# 2012–13 Eastern Kentucky Colonels basketball team

The 2012–13 Eastern Kentucky Colonels basketball team represented Eastern Kentucky University during the 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Colonels, led by eighth year head coach Jeff Neubauer, played their home games at McBrayer Arena within Alumni Coliseum and were members of the East Division of the Ohio Valley Conference. They finished the season 25–10, 12–4 in OVC play to finish in second place in the East Division. They advanced to the semifinals of the OVC tournament where they lost to Murray State. They were invited to the 2013 CIT where they defeated Gardner–Webb in the first round before falling in the second round to Evansville.

## Roster

| Number | Name | Position | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown |
| 0 | Glenn Cosey | Guard | 6–0 | 170 | Junior | Flint, Michigan |
| 1 | Willie Cruz | Guard | 6–3 | 204 | Senior | Rochester, New York |
| 2 | Corey Walden | Guard | 6–2 | 190 | Sophomre | Daytona Beach, Florida |
| 3 | Mike DiNunno | Guard | 5–11 | 192 | Senior | Chicago, Illinois |
| 11 | Jaylen Babb-Harrison | Guard | 6–2 | 172 | Freshman | Ajax, Ontario |
| 12 | Marcus Lewis | Guard | 6–3 | 185 | Junior | Streamwood, Illinois |
| 15 | Orlando Williams | Guard | 6–4 | 175 | Junior | Cincinnati, Ohio |
| 21 | Robbie Stenzel | Guard | 6–5 | 183 | Sophomore | Winchester, Kentucky |
| 22 | Timmy Knipp | Guard | 6–7 | 204 | Sophomore | Olive Hill, Kentucky |
| 23 | Ryan Parsons | Guard | 6–2 | 196 | Junior | Morgantown, West Virginia |
| 24 | Jeff Johnson | Forward | 6–7 | 264 | Junior | Champaign, Illinois |
| 33 | Deverin Muff | Forward | 6–7 | 207 | Sophomore | Strongsville, Ohio |
| 34 | Tarius Johnson | Guard | 6–5 | 185 | Junior | Jackson, Tennessee |
| 42 | Eric Stutz | Forward | 6–8 | 225 | Sophomore | Newburgh, Indiana |

