The 2012–13 UCF Knights men's basketball team represented the University of Central Florida during the 2012–13 college basketball season.

The Knights competed in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and Conference USA (C-USA).

The Knights, in the program's 44th season of basketball, were led by third-year head coach Donnie Jones, and played their home games at the UCF Arena on the university's main campus in Orlando, Florida.

Due to NCAA sanctions, UCF was ineligible for the 2013 Conference USA men's basketball tournament or a post-season berth.

In the previous year, the Knights finished the season 22–11, 10–6 in C-USA play.