2012–13 Gardner–Webb Runnin' Bulldogs men's basketball team

2012–13 Gardner–Webb Runnin' Bulldogs men's basketball
CIT, First Round
Conference Big South Conference
South Division
2012–13 record 21–13 (11–5 Big South)
Head coach Chris Holtmann (3rd year)
Assistant coach Jay McAuley
Assistant coach Mike Netti
Assistant coach Takayo Siddle
Home arena Paul Porter Arena
2012–13 Big South men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
North
High Point 12 4   .750     17 14   .548
VMI 8 8   .500     14 17   .452
Radford 7 9   .438     13 19   .406
Campbell 7 9   .438     13 20   .394
Liberty 6 10   .375     15 21   .417
Longwood 4 12   .250     8 25   .242
South
Charleston Southern 12 4   .750     19 13   .594
Gardner–Webb 11 5   .688     21 13   .618
UNC Asheville 10 6   .625     16 16   .500
Coastal Carolina 9 7   .563     14 15   .483
Winthrop 6 10   .375     14 17   .452
Presbyterian 4 12   .250     8 24   .250
2013 Big South Tournament winner
As of March 20, 2013; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2012–13 Gardner–Webb Runnin' Bulldogs men's basketball team represented Gardner–Webb University during the 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Runnin' Bulldogs, led by third year head coach Chris Holtmann, played their home games at the Paul Porter Arena and were members of the South Division of the Big South Conference. They finished the season 21–13, 11–5 in Big South play to finish in second place in the South Division. They advanced to the semifinals of the Big South Tournament where they lost to Liberty. They were invited to the 2013 CIT, their first ever Division I postseason tournament, where they lost in the first round to Eastern Kentucky.

Roster

Number Name Position Height Weight Year Hometown
0 Donta Harper Forward 6–6 180 Sophomore Winterville, North Carolina
2 Tyler Strange Guard 5–9 175 Sophomore Leominster, Massachusetts
3 Tashan Newsome Guard 6–3 200 Senior Albany, New York
4 Logan Stumpf Guard 6–6 185 Freshman Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
5 Naji Hibbert Guard 6–5 190 Senior Baltimore, Maryland
10 Max Landis Guard 6–2 175 Sophomore Indianapolis, Indiana
11 Isaiah Ivey Guard 6–2 190 Freshman Georgetown, Kentucky
15 Jarvis Davis Guard 6–0 180 Sophomore Columbia, South Carolina
23 Onzie Branch Forward 6–6 215 Junior Topeka, Kansas
24 Kevin Hartley Forward 6–6 235 Senior Klein, Texas
30 Adam Sweeney Guard 6–1 180 Freshman Madison, Ohio
33 Corey Hansley Forward 6–8 220 Sophomore Candler, North Carolina
34 Jerome Hill Forward 6–5 210 Freshman Adel, Georgia
54 Mike Byron Center 6–11 250 Junior San Antonio, Texas


Schedule

Date Opponent Result Record Site (Attendance)
Regular Season
11/09/2012* at #11 North Carolina L 59–76  0–1 Dean Smith Center (16,430)
11/10/2012* Covenant W 77–39  1–1 Paul Porter Arena (1,204)
11/14/2012* Lipscomb L 62–66  1–2 Paul Porter Arena (1,450)
11/15/2012* at DePaul
(Cancún Challenge)
W 71–59  2–2 Allstate Arena (7,011)
11/17/2012* at Iowa
(Cancún Challenge)
L 56–65  2–3 Carver–Hawkeye Arena (11,852)
11/20/2012* vs. Howard
(Cancún Challenge)
W 55–43  3–3 Moon Palace Resort (902)
11/21/2012* vs. Austin Peay
(Cancún Challenge)
W 72–62  4–3 Moon Palace Resort (302)
11/25/2012* at Illinois L 62–63  4–4 Assembly Hall (12,565)
12/03/2012* UVA–Wise W 77–58  5–4 Paul Porter Arena (772)
12/05/2012* at Wofford L 42–54  5–5 Benjamin Johnson Arena (864)
12/08/2012* Tennessee Tech W 61–41  6–5 Paul Porter Arena (1,645)
12/15/2012* The Citadel W 71–58  7–5 Paul Porter Arena (1,640)
12/18/2012* at East Carolina L 60–62  7–6 Williams Arena (3,961)
12/22/2012* Spalding W 83–54  8–6 Paul Porter Arena (302)
01/05/2013 at Campbell L 81–93 3OT 8–7 (0–1) John W. Pope, Jr. Convocation Center (1,423)
01/09/2013 UNC Asheville W 78–71  9–7 (1–1) Paul Porter Arena (2,030)
01/12/2013 at High Point L 64–70  9–8 (1–2) Millis Center (1,604)
01/16/2013 Coastal Carolina W 66–65  10–8 (2–2) Paul Porter Arena (1,970)
01/19/2013 Radford L 51–52  10–9 (2–3) Paul Porter Arena (2,107)
01/23/2013 at Winthrop L 55–61  10–10 (2–4) Winthrop Coliseum (1,356)
01/26/2013 at VMI W 63–49  11–10 (3–4) Cameron Hall (3,320)
01/30/2013 at Charleston Southern W 74–73 OT 12–10 (4–4) CSU Field House (849)
02/02/2013 Longwood W 76–65  13–10 (5–4) Paul Porter Arena (2,109)
02/06/2013 at Presbyterian L 54–57  13–11 (5–5) Templeton Physical Education Center (595)
02/09/2013 Liberty W 71–68  14–11 (6–5) Paul Porter Arena (2,370)
02/13/2013 at UNC Asheville W 67–65  15–11 (7–5) Kimmel Arena (1,771)
02/16/2013 at Coastal Carolina W 70–63  16–11 (8–5) HTC Center (2,186)
02/19/2013 Winthrop W 65–52  17–11 (9–5) Paul Porter Arena (1,502)
02/23/2013* at College of Charleston
(BracketBusters)
W 55–52  18–11 TD Arena (3,823)
02/27/2013 Charleston Southern W 67–62 OT 19–11 (10–5) Paul Porter Arena (2,015)
03/02/2013 Presbyterian W 76–57  20–11 (11–5) Paul Porter Arena (2,245)
2013 Big South Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
03/07/2013 vs. Campbell
(Quarterfinals)
W 71–57  21–11 HTC Center (2,606)
03/09/2013 vs. Liberty
(Semifinals)
L 62–65  21–12 HTC Center (2,598)
2013 CIT
03/19/2013* Eastern Kentucky
(First Round)
L 62–69  21–13 Paul Porter Arena (2,650)
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. ( ) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

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