2012–13 NC State Wolfpack men's basketball team
American college basketball season
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.[ 1] His counterpart, Sports Illustrated’s Luke Winn, had the Wolfpack listed as the No. 5 team in the nation according to his power rankings.[citation needed ] NC State was ranked 20th in the final ESPN/USA Today Coaches Poll following its Sweet Sixteen run in the NCAA Tournament.[ 2]
Class of 2012 Signees
US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name
Hometown
High school / college
Height
Weight
Commit date
Tyler Lewis G
Statesville, North Carolina
Oak Hill Academy (VA)
5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
165 lb (75 kg)
Oct 28, 2010
Recruiting star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : N/A ESPN grade: 94
Rodney Purvis G
Raleigh, North Carolina
Upper Room Christian Academy
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
Sep 30, 2011
Recruiting star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : N/A ESPN grade: 96
T. J. Warren F
Durham, North Carolina
Brewster Academy (NH)
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
230 lb (100 kg)
Nov 2, 2011
Recruiting star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : N/A ESPN grade: 96
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout : 5 Rivals : 7 ESPN : 10
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:
Roster
2012–13 NC State Wolfpack men's basketball team
Players
Coaches
Pos.
#
Name
Height
Weight
Year
Hometown
G
0
Rodney Purvis
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
195 lb (88 kg)
Fr
Raleigh, North Carolina
F
1
Richard Howell
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
257 lb (117 kg)
Sr
Marietta, Georgia
G
2
Lorenzo Brown
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
186 lb (84 kg)
Jr
Roswell, Georgia
F
5
C. J. Leslie
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
200 lb (91 kg)
Jr
Holly Springs, North Carolina
G
10
Chase Cannon
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
189 lb (86 kg)
Fr
Morehead City, North Carolina
G
12
Tyler Lewis
5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)
157 lb (71 kg)
Fr
Statesville, North Carolina
F
13
Thomas de Thaey*
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
244 lb (111 kg)
So
Dendermonde, Belgium
C
14
Jordan Vandenberg
7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)
264 lb (120 kg)
RS Jr
Melbourne, Australia
F
15
Scott Wood
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
169 lb (77 kg)
Sr
Marion, Indiana
G
20
Jay Lewis
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
198 lb (90 kg)
Sr
Greensboro, North Carolina
G
22
Ralston Turner
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
209 lb (95 kg)
Jr
Muscle Shoals, Alabama
F
24
T. J. Warren
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
233 lb (106 kg)
Fr
Durham, North Carolina
G
30
Staats Battle
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
191 lb (87 kg)
So
Raleigh, North Carolina
F
34
Jevoni Robinson
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
216 lb (98 kg)
So
Charlotte, North Carolina
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on
Roster Last update: 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.[ 3] NC State's last win over an AP #1 team was Feb. 15, 2004, also over Duke.[ 4] 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.[ 5]
