2012–13 Pittsburgh Panthers men's basketball team

The 2012–13 Pittsburgh Panthers men's basketball team represented the University of Pittsburgh, widely known as "Pitt", in the 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Panthers' head coach was Jamie Dixon, in his 10th year as head coach and 14th overall at Pitt. The team played its home games in the Petersen Events Center in Pittsburgh and was in its final season as a member of the Big East Conference. Pitt played in the ACC the following season. They finished the conference season with 12–6 in the Big East Conference, which they placed 4th. In the postseason, they lost to Syracuse in the quarterfinals of the 2013 Big East men's basketball tournament and lost in the first round of 2013 NCAA tournament to Wichita State to conclude the season with an overall record of 24–9.

2012–13 Pittsburgh Panthers men's basketball
NCAA tournament, round of 64
ConferenceBig East Conference (1979–2013)
Ranking
APNo. 20
Record24–9 (12–6 Big East)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Pat Sandle (12th season)
  • Brandin Knight (5th season)
  • Bill Barton (2nd season)
Home arenaPetersen Events Center
(Capacity: 12,508)
2012–13 Big East men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 2 Louisville†**144 .778355  .875
No. 8 Georgetown144 .778257  .781
No. 15 Marquette144 .778269  .743
No. 20 Pittsburgh126 .667249  .727
No. 16 Syracuse117 .6113010  .750
No. 23 Notre Dame117 .6112510  .714
Villanova108 .5562014  .588
Connecticut*108 .5562010  .667
Cincinnati99 .5002212  .647
Providence99 .5001915  .559
St. John's810 .4441716  .515
Rutgers513 .2781516  .484
Seton Hall315 .1671518  .455
South Florida315 .1671219  .387
DePaul216 .1111121  .344
2013 Big East tournament winner
As of March 30, 2013[1]
Rankings from AP Poll
*Ineligible for postseason play due to APR penalties.

Roster

2012–13 Pittsburgh Panthers men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 0 James Robinson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)200 lb (91 kg) FrDeMatha Catholic Mitchellville, Maryland
G 1 Tray Woodall Current redshirt 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)190 lb (86 kg) SrSt. Anthony (Paterson, New Jersey) Brooklyn, New York
G 3 Cameron Wright Current redshirt 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)205 lb (93 kg) SoBenedictine Cleveland, Ohio
F 5 Durand Johnson Current redshirt 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)195 lb (88 kg) FrBrewster Academy (Wolfeboro, New Hampshire) Baltimore
F 11 Dante Taylor 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)235 lb (107 kg) SrNational Christian Academy (Oxon Hill, Maryland) Greenburgh, New York
G/F 12 Chris Jones 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)210 lb (95 kg) FrTeaneck Teaneck, New Jersey
C 13 Steven Adams 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)250 lb (113 kg) FrNotre Dame Prep (Fitchburg, Massachusetts) Rotorua, New Zealand
F 15 Aron Nwankwo 6 ft 7.5 in (2.02 m)215 lb (98 kg) JrBaltimore City College Baltimore
G/F 21 Lamar Patterson Current redshirt 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)221 lb (100 kg) JrSt. Benedict's (Newark, New Jersey) Lancaster, Pennsylvania
G/F 23 Trey Zeigler 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)203 lb (92 kg) JrMount Pleasant
Central Michigan
Detroit
G 24 Mike Lecak 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)175 lb (79 kg) SoNorth Canyon (Phoenix, Arizona)
Wheeling Jesuit
Pittsburgh
C 33 Malcolm Gilbert 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)235 lb (107 kg) SoAcademy of the New Church (Bryn Athyn, Pennsylvania) Smyrna, Delaware
F 42 Talib Zanna Current redshirt 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)230 lb (104 kg) JrBishop McNamara (Forestville, Maryland) Kaduna, Nigeria
F 44 J. J. Moore 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)215 lb (98 kg) JrSouth Kent Prep (South Kent, Connecticut) Brentwood, New York
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Schedule

