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

	Conf				Overall
2012–13 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings
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

Glenn Bryant ^[2]

Statistics^[3]

Conference Team Highs

Scoring Defense (59.1 Pg/G)
3-Point Fg Pct Defense (.299)
Free Throw Pct 1.000 (4-4) at Kentucky (01/02/13)

Conference Individual Highs Free Throw Pct.

Daylen Harrison vs Eastern Illinois (11-16-12) 1.000 (11-11)
Anthony Strickland vs Akron (02-13-13) 1.000 (8-8)

Conference Opponent Lows

Points 25 by Northern Illinois (01-26-13)
Field Goals Made 8 by Northern Illinois (01-26-13)
Field Goal Pct .131 (8-61) by Northern Illinois (01-26-13)
Steals 1 by IPFW (11-17-12)
Fouls 7 Michigan (12/20/12)

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

↑ http://emueagles.com/sports/2013/11/5/MBB_1105132005.aspx?path=mbball
↑ http://emueagles.com/sports/2013/11/5/MBB_1105132005.aspx?path=mbball
↑ http://macsports.sidearmsports.com/custompages/stats/2013MBB/CONFSTAT.HTM
↑ "Eastern Michigan dismisses James Still for felony", USA Today, 2012-11-17, retrieved 2013-01-10
↑ "Ohio-EMU game postponed after campus shutdown due to $5 robbery", USA Today, 2013-01-30, retrieved 2013-01-31
↑ "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.

Eastern Michigan Eagles men's basketball

Venues	Bowen Field House (1955–1998) Convocation Center (1998–present)

Rivalries	In-state MAC schools

Culture & lore	Swoop

People	Head coaches

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