2012–13 Clemson Tigers men's basketball team

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.

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

They lost in the first round of the ACC tournament to Florida State.^[1]

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

College recruiting information

Name	Hometown	School	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
	Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    (92)
Adonis Filer PG	Chicago, IL	Notre Dame Preparatory School	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Nov 8, 2011
	Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    (POST)
Landry Nnoko C	Yaounde, Cameroon	Montverde Academy	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Nov 3, 2011
	Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    (89)
Jordan Roper PG	Columbia, SC	Irmo High School	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	Jun 9, 2011
	Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    (88)
Josh Smith PF	Charlotte, NC	Olympic High School	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	260 lb (120 kg)	Aug 13, 2011
	Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    (88)
Overall recruit ranking:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, 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.

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.