2012 – 13 East Carolina Pirates men 's basketball team represented East Carolina University during the 2012 – 13 NCAA Division I men 's basketball season . The Pirates , led by third year head coach Jeff Lebo , played their home games at Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum and were members of Conference USA . They finished the season 23 – 12 , 9 – 7 in C-USA play to finish in a tie for fourth place . They lost in the quarterfinals of the Conference USA Tournament to Tulsa . They were invited to the 2013 CIT where they defeated Savannah State , Rider , Loyola ( MD ) , Evansville , and Weber State to be the 2013 CIT Champions
Conference USA Tournament
2013 Conference USA Men's Basketball Tournament
2012–13 East Carolina Pirates men's basketball team