# 2012–13 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team

The 2012–13 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team represented the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in the 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team's head coach was Roy Williams, who is in his 10th season as UNC's head men's basketball coach. They played their home games at the Dean E. Smith Center and were members of the Atlantic Coast Conference. They finished the season 25–11, 12–6 in ACC play to finish in third place. They advanced to the championship game of the ACC tournament where they lost to Miami (FL). They received an at-large bid to the 2013 NCAA tournament where they defeated Villanova in the second round before, in the third round, having their season ended for the second consecutive year by Kansas.

## Pre-season
### Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
| Harrison Barnes | 40 | F | 6'8" | 210 | Sophomore | Ames, Iowa | NBA draft |
| Kendall Marshall | 5 | G | 6'3" | 186 | Sophomore | Dumfries, Virginia | NBA draft |
| John Henson | 31 | F | 6'10" | 210 | Junior | Tampa, Florida | NBA draft |
| Tyler Zeller | 44 | F | 7'0" | 250 | Senior | Washington, Indiana | Graduated/NBA draft |
| Justin Watts | 24 | G | 6'4" | 210 | Senior | Durham, North Carolina | Graduated |
| David Dupont | 22 | F | 6'5" | 195 | Senior | Greensboro, North Carolina | Graduated |
| Patrick Crouch | 30 | G | 5'11" | 175 | Senior | Asheville, North Carolina | Graduated |
| Stewart Cooper | 34 | F | 6'5" | 205 | Senior | Winston-Salem, North Carolina | Graduated |
| Stilman White | 11 | G | 6'0" | 170 | Freshman | Wilmington, North Carolina | LDS mission |

### Recruits

College recruiting information :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Marcus Paige PG | Marion, Iowa | Linn-Mar High School | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | 155 lb (70 kg) | Jan 8, 2011 |
| Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 96 ||||||
| Brice Johnson PF | Cordova, South Carolina | Edisto High School | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | 195 lb (88 kg) | Oct 26, 2011 |
| Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 96 ||||||
| Joel James C | Fort Lauderdale, Florida | Dwyer High School | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) | 270 lb (120 kg) | Oct 2, 2011 |
| Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 94 ||||||
| J. P. Tokoto SF | Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin | Menomonee Falls High School | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | Mar 3, 2011 |
| Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 93 ||||||
| Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 8 Rivals: 9 ESPN: 8 ||||||
| Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "North Carolina 2012 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved April 12, 2012. "2012 North Carolina Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved April 12, 2012. "ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved April 12, 2012. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved April 12, 2012. "2012 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved April 12, 2012. ||||||
Coach Williams adjusted his line-up starting with the game against Duke on 13 February 2013. He went with a smaller line-up with four guards and moved P.J. Hairston into the starting five.

