# 2012–13 Clemson Tigers men's basketball team

The 2012–13 Clemson Tigers men's basketball team represented Clemson University in the 2012–2013 college basketball season. The Tigers, led by third year head coach Brad Brownell, played their home games at Littlejohn Coliseum and were members of the Atlantic Coast Conference. They finished the season 13–18, 5–13 in ACC play to finish in 11th place. They lost in the first round of the ACC tournament to Florida State.

## Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
| Tanner Smith | 5 | G | 6'5" | 210 | Senior | Alpharetta, GA | Graduated |
| Catalin Baciu | 10 | C | 7'2" | 255 | Senior | Cluj-Napoca, Romania | Graduated |
| Andre Young | 11 | G | 5'9" | 175 | Senior | Albany, GA | Graduated |
| Bryan Narcisse | 21 | F | 6'6" | 225 | Senior | North Augusta, SC | Graduated |

## Recruiting

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Jaron Blossomgame PF | Alpharetta, GA | Chattahoochee High School | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | Feb 12, 2011 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 92 ||||||
| Adonis Filer PG | Chicago, IL | Notre Dame Preparatory School | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | Nov 8, 2011 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: POST ||||||
| Landry Nnoko C | Yaounde, Cameroon | Montverde Academy | 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) | 220 lb (100 kg) | Nov 3, 2011 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 89 ||||||
| Jordan Roper PG | Columbia, SC | Irmo High School | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | 160 lb (73 kg) | Jun 9, 2011 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 88 ||||||
| Josh Smith PF | Charlotte, NC | Olympic High School | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 260 lb (120 kg) | Aug 13, 2011 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 88 ||||||
| 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. ||||||

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Opponent | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition |||||
| 11/05/2012* 7:00 pm | Lander | W 72–42 | | Littlejohn Coliseum (N/A) Clemson, SC |
| Regular season |||||
| 11/12/2012* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | Presbyterian | W 77–44 | 1–0 | Littlejohn Coliseum (4,500) Clemson, SC |
| 11/16/2012* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Furman | W 72–55 | 2–0 | Timmons Arena (2,746) Greenville, SC |
| 11/22/2012* 9:00 pm, ESPN2 | vs. No. 17 Gonzaga Old Spice Classic Quarterfinals | L 49–57 | 2–1 | HP Field House (2,076) Lake Buena Vista, FL |
| 11/23/2012* 5:30 pm, ESPN2 | vs. UTEP Old Spice Classic Consolation Game | W 69–48 | 3–1 | HP Field House (2,205) Lake Buena Vista, FL |
| 11/25/2012* 11:30 am, ESPNU | vs. Marist Old Spice Classic Fifth Place Game | W 59–44 | 4–1 | HP Field House (1,080) Lake Buena Vista, FL |
| 11/28/2012* 7:15 pm, ESPNU | Purdue ACC–Big Ten Challenge | L 61–73 | 4–2 | Littlejohn Coliseum (7,632) Clemson, SC |
| 12/02/2012* 12:00 pm, ESPNU | at South Carolina | W 64–55 | 5–2 | Colonial Life Arena (10,684) Columbia, SC |
| 12/08/2012* 8:00 pm, ESPN2 | No. 8 Arizona | L 54–66 | 5–3 | Littlejohn Coliseum (8,509) Clemson, SC |
| 12/15/2012* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | Florida A&M | W 80–57 | 6–3 | Littlejohn Coliseum (7,862) Clemson, SC |
| 12/19/2012* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Coast Carolina | L 46–69 | 6–4 | HTC Center (3,286) Conway, SC |
| 12/23/2012* 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | South Carolina State | W 77–41 | 7–4 | Littlejohn Coliseum (7,431) Clemson, SC |
| 01/01/2013* 4:00 pm, ESPN3 | The Citadel | W 92–51 | 8–4 | Littlejohn Coliseum (7,124) Clemson, SC |
| 01/05/2013 4:00 pm, RSN/ESPN3 | Florida State | L 66–71 | 8–5 (0–1) | Littlejohn Coliseum (7,635) Clemson, SC |
| 01/08/2013 7:00 pm, ESPNU | at No. 1 Duke | L 40–68 | 8–6 (0–2) | Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, NC |
| 01/12/2013 12:00 pm, ACCN/ESPN3 | Virginia | W 59–44 | 9–6 (1–2) | Littlejohn Coliseum (7,795) Clemson, SC |
| 01/15/2013 7:00 pm, ESPNU | Wake Forest | W 60–44 | 10–6 (2–2) | Littlejohn Coliseum (7,291) Clemson, SC |
| 01/20/2013 6:00 pm, ESPNU | at No. 14 NC State | L 62–66 | 10–7 (2–3) | PNC Arena (19,557) Raleigh, NC |
| 01/24/2013 8:00 pm, ACCN/ESPN3 | at Florida State | L 57–60 | 10–8 (2–4) | Donald L. Tucker Center (7,893) Tallahassee, FL |
| 01/27/2013 1:00 pm, ACCN/ESPN3 | Virginia Tech | W 77–70 | 11–8 (3–4) | Littlejohn Coliseum (7,980) Clemson, SC |
| 01/29/2013 7:00 pm, RSN/ESPN3 | Georgia Tech | W 63–60 | 12–8 (4–4) | Littlejohn Coliseum (7,059) Clemson, SC |
| 02/02/2013 12:00 pm, ACCN/ESPN3 | at Boston College | L 68–75 | 12–9 (4–5) | Conte Forum (5,278) Chestnut Hill, MA |
| 02/07/2013 7:00 pm, ESPN2 | at Virginia | L 41–78 | 12–10 (4–6) | John Paul Jones Arena (9,942) Charlottesville, VA |
| 02/10/2013 1:00 pm, ACCN/ESPN3 | NC State | L 57–58 | 12–11 (4–7) | Littlejohn Coliseum (9,455) Clemson, SC |
| 02/14/2013 7:00 pm, RSN/ESPN3 | at Georgia Tech | W 56–53 | 13–11 (5–7) | McCamish Pavilion (6,862) Atlanta, GA |
| 02/17/2013 6:00 pm, ESPNU | No. 3 Miami (FL) | L 43–45 | 13–12 (5–8) | Littlejohn Coliseum (8,998) Clemson, SC |
| 02/23/2013 12:00 pm, ESPN2 | at Maryland | L 59–72 | 13–13 (5–9) | Comcast Center (15,373) College Park, MD |
| 02/28/2013 7:00 pm, ESPN | North Carolina | L 59–68 | 13–14 (5–10) | Littlejohn Coliseum (9,778) Clemson, SC |
| 03/02/2013 8:00 pm, RSN/ESPN3 | at Virginia Tech | L 61–69 | 13–15 (5–11) | Cassell Coliseum (5,184) Blacksburg, VA |
| 03/05/2013 7:00 pm, RSN/ESPN3 | Boston College | L 61–68 | 13–16 (5–12) | Littlejohn Coliseum (7,102) Clemson, SC |
| 03/09/2013 2:30 pm, ACCN/ESPN3 | at No. 6 Miami (FL) | L 49–62 | 13–17 (5–13) | BankUnited Center (7,972) Coral Gables, FL |
| ACC tournament |||||
| 03/14/2013 9:38 pm, ESPNU/ACCN | vs. Florida State First Round | L 69–73 | 13–18 | Greensboro Coliseum (22,169) Greensboro, NC |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. |||||