2012–13 Michigan Wolverines men’s basketball team

The 2012–13 Michigan Wolverines men’s basketball team represented the University of Michigan during the 2012-13 NCAA Division I season. The team was led by sixth-year head coach John Beilein. The Wolverines finished fourth in the conference and as National Runner-up in the 2013 NCAA Men’s Division I Basketball Tournament after losing in the championship game to Louisville. Trey Burke was the 2013 national player of the year, Big Ten Player of the Year and 2013 Consensus All-American.

About 2012–13 Michigan Wolverines men’s basketball team in brief

The 2012–13 Michigan Wolverines men’s basketball team represented the University of Michigan during the 2012-13 NCAA Division I season. The team was led by sixth-year head coach John Beilein. The Wolverines finished fourth in the conference and as National Runner-up in the 2013 NCAA Men’s Division I Basketball Tournament after losing in the championship game to Louisville. This season marked the team’s 96th consecutive year as a member of the Big Ten Conference, and it is occasionally referred to as “Team 96”. The team achieved a 31–8 record, the most wins by the program in 20 seasons. Trey Burke was the 2013 national player of the year, Big Ten Player of the Year and 2013 Consensus All-American Trey Burke and three additional All-Conference honorees were named to the 2012–2013 All-Big Ten first team by the coaches and to the secondteam by the media. Michigan made its first Sweet Sixteen appearance since the 1993–94 team did so and its first official appearance in the Final Four and the national title game since the 1989 national championship season; appearances in 1992 and 1993 were vacated due to a scandal. In addition to the loss of senior co-captains Zack Novak and Stu Douglass, the team lost three players who decided to transfer: Evan Smotrycz, Carlton Brundidge and Colton Christian. The incoming class of Mitch McGary, Glenn Robinson III and Nik Stauskas was ranked among the best classes in the nation by theMedia.

The program also announced the departure of walk-on Corey Person for a fifth year. Within the time of Michigan’s first commitment in 2011, Michigan received its second verbal commitment of the class of 2012 from Canadian wing NikStauskas. On November 3, 2012, Michigan announced the return of Sai Tummala-on-Tummala, who was ranked as the number two prospect in the country at the time. On September 14, 2010, former first overall NBA draft pick Glenn Robinson, verbally committed to Michigan as his first commitment to the program. On March 26, 2011, the Wolverines announced the arrival of former first-round draft pick Corey Person, who verbally committed as his second commitment to Michigan at his fifth year of high school. On April 1, 2012 the team announced the decision to return Corey Person to the school for a sixth year of his high school career. On May 1, 2013, the program announced that it would return Corey Tummula for a seventh year of its high school and college career. The team lost both of its captains from the prior season to graduation after they completed their eligibility. Senior two-time captain Douglass turned pro, joining Basket Navarra Club of the Liga Española de Baloncesto. Senior three-timeCaptain Novak graduated to play for Landstede Basketbal in the Dutch Basketball League. Tim Hardaway, Jr. was named to the 2012 All-Big Ten first team and All Conference second team.

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