# 2012–13 Charlotte 49ers men's basketball team

The 2012–13 Charlotte 49ers men's basketball team represented the University of North Carolina at Charlotte during the 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The 49ers, led by head coach Alan Major, played their home games at the Dale F. Halton Arena and were members of the Atlantic 10 Conference. This was their final year in the Atlantic 10 Conference as they move to Conference USA in 2014. They finished the season 21–12, 8–8 in A-10 play to finish in a three way tie for eighth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Atlantic 10 tournament to Saint Louis. They were invited to the 2013 NIT where they lost in the first round to Providence.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| 11/01/2012* 7:00 pm | | Pfeiffer | W 96–51 | | Halton Arena (4,737) Charlotte, NC |
| Non-Conference ||||||
| 11/09/2012* 6:00 pm | | Charleston Southern | W 68–58 | 1–0 | Halton Arena (4,429) Charlotte, NC |
| 11/13/2012* 7:30 pm, NBCSN | | Georgia Southern | W 66–53 | 2–0 | Halton Arena (5,810) Charlotte, NC |
| 11/17/2012* 7:30 pm | | Lamar | W 70–49 | 3–0 | Halton Arena (4,620) Charlotte, NC |
| 11/22/2012* 11:30 pm, CBSSN | | vs. Texas State Great Alaska Shootout Quarterfinals | W 73–64 | 4–0 | Sullivan Arena (4,201) Anchorage, AK |
| 11/23/2012* 1:30 am, CBSSN | | vs. Oral Roberts Great Alaska Shootout semifinals | W 72–58 | 5–0 | Sullivan Arena (4,724) Anchorage, AK |
| 11/25/2012* 12:30 am, CBSSN | | vs. Northeastern Great Alaska Shootout Championship | W 67–59 | 6–0 | Sullivan Arena (4,553) Anchorage, AK |
| 12/01/2012* 7:00 pm | | East Carolina | W 76–64 | 7–0 | Halton Arena (7,896) Charlotte, NC |
| 12/05/2012* 8:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Davidson | W 73–69 | 8–0 | John M. Belk Arena (5,267) Davidson, NC |
| 12/08/2012* 2:00 pm | | Central Michigan | W 78–66 | 9–0 | Halton Arena (5,263) Charlotte, NC |
| 12/14/2012* 7:00 pm, RSN/ESPN3 | | at Miami (FL) | L 46–77 | 9–1 | BankUnited Center (3,275) Miami, FL |
| 12/16/2012* 4:00 pm | | at Kennesaw State | W 66–52 | 10–1 | KSU Convocation Center (1,115) Kennesaw, GA |
| 12/19/2012* 7:30 pm | | Radford | W 68–52 | 11–1 | Halton Arena (4,636) Charlotte, NC |
| 12/22/2012* 2:00 pm, CBSSN | | vs. Florida State | L 76–79 | 11–2 | Time Warner Cable Arena (7,249) Charlotte, NC |
| 01/02/2013* 7:30 pm | | UNC Asheville | W 71–63 $^{OT}$ | 12–2 | Halton Arena (4,772) Charlotte, NC |
| Atlantic 10 Regular Season ||||||
| 01/09/2013 7:30 pm | | La Salle | W 74–65 | 13–2 (1–0) | Halton Arena (5,754) Charlotte, NC |
| 01/12/2013 2:00 pm | | at Rhode Island | W 58–50 | 14–2 (2–0) | Ryan Center (3,758) Kingston, RI |
| 01/16/2013 7:30 pm | | Fordham | W 74–68 | 15–2 (3–0) | Halton Arena (5,275) Charlotte, NC |
| 01/19/2013 6:00 pm | | at Richmond | L 61–81 | 15–3 (3–1) | Robins Center (8,321) Richmond, VA |
| 01/23/2013 7:30 pm, FSOH | | Xavier | W 63–57 | 16–3 (4–1) | Halton Arena (7,280) Charlotte, NC |
| 01/26/2013 2:00 pm | | at George Washington | L 54–82 | 16–4 (4–2) | Smith Center (2,421) Washington, D.C. |
| 02/02/2013 2:00 pm | | Massachusetts | W 66–65 | 17–4 (5–2) | Halton Arena (9,105) Charlotte, NC |
| 02/06/2013 7:00 pm | | at Temple | L 88–89 | 17–5 (5–3) | Liacouras Center (4,785) Philadelphia, PA |
| 02/09/2013 7:00 pm | | VCU | L 61–68 | 17–6 (5–4) | Halton Arena (8,794) Charlotte, NC |
| 02/13/2013 7:00 pm | | at #11 Butler | W 71–67 | 18–6 (6–4) | Hinkle Fieldhouse (7,009) Indianapolis, IN |
| 02/16/2013 7:00 pm, FSMW | | at Saint Louis | L 58–75 | 18–7 (6–5) | Chaifetz Arena (10,052) Saint Louis, MO |
| 02/24/2013 4:00 pm | | Temple | L 51–71 | 18–8 (6–6) | Halton Arena (6,772) Charlotte, NC |
| 02/27/2013 7:30 pm, WHIO | | Dayton | L 67–88 | 18–9 (6–7) | Halton Arena (5,113) Charlotte, NC |
| 03/02/2013 7:00 pm | | at St. Bonaventure | L 83–104 | 18–10 (6–8) | Reilly Center (3,760) St. Bonaventure, NY |
| 03/06/2013 7:00 pm | | at Duquesne | W 89–87 $^{OT}$ | 19–10 (7–8) | Palumbo Center (2,339) Pittsburgh, PA |
| 03/09/2013 7:00 pm | | Saint Joseph's | W 52–40 | 20–10 (8–8) | Halton Arena (4,713) Charlotte, NC |
| 2013 Atlantic 10 Men's Basketball Tournament ||||||
| 03/14/2013 12:00 pm, NBCSN | | vs. Richmond First Round | W 68–63 | 21–10 | Barclays Center (N/A) Brooklyn, NY |
| 03/15/2013 12:00 pm, CSN | | vs. No. 16 Saint Louis Quarterfinals | L 55–72 | 21–11 | Barclays Center (N/A) Brooklyn, NY |
| 2013 National Invitation Tournament ||||||
| 03/20/2013* 7:15 pm, ESPN3 | No. (5) | at (4) Providence First Round | L 66–75 | 21–12 | Dunkin' Donuts Center (4,953) Providence, RI |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll/Coaches' Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. (#) during NIT is seed within region. ||||||