# 2012–13 Quinnipiac Bobcats men's basketball team

The 2012–13 Quinnipiac Bobcats men's basketball team represented Quinnipiac University during the 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bobcats, led by sixth year head coach Tom Moore, played their home games at the TD Bank Sports Center and were members of the Northeast Conference. They finished the season 15–16, 11–7 in NEC play to finish in a tie for fifth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Northeast Conference Basketball tournament to Long Island.
This was the Bobcats last year as a member of the NEC as they will join the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference for the 2013–14 season.

## Roster

| Number | Name | Position | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown |
| 1 | Zaid Hearst | Guard | 6–4 | 190 | Sophomore | Bethesda, Maryland |
| 2 | Dave Johnson | Guard | 5–10 | 150 | Senior | Jackson, New Jersey |
| 3 | Kendrick Ray | Guard | 6–1 | 180 | Freshman | Middletown, New York |
| 4 | Ike Azotam | Forward | 6–7 | 231 | Junior | Boston, Massachusetts |
| 5 | Shaq Shannon | Guard | 6–1 | 176 | Junior | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| 10 | Garvey Young | Guard | 6–5 | 196 | Senior | Washington, D.C. |
| 12 | Marquis Barnett | Forward | 6–8 | 243 | Junior | The Bronx, New York |
| 14 | Tariq Carey | Guard | 6–2 | 171 | Freshman | Newark, New Jersey |
| 21 | Evan Conti | Guard | 6–3 | 200 | Sophomore | Bayside, New York |
| 22 | Justin Harris | Forward | 6–8 | 265 | Sophomore | Paterson, New Jersey |
| 23 | Ousmane Drame | Forward | 6–9 | 240 | Sophomore | Boston, Massachusetts |
| 30 | James Ford, Jr. | Guard | 6–4 | 192 | Freshman | Hopewell, Virginia |
| 35 | Jamee Jackson | Forward | 6–7 | 225 | Senior | Newark, New Jersey |

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Opponent | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season |||||
| 11/10/2012* 3:00 pm | at Hartford Connecticut 6 Classic | W 65–61 | 1–0 | Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion (N/A) Hartford, CT |
| 11/12/2012* 7:00 pm | American | L 55–61 | 1–1 | TD Bank Sports Center (1,822) Hamden, CT |
| 11/16/2012* 9:00 pm | vs. Iona Paradise Jam first round | W 98–92 $^{OT}$ | 2–1 | Sports and Fitness Center (2,673) Saint Thomas, USVI |
| 11/18/2012* 9:00 pm, CBSSN | vs. No. 23 Connecticut Paradise Jam Semifinals | L 83–89 $^{2OT}$ | 2–2 | Sports and Fitness Center (2,875) Saint Thomas, USVI |
| 11/19/2012* 7:30 pm, CBSSN | vs. George Mason Paradise Jam 3rd place game | L 58–74 | 2–3 | Sports and Fitness Center (3,022) Saint Thomas, USVI |
| 11/27/2012* 7:00 pm | Lehigh | L 66–77 | 2–4 | TD Bank Sports Center (1,664) Hamden, CT |
| 12/05/2012* 7:00 pm | Colgate | W 67–56 | 3–4 | TD Bank Sports Center (1,202) Hamden, CT |
| 12/08/2012* 4:00 pm | Vermont | L 46–53 | 3–5 | TD Bank Sports Center (2,365) Hamden, CT |
| 12/16/2012* 1:00 pm | at Boston University | L 62–69 $^{OT}$ | 3–6 | Case Gym (614) Boston, MA |
| 12/21/2012* 7:00 pm | at Albany | W 59–57 | 4–6 | SEFCU Arena (2,146) Albany, NY |
| 12/29/2012* 3:00 pm | Maine | L 71–76 | 4–7 | TD Bank Sports Center (1,802) Hamden, CT |
| 01/03/2013 7:00 pm | St. Francis Brooklyn | L 61–63 | 4–8 (0–1) | TD Bank Sports Center (1,258) Hamden, CT |
| 01/05/2013 3:00 pm | Long Island | W 82–74 | 5–8 (1–1) | TD Bank Sports Center (1,952) Hamden, CT |
| 01/10/2013 7:00 pm | Bryant | L 95–103 | 5–9 (1–2) | Chace Athletic Center (923) Smithfield, RI |
| 01/12/2013 3:00 pm | Sacred Heart | L 74–80 | 5–10 (1–3) | TD Bank Sports Center (1,950) Hamden, CT |
| 01/14/2013* 7:00 pm | at Hampton | L 64–70 | 5–11 | Hampton Convocation Center (2,532) Hampton, VA |
| 01/17/2013 7:00 pm | at Saint Francis (PA) | W 75–66 $^{OT}$ | 6–11 (2–3) | DeGol Arena (831) Loretto, PA |
| 01/19/2013 7:00 pm | at Robert Morris | L 75–87 | 6–12 (2–4) | Charles L. Sewall Center (1,079) Moon Township, PA |
| 01/24/2013 7:30 pm | Central Connecticut | W 85–78 | 7–12 (3–4) | TD Bank Sports Center (2,076) Hamden, CT |
| 01/26/2013 12:00 pm | Fairleigh Dickinson | W 58–56 | 8–12 (4–4) | TD Bank Sports Center (1,964) Hamden, CT |
| 01/31/2013 7:00 pm | at Mount St. Mary's | L 73–77 | 8–13 (4–5) | Knott Arena (812) Emmitsburg, MD |
| 02/02/2013 4:00 pm | at Wagner | W 74–69 | 9–13 (5–5) | Spiro Sports Center (1,720) Staten Island, NY |
| 02/07/2013 7:00 pm | Monmouth | W 79–63 | 10–13 (6–5) | TD Bank Sports Center (1,469) Hamden, CT |
| 02/11/2013 7:00 pm | at Central Connecticut | | | William H. Detrick Gymnasium New Britain, CT |
| 02/14/2013 7:30 pm | Robert Morris | W 63–61 | 11–13 (7–5) | TD Bank Sports Center (1,639) Hamden, CT |
| 02/16/2013 3:00 pm | Saint Francis (PA) | W 71–55 | 12–13 (8–5) | TD Bank Sports Center (1,687) Hamden, CT |
| 02/21/2013 7:00 pm | at Sacred Heart | W 81–74 | 13–13 (9–5) | William H. Pitt Center (803) Fairfield, CT |
| 02/23/2013 2:00 pm | Bryant | W 69–58 | 14–13 (10–5) | TD Bank Sports Center (2,867) Hamden, CT |
| 02/25/2013 7:00 pm | at Central Connecticut | L 65–67 | 14–14 (10–6) | William H. Detrick Gymnasium (2,014) New Britain, CT |
| 02/28/2013 7:00 pm | at St. Francis Brooklyn | W 78–67 | 15–14 (11–6) | Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (400) Brooklyn Heights, NY |
| 03/02/2013 4:30 pm | at Long Island | L 90–96 | 15–15 (11–7) | Athletic, Recreation & Wellness Center (1,275) Brooklyn, NY |
| 2013 Northeast Conference men's basketball tournament |||||
| 03/06/2013 7:00 pm | at Long Island Quarterfinals | L 83–91 | 15–16 | Athletic, Recreation & Wellness Center (1,006) Brooklyn, NY |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. |||||