# 2012–13 Fairfield Stags men's basketball team

The 2012–13 Fairfield Stags men's basketball team represented Fairfield University during the 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Stags, led by second year head coach Sydney Johnson, played their home games at Webster Bank Arena and were members of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. They finished the season 19–16, 9–9 in a tie for sixth place. They advanced to the semifinals of the MAAC tournament where they lost to Manhattan. They were invited to the 2013 CIT where they lost in the first round to Kent State.

## Roster

| Number | Name | Position | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown |
| 0 | Justin Jenkins | Guard | 6–2 | 175 | Freshman | The Bronx, New York |
| 3 | Derek Needham | Guard | 5–11 | 180 | Senior | Dolton, Illinois |
| 10 | Josip Mikulic | Forward | 7–0 | 228 | Freshman | Široki Brijeg, Croatia |
| 11 | Desmond Wade | Guard | 5–8 | 150 | Senior | Linden, New Jersey |
| 14 | Marcus Gilbert | Forward | 6–6 | 185 | Freshman | Bryn Athyn, Pennsylvania |
| 15 | Maurice Barrow | Forward | 6–5 | 210 | Junior | Hollis, New York |
| 21 | Amadou Sidibe | Forward | 6–8 | 215 | Freshman | The Bronx, New York |
| 25 | Colin Nickerson | Guard | 6–3 | 150 | Senior | Waukegan, Illinois |
| 33 | Vincent Van Nes | Forward/Center | 7–0 | 230 | Sophomore | Dorchester, England |
| 35 | Coleman Johnson | Forward | 6–6 | 215 | Freshman | Oak Hill, Virginia |
| 41 | Keith Matthews | Forward | 6–5 | 200 | Junior | Sebastian, Florida |
| 44 | Sean Grennan | Guard | 6–3 | 170 | Sophomore | Toms River, New Jersey |

