2012–13 Lafayette Leopards men's basketball team

2012–13 Lafayette Leopards men's basketball
Conference Patriot League
2012–13 record 19–15 (10–4 Patriot)
Head coach Fran O'Hanlon (18th year)
Assistant coach Pat Doherty
Assistant coach Donovan Williams
Assistant coach John O'Connor
Home arena Kirby Sports Center
2012–13 Patriot League men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
Bucknell † 12 2   .857     28 6   .824
Lehigh 10 4   .714     21 10   .677
Lafayette 10 4   .714     19 15   .559
Army 8 6   .571     16 15   .516
American 5 9   .357     10 20   .333
Colgate 5 9   .357     11 21   .344
Holy Cross 4 10   .286     12 18   .400
Navy 2 12   .143     8 23   .258
2013 Patriot League Tournament winner
As of March 19, 2013; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2012–13 Lafayette Leopards men's basketball team represented Lafayette College during the 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Leopards, led by 18th year head coach Fran O'Hanlon, played their home games at the Kirby Sports Center and were members of the Patriot League. They finished the season 19–15, 10–4 in Patriot League play to finish in a tie for second place. They advanced to the championship game of the Patriot League Tournament where they lost to Bucknell. Despite their 19 wins, they did not participate in a postseason tournament.

Roster

Number Name Position Height Weight Year Hometown
3 Tony Johnson Guard 6–0 177 Senior Folsom, California
4 Jack Detmer Guard 6–2 181 Junior Scarsdale, New York
5 Joey Ptasinsky Guard 6–2 172 Sophomore Highlands Ranch, Colorado
12 Seth Hinrichs Guard 6–7 214 Sophomore Clara City, Minnesota
14 Bryce Scott Guard 6–2 185 Freshman El Dorado Hills, California
20 Dan Trist Forward 6–9 217 Sophomore Sydney, Australia
21 Zach Rufer Guard 6–3 180 Freshman Bloomingburg, New York
22 Alan Flannigan Forward 6–6 211 Sophomore Dexter, Missouri
23 Les Smith Guard 6–0 190 Junior Cotati, California
24 Levi Giese Forward 6–9 215 Senior Tulsa, Oklahoma
34 Ben Freeland Forward 6–10 215 Freshman Santa Rosa, California
44 Billy Murphy Forward 6–9 205 Freshman Greenwich, Connecticut
54 Nathaniel Musters Center 6–10 230 Freshman Padstow, Australia


Schedule

Date Opponent Result Record Site (Attendance)
Regular Season
11/09/2012* St. Francis (NY) L 65–76  0–1 Kirby Sports Center (1,217)
11/12/2012* Long Island
(Barclays Center Classic)
W 98–94 OT 1–1 Kirby Sports Center (907)
11/16/2012* at #3 Kentucky
(Barclays Center Classic)
L 49–101  1–2 Rupp Arena (21,360)
11/18/2012* at Morehead State
(Barclays Center Classic)
L 74–88  1–3 Ellis Johnson Arena (2,431)
11/20/2012* at Maryland
(Barclays Center Classic)
L 74–83  1–4 Comcast Center (10,882)
11/24/2012* Princeton L 53–72  1–5 Kirby Sports Center (1,544)
11/26/2012* at Monmouth L 60–65  1–6 Multipurpose Activity Center (1,375)
11/28/2012* Delaware W 63–60  2–6 Kirby Sports Center (1,079)
12/01/2012* at Long Island L 60–71  2–7 Athletic, Recreation & Wellness Center (795)
12/04/2012* at Saint Francis (PA) W 61–58  3–7 DeGol Arena (844)
12/07/2012* at Fairleigh Dickinson L 80–82  3–8 Rothman Center (652)
12/09/2012* Sacred Heart W 72–70  4–8 Kirby Sports Center (1,017)
12/18/2012* Arcadia W 86–62  5–8 Kirby Sports Center (524)
12/22/2012* at #13 Minnesota L 50–75  5–9 Williams Arena (14,625)
12/29/2012* at Stanford L 59–65  5–10 Maples Pavilion (4,941)
01/02/2013* NJIT W 83–66  6–10 Kirby Sports Center (889)
01/08/2013* at Penn W 85–83  7–10 The Palestra (2,805)
01/12/2013 Navy W 64–47  8–10 (1–0) Kirby Sports Center (1,954)
01/16/2013 at Army L 54–77  8–11 (1–1) Christl Arena (773)
01/19/2013 at Bucknell L 51–66  8–12 (1–2) Sojka Pavilion (3,719)
01/23/2013 Holy Cross W 63–53  9–12 (2–2) Kirby Sports Center (1,679)
01/27/2013 at Lehigh W 78–57  10–12 (3–2) Stabler Arena (3,279)
01/30/2013 Colgate W 69–40  11–12 (4–2) Kirby Sports Center (2,470)
02/02/2013 at American L 64–68  11–13 (4–3) Bender Arena (1,209)
02/09/2013 at Navy W 70–47  12–13 (5–3) Alumni Hall (3,212)
02/13/2013 Army L 68–85  12–14 (5–4) Kirby Sports Center (1,071)
02/16/2013 Bucknell W 63–62  13–14 (6–4) Kirby Sports Center (3,244)
02/20/2013 at Holy Cross W 79–76  14–14 (7–4) Hart Center (1,238)
02/24/2013 Lehigh W 79–71  15–14 (8–4) Kirby Sports Center (3,433)
02/27/2013 at Colgate W 80–67  16–14 (9–4) Cotterell Court (572)
03/02/2013 American W 80–72  17–14 (10–4) Kirby Sports Center (3,033)
2013 Patriot League Men's Basketball Tournament
03/06/2013 Holy Cross
(Quarterfinals)
W 77–54  18–14 Kirby Sports Center (1,903)
03/09/2013 Lehigh
(Semifinals)
W 82–69  19–14 Kirby Sports Center (3,500)
03/13/2013 at Bucknell
(Championship Game)
L 56–64  19–15 Sojka Pavilion (3,645)
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. ( ) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

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