2012–13 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team

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Ranking
Coaches	No. 22

2012–13 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings

	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

The 2012–13 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team is representing the University of Kentucky in the 2012–13 college basketball season. The team's head coach is John Calipari, who is in his fourth season after leading the Wildcats to their eighth overall National Championship title and their first since 1998.

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 2011-08-19. "2012 Kentucky Basketball Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved 2011-08-19. "ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2011-08-19. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved 2011-08-19. "2012 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2011-08-19.

Class of 2013 Commitments

US college sports recruiting information for 2013 recruits
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Aaron Harrison G	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 G	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
Marcus Lee F	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
Derek Willis F	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 G	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 2012-01-20. "2013 Kentucky Basketball Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved 2012-01-20. "ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2012-01-20. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved 2012-01-20. "2013 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2012-01-20.

Class of 2014 Commitments

US college sports recruiting information for 2014 recruits
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Karl Towns Jr. C	Metuchen, 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
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 2012-12-04. "2014 Kentucky Basketball Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved 2012-12-04. "ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2012-12-04. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved 2012-12-04. "2014 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2012-12-04.

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, Massachusetts G 4 Jon Hood 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 212 lb (96 kg) Jr Madisonville North Hopkins Madisonville, Kentucky G 5 Jarrod Polson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 189 lb (86 kg) Jr West Jessamine Nicholasville, Kentucky G 10 Archie Goodwin 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 198 lb (90 kg) Fr Sylvan Hills Sherwood, Arkansas G 11 Twany Beckham 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 202 lb (92 kg) Sr Ballard/Mississippi State Louisville, Kentucky G 12 Ryan Harrow 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) So Walton/NC State Marietta, Georgia G 13 Sam Malone 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Scituate Scituate, Massachusetts C 15 Willie Cauley-Stein 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 244 lb (111 kg) Fr Olathe Northwest Olathe, Kansas G 21 Tod Lanter 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 189 lb (86 kg) Fr Dunbar Lexington, Kentucky F 22 Alex Poythress 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 239 lb (108 kg) Fr Northeast Clarksville, Tennessee G 32 Brian Long 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 155 lb (70 kg) So River Dell Dumont, New Jersey F 33 Kyle Wiltjer 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 239 lb (108 kg) So Jesuit Portland, Oregon G 34 Julius Mays 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 192 lb (87 kg) GS Marion/Wright State Marion, Indiana	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
PF	Kyle Wiltjer	Willie Cauley-Stein
SF	Alex Poythress	Tod Lanter
SG	Julius Mays	Jon Hood	Sam Malone	Brian Long
PG	Archie Goodwin	Ryan Harrow	Jarrod Polson	Twany Beckham

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 p.m., 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 p.m., FSN/UK IMG	No. 3	Transylvania	W 74–28	0–0	15 – Noel	6 – Goodwin	4 – Harrow	Rupp Arena (20,762) Lexington, KY
Non-Conference Regular Season
Nov. 9, 2012* 8:30 p.m., 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	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	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	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 Invitational	L 50–64	4–2	16 – Mays	7 – Goodwin, Noel	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		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						Rupp Arena (–) Lexington, KY
Dec. 29, 2012* 4:00 pm, CBS		at Louisville Battle for the Bluegrass						KFC Yum! Center (–) Louisville, KY
Jan. 2, 2013* 6:00 pm, ESPNU		Eastern Michigan						Rupp Arena (–) Lexington, KY
SEC Regular Season
Jan. 10, 2013 9:00 pm, ESPN/ESPN2		at Vanderbilt						Nashville, TN (–) Memorial Gymnasium
Jan. 12, 2013 4:00 pm, SECN		Texas A&M						Rupp Arena (–) Lexington, KY
Jan. 15, 2013 7:00 pm, ESPN		Tennessee						Rupp Arena (–) Lexington, KY
Jan. 19, 2013  ESPNU		at Auburn						Auburn Arena (–) Auburn, AL
Jan. 22, 2013 9:00 pm, ESPN		at Alabama						Coleman Coliseum (–) Tuscaloosa, AL
Jan. 26, 2013 4:00 pm, SECN		LSU						Rupp Arena (–) Lexington, KY
Jan. 29, 2013 9:00 pm, ESPN		at Ole Miss						Tad Smith Coliseum (–) Oxford, MS
Feb. 2, 2013 6:00 pm, ESPN		at Texas A&M						Reed Arena (–) College Station, TX
Feb. 5, 2013 9:00 pm, ESPNU		South Carolina						Rupp Arena (–) Lexington, KY
Feb. 9, 2013 4:00 pm, SECN		Auburn						Rupp Arena (–) Lexington, KY
Feb. 12, 2013 7:00 pm, ESPN		at Florida						O'Connell Center (–) Gainesville, FL
Feb. 16, 2013 1:00 pm, CBS		at Tennessee						Thompson-Boling Arena (–) Knoxville, TN
Feb. 20, 2013 8:00 pm, SECN		Vanderbilt						Rupp Arena (–) Lexington, KY
Feb. 23, 2013 9:00 pm, ESPN		Missouri 'College GameDay'						Rupp Arena (–) Lexington, KY
Feb. 27, 2013 8:00 pm, SECN		Mississippi State						Rupp Arena (–) Lexington, KY
Mar. 2, 2013 4:00 pm, CBS		at Arkansas						Bud Walton Arena (–) Fayetteville, AR
Mar. 7, 2013 7:00 pm, ESPN/ESPN2		at Georgia						Stegeman Coliseum (–) Athens, GA
Mar. 9, 2013 12:00 pm, CBS		Florida						Rupp Arena (–) Lexington, KY
2013 SEC Tournament
Mar. 14–17  SECN/ABC		vs.						Bridgestone Arena (–) Nashville, TN
2013 NCAA Tournament
Mar. 19–Apr. 8  CBS		vs.						Georgia Dome (–) Atlanta, GA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time (#) during NCAA Tournament is seed with Region.

Rankings

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

Ranking Movement
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.

Poll	Pre	Wk 1	Wk 2	Wk 3	Wk 4	Wk 5	Wk 6	Wk 7	Wk 8	Wk 9	Wk 10	Wk 11	Wk 12	Wk 13	Wk 14	Wk 15	Wk 16	Wk 17	Wk 18	Final
AP	3	3	8	8	RV	RV
Coaches	3	3	7	8	19	22

References

http://espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/

http://www.ukathletics.com/sports/m-baskbl/kty-m-baskbl-body.html