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Opponent | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition |||||
| 11/02/2012* 7:00 pm | Bridgeport | W 54–52 | | Webster Bank Arena (1,393) Bridgeport, CT |
| Regular season |||||
| 11/10/2012* 8:00 pm | vs. Central Connecticut Connecticut 6 Classic | W 64–63 $^{OT}$ | 1–0 | Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion (3,186) Hartford, CT |
| 11/12/2012* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Virginia NIT Season Tip-Off | L 45–54 | 1–1 | John Paul Jones Arena (8,568) Charlottesville, VA |
| 11/13/2012* 4:30 pm | vs. Penn NIT Season Tip-Off | W 62–53 | 2–1 | John Paul Jones Arena (8,490) Charlottesville, VA |
| 11/19/2012* 8:30 pm | at Lehigh NIT Season Tip-Off | L 67–82 | 2–2 | Stabler Arena (924) Bethlehem, PA |
| 11/20/2012* 6:00 pm | vs. Fordham NIT Season Tip-Off | W 74–71 | 3–2 | Stabler Arena (486) Bethlehem, PA |
| 11/23/2012* 7:00 pm | at Providence | L 47–66 | 3–3 | Dunkin' Donuts Center (6,854) Providence, RI |
| 11/27/2012* 8:30 pm, WCIU/ESPN3 | at DePaul | L 78–85 | 3–4 | Allstate Arena (7,017) Rosemont, IL |
| 12/01/2012* 8:30 pm | at Austin Peay | W 74–55 | 4–4 | Dunn Center (2,208) Clarksville, TN |
| 12/07/2012 7:00 pm | Canisius | L 55–67 | 4–5 (0–1) | Webster Bank Arena (2,684) Bridgeport, CT |
| 12/09/2012 2:00 pm | at Rider | W 65–52 | 5–5 (1–1) | Alumni Gymnasium (1,559) Lawrenceville, NJ |
| 12/12/2012* 7:00 pm | Milwaukee | W 62–46 | 6–5 | Webster Bank Arena (1,572) Bridgeport, CT |
| 12/16/2012* 4:00 pm | Drexel | W 69–58 | 7–5 | Webster Bank Arena (1,310) Bridgeport, CT |
| 12/22/2012* 2:00 pm | at Saint Joseph's | W 60–57 | 8–5 | Hagan Arena (4,071) Philadelphia, PA |
| 12/29/2012* 7:00 pm | at Old Dominion | W 55–54 | 9–5 | Ted Constant Convocation Center (6,032) Norfolk, VA |
| 01/03/2013 7:00 pm | at Canisius | W 66–45 | 10–5 (2–1) | Koessler Athletic Center (1,106) Buffalo, NY |
| 01/05/2013 3:00 pm | at Niagara | L 67–71 | 10–6 (2–2) | Gallagher Center (1,445) Lewiston, NY |
| 01/11/2013 7:00 pm, ESPNU | at Loyola (MD) | L 58–63 $^{OT}$ | 10–7 (2–3) | Reitz Arena (2,100) Baltimore, MD |
| 01/13/2013 1:00 pm | Niagara | L 64–67 | 10–8 (2–4) | Webster Bank Arena (3,376) Bridgeport, CT |
| 01/18/2013 9:00 pm, ESPNU | at Iona | L 73–84 | 10–9 (2–5) | Hynes Athletic Center (2,435) New Rochelle, NY |
| 01/21/2013 7:00 pm | Loyola (MD) | L 60–65 | 10–10 (2–6) | Webster Bank Arena (1,990) Bridgeport, CT |
| 01/24/2013 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | Marist | W 71–37 | 11–10 (3–6) | Webster Bank Arena (1,266) Bridgeport, CT |
| 01/27/2013 2:00 pm | at Saint Peter's | W 61–54 | 12–10 (4–6) | Yanitelli Center (1,131) Jersey City, NJ |
| 02/01/2013 7:00 pm | Rider | W 69–59 | 13–10 (5–6) | Webster Bank Arena (2,820) Bridgeport, CT |
| 02/04/2013 7:00 pm | at Siena | W 64–54 | 14–10 (6–6) | Times Union Center (5,597) Albany, NY |
| 02/07/2013 7:00 pm | Saint Peter's | W 61–44 | 15–10 (7–6) | Webster Bank Arena (1,263) Bridgeport, CT |
| 02/12/2013 7:00 pm | Manhattan | L 40–62 | 15–11 (7–7) | Webster Bank Arena (1,186) Bridgeport, CT |
| 02/14/2013 8:30 pm, ESPN3 | Siena | W 74–52 | 16–11 (8–7) | Webster Bank Arena (1,756) Bridgeport, CT |
| 02/18/2013 7:00 pm | Iona | W 66–64 | 17–11 (9–7) | Webster Bank Arena (3,082) Bridgeport, CT |
| 02/23/2013* 1:00 pm | Albany BracketBusters | L 50–58 | 17–12 | Webster Bank Arena (3,678) Bridgeport, CT |
| 03/01/2013 9:00 pm, ESPNU | at Manhattan | L 31–34 | 17–13 (9–8) | Draddy Gymnasium (2,088) Riverdale, NY |
| 03/03/2013 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Marist | L 60–73 | 17–14 (9–9) | McCann Field House (1,680) Poughkeepsie, NY |
| 2013 MAAC men's basketball tournament |||||
| 03/08/2013 9:30 pm | vs. Saint Peter's First Round | W 54–47 | 18–14 | MassMutual Center (2,038) Springfield, MA |
| 03/09/2013 7:30 pm, ESPN3 | vs. Rider Quarterfinals | W 43–42 | 19–14 | MassMutual Center (N/A) Springfield, MA |
| 03/10/2013 4:30 pm, ESPN3 | vs. Manhattan Semifinals | L 42–60 | 19–15 | MassMutual Center (2,421) Springfield, MA |
| 2013 CIT |||||
| 03/20/2013* 7:00 pm | at Kent State First Round | L 71–73 | 19–16 | M.A.C. Center (1,855) Kent, OH |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. |||||