## Roster

* Note that the roster is subject to change.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition |||||||||
| October 26, 2012* 6:30 pm | No. 11 | Shaw | W 81–54 | – | 16 – McAdoo | 8 – McAdoo | 5 – Bullock | Dean E. Smith Center (–) Chapel Hill, NC |
| Non-conference regular season |||||||||
| November 9, 2012* 7:00 pm, RSN | No. 11 | Gardner–Webb | W 76–59 | 1–0 | 26 – McAdoo | 14 – McAdoo | 3 – Bullock, Hairston | Dean E. Smith Center (16,430) Chapel Hill, NC |
| November 11, 2012* 2:30 pm, ESPNU | No. 11 | Florida Atlantic 2012 Maui Invitational Tournament | W 80–56 | 2–0 | 19 – McAdoo | 11 – McAdoo | 6 – Paige | Dean E. Smith Center (15,403) Chapel Hill, NC |
| November 16, 2012* 11:00 pm, ESPNU | No. 11 | at Long Beach State | W 78–63 | 3–0 | 18 – McAdoo | 9 – McAdoo, James | 6 – Strickland | Walter Pyramid (6,912) Long Beach, CA |
| November 19, 2012* 6:00 pm, ESPN2 | No. 9 | vs. Mississippi State 2012 Maui Invitational Tournament | W 95–49 | 4–0 | 21 – McDonald | 8 – Johnson | 5 – Strickland | Lahaina Civic Center (2,400) Maui, HI |
| November 20, 2012* 8 p.m., ESPN | No. 9 | vs. Butler 2012 Maui Invitational Tournament | L 71–82 | 4–1 | 15 – Hairston | 7 – Hairston | 5 – Paige | Lahaina Civic Center (2,400) Maui, HI |
| November 21, 2012* 7:30 p.m., ESPN2 | No. 9 | vs. Chaminade 2012 Maui Invitational Tournament | W 112–70 | 5–1 | 18 – McAdoo | 10 – McAdoo | 7 – Davis | Lahaina Civic Center (2,400) Maui, HI |
| November 27, 2012* 9:30 pm, ESPN | No. 14 | at No. 1 Indiana ACC–Big Ten Challenge | L 59–83 | 5–2 | 14 – Strickland | 9 – McAdoo, Bullock | 3 – Strickland, Paige | Assembly Hall (17,472) Bloomington, IN |
| December 1, 2012* 6:00 pm, ESPNU | No. 14 | UAB | W 102–84 | 6–2 | 24 – McDonald | 12 – McAdoo | 9 – Strickland | Dean E. Smith Center (15,906) Chapel Hill, NC |
| December 8, 2012* 7:30 pm, ESPN3 | No. 20 | East Tennessee State | W 78–55 | 7–2 | 14 – McDonald | 8 – Johnson | 7 – Paige | Dean E. Smith Center (17,307) Chapel Hill, NC |
| December 15, 2012* 12:00 pm, ESPNU | No. 21 | East Carolina | W 93–87 | 8–2 | 19 – McAdoo | 7 – Bullock, McAdoo | 10 – Strickland | Dean E. Smith Center (19,147) Chapel Hill, NC |
| December 19, 2012* 9:00 pm, ESPN2 | No. 23 | at Texas | L 67–85 | 8–3 | 18 – Bullock | 13 – Bullock | 5 – Paige | Frank Erwin Center (13,134) Austin, TX |
| December 22, 2012* 12:00 pm, ESPNU | No. 23 | McNeese State | W 97–63 | 9–3 | 20 – Hairston | 8 – Hairston | 9 – Paige | Dean E. Smith Center (18,258) Chapel Hill, NC |
| December 29, 2012* 2:00 pm, ESPN2 | | No. 20 UNLV | W 79–73 | 10–3 | 16 – Strickland | 9 – McAdoo | 4 – Hairston | Dean E. Smith Center (20,888) Chapel Hill, NC |
| ACC Regular Season |||||||||
| January 6, 2013 8:00 pm, ESPNU | | at Virginia | L 52–61 | 10–4 (0–1) | 22 – Bullock | 7 – McAdoo | 3 – Strickland | John Paul Jones Arena (12,117) Charlottesville, VA |
| January 10, 2013 7:00 pm, ESPN | | Miami (FL) | L 59–68 | 10–5 (0–2) | 14 – McAdoo | 6 – Bullock, McAdoo | 5 – Bullock, Paige | Dean E. Smith Center (20,516) Chapel Hill, NC |
| January 12, 2013 2:00 pm, ESPN | | at Florida State | W 77–72 | 11–5 (1–2) | 23 – Hairston | 8 – McAdoo, Bullock | 4 – Bullock, Paige | Donald L. Tucker Center (12,060) Tallahassee, FL |
| January 19, 2013 12:00 pm, ESPN | | Maryland | W 62–52 | 12–5 (2–2) | 24 – Bullock | 11 – McAdoo | 6 – Paige | Dean E. Smith Center (20,865) Chapel Hill, NC |
| January 23, 2013 9:00 pm, ESPN | | Georgia Tech | W 79–63 | 13–5 (3–2) | 17 – Bullock | 9 – McAdoo | 6 – Strickland, Paige | Dean E. Smith Center (19,124) Chapel Hill, NC |
| January 26, 2013 7:00 pm, ESPN | | at No. 18 NC State ESPN College GameDay | L 83–91 | 13–6 (3–3) | 19 – Hairston | 11 – McAdoo | 6 – Strickland | PNC Arena (19,577) Raleigh, NC |
