2012–13 Northern Iowa Panthers men's basketball team

2012–13 Northern Iowa Panthers men's basketball
CIT, Semifinals
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record2115 (117 The Valley)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Erik Crawford
  • Kyle Green
  • P.J. Hogan
Home arenaMcLeod Center
2012–13 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 22 Creighton135 .722288  .778
Wichita State126 .667309  .769
Northern Iowa117 .6112115  .583
Evansville108 .5562115  .583
Indiana State99 .5001815  .545
Illinois State810 .4441815  .545
Missouri State711 .3891122  .333
Bradley711 .3891817  .514
Drake711 .3891517  .469
Southern Illinois612 .3331417  .452
2013 MVC tournament winner
As of April 6, 2013
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2012–13 Northern Iowa Panthers men's basketball team represented the University of Northern Iowa during the 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Panthers, led by seventh year head coach Ben Jacobson, played their home games at McLeod Center and were members of the Missouri Valley Conference. They finished the season 21–15, 11–7 in MVC play to finish in third place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Missouri Valley tournament to Illinois State. They were invited to the 2013 CIT where they defeated North Dakota, UIC and Bradley to advance to the semifinals where they lost to Weber State.