2012–13 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team

2012–13 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball
NCAA Tournament, round of 32
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record23–13 (8–10 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
MVPBrandon Paul
Captains
  • Tracy Abrams
  • Nnanna Egwu
  • Brandon Paul
  • D.J. Richardson
Home arenaAssembly Hall
2012–13 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 4 Indiana 14 4   .778 29 7   .806
No. 7 Ohio State 13 5   .722 29 8   .784
No. 9 Michigan State 13 5   .722 27 9   .750
No. 10 Michigan 12 6   .667 31 8   .795
No. 18 Wisconsin 12 6   .667 23 12   .657
Iowa 9 9   .500 25 13   .658
Illinois 8 10   .444 23 13   .639
Minnesota 8 10   .444 21 13   .618
Purdue 8 10   .444 16 18   .471
Nebraska 5 13   .278 15 18   .455
Northwestern 4 14   .222 13 19   .406
Penn State 2 16   .111 10 21   .323
2013 Big Ten tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2012–13 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team represented the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign in the 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by first year head coach John Groce, the Illini played their home games at Assembly Hall and were members of the Big Ten Conference.