	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Oct 17, 2012
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 89
Julius Randle PF	Dallas, Texas	Prestonwood	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	250 lb (110 kg)	Mar 20, 2013
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 96
Derek Willis PF	Mount Washington, Kentucky	Bullitt East	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Jan 20, 2012
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 77
James Young SG	Rochester, Michigan	Rochester	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Oct 11, 2012
	Recruiting star ratings: 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 January 20, 2012. "2013 Kentucky Basketball Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved January 20, 2012. "ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved January 20, 2012. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved January 20, 2012. "2013 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved January 20, 2012.

Class of 2014 commitments

US college sports recruiting information for 2014 recruits
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Karl-Anthony Towns C	Pisctaway, New Jersey	St. Joseph	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Dec 4, 2012
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 96
Devin Booker SG	Grand Rapids, Michigan	Moss Point	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Oct 31, 2013
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 93
Trey Lyles PF	Indianapolis, Indiana & Regina, Saskatchewan	Arsenal Tech	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Nov 5, 2013
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 96
Tyler Ulis PG	Chicago, Illinois	Marian	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	150 lb (68 kg)	Sep 13, 2013
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 88
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 December 4, 2012. "2014 Kentucky Basketball Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved December 4, 2012. "ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 4, 2012. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved December 4, 2012. "2014 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved December 4, 2012.

Roster

2012–13 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown C 3 Nerlens Noel   6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 228 lb (103 kg) Fr Tilton School Everett, MA SF 4 Jon Hood 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 212 lb (96 kg) RS Jr Madisonville North Hopkins Madisonville, KY SG 5 Jarrod Polson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 189 lb (86 kg) Jr West Jessamine Wilmore, KY SG 10 Archie Goodwin 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 198 lb (90 kg) Fr Sylvan Hills Sherwood, AR SG 11 Twany Beckham 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 202 lb (92 kg) RS Sr Ballard/Mississippi State Louisville, KY PG 12 Ryan Harrow 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) RS So Walton/NC State Marietta, GA PG 13 Sam Malone 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Scituate Scituate, MA C 15 Willie Cauley-Stein 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 244 lb (111 kg) Fr Olathe Northwest Olathe, KS PG 21 Tod Lanter 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 189 lb (86 kg) So Dunbar Lexington, KY SF 22 Alex Poythress 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 239 lb (108 kg) Fr Northeast Clarksville, TN PG 32 Brian Long 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 155 lb (70 kg) So River Dell Dumont, NJ PF 33 Kyle Wiltjer 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 239 lb (108 kg) So Jesuit Portland, OR PG 34 Julius Mays 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 192 lb (87 kg) GS Marion/Wright State Marion IN	Head coach John Calipari (Clarion) Assistant coach(es) John Robic (Denison) Orlando Antigua (Pittsburgh) Kenny Payne (Louisville) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on   Injured   Current redshirt

Depth chart

Pos.	Starting 5	Bench 1	Bench 2	Bench 3
C	Nerlens Noel	Willie Cauley-Stein
PF	Alex Poythress	Kyle Wiltjer
SF	Archie Goodwin		Twany Beckham
SG	Julius Mays	Jon Hood	Tod Lanter	Brian Long
PG	Ryan Harrow	Jarrod Polson		Sam Malone

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	No. 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	No. 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	No. 3	vs. Maryland Barclays Center Classic	W 72–69	1–0	19 – Wiltjer	9 – Noel	3 – Polson	Barclays Center (17,732) Brooklyn, NY
Nov. 13, 2012* 9:30 pm, ESPN	No. 3	vs. No. 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	No. 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	No. 8	Morehead State Barclays Center Classic	W 81–70	3–1	28 – Goodwin	11 – Noel	4 – Tied	Rupp Arena (21,897) Lexington, KY
Nov. 23, 2012* 7:00 pm, FSN/UK IMG	No. 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	No. 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	No. 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 No. 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, SEC Network/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 No. 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	No. 25	at No. 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	No. 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		No. 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	(2)	vs. (10) 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

See also: 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	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

External links

• ESPN info
• Official website 2009-07-07 at the Wayback Machine