# 2012–13 Charleston Cougars men's basketball team

The 2012–13 College of Charleston Cougars men's basketball team represented the College of Charleston during the 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cougars, led by first year head coach Doug Wojcik, played their home games at the TD Arena and were members of the South Division of the Southern Conference. They finished the season 24–11, 14–4 in SoCon play to finish in second place in the South Division. They advanced to the championship game of the SoCon tournament before falling to Davidson. They were invited to the 2013 College Basketball Invitational where they lost in the first round to George Mason.
This was the Cougars final season as a member of the SoCon as they joined the Colonial Athletic Association beginning with the 2013–14 season.

## Roster

| Number | Name | Position | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown |
| 1 | Adjehi Baru | Forward/Center | 6–9 | 225 | Sophomore | Abidjan, Ivory Coast |
| 3 | Anthony Thomas | Forward | 6–7 | 207 | Junior | Winston-Salem, North Carolina |
| 4 | Andrew Lawrence | Guard | 6–1 | 175 | Senior | London, Great Britain |
| 5 | Matt Sundberg | Forward | 6–8 | 200 | Senior | Kennesaw, Georgia |
| 10 | Pat Branin | Guard | 6–1 | 190 | Sophomore | Richmond, Virginia |
| 11 | Nori Johnson | Guard/Forward | 6–5 | 209 | Junior | Greer, South Carolina |
| 13 | Bart Benton | Guard | 6–1 | 180 | Senior | Monroe, Georgia |
| 14 | Theo Johnson | Guard/Forward | 6–6 | 198 | Freshman | Sacramento, California |
| 20 | Chad Cooke | Guard | 6–0 | 175 | Freshman | Bolingbrook, Illinois |
| 22 | Anthony Stitt | Guard | 6–1 | 180 | Sophomore | Charlotte, North Carolina |
| 23 | Trevonte Dixon | Guard | 6–4 | 194 | Sophomore | Florence, South Carolina |
| 24 | Canyon Barry | Guard | 6–6 | 195 | Freshman | Colorado Springs, Colorado |
| 31 | Harrison Bowne | Forward | 6–6 | 230 | Freshman | Hickory, North Carolina |
| 33 | David Wishon | Center | 7–2 | 265 | Sophomore | Concord, North Carolina |
| 41 | Judson Hall | Forward | 6–6 | 200 | Junior | Charlotte, North Carolina |
| 44 | Trent Wiedeman | Forward | 6–8 | 255 | Junior | Suwanee, Georgia |
| 53 | Willis Hall | Forward | 6–6 | 235 | Junior | Charlotte, North Carolina |

