# 2012–13 Northwestern Wildcats men's basketball team

The 2012–13 Northwestern Wildcats men's basketball team represented Northwestern University in the 2012–13 college basketball season. This was head coach Bill Carmody's thirteenth and final season at Northwestern; on March 16, 2013, the university announced that he would not return to the team. The Wildcats were members of the Big Ten Conference and played their home games at Welsh-Ryan Arena.

## 2012–13 Roster

| No. | Name | Position | Ht. | Wt. | Year | Hometown/High School |
| 0 | Alejandro Nate Carter | G | 6–3 | 185 | FR | Chicago, IL / MPHS |
| 1 | Drew Crawford | G/F | 6–5 | 210 | SR | Naperville, IL / Naperville Central |
| 3 | Dave Sobolewski | G | 6–1 | 190 | SO | Naperville, IL / Benet Academy |
| 4 | Alex Marcotullio | G | 6–3 | 195 | SR | Warren, MI / De La Salle |
| 10 | Mike Turner | F | 6–8 | 215 | RS FR | Chicago, IL / University of Chicago Lab. School |
| 11 | Reggie Hearn | G | 6–4 | 210 | JR | Fort Wayne, IN / Snider HS |
| 12 | Jared Swopshire | F | 6–8 | 210 | GS | St. Louis, MO / Louisville |
| 13 | Kale Abrahamson | G | 6–7 | 195 | FR | West Des Moines, IA / Valley HS |
| 14 | Tre Demps | G | 6–2 | 195 | RS FR | San Antonio, TX / Ronald Reagan HS |
| 15 | James Montgomery III | G | 6–4 | 190 | JR | Los Angeles, CA / Santa Monica |
| 22 | Alex Olah | C | 7–0 | 275 | FR | Timișoara, Romania / Traders Point Christian Academy |
| 23 | JerShon Cobb | G | 6–5 | 205 | SO | Decatur, GA / Columbia HS |
| 31 | Aaron Liberman | F/C | 6–10 | 215 | FR | Los Angeles, CA / Valley Torah HS |
| 34 | Sanjay Lumpkin | G/F | 6–6 | 195 | FR | Wayzata, MN / Benilde-St. Margaret's |
| 42 | Chier Ajou | C | 7–2 | 235 | FR | Aweil, South Sudan / Culver Academies / St. Thomas More |
| 45 | Nikola Cerina | F | 6–9 | 245 | RS JR | Topola, Serbia / Nikola Tesla Secondary School |
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## Schedule and results

