2012–13 UMass Minutemen basketball team


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.

2012–13 UMass Minutemen men's basketball
NIT, First Round
ConferenceAtlantic 10 Conference
Record21–12 (9–7 A-10)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Shyrone Chatman
  • Adam Ginsburg
  • Antwon Jackson
Home arenaWilliam D. Mullins Memorial Center
Seasons
2012–13 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 16 Saint Louis 13 3   .813 28 7   .800
No. 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

Roster

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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
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/03/2012*
1:00 pm
American International W 87–82 
Mullins Center (2,169)
Amherst, MA
Regular season
11/13/2012*
10:00 am, ESPN
Harvard
ESPN College Hoops Tip-Off Marathon
W 67–64  1–0
Mullins Center (3,874)
Amherst, MA
11/15/2012*
7:30 pm, ESPNU
vs. Providence
Puerto Rico Tip-Off Quarterfinals
W 77–75  2–0
Coliseo Rubén Rodríguez (4,103)
Bayamón, PR
11/16/2012*
5:00 pm, ESPN2
vs. No. 6 NC State
Puerto Rico Tip-Off semifinals
L 76–94  2–1
Coliseo Rubén Rodríguez (N/A)
Bayamón, PR
11/18/2012*
4:00 pm, ESPNU
vs. Tennessee
Puerto Rico Tip-Off 3rd place game
L 69–83  2–2
Coliseo Rubén Rodríguez (N/A)
Bayamón, PR
11/28/2012*
7:00 pm
at Siena W 64–63  3–2
Times Union Center (5,739)
Albany, NY
12/01/2012*
2:00 pm, CBSSN
Miami (FL) L 62–75  3–3
Mullins Center (7,004)
Amherst, MA
12/04/2012*
7:00 pm
at Northeastern W 72–66  4–3
Matthews Arena (2,441)
Boston, MA
12/15/2012*
12:00 pm
vs. Elon
Hall of Fame Showcase
W 78–73 OT 5–3
MassMutual Center (3,085)
Springfield, MA
12/19/2012*
7:50 pm, WSHM
Ohio W 85–76  6–3
Mullins Center (3,821)
Amherst, MA
12/22/2012*
1:30 pm
East Carolina W 88–81  7–3
Mullins Center (4,123)
Amherst, MA
12/29/2012*
4:00 pm
at Northern Illinois W 64–59  8–3
Convocation Center (1,100)
DeKalb, IL
01/02/2013*
7:00 pm
at Miami (OH) W 70–69  9–3
Millett Hall (898)
Oxford, OH
01/05/2013*
2:00 pm
Eastern Michigan W 75–61  10–3
Mullins Center (5,060)
Amherst, MA
01/10/2013
9:00 pm, CBSSN
at Saint Louis L 62–70  10–4 (0–1)
Chaifetz Arena (8,462)
Saint Louis, MO
01/13/2013
1:00 pm, YES
at Fordham W 77–73  11–4 (1–1)
Rose Hill Gymnasium (2,567)
Bronx, NY
01/17/2013
7:00 pm, CBSSN
Duquesne W 79–66  12–4 (2–1)
Mullins Center (3,421)
Amherst, MA
01/19/2013
4:00 pm
George Washington L 76–79  12–5 (2–2)
Mullins Center (7,143)
Amherst, MA
01/27/2013
2:00 pm
Richmond W 70–65  13–5 (3–2)
Mullins Center (5,467)
Amherst, MA
01/30/2013
7:00 pm
at La Salle W 61–60  14–5 (4–2)
Tom Gola Arena (2,723)
Philadelphia, PA
02/02/2013
2:00 pm
at Charlotte L 65–66  14–6 (4–3)
Halton Arena (9,105)
Charlotte, NC
02/06/2013
7:00 pm
Rhode Island W 81–53  15–6 (5–3)
Mullins Center (4,124)
Amherst, MA
02/09/2013
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Saint Joseph's W 80–62  16–6 (6–3)
Mullins Center (4,479)
Amherst, MA
02/14/2013
9:00 pm, CBSSN
at VCU L 68–86  16–7 (6–4)
Stuart C. Siegel Center (7,693)
Richmond, VA
02/16/2013
6:00 pm, CBSSN
Temple L 82–83  16–8 (6–5)
Mullins Center (7,438)
Amherst, MA
02/20/2013
7:00 pm, CBSSN
St. Bonaventure L 94–99  16–9 (6–6)
Reilly Center (3,468)
St. Bonaventure, NY
02/23/2013
1:00 pm
at Dayton W 76–66  17–9 (7–6)
UD Arena (6,096)
Dayton, OH
03/02/2013
2:00 pm, CBSSN
at Xavier W 77–72  18–9 (8–6)
Cintas Center (9,633)
Cincinnati, OH
03/07/2013
7:00 pm, NBCSN
Butler L 62–73  18–10 (8–7)
Mullins Center (9,341)
Amherst, MA
03/09/2013
2:00 pm
at Rhode Island W 75–66  19–10 (9–7)
Ryan Center (4,869)
Kingston, RI
2013 Atlantic 10 men's basketball tournament
03/14/2013
9:00 pm, NBCSN
vs. George Washington
First Round
W 77–72  20–10
Barclays Center (5,751)
Brooklyn, NY
03/15/2013
9:25 pm, Comcast
vs. Temple
Quarterfinals
W 79–74  21–10
Barclays Center (7,384)
Brooklyn, NY
03/16/2013
4:00 pm, CBSSN
vs. No. 25 VCU
Semifinals
L 62–71  21–11
Barclays Center (N/A)
Brooklyn, NY
2013 NIT
03/20/2013*
7:15 pm, ESPN3
No. (2) (7) Stony Brook
First Round
L 58–71  21–12
Mullins Center (2,173)
Amherst, MA
*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.

References

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  1. ^ "University of Massachusetts Official Athletic Site - Men's Basketball". Archived from the original on October 6, 2013. Retrieved December 29, 2012.