# 2012–13 UMass Minutemen basketball team

The 2012–13 UMass Minutemen basketball team represented the University of Massachusetts Amherst during the 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Minutemen, led by fifth year head coach Derek Kellogg, played their home games at the William D. Mullins Memorial Center and were members of the Atlantic 10 Conference. They finished the season 21–12, 9–7 in A-10 play to finish in a tie for sixth place. They advanced to the semifinals of the Atlantic 10 tournament where they lost to VCU. They were invited to the 2013 NIT as the highest A-10 team not to go to the NCAA Tournament, where they lost in the first round to Stony Brook.

## Roster

| Number | Name | Position | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown |
| 0 | Javorn Farrell | Guard/Forward | 6–5 | 215 | Senior | Woodbridge, Virginia |
| 1 | Maxie Esho | Forward | 6–8 | 205 | RS Sophomore | Upper Marlboro, Maryland |
| 2 | Derrick Gordon | Guard | 6–3 | 190 | Sophomore | Plainfield, New Jersey |
| 3 | Chaz Williams | Guard | 5–9 | 175 | RS Junior | Brooklyn, New York |
| 5 | Jesse Morgan | Guard | 6–5 | 190 | Junior | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| 11 | Tyler Bergantino | Forward/Center | 6–9 | 215 | Freshman | Spring Hill, Florida |
| 12 | Trey Davis | Guard | 6–0 | 180 | Freshman | DeSoto, Texas |
| 22 | Sampson Carter | Forward | 6–8 | 220 | RS Junior | Baton Rouge, Louisiana |
| 23 | Freddie Riley | Guard | 6–5 | 190 | Senior | Ocala, Florida |
| 25 | Cady Lalanne | Forward/Center | 6–9 | 250 | Sophomore | Orlando, Florida |
| 33 | Terrell Vinson | Forward | 6–7 | 220 | Senior | Baltimore, Maryland |
| 34 | Raphiael Putney | Forward | 6–9 | 185 | RS Junior | Woodbridge, Virginia |
| 55 | Izzy Freeman | Center | 7–0 | 205 | Freshman | Manassas, Virginia |

