2012–13 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball team

2012–13 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball

NIT, Quarterfinals, Loss, #3 Iowa
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
2012–13 record	23–12 (11–7 ACC)
Head coach	Tony Bennett (4th year)
Associate head coach	Ritchie McKay (4th year)
Assistant coach	Ron Sanchez (4th year)
Assistant coach	Jason Williford (4th year)
Home arena	John Paul Jones Arena

	Conf				Overall
2012–13 ACC men's basketball standings
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
#5 Miami (FL) †	15	–	3	.833	29	–	7	.806
#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

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 where they lost to NC State. 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.

Roster

2012–13 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	High School/Junior College	Home town
1.5 !G	0	Browman, DougDoug Browman	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 71 !5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 176 lb (80 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Montrose Christian	Midlothian, VA
1.5 !G	1	Evans, JontelJontel Evans (C)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 71 !5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 188 lb (85 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Bethel	Hampton, VA
1.5 !G	2	Jesperson, PaulPaul Jesperson	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 197 lb (89 kg)	2.0 !So	Merrill	Merrill, WI
1.5 !G	4	Barnette, TaylorTaylor Barnette	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 172 lb (78 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Lexington Christian	Lexington, KY
1.5 !G	5	Jones, TevenTeven Jones	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 72 !6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 180 lb (82 kg)	1.5 !RS Fr	Fishburne Military	Kannapolis, NC
4.5 !F/C	10	Tobey, MikeMike Tobey	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 83 !6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 227 lb (103 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Blair Academy	Monroe, NY
3.5 !F	11	Nolte, EvanEvan Nolte	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 207 lb (94 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Milton	Milton, GA
1.5 !G	12	Harris, JoeJoe Harris (C)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 211 lb (96 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Chelan	Chelan, WA
3.5 !F	13	Gill, AnthonyAnthony Gill	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 229 lb (104 kg)	2.0 !So	Charlotte Christian/South Carolina	Charlotte, NC
1.5 !G	21	Miller, JustinJustin Miller (W)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 175 lb (79 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Rock Bridge	Columbia, MO
1.5 !G	22	Brogdon, MalcolmMalcolm Brogdon	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 215 lb (98 kg)	2.0 !So	Greater Atlanta Christian	Norcross, GA
1.5 !G	23	Anderson, JustinJustin Anderson	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 226 lb (103 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Montrose Christian	Montross, VA
1.5 !G	24	Kirven, CaidCaid Kirven (W)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 217 lb (98 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Woodberry Forest	Raleigh, NC
1.5 !G	25	Mitchell, AkilAkil Mitchell	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 234 lb (106 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Charlotte Christian]	Charlotte, NC
1.5 !G	30	Rogers, ThomasThomas Rogers (W)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 209 lb (95 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Fork Union Military	Farmville, VA
1.5 !G	32	Atkins, DarionDarion Atkins	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 222 lb (101 kg)	2.0 !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

