# 2012–13 North Carolina A&T Aggies men's basketball team

The 2012–13 North Carolina A&T Aggies men's basketball team represented North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University during the 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Aggies, led by first year head coach Cy Alexander, played their home games at the Corbett Sports Center and are members of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. They finished the season 20–17, 8–8 in MEAC play to finish in a tie for sixth place. They were champions of the MEAC tournament, winning the championship game over Morgan State, to earn an automatic bid to the 2013 NCAA tournament where they defeated Liberty in the first round, for their first ever NCAA Tournament win, before losing in the second round to Louisville.

## Roster

| Number | Name | Position | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown |
| 0 | Lawrence Smith | Forward | 6–5 | 200 | Senior | Bowie, Maryland |
| 1 | Adrian Powell | Forward | 6–6 | 188 | Senior | Conover, North Carolina |
| 2 | Khalid King | Guard | 6–2 | 170 | Freshman | Columbus, Ohio |
| 3 | Jeremy Underwood | Guard | 6–0 | 185 | Junior | Washington, D.C. |
| 4 | DaMetrius Upchurch | Forward | 6–7 | 210 | Senior | Raleigh, North Carolina |
| 5 | Jean Louisme | Guard | 6–4 | 180 | Senior | Fort Myers, Florida |
| 10 | Shaun Stewart | Guard | 6–0 | 180 | Freshman | Monroe, North Carolina |
| 15 | Dominique Behohn-Tolly | Forward | 6–6 | 210 | Senior | Cameroon |
| 21 | R.J. Buck | Guard | 6–3 | 192 | Senior | Lusby, Maryland |
| 30 | Lamont Middleton | Guard | 6–3 | 205 | Junior | Bronx, New York |
| 31 | Austin Witter | Forward/Guard | 6–8 | 195 | Senior | Princeton Junction, New Jersey |
| 33 | Waylan Siverand | Forward | 6–7 | 190 | Sophomore | Houston, Texas |
| 34 | Bruce Beckford | Forward | 6–7 | 215 | Freshman | Silver Spring, Maryland |
| 42 | Corvon Butler | Forward | 6–6 | 225 | Freshman | Champaign, Illinois |

