2012–13 North Carolina A&T Aggies men's basketball team

2012–13 North Carolina A&T Aggies men's basketball
MEAC tournament champions
NCAA tournament, round of 64
ConferenceMid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Record20–17 (8–8 MEAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Jay Joyner
  • Darren Corbett
  • Odell Witherspoon III
Home arenaCorbett Sports Center
Seasons
2012–13 MEAC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Norfolk State 16 0   1.000 21 12   .636
North Carolina Central 15 1   .938 22 9   .710
Savannah State 11 5   .688 19 15   .559
Hampton 11 5   .688 14 17   .452
Morgan State 10 6   .625 17 15   .531
North Carolina A&T 8 8   .500 20 17   .541
Delaware State 8 8   .500 15 18   .455
Bethune–Cookman 7 9   .438 14 20   .412
Florida A&M 5 11   .313 8 23   .258
Coppin State 5 11   .313 8 24   .250
Howard 4 12   .250 7 24   .226
South Carolina State 2 14   .125 6 24   .200
Maryland Eastern Shore 2 14   .125 2 26   .071
2013 MEAC tournament winner
As of March 21, 2013
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2012–13 North Carolina A&T Aggies men's basketball team represented North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University during the 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Aggies, led by first year head coach Cy Alexander, played their home games at the Corbett Sports Center and are members of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. They finished the season 20–17, 8–8 in MEAC play to finish in a tie for sixth place. They were champions of the MEAC tournament, winning the championship game over Morgan State, to earn an automatic bid to the 2013 NCAA tournament where they defeated Liberty in the first round, for their first ever NCAA Tournament win, before losing in the second round to Louisville.

Roster

Number Name Position Height Weight Year Hometown
0 Lawrence Smith Forward 6–5 200 Senior Bowie, Maryland
1 Adrian Powell Forward 6–6 188 Senior Conover, North Carolina
2 Khalid King Guard 6–2 170 Freshman Columbus, Ohio
3 Jeremy Underwood Guard 6–0 185 Junior Washington, D.C.
4 DaMetrius Upchurch Forward 6–7 210 Senior Raleigh, North Carolina
5 Jean Louisme Guard 6–4 180 Senior Fort Myers, Florida
10 Shaun Stewart Guard 6–0 180 Freshman Monroe, North Carolina
15 Dominique Behohn-Tolly Forward 6–6 210 Senior Cameroon
21 R.J. Buck Guard 6–3 192 Senior Lusby, Maryland
30 Lamont Middleton Guard 6–3 205 Junior Bronx, New York
31 Austin Witter Forward/Guard 6–8 195 Senior Princeton Junction, New Jersey
33 Waylan Siverand Forward 6–7 190 Sophomore Houston, Texas
34 Bruce Beckford Forward 6–7 215 Freshman Silver Spring, Maryland
42 Corvon Butler Forward 6–6 225 Freshman Champaign, Illinois

