2012–13 Long Island Blackbirds men's basketball team

2012–13 Long Island Blackbirds men's basketball
Northeast Tournament Champions
NCAA Tournament East Region 16 Seed, First Four
Conference Northeast Conference
2012–13 record 20–14 (12–6 NEC)
Head coach Jack Perri (1st year)
Assistant coach Mark Calzonetti
Assistant coach Jason Harris
Assistant coach Chuck Bridge
Home arena Athletic, Recreation & Wellness Center
Barclays Center
2012–13 Northeast Conference men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
Robert Morris 14 – 4   .778     24 – 11   .686
Bryant 12 – 6   .667     19 – 12   .613
Wagner 12 – 6   .667     19 – 12   .613
Long Island † 12 – 6   .667     20 – 14   .588
Mount St. Mary's 11 – 7   .611     18 – 14   .563
Quinnipiac 11 – 7   .611     15 – 16   .484
Central Connecticut 9 – 9   .500     13 – 17   .433
St. Francis Brooklyn 8 – 10   .444     12 – 18   .400
Sacred Heart 7 – 11   .389     9 – 20   .310
Monmouth 5 – 13   .278     10 – 21   .323
Saint Francis (PA) 5 – 13   .278     5 – 24   .172
Fairleigh Dickinson 2 – 16   .111     7 – 24   .226
† 2013 NEC Tournament winner
As of March 25, 2013; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2012–13 Long Island Blackbirds men's basketball team represented The Brooklyn Campus of Long Island University during the 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Blackbirds, led by first year head coach Jack Perri, played their home games at the Athletic, Recreation & Wellness Center, with three home games at the brand new Barclays Center, and were members of the Northeast Conference. They finished the season 20–14, 12–6 in NEC play to finish in a three way tie for second place. They were champions of the NEC Tournament for the third consecutive year to earn an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament where they lost in the First Four round to James Madison.

Roster

2012–13 Long Island Blackbirds men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Home town
G 00 Griggs, D. J.D. J. Griggs style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Lake Jackson, Texas
F 1 Olasewere, JamalJamal Olasewere style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 215 lb (98 kg) Sr Silver Spring, Maryland
G 3 Garner, C. J.C. J. Garner style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 160 lb (73 kg) Sr Silver Spring, Maryland
G 4 Martin, GarrellGarrell Martin style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 175 lb (79 kg) So Bronx, New York
G/F 5 Joseph, TroyTroy Joseph style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 200 lb (91 kg) So Toronto, Ontario
G 11 Thompson, BrandonBrandon Thompson style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 185 lb (84 kg) Jr San Antonio, Texas
G 15 Brickman, JasonJason Brickman style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 165 lb (75 kg) Jr San Antonio, Texas
F 20 Hucks, BookerBooker Hucks style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 210 lb (95 kg) Sr Bay Shore, New York
G/F 23 Parga, GilbertGilbert Parga style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Pico Rivera, California
G 24 Edwards, KedarKedar Edwards style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Brooklyn, New York
F 21 Onyechi, KennyKenny Onyechi style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 230 lb (104 kg) Sr Sugar Land, Texas
F 33 Reed, E. J.E. J. Reed style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Mesquite, Texas
F 34 Murphy, KhalilKhalil Murphy style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 235 lb (107 kg) So Willingboro, New Jersey
F 42 Boyd, JulianJulian Boyd style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 230 lb (104 kg) Sr San Antonio, Texas
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: 2013-03-13

