# 2012–13 East Carolina Pirates men's basketball team

The 2012–13 East Carolina Pirates men's basketball team represented East Carolina University during the 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Pirates, led by third year head coach Jeff Lebo, played their home games at Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum and were members of Conference USA. They finished the season 23–12, 9–7 in C-USA play to finish in a tie for fourth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Conference USA tournament to Tulsa. They were invited to the 2013 CIT where they defeated Savannah State, Rider, Loyola (MD), Evansville, and Weber State to be the 2013 CIT Champions.

## Roster

| Number | Name | Position | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown |
| 0 | Miguel Paul | Guard | 6–1 | 170 | Senior | Winter Haven, Florida |
| 1 | Akeem Richmond | Guard | 5–11 | 180 | Junior | Sanford, North Carolina |
| 2 | Maurice Kemp | Forward | 6–8 | 190 | Senior | Miami, Florida |
| 3 | Petar Torlak | Guard | 6–1 | 185 | Junior | Belgrade, Serbia |
| 4 | Prince Williams | Guard | 6–4 | 195 | Freshman | Raleigh, North Carolina |
| 5 | Ty Armstrong | Forward | 6–8 | 235 | Junior | Melbourne, Florida |
| 10 | Francis Edosomwan | Guard | 6–3 | 205 | Sophomore | Charlotte, North Carolina |
| 11 | Corvonn Gaines | Guard | 6–4 | 205 | Senior | Madison, Wisconsin |
| 12 | Robert Sampson | Forward | 6–8 | 210 | Junior | Atlanta, Georgia |
| 20 | Shamarr Bowden | Guard | 6–4 | 170 | Senior | Greensboro, North Carolina |
| 22 | Paris Roberts-Campbell | Guard | 6–2 | 180 | Sophomore | Charlotte, North Carolina |
| 23 | Erin Staughn | Guard | 6–6 | 215 | Senior | Pensacola, Florida |
| 34 | Michael Zangari | Forward | 6–9 | 230 | Freshman | Lewisberry, Pennsylvania |
| 41 | Marshall Guilmette | Forward | 6–10 | 240 | Freshman | Kennesaw, Georgia |
| 42 | Yasin Kolo | Forward | 6–10 | 250 | Freshman | Göttingen, Germany |

