# 2012–13 Miami Hurricanes men's basketball team

The 2012–13 Miami Hurricanes men's basketball team represented the University of Miami during the 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Hurricanes, led by second-year head coach Jim Larrañaga, played their home games at the Bank United Center and were members of the Atlantic Coast Conference. With a veteran roster, the Hurricanes finished the regular season with a conference record of 15–3 and won the ACC regular season championship, marking the program's first-ever outright regular season conference championship.
The Hurricanes entered the ACC tournament as the top-seed and received a first-round bye. After defeating Boston College and NC State, they beat North Carolina to capture the 2013 ACC tournament championship and became the first ACC school other than Duke or North Carolina to win both the ACC regular season and tournament championships in the same season since the 1974 NC State team. The Hurricanes were selected as a 2-seed in the South Region of the 2013 NCAA tournament and beat 15-seed Pacific in the second round. The Hurricanes beat 7-seed Illinois in the third round to advance to the sweet sixteen where they lost to Marquette. They finished the season 29–7, their most victories in a season. They would tie this number of wins ten years later.

## Previous season

The Hurricanes finished the 2011–12 season 20–13 overall, 9–7 in ACC play and lost in the second round of the NIT to Minnesota.

### Departures

Departures :
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for Departure |
| Malcolm Grant | 3 | G | 6'1" | 188 | Senior | Brooklyn, NY | Graduated |
| DeQuan Jones | 5 | G/F | 6'8" | 221 | Senior | Stone Mountain, GA | Graduated |
| Ryan Quigtar | 11 | G | 5'11" | 180 | Senior | Skyway, WA | Graduated |

### 2012 recruiting class

College recruiting information :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Tonye Jekiri C | Hialeah, FL | Champagnat Catholic (FL) | 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) | 230 lb (100 kg) | Oct 31, 2011 |
| Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 91 ||||||
| Overall recruiting rankings: ||||||
| 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: "Miami Hurricanes 2012 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. "ESPN". ESPN.com. "2012 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. ||||||

