2012–13 Fairfield Stags men's basketball team

2012–13 Fairfield Stags men's basketball

CIT, First Round
Conference	Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
2012–13 record	19–16 (9–9 MAAC)
Head coach	Sydney Johnson (2nd year)
Assistant coach	Tony Newsom
Assistant coach	Tyson Wheeler
Assistant coach	Martin Bahar
Home arena	Webster Bank Arena

	Conf				Overall
2012–13 MAAC men's basketball standings
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Niagara	13	–	5	.722	19	–	14	.576
Loyola (MD)	12	–	6	.667	23	–	12	.657
Rider	12	–	6	.667	19	–	15	.559
Canisius	11	–	7	.611	20	–	14	.588
Iona †	11	–	7	.611	20	–	14	.588
Fairfield	9	–	9	.500	19	–	16	.543
Manhattan	9	–	9	.500	14	–	18	.438
Marist	6	–	12	.333	10	–	21	.323
Siena	4	–	14	.222	8	–	24	.250
Saint Peter's	3	–	15	.167	9	–	21	.300


† 2013 MAAC Tournament winner As of March 26, 2013; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2012–13 Fairfield Stags men's basketball team represented Fairfield University during the 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Stags, led by second year head coach Sydney Johnson, played their home games at Webster Bank Arena and were members of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. They finished the season 19–16, 9–9 in a tie for sixth place. They advanced to the semifinals of the MAAC Tournament where they lost to Manhattan. They were invited to the 2013 CIT where they lost in the first round to Kent State.

Roster

Number	Name	Position	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
0	Justin Jenkins	Guard	6–2	175	Freshman	The Bronx, New York
3	Derek Needham	Guard	5–11	180	Senior	Dolton, Illinois
10	Josip Mikulic	Forward	7–0	228	Freshman	Široki Brijeg, Croatia
11	Desmond Wade	Guard	5–8	150	Senior	Linden, New Jersey
14	Marcus Gilbert	Forward	6–6	185	Freshman	Bryn Athyn, Pennsylvania
15	Maurice Barrow	Guard	6–5	210	Junior	Hollis, New York
21	Amadou Sidibe	Forward	6–8	215	Freshman	The Bronx, New York
25	Colin Nickerson	Guard	6–3	150	Senior	Waukegan, Illinois
33	Vincent Van Nes	Forward/Center	7–0	230	Sophomore	Dorchester, England
35	Coleman Johnson	Forward	6–6	215	Freshman	Oak Hill, Virginia
41	Keith Matthews	Forward	6–5	200	Junior	Sebastian, Florida
44	Sean Grennan	Guard	6–3	170	Sophomore	Toms River, New Jersey

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Site (Attendance)
Exhibition
11/02/2012*	Bridgeport	W 54–52		Webster Bank Arena (1,393)
Regular Season
11/10/2012*	vs. Central Connecticut (Connecticut 6 Classic)	W 64–63 ^OT	1–0	Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion (3,186)
11/12/2012*	at Virginia (NIT Season Tip-Off)	L 45–54	1–1	John Paul Jones Arena (8,568)
11/13/2012*	vs. Penn (NIT Season Tip-Off)	W 62–53	2–1	John Paul Jones Arena (8,490)
11/19/2012*	at Lehigh (NIT Season Tip-Off)	L 67–82	2–2	Stabler Arena (924)
11/20/2012*	vs. Fordham (NIT Season Tip-Off)	W 74–71	3–2	Stabler Arena (486)
11/23/2012*	at Providence	L 47–66	3–3	Dunkin' Donuts Center (6,854)
11/27/2012*	at DePaul	L 78–85	3–4	Allstate Arena (7,017)
12/01/2012*	at Austin Peay	W 74–55	4–4	Dunn Center (2,208)
12/07/2012	Canisius	L 55–67	4–5 (0–1)	Webster Bank Arena (2,684)
12/09/2012	at Rider	W 65–52	5–5 (1–1)	Alumni Gymnasium (1,559)
12/12/2012*	Milwaukee	W 62–46	6–5	Webster Bank Arena (1,572)
12/16/2012*	Drexel	W 69–58	7–5	Webster Bank Arena (1,310)
12/22/2012*	at Saint Joseph's	W 60–57	8–5	Hagan Arena (4,071)
12/29/2012*	at Old Dominion	W 55–54	9–5	Ted Constant Convocation Center (6,032)
01/03/2013	at Canisius	W 66–45	10–5 (2–1)	Koessler Athletic Center (1,106)
01/05/2013	at Niagara	L 67–71	10–6 (2–2)	Gallagher Center (1,445)
01/11/2013	at Loyola (MD)	L 58–63 ^OT	10–7 (2–3)	Reitz Arena (2,100)
01/13/2013	Niagara	L 64–67	10–8 (2–4)	Webster Bank Arena (3,376)
01/18/2013	at Iona	L 73–84	10–9 (2–5)	Hynes Athletic Center (2,435)
01/21/2013	Loyola (MD)	L 60–65	10–10 (2–6)	Webster Bank Arena (1,990)
01/24/2013	Marist	W 71–37	11–10 (3–6)	Webster Bank Arena (1,266)
01/27/2013	at Saint Peter's	W 61–54	12–10 (4–6)	Yanitelli Center (1,131)
02/01/2013	Rider	W 69–59	13–10 (5–6)	Webster Bank Arena (2,820)
02/04/2013	at Siena	W 64–54	14–10 (6–6)	Times Union Center (5,597)
02/07/2013	Saint Peter's	W 61–44	15–10 (7–6)	Webster Bank Arena (1,263)
02/12/2013	Manhattan	L 40–62	15–11 (7–7)	Webster Bank Arena (1,186)
02/14/2013	Siena	W 74–52	16–11 (8–7)	Webster Bank Arena (1,756)
02/18/2013	Iona	W 66–64	17–11 (9–7)	Webster Bank Arena (3,082)
02/23/2013*	Albany (BracketBusters)	L 50–58	17–12	Webster Bank Arena (3,678)
03/01/2013	at Manhattan	L 31–34	17–13 (9–8)	Draddy Gymnasium (2,088)
03/03/2013	at Marist	L 60–73	17–14 (9–9)	McCann Field House (1,680)
2013 MAAC Men's Basketball Tournament
03/08/2013	vs. Saint Peter's (First Round)	W 54–47	18–14	MassMutual Center (2,038)
03/09/2013	vs. Rider (Quarterfinals)	W 43–42	19–14	MassMutual Center (N/A)
03/10/2013	vs. Manhattan (Semifinals)	L 42–60	19–15	MassMutual Center (2,421)
2013 CIT
03/20/2013*	at Kent State (First Round)	L 71–73	19–16	M.A.C. Center (1,855)
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. ( ) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

References

Fairfield Stags men's basketball

Venues	Alumni Hall (1959–2001) Webster Bank Arena (2001–present)

Culture & lore	History

People	Head coaches Award winners NBA draftees

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