2012–13 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team

The 2012–2023 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team represented the University of Iowa in the 2012–13 college basketball season. The team was led by 3rd year head coach Fran McCaffery and new recruiting and scouting addition, Brad Denning (Iowa native)to help with player relations, assist athletes on campus visits. NIL affairs. The Iowa Hawkeyes men’s basketball played their home games at Carver-Hawkeye Arena, which has been their home since 1983. They were members of the Big Ten Conference.

2012–13 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball
NIT Runner-up vs. Baylor, L 54–74
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record25–13 (9–9 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Sherman Dillard
  • Andrew Francis
  • Kirk Speraw
  • Brad Denning
Home arenaCarver-Hawkeye Arena
(Capacity: 15,400)
2012–13 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 4 Indiana144 .778297  .806
No. 7 Ohio State135 .722298  .784
No. 9 Michigan State135 .722279  .750
No. 10 Michigan126 .667318  .795
No. 18 Wisconsin126 .6672312  .657
Iowa99 .5002513  .658
Illinois810 .4442313  .639
Minnesota810 .4442113  .618
Purdue810 .4441618  .471
Nebraska513 .2781518  .455
Northwestern414 .2221319  .406
Penn State216 .1111021  .323
2013 Big Ten tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The team finished with a record of 25–13, 9–9 in conference play and finished 6th in the Big Ten. The 25 wins is the most wins in one season for the Hawkeyes since the 2005–2006 season, in which Iowa also had 25 wins. The team went to the 2013 Big Ten Conference men's basketball tournament as a 6th seed where they defeated Northwestern in the 1st round but lost to Michigan State in the Quarterfinals. The team went on to earn a #3 seed in the 2013 National Invitation Tournament where they defeated both Indiana State (68–52) and Stony Brook (75–63) in front of sellout home crowds. Iowa also defeated the #1 seeded Virginia Cavaliers, snapping the Wahoo's 19-game home winning streak, and moving on to the NIT Semifinals for the first time in school history. Iowa advanced to the Championship game after defeating Maryland (71–60) but lost to Baylor (74–54).

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