2012–13 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team

The 2012–13 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team represented Iowa State University during the 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cyclones were coached by Fred Hoiberg, who was in his 3rd season. They played their home games at Hilton Coliseum in Ames, Iowa and competed in the Big 12 Conference.

Previous season
The Cyclones finished 23–11, and 12–6 in Big 12 play to finish 3rd in the regular season conference standings. They lost to Texas in the quarterfinals of the Big 12 tournament. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament where they defeated UConn and lost to Kentucky.

Schedule and results
!colspan=12 style=|Exhibition

!colspan=12 style=| Regular Season

!colspan=12 style=| Big 12 tournament



!colspan=12 style=| NCAA tournament



Awards and honors

 * All-Conference Selections 


 * Will Clyburn (2nd Team)
 * Melvin Ejim (3rd Team)
 * Korie Lucious (Honorable Mention)
 * Tyrus McGee (Honorable Mention)


 * Academic All-Big 12 First Team 


 * Melvin Ejim
 * Percy Gibson


 * Big 12 Newcomer of the Year 


 * Will Clyburn


 * Big 12 Sixth Man of the Year 


 * Tyrus McGee


 * Big 12 Scholar Athlete of the Year 


 * Melvin Ejim


 * Big 12 All-Defensive Team 


 * Chris Babb


 * Big 12 All-Rookie Team 


 * Will Clyburn