2012–13 NC State Wolfpack men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 2012–13 NC State Wolfpack North Carolina State University Athletic logo.svg 100 Atlantic Coast Conference ACC 24–11 11–7 Mark Gottfried Orlando Early Bobby Lutz Rob Moxley PNC Arena NCAA Tournament round of 64 The 2012–13 NC State Wolfpack men's basketball team represented North Carolina State University in the 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team's head coach was Mark Gottfried in his second season. The team played their home games at PNC Arena in Raleigh, North Carolina, as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference. They finished the season 24–11, 11–7 in ACC play to finish in a tie for fourth place. They advanced to the semifinals of the ACC tournament where they lost to Miami (FL). They received an at-large bid to the 2013 NCAA tournament where they lost in the second round to Temple. Preseason National pundits talked a lot about the Wolfpack in their early preseason discussions of the top teams in the country. NC State returned its top four leading scorers from the 2011-12 season in C. J. Leslie (14.7 ppg), Lorenzo Brown (12.7 ppg), Scott Wood (12.4 ppg) and Richard Howell (10.8 ppg). In addition, NC State landed Rodney Purvis, Tyler Lewis, and T. J. Warren to wrap up a Top 10 recruiting class. ESPN’s Andy Katz had the Wolfpack as the top rated ACC squad, at No. 6, in his early predictions.https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/7767401/indiana-hoosiers-continue-moving-2012-13 Rebuilt Hoosiers will join the elite Andy Katz Andy Katz ESPN.com April 3, 2012 May 13, 2022 His counterpart, Sports Illustrated’s Luke Winn, had the Wolfpack listed as the No. 5 team in the nation according to his power rankings.August 2013 NC State was ranked 20th in the final ESPN/USA Today Coaches Poll following its Sweet Sixteen run in the NCAA Tournament.https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/rankings/_/year/2012 2011–12 Men's College Basketball Rankings for Final Rankings ESPN.com May 13, 2022 Class of 2012 Signees no no 2012 Tyler Lewis G Statesville, North Carolina Oak Hill Academy (VA) 5 11 165 2010-10-28 4 4 94 Rodney Purvis G Raleigh, North Carolina Upper Room Christian Academy 6 3 190 2011-09-30 5 5 96 T. J. Warren F Durham, North Carolina Brewster Academy (NH) 6 8 230 2011-11-02 5 4 96 2012 North Carolina State 2012 Basketball Commitments 2012 North Carolina State Commits ESPN ncstate 358 152 5 7 10 2012-04-12 yes Roster 2012 NC State Wolfpack y Rodney Purvis y 0 G 6 3 195 FR Raleigh, North Carolina Richard Howell y basketball 1 F 6 8 257 SR Marietta, Georgia Lorenzo Brown y 2 G 6 5 186 JR Roswell, Georgia C. J. Leslie y 5 F 6 9 200 JR Holly Springs, North Carolina Chase Cannon 10 G 6 4 189 FR Morehead City, North Carolina Tyler Lewis 12 G 5 11 157 FR Statesville, North Carolina Thomas de Thaey* 13 F 6 8 244 SO Dendermonde, Belgium Jordan Vandenberg y 14 C 7 1 264 JR yes Melbourne, Australia Scott Wood y 15 F 6 6 169 SR Marion, Indiana Jay Lewis 20 G 6 1 198 SR Greensboro, North Carolina Ralston Turner 22 G 6 5 209 JR Muscle Shoals, Alabama T. J. Warren y 24 F 6 8 233 FR Durham, North Carolina Staats Battle 30 G 6 6 191 SO Raleigh, North Carolina Jevoni Robinson y 34 F 6 8 216 SO Charlotte, North Carolina Mark Gottfried (Alabama) Orlando Early (Gardner-Webb) Bobby Lutz (UNC-Charlotte) Rob Moxley (Pfeiffer) http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/ncst/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/2012-13/misc_non_event/summer_prospectus_1.pdf 10/10/2012 * Left team November 26, 2012 Schedule and results NC State's January 12 win over (AP) #1 Duke was the program's sixth win over an AP #1 program and their second over Duke as the AP #1 team.https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/team/_/id/152/north-carolina-state-wolfpack NC State Wolfpack College Basketball - NC State News, Scores, Stats, Rumors & More - ESPN NC State's last win over an AP #1 team was Feb. 15, 2004, also over Duke.https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/team/_/id/152/north-carolina-state-wolfpack NC State Wolfpack College Basketball - NC State News, Scores, Stats, Rumors & More - ESPN ESPN's College GameDay covered the January 26th game against UNC, marking the first and only time that the Wolfpack have appeared on the basketball version of the program. ESPN College GameDay Coming To Raleigh For UNC Vs. NC State On Jan. 26 http://www.backingthepack.com/2012/8/8/3228255/espn-college-gameday-schedule-nc-state-basketball Backing The Pack 8 August 2012 2015-08-06 yes yes |- !colspan=12 style="background:#E00000; color:white;"| Exhibition November 3, 2012 7:00 pm yes 6 Belmont Abbey PNC Arena Raleigh, NC Brown 21 3 tied 9 Howell 5 105–80 11,335 – |- !colspan=12 style="background:#E00000; color:white;"| Non-conference regular season November 9, 2012 7:00 pm yes 6 Miami (OH) PNC Arena Raleigh, NC ESPN3 Leslie 11 Howell 10 Brown 7 97–59 19,065 1–0 November 15, 2012 5:00 pm yes yes 6 Penn State Coliseo Rubén Rodríguez Bayamón, PR ESPN2 Puerto Rico Tip-Off Quarterfinals Warren 22 Warren 8 Brown 4 72–55 N/A 2–0 November 16, 2012 5:00 pm yes yes 6 Massachusetts Coliseo Rubén Rodríguez Bayamón, PR ESPN2 Puerto Rico Tip-Off semifinals Warren 21 Howell 9 Brown 10 94–76 N/A 3–0 November 18, 2012 6:30 pm yes yes 6 Oklahoma State Coliseo Rubén Rodríguez Bayamón, PR ESPN2 Puerto Rico Tip-Off Finals Purvis 16 Brown 5 Tied 2 56–76 6,872 3–1 November 23, 2012 7:00 pm yes 16 UNC Asheville PNC Arena Raleigh, NC ESPN3 Howell 23 Howell 15 Brown 4 82–80 17,228 4–1 November 27, 2012 7:30 pm yes yes 18 Michigan 3 Crisler Center Ann Arbor, MI ESPN ACC–Big Ten Challenge Warren 18 Leslie 10 Brown 10 72–79 12,693 4–2 December 4, 2012 9:00 pm yes yes 25 Connecticut Madison Square Garden New York City, NY ESPN Jimmy V Classic Tied 16 Leslie 13 Brown 5 69–65 11,840 5–2 December 8, 2012 1:00 pm yes 25 Cleveland State Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, NC FSSO/ESPN3 Leslie 19 Howell 10 Brown 6 80–63 7,234 6–2 December 15, 2012 7:00 pm yes 25 Norfolk State PNC Arena Raleigh, NC ESPN3 Warren 21 Howell 19 Brown 7 84–62 12,384 7–2 December 18, 2012 9:00 pm yes 25 Stanford PNC Arena Raleigh, NC ESPN2 Brown 24 Howell 12 Brown 5 88–79 15,772 8–2 December 22, 2012 3:00 pm yes 25 St. Bonaventure PNC Arena Raleigh, NC ESPN3 Leslie 33 Leslie 8 Brown 11 92–73 16,288 9–2 December 29, 2012 12:00 pm yes 23 Western Michigan PNC Arena Raleigh, NC ESPNU Leslie 19 Howell 9 Purvis 4 84–68 12,576 10–2 December 31, 2012 5:00 pm yes 23 UNC Greensboro PNC Arena Raleigh, NC ESPNU Leslie 21 Howell 13 Brown 9 89–68 12,207 11–2 |- !colspan=12 style="background:#E00000; color:white;"| ACC Regular Season January 5, 