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| 11/03/2012* 1:00 pm | | American International | W 87–82 | – | Mullins Center (2,169) Amherst, MA |
| Regular season ||||||
| 11/13/2012* 10:00 am, ESPN | | Harvard ESPN College Hoops Tip-Off Marathon | W 67–64 | 1–0 | Mullins Center (3,874) Amherst, MA |
| 11/15/2012* 7:30 pm, ESPNU | | vs. Providence Puerto Rico Tip-Off Quarterfinals | W 77–75 | 2–0 | Coliseo Rubén Rodríguez (4,103) Bayamón, PR |
| 11/16/2012* 5:00 pm, ESPN2 | | vs. No. 6 NC State Puerto Rico Tip-Off semifinals | L 76–94 | 2–1 | Coliseo Rubén Rodríguez (N/A) Bayamón, PR |
| 11/18/2012* 4:00 pm, ESPNU | | vs. Tennessee Puerto Rico Tip-Off 3rd place game | L 69–83 | 2–2 | Coliseo Rubén Rodríguez (N/A) Bayamón, PR |
| 11/28/2012* 7:00 pm | | at Siena | W 64–63 | 3–2 | Times Union Center (5,739) Albany, NY |
| 12/01/2012* 2:00 pm, CBSSN | | Miami (FL) | L 62–75 | 3–3 | Mullins Center (7,004) Amherst, MA |
| 12/04/2012* 7:00 pm | | at Northeastern | W 72–66 | 4–3 | Matthews Arena (2,441) Boston, MA |
| 12/15/2012* 12:00 pm | | vs. Elon Hall of Fame Showcase | W 78–73 $^{OT}$ | 5–3 | MassMutual Center (3,085) Springfield, MA |
| 12/19/2012* 7:50 pm, WSHM | | Ohio | W 85–76 | 6–3 | Mullins Center (3,821) Amherst, MA |
| 12/22/2012* 1:30 pm | | East Carolina | W 88–81 | 7–3 | Mullins Center (4,123) Amherst, MA |
| 12/29/2012* 4:00 pm | | at Northern Illinois | W 64–59 | 8–3 | Convocation Center (1,100) DeKalb, IL |
| 01/02/2013* 7:00 pm | | at Miami (OH) | W 70–69 | 9–3 | Millett Hall (898) Oxford, OH |
| 01/05/2013* 2:00 pm | | Eastern Michigan | W 75–61 | 10–3 | Mullins Center (5,060) Amherst, MA |
| 01/10/2013 9:00 pm, CBSSN | | at Saint Louis | L 62–70 | 10–4 (0–1) | Chaifetz Arena (8,462) Saint Louis, MO |
| 01/13/2013 1:00 pm, YES | | at Fordham | W 77–73 | 11–4 (1–1) | Rose Hill Gymnasium (2,567) Bronx, NY |
| 01/17/2013 7:00 pm, CBSSN | | Duquesne | W 79–66 | 12–4 (2–1) | Mullins Center (3,421) Amherst, MA |
| 01/19/2013 4:00 pm | | George Washington | L 76–79 | 12–5 (2–2) | Mullins Center (7,143) Amherst, MA |
| 01/27/2013 2:00 pm | | Richmond | W 70–65 | 13–5 (3–2) | Mullins Center (5,467) Amherst, MA |
| 01/30/2013 7:00 pm | | at La Salle | W 61–60 | 14–5 (4–2) | Tom Gola Arena (2,723) Philadelphia, PA |
| 02/02/2013 2:00 pm | | at Charlotte | L 65–66 | 14–6 (4–3) | Halton Arena (9,105) Charlotte, NC |
| 02/06/2013 7:00 pm | | Rhode Island | W 81–53 | 15–6 (5–3) | Mullins Center (4,124) Amherst, MA |
| 02/09/2013 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Saint Joseph's | W 80–62 | 16–6 (6–3) | Mullins Center (4,479) Amherst, MA |
| 02/14/2013 9:00 pm, CBSSN | | at VCU | L 68–86 | 16–7 (6–4) | Stuart C. Siegel Center (7,693) Richmond, VA |
| 02/16/2013 6:00 pm, CBSSN | | Temple | L 82–83 | 16–8 (6–5) | Mullins Center (7,438) Amherst, MA |
| 02/20/2013 7:00 pm, CBSSN | | St. Bonaventure | L 94–99 | 16–9 (6–6) | Reilly Center (3,468) St. Bonaventure, NY |
| 02/23/2013 1:00 pm | | at Dayton | W 76–66 | 17–9 (7–6) | UD Arena (6,096) Dayton, OH |
| 03/02/2013 2:00 pm, CBSSN | | at Xavier | W 77–72 | 18–9 (8–6) | Cintas Center (9,633) Cincinnati, OH |
| 03/07/2013 7:00 pm, NBCSN | | Butler | L 62–73 | 18–10 (8–7) | Mullins Center (9,341) Amherst, MA |
| 03/09/2013 2:00 pm | | at Rhode Island | W 75–66 | 19–10 (9–7) | Ryan Center (4,869) Kingston, RI |
| 2013 Atlantic 10 men's basketball tournament ||||||
| 03/14/2013 9:00 pm, NBCSN | | vs. George Washington First Round | W 77–72 | 20–10 | Barclays Center (5,751) Brooklyn, NY |
| 03/15/2013 9:25 pm, Comcast | | vs. Temple Quarterfinals | W 79–74 | 21–10 | Barclays Center (7,384) Brooklyn, NY |
| 03/16/2013 4:00 pm, CBSSN | | vs. No. 25 VCU Semifinals | L 62–71 | 21–11 | Barclays Center (N/A) Brooklyn, NY |
| 2013 NIT ||||||
| 03/20/2013* 7:15 pm, ESPN3 | No. (2) | (7) Stony Brook First Round | L 58–71 | 21–12 | Mullins Center (2,173) Amherst, MA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll/Coaches' Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. (#) during NIT is seed within region. ||||||