2012–13 Denver Pioneers men's basketball team

2012–13 Denver Pioneers men's basketball
WAC Regular Season Co–Champions
NIT, Second Round
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
Record22–10 (16–2 WAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Mike McKee
  • John Fitzgerald
  • A.J. Kuhle
Home arenaMagness Arena
2012–13 WAC men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Louisiana Tech* 16 2   .889 27 7   .794
Denver 16 2   .889 22 10   .688
New Mexico State 14 4   .778 24 11   .686
Utah State 11 7   .611 21 10   .677
Texas–Arlington 11 7   .611 19 14   .576
Idaho 7 11   .389 12 18   .400
Texas State 5 13   .278 12 22   .353
UTSA 3 14   .176 10 22   .313
San Jose State 3 14   .176 9 20   .310
Seattle 3 15   .167 8 22   .267
2013 WAC tournament winner
As of March 25, 2013
* WAC Tournament #1 seed
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2012–13 Denver Pioneers men's basketball team represented the University of Denver during the 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Pioneers, led by sixth year head coach Joe Scott, played their home games at Magness Arena and were first year members of the Western Athletic Conference. This was their only year as a member of the WAC as they joined The Summit League in July 2013.

They finished the season 22–10, 16–2 in WAC play to claim a share of the regular season conference championship with Louisiana Tech. They lost in the quarterfinals of the 2013 WAC tournament to Texas State. They were invited to the 2013 NIT where they defeated Ohio in the first round before losing in the second round to Maryland.