2012–13 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball team
American college basketball season
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.
Previous season
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
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
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
Ranking movementLegend: ██ Improvement in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. ██ Not ranked the previous week. RV=Others receiving votes.
Poll
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AP
NR
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NR
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NR
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NR
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NR
NR
RV
RV
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Coaches
NR
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RV
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NR
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Team players drafted into the NBA
References
Venues Rivalries Culture & lore People Seasons NCAA national championship in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics