2012 – 13 Big 12 men 's basketball season began with practices in October 2012 , followed by the start of the regular-season in November . Conference play began in early January 2013 and concluded in March with the 2013 Big 12 Men 's Basketball Tournament at the Sprint Center in Kansas City . This was the first season in the Big 12 for two former Mountain West and Big East teams , as the TCU Horned Frogs and the West Virginia Mountaineers , respectively , played their first seasons in the conference
2013 Big 12 Men 's Basketball Tournament
2013 Big 12 Men's Basketball Tournament
2012–13 Big 12 Conference men's basketball season