2013 4:15 pm yes 23 Boston College Conte Forum Chestnut Hill, MA ESPN2 Purvis 19 Howell 11 Brown 8 78–73 6,248 12–2 (1–0) January 9, 2013 8:00 pm 20 Georgia Tech PNC Arena Raleigh, NC ACCN/ESPN3 Brown 21 Howell 12 Brown 10 83–70 18,118 13–2 (2–0) January 12, 2013 12:00 pm 20 Duke 1 PNC Arena Raleigh, NC ESPN Leslie 25 Howell 18 Brown 13 84–76 19,557 14–2 (3–0) January 16, 2013 7:00 pm yes 14 Maryland Comcast Center College Park, MD ESPN2 Brown 17 Howell 13 Brown 4 50–51 17,950 14–3 (3–1) January 20, 2013 6:00 pm 14 Clemson PNC Arena Raleigh, NC ESPNU Warren 21 Howell 12 Brown 5 66–62 19,557 15–3 (4–1) January 22, 2013 7:00 pm yes 18 Wake Forest LJVM Coliseum Winston-Salem, NC RSN/ESPN3 Purvis 18 Howell 16 Brown 10 84–86 11,542 15–4 (4–2) January 26, 2013 7:00 pm 18 North Carolina PNC Arena Raleigh, NC Carolina–State Game and ESPN College GameDay ESPN Brown 20 Howell 14 Brown 11 91–83 19,577 16–4 (5–2) January 29, 2013 7:00 pm yes 19 Virginia John Paul Jones Arena Charlottesville, VA ESPN2 Leslie 20 Leslie 14 Howell 6 55–58 10,977 16–5 (5–3) February 2, 2013 4:00 pm 19 Miami (FL) 14 PNC Arena Raleigh, NC CBS Leslie 18 Leslie 12 Lewis 5 78–79 19,557 16–6 (5–4) February 7, 2013 9:00 pm yes Duke 4 Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC ACCN/ESPN3 Howell 23 Howell 9 Lewis 6 85–98 9,314 16–7 (5–5) February 10, 2013 1:00 pm yes Clemson Littlejohn Coliseum Clemson, SC ACCN/ESPN3 Howell 16 Howell 11 Brown 4 58–57 9,455 17–7 (6–5) February 16, 2013 2:00 pm Virginia Tech PNC Arena Raleigh, NC ESPN2 Wood 22 Howell 16 Brown 7 90–86 OT 18,257 18–7 (7–5) February 19, 2013 7:00 pm Florida State PNC Arena Raleigh, NC ESPN2 Warren 31 Warren 13 Brown 9 84–66 17,011 19–7 (8–5) February 23, 2013 4:00 pm yes North Carolina Dean E. Smith Center Chapel Hill, NC Carolina–State Game ESPN Wood 19 Howell 17 Brown 12 65–76 21,750 19–8 (8–6) February 27, 2013 8:00 pm Boston College PNC Arena Raleigh, NC ACCN/ESPN3 Purvis 21 Howell 10 Brown 6 82–64 15,807 20–8 (9–6) March 3, 2013 6:00 pm yes Georgia Tech McCamish Pavilion Atlanta, GA ESPNU Howell 18 Wood 8 Brown 7 70–57 8,600 21–8 (10–6) March 6, 2013 9:00 pm Wake Forest PNC Arena Raleigh, NC ACCN/ESPN3 Leslie 19 Leslie 10 Brown 7 81–66 16,892 22–8 (11–6) March 9, 2013 2:00 pm yes Florida State Donald L. Tucker Center Tallahassee, FL ESPN2 Wood 18 Tied 9 Brown 8 67–71 6,730 22–9 (11–7) |- !colspan=12 style="background:#E00000; color:white;"| 2013 ACC Tournament March 14, 2013 2:30 pm yes Virginia Tech Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC First round ESPNU Howell 22 Howell 12 Brown 12 80–63 22,169 23–9 March 15, 2013 2:41 pm yes Virginia Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC Quarterfinals ESPN2 Wood 23 Howell 12 Brown 6 75–56 22,169 24–9 March 16, 2013 1:00 pm yes Miami 9 Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC Semifinals ESPN Wood 21 Howell 11 Brown 8 71–81 22,169 24–10 |- !colspan=12 style="background:#E00000; color:white;"| 2013 NCAA Tournament March 22, 2013 1:40 pm yes yes 8 E Temple 9 E UD Arena Dayton, OH Second round 12,353 TBS Brown 22 Howell 15 Brown 9 72–76 24–11 AP Poll Eastern Time. (#) during NCAA Tournament is Seed with Region E=East Rankings 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings + Ranking movementLegend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. 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