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.
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 80–69.
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.Season might not be over as UH explores postseason options , Houston Chronicle, retrieved 26 March 2013 The Cougars were later invited to participate in the 2013 College Basketball Invitational and paired up with Texas in the first round.Men's Basketball to Meet Texas in CBI Opening Round on Wednesday , UH Athletics, retrieved 26 March 2013 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).
Roster Number Name Position Height Weight Year Hometown 0 Joe Young Guard 6–3 185 Sophomore Houston, Texas 1 Mikhail McLean Forward 6–8 205 Sophomore Houston, Texas 2 Brandon Morris Guard 6–0 185 Junior Alexandria, Louisiana 3 J. J. Thompson Guard 6–0 185 Sophomore Irving, Texas 4 LeRon Barnes Guard 6–6 195 Freshman Stonewall, Louisiana 12 Jimmie Jones Guard 5–10 160 Junior Plano, Texas 14 Tione Womack Guard 6–1 170 Junior Baltimore, Maryland 15 Leon Gibson Forward 6–9 245 Senior Los Angeles, California 20 Donald Brooks Guard 6–0 185 Junior Houston, Texas 21 Jherrod Stiggers Guard 6–5 210 Freshman Terrell, Texas 23 Danuel House Forward 6–7 195 Freshman Sugar Land, Texas 35 TaShawn Thomas Forward 6–8 215 Sophomore Killeen, Texas 45 Valentine Izundu Center 6–10 215 Freshman Houston, Texas 55 J.J. Richardson Forward 6–8 245 Junior Missouri City, Texas
Schedule Men's Basketball Schedule, University of Houston Athletics, retrieved 2 October 20122012-13 TV Schedule , Matt Sarz Sports, retrieved 2 October 2012C-USA Men's Basketball TV Schedule Announced , ConferenceUSA.com, retrieved 9 October 2012
!colspan=9 style="background:#CC0000; color:#FFFFFF;"| Exhibition
!colspan=9 style="background:#CC0000; color:#FFFFFF;"| Non-conference regular season
!colspan=9 style="background:#CC0000; color:#FFFFFF;"| Conference USA Regular Season
!colspan=9 style="background:#CC0000; color:#FFFFFF;"| 2013 Conference USA men's basketball tournament
!colspan=9 style="background:#CC0000; color:#FFFFFF;"| 2013 College Basketball Invitational
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