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2012–13 BYU Cougars men's basketball team

2012–13 BYU Cougars men's basketball
BYU Athletic Logo.svg
NIT 3-seed, Semifinals
Conference West Coast Conference
2012–13 record 24–12 (10–6 WCC)
Head coach Dave Rose (8th year)
Assistant coach Terry Nashif
Assistant coach Tim LaComb
Assistant coach Mark Pope
Home arena Marriott Center
Seasons
← 2011–12
2013–14 →
2012–13 West Coast Conference men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
#1 Gonzaga 16 0   1.000     32 3   .914
Saint Mary's 14 2   .875     28 7   .800
BYU 10 6   .625     24 12   .667
Santa Clara 9 7   .563     26 12   .684
San Francisco 7 9   .438     15 16   .484
San Diego 7 9   .438     16 18   .471
Pepperdine 4 12   .250     12 18   .400
Portland 4 12   .250     11 21   .344
Loyola Marymount 1 15   .063     11 23   .324
2013 WCC Tournament winner
As of April 5, 2013; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2012–13 BYU Cougars men's basketball team represented Brigham Young University during the 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. It was head coach Dave Rose's eighth season at BYU and the Cougars second season in the West Coast Conference. The Cougars played their home games at the Marriott Center. The Cougars finished the regular season at 21–11, good for third place in the WCC. The Cougars accepted an invitation to the NIT, where they lost in the semifinals to eventual champion Baylor. The Cougars finished with an overall record of 24–12, one win away from what would have been a seventh consecutive 25-win season.

Through the course of the fall and spring letter of intent days, the Cougars would bolster their lineup. On November 11, Coach Rose announced that Cory Calvert and Jordan Chatman had signed letters of intent to play for BYU. He revealed then that both Calvert and Chatman planned to serve church missions before joining the team, meaning they wouldn't become part of the BYU team until the 2014–15 season. Freshman Cooper Ainge, son of former BYU great Danny Ainge, announced he would walk-on at BYU. He plans to play for 1 year before departing on a mission. The spring national Letter of Intent Signing Days began on April 10, 2012 and ran through May 16. On the first day of eligibility, Raúl Delgado and Agustín Ambrosino signed letters of intent. Both will come in as juniors and have two years of eligibility. On April 20, it was announced that Cory Calvert would play one season before going on his mission, just as Ainge is doing, because he wouldn't have time to get into playing shape for the 2014–15 season after his mission.

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BYU would also get a boost from 2 return missionaries in the form of Tyler Haws and Kyle Rose. Haws would return to BYU on April 18, 2012 to get ready to play. In Haws first season at BYU (2009–10), Haws would average 11.3 points and 4.2 rebounds a game while helping BYU to a 30–6 record. Rose is the nephew of head coach Dave Rose and will be playing his first regular season for BYU after redshirting the 2009-10 season.

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On the April 30 episode of True Blue, it was announced that fall practice would begin October 12. The Blue-White Scrimmage took place on October 24, and the Cougars had their first scrimmage on October 26. BYUtvsports.com and BYUtv provided coverage of the inter-squad match and the scrimmages. All home games and conference road games aired on BYUtv or on ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, or ROOT.


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