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| 11/01/2012* 7:05 pm | | Fayetteville State | W 78–47 | | Corbett Sports Center Greensboro, NC |
| 11/04/2012* 5:00 pm | | Barber–Scotia | W 101–66 | | Corbett Sports Center Greensboro, NC |
| Regular season ||||||
| 11/09/2012* 8:00 pm | | Greensboro | W 83–52 | 1–0 | Corbett Sports Center (2,950) Greensboro, NC |
| 11/12/2012* 7:00 pm | | Utah Valley | L 55–64 | 1–1 | Corbett Sports Center (947) Greensboro, NC |
| 11/16/2012* 7:00 pm | | at Wright State | L 44–56 | 1–2 | Nutter Center (3,726) Fairborn, OH |
| 11/18/2012* 2:00 pm, FS Ohio | | at No. 24 Cincinnati | L 39–93 | 1–3 | Fifth Third Arena (5,582) Cincinnati, OH |
| 11/20/2012* 7:00 pm | | at Iowa State | L 57–86 | 1–4 | Hilton Coliseum (11,384) Ames, IA |
| 11/23/2012* 12:30 pm | | vs. Campbell Global Sports Hoops Showcase | W 85–60 | 2–4 | Thomas & Mack Center (N/A) Paradise, NV |
| 11/24/2012* 4:30 pm | | vs. Jacksonville State Global Sports Hoops Showcase | L 50–54 $^{OT}$ | 2–5 | Thomas & Mack Center (N/A) Paradise, NV |
| 11/28/2012* 7:00 pm | | at UNC Greensboro Battle of Market Street | W 90–79 | 3–5 | Greensboro Coliseum (3,130) Greensboro, NC |
| 12/01/2012 4:00 pm | | North Carolina Central | L 62–66 | 3–6 (0–1) | Corbett Sports Center (5,032) Greensboro, NC |
| 12/13/2012* 7:30 pm | | at NJIT | W 76–71 | 4–6 | Fleisher Center (659) Newark, NJ |
| 12/16/2012* 1:00 pm | | at Seton Hall | L 66–77 | 4–7 | Prudential Center (7,575) Newark, NJ |
| 12/19/2012* 7:00 pm | | Eastern Kentucky | W 78–67 | 5–7 | Corbett Sports Center (453) Greensboro, NC |
| 12/28/2012* 7:00 pm | | at Texas Tech | L 74–85 | 5–8 | United Spirit Arena (5,893) Lubbock, TX |
| 12/30/2012* 7:00 pm | | at Cal State Bakersfield | L 52–60 | 5–9 | Rabobank Arena (1,881) Bakersfield, CA |
| 01/02/2013* 7:00 pm | | Radford | W 81–77 | 6–9 | Corbett Sports Center (746) Greensboro, NC |
| 01/05/2013* 7:00 pm | | at Georgia Southern | W 71–65 | 7–9 | Hanner Fieldhouse (1,012) Statesboro, GA |
| 01/12/2013 4:30 pm | | at Bethune-Cookman | L 60–72 | 7–10 (0–2) | Moore Gymnasium (1,901) Daytona Beach, FL |
| 01/14/2013 7:30 pm | | at Florida A&M | W 68–40 | 8–10 (1–2) | Teaching Arena (659) Tallahassee, FL |
| 01/19/2013 4:00 pm | | Howard | W 61–37 | 9–10 (2–2) | Corbett Sports Center (3,189) Greensboro, NC |
| 01/26/2013 4:00 pm | | Morgan State | L 52–55 | 9–11 (2–3) | Corbett Sports Center (1,610) Greensboro, NC |
| 01/28/2013 8:00 pm | | Coppin State | W 63–62 | 10–11 (3–3) | Corbett Sports Center (1,981) Greensboro, NC |
| 02/02/2013 4:00 pm | | at Maryland–Eastern Shore | W 46–44 | 11–11 (4–3) | Hytche Athletic Center (2,189) Princess Anne, MD |
| 02/04/2013 7:30 pm | | at Delaware State | L 44–53 | 11–12 (4–4) | Memorial Hall (1,356) Dover, DE |
| 02/09/2013 4:00 pm | | Bethune-Cookman | W 65–55 | 12–12 (5–4) | Corbett Sports Center (1,557) Greensboro, NC |
| 02/11/2013 8:15 pm | | Florida A&M | W 64–56 | 13–12 (6–4) | Corbett Sports Center (1,839) Greensboro, NC |
| 02/16/2013 6:15 pm | | at South Carolina State | L 70–72 | 13–13 (6–5) | SHM Memorial Center (1,387) Orangeburg, SC |
| 02/18/2013 8:00 pm | | at Savannah State | L 49–56 | 13–14 (6–6) | Tiger Arena (1,110) Savannah, GA |
| 02/23/2013 4:00 pm | | at North Carolina Central | L 47–51 | 13–15 (6–7) | McLendon–McDougald Gymnasium (3,230) Durham, NC |
| 03/02/2013 4:00 pm | | South Carolina State | W 58–35 | 14–15 (7–7) | Corbett Sports Center (N/A) Greensboro, NC |
| 03/04/2013 9:00 pm, ESPNU | | Savannah State | W 59–57 | 15–15 (8–7) | Corbett Sports Center (783) Greensboro, NC |
| 03/07/2013 8:00 pm | | at Norfolk State | L 48–55 | 15–16 (8–8) | Joseph G. Echols Memorial Hall (2,794) Norfolk, VA |
| 2013 MEAC men's basketball tournament ||||||
| 03/12/2013 6:30 pm | | vs. Florida A&M First Round | W 65–54 | 16–16 | Norfolk Scope (2,591) Norfolk, VA |
| 03/13/2013 8:45 pm | | vs. North Carolina Central Quarterfinals | W 55–42 | 17–16 | Norfolk Scope (7,543) Norfolk, VA |
| 03/15/2013 8:30 pm | | vs. Delaware State Semifinals | W 84–78 | 18–16 | Norfolk Scope (N/A) Norfolk, VA |
| 03/16/2013 5:00 pm, ESPNU | | vs. Morgan State Championship Game | W 57–54 | 19–16 | Norfolk Scope (N/A) Norfolk, VA |
| 2013 NCAA tournament ||||||
| 03/19/2013* 6:40 pm, truTV | No. 16 MW | vs. (16 MW) Liberty First Four | W 73–72 | 20–16 | UD Arena (12,027) Dayton, OH |
| 03/21/2013* 6:50 pm, TBS | No. 16 MW | vs. No. 2 (1 MW) Louisville Second Round | L 48–79 | 20–17 | Rupp Arena (23,500) Lexington, KY |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. (#) during NCAA Tournament is seed with Region MW=Midwest. ||||||