2012–13 Eastern Kentucky Colonels basketball team

2012–13 Eastern Kentucky Colonels men's basketball
CIT, Second Round
ConferenceOhio Valley Conference
DivisionEast Division
Record25–10 (12–4 OVC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Rodney Crawford
  • Austin Newton
  • Luke Strege
Home arenaMcBrayer Arena
Seasons
2012–13 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
East
Belmont † 14 – 2   .875 26 – 7   .788
Eastern Kentucky 12 – 4   .750 25 – 10   .714
Tennessee State 11 – 5   .688 18 – 15   .545
Jacksonville State* 8 – 8   .500 17 – 11   .607
Morehead State 8 – 8   .500 15 – 18   .455
Tennessee Tech 5 – 11   .313 12 – 17   .414
West
Murray State 10 – 6   .625 21 – 10   .677
Southeast Missouri State 8 – 8   .500 17 – 16   .515
Eastern Illinois 6 – 10   .375 11 – 21   .344
SIU Edwardsville 5 – 11   .313 9 – 18   .333
UT Martin 5 – 11   .313 9 – 21   .300
Austin Peay 4 – 12   .250 8 – 23   .258
† 2013 OVC tournament winner
As of March 23, 2013
* Ineligible for Postseason play due to APR Penalties
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2012–13 Eastern Kentucky Colonels basketball team represented Eastern Kentucky University during the 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Colonels, led by eighth year head coach Jeff Neubauer, played their home games at McBrayer Arena within Alumni Coliseum and were members of the East Division of the Ohio Valley Conference. They finished the season 25–10, 12–4 in OVC play to finish in second place in the East Division. They advanced to the semifinals of the OVC tournament where they lost to Murray State.[1] They were invited to the 2013 CIT where they defeated Gardner–Webb in the first round before falling in the second round to Evansville.

Roster

Number Name Position Height Weight Year Hometown
0 Glenn Cosey Guard 6–0 170 Junior Flint, Michigan
1 Willie Cruz Guard 6–3 204 Senior Rochester, New York
2 Corey Walden Guard 6–2 190 Sophomre Daytona Beach, Florida
3 Mike DiNunno Guard 5–11 192 Senior Chicago, Illinois
11 Jaylen Babb-Harrison Guard 6–2 172 Freshman Ajax, Ontario
12 Marcus Lewis Guard 6–3 185 Junior Streamwood, Illinois
15 Orlando Williams Guard 6–4 175 Junior Cincinnati, Ohio
21 Robbie Stenzel Guard 6–5 183 Sophomore Winchester, Kentucky
22 Timmy Knipp Guard 6–7 204 Sophomore Olive Hill, Kentucky
23 Ryan Parsons Guard 6–2 196 Junior Morgantown, West Virginia
24 Jeff Johnson Forward 6–7 264 Junior Champaign, Illinois
33 Deverin Muff Forward 6–7 207 Sophomore Strongsville, Ohio
34 Tarius Johnson Guard 6–5 185 Junior Jackson, Tennessee
42 Eric Stutz Forward 6–8 225 Sophomore Newburgh, Indiana

