# 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. 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.

## 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 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 |