Source
| Date time, TV | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| 11/07/2012* 7:00 pm | Chicago | W 70–46 | – | Welsh-Ryan Arena (N/A) Evanston, IL |
| Regular season ||||||
| 11/13/2012* 7:00 pm, BTN | Texas Southern | W 79–49 | 1–0 | Welsh-Ryan Arena (5,043) Evanston, IL |
| 11/15/2012* 7:00 pm | Mississippi Valley State | W 81–68 | 2–0 | Welsh-Ryan Arena (5,004) Evanston, IL |
| 11/18/2012* 1:00 pm | Fairleigh Dickinson South Padre Island Invitational | W 80–53 | 3–0 | Welsh-Ryan Arena (5,104) Evanston, IL |
| 11/20/2012* 7:00 pm | Delaware State South Padre Island Invitational | W 69–50 | 4–0 | Welsh-Ryan Arena (5,012) Evanston, IL |
| 11/23/2012* 7:30 pm | vs. TCU South Padre Island Invitational semifinals | W 55–31 | 5–0 | South Padre Island Convention Centre (N/A) South Padre Island, TX |
| 11/24/2012* 7:00 pm, CBSSN | vs. Illinois State South Padre Island Invitational Championship | W 72–69 $^{OT}$ | 6–0 | South Padre Island Convention Centre (N/A) South Padre Island, TX |
| 11/27/2012* 8:15 pm, ESPN2 | Maryland ACC-Big Ten Challenge | L 57–77 | 6–1 | Welsh-Ryan Arena (6,009) Evanston, IL |
| 12/01/2012* 1:00 pm, CSNC | UIC | L 44–50 | 6–2 | Welsh-Ryan Arena (5,838) Evanston, IL |
| 12/04/2012* 8:00 pm, ESPN2 | at Baylor | W 74–70 | 7–2 | Ferrell Center (6,532) Waco, TX |
| 12/08/2012* 7:00 pm, BTN | Butler | L 65–74 | 7–3 | Welsh-Ryan Arena (7,213) Evanston, IL |
| 12/17/2012* 6:00 pm, BTN | Texas State | W 74–68 | 8–3 | Welsh-Ryan Arena (5,161) Evanston, IL |
| 12/21/2012* 8:00 pm, BTN | Stanford | L 68–70 | 8–4 | Welsh-Ryan Arena (6,718) Evanston, IL |
| 12/23/2012* 12:30 pm | Brown | W 63–42 | 9–4 | Welsh-Ryan Arena (6,342) Evanston, IL |
| 01/03/2013 6:00 pm, ESPN2 | No. 2 Michigan | L 66–94 | 9–5 (0–1) | Welsh-Ryan Arena (8,117) Evanston, IL |
| 01/06/2013 6:00 pm, BTN | at No. 9 Minnesota | L 51–69 | 9–6 (0–2) | Williams Arena (12,750) Minneapolis, MN |
| 01/10/2013 7:00 pm, ESPNU | at Penn State | W 70–54 | 10–6 (1–2) | Bryce Jordan Center (6,479) University Park, PA |
| 01/13/2013 4:30 pm, ESPNU | Iowa | L 50–70 | 10–7 (1–3) | Welsh-Ryan Arena (6,805) Evanston, IL |
| 01/17/2013 7:15 pm, BTN | at No. 23 Illinois | W 68–54 | 11–7 (2–3) | Assembly Hall (16,618) Champaign, IL |
| 01/20/2013 12:00 pm, BTN | No. 2 Indiana | L 59–67 | 11–8 (2–4) | Welsh-Ryan Arena (8,117) Evanston, IL |
| 01/23/2013 8:00 pm, BTN | No. 12 Minnesota | W 55–48 | 12–8 (3–4) | Welsh-Ryan Arena (5,112) Evanston, IL |
| 01/26/2013 2:00 pm, ESPNU | at Nebraska | L 49–64 | 12–9 (3–5) | Bob Devaney Sports Center (10,216) Lincoln, NE |
| 01/30/2013 5:30 pm, BTN | at No. 1 Michigan | L 46–68 | 12–10 (3–6) | Crisler Center (12,693) Ann Arbor, MI |
| 02/02/2013 11:00 am, ESPN2 | Purdue | W 75–60 | 13–10 (4–6) | Welsh-Ryan Arena (8,117) Evanston, IL |
| 02/09/2013 3:30 pm, BTN | at Iowa | L 57–71 | 13–11 (4–7) | Carver-Hawkeye Arena (15,267) Iowa City, IA |
| 02/14/2013 6:00 pm, BTN | at No. 13 Ohio State | L 59–69 | 13–12 (4–8) | Value City Arena (15,842) Columbus, OH |
| 02/17/2013 6:30 pm, BTN | Illinois | L 41–62 | 13–13 (4–9) | Welsh-Ryan Arena (8,117) Evanston, IL |
| 02/20/2013 8:00 pm, BTN | No. 19 Wisconsin | L 41–69 | 13–14 (4–10) | Welsh-Ryan Arena (7,011) Evanston, IL |
| 02/24/2013 5:00 pm, BTN | at Purdue | L 43–74 | 13–15 (4–11) | Mackey Arena (13,445) West Lafayette, IN |
| 02/28/2013 6:00 pm, ESPN2 | No. 16 Ohio State | L 53–63 | 13–16 (4–12) | Welsh-Ryan Arena (7,036) Evanston, IL |
| 03/07/2013 6:00 pm, ESPNU | Penn State | L 59–66 | 13–17 (4–13) | Welsh-Ryan Arena (5,517) Evanston, IL |
| 03/10/2013 5:00 pm, BTN | at No. 10 Michigan State | L 61–71 | 13–18 (4–14) | Breslin Center (14,797) East Lansing, MI |
| Big Ten tournament ||||||
| 03/14/2013 8:00 pm, ESPN2 | vs. Iowa First Round | L 59–73 | 13–19 | United Center (19,667) Chicago, IL |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. ||||||