2012–13 Eastern Kentucky Colonels basketball team

2012–13 Eastern Kentucky Colonels men's basketball

CIT, Second Round
Conference	Ohio Valley Conference East Division
2012–13 record	25–10 (12–4 OVC)
Head coach	Jeff Neubauer (8th year)
Assistant coach	Rodney Crawford
Assistant coach	Austin Newton
Assistant coach	Luke Strege
Home arena	McBrayer Arena

	Conf				Overall
2012–13 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball standings
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
Tennessee–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. 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	Opponent	Result	Record	Site (Attendance)
Regular Season
11/09/2012*	Cincinnati Christian (Comfort Suites Invitational)	W 89–56	1–0	McBrayer Arena (3,100)
11/16/2012*	Kennesaw State (Comfort Suites Invitational)	W 85–71	2–0	McBrayer Arena (1,150)
11/17/2012*	Towson (Comfort Suites Invitational)	W 71–69 ^OT	3–0	McBrayer Arena (1,400)
11/18/2012*	Radford (Comfort Suites Invitational)	W 83–75	4–0	McBrayer Arena (1,050)
11/24/2012*	Norfolk State	W 68–44	5–0	McBrayer Arena (1,225)
11/28/2012*	Delaware State	W 84–51	6–0	McBrayer Arena (1,175)
12/01/2012*	Western Carolina	W 72–70	7–0	McBrayer Arena (1,600)
12/04/2012*	at North Carolina Central	W 63–57	8–0	McLendon–McDougald Gymnasium (1,170)
12/08/2012*	at Chattanooga	W 63–52	9–0	McKenzie Arena (2,317)
12/16/2012*	at #10 Illinois	L 53–66	9–1	Assembly Hall (15,029)
12/19/2012*	at North Carolina A&T	L 67–78	9–2	Corbett Sports Center (453)
12/21/2012*	at High Point	W 73–70	10–2	Millis Center (1,421)
12/30/2012*	at West Virginia	L 67–74	10–3	WVU Coliseum (8,123)
01/03/2013	Eastern Illinois	W 65–54	11–3 (1–0)	McBrayer Arena (1,200)
01/05/2013	SIU Edwardsville	W 78–72	12–3 (2–0)	McBrayer Arena (1,400)
01/09/2013	at Murray State	W 77–65	13–3 (3–0)	CFSB Center (4,052)
01/12/2013	Morehead State	W 59–52	14–3 (4–0)	McBrayer Arena (5,300)
01/17/2013	at Belmont	L 76–83	14–4 (4–1)	Curb Event Center (2,764)
01/19/2013	at Jacksonville State	W 73–62	15–4 (5–1)	Pete Mathews Coliseum (1,801)
01/24/2013	Tennessee State	W 76–67	16–4 (6–1)	McBrayer Arena (2,250)
01/26/2013	Belmont	L 74–85	16–5 (6–2)	McBrayer Arena (5,500)
01/31/2013	at Tennessee–Martin	L 65–72	16–6 (6–3)	Skyhawk Arena (1,341)
02/02/2013	at Southeast Missouri State	W 81–72	17–6 (7–3)	Show Me Center (2,922)
02/05/2013*	Crowley's Ridge	W 97–31	18–6	McBrayer Arena (1,050)
02/09/2013	at Morehead State	W 68–47	19–6 (8–3)	Ellis Johnson Arena (4,308)
02/14/2013	Tennessee Tech	W 80–69	20–6 (9–3)	McBrayer Arena (2,350)
02/16/2013	Jacksonville State	W 80–67	21–6 (10–3)	McBrayer Arena (3,100)
02/20/2013	Austin Peay	W 91–53	22–6 (11–3)	McBrayer Arena (3,400)
02/23/2013*	at Valparaiso (BracketBusters)	L 60–82	22–7	Athletics–Recreation Center (3,329)
02/28/2013	at Tennessee Tech	W 69–54	23–7 (12–3)	Eblen Center (2,295)
03/02/2013	at Tennessee State	L 81–85 ^OT	23–8 (12–4)	Gentry Complex (2,771)
2013 OVC Basketball Tournament
03/07/2013	vs. Southeast Missouri State (Quarterfinals)	W 84–69	24–8	Nashville Municipal Auditorium (1,398)
03/08/2013	vs. Murray State (Semifinals)	L 73–81	24–9	Nashville Municipal Auditorium (3,977)
2013 CIT
03/19/2013*	at Gardner–Webb (First Round)	W 69–62	25–9	Paul Porter Arena (2,650)
03/23/2013*	at Evansville (Second Round)	L 72–86	25–10	Ford Center (1,651)
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. ( ) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

References

Eastern Kentucky Colonels basketball

Venues	Alumni Coliseum (1963–present)

Culture & lore	The Colonel "Rally Maroon and White"

People	Head coaches

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