2012–13 Saint Louis Billikens men's basketball team

2012–13 Saint Louis Billikens men's basketball
NCAA Tournament, Round of 32
ConferenceAtlantic 10 Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 16
APNo. 13
Record28–7 (13–3 A-10)
Head coach
  • Rick Majerus (6th year) (medical leave of absence)"(Died 12/1/12)"
Assistant coaches
  • Jim Crews (2nd year) (interim head coach)
  • Jim Whitesell (2nd year) (associate head coach)
  • Tanner Bronson (1st season)
Home arenaChaifetz Arena
2012–13 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 16 Saint Louis 13 3   .813 28 7   .800
No. 25 VCU 12 4   .750 27 9   .750
Butler 11 5   .688 27 9   .750
La Salle 11 5   .688 24 10   .706
Temple 11 5   .688 24 10   .706
UMass 9 7   .563 21 12   .636
Xavier 9 7   .563 17 14   .548
Charlotte 8 8   .500 21 12   .636
Saint Joseph's 8 8   .500 18 14   .563
Richmond 8 8   .500 19 15   .559
Dayton 7 9   .438 17 14   .548
St. Bonaventure 7 9   .438 14 15   .483
George Washington 7 9   .438 13 17   .433
Rhode Island 3 13   .188 8 21   .276
Fordham 3 13   .188 7 24   .226
Duquesne 1 15   .063 8 22   .267
2013 Atlantic 10 Tournament winner
As of March 28, 2013
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2012–13 Saint Louis Billikens men's basketball team represented Saint Louis University in the 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Billikens' head coach Rick Majerus was to sit the season out for health concerns while Jim Crews served as the interim head coach. Majerus died on December 1, 2012. The team played their home games at Chaifetz Arena. They were a member of the Atlantic 10 Conference. They finished the season 28–7, 13–3 in A-10 play to win the regular season conference championship. They were also champions of the Atlantic 10 tournament, defeating VCU in the championship game, to earn the conference's automatic bid to the 2013 NCAA tournament where they defeated New Mexico State in the first round before losing in the second round to Oregon.