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Opponent | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season |||||
| 11/10/2012* 5:00 pm | Washington & Lee | W 72–50 | 1–0 | Williams Arena (4,759) Greenville, NC |
| 11/13/2012* 7:00 pm | Methodist | W 87–51 | 2–0 | Williams Arena (3,830) Greenville, NC |
| 11/16/2012* 7:00 pm | UNC Greensboro | W 76–73 | 3–0 | Williams Arena (4,946) Greenville, NC |
| 11/20/2012* 7:00 pm | Appalachian State | W 82–72 | 4–0 | Williams Arena (4,014) Greenville, NC |
| 11/26/2012* 7:00 pm | at Georgia State | W 62–53 | 5–0 | GSU Sports Arena (1,759) Atlanta, GA |
| 12/01/2012* 7:00 pm | at Charlotte | L 64–76 | 5–1 | Dale F. Halton Arena (7,896) Charlotte, NC |
| 12/04/2012* 7:30 pm | St. Andrews | W 111–59 | 6–1 | Williams Arena (4,021) Greenville, NC |
| 12/15/2012* 12:00 pm, ESPNU | at No. 21 North Carolina | L 87–93 | 6–2 | Dean Smith Center (19,147) Chapel Hill, NC |
| 12/18/2012* 7:00 pm | Gardner–Webb | W 62–60 | 7–2 | Williams Arena (3,961) Greenville, NC |
| 12/22/2012* 1:30 pm | at Massachusetts | L 81–88 | 7–3 | Mullins Center (4,123) Amherst, MA |
| 12/29/2012* 5:30 pm | Norfolk State | W 74–63 | 8–3 | Williams Arena (5,172) Greenville, NC |
| 01/02/2013* 7:00 pm | Campbell | L 81–86 $^{OT}$ | 8–4 | Williams Arena (3,770) Greenville, NC |
| 01/05/2013* 5:00 pm | North Carolina Wesleyan | W 91–60 | 9–4 | Williams Arena (4,708) Greenville, NC |
| 01/09/2013 8:00 pm, FSSO/SPSO | at Memphis | L 54–67 | 9–5 (0–1) | FedExForum (15,341) Memphis, TN |
| 01/12/2013 7:00 pm | UCF | W 88–85 $^{OT}$ | 10–5 (1–1) | Williams Arena (4,954) Greenville, NC |
| 01/16/2013 7:00 pm | Houston | W 89–78 | 11–5 (2–1) | Williams Arena (5,087) Greenville, NC |
| 01/19/2013 7:00 pm | at Marshall | L 56–77 | 11–6 (2–2) | Cam Henderson Center (6,056) Huntington, WV |
| 01/23/2013 8:00 pm | at UAB | W 91–85 | 12–6 (3–2) | Bartow Arena (3,233) Birmingham, AL |
| 01/26/2013 7:00 pm | UTEP | L 67–68 | 12–7 (3–3) | Williams Arena (6,121) Greenville, NC |
| 01/30/2013 7:00 pm | Memphis | L 68–75 | 12–8 (3–4) | Williams Arena (6,246) Greenville, NC |
| 02/02/2013 8:00 pm | at Rice | W 79–63 | 13–8 (4–4) | Tudor Fieldhouse (1,691) Houston, TX |
| 02/09/2013 4:00 pm | at UCF | L 73–83 | 13–9 (4–5) | UCF Arena (4,439) Orlando, FL |
| 02/13/2013 7:00 pm | UAB | W 74–61 | 14–9 (5–5) | Williams Arena (4,324) Greenville, NC |
| 02/16/2013 5:00 pm | Southern Miss | L 82–86 $^{OT}$ | 14–10 (5–6) | Williams Arena (6,011) Greenville, NC |
| 02/20/2013 8:05 pm | at Tulsa | W 72–63 | 15–10 (6–6) | Reynolds Center (4,474) Tulsa, OK |
| 02/23/2013 3:00 pm, TWCTX | at SMU | W 72–69 | 16–10 (7–6) | Moody Coliseum (3,642) Dallas, TX |
| 03/02/2013 8:00 pm | at Southern Miss | L 69–88 | 16–11 (7–7) | Reed Green Coliseum (4,151) Hattiesburg, MS |
| 03/06/2013 7:00 pm | Tulane | W 88–85 | 17–11 (8–7) | Williams Arena (4,461) Greenville, NC |
| 03/09/2013 5:00 pm | Marshall | W 86–79 | 18–11 (9–7) | Williams Arena (5,377) Greenville, NC |
| 2013 Conference USA men's basketball tournament |||||
| 03/14/2013 9:37 pm, CBSSN | vs. Tulsa Quarterfinals | L 72–79 | 18–12 | BOK Center (7,050) Tulsa, OK |
| 2013 CIT |||||
| 03/19/2013* 7:00 pm | Savannah State First Round | W 66–65 | 19–12 | Williams Arena (2,053) Greenville, NC |
| 03/23/2013* 5:00 pm | Rider Second Round | W 75–54 | 20–12 | Williams Arena (3,886) Greenville, NC |
| 03/26/2013* 7:00 pm | Loyola (MD) Quarterfinals | W 70–58 | 21–12 | Williams Arena (4,512) Greenville, NC |
| 03/30/2013* 5:00 pm | Evansville Semifinals | W 81–58 | 22–12 | Williams Arena (5,625) Greenville, NC |
| 04/02/2013* 8:00 pm, CBSSN | at Weber State Championship Game | W 77–74 | 23–12 | Dee Events Center (10,583) Ogden, Utah |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. |||||