2012–13 Colorado Buffaloes men's basketball team


The 2012–13 Colorado Buffaloes men's basketball team represented the University of Colorado in the 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Head coach Tad Boyle was in his third season at Colorado. They were members of the Pac-12 Conference and played their home games at the Coors Events Center. They finished the season 21–12, 10–8 in Pac-12 play to finish in fifth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Pac-12 tournament to Arizona.[1] They received an at-large bid to the 2013 NCAA tournament where they lost in the second round to Illinois.[2]

2012–13 Colorado Buffaloes men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Round of 64
ConferencePac-12 Conference
Record21–12 (10–8 Pac–12)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaCoors Events Center
Seasons
2012–13 Pac-12 Conference
men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 24 UCLA 13 5   .722 25 10   .714
No. 25 Oregon 12 6   .667 28 9   .757
No. 21 Arizona 12 6   .667 27 8   .771
California 12 6   .667 21 12   .636
Colorado 10 8   .556 21 12   .636
Arizona State 9 9   .500 22 13   .629
Stanford 9 9   .500 19 15   .559
Washington 9 9   .500 18 16   .529
USC 9 9   .500 14 18   .438
Utah 5 13   .278 15 18   .455
Oregon State 4 14   .222 14 18   .438
Washington State 4 14   .222 13 19   .406
Conference tournament winner
As of March 23, 2013
Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

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2012–13 Colorado Buffaloes men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 0 Askia Booker 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) So Los Angeles, California
F 1 Wesley Gordon   6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Fr Colorado Springs, Colorado
F 2 Xavier Johnson 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Fr Santa Ana, California
G 3 Xavier Talton 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Sterling, Colorado
G 5 Eli Stalzer 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Santa Ana, California
F 11 Chris Jenkins   6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Detroit, Michigan
G 13 Kevin Nelson   6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr Albuquerque, New Mexico
G 14 Beau Gamble 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) RS So Boulder, Colorado
C 15 Shane Harris-Tunks 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 250 lb (113 kg) RS Jr Liverpool, NSW, Australia
F 21 André Roberson 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr San Antonio, Texas
G 23 Sabatino Chen 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Louisville, Colorado
G 25 Spencer Dinwiddie 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Woodland Hills, California
G 31 Jeremy Adams 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 220 lb (100 kg) RS Jr Madison, Mississippi
C 32 Ben Mills 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Jr Hartland, Wisconsin
F 40 Josh Scott 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Monument, Colorado
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Source

