2012–13 Pittsburgh Panthers men's basketball team

This article is about 2012–13 Pitt men's basketball. For 2012–13 Pitt women's basketball, see 2012–13 Pittsburgh Panthers women's basketball team.

2012–13 Pittsburgh Panthers men's basketball

NCAA Tournament, Round of 64
Conference	Big East Conference (1979–2013)
Ranking
AP	#20
2012–13 record	24–9 (12–6 Big East)
Head coach	Jamie Dixon (10th year)
Assistant coach	Pat Sandle (12th year)
Assistant coach	Brandin Knight (5th year)
Assistant coach	Bill Barton (2nd year)
Home arena	Petersen Events Center (Capacity: 12,508)

2012–13 Big East men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
#2 Louisville†	14	–	4	.778	35	–	5	.875
#8 Georgetown	14	–	4	.778	25	–	7	.781
#15 Marquette	14	–	4	.778	26	–	9	.743
#20 Pittsburgh	12	–	6	.667	24	–	9	.727
#16 Syracuse	11	–	7	.611	30	–	10	.750
#23 Notre Dame	11	–	7	.611	25	–	10	.714
Villanova	10	–	8	.556	20	–	14	.588
Connecticut*	10	–	8	.556	20	–	10	.667
Cincinnati	9	–	9	.500	22	–	12	.647
Providence	9	–	9	.500	19	–	15	.559
St. John's	8	–	10	.444	17	–	16	.515
Rutgers	5	–	13	.278	15	–	16	.484
Seton Hall	3	–	15	.167	15	–	18	.455
South Florida	3	–	15	.167	12	–	19	.387
DePaul	2	–	16	.111	11	–	21	.344

† 2013 Big East Tournament winner As of March 30, 2013^[1]; Rankings from AP Poll *Ineligible for postseason play due to APR penalties

The 2012–13 Pittsburgh Panthers men's basketball team represented the University of Pittsburgh, widely known as "Pitt", in the 2012-13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Panthers' head coach is Jamie Dixon, who is in his 10th year as head coach and 14th overall at Pitt. The team plays its home games in the Petersen Events Center in Pittsburgh and is in its final season as a member of the Big East Conference. Pitt begins play in the ACC next season. They finished the conference season with 12–6 in the Big East Conference, which they placed 4th. In the postseason, they lost to Syracuse in the quarterfinals of the 2013 Big East Men's Basketball Tournament and lost in the second round of 2013 NCAA Tournament to Wichita State to conclude the season with an overall record of 24–9.

Roster

2012–13 Pittsburgh Panthers men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
1.5 !G	0	Robinson, JamesJames Robinson	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	1.0 !Fr	DeMatha Catholic	Mitchellville, MD
1.5 !G	1	Woodall, TrayTray Woodall	72 !6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	4.5 !RS Sr	St. Anthony (Paterson, NJ)	Brooklyn, NY
1.5 !G	3	Wright, CameronCameron Wright	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	2.5 !RS So	Benedictine	Cleveland, OH
3.5 !F	5	Johnson, DurandDurand Johnson	78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	1.5 !RS Fr	Brewster Academy (Wolfeboro, NH)	Baltimore, MD
3.5 !F	11	Taylor, DanteDante Taylor	81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	4.0 !Sr	National Christian Academy (Oxon Hill, MD)	Greenburgh, NY
2.5 !G/F	12	Jones, ChrisChris Jones	78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Teaneck	Teaneck, NJ
5.0 !C	13	Adams, StevenSteven Adams	84 !7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Notre Dame Prep (Fitchburg, MA)	Rotorua, New Zealand
3.5 !F	15	Nwankwo, AronAron Nwankwo	79.5 !6 ft 7.5 in (2.02 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Baltimore City College	Baltimore, MD
2.5 !G/F	21	Patterson, LamarLamar Patterson	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	221 lb (100 kg)	3.5 !RS Jr	St. Benedict's (Newark, NJ)	Lancaster, PA
2.5 !G/F	23	Zeigler, TreyTrey Zeigler	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	203 lb (92 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Mount Pleasant Central Michigan	Detroit, MI
1.5 !G	24	Lecak, MikeMike Lecak	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	2.0 !So	North Canyon (Phoenix, AZ) Wheeling Jesuit	Pittsburgh, PA
5.0 !C	33	Gilbert, MalcolmMalcolm Gilbert	83 !6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	2.0 !So	Academy of the New Church (Bryn Athyn, PA)	Smyrna, DE
3.5 !F	42	Zanna, TalibTalib Zanna	81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	3.5 !RS Jr	Bishop McNamara (Forestville, MD)	Kaduna, Nigeria
3.5 !F	44	Moore, J. J.J. J. Moore	78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	3.0 !Jr	South Kent Prep (South Kent, CT)	Brentwood, NY

