2012–13 UNC Asheville Bulldogs men's basketball team

2012–13 UNC Asheville Bulldogs men's basketball
Conference Big South Conference
South Division
2012–13 record 16–16 (10–6 Big South)
Head coach Ed Biedenbach (17th year)
Assistant coach Nicholas McDevitt
Assistant coach Brett Carey
Assistant coach Dion Dacons
Home arena Kimmel 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 UNC Asheville Bulldogs men's basketball team represented the University of North Carolina at Asheville during the 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bulldogs, led by 17th year head coach Ed Biedenbach, played their home games at Kimmel Arena and were members of the South Division of the Big South Conference. They finished the season 16–16, 10–6 in Big South play to finish in third place in the South Division. They lost in the first round of the Big South Tournament to Longwood.

Head coach Ed Biedenbach resigned at the end of the season to take an assistants job at UNC Wilmington.

Roster

Number Name Position Height Weight Year Hometown
0 Zack Davis Guard 6–3 185 Freshman Charlotte, North Carolina
2 Marcus Neely Guard 6–4 205 Freshman Fort Lauderdale, Florida
3 Drew Combs Guard 5–10 165 Freshman Wilmington, North Carolina
5 Jaron Lane Guard 6–4 170 Senior Greenville, North Carolina
11 Josh Seligson Guard 6–3 205 Junior Raleigh, North Carolina
14 Mike Bedulskis Forward 6–8 220 Freshman Vilnius, Lithuania
15 Jeremy Atkinson Forward 6–4 210 Senior Elm City, North Carolina
22 Corey Littlejohn Guard 6–3 180 Sophomore Columbia, South Carolina
23 Keith Hornsby Guard 6–4 190 Sophomore Williamsburg, Virginia
31 Sam Hughes Forward 6–4 205 Freshman Battleboro, North Carolina
32 Will Weeks Forward 6–6 220 Freshman Charlotte, North Carolina
33 D.J. Cunningham Center 6–10 240 Junior Waterford, Ohio
35 Jon Nwannunu Forward 6–8 225 Senior Merrillville, Indiana
42 Alex Biggerstaff Forward 6–4 185 Freshman Burnsville, North Carolina
45 Jaleel Roberts Center 7–0 220 Sophomore Evans, Georgia
55 Trent Meyer Guard 6–2 165 Junior Fort Lauderdale, Florida


Schedule

Date Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (Attendance)
Exhibition
11/05/2012* Brevard W 91–60  Kimmel Arena (1,475)
Regular Season
11/09/2012* Western Carolina W 71–61  1–0 Kimmel Arena (2,759)
11/11/2012* at UNC Wilmington L 59–67  1–1 Trask Coliseum (3,052)
11/15/2012* vs. Tennessee
(Puerto Rico Tip-Off Quarterfinals)
L 68–75  1–2 Coliseo Rubén Rodríguez (N/A)
11/16/2012* vs. Akron
(Puerto Rico Tip-Off)
L 63–82  1–3 Coliseo Rubén Rodríguez (N/A)
11/18/2012* vs. Providence
(Puerto Rico Tip-Off)
L 67–72  1–4 Coliseo Rubén Rodríguez (N/A)
11/23/2012* at #16 NC State L 80–82  1–5 PNC Arena (17,228)
11/29/2012* USC Upstate L 71–73  1–6 Kimmel Arena (1,542)
12/08/2012* Montreat W 85–51  2–6 Kimmel Arena (1,445)
12/12/2012* Lenoir–Rhyne W 66–55  3–6 Kimmel Arena (1,689)
12/15/2012* at #7 Ohio State L 72–90  3–7 Value City Arena (15,041)
12/18/2012* at Northeastern W 79–73  4–7 Matthews Arena (2,134)
12/21/2012* at St. John's W 72–65  5–7 Carnesecca Arena (4,417)
12/30/2012* Bluefield W 95–66  6–7 Kimmel Arena (1,540)
01/02/2013* at Charlotte L 63–71 OT 6–8 Dale F. Halton Arena (4,772)
01/05/2013 at Liberty W 83–69  7–8 (1–0) Vines Center (1,688)
01/09/2013 at Gardner–Webb L 71–78  7–9 (1–1) Paul Porter Arena (2,030)
01/12/2013 Radford W 79–61  8–9 (2–1) Kimmel Arena (1,965)
01/16/2013 at Charleston Southern L 68–74  8–10 (2–2) CSU Field House (1,108)
01/19/2013 Longwood W 68–65  9–10 (3–2) Kimmel Arena (2,415)
01/23/2013 Coastal Carolina W 63–60  10–10 (4–2) Kimmel Arena (1,841)
01/26/2013 High Point W 69–58  11–10 (5–2) Kimmel Arena (2,109)
01/30/2013 at Presbyterian W 77–74  12–10 (6–2) Templeton Physical Education Center (706)
02/02/2013 at Campbell W 78–61  13–10 (7–2) John W. Pope, Jr. Convocation Center (2,884)
02/06/2013 Winthrop W 69–56  14–10 (8–2) Kimmel Arena (1,661)
02/08/2013 at VMI W 90–79  15–10 (9–2) Cameron Hall (4,117)
02/13/2013 Gardner–Webb L 65–67  15–11 (9–3) Kimmel Arena (1,771)
02/16/2013 Charleston Southern L 65–73  15–12 (9–4) Kimmel Arena (2,498)
02/19/2013 at Coastal Carolina L 64–65  15–13 (9–5) HTC Center (2,424)
02/23/2013* Jacksonville State
(BracketBusters)
L 69–71  15–14 Kimmel Arena (2,589)
02/27/2013 Presbyterian W 74–62  16–14 (10–5) Kimmel Arena (1,547)
03/02/2013 at Winthrop L 61–70  16–15 (10–6) Winthrop Coliseum (1,773)
2013 Big South Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
03/05/2013 vs. Longwood
(First Round)
L 72–87  16–16 HTC Center (1,858)
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. ( ) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

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