Date time, TV
Rank#
Opponent#
Result
Record
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
November 3, 2012 *7:00 pm
No. 6
Belmont Abbey
W 105–80
–
21 – Brown
9 – 3 tied
5 – Howell
PNC Arena (11,335)Raleigh, NC
Non-conference regular season
November 9, 2012 *7:00 pm, ESPN3
No. 6
Miami (OH)
W 97–59
1–0
11 – Leslie
10 – Howell
7 – Brown
PNC Arena (19,065)Raleigh, NC
November 15, 2012 *5:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 6
vs. Penn State Puerto Rico Tip-Off Quarterfinals
W 72–55
2–0
22 – Warren
8 – Warren
4 – Brown
Coliseo Rubén Rodríguez (N/A)Bayamón, PR
November 16, 2012 *5:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 6
vs. Massachusetts Puerto Rico Tip-Off semifinals
W 94–76
3–0
21 – Warren
9 – Howell
10 – Brown
Coliseo Rubén Rodríguez (N/A)Bayamón, PR
November 18, 2012 *6:30 pm, ESPN2
No. 6
vs. Oklahoma State Puerto Rico Tip-Off Finals
L 56–76
3–1
16 – Purvis
5 – Brown
2 – Tied
Coliseo Rubén Rodríguez (6,872)Bayamón, PR
November 23, 2012 *7:00 pm, ESPN3
No. 16
UNC Asheville
W 82–80
4–1
23 – Howell
15 – Howell
4 – Brown
PNC Arena (17,228)Raleigh, NC
November 27, 2012 *7:30 pm, ESPN
No. 18
at No. 3 Michigan ACC–Big Ten Challenge
L 72–79
4–2
18 – Warren
10 – Leslie
10 – Brown
Crisler Center (12,693)Ann Arbor, MI
December 4, 2012 *9:00 pm, ESPN
No. 25
vs. Connecticut Jimmy V Classic
W 69–65
5–2
16 – Tied
13 – Leslie
5 – Brown
Madison Square Garden (11,840)New York City, NY
December 8, 2012 *1:00 pm, FSSO /ESPN3
No. 25
Cleveland State
W 80–63
6–2
19 – Leslie
10 – Howell
6 – Brown
Reynolds Coliseum (7,234)Raleigh, NC
December 15, 2012 *7:00 pm, ESPN3
No. 25
Norfolk State
W 84–62
7–2
21 – Warren
19 – Howell
7 – Brown
PNC Arena (12,384)Raleigh, NC
December 18, 2012 *9:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 25
Stanford
W 88–79
8–2
24 – Brown
12 – Howell
5 – Brown
PNC Arena (15,772)Raleigh, NC
December 22, 2012 *3:00 pm, ESPN3
No. 25
St. Bonaventure
W 92–73
9–2
33 – Leslie
8 – Leslie
11 – Brown
PNC Arena (16,288)Raleigh, NC
December 29, 2012 *12:00 pm, ESPNU
No. 23
Western Michigan
W 84–68
10–2
19 – Leslie
9 – Howell
4 – Purvis
PNC Arena (12,576)Raleigh, NC
December 31, 2012 *5:00 pm, ESPNU
No. 23
UNC Greensboro
W 89–68
11–2
21 – Leslie
13 – Howell
9 – Brown
PNC Arena (12,207)Raleigh, NC
ACC Regular Season
January 5, 2013 4:15 pm, ESPN2
No. 23
at Boston College
W 78–73
12–2 (1–0)
19 – Purvis
11 – Howell
8 – Brown
Conte Forum (6,248)Chestnut Hill, MA
January 9, 2013 8:00 pm, ACCN /ESPN3
No. 20
Georgia Tech
W 83–70
13–2 (2–0)
21 – Brown
12 – Howell
10 – Brown
PNC Arena (18,118)Raleigh, NC
January 12, 2013 12:00 pm, ESPN
No. 20
No. 1 Duke
W 84–76
14–2 (3–0)
25 – Leslie
18 – Howell
13 – Brown
PNC Arena (19,557)Raleigh, NC
January 16, 2013 7:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 14
at Maryland
L 50–51
14–3 (3–1)
17 – Brown
13 – Howell
4 – Brown
Comcast Center (17,950)College Park, MD
January 20, 2013 6:00 pm, ESPNU
No. 14
Clemson
W 66–62
15–3 (4–1)
21 – Warren
12 – Howell
5 – Brown
PNC Arena (19,557)Raleigh, NC
January 22, 2013 7:00 pm, RSN /ESPN3
No. 18
at Wake Forest
L 84–86
15–4 (4–2)
18 – Purvis
16 – Howell
10 – Brown
LJVM Coliseum (11,542)Winston-Salem, NC
January 26, 2013 7:00 pm, ESPN
No. 18
North Carolina Carolina–State Game and ESPN College GameDay
W 91–83
16–4 (5–2)
20 – Brown
14 – Howell