Head coach

Jamie Dixon (Texas Christian)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule

Pitt's 2012–13 schedule.^[2]

Date Time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (Attendance) City, State
Scrimmage
Sun. Oct. 14* 2:00 p.m., Pitt Panthers TV		Blue-Gold Scrimmage Fan Fest/Maggie Dixon Heart Health Fair	Blue 65–55		Petersen Events Center Pittsburgh, PA
Exhibition
Fri. Oct. 26* 7:00 p.m., Pitt Panthers TV		Indiana (PA)	W 69–54	0–0	Petersen Events Center (5,325) Pittsburgh, PA
Fri. Nov. 2* 7:00 p.m., Pitt Panthers TV		Hawaii-Hilo	W 77–45	0–0	Petersen Events Center (6,115) Pittsburgh, PA
Regular season
Fri. Nov. 9* 6:00 p.m., ESPN3		Mount St. Mary's	W 80–48	1–0	Petersen Events Center (8,928) Pittsburgh, PA
Mon. Nov. 12* 6:00 p.m., ESPN3		Fordham NIT Season Tip-Off	W 86–51	2–0	Petersen Events Center (6,425) Pittsburgh, PA
Tue. Nov. 13* 9:00 p.m., ESPNU		Lehigh NIT Season Tip-Off	W 78-53	3–0	Petersen Events Center (7,225) Pittsburgh, PA
Sat. Nov. 17* 7:00 p.m., Pitt Panthers TV		Oakland	W 72–62 ^OT	4–0	Petersen Events Center (9,710) Pittsburgh, PA
Wed. Nov. 21* 9:30 p.m., ESPN2		vs. #4 Michigan NIT Season Tip-Off	L 62–67	4–1	Madison Square Garden (7,230) New York, NY
Fri. Nov. 23* 2:30 p.m., ESPN		vs. Delaware NIT Season Tip-Off	W 85–59	5–1	Madison Square Garden (7,198) New York, NY
Tue. Nov. 27* 7:00 p.m., Pitt Panthers TV/ESPN3		Howard	W 70–46	6–1	Petersen Events Center (8,025) Pittsburgh, PA
Sat. Dec. 1* 7:00 p.m., ESPN3		Detroit	W 74–61	7–1	Petersen Events Center (9,179) Pittsburgh, PA
Wed. Dec. 5* 7:00 p.m., ESPN3		vs. Duquesne The City Game	W 66–45	8–1	Consol Energy Center (13,089) Pittsburgh, PA
Sat. Dec. 8* 7:00 p.m., ESPN3		North Florida	W 89–47	9–1	Petersen Events Center (8,708) Pittsburgh, PA
Sat. Dec. 15* 7:00 p.m., ESPN3		Bethune-Cookman	W 89–40	10–1	Petersen Events Center (8,115) Pittsburgh, PA
Wed. Dec. 19* 7:00 p.m., Pitt Panthers TV		Delaware State	W 71–43	11–1	Petersen Events Center (9,522) Pittsburgh, PA
Sun. Dec. 23* 5:00 p.m., Pitt Panthers TV/ESPN3		Kennesaw State	W 59–43	12–1	Petersen Events Center (8,125) Pittsburgh, PA
Mon. Dec. 31 12:00 p.m., ESPN2	#24	#14 Cincinnati	L 61–70	12–2 (0–1)	Petersen Events Center (12,510) Pittsburgh, PA
Sat. Jan. 5 11:00 a.m., ESPN2	#24	at Rutgers	L 62–67	12–3 (0–2)	Louis Brown Athletic Center (5,081) Piscataway, NJ
Tue. Jan. 8 9:00 p.m., ESPNU		at #19 Georgetown	W 73–45	13–3 (1–2)	Verizon Center (13,011) Washington, D.C.
Sat. Jan. 12 12:00 p.m., ESPNU		Marquette	L 67–74 ^OT	13–4 (1–3)	Petersen Events Center (12,513) Pittsburgh, PA
Wed. Jan. 16 7:00 p.m., ESPNU		at Villanova	W 58–43	14–4 (2–3)	The Pavilion (6,500) Villanova, PA
Sat. Jan. 19 12:00 p.m., ESPN2		Connecticut	W 69–61	15–4 (3–3)	Petersen Events Center (12,510) Pittsburgh, PA
Tue. Jan. 22 7:00 p.m., ESPN2		at Providence	W 68–64	16–4 (4–3)	Dunkin' Donuts Center (7,452) Providence, RI
Sat. Jan. 26 4:00 p.m., Root Sports Pittsburgh/ESPN3		DePaul	W 93–55	17–4 (5–3)	Petersen Events Center (12,512) Pittsburgh, PA
Mon. Jan. 28 7:00 p.m., ESPN		at #12 Louisville	L 61–64	17–5 (5–4)	KFC Yum! Center (22,411) Louisville, KY
Sat. Feb. 2 12:00 p.m., ESPN		#6 Syracuse	W 65–55	18–5 (6–4)	Petersen Events Center (12,632) Pittsburgh, PA
Mon. Feb. 4 9:00 p.m., ESPNU	#23	Seton Hall	W 56–46	19–5 (7–4)	Petersen Events Center (10,253) Pittsburgh, PA
Sat. Feb. 9 6:00 p.m., ESPN	#23	at #17 Cincinnati	W 62–52	20–5 (8–4)	Fifth Third Arena (12,478) Cincinnati, OH
Sat. Feb. 16 1:00 p.m., CBS	#16	at #18 Marquette	L 69–79	20–6 (8–5)	BMO Harris Bradley Center (17,308) Milwaukee, WI
Mon. Feb. 18 7:00 p.m., ESPN	#20	#25 Notre Dame	L 42–51	20–7 (8–6)	Petersen Events Center (12,556) Pittsburgh, PA
Sun. Feb. 24 12:00 p.m., Root Sports Pittsburgh/ESPN3	#20	at St. John's	W 63–47	21–7 (9–6)	Madison Square Garden (9,129) New York, NY
Wed. Feb. 27 7:00 p.m., Root Sports Pittsburgh/ESPN3	#23	South Florida	W 64–44	22–7 (10–6)	Petersen Events Center (12,320) Pittsburgh, PA
Sun. Mar. 3 12:00 p.m., Root Sports Pittsburgh/ESPN3	#23	Villanova	W 73–64 ^OT	23–7 (11–6)	Petersen Events Center (12,553) Pittsburgh, PA
Sat. Mar. 9 2:00 p.m., WTAE TV/ESPN3	#20	at DePaul	W 81–66	24–7 (12–6)	Allstate Arena (8,454) Rosemont, IL
Postseason^† 2013 Big East Men's Basketball Tournament
Thu. Mar. 14 2:00 p.m., ESPN	#(4)	vs. #(5) Syracuse Quarterfinals	L 59–62	24–8	Madison Square Garden (20,057) New York City, NY
NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship
Thu. Mar. 21* 1:40 p.m., TBS	#(8)	vs. #(9) Wichita State Second Round	L 55–73	24–9	EnergySolutions Arena (18,044) Salt Lake City, UT
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from Division I AP Poll unless otherwise noted. ^†Postseason ranks represent seeds in the applicable tournament. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Standard Time.

