# 2012–13 Evansville Purple Aces men's basketball team

The 2012–13 Evansville Purple Aces men's basketball team represented the University of Evansville during the 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Purple Aces, led by sixth year head coach Marty Simmons, played their home games at the Ford Center and were members of the Missouri Valley Conference. They finished the season 21–15, 10–8 in MVC play to finish in fourth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Missouri Valley tournament to Indiana State. They were invited to the 2013 CIT where they defeated Tennessee State, Eastern Kentucky, and Canisius to advance to the semifinals where they lost to East Carolina. Senior guard Colt Ryan set the school's all-time record in scoring in the win at Canisius, and finished his career with 2,279 points; 43 points ahead of Larry Humes.

## Roster

| Number | Name | Position | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown |
| 0 | Ryan Sawvell | Forward/Center | 6–8 | 200 | Sophomore | Mundelein, Illinois |
| 1 | Jordan Nelson | Guard | 6–1 | 160 | Sophomore | Lincoln, Illinois |
| 4 | Lewis Jones | Guard/Forward | 6–3 | 205 | Senior | Memphis, Tennessee |
| 5 | Troy Taylor | Guard | 6-0 | 184 | Senior | Anderson, Indiana |
| 10 | Jaylon Moore | Forward/Center | 6–7 | 230 | Sophomore | Olive Branch, Mississippi |
| 11 | Colt Ryan | Guard/Forward | 6–5 | 210 | Senior | Batesville, Indiana |
| 12 | Adam Wing | Guard | 6–4 | 205 | Freshman | Morehead, Kentucky |
| 13 | Jordan Jahr | Guard/Forward | 6–6 | 205 | Sophomore | Austin, Texas |
| 14 | Andy Chinn | Guard | 6–0 | 165 | Senior | Tell City, Indiana |
| 20 | Brandon Williams | Guard | 6–0 | 170 | Senior | Charlotte, Tennessee |
| 22 | Ned Cox | Guard | 6–1 | 185 | Senior | San Antonio, Texas |
| 23 | Mike Leazer | Guard | 6–3 | 170 | Freshman | Mount Prospect, Illinois |
| 25 | Rokas Cesnulevicius | Forward/Center | 6–8 | 215 | Sophomore | Alytus, Lithuania |
| 31 | D.J. Balentine | Guard | 6–2 | 210 | Freshman | Kokomo, Indiana |
| 44 | David Howard | Forward | 6–8 | 225 | Freshman | Nashville, Tennessee |
| 55 | Egidijus Mockevičius | Center | 6–10 | 225 | Freshman | Kuršėnai, Lithuania |

