2012–13 Northwestern Wildcats men's basketball team
American college basketball season
The 2012–13 Northwestern Wildcats men's basketball team represented Northwestern University in the 2012–13 college basketball season. This was head coach Bill Carmody 's thirteenth and final season at Northwestern; on March 16, 2013, the university announced that he would not return to the team. The Wildcats were members of the Big Ten Conference and played their home games at Welsh-Ryan Arena .
2012–13 Roster
No.
Name
Position
Ht.
Wt.
Year
Hometown/High School
0
Alejandro Nate Carter
G
6–3
185
FR
Chicago, IL / MPHS
1
Drew Crawford
G/F
6–5
210
SR
Naperville, IL / Naperville Central
3
Dave Sobolewski
G
6–1
190
SO
Naperville, IL / Benet Academy
4
Alex Marcotullio
G
6–3
195
SR
Warren, MI / De La Salle
10
Mike Turner
F
6–8
215
RS FR
Chicago, IL / University of Chicago Lab. School
11
Reggie Hearn
G
6–4
210
JR
Fort Wayne, IN / Snider HS
12
Jared Swopshire
F
6–8
210
GS
St. Louis, MO / Louisville
13
Kale Abrahamson
G
6–7
195
FR
West Des Moines, IA / Valley HS
14
Tre Demps
G
6–2
195
RS FR
San Antonio, TX / Ronald Reagan HS
15
James Montgomery III
G
6–4
190
JR
Los Angeles, CA / Santa Monica
22
Alex Olah
C
7–0
275
FR
Timișoara , Romania / Traders Point Christian Academy
23
JerShon Cobb
G
6–5
205
SO
Decatur, GA / Columbia HS
31
Aaron Liberman
F/C
6–10
215
FR
Los Angeles, CA / Valley Torah HS
34
Sanjay Lumpkin
G/F
6–6
195
FR
Wayzata, MN / Benilde-St. Margaret's
42
Chier Ajou
C
7–2
235
FR
Aweil, South Sudan / Culver Academies / St. Thomas More
45
Nikola Cerina
F
6–9
245
RS JR
Topola , Serbia / Nikola Tesla Secondary School
Source:[ 1]
Schedule and results
Source[ 2]
Date time, TV
Rank#
Opponent#
Result
Record
Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
11/07/2012 *7:00 pm
Chicago
W 70–46
–
Welsh-Ryan Arena (N/A)Evanston, IL
Regular season
11/13/2012 *7:00 pm, BTN
Texas Southern
W 79–49
1–0
Welsh-Ryan Arena (5,043)Evanston, IL
11/15/2012 *7:00 pm
Mississippi Valley State
W 81–68
2–0
Welsh-Ryan Arena (5,004)Evanston, IL
11/18/2012 *1:00 pm
Fairleigh Dickinson South Padre Island Invitational
W 80–53
3–0
Welsh-Ryan Arena (5,104)Evanston, IL
11/20/2012 *7:00 pm
Delaware State South Padre Island Invitational
W 69–50
4–0
Welsh-Ryan Arena (5,012)Evanston, IL
11/23/2012 *7:30 pm
vs. TCU South Padre Island Invitational semifinals
W 55–31
5–0
South Padre Island Convention Centre (N/A)South Padre Island, TX
11/24/2012 *7:00 pm, CBSSN
vs. Illinois State South Padre Island Invitational Championship
W 72–69 OT
6–0
South Padre Island Convention Centre (N/A)South Padre Island, TX
11/27/2012 *8:15 pm, ESPN2
Maryland ACC-Big Ten Challenge