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Opponent | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season |||||
| 11/09/2012* 7:30 pm | Cincinnati Christian Comfort Suites Invitational | W 89–56 | 1–0 | McBrayer Arena (3,100) Richmond, Kentucky |
| 11/16/2012* 6:00 pm | Kennesaw State Comfort Suites Invitational | W 85–71 | 2–0 | McBrayer Arena (1,150) Richmond, Kentucky |
| 11/17/2012* 6:00 pm | Towson Comfort Suites Invitational | W 71–69 $^{OT}$ | 3–0 | McBrayer Arena (1,400) Richmond, Kentucky |
| 11/18/2012* 5:00 pm | Radford Comfort Suites Invitational | W 83–75 | 4–0 | McBrayer Arena (1,050) Richmond, Kentucky |
| 11/24/2012* 7:00 pm | Norfolk State | W 68–44 | 5–0 | McBrayer Arena (1,225) Richmond, Kentucky |
| 11/28/2012* 7:00 pm | Delaware State | W 84–51 | 6–0 | McBrayer Arena (1,175) Richmond, Kentucky |
| 12/01/2012* 7:30 pm | Western Carolina | W 72–70 | 7–0 | McBrayer Arena (1,600) Richmond, Kentucky |
| 12/04/2012* 7:00 pm | at North Carolina Central | W 63–57 | 8–0 | McLendon–McDougald Gymnasium (1,170) Durham, North Carolina |
| 12/08/2012* 7:00 pm | at Chattanooga | W 63–52 | 9–0 | McKenzie Arena (2,317) Chattanooga, Tennessee |
| 12/16/2012* 6:00 pm, ESPNU | at No. 10 Illinois | L 53–66 | 9–1 | Assembly Hall (15,029) Champaign, Illinois |
| 12/19/2012* 7:00 pm | at North Carolina A&T | L 67–78 | 9–2 | Corbett Sports Center (453) Greensboro, North Carolina |
| 12/21/2012* 7:00 pm | at High Point | W 73–70 | 10–2 | Millis Center (1,421) High Point, North Carolina |
| 12/30/2012* 4:00 pm, WTVQ/ESPN3 | at West Virginia | L 67–74 | 10–3 | WVU Coliseum (8,123) Morgantown, West Virginia |
| 01/03/2013 7:00 pm | Eastern Illinois | W 65–54 | 11–3 (1–0) | McBrayer Arena (1,200) Richmond, Kentucky |
| 01/05/2013 7:00 pm | SIU Edwardsville | W 78–72 | 12–3 (2–0) | McBrayer Arena (1,400) Richmond, Kentucky |
| 01/09/2013 8:00 pm | at Murray State | W 77–65 | 13–3 (3–0) | CFSB Center (4,052) Murray, Kentucky |
| 01/12/2013 7:00 pm | Morehead State | W 59–52 | 14–3 (4–0) | McBrayer Arena (5,300) Richmond, Kentucky |
| 01/17/2013 8:00 pm | at Belmont | L 76–83 | 14–4 (4–1) | Curb Event Center (2,764) Nashville, Tennessee |
| 01/19/2013 2:30 pm | at Jacksonville State | W 73–62 | 15–4 (5–1) | Pete Mathews Coliseum (1,801) Jacksonville, Alabama |
| 01/24/2013 7:00 pm | Tennessee State | W 76–67 | 16–4 (6–1) | McBrayer Arena (2,250) Richmond, Kentucky |
| 01/26/2013 7:00 pm | Belmont | L 74–85 | 16–5 (6–2) | McBrayer Arena (5,500) Richmond, Kentucky |
| 01/31/2013 8:00 pm | at Tennessee–Martin | L 65–72 | 16–6 (6–3) | Skyhawk Arena (1,341) Martin, Tennessee |
| 02/02/2013 6:30 pm | at Southeast Missouri State | W 81–72 | 17–6 (7–3) | Show Me Center (2,922) Cape Girardeau, Missouri |
| 02/05/2013* 7:00 pm | Crowley's Ridge | W 97–31 | 18–6 | McBrayer Arena (1,050) Richmond, Kentucky |
| 02/09/2013 7:30 pm | at Morehead State | W 68–47 | 19–6 (8–3) | Ellis Johnson Arena (4,308) Morehead, Kentucky |
| 02/14/2013 7:00 pm | Tennessee Tech | W 80–69 | 20–6 (9–3) | McBrayer Arena (2,350) Richmond, Kentucky |
| 02/16/2013 7:00 pm | Jacksonville State | W 80–67 | 21–6 (10–3) | McBrayer Arena (3,100) Richmond, Kentucky |
| 02/20/2013 7:00 pm | Austin Peay | W 91–53 | 22–6 (11–3) | McBrayer Arena (3,400) Richmond, Kentucky |
| 02/23/2013* 1:00 pm, ESPNU | at Valparaiso BracketBusters | L 60–82 | 22–7 | Athletics–Recreation Center (3,329) Valparaiso, Indiana |
| 02/28/2013 8:30 pm | at Tennessee Tech | W 69–54 | 23–7 (12–3) | Eblen Center (2,295) Cookeville, Tennessee |
| 03/02/2013 8:45 pm | at Tennessee State | L 81–85 $^{OT}$ | 23–8 (12–4) | Gentry Complex (2,771) Nashville, Tennessee |
| 2013 OVC Basketball tournament |||||
| 03/07/2013 9:30 pm | vs. Southeast Missouri State Quarterfinals | W 84–69 | 24–8 | Nashville Municipal Auditorium (1,398) Nashville, Tennessee |
| 03/08/2013 9:00 pm, ESPN3 | vs. Murray State Semifinals | L 73–81 | 24–9 | Nashville Municipal Auditorium (3,977) Nashville, Tennessee |
| 2013 CIT |||||
| 03/19/2013* 7:00 pm | at Gardner–Webb First Round | W 69–62 | 25–9 | Paul Porter Arena (2,650) Boiling Springs, North Carolina |
| 03/23/2013* 1:30 pm | at Evansville Second Round | L 72–86 | 25–10 | Ford Center (1,651) Evansville, Indiana |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. |||||