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Opponent | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition |||||
| 10/27/2012* 7:00 pm | Southern Indiana | W 73–55 | | Ford Center (7,358) Evansville, IN |
| 11/03/2012* 4:00 pm | Illinois–Springfield | W 79–54 | | Ford Center (4,754) Evansville, IN |
| Regular season |||||
| 11/10/2012* 1:00 pm, ESPN3 | at No. 22 Notre Dame Coaches Vs. Cancer Classic | L 49–58 | 0–1 | Edmund P. Joyce Center (8,224) Notre Dame, IN |
| 11/15/2012* 7:00 pm | Buffalo Coaches Vs. Cancer Classic | L 50–56 | 0–2 | Ford Center (3,572) Evansville, IN |
| 11/16/2012* 7:30 pm | Yale Coaches Vs. Cancer Classic | W 66–56 | 1–2 | Ford Center (4,112) Evansville, IN |
| 11/17/2012* 7:30 pm | Western Illinois Coaches Vs. Cancer Classic | W 49–44 | 2–2 | Ford Center (4,431) Evansville, IN |
| 11/20/2012* 7:30 pm | at Tennessee Tech | W 62–50 | 3–2 | Eblen Center (N/A) Cookeville, TN |
| 11/26/2012* 7:00 pm | Alabama A&M | W 72–46 | 4–2 | Ford Center (3,510) Evansville, IN |
| 12/01/2012* 3:30 pm | at Colorado State MW–MVC Challenge | L 72–79 | 4–3 | Moby Arena (3,970) Fort Collins, CO |
| 12/05/2012* 7:00 pm | Miami (OH) | W 94–68 | 5–3 | Ford Center (3,481) Evansville, IN |
| 12/08/2012* 1:00 pm, ESPN3 | Murray State | L 70–82 | 5–4 | Ford Center (6,302) Evansville, IN |
| 12/15/2012* 1:05 pm | Alabama State | W 80–67 | 6–4 | Ford Center (4,116) Evansville, IN |
| 12/18/2012* 7:05 pm | Oakland City | W 103–69 | 7–4 | Ford Center (3,254) Evansville, IN |
| 12/22/2012* 1:00 pm | at No. 19 Butler | L 67–75 | 7–5 | Hinkle Fieldhouse (9,190) Indianapolis, IN |
| 12/29/2012 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | at No. 16 Creighton | L 70–87 | 7–6 (0–1) | CenturyLink Center Omaha (18,458) Omaha, NE |
| 01/02/2013 7:05 pm, ESPN3 | Missouri State | W 62–59 $^{OT}$ | 8–6 (1–1) | Ford Center (3,721) Evansville, IN |
| 01/05/2013 8:00 pm, MVC TV | Southern Illinois | W 85–68 | 9–6 (2–1) | Ford Center (6,032) Evansville, IN |
| 01/09/2013 7:00 pm | at Northern Iowa | W 62–59 | 10–6 (3–1) | McLeod Center (4,155) Cedar Falls, IA |
| 01/13/2013 3:35 pm, ESPN3 | No. 23 Wichita State | W 71–67 | 11–6 (4–1) | Ford Center (5,485) Evansville, IN |
| 01/16/2013 7:05 pm | at Drake | L 69–83 | 11–7 (4–2) | Knapp Center (3,694) Des Moines, IA |
| 01/19/2013 7:05 pm, MVC TV | at Indiana State | L 62–72 | 11–8 (4–3) | Hulman Center (6,444) Terre Haute, IN |
| 01/23/2013 7:05 pm | Bradley | W 66–56 | 12–8 (5–3) | Ford Center (4,183) Evansville, IN |
| 01/26/2013 7:00 pm, MVC TV | at Illinois State | L 62–67 | 12–9 (5–4) | Redbird Arena (6,507) Normal, IL |
| 01/29/2013 7:00 pm | Northern Iowa | W 54–51 $^{OT}$ | 13–9 (6–4) | Ford Center (3,681) Evansville, IN |
| 02/02/2013 2:05 pm | at Missouri State | L 61–62 | 13–10 (6–5) | JQH Arena (6,328) Springfield, MO |
| 02/05/2013 7:00 pm | at Bradley | L 70–76 | 13–11 (6–6) | Carver Arena (6,653) Peoria, IL |
| 02/10/2013 7:00 pm, ESPNU | Drake | W 84–78 $^{OT}$ | 14–11 (7–6) | Ford Center (4,210) Evansville, IN |
| 02/13/2013 7:05 pm | at Southern Illinois | L 56–65 | 14–12 (7–7) | SIU Arena (4,579) Carbondale, IL |
| 02/16/2013 2:00 pm, ESPNU | Creighton | L 68–71 | 14–13 (7–8) | Ford Center (6,838) Evansville, IN |
| 02/20/2013 7:05 pm | Illinois State | W 79–62 | 15–13 (8–8) | Ford Center (4,166) Evansville, IN |
| 02/23/2013* 1:00 pm | at Wright State BracketBusters | W 70–58 | 16–13 | Nutter Center (3,428) Fairborn, OH |
| 02/27/2013 7:00 pm | at Wichita State | W 59–56 | 17–13 (9–8) | Charles Koch Arena (10,506) Wichita, KS |
| 03/02/2013 4:00 pm, MVC TV | Indiana State | W 84–68 | 18–13 (10–8) | Ford Center (6,909) Evansville, IN |
| 2013 Missouri Valley Conference tournament |||||
| 03/08/2013 2:30 pm, MVC TV/ESPN3 | vs. Indiana State Quarterfinals | L 50–51 | 18–14 | Scottrade Center (14,567) St.Louis, MO |
| 2013 CIT |||||
| 03/19/2013* 7:00 pm | Tennessee State First Round | W 84–72 | 19–14 | Ford Center (2,324) Evansville, IN |
| 03/23/2013* 12:30 pm | Eastern Kentucky Second Round | W 86–72 | 20–14 | Ford Center (1,651) Evansville, IN |
| 03/26/2013* 6:00 pm | at Canisius Quarterfinals | W 84–83 | 21–14 | Koessler Athletic Center (1,403) Buffalo, NY |
| 03/30/2013* 4:00 pm | at East Carolina Semifinals | L 58–81 | 21–15 | Williams Arena (5,625) Greenville, NC |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. |||||