The 2012–13 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball team represented the

University of Virginia The University of Virginia (UVA) is a Public university#United States, public research university in Charlottesville, Virginia, United States. It was founded in 1819 by Thomas Jefferson and contains his The Lawn, Academical Village, a World H ...

during the

2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season The 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season began in November 2012 with the Empire Classic, 2K Sports Classic and ended with the 2013 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament Final Four on April 6, 2013 and 2013 NCAA Divis ...

. The Cavaliers, led by fourth year head coach

Tony Bennett Anthony Dominick Benedetto (August 3, 1926 – July 21, 2023), known professionally as Tony Bennett, was an American jazz and traditional pop singer. He received many accolades, including 20 Grammy Awards, a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award, ...

, played their home games at John Paul Jones Arena and were members of the

Atlantic Coast Conference The Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) is a collegiate List of NCAA conferences, athletic conference in the United States. Headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, the ACC's eighteen member universities compete in the National Collegiate Athlet ...

. They finished the season 23–12, 11–7 in ACC play to finish in a tie for fourth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the ACC tournament to NC State. They received an invitation to the 2013 NIT where they defeated Norfolk State and St. John's to advance to the quarterfinals where they lost to Iowa. The 2012–2013 Cavaliers set a school record with 18 regular season home wins, finishing with an overall home record of 20–2 and a perfect 9–0 in ACC play.

Previous season

The Cavaliers finished the 2011–12 season with a record 22–10 overall, 9–7 in ACC play and lost in the quarterfinals of the ACC tournament to NC State. They were invited to the

2012 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament The 2012 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament involved 68 teams playing in a single-elimination tournament that determined the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I men's basketball national champion for the 2011-12 ...

where they lost in the second round to

Florida Florida ( ; ) is a U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern region of the United States. It borders the Gulf of Mexico to the west, Alabama to the northwest, Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia to the north, the Atlantic ...

Roster

Schedule

, - !colspan=9 style="background:#00214e; color:#f56d22;", Non-conference regular season , - !colspan=9 style="background:#00214e; color:#f56d22;", Conference regular season , - !colspan=9 style="background:#00214e; color:#f56d22;", 2013 ACC Tournament , - !colspan=9 style="background:#00214e; color:#f56d22;", 2013 National Invitation Tournament

Rankings

Team players drafted into the NBA

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:2012-13 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball team Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball seasons

Virginia Virginia, officially the Commonwealth of Virginia, is a U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern and Mid-Atlantic (United States), Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States between the East Coast of the United States ...

Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball team Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball team