2012–13 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball team


The 2012–13 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball team represented the University of Virginia during the 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cavaliers, led by fourth year head coach Tony Bennett, played their home games at John Paul Jones Arena and were members of the Atlantic Coast Conference. They finished the season 23–12, 11–7 in ACC play to finish in a tie for fourth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the ACC tournament to NC State.[1] They received an invitation to the 2013 NIT where they defeated Norfolk State and St. John's to advance to the quarterfinals where they lost to Iowa. The 2012–2013 Cavaliers set a school record with 18 regular season home wins, finishing with an overall home record of 20–2 and a perfect 9–0 in ACC play.

2012–13 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball
NIT, Quarterfinals
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record23–12 (11–7 ACC)
Head coach
Associate head coachRitchie McKay (4th season)
Assistant coaches
Home arenaJohn Paul Jones Arena
Seasons
2012–13 ACC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 5 Miami (FL) 15 3   .833 29 7   .806
No. 6 Duke 14 4   .778 30 6   .833
North Carolina 12 6   .667 25 11   .694
Virginia 11 7   .611 23 12   .657
NC State 11 7   .611 24 11   .686
Florida State 9 9   .500 18 16   .529
Maryland 8 10   .444 25 13   .658
Boston College 7 11   .389 16 17   .485
Georgia Tech 6 12   .333 16 15   .516
Wake Forest 6 12   .333 13 18   .419
Clemson 5 13   .278 13 18   .419
Virginia Tech 4 14   .222 13 19   .406
2013 ACC tournament winner
As of April 2, 2013
Rankings from AP Poll

Previous season

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The Cavaliers finished the 2011–12 season with a record 22–10 overall, 9–7 in ACC play and lost in the quarterfinals of the ACC tournament to NC State. They were invited to the 2012 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament where they lost in the second round to Florida.[2]

Roster

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2012–13 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Doug Browman 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 176 lb (80 kg) Sr Montrose Christian Midlothian, VA
G 1 Jontel Evans (C) 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 188 lb (85 kg) Sr Bethel Hampton, VA
G 2 Paul Jesperson 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 197 lb (89 kg) So Merrill Merrill, WI
G 4 Taylor Barnette 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 172 lb (78 kg) Fr Lexington Christian Lexington, KY
G 5 Teven Jones 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) RS Fr Fishburne Military Kannapolis, NC
F/C 10 Mike Tobey 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 227 lb (103 kg) Fr Blair Academy Monroe, NY
F 11 Evan Nolte 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 207 lb (94 kg) Fr Milton Milton, GA
G 12 Joe Harris (C) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 211 lb (96 kg) Jr Chelan Chelan, WA
F 13 Anthony Gill   6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 229 lb (104 kg) So Charlotte Christian/South Carolina Charlotte, NC
G 21 Justin Miller (W) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Rock Bridge Columbia, MO
G 22 Malcolm Brogdon   6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So Greater Atlanta Christian Norcross, GA
G 23 Justin Anderson 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 226 lb (103 kg) Fr Montrose Christian Montross, VA
G 24 Caid Kirven (W) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 217 lb (98 kg) Fr Woodberry Forest Raleigh, NC
G 25 Akil Mitchell 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 234 lb (106 kg) Jr Charlotte Christian Charlotte, NC
G 30 Thomas Rogers (W) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 209 lb (95 kg) Jr Fork Union Military Farmville, VA
G 32 Darion Atkins 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 222 lb (101 kg) So Landon School Clinton, MD
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Strength and conditioning coach(es)
Athletic trainer(s)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: 13 October 2014

