2012–13 College of Charleston Cougars men's basketball team

2012–13 College of Charleston Cougars men's basketball
CBI, First Round
Conference Southern Conference
South Division
2012–13 record 24–11 (14–4 SoCon)
Head coach Doug Wojcik (1st year)
Assistant coach Amir Abdur-Rahim
Assistant coach Ryan Freeburg
Assistant coach Jordan Mincy
Home arena TD Arena
2012–13 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
North
Elon 13 5   .722     21 12   .636
Appalachian State 10 8   .556     15 16   .484
Western Carolina 9 9   .500     14 19   .424
Samford 9 9   .500     11 21   .344
Chattanooga 8 10   .444     13 19   .406
UNC Greensboro 6 12   .333     9 22   .290
South
Davidson 17 1   .944     26 8   .765
College of Charleston 14 4   .778     24 11   .686
Georgia Southern 7 11   .389     14 19   .424
Wofford 7 11   .389     13 19   .406
The Citadel 5 13   .278     8 22   .267
Furman 3 15   .167     7 24   .226
SoCon Tournament winner
As of March 20, 2013; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2012–13 College of Charleston Cougars men's basketball team represented the College of Charleston during the 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cougars, led by first year head coach Doug Wojcik, played their home games at the TD Arena and were members of the South Division of the Southern Conference. They finished the season 24–11, 14–4 in SoCon play to finish in second place in the South Division. They advanced to the championship game of the SoCon Tournament before falling to Davidson. They were invited to the 2013 College Basketball Invitational where they lost in the first round to George Mason.

This was the Cougars final season as a member of the SoCon as they joined the Colonial Athletic Association beginning with the 2013–14 season.

Roster

Number Name Position Height Weight Year Hometown
1 Adjehi Baru Forward/Center 6–9 225 Sophomore Abidjan, Ivory Coast
3 Anthony Thomas Forward 6–7 207 Junior Winston-Salem, North Carolina
4 Andrew Lawrence Guard 6–1 175 Senior London, Great Britain
5 Matt Sundberg Forward 6–8 200 Senior Kennesaw, Georgia
10 Pat Branin Guard 6–1 190 Sophomore Richmond, Virginia
11 Nori Johnson Guard/Forward 6–5 209 Junior Greer, South Carolina
13 Bart Benton Guard 6–1 180 Senior Monroe, Georgia
14 Theo Johnson Guard/Forward 6–6 198 Freshman Sacramento, California
20 Chad Cooke Guard 6–0 175 Freshman Bolingbrook, Illinois
22 Anthony Stitt Guard 6–1 180 Sophomore Charlotte, North Carolina
23 Trevonte Dixon Guard 6–4 194 Sophomore Florence, South Carolina
24 Canyon Barry Guard 6–6 195 Freshman Colorado Springs, Colorado
31 Harrison Bowne Forward 6–6 230 Freshman Hickory, North Carolina
33 David Wishon Center 7–2 265 Sophomore Concord, North Carolina
41 Judson Hall Forward 6–6 200 Junior Charlotte, North Carolina
44 Trent Wiedeman Forward 6–8 255 Junior Suwanee, Georgia
53 Willis Hall Forward 6–6 235 Junior Charlotte, North Carolina


Schedule

Date Opponent Result Record Site (Attendance)
Exhibition
11/03/2012* USC-Aiken W 68—52  TD Arena
Regular Season
11/09/2012* Towson W 75–58  1–0 TD Arena (4,215)
11/15/2012* St. John's
(Charleston Classic)
L 53–64  1–1 TD Arena (4,716)
11/16/2012* Auburn
(Charleston Classic)
L 51–55  1–2 TD Arena (4,780)
11/18/2012* Boston College
(Charleston Classic)
W 71–67  2–2 TD Arena (4,262)
11/24/2012* at #24 Baylor W 63–59  3–2 Ferrell Center (5,768)
11/28/2012* at Charleston Southern W 72–67  4–2 CSU Field House (1,001)
12/01/2012 at Elon W 56–54  5–2 (1–0) Alumni Gym (1,403)
12/04/2012* #5 Louisville L 38–80  5–3 TD Arena (5,117)
12/13/2012* Anderson L 49–65  5–4 TD Arena (2,218)
12/18/2012* Old Dominion W 76–65  6–4 TD Arena (3,418)
12/22/2012* Coastal Carolina W 60–51  7–4 TD Arena (3,622)
12/29/2012* at Vermont W 62–50  8–4 Patrick Gym (2,253)
12/31/2012* at Marist W 85–75  9–4 McCann Field House (1,062)
01/05/2013 Furman W 60–56  10–4 (2–0) TD Arena (3,885)
01/10/2013 Samford L 57–62  10–5 (2–1) TD Arena (3,610)
01/12/2013 Chattanooga W 86–59  11–5 (3–1) TD Arena (3,722)
01/14/2013 at The Citadel W 73–69  12–5 (4–1) McAlister Field House (2,742)
01/17/2013 at Georgia Southern L 47–51  12–6 (4–2) Hanner Fieldhouse (1,733)
01/19/2013 at Davidson L 68–77  12–7 (4–3) John M. Belk Arena (4,844)
01/24/2013 The Citadel W 69–54  13–7 (5–3) TD Arena (4,118)
01/26/2013 at Wofford W 79–50  14–7 (6–3) Benjamin Johnson Arena (2,203)
01/30/2013 Appalachian State W 72–59  15–7 (7–3) TD Arena (3,530)
02/02/2013 UNC Greensboro W 81–59  16–7 (8–3) TD Arena (4,369)
02/07/2013 at Samford W 69–65  17–7 (9–3) Pete Hanna Center (1,751)
02/09/2013 at Chattanooga W 71–68  18–7 (10–3) McKenzie Arena (4,487)
02/14/2013 Davidson L 59–75  18–8 (10–4) TD Arena (4,314)
02/16/2013 Georgia Southern W 69–60  19–8 (11–4) TD Arena (3,734)
02/20/2013 at Western Carolina W 67–65  20–8 (12–4) Ramsey Center (1,207)
02/23/2013* Gardner–Webb
(BracketBusters)
L 52–55  20–9 TD Arena (3,823)
02/28/2013 Wofford W 55–50  21–9 (13–4) TD Arena (4,428)
03/02/2013 at Furman W 74–50  22–9 (14–4) Timmons Arena (1,143)
2013 SoCon Tournament
03/09/2013 vs. Western Carolina
(Quarterfinals)
W 78–70  23–9 U.S. Cellular Center (4,689)
03/10/2013 vs. Elon
(Semifinals)
W 68–60  24–9 U.S. Cellular Center (5,866)
03/11/2013 vs. Davidson
(Championship Game)
L 55–74  24–10 U.S. Cellular Center (4,021)
2013 College Basketball Invitational
03/19/2013* George Mason
(First Round)
L 77–78  24–11 TD Arena (1,713)
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. ( ) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

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