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.

2012–13 East Carolina Pirates men's basketball
CollegeInsider.com tournament champions
CIT Championship Game vs Weber State, W 77–74
ConferenceConference USA
Record23–12 (9–7 C-USA)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaWilliams Arena
Seasons
2012–13 Conference USA men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 19 Memphis 16 0   1.000 31 5   .861
Southern Miss 12 4   .750 27 10   .730
UTEP 10 6   .625 18 14   .563
East Carolina 9 7   .563 23 12   .657
UCF* 9 7   .563 20 11   .645
Tulsa 8 8   .500 17 16   .515
Houston 7 9   .438 20 13   .606
UAB 7 9   .438 16 17   .485
Tulane 6 10   .375 20 15   .571
Marshall 6 10   .375 13 19   .406
SMU 5 11   .313 15 17   .469
Rice 1 15   .063 5 26   .161
2013 C-USA tournament winner
As of April 2, 2013
Rankings from AP poll
*Ineligible for postseason play due to NCAA sanctions

Roster

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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

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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.

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