Pitt's 2012–13 schedule.[2]

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Scrimmage
Sun. Oct. 14*
2:00 p.m., Pitt Panthers TV
Blue-Gold Scrimmage
Fan Fest/Maggie Dixon Heart Health Fair
Petersen Events Center 
Pittsburgh, PA
Exhibition
Fri. Oct. 26*
7:00 p.m., Pitt Panthers TV
Indiana (PA) W 69–54  0–0
Petersen Events Center (5,325)
Pittsburgh
Fri. Nov. 2*
7:00 p.m., Pitt Panthers TV
Hawaii-Hilo W 77–45  0–0
Petersen Events Center (6,115)
Pittsburgh
Regular season
Fri. Nov. 9*
6:00 p.m., ESPN3
Mount St. Mary's W 80–48  1–0
Petersen Events Center (8,928)
Pittsburgh
Mon. Nov. 12*
6:00 p.m., ESPN3
Fordham
NIT Season Tip-Off
W 86–51  2–0
Petersen Events Center (6,425)
Pittsburgh
Tue. Nov. 13*
9:00 p.m., ESPNU
Lehigh
NIT Season Tip-Off
W 78-53  30
Petersen Events Center (7,225)
Pittsburgh
Sat. Nov. 17*
7:00 p.m., Pitt Panthers TV
Oakland W 72–62 OT 4–0
Petersen Events Center (9,710)
Pittsburgh
Wed. Nov. 21*
9:30 p.m., ESPN2
vs. No. 4 Michigan
NIT Season Tip-Off
L 62–67  4–1
Madison Square Garden (7,230)
New York
Fri. Nov. 23*
2:30 p.m., ESPN
vs. Delaware
NIT Season Tip-Off
W 85–59  5–1
Madison Square Garden (7,198)
New York
Tue. Nov. 27*
7:00 p.m., Pitt Panthers TV/ESPN3
Howard W 70–46  6–1
Petersen Events Center (8,025)
Pittsburgh
Sat. Dec. 1*
7:00 p.m., ESPN3
Detroit W 74–61  7–1
Petersen Events Center (9,179)
Pittsburgh
Wed. Dec. 5*
7:00 p.m., ESPN3
vs. Duquesne
The City Game
W 66–45  8–1
Consol Energy Center (13,089)
Pittsburgh
Sat. Dec. 8*
7:00 p.m., ESPN3
North Florida W 89–47  9–1
Petersen Events Center (8,708)
Pittsburgh
Sat. Dec. 15*
7:00 p.m., ESPN3
Bethune-Cookman W 89–40  10–1
Petersen Events Center (8,115)
Pittsburgh
Wed. Dec. 19*
7:00 p.m., Pitt Panthers TV
Delaware State W 71–43  11–1
Petersen Events Center (9,522)
Pittsburgh
Sun. Dec. 23*
5:00 p.m., Pitt Panthers TV/ESPN3
Kennesaw State W 59–43  12–1
Petersen Events Center (8,125)
Pittsburgh
Mon. Dec. 31
12:00 p.m., ESPN2
No. 24 No. 14 Cincinnati L 61–70  12–2 (0–1)
Petersen Events Center (12,510)
Pittsburgh
Sat. Jan. 5
11:00 a.m., ESPN2
No. 24 at Rutgers L 62–67  12–3 (0–2)
Louis Brown Athletic Center (5,081)
Piscataway, New Jersey
Tue. Jan. 8
9:00 p.m., ESPNU
at No. 19 Georgetown W 73–45  13–3 (1–2)
Verizon Center (13,011)
Washington, D.C.
Sat. Jan. 12
12:00 p.m., ESPNU
Marquette L 67–74 OT 13–4 (1–3)
Petersen Events Center (12,513)
Pittsburgh
Wed. Jan. 16
7:00 p.m., ESPNU
at Villanova W 58–43  14–4 (2–3)
The Pavilion (6,500)
Villanova, Pennsylvania
Sat. Jan. 19
12:00 p.m., ESPN2
Connecticut W 69–61  15–4 (3–3)
Petersen Events Center (12,510)
Pittsburgh
Tue. Jan. 22
7:00 p.m., ESPN2
at Providence W 68–64  16–4 (4–3)
Dunkin' Donuts Center (7,452)
