# 2012–13 Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's basketball team

The 2012–13 Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's basketball team represented Wake Forest University during the 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Their head coach was Jeff Bzdelik, who was coaching in his third season at Wake Forest. The team played its home games at the Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, and was a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference. They finished the season 13–18, 6–12 in ACC play to finish in a tie for ninth place. They lost in the first round of the ACC tournament to Maryland.

## Previous season

Wake finished the 2011–12 season 13–18, 4–12 in ACC play tied for 9th place and lost in the first round of the ACC tournament. The end of the season was highlighted by the sudden outgoing transfer of 3 players off the Wake Forest Men's Basketball team following Athletic Director Ron Wellman's announcement that Head Coach Jeff Bzdelik would be returning for another season.

## Recruiting

Wake Forest has a 7-man recruiting class for 2012.
US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Tyler Cavanaugh Forward | Dewitt, New York | Jamesville-Dewitt HS | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | 230 lb (100 kg) | Sep 24, 2011 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 89 ||||||
| Madison Jones Guard | Raleigh, North Carolina | Ravenscroft School | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 160 lb (73 kg) | Apr 6, 2012 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 88 ||||||
| Codi Miller-McIntyre Guard | Concord, North Carolina | First Assembly Christian School | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 195 lb (88 kg) | Mar 3, 2011 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 92 ||||||
| Arnaud Moto Forward | Alexandria, Virginia | Episcopal HS | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 225 lb (102 kg) | Oct 1, 2011 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 92 ||||||
| Aaron Rountree Forward | Wilson, North Carolina | Greenfield School | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | Mar 6, 2011 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 89 ||||||
| Devin Thomas Forward | Harrisburg, Pennsylvania | Central Dauphin SHS | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | 240 lb (110 kg) | Sep 3, 2011 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 89 ||||||
| Andre Washington Center | Roanoke, Virginia | Roanoke Catholic School | 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) | 220 lb (100 kg) | Mar 23, 2011 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 86 ||||||
| 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: "2012 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 20, 2012. ||||||