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
Nov. 9*
7:00 pm
at George Mason L 59–63  0–1
Patriot Center (9,840)
Fairfax, VA
Nov. 12*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Fairfield
NIT Season Tip-Off
W 54–45  1–1
John Paul Jones Arena (8,568)
Charlottesville, VA
Nov. 13*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Delaware
NIT Season Tip-Off
L 53–59  1–2
John Paul Jones Arena (8,490)
Charlottesville, VA
Nov. 17*
4:00 pm, ESPN3
Seattle W 83–43  2–2
John Paul Jones Arena (9,160)
Charlottesville, VA
Nov. 19*
7:00 pm
Lamar
NIT Season Tip-Off
W 63–44  3–2
John Paul Jones Arena (1,444)
Charlottesville, VA
Nov. 20*
7:00 pm
North Texas
NIT Season Tip-Off
W 80–64  4–2
John Paul Jones Arena (1,745)
Charlottesville, VA
Nov. 28*
7:00 pm, ESPN2
at Wisconsin
ACC–Big Ten Challenge
W 60–54  5–2
Kohl Center (16,690)
Madison, WI
Dec. 1*
4:00 pm, RSN/ESPN3
Green Bay W 67–51  6–2
John Paul Jones Arena (9,600)
Charlottesville, VA
Dec. 5*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Tennessee W 46–38  7–2
John Paul Jones Arena (9,702)
Charlottesville, VA
Dec. 8*
4:00 pm, ESPN3
Mississippi Valley State W 67–39  8–2
John Paul Jones Arena (8,691)
Charlottesville, VA
Dec. 19*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Morgan State W 75–57  9–2
John Paul Jones Arena (8,319)
Charlottesville, VA
Dec. 22*
5:30 pm, NBCSN
vs. Old Dominion
Governor's Invitational
L 61–63  9–3
Richmond Coliseum (6,944)
Richmond, VA
Dec. 30*
1:00 pm, RSN/ESPN3
Wofford W 74–39  10–3
John Paul Jones Arena (9,387)
Charlottesville, VA
Conference regular season
Jan. 6
8:00 pm, ESPNU
North Carolina W 61–52  11–3 (1–0)
John Paul Jones Arena (12,117)
Charlottesville, VA
Jan. 9
9:00 pm, RSN/ESPN3
at Wake Forest L 52–55  11–4 (1–1)
LJVM Coliseum (9,217)
Winston-Salem, NC
Jan. 12
12:00 pm, ACCN/ESPN3
at Clemson L 44–59  11–5 (1–2)
Littlejohn Coliseum (7,795)
Clemson, SC
Jan. 19
4:00 pm, ACCN/ESPN3
Florida State W 56–36  12–5 (2–2)
John Paul Jones Arena (12,303)
Charlottesville, VA
Jan. 24
8:00 pm, ACCN/ESPN3
at Virginia Tech W 74–58  13–5 (3–2)
Cassell Coliseum (7,222)
Blacksburg, VA
Jan. 26
1:00 pm, RSN/ESPN3
Boston College W 65–51  14–5 (4–2)
John Paul Jones Arena (11,660)
Charlottesville, VA
Jan. 29
7:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 19 NC State W 58–55  15–5 (5–2)
John Paul Jones Arena (10,977)
Charlottesville, VA
Feb. 3
3:00 pm, ESPNU
at Georgia Tech L 60–66  15–6 (5–3)
Alexander Memorial Coliseum (7,128)
Atlanta, GA
Feb. 7
7:00 pm, ESPN2
Clemson W 78–41  16–6 (6–3)
John Paul Jones Arena (9,942)
Charlottesville, VA
Feb. 10
1:00 pm, ACCN/ESPN3
at Maryland W 80–69  17–6 (7–3)
Comcast Center (16,895)
College Park, MD
Feb. 12
7:00 pm, ESPNU
Virginia Tech W 73–55  18–6 (8–3)
John Paul Jones Arena (11,764)
Charlottesville, VA
Feb. 16
12:00 pm, ACCN/ESPN3
at North Carolina L 81–93  18–7 (8–4)
Dean Smith Center (20,616)
Chapel Hill, NC
Feb. 19
9:00 pm, ESPNU
at No. 2 Miami (FL) L 50–54  18–8 (8–5)
BankUnited Center (7,972)
Coral Gables, FL
Feb. 24
2:00 pm, ACCN/ESPN3
Georgia Tech W 82–54  19–8 (9–5)
John Paul Jones Arena (12,232)
Charlottesville, VA
Feb. 28
9:00 pm, ESPN
No. 3 Duke W 73–68  20–8 (10–5)
John Paul Jones Arena (14,593)
Charlottesville, VA
Mar. 3
4:00 pm, ACCN/ESPN3
at Boston College L 52–53  20–9 (10–6)
Conte Forum (5,062)
Chestnut Hill, MA
Mar. 7
7:00 pm, ESPN2
at Florida State L 51–53  20–10 (10–7)
Donald L. Tucker Center (6,430)
Tallahassee, FL
Mar. 10
6:00 pm, ESPNU
Maryland W 61–58 OT 21–10 (11–7)
John Paul Jones Arena (11,794)
Charlottesville, VA
2013 ACC Tournament
Mar. 15
2:41 pm, ACCN/ESPN2
vs. NC State
Quarterfinals
L 56–75  21–11
Greensboro Coliseum (22,169)
Greensboro, NC
2013 National Invitation Tournament
Mar. 19*
9:00 pm, ESPNU
No. (1) (8) Norfolk State
First Round
W 67–56  22–11
John Paul Jones Arena (4,790)
Charlottesville, VA
Mar. 24*
11:00 am, ESPN
No. (1) (5) St. John's
Second Round
W 68–50  23–11
John Paul Jones Arena (8,457)
Charlottesville, VA
Mar. 27*
7:00 pm, ESPN2
No. (1) (3) Iowa
Quarterfinals
L 64–75  23–12
John Paul Jones Arena (11,141)
Charlottesville, VA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time. (#) during NIT is Seed within Region.

Rankings

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Ranking movement
Legend: ██ Improvement in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. ██ Not ranked the previous week. RV=Others receiving votes.
Poll Pre Wk 1 Wk 2 Wk 3 Wk 4 Wk 5 Wk 6 Wk 7 Wk 8 Wk 9 Wk 10 Wk 11 Wk 12 Wk 13 Wk 14 Wk 15 Wk 16 Wk 17 Wk 18 Wk 19
AP NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR RV RV NR NR NR NR
Coaches NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR RV NR NR NR NR RV NR NR RV NR NR

Team players drafted into the NBA

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Year Round Pick Player NBA Club
2014 2 33 Joe Harris Cleveland Cavaliers
2015 1 21 Justin Anderson Dallas Mavericks
2016 2 36 Malcolm Brogdon Milwaukee Bucks

References

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  1. ^ Beard, Aaron (March 15, 2013). "N.C. State blows out Virginia in ACC quarterfinals". The Washington Times. Retrieved February 6, 2024.
  2. ^ Lieser, Jason (March 16, 2012). "Florida Gators get lift from Casey Prather to beat Virginia; will play Cinderella Norfolk State next". The Palm Beach Post. Retrieved February 6, 2024.