2012–13 Albany Great Danes men's basketball team

2012–13 Albany Great Danes men's basketball
America East tournament champions
NCAA Tournament, Round of 64
Conference	America East Conference
Record	24–11 (9–7 America East)
Head coach	Will Brown (12th season)
Assistant coaches	Jeremy Friel Chad O'Donnell Brent Wilson
Home arena	SEFCU Arena

2012–13 America East men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Stony Brook	14	–	2		.875			25	–	8		.758
Vermont	11	–	5		.688			21	–	12		.636
Boston University*	11	–	5		.688			17	–	13		.567
Hartford	10	–	6		.625			17	–	14		.548
Albany †	9	–	7		.563			24	–	11		.686
Maine	6	–	10		.375			11	–	19		.367
New Hampshire	5	–	11		.313			9	–	20		.310
UMBC	5	–	11		.313			8	–	23		.258
Binghamton	1	–	15		.063			3	–	27		.100
† 2013 America East tournament winner As of March 22, 2013 Rankings from AP Poll *Ineligible for conference tournament due to changing conferences in 2013

The 2012–13 Albany Great Danes men's basketball team represented the University at Albany, SUNY during the 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Great Danes, led by 12th year head coach Will Brown, played their home games at SEFCU Arena and were members of the America East Conference. They finished the season 24–11, 9–7 in America East play to finish in fifth place. They were champions of the America East tournament, winning the championship over Vermont, to earn an automatic bid to the 2013 NCAA tournament where they lost in the second round to Duke.^[1][2]

