2012–13 Winthrop Eagles men's basketball team

2012–13 Winthrop Eagles men's basketball
Conference Big South Conference
South Division
2012–13 record 14–17 (6–10 Big South)
Head coach Pat Kelsey (1st year)
Assistant coach Mark Prosser
Assistant coach Brian Thornton
Assistant coach Tony Hanson
Home arena Winthrop Coliseum
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 Winthrop Eagles men's basketball team represented Winthrop University during the 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Eagles, led by first year head coach Pat Kelsey, played their home games at the Winthrop Coliseum and were members of the South Division of the Big South Conference. They finished the season 14–17, 6–10 in Big South play to finish in fifth place in the South Division. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Big South Tournament to Charleston Southern.

Roster

Number Name Position Height Weight Year Hometown
1 Brandon Vega Guard 5–10 160 Junior Miami, Florida
2 Gideon Gamble Guard 6–7 195 Senior Atlanta, Georgia
3 Andre Smith Guard 5–10 180 Sophomore Tampa, Florida
4 Joab Jerome Forward 6–5 197 Junior Marietta, Georgia
10 Keon Moore Guard 6–5 190 Sophomore Windsor, North Carolina
11 Reggie King Guard 6–2 215 Senior Novelty, Ohio
12 James Bourne Forward 6–8 240 Sophomore Alexandria, Virginia
14 Shola Diop Forward/Center 6–9 230 Senior Sydney, Australia
15 Derrick Henry Guard 6–3 200 Sophomore Covington, Georgia
20 Donovan Carter Forward 6–5 215 Junior Ladson, South Carolina
22 Steve Johnson Center 6–8 225 Junior Fayetteville, North Carolina
23 Larry Brown Forward 6–6 210 Sophomore Red Springs, North Carolina
34 Christian Farmer Guard 6–5 190 Junior Charlotte, North Carolina


Schedule

Date Opponent Result Record Site (Attendance)
Regular Season
11/10/2012* St. Andrews (NC) W 80–48  1–0 Winthrop Coliseum (2,626)
11/13/2012* at Indiana State L 55–66  1–1 Hulman Center (4,916)
11/17/2012* VCU L 54–90  1–2 Winthrop Coliseum (1,726)
11/20/2012* Lenoir–Rhyne W 59–35  2–2 Winthrop Coliseum (1,060)
11/28/2012* at Wofford L 55–70  2–3 Benjamin Johnson Arena (787)
12/01/2012* at James Madison L 61–71  2–4 JMU Convocation Center (3,021)
12/04/2012* Brevard W 77–54  3–4 Winthrop Coliseum (1,483)
12/15/2012* at Ohio W 50–49  4–4 Convocation Center (5,421)
12/18/2012* at #7 Ohio State L 55–65  4–5 Value City Arena (13,707)
12/22/2012* at Auburn W 74–67  5–5 Auburn Arena (5,156)
12/30/2012* Hampton W 50–43  6–5 Winthrop Coliseum (1,421)
01/02/2013* North Carolina Central L 57–64  6–6 Winthrop Coliseum (1,010)
01/05/2013 High Point L 61–74  6–7 (0–1) Winthrop Coliseum (1,748)
01/09/2013 at Charleston Southern L 63–75  6–8 (0–2) CSU Field House (948)
01/12/2013 at VMI L 54–72  6–9 (0–3) Cameron Hall (1,235)
01/16/2013 Presbyterian W 62–51  7–9 (1–3) Winthrop Coliseum (1,458)
01/19/2013 at Campbell L 59–63  7–10 (1–4) John W. Pope, Jr. Convocation Center (2,518)
01/23/2013 Gardner–Webb W 61–55  8–10 (2–4) Winthrop Coliseum (1,356)
01/26/2013 at Radford L 57–58  8–11 (2–5) Dedmon Center (2,109)
01/30/2013 Coastal Carolina W 61–48  9–11 (3–5) Winthrop Coliseum (1,819)
02/02/2013 Liberty W 66–56  10–11 (4–5) Winthrop Coliseum (2,168)
02/06/2013 at UNC Asheville L 56–69  10–12 (4–6) Kimmel Arena (1,661)
02/09/2013 Longwood L 56–62  10–13 (4–7) Winthrop Coliseum (1,830)
02/13/2013 Charleston Southern W 70–65  11–13 (5–7) Winthrop Coliseum (1,212)
02/16/2013 at Presbyterian L 57–64  11–14 (5–8) Templeton Physical Education Center (788)
02/19/2013 at Gardner–Webb L 52–65  11–15 (5–9) Paul Porter Arena (1,502)
02/23/2013* Southeastern Louisiana
(BracketBusters)
W 66–52  12–15 Winthrop Coliseum (2,410)
02/27/2013 at Coastal Carolina L 54–73  12–16 (5–10) HTC Center (2,635)
03/02/2013 UNC Asheville W 70–61  13–16 (6–10) Winthrop Coliseum (1,773)
2013 Big South Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
03/05/2013 vs. Radford
(First Round)
W 60–58 OT 14–16 HTC Center (1,858)
03/07/2013 vs. Charleston Southern
(Quarterfinals)
L 47–54  14–17 HTC Center (2,105)
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. ( ) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

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