2012–13 Clemson Tigers men's basketball team

2012–13 Clemson Tigers men's basketball
2012–13 Clemson Tigers men's basketball
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Record	13–18 (5–13 ACC)
Head coach	Brad Brownell;
Assistant coaches	Mike Winiecki; Earl Grant; Steve Smith;
Home arena	Littlejohn Coliseum
	Seasons ← 2011–12 2013–14 →

2012–13 ACC men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 5 Miami (FL) †	15	–	3	.833	29	–	7	.806
No. 6 Duke	14	–	4	.778	30	–	6	.833
North Carolina	12	–	6	.667	25	–	11	.694
Virginia	11	–	7	.611	23	–	12	.657
NC State	11	–	7	.611	24	–	11	.686
Florida State	9	–	9	.500	18	–	16	.529
Maryland	8	–	10	.444	25	–	13	.658
Boston College	7	–	11	.389	16	–	17	.485
Georgia Tech	6	–	12	.333	16	–	15	.516
Wake Forest	6	–	12	.333	13	–	18	.419
Clemson	5	–	13	.278	13	–	18	.419
Virginia Tech	4	–	14	.222	13	–	19	.406


† 2013 ACC tournament winner As of April 2, 2013 Rankings from AP Poll

The 2012–13 Clemson Tigers men's basketball team represented Clemson University in the 2012–2013 college basketball season. The Tigers, led by third year head coach Brad Brownell, played their home games at Littlejohn Coliseum and were members of the Atlantic Coast Conference. They finished the season 13–18, 5–13 in ACC play to finish in 11th place. They lost in the first round of the ACC tournament to Florida State.

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Tanner Smith	5	G	6'5"	210	Senior	Alpharetta, GA	Graduated
Catalin Baciu	10	C	7'2"	255	Senior	Cluj-Napoca, Romania	Graduated
Andre Young	11	G	5'9"	175	Senior	Albany, GA	Graduated
Bryan Narcisse	21	F	6'6"	225	Senior	North Augusta, SC	Graduated

Recruiting

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Jaron Blossomgame PF	Alpharetta, GA	Chattahoochee High School	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Feb 12, 2011
Jaron Blossomgame PF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 92
Adonis Filer PG	Chicago, IL	Notre Dame Preparatory School	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Nov 8, 2011
Adonis Filer PG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: POST
Landry Nnoko C	Yaounde, Cameroon	Montverde Academy	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Nov 3, 2011
Landry Nnoko C	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 89
Jordan Roper PG	Columbia, SC	Irmo High School	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	Jun 9, 2011
Jordan Roper PG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 88
Josh Smith PF	Charlotte, NC	Olympic High School	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	260 lb (120 kg)	Aug 13, 2011
Josh Smith PF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 88
Overall recruiting rankings:
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: "2012 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Roster

2012–13 Clemson Tigers men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
G	1	T. J. Sapp	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	So	Fort Lauderdale, Florida
G	2	Carson Fields	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	So	Pewee Valley, Kentucky
G	3	Adonis Filer	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Fr	Chicago, Illinois
F	5	Jaron Blossomgame	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Fr	Alpharetta, Georgia
G	12	Rod Hall	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	So	Augusta, Georgia
G	15	Devin Coleman	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	So	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
G	20	Jordan Roper	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	155 lb (70 kg)	Fr	Columbia, South Carolina
F	21	Demarcus Harrison	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	So	Greenwood, South Carolina
F	22	Bernard Sullivan	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	So	Gastonia, North Carolina
F	24	Milton Jennings	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Sr	Summerville, South Carolina
F/C	31	Devin Booker	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	Sr	Whitmire, South Carolina
G	32	K. J. McDaniels	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	So	Birmingham, Alabama
F	33	Josh Smith	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	255 lb (116 kg)	Fr	Charlotte, North Carolina
C	35	Landry Nnoko	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	Fr	Yaounde, Cameroon

Head coach

Brad Brownell (DePauw)

Assistant coach(es)

Mike Winiecki (Richmond)
Earl Grant (Georgia College)
Steve Smith (Morgan State)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: 2012-09-25

