2012–13 Houston Cougars men's basketball team

The 2012–13 Houston Cougars men's basketball team represented the University of Houston during the 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cougars, led by third year head coach James Dickey, played their home games at Hofheinz Pavilion and participated as a member of Conference USA. The season marked the last for the Cougars as a member of C-USA as they joined the American Athletic Conference in July 2013.

2012–13 Houston Cougars men's basketball
CBI, Quarterfinals
ConferenceConference USA
Record20–13 (7–9 C-USA)
Head coach
Associate head coachAlvin Brooks
Assistant coaches
Home arenaHofheinz Pavilion
2012–13 Conference USA men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 19 Memphis160 1.000315  .861
Southern Miss124 .7502710  .730
UTEP106 .6251814  .563
East Carolina97 .5632312  .657
UCF*97 .5632011  .645
Tulsa88 .5001716  .515
Houston79 .4382013  .606
UAB79 .4381617  .485
Tulane610 .3752015  .571
Marshall610 .3751319  .406
SMU511 .3131517  .469
Rice115 .063526  .161
2013 C-USA tournament winner
As of April 2, 2013
Rankings from AP poll
*Ineligible for postseason play due to NCAA sanctions

The Cougars ended the regular season with a 3-game winning streak and a 7–9 conference record. This placed the team as the number six seed in the C-USA tournament and a matchup with cross-town rival Rice in the first round. The Cougars won the game 72–67 and advanced to the quarterfinals to face UTEP where they lost 69–80.

After the UTEP loss, UH officials looked into options for the team to play in either the CBI or CIT postseason tournaments to give the young team more experience. The Cougars were later invited to participate in the 2013 College Basketball Invitational and paired up with Texas in the first round. Houston defeated the Longhorns and advanced to the quarterfinals where they lost to George Mason in overtime.

A highlight of the 2012–13 schedule was that it featured matchups with five former Southwest Conference rivals (Rice, SMU, TCU, Texas, and Texas A&M).

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