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| October 19* 7:00 p.m. | at Brock | W 84–79 | | Davis Gymnasium St. Catharines, Ontario |
| October 20* 7:00 p.m. | at Ryerson | W 88–80 | | Mattamy Athletic Centre Toronto, Ontario |
| November 2* 7:00 p.m. | Rollins | W 73–66 | | LJVM Coliseum Winston-Salem, North Carolina |
| Regular season ||||||
| November 9* 7:00 p.m., ESPN3 | Radford | W 79–67 | 1–0 | LJVM Coliseum Winston-Salem, North Carolina |
| November 16* 6:30 p.m., CBSSN | vs. No. 23 Connecticut Paradise Jam Tournament Quarterfinal | L 71–77 | 1–1 | Sports and Fitness Center Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands |
| November 17* 5:00 p.m. | vs. Iona Paradise Jam Tournament Consolation | L 68–94 | 1–2 | Sports and Fitness Center Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands |
| November 19* 2:30 p.m. | vs. Mercer Paradise Jam Tournament Seventh Place Game | W 74–71 | 2–2 | Sports and Fitness Center Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands |
| November 23* 7:00 p.m., ESPN3 | William & Mary | W 63–57 | 3–2 | LJVM Coliseum Winston-Salem, North Carolina |
| November 27* 9:15 p.m., ESPNU | Nebraska ACC–Big Ten Challenge | L 63–79 | 3–3 | LJVM Coliseum Winston-Salem, North Carolina |
| December 1* 6:00 p.m. | at Richmond | L 60–62 | 3–4 | Robins Center Richmond, Virginia |
| December 5* 7:00 p.m., ESPN3 | High Point | W 71–60 | 4–4 | LJVM Coliseum Winston-Salem, North Carolina |
| December 8* 7:00 p.m., ESPN3 | Seton Hall | L 67–71 | 4–5 | LJVM Coliseum Winston-Salem, North Carolina |
| December 18* 7:00 p.m., ESPN3 | Furman | W 79–55 | 5–5 | LJVM Coliseum Winston-Salem, North Carolina |
| December 22* 2:30 p.m., ESPN3 | at UNC Greensboro | W 84–70 | 6–5 | Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, North Carolina |
| January 2* 7:00 p.m., ESPN3 | Xavier | W 66–59 | 7–5 | LJVM Coliseum Winston-Salem, North Carolina |
| January 5 12:00 p.m., ESPNU | at No. 1 Duke | L 62–80 | 7–6 (0–1) | Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, North Carolina |
| January 9 9:00 p.m., RSN/ESPN3 | Virginia | W 55–52 | 8–6 (1–1) | LJVM Coliseum Winston-Salem, North Carolina |
| January 12 4:00 p.m., RSN/ESPN3 | Boston College | W 75–72 | 9–6 (2–1) | LJVM Coliseum Winston-Salem, North Carolina |
| January 15 7:00 p.m., ESPNU | at Clemson | L 44–60 | 9–7 (2–2) | Littlejohn Coliseum Clemson, South Carolina |
| January 19 2:00 p.m., ACCN/ESPN3 | at Virginia Tech | L 65–66 | 9–8 (2–3) | Cassell Coliseum Blacksburg, Virginia |
| January 22 7:00 p.m., RSN/ESPN3 | No. 18 NC State | W 86–84 | 10–8 (3–3) | LJVM Coliseum Winston-Salem, North Carolina |
| January 26 3:00 p.m., ACCN/ESPN3 | at Georgia Tech | L 62–82 | 10–9 (3–4) | Hank McCamish Pavilion Atlanta, Georgia |
| January 30 8:00 p.m., ACCN/ESPN3 | No. 5 Duke | L 70–75 | 10–10 (3–5) | LJVM Coliseum Winston-Salem, North Carolina |
| February 2 2:00 p.m., RSN/ESPN3 | at Maryland | L 60–86 | 10–11 (3–6) | Comcast Center College Park, Maryland |
| February 5 7:00 p.m., ESPNU | at North Carolina | L 62–87 | 10–12 (3–7) | Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, North Carolina |
| February 9 12:00 p.m., ESPN2 | Florida State | W 71–46 | 11–12 (4–7) | LJVM Coliseum Winston-Salem, North Carolina |
| February 13 7:00 p.m., RSN/ESPN3 | at Boston College | L 63–66 | 11–13 (4–8) | Conte Forum Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts |
| February 16 2:00 p.m., RSN/ESPN3 | Georgia Tech | L 56–57 | 11–14 (4–9) | LJVM Coliseum Winston-Salem, North Carolina |
| February 23 1:00 p.m., RSN/ESPN3 | No. 2 Miami (FL) | W 80–65 | 12–14 (5–9) | LJVM Coliseum Winston-Salem, North Carolina |
| February 26 9:00 p.m., ESPNU | at Florida State | L 62–76 | 12–15 (5–10) | Donald L. Tucker Center Tallahassee, Florida |
| March 2 12:00 p.m., ACCN/ESPN3 | Maryland | L 57–67 | 12–16 (5–11) | LJVM Coliseum Winston-Salem, North Carolina |
| March 6 9:00 p.m., ACCN/ESPN3 | at NC State | L 66–81 | 12–17 (5–12) | PNC Arena Raleigh, North Carolina |
| March 10 2:00 p.m., ACCN/ESPN3 | Virginia Tech | W 90–79 | 13–17 (6–12) | LJVM Coliseum Winston-Salem, North Carolina |
| ACC tournament ||||||
| March 14 7:00 p.m., ESPNU/ACC Network | vs. Maryland First Round | L 62–75 | 13–18 | Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, North Carolina |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from Coaches' Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||