11 – Brown
PNC Arena (19,577)Raleigh, NC
January 29, 2013 7:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 19
at Virginia
L 55–58
16–5 (5–3)
20 – Leslie
14 – Leslie
6 – Howell
John Paul Jones Arena (10,977)Charlottesville, VA
February 2, 2013 4:00 pm, CBS
No. 19
No. 14 Miami (FL)
L 78–79
16–6 (5–4)
18 – Leslie
12 – Leslie
5 – Lewis
PNC Arena (19,557)Raleigh, NC
February 7, 2013 9:00 pm, ACCN/ESPN3
at No. 4 Duke
L 85–98
16–7 (5–5)
23 – Howell
9 – Howell
6 – Lewis
Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314)Durham, NC
February 10, 2013 1:00 pm, ACCN/ESPN3
at Clemson
W 58–57
17–7 (6–5)
16 – Howell
11 – Howell
4 – Brown
Littlejohn Coliseum (9,455)Clemson, SC
February 16, 2013 2:00 pm, ESPN2
Virginia Tech
W 90–86 OT
18–7 (7–5)
22 – Wood
16 – Howell
7 – Brown
PNC Arena (18,257)Raleigh, NC
February 19, 2013 7:00 pm, ESPN2
Florida State
W 84–66
19–7 (8–5)
31 – Warren
13 – Warren
9 – Brown
PNC Arena (17,011)Raleigh, NC
February 23, 2013 4:00 pm, ESPN
at North Carolina Carolina–State Game
L 65–76
19–8 (8–6)
19 – Wood
17 – Howell
12 – Brown
Dean E. Smith Center (21,750)Chapel Hill, NC
February 27, 2013 8:00 pm, ACCN/ESPN3
Boston College
W 82–64
20–8 (9–6)
21 – Purvis
10 – Howell
6 – Brown
PNC Arena (15,807)Raleigh, NC
March 3, 2013 6:00 pm, ESPNU
at Georgia Tech
W 70–57
21–8 (10–6)
18 – Howell
8 – Wood
7 – Brown
McCamish Pavilion (8,600)Atlanta, GA
March 6, 2013 9:00 pm, ACCN/ESPN3
Wake Forest
W 81–66
22–8 (11–6)
19 – Leslie
10 – Leslie
7 – Brown
PNC Arena (16,892)Raleigh, NC
March 9, 2013 2:00 pm, ESPN2
at Florida State
L 67–71
22–9 (11–7)
18 – Wood
9 – Tied
8 – Brown
Donald L. Tucker Center (6,730)Tallahassee, FL
2013 ACC Tournament
March 14, 2013 2:30 pm, ESPNU
vs. Virginia Tech First round
W 80–63
23–9
22 – Howell
12 – Howell
12 – Brown
Greensboro Coliseum (22,169)Greensboro, NC
March 15, 2013 2:41 pm, ESPN2
vs. Virginia Quarterfinals
W 75–56
24–9
23 – Wood
12 – Howell
6 – Brown
Greensboro Coliseum (22,169)Greensboro, NC
March 16, 2013 1:00 pm, ESPN
vs. No. 9 Miami Semifinals
L 71–81
24–10
21 – Wood
11 – Howell
8 – Brown
Greensboro Coliseum (22,169)Greensboro, NC
2013 NCAA Tournament
March 22, 2013 *1:40 pm, TBS
(8 E)
vs. (9 E) Temple Second round
L 72–76
24–11
22 – Brown
15 – Howell
9 – Brown
UD Arena (12,353)Dayton, OH
*Non-conference game.
# Rankings from
AP Poll . (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in
Eastern Time . (#) during NCAA Tournament is Seed with Region E=East.
Rankings
Ranking MovementLegend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
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
Final
AP
6
6
16
18
25
25
25
23
23
20
14
18
19
Coaches
6
6
15
18
24
25
RV
25
25
21
15
18
19
References
^ Katz, Andy (April 3, 2012). "Rebuilt Hoosiers will join the elite" . ESPN.com . Retrieved May 13, 2022 .
^ "2011–12 Men's College Basketball Rankings for Final Rankings" . ESPN.com . Retrieved May 13, 2022 .
^ "NC State Wolfpack College Basketball - NC State News, Scores, Stats, Rumors & More - ESPN" .
^ "NC State Wolfpack College Basketball - NC State News, Scores, Stats, Rumors & More - ESPN" .
^ "ESPN College GameDay Coming To Raleigh For UNC Vs. NC State On Jan. 26" . Backing The Pack . August 8, 2012. Retrieved August 6, 2015 .
Venues Rivalries Culture & lore People Seasons NCAA national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics