The Golden Gophers, members of the Big Ten Conference, played their home games at Williams Arena in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

They finished with a record of 21–13 overall, 8–10 in Big Ten for a three-way tie for 7th place.

They lost to Illinois in the first round in the 2013 Big Ten Conference men's basketball tournament.

They were invited to the 2013 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament and lost in the third round to Florida.

[1] On April 3, 2013, it was verbally agreed upon that Richard Pitino would become the new Gophers basketball coach.