Schedule

Date time, TV	Opponent	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
11/05/2012* 7:00 pm	Lander	W 72–42		Littlejohn Coliseum (N/A) Clemson, SC
Regular season
11/12/2012* 7:00 pm, ESPN3	Presbyterian	W 77–44	1–0	Littlejohn Coliseum (4,500) Clemson, SC
11/16/2012* 7:00 pm, ESPN3	at Furman	W 72–55	2–0	Timmons Arena (2,746) Greenville, SC
11/22/2012* 9:00 pm, ESPN2	vs. No. 17 Gonzaga Old Spice Classic Quarterfinals	L 49–57	2–1	HP Field House (2,076) Lake Buena Vista, FL
11/23/2012* 5:30 pm, ESPN2	vs. UTEP Old Spice Classic Consolation Game	W 69–48	3–1	HP Field House (2,205) Lake Buena Vista, FL
11/25/2012* 11:30 am, ESPNU	vs. Marist Old Spice Classic Fifth Place Game	W 59–44	4–1	HP Field House (1,080) Lake Buena Vista, FL
11/28/2012* 7:15 pm, ESPNU	Purdue ACC–Big Ten Challenge	L 61–73	4–2	Littlejohn Coliseum (7,632) Clemson, SC
12/02/2012* 12:00 pm, ESPNU	at South Carolina	W 64–55	5–2	Colonial Life Arena (10,684) Columbia, SC
12/08/2012* 8:00 pm, ESPN2	No. 8 Arizona	L 54–66	5–3	Littlejohn Coliseum (8,509) Clemson, SC
12/15/2012* 7:00 pm, ESPN3	Florida A&M	W 80–57	6–3	Littlejohn Coliseum (7,862) Clemson, SC
12/19/2012* 7:00 pm, ESPN3	at Coast Carolina	L 46–69	6–4	HTC Center (3,286) Conway, SC
12/23/2012* 2:00 pm, ESPN3	South Carolina State	W 77–41	7–4	Littlejohn Coliseum (7,431) Clemson, SC
01/01/2013* 4:00 pm, ESPN3	The Citadel	W 92–51	8–4	Littlejohn Coliseum (7,124) Clemson, SC
01/05/2013 4:00 pm, RSN/ESPN3	Florida State	L 66–71	8–5 (0–1)	Littlejohn Coliseum (7,635) Clemson, SC
01/08/2013 7:00 pm, ESPNU	at No. 1 Duke	L 40–68	8–6 (0–2)	Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, NC
01/12/2013 12:00 pm, ACCN/ESPN3	Virginia	W 59–44	9–6 (1–2)	Littlejohn Coliseum (7,795) Clemson, SC
01/15/2013 7:00 pm, ESPNU	Wake Forest	W 60–44	10–6 (2–2)	Littlejohn Coliseum (7,291) Clemson, SC
01/20/2013 6:00 pm, ESPNU	at No. 14 NC State	L 62–66	10–7 (2–3)	PNC Arena (19,557) Raleigh, NC
01/24/2013 8:00 pm, ACCN/ESPN3	at Florida State	L 57–60	10–8 (2–4)	Donald L. Tucker Center (7,893) Tallahassee, FL
01/27/2013 1:00 pm, ACCN/ESPN3	Virginia Tech	W 77–70	11–8 (3–4)	Littlejohn Coliseum (7,980) Clemson, SC
01/29/2013 7:00 pm, RSN/ESPN3	Georgia Tech	W 63–60	12–8 (4–4)	Littlejohn Coliseum (7,059) Clemson, SC
02/02/2013 12:00 pm, ACCN/ESPN3	at Boston College	L 68–75	12–9 (4–5)	Conte Forum (5,278) Chestnut Hill, MA
02/07/2013 7:00 pm, ESPN2	at Virginia	L 41–78	12–10 (4–6)	John Paul Jones Arena (9,942) Charlottesville, VA
02/10/2013 1:00 pm, ACCN/ESPN3	NC State	L 57–58	12–11 (4–7)	Littlejohn Coliseum (9,455) Clemson, SC
02/14/2013 7:00 pm, RSN/ESPN3	at Georgia Tech	W 56–53	13–11 (5–7)	McCamish Pavilion (6,862) Atlanta, GA
02/17/2013 6:00 pm, ESPNU	No. 3 Miami (FL)	L 43–45	13–12 (5–8)	Littlejohn Coliseum (8,998) Clemson, SC
02/23/2013 12:00 pm, ESPN2	at Maryland	L 59–72	13–13 (5–9)	Comcast Center (15,373) College Park, MD
02/28/2013 7:00 pm, ESPN	North Carolina	L 59–68	13–14 (5–10)	Littlejohn Coliseum (9,778) Clemson, SC
03/02/2013 8:00 pm, RSN/ESPN3	at Virginia Tech	L 61–69	13–15 (5–11)	Cassell Coliseum (5,184) Blacksburg, VA
03/05/2013 7:00 pm, RSN/ESPN3	Boston College	L 61–68	13–16 (5–12)	Littlejohn Coliseum (7,102) Clemson, SC
03/09/2013 2:30 pm, ACCN/ESPN3	at No. 6 Miami (FL)	L 49–62	13–17 (5–13)	BankUnited Center (7,972) Coral Gables, FL
ACC tournament
03/14/2013 9:38 pm, ESPNU/ACCN	vs. Florida State First Round	L 69–73	13–18	Greensboro Coliseum (22,169) Greensboro, NC
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

v t e Clemson Tigers men's basketball
Venues	YMCA Building (1916–1922) Riggs Field House (1922–1930) Fike Field House (1930–1968) Littlejohn Coliseum (1968–present) Civic Center of Anderson (alternate; 2002) Bon Secours Wellness Arena (alternate; 2015–16)
Rivalries	South Carolina
Culture & lore	The Tiger "Tiger Rag" Clemson University Tiger Band
People	Head coaches NBA players Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 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 1999–2000 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 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25

2012–13 Clemson Tigers men's basketball team

Departures

Recruiting

Roster

Schedule

References

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