Schedule

Date
time, TV 		Opponent Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
11/09/2012*
7:30 pm 		Cincinnati Christian
Comfort Suites Invitational 		W 89–56  1–0
 McBrayer Arena (3,100)
Richmond, Kentucky
11/16/2012*
6:00 pm 		Kennesaw State
Comfort Suites Invitational 		W 85–71  2–0
 McBrayer Arena (1,150)
Richmond, Kentucky
11/17/2012*
6:00 pm 		Towson
Comfort Suites Invitational 		W 71–69 OT 3–0
 McBrayer Arena (1,400)
Richmond, Kentucky
11/18/2012*
5:00 pm 		Radford
Comfort Suites Invitational 		W 83–75  4–0
 McBrayer Arena (1,050)
Richmond, Kentucky
11/24/2012*
7:00 pm 		Norfolk State W 68–44  5–0
 McBrayer Arena (1,225)
Richmond, Kentucky
11/28/2012*
7:00 pm 		Delaware State W 84–51  6–0
 McBrayer Arena (1,175)
Richmond, Kentucky
12/01/2012*
7:30 pm 		Western Carolina W 72–70  7–0
 McBrayer Arena (1,600)
Richmond, Kentucky
12/04/2012*
7:00 pm 		at North Carolina Central W 63–57  8–0
 McLendon–McDougald Gymnasium (1,170)
Durham, North Carolina
12/08/2012*
7:00 pm 		at Chattanooga W 63–52  9–0
 McKenzie Arena (2,317)
Chattanooga, Tennessee
12/16/2012*
6:00 pm, ESPNU 		at No. 10 Illinois L 53–66  9–1
 Assembly Hall (15,029)
Champaign, Illinois
12/19/2012*
7:00 pm 		at North Carolina A&T L 67–78  9–2
 Corbett Sports Center (453)
Greensboro, North Carolina
12/21/2012*
7:00 pm 		at High Point W 73–70  10–2
 Millis Center (1,421)
High Point, North Carolina
12/30/2012*
4:00 pm, WTVQ/ESPN3 		at West Virginia L 67–74  10–3
 WVU Coliseum (8,123)
Morgantown, West Virginia
01/03/2013
7:00 pm 		Eastern Illinois W 65–54  11–3 (1–0)
 McBrayer Arena (1,200)
Richmond, Kentucky
01/05/2013
7:00 pm 		SIU Edwardsville W 78–72  12–3 (2–0)
 McBrayer Arena (1,400)
Richmond, Kentucky
01/09/2013
8:00 pm 		at Murray State W 77–65  13–3 (3–0)
 CFSB Center (4,052)
Murray, Kentucky
01/12/2013
7:00 pm 		Morehead State W 59–52  14–3 (4–0)
 McBrayer Arena (5,300)
Richmond, Kentucky
01/17/2013
8:00 pm 		at Belmont L 76–83  14–4 (4–1)
 Curb Event Center (2,764)
Nashville, Tennessee
01/19/2013
2:30 pm 		at Jacksonville State W 73–62  15–4 (5–1)
 Pete Mathews Coliseum (1,801)
Jacksonville, Alabama
01/24/2013
7:00 pm 		Tennessee State W 76–67  16–4 (6–1)
 McBrayer Arena (2,250)
Richmond, Kentucky
01/26/2013
7:00 pm 		Belmont L 74–85  16–5 (6–2)
 McBrayer Arena (5,500)
Richmond, Kentucky
01/31/2013
8:00 pm 		at Tennessee–Martin L 65–72  16–6 (6–3)
 Skyhawk Arena (1,341)
Martin, Tennessee
02/02/2013
6:30 pm 		at Southeast Missouri State W 81–72  17–6 (7–3)
 Show Me Center (2,922)
Cape Girardeau, Missouri
02/05/2013*
7:00 pm 		Crowley's Ridge W 97–31  18–6
 McBrayer Arena (1,050)
Richmond, Kentucky
02/09/2013
7:30 pm 		at Morehead State W 68–47  19–6 (8–3)
 Ellis Johnson Arena (4,308)
Morehead, Kentucky
02/14/2013
7:00 pm 		Tennessee Tech W 80–69  20–6 (9–3)
 McBrayer Arena (2,350)
Richmond, Kentucky
02/16/2013
7:00 pm 		Jacksonville State W 80–67  21–6 (10–3)
 McBrayer Arena (3,100)
Richmond, Kentucky
02/20/2013
7:00 pm 		Austin Peay W 91–53  22–6 (11–3)
 McBrayer Arena (3,400)
Richmond, Kentucky
02/23/2013*
1:00 pm, ESPNU 		at Valparaiso
BracketBusters 		L 60–82  22–7
 Athletics–Recreation Center (3,329)
Valparaiso, Indiana
02/28/2013
8:30 pm 		at Tennessee Tech W 69–54  23–7 (12–3)
 Eblen Center (2,295)
Cookeville, Tennessee
03/02/2013
8:45 pm 		at Tennessee State L 81–85 OT 23–8 (12–4)
 Gentry Complex (2,771)
Nashville, Tennessee
2013 OVC Basketball tournament
03/07/2013
9:30 pm 		vs. Southeast Missouri State
Quarterfinals 		W 84–69  24–8
 Nashville Municipal Auditorium (1,398)
Nashville, Tennessee
03/08/2013
9:00 pm, ESPN3 		vs. Murray State
Semifinals 		L 73–81  24–9
 Nashville Municipal Auditorium (3,977)
Nashville, Tennessee
2013 CIT
03/19/2013*
7:00 pm 		at Gardner–Webb
First Round 		W 69–62  25–9
 Paul Porter Arena (2,650)
Boiling Springs, North Carolina
03/23/2013*
1:30 pm 		at Evansville
Second Round 		L 72–86  25–10
 Ford Center (1,651)
Evansville, Indiana
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

References

  1. ^ Story, Mark (March 9, 2013). "Mark Story: Murray St. dashes EKU's NCAA dreams in a surprising way". Lexington Herald-Leader. Retrieved February 17, 2024.