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
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
East
Middle Tennessee191 .950286  .824
South Alabama146 .7001713  .567
FIU119 .5501814  .563
WKU1010 .5002016  .556
Florida Atlantic911 .4501418  .438
Troy614 .3001221  .364
West
Arkansas State128 .6001912  .613
Arkansas–Little Rock119 .5501715  .531
Louisiana–Lafayette812 .4001320  .394
North Texas713 .3501220  .375
Louisiana–Monroe317 .150423  .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.