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/01/2012*
7:05 pm
Fayetteville State W 78–47 
Corbett Sports Center 
Greensboro, NC
11/04/2012*
5:00 pm
Barber–Scotia W 101–66 
Corbett Sports Center 
Greensboro, NC
Regular season
11/09/2012*
8:00 pm
Greensboro W 83–52  1–0
Corbett Sports Center (2,950)
Greensboro, NC
11/12/2012*
7:00 pm
Utah Valley L 55–64  1–1
Corbett Sports Center (947)
Greensboro, NC
11/16/2012*
7:00 pm
at Wright State L 44–56  1–2
Nutter Center (3,726)
Fairborn, OH
11/18/2012*
2:00 pm, FS Ohio
at No. 24 Cincinnati L 39–93  1–3
Fifth Third Arena (5,582)
Cincinnati, OH
11/20/2012*
7:00 pm
at Iowa State L 57–86  1–4
Hilton Coliseum (11,384)
Ames, IA
11/23/2012*
12:30 pm
vs. Campbell
Global Sports Hoops Showcase
W 85–60  2–4
Thomas & Mack Center (N/A)
Paradise, NV
11/24/2012*
4:30 pm
vs. Jacksonville State
Global Sports Hoops Showcase
L 50–54 OT 2–5
Thomas & Mack Center (N/A)
Paradise, NV
11/28/2012*
7:00 pm
at UNC Greensboro
Battle of Market Street
W 90–79  3–5
Greensboro Coliseum (3,130)
Greensboro, NC
12/01/2012
4:00 pm
North Carolina Central L 62–66  3–6 (0–1)
Corbett Sports Center (5,032)
Greensboro, NC
12/13/2012*
7:30 pm
at NJIT W 76–71  4–6
Fleisher Center (659)
Newark, NJ
12/16/2012*
1:00 pm
at Seton Hall L 66–77  4–7
Prudential Center (7,575)
Newark, NJ
12/19/2012*
7:00 pm
Eastern Kentucky W 78–67  5–7
Corbett Sports Center (453)
Greensboro, NC
12/28/2012*
7:00 pm
at Texas Tech L 74–85  5–8
United Spirit Arena (5,893)
Lubbock, TX
12/30/2012*
7:00 pm
at Cal State Bakersfield L 52–60  5–9
Rabobank Arena (1,881)
Bakersfield, CA
01/02/2013*
7:00 pm
Radford W 81–77  6–9
Corbett Sports Center (746)
Greensboro, NC
01/05/2013*
7:00 pm
at Georgia Southern W 71–65  7–9
Hanner Fieldhouse (1,012)
Statesboro, GA
01/12/2013
4:30 pm
at Bethune-Cookman L 60–72  7–10 (0–2)
Moore Gymnasium (1,901)
Daytona Beach, FL
01/14/2013
7:30 pm
at Florida A&M W 68–40  8–10 (1–2)
Teaching Arena (659)
Tallahassee, FL
01/19/2013
4:00 pm
Howard W 61–37  9–10 (2–2)
Corbett Sports Center (3,189)
Greensboro, NC
01/26/2013
4:00 pm
Morgan State L 52–55  9–11 (2–3)
Corbett Sports Center (1,610)
Greensboro, NC
01/28/2013
8:00 pm
Coppin State W 63–62  10–11 (3–3)
Corbett Sports Center (1,981)
Greensboro, NC
02/02/2013
4:00 pm
at Maryland–Eastern Shore W 46–44  11–11 (4–3)
Hytche Athletic Center (2,189)
Princess Anne, MD
02/04/2013
7:30 pm
at Delaware State L 44–53  11–12 (4–4)
Memorial Hall (1,356)
Dover, DE
02/09/2013
4:00 pm
Bethune-Cookman W 65–55  12–12 (5–4)
Corbett Sports Center (1,557)
Greensboro, NC
02/11/2013
8:15 pm
Florida A&M W 64–56  13–12 (6–4)
Corbett Sports Center (1,839)
Greensboro, NC
02/16/2013
6:15 pm
at South Carolina State L 70–72  13–13 (6–5)
SHM Memorial Center (1,387)
Orangeburg, SC
02/18/2013
8:00 pm
at Savannah State L 49–56  13–14 (6–6)
Tiger Arena (1,110)
Savannah, GA
02/23/2013
4:00 pm
at North Carolina Central L 47–51  13–15 (6–7)
McLendon–McDougald Gymnasium (3,230)
Durham, NC
03/02/2013
4:00 pm
South Carolina State W 58–35  14–15 (7–7)
Corbett Sports Center (N/A)
Greensboro, NC
03/04/2013
9:00 pm, ESPNU
Savannah State W 59–57  15–15 (8–7)
Corbett Sports Center (783)
Greensboro, NC
03/07/2013
8:00 pm
at Norfolk State L 48–55  15–16 (8–8)
Joseph G. Echols Memorial Hall (2,794)
Norfolk, VA
2013 MEAC men's basketball tournament
03/12/2013
6:30 pm
vs. Florida A&M
First Round
W 65–54  16–16
Norfolk Scope (2,591)
Norfolk, VA
03/13/2013
8:45 pm
vs. North Carolina Central
Quarterfinals
W 55–42  17–16
Norfolk Scope (7,543)
Norfolk, VA
03/15/2013
8:30 pm
vs. Delaware State
Semifinals
W 84–78  18–16
Norfolk Scope (N/A)
Norfolk, VA
03/16/2013
5:00 pm, ESPNU
vs. Morgan State
Championship Game
W 57–54  19–16
Norfolk Scope (N/A)
Norfolk, VA
2013 NCAA tournament
03/19/2013*
6:40 pm, truTV
No. 16 MW vs. (16 MW) Liberty
First Four
W 73–72  20–16
UD Arena (12,027)
Dayton, OH
03/21/2013*
6:50 pm, TBS
No. 16 MW vs. No. 2 (1 MW) Louisville
Second Round
L 48–79  20–17
Rupp Arena (23,500)
Lexington, KY
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time. (#) during NCAA Tournament is seed with Region MW=Midwest.

References

  1. ^ "Men's Basketball".