2012–13 Winthrop Eagles men's basketball team

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.[1]

2012–13 Winthrop Eagles men's basketball
ConferenceBig South Conference
DivisionSouth Division
Record14–17 (6–10 Big South)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Mark Prosser
  • Brian Thornton
  • Tony Hanson
Home arenaWinthrop Coliseum
Seasons
← 2011–12
2012–13 Big South men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
North
High Point124 .7501714 .548
VMI88 .5001417 .452
Radford79 .4381319 .406
Campbell79 .4381320 .394
Liberty610 .3751521 .417
Longwood412 .250825 .242
South
Charleston Southern124 .7501913 .594
Gardner–Webb115 .6882113 .618
UNC Asheville106 .6251616 .500
Coastal Carolina97 .5631415 .483
Winthrop610 .3751417 .452
Presbyterian412 .250824 .250
2013 Big South tournament winner
As of March 20, 2013
Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

NumberNamePositionHeightWeightYearHometown
1Brandon VegaGuard5–10160JuniorMiami, Florida
2Gideon GambleGuard6–7195SeniorAtlanta, Georgia
3Andre SmithGuard5–10180SophomoreTampa, Florida
4Joab JeromeForward6–5197JuniorMarietta, Georgia
10Keon MooreGuard6–5190SophomoreWindsor, North Carolina
11Reggie KingGuard6–2215SeniorNovelty, Ohio
12James BourneForward6–8240SophomoreAlexandria, Virginia
14Shola DiopForward/Center6–9230SeniorSydney, Australia
15Derrick HenryGuard6–3200SophomoreCovington, Georgia
20Donovan CarterForward6–5215JuniorLadson, South Carolina
22Steve JohnsonCenter6–8225JuniorFayetteville, North Carolina
23Larry BrownForward6–6210SophomoreRed Springs, North Carolina
34Christian FarmerGuard6–5190JuniorCharlotte, North Carolina

Schedule

Date
time, TV
OpponentResultRecordSite (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
11/10/2012*
4:00 pm
St. Andrews (NC)W 80–48 1–0
Winthrop Coliseum (2,626)
Rock Hill, SC
11/13/2012*
7:00 pm
at Indiana StateL 55–66 1–1
Hulman Center (4,916)
Terre Haute, IN
11/17/2012*
2:00 pm
VCUL 54–90 1–2
Winthrop Coliseum (1,726)
Rock Hill, SC
11/20/2012*
7:00 pm
Lenoir–RhyneW 59–35 2–2
Winthrop Coliseum (1,060)
Rock Hill, SC
11/28/2012*
7:00 pm
at WoffordL 55–70 2–3
Benjamin Johnson Arena (787)
Spartanburg, SC
12/01/2012*
4:00 pm
at James MadisonL 61–71 2–4
JMU Convocation Center (3,021)
Harrisonburg, VA
12/04/2012*
7:00 pm
BrevardW 77–54 3–4
Winthrop Coliseum (1,483)
Rock Hill, SC
12/15/2012*
2:00 pm
at OhioW 50–49 4–4
Convocation Center (5,421)
Athens, OH
12/18/2012*
7:00 pm, BTN
at No. 7 Ohio StateL 55–65 4–5
Value City Arena (13,707)
Columbus, OH
12/22/2012*
8:00 pm
at AuburnW 74–67 5–5
Auburn Arena (5,156)
Auburn, AL
12/30/2012*
2:00 pm
HamptonW 50–43 6–5
Winthrop Coliseum (1,421)
Rock Hill, SC
01/02/2013*
7:00 pm
North Carolina CentralL 57–64 6–6
Winthrop Coliseum (1,010)
Rock Hill, SC
01/05/2013
2:00 pm
High PointL 61–74 6–7 (0–1)
Winthrop Coliseum (1,748)
Rock Hill, SC
01/09/2013
7:30 pm
at Charleston SouthernL 63–75 6–8 (0–2)
CSU Field House (948)
North Charleston, SC
01/12/2013
1:00 pm
at VMIL 54–72 6–9 (0–3)
Cameron Hall (1,235)
Lexington, VA
01/16/2013
7:00 pm
PresbyterianW 62–51 7–9 (1–3)
Winthrop Coliseum (1,458)
Rock Hill, SC
01/19/2013
1:00 pm, ESPN3
at CampbellL 59–63 7–10 (1–4)
John W. Pope, Jr. Convocation Center (2,518)
Buies Creek, NC
01/23/2013
7:00 pm
Gardner–WebbW 61–55 8–10 (2–4)
Winthrop Coliseum (1,356)
Rock Hill, SC
01/26/2013
4:00 pm
at RadfordL 57–58 8–11 (2–5)
Dedmon Center (2,109)
Radford, VA
01/30/2013
7:00 pm
Coastal CarolinaW 61–48 9–11 (3–5)
Winthrop Coliseum (1,819)
Rock Hill, SC
02/02/2013
7:00 pm
LibertyW 66–56 10–11 (4–5)
Winthrop Coliseum (2,168)
Rock Hill, SC
02/06/2013
7:00 pm
at UNC AshevilleL 56–69 10–12 (4–6)
Kimmel Arena (1,661)
Asheville, NC
02/09/2013
4:00 pm
LongwoodL 56–62 10–13 (4–7)
Winthrop Coliseum (1,830)
Rock Hill, SC
02/13/2013
7:00 pm
Charleston SouthernW 70–65 11–13 (5–7)
Winthrop Coliseum (1,212)
Rock Hill, SC
02/16/2013
7:00 pm
at PresbyterianL 57–64 11–14 (5–8)
Templeton Physical Education Center (788)
Clinton, SC
02/19/2013
7:00 pm
at Gardner–WebbL 52–65 11–15 (5–9)
Paul Porter Arena (1,502)
Boiling Springs, NC
02/23/2013*
4:00 pm
Southeastern Louisiana
BracketBusters
W 66–52 12–15
Winthrop Coliseum (2,410)
Rock Hill, SC
02/27/2013
7:00 pm
at Coastal CarolinaL 54–73 12–16 (5–10)
HTC Center (2,635)
Conway, SC
03/02/2013
4:00 pm, ESPN3
UNC AshevilleW 70–61 13–16 (6–10)
Winthrop Coliseum (1,773)
Rock Hill, SC
2013 Big South Conference men's basketball tournament
03/05/2013
12:00 pm
vs. Radford
First Round
W 60–58 OT14–16
HTC Center (1,858)
Conway, SC
03/07/2013
12:00 pm
vs. Charleston Southern
Quarterfinals
L 47–54 14–17
HTC Center (2,105)
Conway, SC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

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