2012–13 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team

2012–13 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball
NIT, first round
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record21–12 (12–6 SEC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaRupp Arena
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 represented the University of Kentucky in the 2012–13 college basketball season. The team's head coach was John Calipari, who was in his fourth season. They played their home games at Rupp Arena and were members of the Southeastern Conference. They finished the season 21–12, 12–6 in SEC play to finish in a three-way tie for second place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the SEC tournament to Vanderbilt. They were invited to the 2013 NIT where they lost in the first round to Robert Morris.