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
11/09/2012*
5:00 pm, P12N
Wofford W 74–59  1–0
Coors Events Center (10,611)
Boulder, CO
11/15/2012*
10:30 am, ESPN3
vs. Dayton
Charleston Classic Quarterfinal
W 67–57  2–0
TD Arena (1,381)
Charleston, SC
11/16/2012*
10:30 am, ESPNU
vs. No. 16 Baylor
Charleston Classic Semifinal
W 60–58  3–0
TD Arena (3,177)
Charleston, SC
11/18/2012*
6:30 pm, ESPN2
vs. Murray State
Charleston Classic Championship
W 81–74  4–0
TD Arena (3,291)
Charleston, SC
11/25/2012*
6:00 pm, P12N
No. 23 Air Force W 89–74  5–0
Coors Events Center (10,607)
Boulder, CO
11/27/2012*
7:30 pm, P12N
No. 19 Texas Southern W 85–80 2OT 6–0
Coors Events Center (8,325)
Boulder, CO
12/01/2012*
8:00 pm, RTRM
No. 19 at Wyoming L 69–76  6–1
Arena-Auditorium (8,240)
Laramie, WY
12/05/2012*
8:30 pm, P12N
Colorado State W 70–61  7–1
Coors Events Center (11,708)
Boulder, CO
12/08/2012*
12:00 pm, ESPN2
at No. 9 Kansas L 54–90  7–2
Allen Fieldhouse (16,300)
Lawrence, KS
12/12/2012*
8:00 pm
at Fresno State W 50–43  8–2
Save Mart Center (6,599)
Fresno, CA
12/21/2012*
6:30 pm, P12N
Northern Arizona W 98–51  9–2
Coors Events Center (10,034)
Boulder, CO
12/29/2012*
12:00 pm, P12N
Hartford W 80–52  10–2
Coors Events Center (10,228)
Boulder, CO
01/03/2013
6:00 pm, ESPNU
at No. 3 Arizona L 83–92 OT 10–3 (0–1)
McKale Center (14,545)
Tucson, AZ
01/06/2013
6:00 pm, P12N
at Arizona State L 56–65  10–4 (0–2)
Wells Fargo Arena (6,298)
Tempe, AZ
01/10/2013
8:00 pm, ESPNU
USC W 66–60  11–4 (1–2)
Coors Events Center (10,344)
Boulder, CO
01/12/2013
12:00 pm, P12N
UCLA L 75–78  11–5 (1–3)
Coors Events Center (9,696)
Boulder, CO
01/16/2013
9:30 pm, P12N
at Washington L 54–64  11–6 (1–4)
Alaska Airlines Arena (8,184)
Seattle, WA
01/19/2013
8:00 pm, P12N
at Washington State W 58–49  12–6 (2–4)
Beasley Coliseum (5,418)
Pullman, WA
01/24/2013
8:00 pm, ESPNU
Stanford W 75–54  13–6 (3–4)
Coors Events Center (11,212)
Boulder, CO
01/27/2013
1:30 pm, FSN
California W 81–71  14–6 (4–4)
Coors Events Center (10,132)
Boulder, CO
02/02/2013
12:30 pm, FSN
at Utah L 55–58  14–7 (4–5)
Jon M. Huntsman Center (10,977)
Salt Lake City, UT
02/07/2013
8:00 pm, ESPNU
at No. 19 Oregon W 48–47  15–7 (5–5)
Matthew Knight Arena (8,862)
Eugene, OR
02/10/2013
7:00 pm, P12N
at Oregon State W 72–68  16–7 (6–5)
Gill Coliseum (4,819)
Corvallis, OR
02/14/2013
8:00 pm, P12N
No. 9 Arizona W 71–58  17–7 (7–5)
Coors Events Center (11,120)
Boulder, CO
02/16/2013
7:00 pm, ESPNU
Arizona State L 62–63 OT 17–8 (7–6)
Coors Events Center (10,926)
Boulder, CO
02/21/2013
8:00 pm, P12N
Utah W 60–50  18–8 (8–6)
Coors Events Center (9,823)
Boulder, CO
02/27/2013
9:00 pm, ESPN2
at Stanford W 65–63  19–8 (9–6)
Maples Pavilion (4,395)
Stanford, CA
03/02/2013
3:00 pm, ESPNU
at California L 46–62  19–9 (9–7)
Haas Pavilion (10,679)
Berkeley, CA
03/07/2013
7:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 19 Oregon W 76–53  20–9 (10–7)
Coors Events Center (11,013)
Boulder, CO
03/09/2013
2:30 pm, P12N
Oregon State L 58–64  20–10 (10–8)
Coors Events Center (10,105)
Boulder, CO
2013 Pac-12 men's basketball tournament
03/13/2013
3:50 pm, P12N
vs. Oregon State
First Round
W 74–68  21–10
MGM Grand Garden Arena (7,451)
Paradise, NV
03/14/2013
3:42 pm, P12N
vs. No. 18 Arizona
Quarterfinals
L 69–79  21–11
MGM Grand Garden Arena (12,915)
Paradise, NV
2013 NCAA tournament
03/22/2013*
2:44 pm, TNT
No. (10 E) vs. (7 E) Illinois
Second Round
L 49–57  21–12
Frank Erwin Center (13,784)
Austin, TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Mountain Time. (#) during NCAA Tournament is Seed with Region E=East.

References

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  1. ^ "No. 18 Arizona beats Colorado 79-69 at Pac-12". The Denver Post. March 14, 2013. Retrieved February 4, 2024.
  2. ^ Kensler, Tom (March 22, 2013). "CU Buffs rally then fall short in NCAA Tournament loss to Illinois". The Denver Post. Retrieved February 4, 2024.