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Opponent | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition |||||
| 11/03/2012* 7:00 pm | USC-Aiken | W 68—52 | | TD Arena Charleston, South Carolina |
| Regular season |||||
| 11/09/2012* 7:30 pm | Towson | W 75–58 | 1–0 | TD Arena (4,215) Charleston, South Carolina |
| 11/15/2012* 5:00 pm, ESPNU | St. John's Charleston Classic | L 53–64 | 1–1 | TD Arena (4,716) Charleston, South Carolina |
| 11/16/2012* 7:30 pm, ESPN3 | Auburn Charleston Classic | L 51–55 | 1–2 | TD Arena (4,780) Charleston, South Carolina |
| 11/18/2012* 12:00 pm, ESPN3 | Boston College Charleston Classic | W 71–67 | 2–2 | TD Arena (4,262) Charleston, South Carolina |
| 11/24/2012* 9:00 pm, ESPN3 | at No. 24 Baylor | W 63–59 | 3–2 | Ferrell Center (5,768) Waco, Texas |
| 11/28/2012* 7:30 pm, WMMP/ESPN3 | at Charleston Southern | W 72–67 | 4–2 | CSU Field House (1,001) Charleston, South Carolina |
| 12/01/2012 7:00 pm | at Elon | W 56–54 | 5–2 (1–0) | Alumni Gym (1,403) Elon, North Carolina |
| 12/04/2012* 9:00 pm, ESPNU | No. 5 Louisville | L 38–80 | 5–3 | TD Arena (5,117) Charleston, South Carolina |
| 12/13/2012* 7:00 pm | Anderson | L 49–65 | 5–4 | TD Arena (2,218) Charleston, South Carolina |
| 12/18/2012* 7:30 pm, ESPN3 | Old Dominion | W 76–65 | 6–4 | TD Arena (3,418) Charleston, South Carolina |
| 12/22/2012* 12:00 pm, WMMP/ESPN3 | Coastal Carolina | W 60–51 | 7–4 | TD Arena (3,622) Charleston, South Carolina |
| 12/29/2012* 2:00 pm | at Vermont | W 62–50 | 8–4 | Patrick Gym (2,253) Burlington, Vermont |
| 12/31/2012* 4:00 pm | at Marist | W 85–75 | 9–4 | McCann Field House (1,062) Poughkeepsie, New York |
| 01/05/2013 5:00 pm, WMMP/ESPN3 | Furman | W 60–56 | 10–4 (2–0) | TD Arena (3,885) Charleston, South Carolina |
| 01/10/2013 7:30 pm, WMMP/ESPN3 | Samford | L 57–62 | 10–5 (2–1) | TD Arena (3,610) Charleston, South Carolina |
| 01/12/2013 4:00 pm | Chattanooga | W 86–59 | 11–5 (3–1) | TD Arena (3,722) Charleston, South Carolina |
| 01/14/2013 7:30 pm, WMMP/ESPN3 | at The Citadel | W 73–69 | 12–5 (4–1) | McAlister Field House (2,742) Charleston, South Carolina |
| 01/17/2013 7:00 pm | at Georgia Southern | L 47–51 | 12–6 (4–2) | Hanner Fieldhouse (1,733) Statesboro, Georgia |
| 01/19/2013 7:00 pm, WMMP/ESPN3 | at Davidson | L 68–77 | 12–7 (4–3) | John M. Belk Arena (4,844) Davidson, North Carolina |
| 01/24/2013 7:00 pm | The Citadel | W 69–54 | 13–7 (5–3) | TD Arena (4,118) Charleston, South Carolina |
| 01/26/2013 7:00 pm, WMMP/ESPN3 | at Wofford | W 79–50 | 14–7 (6–3) | Benjamin Johnson Arena (2,203) Spartanburg, South Carolina |
| 01/30/2013 7:00 pm | Appalachian State | W 72–59 | 15–7 (7–3) | TD Arena (3,530) Charleston, South Carolina |
| 02/02/2013 7:00 pm, WMMP/ESPN3 | UNC Greensboro | W 81–59 | 16–7 (8–3) | TD Arena (4,369) Charleston, South Carolina |
| 02/07/2013 8:00 pm | at Samford | W 69–65 | 17–7 (9–3) | Pete Hanna Center (1,751) Homewood, Alabama |
| 02/09/2013 7:30 pm | at Chattanooga | W 71–68 | 18–7 (10–3) | McKenzie Arena (4,487) Chattanooga, Tennessee |
| 02/14/2013 7:30 pm, WMMP/ESPN3 | Davidson | L 59–75 | 18–8 (10–4) | TD Arena (4,314) Charleston, South Carolina |
| 02/16/2013 4:00 pm, ESPN3 | Georgia Southern | W 69–60 | 19–8 (11–4) | TD Arena (3,734) Charleston, South Carolina |
| 02/20/2013 7:00 pm | at Western Carolina | W 67–65 | 20–8 (12–4) | Ramsey Center (1,207) Collowhee, North Carolina |
| 02/23/2013* 4:00 pm | Gardner–Webb BracketBusters | L 52–55 | 20–9 | TD Arena (3,823) Charleston, South Carolina |
| 02/28/2013 7:30 pm, WMMP/ESPN3 | Wofford | W 55–50 | 21–9 (13–4) | TD Arena (4,428) Charleston, South Carolina |
| 03/02/2013 4:00 pm | at Furman | W 74–50 | 22–9 (14–4) | Timmons Arena (1,143) Greenville, South Carolina |
| 2013 SoCon tournament |||||
| 03/09/2013 8:30 pm, ESPN3 | vs. Western Carolina Quarterfinals | W 78–70 | 23–9 | U.S. Cellular Center (4,689) Asheville, North Carolina |
| 03/10/2013 8:30 pm, ESPN3 | vs. Elon Semifinals | W 68–60 | 24–9 | U.S. Cellular Center (5,866) Asheville, North Carolina |
| 03/11/2013 7:00 pm, ESPN2 | vs. Davidson Championship Game | L 55–74 | 24–10 | U.S. Cellular Center (4,021) Asheville, North Carolina |
| 2013 College Basketball Invitational |||||
| 03/19/2013* 7:00 pm, AXS TV | George Mason First Round | L 77–78 | 24–11 | TD Arena (1,713) Charleston, South Carolina |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. |||||