2012–13 UMass Minutemen basketball team

2012–13 UMass Minutemen men's basketball
NIT, First Round
Conference Atlantic 10 Conference
2012–13 record 21–12 (9–7 A-10)
Head coach Derek Kellogg (5th year)
Assistant coach Shyrone Chatman
Assistant coach Adam Ginsburg
Assistant coach Antwon Jackson
Home arena William D. Mullins Memorial Center
2012–13 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
#16 Saint Louis 13 3   .813     28 7   .800
#25 VCU 12 4   .750     27 9   .750
Butler 11 5   .688     27 9   .750
La Salle 11 5   .688     24 10   .706
Temple 11 5   .688     24 10   .706
UMass 9 7   .563     21 12   .636
Xavier 9 7   .563     17 14   .548
Charlotte 8 8   .500     21 12   .636
Saint Joseph's 8 8   .500     18 14   .563
Richmond 8 8   .500     19 15   .559
Dayton 7 9   .438     17 14   .548
St. Bonaventure 7 9   .438     14 15   .483
George Washington 7 9   .438     13 17   .433
Rhode Island 3 13   .188     8 21   .276
Fordham 3 13   .188     7 24   .226
Duquesne 1 15   .063     8 22   .267
2013 Atlantic 10 Tournament winner
As of March 28, 2013; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2012–13 UMass Minutemen basketball team represented the University of Massachusetts Amherst during the 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Minutemen, led by fifth year head coach Derek Kellogg, played their home games at the William D. Mullins Memorial Center and were members of the Atlantic 10 Conference. They finished the season 21–12, 9–7 in A-10 play to finish in a tie for sixth place. They advanced to the semifinals of the Atlantic 10 Tournament where they lost to VCU. They were invited to the 2013 NIT as the highest A-10 team not to go to the NCAA Tournament, where they lost in the first round to Stony Brook.

Roster

Number Name Position Height Weight Year Hometown
0 Javorn Farrell Guard/Forward 6–5 215 Senior Woodbridge, Virginia
1 Maxie Esho Forward 6–8 205 RS Sophomore Upper Marlboro, Maryland
2 Derrick Gordon Guard 6–3 190 Sophomore Plainfield, New Jersey
3 Chaz Williams Guard 5–9 175 RS Junior Brooklyn, New York
5 Jesse Morgan Guard 6–5 190 Junior Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
11 Tyler Bergantino Forward/Center 6–9 215 Freshman Spring Hill, Florida
12 Trey Davis Guard 6–0 180 Freshman DeSoto, Texas
22 Sampson Carter Forward 6–8 220 RS Junior Baton Rouge, Louisiana
23 Freddie Riley Guard 6–5 190 Senior Ocala, Florida
25 Cady Lalanne Forward/Center 6–9 250 Sophomore Orlando, Florida
33 Terrell Vinson Forward 6–7 220 Senior Baltimore, Maryland
34 Raphiael Putney Forward 6–9 185 RS Junior Woodbridge, Virginia
55 Izzy Freeman Center 7–0 205 Freshman Manassas, Virginia


Schedule

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Date Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (Attendance)
Exhibition
11/03/2012* American International W 87–82  Mullins Center (2,169)
Regular Season
11/13/2012* Harvard
(ESPN College Hoops Tip-Off Marathon)
W 67–64  1–0 Mullins Center (3,874)
11/15/2012* vs. Providence
(Puerto Rico Tip-Off Quarterfinals)
W 77–75  2–0 Coliseo Rubén Rodríguez (4,103)
11/16/2012* vs. #6 NC State
(Puerto Rico Tip-Off semifinals)
L 76–94  2–1 Coliseo Rubén Rodríguez (N/A)
11/18/2012* vs. Tennessee
(Puerto Rico Tip-Off 3rd place game)
L 69–83  2–2 Coliseo Rubén Rodríguez (N/A)
11/28/2012* at Siena W 64–63  3–2 Times Union Center (5,739)
12/01/2012* Miami (FL) L 62–75  3–3 Mullins Center (7,004)
12/04/2012* at Northeastern W 72–66  4–3 Matthews Arena (2,441)
12/15/2012* vs. Elon
(Hall of Fame Showcase)
W 78–73 OT 5–3 MassMutual Center (3,085)
12/19/2012* Ohio W 85–76  6–3 Mullins Center (3,821)
12/22/2012* East Carolina W 88–81  7–3 Mullins Center (4,123)
12/29/2012* at Northern Illinois W 64–59  8–3 Convocation Center (1,100)
01/02/2013* at Miami (OH) W 70–69  9–3 Millett Hall (898)
01/05/2013* Eastern Michigan W 75–61  10–3 Mullins Center (5,060)
01/10/2013 at Saint Louis L 62–70  10–4 (0–1) Chaifetz Arena (8,462)
01/13/2013 at Fordham W 77–73  11–4 (1–1) Rose Hill Gymnasium (2,567)
01/17/2013 Duquesne W 79–66  12–4 (2–1) Mullins Center (3,421)
01/19/2013 George Washington L 76–79  12–5 (2–2) Mullins Center (7,143)
01/27/2013 Richmond W 70–65  13–5 (3–2) Mullins Center (5,467)
01/30/2013 at La Salle W 61–60  14–5 (4–2) Tom Gola Arena (2,723)
02/02/2013 at Charlotte L 65–66  14–6 (4–3) Halton Arena (9,105)
02/06/2013 Rhode Island W 81–53  15–6 (5–3) Mullins Center (4,124)
02/09/2013 Saint Joseph's W 80–62  16–6 (6–3) Mullins Center (4,479)
02/14/2013 at VCU L 68–86  16–7 (6–4) Stuart C. Siegel Center (7,693)
02/16/2013 Temple L 82–83  16–8 (6–5) Mullins Center (7,438)
02/20/2013 St. Bonaventure L 94–99  16–9 (6–6) Reilly Center (3,468)
02/23/2013 at Dayton W 76–66  17–9 (7–6) UD Arena (6,096)
03/02/2013 at Xavier W 77–72  18–9 (8–6) Cintas Center (9,633)
03/07/2013 Butler L 62–73  18–10 (8–7) Mullins Center (9,341)
03/09/2013 at Rhode Island W 75–66  19–10 (9–7) Ryan Center (4,869)
2013 Atlantic 10 Men's Basketball Tournament
03/14/2013 vs. George Washington
(First Round)
W 77–72  20–10 Barclays Center (5,751)
03/15/2013 vs. Temple
(Quarterfinals)
W 79–74  21–10 Barclays Center (7,384)
03/16/2013 vs. #25 VCU
(Semifinals)
L 62–71  21–11 Barclays Center (N/A)
2013 NIT
03/20/2013* #(2) (7) Stony Brook
(First Round)
L 58–71  21–12 Mullins Center (2,173)
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll/Coaches' Poll. ( ) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time. (#) during NIT is seed within region.

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