The 2012–13 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team represented

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during the

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. The Cyclones were coached by

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, who was in his 3rd season. They played their home games at

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and competed in the

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Previous season

The

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finished 23–11, and 12–6 in

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play to finish 3rd in the regular season conference standings. They lost to

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in the quarterfinals of the Big 12 tournament. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament where they defeated

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and lost to

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Offseason departures

Recruiting

Prep recruits

Roster

Schedule and results

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Rankings

Awards and honors

* All-Conference Selections :

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(2nd Team) :

Melvin Ejim Melvin Obinna Ejim (born March 4, 1991) is a Nigerian-Canadian professional basketball player for Unicaja of the Liga ACB. He played college basketball for Iowa State University before playing professionally in Italy, Russia and Spain, as well ...

(3rd Team) :

Korie Lucious Korian "Korie" Lucious (born November 5, 1989) is an American former professional basketball player. He played college basketball for the Iowa State University Cyclones men's basketball team. Upon transferring from the Michigan State University ...

(Honorable Mention) :

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(Honorable Mention) * Academic All-Big 12 First Team :

:Percy Gibson * Big 12 Newcomer of the Year :

* Big 12 Sixth Man of the Year :

* Big 12 Scholar Athlete of the Year :

* Big 12 All-Defensive Team :

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* Big 12 All-Rookie Team :

References

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