# 2012–13 Rutgers Scarlet Knights men's basketball team

The 2012–13 Rutgers Scarlet Knights men's basketball team represented Rutgers University during the 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Scarlet Knights, led by third year head coach Mike Rice Jr., played their home games at the Louis Brown Athletic Center, better known as The RAC, and were members of the Big East Conference. They finished the season 15–16, 5–13 in Big East play to finish in 12th place. They lost in the second round of the Big East tournament to Notre Dame.
This was their last year as a member of the Big East Conference. The so-called Catholic 7 members of the Big East will separate themselves from the conference, along with Butler, Creighton and Xavier, to form a new conference that retains the Big East Conference name. In 2013–14, Rutgers will be part of the American Athletic Conference. They will only play in the AAC for one season as they will join the Big Ten Conference in 2014–15.
Head coach Mike Rice Jr. was fired April 3, 2013. Assistant coach Jimmy Martelli resigned on April 4, 2013.

## Roster

| Number | Name | Position | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown |
| 1 | Jerome Seagears | Guard | 6–1 | 175 | Senior | Silver Spring, Maryland |
| 2 | Dane Miller | Guard/Forward | 6–6 | 215 | Senior | Rochester, New York |
| 4 | Myles Mack | Guard | 5–9 | 170 | Sophomore | Paterson, New Jersey |
| 5 | Eli Carter | Guard | 6–2 | 195 | Sophomore | Paterson, New Jersey |
| 10 | Mike Poole | Guard/Forward | 6–5 | 195 | Junior | Rosedale, New York |
| 13 | Malick Kone | Guard/Forward | 6–5 | 200 | Sophomore | Conakry, Guinea |
| 15 | Derrick Randall | Forward/Center | 6–8 | 240 | Sophomore | Brooklyn, New York |
| 21 | Austin Johnson | Forward | 6–8 | 250 | Senior | Elkins Park, Pennsylvania |
| 22 | Kadeem Jack | Forward | 6–9 | 225 | Sophomore | Queens, New York |
| 24 | Vincent Garrett | Guard/Forward | 6–5 | 210 | Junior | Chicago, Illinois |
| 30 | Logan Kelley | Guard | 6–2 | 200 | Freshman | Mountainside, New Jersey |
| 33 | Wally Judge | Forward | 6–9 | 250 | Junior | Washington, D.C. |
| 35 | Greg Lewis | Forward | 6–9 | 240 | Sophomore | Randallstown, Maryland |

