2012–13 Pittsburgh Panthers men's basketball team

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 first round of 2013 NCAA tournament to Wichita State to conclude the season with an overall record of 24–9.

2012–13 Pittsburgh Panthers men's basketball
NCAA tournament, round of 64
ConferenceBig East Conference (1979–2013)
Ranking
APNo. 20
Record24–9 (12–6 Big East)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Pat Sandle (12th season)
  • Brandin Knight (5th season)
  • Bill Barton (2nd season)
Home arenaPetersen Events Center
(Capacity: 12,508)
2012–13 Big East men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 2 Louisville†**144 .778355  .875
No. 8 Georgetown144 .778257  .781
No. 15 Marquette144 .778269  .743
No. 20 Pittsburgh126 .667249  .727
No. 16 Syracuse117 .6113010  .750
No. 23 Notre Dame117 .6112510  .714
Villanova108 .5562014  .588
Connecticut*108 .5562010  .667
Cincinnati99 .5002212  .647
Providence99 .5001915  .559
St. John's810 .4441716  .515
Rutgers513 .2781516  .484
Seton Hall315 .1671518  .455
South Florida315 .1671219  .387
DePaul216 .1111121  .344
2013 Big East tournament winner
As of March 30, 2013
Rankings from AP Poll
*Ineligible for postseason play due to APR penalties.
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