Schedule

Date Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (Attendance)
Regular Season
11/09/2012* Morehead State
(Barclays Center Classic)		 L 74–77  0–1 Barclays Center (N/A)
11/12/2012* at Lafayette
(Barclays Center Classic)		 L 94–98 OT 0–2 Kirby Sports Center (907)
11/16/2012* at Maryland
(Barclays Center Classic)		 L 74–91  0–3 Comcast Center (12,785)
11/23/2012* at #8 Kentucky
(Barclays Center Classic)		 L 75–104  0–4 Rupp Arena (22,222)
11/28/2012* Columbia W 70–61  1–4 Athletic, Recreation & Wellness Center (843)
12/01/2012* Lafayette W 71–60  2–4 Athletic, Recreation & Wellness Center (795)
12/08/2012* Hofstra W 88–84  3–4 Athletic, Recreation & Wellness Center (1,208)
12/12/2012* at Rice W 97–70  4–4 Tudor Fieldhouse (1,172)
12/16/2012* Manhattan W 75–48  5–4 Athletic, Recreation & Wellness Center (1,142)
12/19/2012* at Saint Peter's L 67–80  5–5 Yanitelli Center (1,158)
12/22/2012* vs. Seton Hall
(Brooklyn Hoops Holiday Invitational)		 L 58–89  5–6 Barclays Center (N/A)
12/29/2012* at Lamar L 80–81  5–7 Montagne Center (2,052)
01/03/2013 at Sacred Heart L 73–77  5–8 (0–1) William H. Pitt Center (358)
01/05/2013 at Quinnipiac L 74–82  5–9 (0–2) TD Bank Sports Center (1,952)
01/10/2013 Wagner L 75–86  5–10 (0–3) Athletic, Recreation & Wellness Center (1,129)
01/12/2013 Mount St. Mary's W 86–72  6–10 (1–3) Athletic, Recreation & Wellness Center (2,413)
01/17/2013 at Fairleigh Dickinson W 79–75 OT 7–10 (2–3) Rothman Center (317)
01/19/2013 Monmouth W 75–65  8–10 (3–3) Athletic, Recreation & Wellness Center (1,054)
01/24/2013 at St. Francis Brooklyn
(Battle of Brooklyn)		 W 78–68  9–10 (4–3) Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (1,023)
01/26/2013 at Bryant W 79–78  10–10 (5–3) Chace Athletic Center (2,368)
01/31/2013 Saint Francis (PA) W 82–62  11–10 (6–3) Athletic, Recreation & Wellness Center (1,013)
02/02/2013 Robert Morris L 57–60  11–11 (6–4) Athletic, Recreation & Wellness Center (1,310)
02/07/2013 at Central Connecticut W 81–75  12–11 (7–4) William H. Detrick Gymnasium (2,025)
02/10/2013 vs. St. Francis Brooklyn W 83–75  13–11 (8–4) Barclays Center (2,436)
02/14/2013 at Monmouth W 80–66  14–11 (9–4) Multipurpose Activity Center (1,005)
02/16/2013 Fairleigh Dickinson W 92–67  15–11 (10–4) Athletic, Recreation & Wellness Center (1,358)
02/21/2013 at Mount St. Mary's L 71–83  15–12 (10–5) Knott Arena (1,302)
02/24/2013 at Wagner L 92–94  15–13 (10–6) Spiro Sports Center (2,276)
02/28/2013 Sacred Heart W 70–68  16–13 (11–6) Athletic, Recreation & Wellness Center (1,028)
03/02/2013 Quinnipiac W 96–90  17–13 (12–6) Athletic, Recreation & Wellness Center (1,275)
2013 Northeast Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
03/06/2013 Quinnipiac
(Quarterfinals)		 W 91–83  18–13 Athletic, Recreation & Wellness Center (1,006)
03/09/2013 at Wagner
(Semifinals)		 W 94–82  19–13 Spiro Sports Center (1,074)
03/12/2013 Mount St. Mary's
(Championship Game)		 W 91–70  20–13 Athletic, Recreation & Wellness Center (1,700)
2013 NCAA Tournament
03/20/2013* #(16 E) vs. (16 E) James Madison
(First Four)		 L 55–68  20–14 UD Arena (12,027)
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. ( ) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time. (#) during NCAA Tournament is seed with Region E=East.

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