| January 29, 2013 9:00 pm, ESPNU | | at Boston College | W 82–70 | 14–6 (4–3) | 17 – McAdoo | 10 – McAdoo | 6 – Paige | Conte Forum (7,062) Chestnut Hill, MA |
| February 2, 2013 12:00 pm, ACCN/ESPN3 | | Virginia Tech | W 72–60 $^{OT}$ | 15–6 (5–3) | 22 – McAdoo | 10 – McAdoo | 5 – Bullock, Paige | Dean E. Smith Center (20,762) Chapel Hill, NC |
| February 5, 2013 7:00 pm, ESPNU | | Wake Forest | W 87–62 | 16–6 (6–3) | 23 – Bullock | 6 – Paige | 5 – Strickland | Dean E. Smith Center (19,653) Chapel Hill, NC |
| February 9, 2013 2:00 pm, ESPN | | at No. 8 Miami (FL) | L 61–87 | 16–7 (6–4) | 14 – Bullock | 7 – Bullock | 4 – Paige | BankUnited Center (7,972) Coral Gables, FL |
| February 13, 2013 9:00 pm, ESPN/ACCN | | at No. 2 Duke Rivalry | L 68–73 | 16–8 (6–5) | 23 – Hairston | 8 – McAdoo, Bullock, Hairston | 3 – Hairston | Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, NC |
| February 16, 2013 12:00 pm, ACCN/ESPN3 | | Virginia | W 93–81 | 17–8 (7–5) | 29 – Hairston | 10 – McAdoo | 6 – Strickland | Dean E. Smith Center (20,616) Chapel Hill, NC |
| February 19, 2013 9:00 pm, ACCN/ESPN3 | | at Georgia Tech | W 70–58 | 18–8 (8–5) | 22 – McAdoo | 11 – McAdoo | 7 – Strickland | McCamish Pavilion (8,600) Atlanta, GA |
| February 23, 2013 4:00 pm, ESPN | | NC State | W 76–65 | 19–8 (9–5) | 22 – Bullock | 13 – Bullock | 8 – Paige | Dean E. Smith Center (21,750) Chapel Hill, NC |
| February 28, 2013 7:00 pm, ESPN | | at Clemson | W 68–59 | 20–8 (10–5) | 16 – Strickland | 9 – Bullock | 6 – Bullock | Littlejohn Coliseum (9,778) Clemson, SC |
| March 3, 2013 2:00 pm, CBS | | Florida State | W 79–58 | 21–8 (11–5) | 21 – McAdoo | 10 – Bullock | 9 – Paige | Dean E. Smith Center (21,228) Chapel Hill, NC |
| March 6, 2013 7:00 pm, ESPN | | at Maryland | W 79–68 | 22–8 (12–5) | 22 – Hairston | 12 – Bullock | 6 – Strickland | Comcast Center (17,950) College Park, MD |
| March 9, 2013 9:00 pm, ESPN | | No. 3 Duke College GameDay/Rivalry | L 53–69 | 22–9 (12–6) | 15 – McAdoo | 6 – Bullock, Hairston | 6 – Paige | Dean E. Smith Center (21,750) Chapel Hill, NC |
| 2013 ACC Tournament |||||||||
| March 15, 2013 9:42 pm, ACCN/ESPN2 | (3) | vs. (6) Florida State Quarterfinals | W 83–62 | 23–9 | 21 – Hairston | 9 – Bullock | 10 – Paige | Greensboro Coliseum (N/A) Greensboro, NC |
| March 16, 2013 3:45 pm, ACCN/ESPN | (3) | vs. (7) Maryland Semifinals | W 79–76 | 24–9 | 15 – Bullock, Strickland | 9 – Bullock | 4 – Bullock, Strickland | Greensboro Coliseum (22,169) Greensboro, NC |
| March 17, 2013 1:00 pm, ACCN/ESPN | (3) | vs. (1) No. 9 Miami (FL) Championship Game | L 77–87 | 24–10 | 28 – Hairston | 7 – Bullock | 8 – Strickland | Greensboro Coliseum (22,169) Greensboro, NC |
| 2013 NCAA Tournament |||||||||
| March 22, 2013* 7:20 pm, TNT | (8 S) | vs. (9 S) Villanova Second Round | W 78–71 | 25–10 | 23 – Hairston | 5 – Hairston | 4 – Bullock, Paige | Sprint Center (18,488) Kansas City, MO |
| March 24, 2013* 5:25 pm, CBS | (8 S) | vs. (1 S) No. 3 Kansas Third Round | L 58–70 | 25–11 | 15 – Hairston | 9 – Hairston | 4 – Strickland | Sprint Center (18,498) Kansas City, MO |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. (#) during NCAA Tournament is seed with Region S=South. |||||||||

## Rankings

| Poll | 11/30/12 | 12/31/12 | 1/31/13 | 2/25/13 | 3/1/13 | 3/10/13 | 3/17/13 |
| RPI | 51 | 23 | 34 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
| Basketball Power Index (BPI) | | | | | | | 32 |
| NCAA seed list | | | | | | | 29 |

## Team players drafted into the NBA

| Year | Round | Pick | Player | NBA Club |
| 2013 | 1 | 25 | Reggie Bullock | Los Angeles Clippers |
| 2014 | 1 | 26 | P. J. Hairston | Miami Heat |
| 2015 | 2 | 58 | J. P. Tokoto | Philadelphia 76ers |
| 2016 | 1 | 25 | Brice Johnson | Los Angeles Clippers |
| 2016 | 2 | 55 | Marcus Paige | Brooklyn Nets |