2012–13 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team

2012–13 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball
ConferenceBig East Conference
Record20–10 (10–8 Big East)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaHarry A. Gampel Pavilion
XL Center
Seasons
2012–13 Big East men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 2 Louisville†** 14 – 4   .778 35 – 5   .875
No. 8 Georgetown 14 – 4   .778 25 – 7   .781
No. 15 Marquette 14 – 4   .778 26 – 9   .743
No. 20 Pittsburgh 12 – 6   .667 24 – 9   .727
No. 16 Syracuse 11 – 7   .611 30 – 10   .750
No. 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[1]
Rankings from AP Poll
*Ineligible for postseason play due to APR penalties.

The 2012–13 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team represented the University of Connecticut in the 2012–2013 NCAA Division I basketball season. The Huskies split their home games between the XL Center in Hartford, Connecticut, and the Harry A. Gampel Pavilion on the UConn campus in Storrs, Connecticut. The Huskies are a member of the Big East Conference. This season marked the first for new head coach Kevin Ollie, a former Husky, who replaced Jim Calhoun, who retired in September 2012 after 26 seasons as head coach.

Previous season

The Huskies finished the 2011–12 season 20–14 overall, including 8–10 in Big East play. The Huskies, reigning champions of the 2011 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament were eliminated in the first round of the 2012 tournament by a number-8-seeded Iowa State.

Preseason developments

After the 2011–12 season, the Huskies were barred from postseason play for 2012–13 due to several years of poor Academic Progress Rate (APR) scores.[2] They had already lost two scholarships for the 2011–12 season due to APR sanctions. As a result of the postseason ban, rising senior forward Alex Oriakhi announced he would transfer to Missouri for his final season of eligibility. Under NCAA rules, he can play immediately at Missouri because Connecticut's postseason ban covers his entire remaining eligibility.[3]

Two other players transferred. Redshirt freshman Michael Bradley initially planned to transfer to Western Kentucky, but was denied immediate eligibility by the NCAA, and chose instead to transfer to Vincennes, an Indiana junior college.[4] Rising junior Roscoe Smith was released from his scholarship[5] and ultimately transferred to UNLV.[6]

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Kyle Bailey 21 Guard 6'3" 175 Senior Lancaster, New Hampshire Graduated
Michael Bradley 25 Forward-center 6'10" 235 Freshman Chattanooga, Tennessee Transferred to Vincennes
P. J. Cochrane 14 Guard 6'2" 200 Senior Newtown, Connecticut Graduated
Andre Drummond 12 Center 6'10" 275 Freshman Middletown, Connecticut Declared for NBA draft[7]
Jeremy Lamb 3 Guard-forward 6'5" 185 Sophomore Norcross, Georgia Declared for NBA draft[8]
Alex Oriakhi 34 Forward-center 6'9" 245 Junior Lowell, Massachusetts Transferred to Missouri
Roscoe Smith 22 Forward 6'8" 205 Sophomore Baltimore, Maryland Transferred to UNLV
Ethan Waite 40 Guard 5'10" 155 Senior East Hartford, Connecticut Graduated

Roster

2012–13 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
C 1 Enosch Wolf 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 260 lb (118 kg) Jr Göttingen, Germany
F 2 DeAndre Daniels 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Los Angeles, CA
F 3 Phillip Nolan 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 203 lb (92 kg) Fr Milwaukee, WI
G 4 Brendan Allen 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 187 lb (85 kg) So Windsor, CT
G/F 5 Niels Giffey 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Berlin, Germany
F 10 Tyler Olander 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Jr Mansfield, CT
G 11 Ryan Boatright 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 165 lb (75 kg) So Aurora, IL
G 12 R. J. Evans 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS Sr Salem, CT
G 13 Shabazz Napier 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Jr Randolph, MA
G 21 Omar Calhoun 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Brooklyn, NY
F 22 Leon Tolksdorf 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Fr Berlin, Germany
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: May 16, 2012

Regular season

UConn's Enosch Wolf defends against New Mexico's Demetrius Walker at the 2012 Paradise Jam Championship game

