2012–13 Eastern Michigan Eagles men's basketball team

2012–13 Eastern Michigan Eagles men's basketball
Conference Mid-American Conference
West Division
2012–13 record 16–18 (7–9 MAC)
Head coach Rob Murphy (2nd year)
Assistant coach Mike Brown
Assistant coach Kevin Mondro
Assistant coach Benny White
Home arena Eastern Michigan University Convocation Center
2012–13 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
East
Akron 14 2   .875     26 7   .788
Ohio 14 2   .875     24 10   .706
Kent State 9 7   .563     21 14   .600
Buffalo 7 9   .438     14 20   .412
Bowling Green 7 9   .438     13 19   .406
Miami 3 13   .188     9 22   .290
West
Western Michigan 10 6   .625     22 13   .629
Toledo* 10 6   .625     15 13   .536
Ball State 8 8   .500     15 15   .500
Eastern Michigan 7 9   .438     16 18   .471
Central Michigan 4 12   .250     11 20   .355
Northern Illinois 3 13   .188     5 25   .167
2013 MAC Tournament winner
As of March 27, 2013
*Ineligible for postseason due to APR penalties; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2012–13 Eastern Michigan Eagles men's basketball team represented Eastern Michigan University during the 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Eagles, led by second year head coach Rob Murphy, played their home games at the Eastern Michigan University Convocation Center and were members of the West Division of the Mid-American Conference. They finished the season 16–18, 7–9 in MAC play to finish in fourth place in the West Division. They won two games in the MAC Tournament to advance to the quarterfinals where they lost to Western Michigan.

Arrivals

Ray Lee Ranked as the 19th best point guard in the country by Scout.com and the 142nd best player overall in the 2012 class by Rivals.com committed to EMU. Jalen Ross (Greensboro Day School) another PG was a PACIS (Piedmont Athletic Conference of Independent Schools) All-Conference selection and MVP of the Pizza Hut Invitational in high school.[1]

Awards

All-MAC Honorable Mention

Statistics[3]

Conference Team Highs

Conference Individual Highs Free Throw Pct.

Conference Opponent Lows

Roster

Number Name Position Height Weight Year Hometown
0 Ray Lee Guard 6–3 170 Freshman Detroit, Michigan
1 Da'Shonte Riley Center 7–0 233 Junior Detroit, Michigan
2 J.R. Sims Guard 6–3 175 Junior Fort Wayne, Indiana
3 Austin Harper Guard 6–2 190 Junior Grand Haven, Michigan
4 James Still Forward 6–10 205 Junior Detroit, Michigan
5 Derek Thompson Guard 6–3 178 Senior Detroit, Michigan
10 Mike Talley Guard 5–11 176 Junior Detroit, Michigan
12 Antoine Chandler Guard 5–10 158 Sophomore Windsor, Canada
21 Jalen Ross Guard 5–11 176 Freshman Greensboro, North Carolina
22 Josh Lyle Guard 6–4 186 Sophomore Detroit, Michigan
23 Glenn Bryant Forward 6–8 201 Junior Detroit, Michigan
32 Jamell Harris Forward 6–9 201 Senior Euclid, Ohio
33 Anthony Strickland Guard 6–5 219 Junior Ypsilanti, Michigan
35 Daylen Harrison Guard/Forward 6–6 214 Junior Akron, Ohio
45 Matt Balkema Center 6–10 286 Senior Roseville, Michigan

James Still was dismissed from the team on November 16, 2012, following a guilty plea in felony charges stemming from an incident in April 2010, when he was enrolled at Providence College (see also 2010–11 Providence Friars men's basketball team#Offseason).[4]

