2012–13 UC Riverside Highlanders men's basketball team

2012–13 UC Riverside Highlanders men's basketball
ConferenceBig West Conference
Record6–25 (3–15 Big West)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Dennis Cutts
  • Mike Miller
  • Justin Bell
Home arenaStudent Recreation Center Arena
2012–13 Big West men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Long Beach State 14 4   .778 19 14   .576
Pacific 13 5   .722 22 13   .629
Cal Poly 12 6   .667 18 14   .563
UC Irvine 11 7   .611 21 16   .568
Hawai'i 10 8   .556 17 13   .567
UC Davis 9 9   .500 14 17   .452
UC Santa Barbara 7 11   .389 11 20   .355
Cal State Fullerton 6 12   .333 14 18   .438
Cal State Northridge 5 13   .278 14 17   .452
UC Riverside* 3 15   .167 6 25   .194
2013 Big West tournament winner
As of March 25, 2013
Rankings from AP Poll
*ineligible for postseason play due to APR penalties

The 2012–13 UC Riverside Highlanders men's basketball team represented University of California, Riverside during the 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Highlanders, led by sixth year head coach Jim Wooldridge, played their home games at the Student Recreation Center Arena and were members of the Big West Conference. Due to low APR scores, the Highlanders were ineligible for post season play, including the Big West Tournament. They finished the season 6–25, 3–15 in Big West play to finish in last place.

On December 15, the Highlanders tied the Big West conference record for fewest points scored in a single game, in a 26–70 loss at USC. It was also a school record for the fewest points scored in a game, breaking the previous record of 30 points which they had set earlier in the season against Fresno State in November.