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition |||||||||
| Nov 2, 2012* 7:00 pm | | Saint Leo | L 67–69 | – | 19 – McKinney-Jones | 6 – McKinney-Jones | 3 – Larkin | BankUnited Center (2,282) Coral Gables, FL |
| Non-conference Regular Season |||||||||
| Nov 9, 2012* 5:30 pm, ESPN3 | | Stetson | W 87–79 | 1–0 | 22 – Johnson | 12 – Kadji | 6 – Larkin | BankUnited Center (3,160) Coral Gables, FL |
| Nov 13, 2012* 7:05 pm | | at Florida Gulf Coast | L 51–63 | 1–1 | 14 – Larkin | 10 – Johnson | 4 – Larkin | Alico Arena (4,552) Fort Myers, FL |
| Nov 16, 2012* 7:00 pm, RSN | | Jacksonville | W 73–57 | 2–1 | 27 – Larkin | 7 – Brown | 5 – Larkin | BankUnited Center (3,135) Coral Gables, FL |
| Nov 24, 2012* 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Detroit | W 77–62 | 3–1 | 15 – Tied | 11 – Kadji | 3 – Tied | BankUnited Center (2,946) Coral Gables, FL |
| Nov 28, 2012* 7:30 pm, ESPN | | No. 13 Michigan State ACC-Big Ten Challenge | W 67–59 | 4–1 | 18 – McKinney-Jones | 11 – Johnson | 2 – Tied | BankUnited Center (5,791) Coral Gables, FL |
| Dec 1, 2012* 2:00 pm, CBSSN | | at UMass | W 75–62 | 5–1 | 19 – Johnson | 13 – Johnson | 4 – Scott | Mullins Center (7,004) Amherst, MA |
| Dec 4, 2012* 7:00 pm, RSN | | Charlotte | W 77–46 | 6–1 | 17 – Kadji | 12 – Scott | 5 – Larkin | BankUnited Center (3,275) Coral Gables, FL |
| Dec 18, 2012* 8:00 pm, CBSSN | | at UCF | W 72–50 | 7–1 | 17 – Scott | 13 – Johnson | 6 – Larkin | UCF Arena (5,189) Orlando, FL |
| Dec 23, 2012* 12:30 am, ESPNU | | at Hawaii Diamond Head Classic First Round | W 73–58 | 8–1 | 20 – Scott | 13 – Gamble | 5 – Scott | Stan Sheriff Center (8,120) Honolulu, HI |
| Dec 23, 2012* 11:30 pm, ESPN2 | | vs. No. 4 Arizona Diamond Head Classic Semifinals | L 50–69 | 8–2 | 19 – Kadji | 4 – Tied | 3 – Larkin | Stan Sheriff Center (6,564) Honolulu, HI |
| Dec 25, 2012* 7:30 pm, ESPN2 | | vs. Indiana State Diamond Head Classic 3rd Place | L 55–57 $^{OT}$ | 8–3 | 13 – Kadji | 11 – McKinney-Jones | 4 – Larkin | Stan Sheriff Center (6,514) Honolulu, HI |
| Jan 2, 2013* 9:00 pm, RSN | | La Salle | W 76–59 | 9–3 | 18 – Tied | 11 – Kadji | 3 – Larkin | BankUnited Center (3,259) Coral Gables, FL |
| ACC Regular Season |||||||||
| Jan 5, 2013 2:30 pm, ACCN | | at Georgia Tech | W 62–49 | 10–3 (1–0) | 22 – Brown | 14 – Kadji | 6 – Larkin | McCamish Pavilion (7,614) Atlanta, GA |
| Jan 10, 2013 7:00 pm, ESPN | | at North Carolina | W 68–59 | 11–3 (2–0) | 18 – Kadji | 9 – Kadji | 5 – Scott | Dean E. Smith Center (20,516) Chapel Hill, NC |
| Jan 13, 2013 8:00 pm, ESPNU | | Maryland | W 54–47 | 12–3 (3–0) | 14 – Kadji | 9 – Gamble | 7 – McKinney-Jones | BankUnited Center (5,809) Coral Gables, FL |
| Jan 16, 2013 7:00 pm, RSN | | at Boston College | W 60–59 | 13–3 (4–0) | 15 – Scott | 6 – Larkin | 5 – Larkin | Conte Forum (3,624) Chestnut Hill, MA |
| Jan 23, 2013 7:00 pm, ESPN | No. 25 | No. 1 Duke | W 90–63 | 14–3 (5–0) | 25 – Scott | 10 – Tied | 5 – Larkin | BankUnited Center (7,972) Coral Gables, FL |
| Jan 27, 2013 6:00 pm, ESPNU | No. 25 | Florida State | W 71–47 | 15–3 (6–0) | 15 – McKinney-Jones | 9 – Larkin | 6 – Larkin | BankUnited Center (7,972) Coral Gables, FL |
| Jan 30, 2013 9:00 pm, RSN | No. 14 | at Virginia Tech | W 73–64 | 16–3 (7–0) | 25 – Larkin | 10 – Johnson | 4 – McKinney-Jones | Cassell Coliseum (5,436) Blacksburg, VA |
| Feb 2, 2013 4:00 pm, CBS | No. 14 | at No. 19 NC State | W 79–78 | 17–3 (8–0) | 18 – Scott | 8 – Johnson | 5 – Larkin | PNC Arena (19,557) Raleigh, NC |