Providence, Rhode Island
Sat. Jan. 26
4:00 p.m., Root Sports Pittsburgh/ESPN3
DePaul W 93–55  17–4 (5–3)
Petersen Events Center (12,512)
Pittsburgh
Mon. Jan. 28
7:00 p.m., ESPN
at No. 12 Louisville L 61–64  17–5 (5–4)
KFC Yum! Center (22,411)
Louisville, Kentucky
Sat. Feb. 2
12:00 p.m., ESPN
No. 6 Syracuse W 65–55  18–5 (6–4)
Petersen Events Center (12,632)
Pittsburgh
Mon. Feb. 4
9:00 p.m., ESPNU
No. 23 Seton Hall W 56–46  19–5 (7–4)
Petersen Events Center (10,253)
Pittsburgh
Sat. Feb. 9
6:00 p.m., ESPN
No. 23 at No. 17 Cincinnati W 62–52  20–5 (8–4)
Fifth Third Arena (12,478)
Cincinnati
Sat. Feb. 16
1:00 p.m., CBS
No. 16 at No. 18 Marquette L 69–79  20–6 (8–5)
BMO Harris Bradley Center (17,308)
Milwaukee
Mon. Feb. 18
7:00 p.m., ESPN
No. 20 No. 25 Notre Dame L 42–51  20–7 (8–6)
Petersen Events Center (12,556)
Pittsburgh
Sun. Feb. 24
12:00 p.m., Root Sports Pittsburgh/ESPN3
No. 20 at St. John's W 63–47  21–7 (9–6)
Madison Square Garden (9,129)
New York
Wed. Feb. 27
7:00 p.m., Root Sports Pittsburgh/ESPN3
No. 23 South Florida W 64–44  22–7 (10–6)
Petersen Events Center (12,320)
Pittsburgh
Sun. Mar. 3
12:00 p.m., Root Sports Pittsburgh/ESPN3
No. 23 Villanova W 73–64 OT 23–7 (11–6)
Petersen Events Center (12,553)
Pittsburgh
Sat. Mar. 9
2:00 p.m., WTAE TV/ESPN3
No. 20 at DePaul W 81–66  24–7 (12–6)
Allstate Arena (8,454)
Rosemont, Illinois
Postseason
2013 Big East men's basketball tournament
Thu. Mar. 14
2:00 p.m., ESPN
No. 20 (4) vs. No. 16 (5) Syracuse
Quarterfinals
L 59–62  24–8
Madison Square Garden (20,057)
New York City
NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship
Thu. Mar. 21*
1:40 p.m., TBS
No. 20 (8) vs. No. (9) Wichita State
Second Round
L 55–73  24–9
EnergySolutions Arena (18,044)
Salt Lake City
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from Division I AP Poll unless otherwise noted. Postseason ranks represent seeds in the applicable tournament. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Standard Time.

Rankings

Ranking Movement
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Postseason

Pitt was announced as one of the four eight seed in the 2013 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament on Sunday, March 17, 2013. They played in the West Region. Their first game was against nine seed Wichita State University on Thursday, March 21, in Salt Lake City at 1:40 in the afternoon. They lost with a final score of 73 to 55.

References

  1. "Big East Conference Standings – 2012–13." ESPN.com. Retrieved: March 18, 2013.
  2. "Pitt Men's Basketball 2012-2013 Schedule". PittsburghPanthers.com. Retrieved October 31, 2012.
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