Schedule

Date Opponent Result Record Site (Attendance)
Exhibition
11/02/2012* Michigan–Dearborn W 82–38  Convocation Center
Regular Season
11/09/2012* Rochester College
(EMU "Ice Man" Classic)
W 66–52  1–0 Convocation Center (2,359)
11/11/2012* at Jacksonville State L 54–61  1–1 Pete Mathews Coliseum (1,032)
11/16/2012* Eastern Illinois
(EMU "Ice Man" Classic)
W 60–52  2–1 Convocation Center (881)
11/17/2012* IPFW
(EMU "Ice Man" Classic)
W 60–47  3–1 Convocation Center (758)
11/18/2012* Texas–Pan American
(EMU "Ice Man" Classic)
W 57–47  4–1 Convocation Center (938)
11/24/2012* Madonna W 75–57  5–1 Convocation Center (552)
12/03/2012* at #4 Syracuse L 48–84  5–2 Carrier Dome (20,822)
12/08/2012* Purdue W 47–44  6–2 Convocation Center (1,790)
12/15/2012* at UIC L 48–74  6–3 UIC Pavilion (3,274)
12/20/2012* at #2 Michigan L 54–93  6–4 Crisler Center (12,693)
12/22/2012* Oakland L 57–59  6–5 Convocation Center (830)
12/28/2012* Siena Heights W 87–49  7–5 Convocation Center (654)
01/02/2013* at Kentucky L 38–90  7–6 Rupp Arena (22,135)
01/05/2013* at Massachusetts L 61–75  7–7 William D. Mullins Memorial Center (5,060)
01/09/2013 Ball State L 58–60  7–8 (0–1) Convocation Center (826)
01/12/2013 at Bowling Green L 44–46  7–9 (0–2) Stroh Center (2,180)
01/15/2013 Central Michigan W 58–52  8–9 (1–2) Convocation Center (N/A)
01/19/2013 Miami (OH) W 65–58  9–9 (2–2) Convocation Center (884)
01/23/2013 at Western Michigan L 59–63  9–10 (2–3) University Arena (2,419)
01/26/2013 Northern Illinois W 42–25  10–10 (3–3) Convocation Center (888)
02/02/2013 at Kent State L 62–77  10–11 (3–4) M.A.C. Center (2,267)
02/06/2013 Buffalo W 65–46  11–11 (4–4) Convocation Center (522)
02/09/2013 at Toledo L 52–60  11–12 (4–5) Savage Arena (4,252)
02/13/2013 Akron L 62–70  11–13 (4–6) Convocation Center (672)
02/16/2013 at Ball State W 56–50  12–13 (5–6) John E. Worthen Arena (3,491)
02/20/2013 at Ohio L 50–73  12–14 (5–7) Convocation Center (5,932)
02/23/2013* Missouri State
(BracketBusters)
L 54–57  12–15 Convocation Center (676)
02/27/2013 at Northern Illinois W 53–41  13–15 (6–7) Convocation Center (826)
03/02/2013 Western Michigan W 50–49 OT 14–15 (7–7) Convocation Center (1,216)
03/05/2013 at Central Michigan L 59–61  14–16 (7–8) McGuirk Arena (879)
03/09/2013 Toledo L 67–78  14–17 (7–9) Convocation Center (892)
2013 MAC Men's Basketball Tournament
03/11/2013 Northern Illinois
(First Round)
W 45–44  15–17 Convocation Center (302)
03/13/2013 vs. Miami (OH)
(Second Round)
W 58–47  16–17 Quicken Loans Arena (2,147)
03/14/2013 vs. Western Michigan
(Quarterfinals)
L 55–70  16–18 Quicken Loans Arena (3,361)
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. ( ) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

^ The game was originally scheduled for 1/30/2013 but was postponed due to the closure of the Ohio campus following an armed robbery of $5 just off campus.[5]

Noteworthy games

The win over Purdue on December 8 was the program's first win over a Big Ten team in nearly 15 years.

The January 26 win over Northern Illinois set several NCAA defensive records, including lowest field goal percentage allowed in a half since the implementation of the shot clock (3.2%), fewest points allowed in a half (4 points), and lowest field goal percentage allowed in a game (13.1%).[6]

References

  1. http://emueagles.com/sports/2013/11/5/MBB_1105132005.aspx?path=mbball
  2. http://emueagles.com/sports/2013/11/5/MBB_1105132005.aspx?path=mbball
  3. http://macsports.sidearmsports.com/custompages/stats/2013MBB/CONFSTAT.HTM
  4. "Eastern Michigan dismisses James Still for felony", USA Today, 2012-11-17, retrieved 2013-01-10
  5. "Ohio-EMU game postponed after campus shutdown due to $5 robbery", USA Today, 2013-01-30, retrieved 2013-01-31
  6. "College basketball roundup: Eastern Michigan holds Northern Illinois to record-low four points in first half", Detroit Free Press, 2013-01-26, retrieved 2013-01-27, Northern Illinois broke its own NCAA Division I record for futility, scoring just four points in the first half of a 42-25 loss to Eastern Michigan today in Ypsilanti. The Huskies (4-14, 2-4 Mid-American) also broke the record for lowest field goal percentage in a half of the shot clock era (3.2%) and lowest field goal percentage in a game (13.1%), and tied the mark for fewest made field goals in a half after hitting 1 of 31 attempts in the opening period.