2012–13 Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball team

The 2012–13 Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball team represented the University of Minnesota in the 2012-13 college basketball season. It was the sixth and final season for team's head coach, Tubby Smith, who was fired shortly after the conclusion of the season. The Golden Gophers, members of the Big Ten Conference, played their home games at Williams Arena in Minneapolis, Minnesota. They finished with a record of 21–13 overall, 8–10 in Big Ten for a three-way tie for 7th place. They lost to Illinois in the first round in the 2013 Big Ten Conference men's basketball tournament. They were invited to the 2013 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament and lost in the third round to Florida.

201213 Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball
NCAA Tournament, Round of 32
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record21–13 (8–10 Big Ten)
Head coach
  • Tubby Smith
Assistant coaches
  • Ron Jirsa
  • Saul Smith
  • Vince Taylor
Home arenaWilliams Arena
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

Coach Tubby Smith's firing was announced on March 25, 2013. On April 3, 2013, it was verbally agreed upon that Richard Pitino would become the new Gophers basketball coach.

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