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2012-13 Pittsburgh Panthers men's basketball team

2012–13 Pittsburgh Panthers men's basketball
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NCAA Tournament, Round of 64
Conference Big East Conference (1979–2013)
Ranking
AP No. 20
2012–13 record 24–9 (12–6 Big East)
Head coach Jamie Dixon (10th year)
Assistant coach Pat Sandle (12th year)
Assistant coach Brandin Knight (5th year)
Assistant coach Bill Barton (2nd year)
Home arena Petersen Events Center
(Capacity: 12,508)
Seasons
« 2011–12 2013–14 »
2012–13 Big East men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
#2 Louisville 14 4   .778     35 5   .875
#8 Georgetown 14 4   .778     25 7   .781
#15 Marquette 14 4   .778     26 9   .743
#20 Pittsburgh 12 6   .667     24 9   .727
#16 Syracuse 11 7   .611     30 10   .750
#23 Notre Dame 11 7   .611     25 10   .714
Villanova 10 8   .556     20 14   .588
Connecticut* 10 8   .556     20 10   .667
Cincinnati 9 9   .500     22 12   .647
Providence 9 9   .500     19 15   .559
St. John's 8 10   .444     17 16   .515
Rutgers 5 13   .278     15 16   .484
Seton Hall 3 15   .167     15 18   .455
South Florida 3 15   .167     12 19   .387
DePaul 2 16   .111     11 21   .344
2013 Big East Tournament winner
As of March 30, 2013; Rankings from AP Poll
*Ineligible for postseason play due to APR penalties

The 2012–13 Pittsburgh Panthers men's basketball team represented the University of Pittsburgh, widely known as "Pitt", in the 2012-13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Panthers' head coach was Jamie Dixon, in his 10th year as head coach and 14th overall at Pitt. The team played its home games in the Petersen Events Center in Pittsburgh and was in its final season as a member of the Big East Conference. Pitt played in the ACC the following season. They finished the conference season with 12–6 in the Big East Conference, which they placed 4th. In the postseason, they lost to Syracuse in the quarterfinals of the 2013 Big East Men's Basketball Tournament and lost in the second round of 2013 NCAA Tournament to Wichita State to conclude the season with an overall record of 24–9.

Pitt's 2012–13 schedule.

Pitt was announced as one of the four eight seed in the 2013 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament on Sunday, March 17, 2013. They played in the West Region. Their first game was against nine seed Wichita State University on Thursday, March 21, in Salt Lake City, Utah at 1:40 in the afternoon. They lost with a final score of 73 to 55.


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