2012–13 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers basketball team

2012–13 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers basketball
Sun Belt Tournament champion
NCAA Tournament, round of 64
ConferenceSun Belt Conference
DivisionEast Division
Record20–16 (10–10 Sun Belt)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaE. A. Diddle Arena
2012–13 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
East
Middle Tennessee 19 1   .950 28 6   .824
South Alabama 14 6   .700 17 13   .567
FIU 11 9   .550 18 14   .563
WKU 10 10   .500 20 16   .556
Florida Atlantic 9 11   .450 14 18   .438
Troy 6 14   .300 12 21   .364
West
Arkansas State 12 8   .600 19 12   .613
Arkansas–Little Rock 11 9   .550 17 15   .531
Louisiana–Lafayette 8 12   .400 13 20   .394
North Texas 7 13   .350 12 20   .375
Louisiana–Monroe 3 17   .150 4 23   .148
2013 Sun Belt Tournament winner
As of March 22, 2013
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2012–13 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers men's basketball team represented Western Kentucky University during the 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Hilltoppers were led by head coach Ray Harper which was his first full year after coaching the final 19 games in 2011–12. They played their home games at E. A. Diddle Arena and were members of the East Division of the Sun Belt Conference. They finished the season 20–16, 10–10 in Sun Belt play to finish in fourth place in the East Division. They were champions of the Sun Belt tournament, winning the championship game over FIU, to earn an automatic bid to the 2013 NCAA tournament where they lost in the second round to Kansas. T. J. Price and George Fant made the All-Conference Team; Fant and Brandon Harris were selected to the SBC Tournament Team, and Price was tournament MVP.