Roster
Last update: 13 October 2014

Schedule

Date	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (Attendance)
Non-conference regular season
Nov. 9*		at George Mason	L 59–63	0–1	Patriot Center (9,840)
Nov. 12*		Fairfield (NIT Season Tip-Off First Round)	W 54–45	1–1	John Paul Jones Arena (8,568)
Nov. 13*		Delaware (NIT Season Tip-Off Quarterfinals)	L 53–59	1–2	John Paul Jones Arena (8,490)
Nov. 17*		Seattle	W 83–43	2–2	John Paul Jones Arena (9,160)
Nov. 19*		Lamar (NIT Season Tip-Off Consolation game)	W 63–44	3–2	John Paul Jones Arena (1,444)
Nov. 20*		North Texas (NIT Season Tip-Off Consolation game)	W 80–64	4–2	John Paul Jones Arena (1,745)
Nov. 28*		at Wisconsin (ACC-Big Ten Challenge)	W 60–54	5–2	Kohl Center (16,690)
Dec. 1*		Green Bay	W 67–51	6–2	John Paul Jones Arena (9,600)
Dec. 5*		Tennessee	W 46–38	7–2	John Paul Jones Arena (9,702)
Dec. 8*		Mississippi Valley State	W 67–39	8–2	John Paul Jones Arena (8,691)
Dec. 19*		Morgan State	W 75–57	9–2	John Paul Jones Arena (8,319)
Dec. 22*		vs. Old Dominion (Governor's Invitational)	L 61–63	9–3	Richmond Coliseum¹ (6,944)
Dec. 30*		Wofford	W 74–39	10–3	John Paul Jones Arena (9,387)
Conference regular season
Jan. 6		North Carolina	W 61–52	11–3 (1–0)	John Paul Jones Arena (12,117)
Jan. 9		at Wake Forest	L 52–55	11–4 (1–1)	LJVM Coliseum (9,217)
Jan. 12		at Clemson	L 44–59	11–5 (1–2)	Littlejohn Coliseum (7,795)
Jan. 19		Florida State	W 56–36	12–5 (2–2)	John Paul Jones Arena (12,303)
Jan. 24		at Virginia Tech	W 74–58	13–5 (3–2)	Cassell Coliseum (7,222)
Jan. 26		Boston College	W 65–51	14–5 (4–2)	John Paul Jones Arena (11,660)
Jan. 29		#19 NC State	W 58–55	15–5 (5–2)	John Paul Jones Arena (10,977)
Feb. 3		at Georgia Tech	L 60–66	15–6 (5–3)	Alexander Memorial Coliseum (7,128)
Feb. 7		Clemson	W 78–41	16–6 (6–3)	John Paul Jones Arena (9,942)
Feb. 10		at Maryland	W 80–69	17–6 (7–3)	Comcast Center (16,895)
Feb. 12		Virginia Tech	W 73–55	18–6 (8–3)	John Paul Jones Arena (11,764)
Feb. 16		at North Carolina	L 81–93	18–7 (8–4)	Dean Smith Center (20,616)
Feb. 19		at #2 Miami (FL)	L 50–54	18–8 (8–5)	BankUnited Center (7,972)
Feb. 24		Georgia Tech	W 82–54	19–8 (9–5)	John Paul Jones Arena (12,232)
Feb. 28		#3 Duke	W 73–68	20–8 (10–5)	John Paul Jones Arena (14,593)
Mar. 3		at Boston College	L 52–53	20–9 (10–6)	Conte Forum (5,062)
Mar. 7		at Florida State	L 51–53	20–10 (10–7)	Donald L. Tucker Center (6,430)
Mar. 10		Maryland	W 61–58 ^OT	21–10 (11–7)	John Paul Jones Arena (11,794)
2013 ACC Tournament
Mar. 15		vs. NC State (Quarterfinals)	L 56–75	21–11	Greensboro Coliseum² (22,169)
2013 National Invitation Tournament
Mar. 19*	#(1)	(8) Norfolk State (First Round)	W 67–56	22–11	John Paul Jones Arena (4,790)
Mar. 24*	#(1)	(5) St. John's (Second Round)	W 68–50	23–11	John Paul Jones Arena (8,457)
Mar. 27*	#(1)	(3) Iowa (Quarterfinals)	L 64–75	23–12	John Paul Jones Arena (11,141)
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. ( ) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. (#) during NIT is Seed within Region. ^1 Game played in Richmond, Virginia. ^2 Game played in Greensboro, North Carolina.

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

References

Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball

Venues	Memorial Gymnasium (1924–1965) University Hall (1965–2006) John Paul Jones Arena (2006–present)

Rivalries	Louisville Virginia Tech

Culture & lore	CavMan "The Cavalier Song" "The Good Old Song" Chaminade upset

People	Head coaches Notable players

Seasons	1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16

NCAA Final Four appearances in italics