## Leaders by Game

* Team Season Highs in Bold.
| Game | Points | Rebounds | Assists | Steals | Blocks |
| Radford | Harris (19) | McKie (9) | Harris/Miller-McIntyre (3) | Adala Moto (3) | Adala Moto/Jones (2) |
| Connecticut | Miller-McIntyre (21) | McKie (8) | Miller-McIntyre (4) | 4 tied (1) | Thomas (2) |
| Iona | McKie (13) | McKie/Thomas (7) | Fischer (3) | Jones (3) | Fischer/Jones (1) |
| Mercer | McKie (23) | McKie (15) | Miller-McIntyre (3) | McKie/Thomas (3) | Thomas (2) |
| William & Mary | Harris (18) | Rountree (7) | 3 tied (2) | Rountree (2) | Rountree (5) |
| Nebraska | Jones (14) | McKie (7) | Miller-McIntyre (3) | Jones (2) | Rountree (3) |
| Richmond | Thomas (11) | McKie (8) | Harris (3) | Jones/Rountree (2) | Rountree (3) |
| High Point | Fischer (15) | McKie (10) | Jones/Miller-McIntyre (3) | Rountree (3) | McKie/Rountree (2) |
| Seton Hall | Harris (28) | McKie (7) | Miller-McIntyre (5) | McKie (4) | Thomas (4) |
| Furman | Harris (20) | Thomas (7) | Harris (5) | Jones (3) | Thomas (2) |
| UNC Greensboro | McKie (19) | Moto/Thomas (6) | Miller-McIntyre (5) | Rountree (3) | Jones (2) |
| Xavier | McKie (19) | Thomas (14) | Miller-McIntyre (3) | McKie/Thomas (2) | McKie (2) |
| Duke | McKie (22) | McKie/Thomas (12) | Harris (5) | McKie (2) | McKie (1) |
| Virginia | Harris (16) | Thomas (8) | McKie (3) | McKie (2) | Thomas (3) |
| Boston College | Harris (29) | Thomas (11) | Miller-McIntyre (5) | McKie/Rountree (4) | Thomas (2) |
| Clemson | McKie (12) | McKie (11) | 3 tied (1) | Adala Moto (2) | McKie/Thomas (1) |
| Virginia Tech | McKie (20) | McKie (15) | Harris/Miller-McIntyre (4) | 4 tied (1) | McKie (1) |
| NC State | Thomas (25) | Thomas (14) | Thomas (4) | Thomas (3) | Thomas (4) |
| Georgia Tech | Harris (18) | Thomas (13) | Harris/Miller-McIntyre (3) | Jones (2) | Thomas (5) |
| Duke | Thomas (15) | McKie (7) | Jones (5) | Jones (2) | McKie (2) |
| Maryland | McKie (15) | McKie (6) | Jones (4) | Harris (3) | |
| North Carolina | Harris (12) | Thomas (13) | Jones (5) | Miller-McIntyre (2) | Rountree/Thomas (1) |
| Florida State | McKie (15) | Thomas (8) | Jones/Thomas (3) | Thomas (4) | Rountree/Thomas (2) |
| Boston College | Harris (23) | Thomas (9) | Harris/Miller-McIntyre (4) | 5 tied (1) | Thomas (2) |
| Georgia Tech | Harris/McKie (15) | Thomas (12) | Miller-McIntyre (3) | Rountree (2) | Rountree (4) |
| Miami | Harris (23) | McKie (10) | Jones/Miller-McIntyre (3) | Jones (4) | McKie (5) |
| Florida State | McKie (15) | McKie (6) | Adala Moto/Jones (2) | Rountree (2) | McKie (2) |
| Maryland | Harris (19) | Thomas (7) | Harris/Miller-McIntyre (3) | Thomas (3) | McKie (2) |
| NC State | Thomas (13) | Thomas (11) | Jones (6) | Jones (2) | Thomas (2) |
| Virginia Tech | Harris (29) | Thomas (8) | 3 tied (4) | McKie/Thomas (2) | 3 tied (1) |