| Feb 5, 2013 7:00 pm, RSN | No. 8 | Boston College | W 72–50 | 18–3 (9–0) | 22 – Brown | 9 – Johnson | 5 – Larkin | BankUnited Center (5,149) Coral Gables, FL |
| Feb 9, 2013 2:00 pm, ESPN | No. 8 | North Carolina | W 87–61 | 19–3 (10–0) | 18 – Larkin | 6 – Tied | 9 – Larkin | BankUnited Center (7,971) Coral Gables, FL |
| Feb 13, 2013 7:00 pm, ESPN2 | No. 3 | at Florida State | W 74–68 | 20–3 (11–0) | 22 – Larkin | 8 – Johnson | 4 – Larkin | Donald L. Tucker Civic Center (9,007) Tallahassee, FL |
| Feb 17, 2013 6:00 pm, ESPNU | No. 3 | at Clemson | W 45–43 | 21–3 (12–0) | 12 – Kadji | 11 – Scott | 3 – Larkin | Littlejohn Coliseum (8,998) Clemson, SC |
| Feb 19, 2013 9:00 pm, ESPNU | No. 2 | Virginia | W 54–50 | 22–3 (13–0) | 11 – Larkin | 7 – Tied | 6 – Larkin | BankUnited Center (7,972) Coral Gables, FL |
| Feb 23, 2013 1:00 pm, RSN | No. 2 | at Wake Forest | L 65–80 | 22–4 (13–1) | 17 – Scott | 6 – Tied | 3 – Larkin | LJVM Coliseum (12,037) Winston-Salem, NC |
| Feb 27, 2013 7:00 pm, RSN | No. 5 | Virginia Tech | W 76–58 | 23–4 (14–1) | 22 – Larkin | 8 – Johnson | 6 – Larkin | BankUnited Center (7,434) Coral Gables, FL |
| Mar 2, 2013 6:00 pm, ESPN | No. 5 | at No. 3 Duke | L 76–79 | 23–5 (14–2) | 25 – Larkin | 10 – Kadji | 4 – Larkin | Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, NC |
| Mar 6, 2013 9:00 pm, ACCN | No. 6 | Georgia Tech | L 69–71 | 23–6 (14–3) | 18 – Kadji | 11 – Kadji | 7 – Larkin | BankUnited Center (7,394) Coral Gables, FL |
| Mar 9, 2013 2:30 pm, ACCN | No. 6 | Clemson | W 62–49 | 24–6 (15–3) | 23 – Kadji | 12 – Kadji | 3 – Larkin | BankUnited Center (7,972) Coral Gables, FL |
| ACC Tournament |||||||||
| Mar 15, 2013 12:00 pm, ESPN2 | No. 9 (1) | vs. (8) Boston College Quarterfinals | W 69–58 | 25–6 | 20 – Larkin | 11 – Kadji | 4 – Larkin | Greensboro Coliseum (22,169) Greensboro, NC |
| Mar 16, 2013 1:00 pm, ESPN2 | No. 9 (1) | vs. (5) NC State Semifinals | W 81–71 | 26–6 | 32 – Scott | 9 – Kadji | 4 – Tied | Greensboro Coliseum (22,169) Greensboro, NC |
| Mar 17, 2013 1:00 pm, ESPN | No. 9 (1) | vs. (3) North Carolina Championship | W 87–77 | 27–6 | 28 – Larkin | 10 – Gamble | 7 – Larkin | Greensboro Coliseum (22,169) Greensboro, NC |
| NCAA tournament |||||||||
| Mar 22, 2013 2:10 pm, TNT | No. 5 (2 E) | vs. (15 E) Pacific Second Round | W 78–49 | 28–6 | 21 – Scott | 10 – Johnson | 9 – Larkin | Frank Erwin Center (13,784) Austin, TX |
| Mar 24, 2013 9:04 pm, TNT | No. 5 (2 E) | vs. (7 E) Illinois Third Round | W 63–59 | 29–6 | 21 – Brown | 8 – Kadji | 5 – Larkin | Frank Erwin Center (14,520) Austin, TX |
| Mar 28, 2013 7:15 pm, CBS | No. 5 (2 E) | vs. No. 15 (3 E) Marquette Sweet Sixteen | L 61–71 | 29–7 | 14 – Larkin | 7 – Scott | 5 – Scott | Verizon Center (19,731) Washington, D.C. |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. (#) during NCAA Tournament is Seed with Region E=East. |||||||||

## Rankings

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking — = Not ranked RV = Received votes т = Tied with team above or below ( ) = First-place votes :
| | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week |
| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | Final |
| AP Poll | RV | RV | — | — | RV | RV | RV | — | — | — | RV | 25 | 14 | 8 | 3 (17) | 2 (20) | 5 | 6 | 9 | 5 | Not released |
| Coaches' Poll | RV | — | — | — | RV | — | — | — | — | — | RV | RV | 15 | 11 | 4 (5) | 2 (7) | 7 | 7 | 10 | 4т | 10 |