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
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Record	23–12 (11–7 ACC)
Head coach	Tony Bennett (4th season)
Associate head coach	Ritchie McKay (4th season)
Assistant coaches	Ron Sanchez (4th season) Jason Williford (4th season)
Home arena	John Paul Jones Arena
Seasons ← 2011–12 2013–14 →

2012–13 ACC men's basketball standings

v t e	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

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 Tony Bennett (Green Bay) Assistant coach(es) Ritchie McKay (Seattle Pacific) Ron Sanchez (SUNY-Oneonta) Jason Williford (Virginia) Strength and conditioning coach(es) Mike Curtis (Virginia) Athletic trainer(s) Ethan Saliba (Kansas) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on   Injured   Current redshirt 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

See also: 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings

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

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

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.