# 2012–13 Sacred Heart Pioneers men's basketball team

The 2012–13 Sacred Heart Pioneers men's basketball team represented Sacred Heart University during the 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. This was the Pioneers' 14th season of NCAA Division I basketball, all played in the Northeast Conference. The Pioneers were coached by Dave Bike in his thirty-fifth year as Sacred Heart's head coach. SHU played their home games at the William H. Pitt Center. They finished the season 9–20, 7–11 in NEC play to finish in ninth place. They failed to qualify for the Northeast Conference Basketball tournament.

## Roster

| Number | Name | Position | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown |
| 2 | Evan Kelley | Guard | 6–4 | 180 | Junior | Norwalk, Connecticut |
| 3 | Cole Walton | Center | 6–11 | 215 | Freshman | Bellevue, Washington |
| 4 | Phil Gaetano | Guard | 5–10 | 170 | Sophomore | Wallingford, Connecticut |
| 5 | Justin Swidowski | Forward/Center | 6–9 | 215 | RS-Senior | Cinnaminson, New Jersey |
| 11 | Chris Evans | Guard/Forward | 6–3 | 210 | Junior | Norwalk, Connecticut |
| 12 | Louis Montes | Guard/Forward | 6–4 | 220 | RS-Junior | Brockton, Massachusetts |
| 21 | Femi Akinpetide | Forward | 6–6 | 230 | RS-Senior | Sydney, Australia |
| 24 | Mostafa Abdel Latif | Forward | 6–8 | 230 | RS-Junior | Alexandria, Egypt |
| 25 | Shane Gibson | Guard | 6–2 | 180 | Redshirt-Senior | Killingly, Connecticut |
| 30 | Nick Greenbacker | Forward/Center | 6–9 | 235 | RS-Senior | Coventry, Connecticut |
| 31 | Steve Glowiak | Guard | 6–3 | 185 | RS-Sophomore | New Britain, Connecticut |
| 32 | De'Aires Tate | Forward | 6–9 | 205 | Freshman | Lithonia, Georgia |
| 34 | Tevin Falzon | Forward | 6–7 | 215 | Freshman | Newton, Massachusetts |

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Opponent | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular Season |||||
| November 10* 5:30 pm | vs. Yale Connecticut 6 Classic | W 85–82 $^{OT}$ | 1–0 | Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion (N/A) Hartford, CT |
| November 12* 7:30 pm | at Rutgers | L 62–88 | 1–1 | Louis Brown Athletic Center (2,768) Piscataway, NJ |
| November 16* 7:00 pm | at Hartford | L 47–62 | 1–2 | Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion (1,611) Hartford, CT |
| November 18* 2:00 pm | at Stony Brook | W 64–62 | 2–2 | Pritchard Gymnasium (1,137) Stony Brook, NY |
| November 25* 2:00 pm | Lehigh | L 77–91 | 2–3 | William H. Pitt Center (636) Fairfield, CT |
| November 29* 7:00 pm | at Brown | L 56–69 | 2–4 | Pizzitola Sports Center (529) Providence, RI |
| December 5* 7:00 pm | Holy Cross | L 78–83 | 2–5 | William H. Pitt Center (664) Fairfield, CT |
| December 9* 2:00 pm | at Lafayette | L 70–72 | 2–6 | Kirby Sports Center (1,017) Easton, PA |
| December 18* 7:00 pm | Stony Brook | L 59–64 | 2–7 | William H. Pitt Center (319) Fairfield, CT |
| December 22* 2:00 pm | at La Salle | L 71–100 | 2–8 | Tom Gola Arena (1,211) Philadelphia, PA |
| December 30* 2:00 pm | at George Washington | L 38–77 | 2–9 | Charles E. Smith Athletic Center (1,764) Washington, D.C. |
| January 3 7:00 pm | Long Island | W 77–73 | 3–9 (1–0) | William H. Pitt Center (358) Fairfield, CT |
| January 5 3:30 pm | St. Francis Brooklyn | W 66–65 | 4–9 (2–0) | William H. Pitt Center (589) Fairfield, CT |
| January 10 7:00 pm | at Central Connecticut | L 78–84 | 4–10 (2–1) | William H. Detrick Gymnasium (2,110) New Britain, CT |
| January 12 3:00 pm | at Quinnipiac | W 80–74 | 5–10 (3–1) | TD Bank Sports Center (1,950) Hamden, CT |
| January 17 7:00 pm | at Robert Morris | L 62–66 | 5–11 (3–2) | Charles L. Sewall Center (783) Moon Township, PA |
| January 19 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Saint Francis (PA) | W 75–72 | 6–11 (4–2) | DeGol Arena (1,310) Loretto, PA |
| January 24 7:00 pm | Bryant | W 87–76 | 7–11 (5–2) | William H. Pitt Center (728) Fairfield, CT |
| January 26 7:00 pm | Monmouth | W 82–68 | 8–11 (6–2) | William H. Pitt Center (1,614) Fairfield, CT |
| January 31 7:00 pm | Wagner | L 78–84 $^{OT}$ | 8–12 (6–3) | Spiro Sports Center (2,032) Staten Island, NY |
| February 2 4:00 pm | at Mount St. Mary's | L 82–91 | 8–13 (6–4) | Knott Arena (2,006) Emmitsburg, MD |
| February 7 7:00 pm | Fairleigh Dickinson | W 77–70 | 9–13 (7–4) | William H. Pitt Center (359) Fairfield, CT |
| February 11 7:00 pm | at Bryant | | | Chace Athletic Center Smithfield, RI |
| February 14 7:00 pm | Saint Francis (PA) | L 60–64 | 9–14 (7–5) | William H. Pitt Center (331) Fairfield, CT |
| February 16 3:30 pm | Robert Morris | L 63–68 | 9–15 (7–6) | William H. Pitt Center (1,349) Fairfield, CT |
| February 21 7:00 pm | Quinnipiac | L 74–81 | 9–16 (7–7) | William H. Pitt Center (803) Fairfield, CT |
| February 23 3:30 pm | Central Connecticut | L 72–80 | 9–17 (7–8) | William H. Pitt Center (1,700) Fairfield, CT |
| February 25 7:00 pm | at Bryant | L 68–84 | 9–18 (7–9) | Chace Athletic Center Smithfield, RI |
| February 28 7:00 pm | at Long Island | L 68–70 | 9–19 (7–10) | Athletic, Recreation & Wellness Center (1,028) Brooklyn, NY |
| March 2 4:30 pm | at St. Francis Brooklyn | L 80–92 | 9–20 (7–11) | Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (675) Brooklyn, NY |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. |||||