# 2012–13 Winthrop Eagles men's basketball team

The 2012–13 Winthrop Eagles men's basketball team represented Winthrop University during the 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Eagles, led by first year head coach Pat Kelsey, played their home games at the Winthrop Coliseum and were members of the South Division of the Big South Conference. They finished the season 14–17, 6–10 in Big South play to finish in fifth place in the South Division. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Big South tournament to Charleston Southern.

## Roster

| Number | Name | Position | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown |
| 1 | Brandon Vega | Guard | 5–10 | 160 | Junior | Miami, Florida |
| 2 | Gideon Gamble | Guard | 6–7 | 195 | Senior | Atlanta, Georgia |
| 3 | Andre Smith | Guard | 5–10 | 180 | Sophomore | Tampa, Florida |
| 4 | Joab Jerome | Forward | 6–5 | 197 | Junior | Marietta, Georgia |
| 10 | Keon Moore | Guard | 6–5 | 190 | Sophomore | Windsor, North Carolina |
| 11 | Reggie King | Guard | 6–2 | 215 | Senior | Novelty, Ohio |
| 12 | James Bourne | Forward | 6–8 | 240 | Sophomore | Alexandria, Virginia |
| 14 | Shola Diop | Forward/Center | 6–9 | 230 | Senior | Sydney, Australia |
| 15 | Derrick Henry | Guard | 6–3 | 200 | Sophomore | Covington, Georgia |
| 20 | Donovan Carter | Forward | 6–5 | 215 | Junior | Ladson, South Carolina |
| 22 | Steve Johnson | Center | 6–8 | 225 | Junior | Fayetteville, North Carolina |
| 23 | Larry Brown | Forward | 6–6 | 210 | Sophomore | Red Springs, North Carolina |
| 34 | Christian Farmer | Guard | 6–5 | 190 | Junior | Charlotte, North Carolina |

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Opponent | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season |||||
| 11/10/2012* 4:00 pm | St. Andrews (NC) | W 80–48 | 1–0 | Winthrop Coliseum (2,626) Rock Hill, SC |
| 11/13/2012* 7:00 pm | at Indiana State | L 55–66 | 1–1 | Hulman Center (4,916) Terre Haute, IN |
| 11/17/2012* 2:00 pm | VCU | L 54–90 | 1–2 | Winthrop Coliseum (1,726) Rock Hill, SC |
| 11/20/2012* 7:00 pm | Lenoir–Rhyne | W 59–35 | 2–2 | Winthrop Coliseum (1,060) Rock Hill, SC |
| 11/28/2012* 7:00 pm | at Wofford | L 55–70 | 2–3 | Benjamin Johnson Arena (787) Spartanburg, SC |
| 12/01/2012* 4:00 pm | at James Madison | L 61–71 | 2–4 | JMU Convocation Center (3,021) Harrisonburg, VA |
| 12/04/2012* 7:00 pm | Brevard | W 77–54 | 3–4 | Winthrop Coliseum (1,483) Rock Hill, SC |
| 12/15/2012* 2:00 pm | at Ohio | W 50–49 | 4–4 | Convocation Center (5,421) Athens, OH |
| 12/18/2012* 7:00 pm, BTN | at No. 7 Ohio State | L 55–65 | 4–5 | Value City Arena (13,707) Columbus, OH |
| 12/22/2012* 8:00 pm | at Auburn | W 74–67 | 5–5 | Auburn Arena (5,156) Auburn, AL |
| 12/30/2012* 2:00 pm | Hampton | W 50–43 | 6–5 | Winthrop Coliseum (1,421) Rock Hill, SC |
| 01/02/2013* 7:00 pm | North Carolina Central | L 57–64 | 6–6 | Winthrop Coliseum (1,010) Rock Hill, SC |
| 01/05/2013 2:00 pm | High Point | L 61–74 | 6–7 (0–1) | Winthrop Coliseum (1,748) Rock Hill, SC |
| 01/09/2013 7:30 pm | at Charleston Southern | L 63–75 | 6–8 (0–2) | CSU Field House (948) North Charleston, SC |
| 01/12/2013 1:00 pm | at VMI | L 54–72 | 6–9 (0–3) | Cameron Hall (1,235) Lexington, VA |
| 01/16/2013 7:00 pm | Presbyterian | W 62–51 | 7–9 (1–3) | Winthrop Coliseum (1,458) Rock Hill, SC |
| 01/19/2013 1:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Campbell | L 59–63 | 7–10 (1–4) | John W. Pope, Jr. Convocation Center (2,518) Buies Creek, NC |
| 01/23/2013 7:00 pm | Gardner–Webb | W 61–55 | 8–10 (2–4) | Winthrop Coliseum (1,356) Rock Hill, SC |
| 01/26/2013 4:00 pm | at Radford | L 57–58 | 8–11 (2–5) | Dedmon Center (2,109) Radford, VA |
| 01/30/2013 7:00 pm | Coastal Carolina | W 61–48 | 9–11 (3–5) | Winthrop Coliseum (1,819) Rock Hill, SC |
| 02/02/2013 7:00 pm | Liberty | W 66–56 | 10–11 (4–5) | Winthrop Coliseum (2,168) Rock Hill, SC |
| 02/06/2013 7:00 pm | at UNC Asheville | L 56–69 | 10–12 (4–6) | Kimmel Arena (1,661) Asheville, NC |
| 02/09/2013 4:00 pm | Longwood | L 56–62 | 10–13 (4–7) | Winthrop Coliseum (1,830) Rock Hill, SC |
| 02/13/2013 7:00 pm | Charleston Southern | W 70–65 | 11–13 (5–7) | Winthrop Coliseum (1,212) Rock Hill, SC |
| 02/16/2013 7:00 pm | at Presbyterian | L 57–64 | 11–14 (5–8) | Templeton Physical Education Center (788) Clinton, SC |
| 02/19/2013 7:00 pm | at Gardner–Webb | L 52–65 | 11–15 (5–9) | Paul Porter Arena (1,502) Boiling Springs, NC |
| 02/23/2013* 4:00 pm | Southeastern Louisiana BracketBusters | W 66–52 | 12–15 | Winthrop Coliseum (2,410) Rock Hill, SC |
| 02/27/2013 7:00 pm | at Coastal Carolina | L 54–73 | 12–16 (5–10) | HTC Center (2,635) Conway, SC |
| 03/02/2013 4:00 pm, ESPN3 | UNC Asheville | W 70–61 | 13–16 (6–10) | Winthrop Coliseum (1,773) Rock Hill, SC |
| 2013 Big South Conference men's basketball tournament |||||
| 03/05/2013 12:00 pm | vs. Radford First Round | W 60–58 $^{OT}$ | 14–16 | HTC Center (1,858) Conway, SC |
| 03/07/2013 12:00 pm | vs. Charleston Southern Quarterfinals | L 47–54 | 14–17 | HTC Center (2,105) Conway, SC |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. |||||