The Huskies traveled to St. Thomas for the Paradise Jam tournament in mid-November. UConn faced Wake Forest in the first round and won 77–71. The second game matched the Huskies against in-state Quinnipiac, coached by Tom Moore, who spent 13 years as a member of the UConn coaching staff.[9] UConn found itself in a ten-point deficit with under five minutes to go, and managed to tie the score by the end of regulation. The game went to two overtimes before UConn prevailed 89–83.[10]

In the Championship game, UConn came from nine points down to take a brief two-point lead with just over two minutes to go, but gave up nine straight points, and ended up with the loss 66–60. The Lobos hit all 21 of their free throw attempts in the game, leaving UConn in the runner-up position.[11][12][13]

Schedule

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
November 1, 2012*
7:00 pm 		American International W 78–63  –
 Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (5,349)
Storrs, CT
November 6, 2012*
1:00 pm 		UMass Lowell W 100–62  –
 XL Center (5,538)
Hartford, CT
Regular Season
November 9, 2012*
5:30 pm, ESPN 		vs. No. 14 Michigan State
Armed Forces Classic 		W 66–62  1–0
 Ramstein Air Base (3,086)
Kaiserslautern, Germany
November 13, 2012*
7:00 pm, SNY 		No. 23 Vermont W 67–49  2–0
 Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (7,962)
Storrs, CT
November 16, 2012*
6:30 pm, CBSSN 		No. 23 vs. Wake Forest
Paradise Jam Quarterfinals 		W 77–71  3–0
 Sports and Fitness Center (2,673)
Saint Thomas, VI
November 18, 2012*
9:00 pm, CBSSN 		No. 23 vs. Quinnipiac
Paradise Jam semifinals 		W 89–83 2OT 4–0
 Sports and Fitness Center (2,875)
Saint Thomas, VI
November 19, 2012*
10:00 pm, CBSSN 		No. 21 vs. New Mexico
Paradise Jam Championship 		L 60–66  4–1
 Sports and Fitness Center (3,022)
Saint Thomas, VI
November 25, 2012*
4:00 pm, SNY 		No. 21 Stony Brook W 73–62  5–1
 Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (8,474)
Storrs, CT
November 29, 2012*
7:00 pm, SNY 		New Hampshire W 61–53  6–1
 XL Center (8,705)
Hartford, CT
December 4, 2012*
9:00 pm, ESPN 		vs. No. 25 NC State
Jimmy V Classic 		L 65–69  6–2
 Madison Square Garden (11,840)
Manhattan, NY
December 7, 2012*
7:00 pm, SNY 		Harvard W 57–49  7–2
 Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (9,113)
Storrs, CT
December 17, 2012*
7:00 pm, SNY 		Maryland–Eastern Shore W 84–50  8–2
 XL Center (8,841)
Hartford, CT
December 21, 2012*
7:00 pm, SNY 		Fordham W 88–73  9–2
 XL Center (10,265)
Hartford, CT
December 29, 2012*
7:30 pm, ESPN2 		Washington W 61–53  10–2
 XL Center (12,720)
Hartford, CT
January 1, 2013
8:00 pm, ESPNU 		at Marquette L 76–82 OT 10–3 (0–1)
 Bradley Center (14,159)
Milwaukee, WI
January 8, 2013
7:00 pm, Big East Network/SNY 		DePaul W 99–78  11–3 (1–1)
 Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (9,156)
Storrs, CT
January 12, 2013
2:00 pm, Big East Network/SNY 		at No. 17 Notre Dame W 65–58  12–3 (2–1)
 Joyce Center (9,149)
Notre Dame, IN
January 14, 2013
7:00 pm, ESPN 		#1 Louisville L 58–73  12–4 (2–2)
 XL Center (14,287)
Hartford, CT
January 19, 2013
12:00 pm, ESPN2 		at Pittsburgh L 61–69  12–5 (2–3)
 Petersen Events Center (12,510)
Pittsburgh, PA
January 27, 2013
2:00 pm, Big East Network/SNY 		Rutgers W 66–54  13–5 (3–3)
 XL Center (12,768)
Hartford, CT
January 31, 2013
7:00 pm, ESPN2 		at Providence W 82–79 OT 14–5 (4–3)
 Dunkin' Donuts Center (10,180)
Providence RI
February 3, 2013
2:00 pm, Big East Network/SNY 		South Florida W 69–64 OT 15–5 (5–3)
 Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (9,205)
Storrs, CT
February 6, 2013
7:00 pm, ESPNU 		at St. John's L 65–71  15–6 (5–4)
 Madison Square Garden (8,441)
Manhattan, NY
February 10, 2013
12:00 pm, Big East Network/SNY 		at Seton Hall W 78–67  16–6 (6–4)
 Prudential Center (7,634)
Newark, NJ
February 13, 2013
7:00 pm, ESPN 		#6 Syracuse
Rivalry 		W 66–58  17–6 (7–4)
 XL Center (13,518)
Hartford, CT
February 16, 2013
12:00 pm, ESPN 		Villanova L 61–70  17–7 (7–5)
 XL Center (15,165)
Hartford, CT
February 21, 2013
7:00 pm, ESPN 		Cincinnati W 73–66 OT 18–7 (8–5)
 XL Center (11,131)
Hartford, CT
February 23, 2013
8:00 pm, Big East Network/SNY 		at DePaul W 81–69  19–7 (9–5)
 Allstate Arena (8,662)
Rosemont, IL
February 27, 2013
7:00 pm, ESPN2 		#7 Georgetown
Rivalry 		L 78–79 2OT 19–8 (9–6)
 Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (10,167)
Storrs, CT
March 2, 2013
2:00 pm, Big East Network/SNY 		at Cincinnati L 56–61  19–9 (9–7)
 Fifth Third Arena (12,432)
Cincinnati, OH
March 6, 2013
9:08 pm, ESPNU 		at South Florida L 51–65  19–10 (9–8)
 USF Sun Dome (5,198)
Tampa, FL
March 9, 2013
12:00 pm, ESPNU 		Providence W 63–59 OT 20–10 (10–8)
 Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (10,167)
Storrs, CT
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