Roster

2012–13 Albany Great Danes men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown G 0 Jacob Iati 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Sr York, Pennsylvania G 1 Tanner Gibson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Zanesville, Ohio G 3 D. J. Evans 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr Brandon, Mississippi G 10 Mike Black 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr Chicago, Illinois F 11 Luke Devlin 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Jr Sydney, Australia G 12 Peter Hooley 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS Fr Hahndorf, South Australia F 14 Sam Rowley 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Sydney, Australia F 20 Gary Johnson 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Moreno Valley, California C 21 Blake Metcalf 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Sr Camby, Indiana F 22 Dave Wiegmann 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Breese, Illinois G 24 Chris Page 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS Fr Plainfield, Indiana G/F 30 Jayson Guerrier 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr Winter Springs, Florida C 44 John Puk 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Jr Waterloo, Iowa	Head coach Will Brown Assistant coach(es) Chad O'Donnell Jeremy Friel Jon Iati Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular Season
11/09/2012* 6:30 pm		Duquesne	W 69–66	1–0	SEFCU Arena (N/A) Albany, NY
11/11/2012* 2:00 pm		at No. 4 Ohio State Basketball Hall of Fame Tip-Off	L 60–82	1–1	Value City Arena (13,497) Columbus, OH
11/13/2012* 11:30 pm, P12N		at Washington Basketball Hall of Fame Tip-Off	W 63–62	2–1	Alaska Airlines Arena (7,041) Seattle, WA
11/17/2012* 2:30 pm		vs. UMKC Basketball Hall of Fame Tip-Off	W 62–59	3–1	Mohegan Sun Arena (N/A) Uncasville, CT
11/18/2012* 2:00 pm		vs. Loyola (MD) Basketball Hall of Fame Tip-Off	L 64–67	3–2	Mohegan Sun Arena (N/A) Uncasville, CT
11/20/2012* 7:30 pm		at South Carolina State	W 83–55	4–2	SHM Memorial Center (N/A) Orangeburg, SC
11/26/2012* 7:00 pm		Wagner	W 66–63	5–2	SEFCU Arena (2,256) Albany, NY
12/01/2012* 7:30 pm		at Siena	W 69–56	6–2	Times Union Center (10,229) Albany, NY
12/05/2012* 7:00 pm		St. Francis Brooklyn	W 77–73	7–2	SEFCU Arena (2,542) Albany, NY
12/08/2012* 2:00 pm		at Colgate	W 67–61	8–2	Cotterell Court (N/A) Hamilton, NY
12/12/2012* 7:00 pm		South Carolina State	W 70–61	9–2	SEFCU Arena (2,371) Albany, NY
12/21/2012* 7:00 pm		Quinnipiac	L 57–59	9–3	SEFCU Arena (2,146) Albany, NY
12/28/2012* 7:00 pm		at Navy	W 71–61	10–3	Alumni Hall (2,431) Annapolis, MD
12/31/2012* 4:00 pm		Brown	W 57–50	11–3	SEFCU Arena (2,432) Albany, NY
01/02/2013 7:00 pm		UMBC	W 65–48	12–3 (1–0)	SEFCU Arena (1,821) Albany, NY
01/05/2013 2:00 pm		at Vermont	L 45–70	12–4 (1–1)	Patrick Gym (2,311) Burlington, VT
01/07/2013 7:00 pm, TWCS		at Binghamton	W 71–59	13–4 (2–1)	Binghamton University Events Center (1,864) Vestal, NY
01/12/2013 7:30 pm		Maine	W 76–63	14–4 (3–1)	SEFCU Arena (2,949) Albany, NY
01/16/2013 7:00 pm		at New Hampshire	W 68–62	15–4 (4–1)	Lundholm Gym (578) Durham, NH
01/19/2013 7:00 pm		at Hartford	W 56–46	16–4 (5–1)	Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion (1,996) Hartford, CT
01/23/2013 7:00 pm		Boston University	L 80–85 ^OT	16–5 (5–2)	SEFCU Arena (3,685) Albany, NY
01/26/2013 7:30 pm, ESPN3		Vermont	L 43–50	16–6 (5–3)	SEFCU Arena (4,182) Albany, NY
01/29/2013 7:00 pm, ESPN3		Stony Brook	L 49–65	16–7 (5–4)	SEFCU Arena (N/A) Albany, NY
02/02/2013 7:30 pm		Binghamton	W 79–46	17–7 (6–4)	SEFCU Arena (4,392) Albany, NY
02/06/2013 7:00 pm		at UMBC	W 79–56	18–7 (7–4)	Retriever Activities Center (1,707) Catonsville, MD
02/09/2013 3:00 pm		at Maine	L 52–66	18–8 (7–5)	Alfond Arena (1,139) Orono, ME
02/16/2013 7:00 pm		Hartford	W 75–49	19–8 (8–5)	SEFCU Arena (2,906) Albany, NY
02/20/2013 7:00 pm		at Boston University	L 69–79	19–9 (8–6)	Case Gym (712) Boston, MA
02/23/2013* 1:00 pm		at Fairfield BracketBusters	W 58–50	20–9	Webster Bank Arena (3,678) Bridgeport, CT
02/28/2013 7:00 pm		New Hampshire	W 56–49	21–9 (9–6)	SEFCU Arena (N/A) Albany, NY
03/03/2013 2:00 pm, ESPN3		at Stony Brook	L 70–75	21–10 (9–7)	Pritchard Gymnasium (1,630) Stony Brook, NY
America East tournament
03/09/2013 8:00 pm, ESPN3		Maine Quarterfinals	W 50–49	22–10	SEFCU Arena (N/A) Albany, NY
03/10/2013 7:30 pm, ESPN3		Stony Brook Semifinals	W 61–59	23–10	SEFCU Arena (N/A) Albany, NY
03/16/2013 11:30 am, ESPN2		at Vermont Championship Game	W 53–49	24–10	Patrick Gym (3,266) Burlington, VT
NCAA Tournament
03/22/2013* 12:15 pm, CBS	No. (15 MW)	vs. No. 6 (2 MW) Duke Second Round	L 61–73	24–11	Wells Fargo Center (20,125) Philadelphia, PA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. (#) during NCAA Tournament is seed with Region MW=Midwest.

References

1. "Albany tops Vermont 53-49 for America East title, NCAA berth". Sports Illustrated. March 16, 2013. Retrieved February 14, 2024.
2. "Duke advances to second round with 73-61 win over Albany". The Washington Post. March 22, 2013. Retrieved February 14, 2024.