2012–13 William & Mary Tribe men's basketball team

2012–13 William & Mary Tribe men's basketball
Conference Colonial Athletic Association
2012–13 record 1317 (711 CAA)
Head coach Tony Shaver (10th year)
Assistant coach Jonathan Holmes
Assistant coach Kotie Kimble
Assistant coach Austin Shaver
Home arena Kaplan Arena
2012–13 CAA men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
Northeastern 14 4   .778     20 13   .606
Towson* 13 5   .722     18 13   .581
Delaware 13 5   .722     19 14   .576
James Madison 11 7   .611     21 15   .583
George Mason 10 8   .556     22 16   .579
Georgia State** 10 8   .556     15 16   .484
Drexel 9 9   .500     13 18   .419
William & Mary 7 11   .389     13 17   .433
UNC Wilmington* 5 13   .278     10 20   .333
Hofstra 4 14   .222     7 25   .219
Old Dominion** 3 15   .167     5 25   .167
2013 CAA Tournament winner
As of April 5, 2013; Rankings from AP Poll
*Ineligible for postseason play due to APR penalties
**Ineligible for conference tournament due to changing conferences in 2013

The 2012–13 William & Mary Tribe men's basketball team represented The College of William & Mary during the 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Tribe, led by tenth year head coach Tony Shaver, played their home games at Kaplan Arena and were members of the Colonial Athletic Association. They finished the regular season 13–16 overall and 7–11 in CAA conference play to finish in eighth place. They lost to James Madison in the quarterfinals of the CAA Tournament. Following the season, sophomore guard Marcus Thornton was named to the second team all-CAA while junior forward Tim Rusthoven was named to the third team all-CAA.[1]

Preseason

The CAA coaches preseason poll, released on October 16, predicted William & Mary to finish in ninth place in the CAA. Guard Marcus Thornton, a sophomore, was selected to the preseason all conference second team.[2]

Roster [3]

# Name Height Weight (lbs.) Position Class Hometown Previous Team(s)
2 Julian Boatner 6'2" 185 G Jr. Bloomington, IN, U.S. Bloomington High School North
3 Marcus Thornton 6'4" 170 G So. Upper Marlboro, MD, U.S. Bishop McNamara High School
4 Matt Rum 6'4" 205 G Sr. Baltimore, MD, U.S. Loyola Blakefield
5 Ben Whitlatch 6'1" 170 G Jr. Bloomington, IN, U.S. Bloomington High School South
11 Doug Howard II 5'9" 160 G Sr. Leesburg, VA, U.S. Flint Hill School
12 Brandon Britt 6'1" 182 G Jr. Chesapeake, VA, U.S. Atlantic Shores Christian School
13 Andrew Pavloff 6'9" 240 F Sr. Akron, OH, U.S. Walsh Jesuit High School
22 Tim Rusthoven 6'9" 230 F Jr. Winfield, IL, U.S. Wheaton Academy
23 Kyle Gaillard 6'8" 220 F Jr. Huntersville, NC, U.S. North Mecklenburg High School
24 Fred Heldring 6'9" 240 F Jr. Winnetka, IL, U.S. Menomonee Falls High School
25 Terry Tarpey 6'5" 185 G Fr. Stamford, CT, U.S. Fairfield College Preparatory School
30 Brett Goodloe 6'4" 190 G Sr. Staunton, VA, U.S. St. Anne's-Belfield School
31 Sean Sheldon 6'9" 225 F Fr. Traverse City, MI, U.S. St. Francis High School
43 Tom Schalk 6'8" 210 F So. Burnsville, MN, U.S. Apple Valley High School

Schedule and Results

[4]

Date Opponent Result Record Site (Attendance)
Regular Season
11/09/2012* Hampton W 69–51  1–0 Kaplan Arena (3,351)
11/12/2012* at Liberty W 71–59  2–0 Vines Center (3,049)
11/17/2012* at High Point W 83–61  3–0 Millis Center (1,734)
11/21/2012* Miami (OH) L 59–72  3–1 Kaplan Arena (3,851)
11/23/2012* at Wake Forest L 57–63  3–2 LJVM Coliseum (7,264)
11/28/2012* at Richmond L 78–86 2OT 3–3 Robins Center (4,052)
12/01/2012 Old Dominion W 71–62  4–3 (1–0) Kaplan Arena (3,106)
12/06/2012* Howard W 78–69  5–3 Kaplan Arena (2,315)
12/08/2012* at Radford W 60–55  6–3 Dedmon Center (1,573)
12/21/2012* Salisbury W 82–49  7–3 Kaplan Arena (3,326)
12/29/2012* at Purdue L 66–73  7–4 Mackey Arena (10,185)
1/02/2013* at Vanderbilt L 50–64  7–5 Memorial Gymnasium (9,965)
1/05/2013 George Mason L 66–73  7–6 (1–1) Kaplan Arena (3,506)
1/09/2013 at Towson L 86–99 2OT 7–7 (1–2) Tiger Arena (1,008)
1/12/2013 at Hofstra L 59–70  7–8 (1–3) Hofstra Arena (2,119)
1/16/2013 at Georgia State L 58–74  7–9 (1–4) GSU Sports Arena (2,350)
1/19/2013 Drexel L 48–59  7–10 (1–5) Kaplan Arena (3,215)
1/23/2013 at Northeastern L 91–95 2OT 7–11 (1–6) Matthews Arena (1,004)
1/26/2013 Towson W 63–56  8–11 (2–6) Kaplan Arena (3,091)
1/30/2013 at Delaware L 56–66  8–12 (2–7) Bob Carpenter Center (2,413)
2/02/2013 Hofstra W 72–59  9–12 (3–7) Kaplan Arena (3,031)
2/06/2013 at James Madison L 71–81  9–13 (3–8) James Madison University Convocation Center (2,821)
2/11/2013 Northeastern L 64–68  9–14 (3–9) Kaplan Arena (2,275)
2/13/2013 UNC Wilmington W 92–86  10–14 (4–9) Kaplan Arena (2,332)
2/16/2013 at Old Dominion W 74–62  11–14 (5–9) Ted Constant Convocation Center (7,872)
2/18/2013 Georgia State W 75–63  12–14 (6–9) Kaplan Arena (2,275)
2/23/2013 at George Mason L 58–60  12–15 (6–10) Patriot Center (6,215)
2/27/2013 at UNC Wilmington W 73–72  13–15 (7–10) Trask Coliseum (3,468)
3/02/2013 James Madison L 67–69  13–16 (7–11) Kaplan Arena (3,276)
2013 CAA Men's Basketball Tournament
03/09/2013 vs. James Madison
(Quarterfinals)
L 67–72  13–17 Richmond Coliseum (4,655)
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. ( ) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

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