Rankings

Main article: 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings

Ranking Movement
**Legend:** ██ Improvement in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. ██ Not ranked the previous week. rv=Others receiving votes.
Poll	Pre	Wk 1	Wk 2	Wk 3	Wk 4	Wk 5	Wk 6	Wk 7	Wk 8	Wk 9	Wk 10	Wk 11	Wk 12	Wk 13	Wk 14	Wk 15	Wk 16	Wk 17	Wk 18	Wk 19	Final
AP	rv	rv	rv	rv	rv	rv	rv	24	24	rv	rv	rv	rv	23	16	20	23	20	17	20	n/a
Coaches	rv	rv	rv	rv	rv	rv	rv	24	22	rv	--	rv	rv	25	17	22	rv	22	19	22	rv

Postseason

Pitt was announced as one of the four eight seed in the 2013 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament on Sunday, March 17, 2013. They played in the West Region. Their first game was against nine seed Wichita State University on Thursday, March 21, in Salt Lake City, Utah at 1:40 in the afternoon. They lost with a final score of 73 to 55.

References

↑ "Big East Conference Standings - 2012-13." ESPN.com. Retrieved: March 18, 2013.
↑ "Pitt Men's Basketball 2012-2013 Schedule". PittsburghPanthers.com. Retrieved 2012-10-31.

Pittsburgh Panthers men's basketball

Venues	Motor Square Garden (1905–1912) Duquesne Gardens (1905–1912) Trees Gym (1912–1925) Pitt Pavilion (1925–1951) Fitzgerald Field House (1951–2002) Civic Arena (alternate; 1984–2002) Petersen Events Center (2002–present)

Rivalries	Duquesne

Culture & lore	History Oakland Zoo "Hail to Pitt" "Pitt Victory Song"

People	Head coaches Award winners NBA players

Seasons	1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16

Helms national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearance in italics

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