# 2012–13 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets men's basketball team

The 2012–13 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets men's basketball team represented the Georgia Institute of Technology during the 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Yellow Jackets, led by second-year head coach Brian Gregory, were members of the Atlantic Coast Conference. The Yellow Jackets played their home games at the newly remodeled and renamed McCamish Pavilion. They finished the season 16–15, 6–12 in ACC play to finish in a tie for ninth place. They lost in the first round of the ACC tournament to Boston College.

## Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
| Pierre Jordan | 2 | G | 6'0" | 170 | Senior | Dunwoody, GA | Graduated |
| Nick Foreman | 4 | G | 6'3" | 210 | Senior | Bellaire, TX | Graduated |
| McPherson Moore | 13 | G | 6'3" | 200 | Sophomore | St. Louis, MO | Transferred |
| Derek Craig | 33 | G | 6'4" | 205 | Senior | Spring, TX | Graduated |
| Glen Rice Jr. | 41 | G | 6'5" | 206 | Junior | Marietta, GA | Dismissed |
| Nate Hicks | 42 | C | 6'10" | 218 | Sophomore | Panama City Beach, FL | Transferred |

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Opponent | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season |||||
| 11/09/2012* 8:00 pm, ESPN3 | Tulane | W 79–61 | 1–0 | McCamish Pavilion (8,600) Atlanta, GA |
| 11/14/2012* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | Presbyterian | W 52–38 | 2–0 | McCamish Pavilion (5,733) Atlanta, GA |
| 11/22/2012* 9:00 pm, ESPNU | vs. Rice DIRECTV Classic Quarterfinals | W 54–36 | 3–0 | Anaheim Convention Center (1,087) Anaheim, CA |
| 11/23/2012* 11:59 pm, ESPN2 | vs. California DIRECTV Classic Semifinals | L 57–68 | 3–1 | Anaheim Convention Center (1,627) Anaheim, CA |
| 11/25/2012* 6:30 pm, ESPNU | vs. Saint Mary's DIRECTV Classic 3rd Place Game | W 65–56 | 4–1 | Anaheim Convention Center (2,527) Anaheim, CA |
| 11/28/2012* 9:00 pm, ESPN2 | at No. 22 Illinois ACC-Big Ten Challenge | L 62–75 | 4–2 | Assembly Hall (12,224) Champaign, IL |
| 12/04/2012* 7:00 pm, ESPNU | Georgia Clean, Old-Fashioned Hate | W 62–54 | 5–2 | McCamish Pavilion (8,600) Atlanta, GA |
| 12/08/2012* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | UNC Wilmington | W 73–66 | 6–2 | McCamish Pavilion (5,982) Atlanta, GA |
| 12/17/2012* 7:00 pm, RSN | Alabama State | W 75–61 | 7–2 | McCamish Pavilion (6,203) Atlanta, GA |
| 12/22/2012* 4:00 pm, RSN | The Citadel | W 73–41 | 8–2 | McCamish Pavilion (7,769) Atlanta, GA |
| 12/29/2012* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | Fordham | W 73–48 | 9–2 | McCamish Pavilion (7,851) Atlanta, GA |
| 01/02/2013* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | Chattanooga | W 74–58 | 10–2 | McCamish Pavilion (5,829) Atlanta, GA |
| 01/05/2013 2:30 pm, ACCN/ESPN3 | Miami (FL) | L 49–62 | 10–3 (0–1) | McCamish Pavilion (7,614) Atlanta, GA |
| 01/09/2013 8:00 pm, ACCN/ESPN3 | at No. 20 NC State | L 70–83 | 10–4 (0–2) | PNC Arena (18,118) Raleigh, NC |
| 01/12/2013 2:30 pm, ACCN/ESPN3 | Virginia Tech | L 65–70 $^{OT}$ | 10–5 (0–3) | McCamish Pavilion (7,675) Atlanta, GA |
| 01/17/2013 9:00 pm, ESPN | at No. 3 Duke | L 57–73 | 10–6 (0–4) | Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, NC |
| 01/23/2013 9:00 pm, ESPN | at North Carolina | L 63–79 | 10–7 (0–5) | Dean Smith Center (19,124) Chapel Hill, NC |
| 01/26/2013 3:00 pm, ACCN/ESPN3 | Wake Forest | W 82–62 | 11–7 (1–5) | McCamish Pavilion (8,180) Atlanta, GA |
| 01/29/2013 7:00 pm, RSN/ESPN3 | at Clemson | L 60–63 | 11–8 (1–6) | Littlejohn Coliseum (7,059) Clemson, SC |
| 02/03/2013 3:00 pm, ESPNU | Virginia | W 66–60 | 12–8 (2–6) | McCamish Pavilion (7,128) Atlanta, GA |
| 02/05/2013 9:00 pm, RSN/ESPN3 | Florida State | L 54–56 | 12–9 (2–7) | McCamish Pavilion (7,012) Atlanta, GA |
| 02/09/2013 1:00 pm, RSN/ESPN3 | at Virginia Tech | W 64–54 | 13–9 (3–7) | Cassell Coliseum (6,006) Blacksburg, VA |
| 02/14/2013 7:00 pm, RSN/ESPN3 | Clemson | L 53–56 | 13–10 (3–8) | McCamish Pavilion (6,862) Atlanta, GA |
| 02/16/2013 2:00 pm, RSN/ESPN3 | at Wake Forest | W 57–56 | 14–10 (4–8) | LJVM Coliseum (10,486) Winston-Salem, NC |
| 02/19/2013 9:00 pm, ACCN/ESPN3 | North Carolina | L 58–70 | 14–11 (4–9) | McCamish Pavilion (8,600) Atlanta, GA |
| 02/24/2013 2:00 pm, ACCN/ESPN3 | at Virginia | L 54–82 | 14–12 (4–10) | John Paul Jones Arena (12,232) Charlottesville, VA |
| 02/27/2013 8:00 pm | Maryland | W 78–68 | 15–12 (5–10) | McCamish Pavilion (6,962) Atlanta, GA |
| 03/03/2013 6:00 pm, ESPNU | NC State | L 57–70 | 15–13 (5–11) | McCamish Pavilion (8,600) Atlanta, GA |
| 03/06/2013 9:00 pm, ACCN/ESPN3 | at No. 6 Miami (FL) | W 71–69 | 16–13 (6–11) | BankUnited Center (7,394) Coral Gables, FL |
| 03/09/2013 12:00 pm, ACCN/ESPN3 | at Boston College | L 72–74 | 16–14 (6–12) | Conte Forum (5,247) Chestnut Hill, FL |
| ACC men's basketball tournament |||||
| 03/14/2013 12:00 pm, ESPNU | vs. Boston College First Round | L 64–84 | 16–15 | Greensboro Coliseum (22,169) Greensboro, NC |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. |||||