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Opponent | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition |||||
| 11/04/2012* 1:00 pm | Holy Family | W 92–52 | | The RAC (1,052) Piscataway, NJ |
| Regular season |||||
| 11/09/2012* 7:30 pm, SNY | Saint Peter's | L 52–56 | 0–1 | The RAC (3,906) Piscataway, NJ |
| 11/12/2012* 7:30 pm | Sacred Heart | W 88–62 | 1–1 | The RAC (2,768) Piscataway, NJ |
| 11/16/2012* 7:00 pm | at Princeton Rivalry | W 58–52 | 2–1 | Jadwin Gymnasium (3,150) Princeton, NJ |
| 11/20/2012* 7:30 pm, ESPN3 | Boston University | W 81–79 | 3–1 | The RAC (4,382) Piscataway, NJ |
| 11/25/2012* 2:00 pm | at UNC Greensboro | W 87–80 | 4–1 | Greensboro Coliseum (1,793) Greensboro, NC |
| 12/01/2012* 2:00 pm, ESPNU | at Ole Miss SEC–Big East Challenge | L 67–80 | 4–2 | Tad Smith Coliseum (4,277) Oxford, MS |
| 12/08/2012* 9:30 pm, MSG2 | vs. Iona Holiday Festival | W 81–73 | 5–2 | Madison Square Garden (10,003) New York City, NY |
| 12/11/2012* 7:30 pm, SNY/ESPN3 | George Washington | W 68–65 | 6–2 | The RAC (4,385) Piscataway, NJ |
| 12/16/2012* 12:00 pm | UAB | W 88–79 | 7–2 | The RAC (4,679) Piscataway, NJ |
| 12/21/2012* 7:30 pm | Howard | W 79–55 | 8–2 | The RAC (5,924) Piscataway, NJ |
| 12/28/2012* 3:00 pm | Rider | W 68–56 | 9–2 | The RAC (4,568) Piscataway, NJ |
| 01/02/2013 7:00 pm, MSG/ESPN3 | at No. 7 Syracuse | L 53–78 | 9–3 (0–1) | Carrier Dome (17,413) Syracuse, NY |
| 01/05/2013 11:00 am, ESPN2 | No. 24 Pittsburgh | W 67–62 | 10–3 (1–1) | The RAC (5,081) Piscataway, NJ |
| 01/09/2013 7:00 pm, MSG/ESPN3 | at St. John's | W 58–56 | 11–3 (2–1) | Madison Square Garden (6,192) New York City, NY |
| 01/12/2013 8:00 pm, SNY/ESPN3 | No. 21 Cincinnati | L 58–68 | 11–4 (2–2) | The RAC (5,560) Piscataway, NJ |
| 01/17/2013 9:00 pm, ESPN2 | South Florida | W 70–67 | 12–4 (3–2) | The RAC (4,205) Piscataway, NJ |
| 01/19/2013 8:00 pm, SNY/ESPN3 | at No. 20 Notre Dame | L 66–69 | 12–5 (3–3) | Edmund P. Joyce Center (9,149) Notre Dame, IN |
| 01/23/2013 7:30 pm, SNY/ESPN3 | St. John's | L 60–72 | 12–6 (3–4) | The RAC (4,742) Piscataway, NJ |
| 01/27/2013 2:00 pm, SNY/ESPN3 | at Connecticut | L 54–66 | 12–7 (3–5) | XL Center (12,768) Hartford, CT |
| 01/30/2013 7:00 pm, SNY/ESPN3 | at No. 24 Cincinnati | L 54–62 | 12–8 (3–6) | Fifth Third Arena (11,024) Cincinnati, OH |
| 02/06/2013 7:30 pm, MSG+/ESPN3 | No. 11 Louisville | L 48–68 | 12–9 (3–7) | The RAC (5,862) Piscataway, NJ |
| 02/09/2013 12:00 pm, SNY/ESPN3 | No. 20 Georgetown | L 63–69 | 12–10 (3–8) | The RAC (6,335) Piscataway, NJ |
| 02/12/2013 7:00 pm, ESPN2 | Seton Hall Rivalry | W 57–55 | 13–10 (4–8) | The RAC (5,803) Piscataway, NJ |
| 02/16/2013 1:00 pm, ESPNU | at DePaul | L 69–75 | 13–11 (4–9) | Allstate Arena (8,520) Rosemont, IL |
| 02/18/2013 9:00 pm, ESPNU | at Villanova | L 63–71 | 13–12 (4–10) | The Pavilion (6,500) Villanova, PA |
| 02/23/2013 9:00 pm, ESPNU | Providence | L 72–76 | 13–13 (4–11) | The RAC (5,533) Piscataway, NJ |
| 03/02/2013 9:00 pm, ESPNU | at No. 7 Georgetown | L 51–64 | 13–14 (4–12) | Verizon Center (12,931) Washington, D.C. |
| 03/05/2013 7:00 pm, SNY/ESPN3 | No. 15 Marquette | L 54–60 | 13–15 (4–13) | The RAC (5,021) Piscataway, NJ |
| 03/08/2013 7:00 pm, SNY/ESPN3 | at Seton Hall Rivalry | W 56–51 | 14–15 (5–13) | Prudential Center (8,708) Newark, NJ |
| Big East tournament |||||
| 03/12/2013 9:38 pm, ESPNU | vs. DePaul First Round | W 76–57 | 15–15 | Madison Square Garden (20,057) New York City, NY |
| 03/13/2013 9:45 pm, ESPN2 | vs. No. 24 Notre Dame Second Round | L 61–69 | 15–16 | Madison Square Garden (20,057) New York City, NY |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. |||||