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Rankings

Main article: 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings
Ranking movements
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See also

References

  1. ^ "Big East Conference Standings – 2012–13." ESPN.com. Retrieved: March 18, 2013.
  2. ^ "UConn loses final appeal". ESPN.com. April 5, 2012. Retrieved April 14, 2012.
  3. ^ "Alex Oriakhi to transfer to Missouri". ESPN.com. April 14, 2012. Retrieved April 14, 2012.
  4. ^ Brennan, Eamonn (July 6, 2012). "Michael Bradley's eligibility is complicated". College Basketball Nation Blog. ESPN.com. Retrieved September 5, 2012.
  5. ^ Associated Press (May 4, 2012). "Phil Nolan commits to UConn". ESPN.com. Retrieved May 6, 2012.
  6. ^ "Roscoe Smith transfers to UNLV". ESPN.com. May 26, 2012. Retrieved May 26, 2012.
  7. ^ "Andre Drummond to go pro". ESPN.com. April 13, 2012. Retrieved April 14, 2012.
  8. ^ Associated Press (April 10, 2012). "Jeremy Lamb declares for NBA draft". ESPN.com. Retrieved April 14, 2012.
  9. ^ "Tom Moore". Quinnipiac University. Retrieved January 31, 2013.
  10. ^ Brennan, Eamonn. "Previewing the Paradise Jam finale". ESPN. Retrieved December 24, 2012.
  11. ^ "Lobos down Huskies to win Paradise Jam". FoxNews.com. Retrieved December 26, 2012.
  12. ^ "Complete Play-By-Play". ESPN. Retrieved December 24, 2012.
  13. ^ "2012 Paradise Jam Bracket" (PDF). Basketball Travelers, Inc. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 December 2012. Retrieved 5 October 2012.
  14. ^ "2012-2013 UConn Men's Basketball Schedule". cstv.com. Retrieved September 5, 2012.