L 57–77
6–1
Welsh-Ryan Arena (6,009)Evanston, IL
12/01/2012 *1:00 pm, CSNC
UIC
L 44–50
6–2
Welsh-Ryan Arena (5,838)Evanston, IL
12/04/2012 *8:00 pm, ESPN2
at Baylor
W 74–70
7–2
Ferrell Center (6,532)Waco, TX
12/08/2012 *7:00 pm, BTN
Butler
L 65–74
7–3
Welsh-Ryan Arena (7,213)Evanston, IL
12/17/2012 *6:00 pm, BTN
Texas State
W 74–68
8–3
Welsh-Ryan Arena (5,161)Evanston, IL
12/21/2012 *8:00 pm, BTN
Stanford
L 68–70
8–4
Welsh-Ryan Arena (6,718)Evanston, IL
12/23/2012 *12:30 pm
Brown
W 63–42
9–4
Welsh-Ryan Arena (6,342)Evanston, IL
01/03/2013 6:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 2 Michigan
L 66–94
9–5 (0–1)
Welsh-Ryan Arena (8,117)Evanston, IL
01/06/2013 6:00 pm, BTN
at No. 9 Minnesota
L 51–69
9–6 (0–2)
Williams Arena (12,750)Minneapolis, MN
01/10/2013 7:00 pm, ESPNU
at Penn State
W 70–54
10–6 (1–2)
Bryce Jordan Center (6,479)University Park, PA
01/13/2013 4:30 pm, ESPNU
Iowa
L 50–70
10–7 (1–3)
Welsh-Ryan Arena (6,805)Evanston, IL
01/17/2013 7:15 pm, BTN
at No. 23 Illinois
W 68–54
11–7 (2–3)
Assembly Hall (16,618)Champaign, IL
01/20/2013 12:00 pm, BTN
No. 2 Indiana
L 59–67
11–8 (2–4)
Welsh-Ryan Arena (8,117)Evanston, IL
01/23/2013 8:00 pm, BTN
No. 12 Minnesota
W 55–48
12–8 (3–4)
Welsh-Ryan Arena (5,112)Evanston, IL
01/26/2013 2:00 pm, ESPNU
at Nebraska
L 49–64
12–9 (3–5)
Bob Devaney Sports Center (10,216)Lincoln, NE
01/30/2013 5:30 pm, BTN
at No. 1 Michigan
L 46–68
12–10 (3–6)
Crisler Center (12,693)Ann Arbor, MI
02/02/2013 11:00 am, ESPN2
Purdue
W 75–60
13–10 (4–6)
Welsh-Ryan Arena (8,117)Evanston, IL
02/09/2013 3:30 pm, BTN
at Iowa
L 57–71
13–11 (4–7)
Carver-Hawkeye Arena (15,267)Iowa City, IA
02/14/2013 6:00 pm, BTN
at No. 13 Ohio State
L 59–69
13–12 (4–8)
Value City Arena (15,842)Columbus, OH
02/17/2013 6:30 pm, BTN
Illinois
L 41–62
13–13 (4–9)
Welsh-Ryan Arena (8,117)Evanston, IL
02/20/2013 8:00 pm, BTN
No. 19 Wisconsin
L 41–69
13–14 (4–10)
Welsh-Ryan Arena (7,011)Evanston, IL
02/24/2013 5:00 pm, BTN
at Purdue
L 43–74
13–15 (4–11)
Mackey Arena (13,445)West Lafayette, IN
02/28/2013 6:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 16 Ohio State
L 53–63
13–16 (4–12)
Welsh-Ryan Arena (7,036)Evanston, IL
03/07/2013 6:00 pm, ESPNU
Penn State
L 59–66
13–17 (4–13)
Welsh-Ryan Arena (5,517)Evanston, IL
03/10/2013 5:00 pm, BTN
at No. 10 Michigan State
L 61–71
13–18 (4–14)
Breslin Center (14,797)East Lansing, MI
Big Ten tournament
03/14/2013 8:00 pm, ESPN2
vs. Iowa First Round
L 59–73
13–19
United Center (19,667)Chicago, IL
*Non-conference game.
# Rankings from
AP Poll . (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
References
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