# 2012–13 Gardner–Webb Runnin' Bulldogs men's basketball team

The 2012–13 Gardner–Webb Runnin' Bulldogs men's basketball team represented Gardner–Webb University during the 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Runnin' Bulldogs, led by third year head coach Chris Holtmann, played their home games at the Paul Porter Arena and were members of the South Division of the Big South Conference. They finished the season 21–13, 11–5 in Big South play to finish in second place in the South Division. They advanced to the semifinals of the Big South tournament where they lost to Liberty. They were invited to the 2013 CIT, their first ever Division I postseason tournament, where they lost in the first round to Eastern Kentucky.

## Roster

| Number | Name | Position | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown |
| 0 | Donta Harper | Forward | 6–6 | 180 | Sophomore | Winterville, North Carolina |
| 2 | Tyler Strange | Guard | 5–9 | 175 | Sophomore | Leominster, Massachusetts |
| 3 | Tashan Newsome | Guard | 6–3 | 200 | Senior | Albany, New York |
| 4 | Logan Stumpf | Guard | 6–6 | 185 | Freshman | Harrisburg, Pennsylvania |
| 5 | Naji Hibbert | Guard | 6–5 | 190 | Senior | Baltimore, Maryland |
| 10 | Max Landis | Guard | 6–2 | 175 | Sophomore | Indianapolis, Indiana |
| 11 | Isaiah Ivey | Guard | 6–2 | 190 | Freshman | Georgetown, Kentucky |
| 15 | Jarvis Davis | Guard | 6–0 | 180 | Sophomore | Columbia, South Carolina |
| 23 | Onzie Branch | Forward | 6–6 | 215 | Junior | Topeka, Kansas |
| 24 | Kevin Hartley | Forward | 6–6 | 235 | Senior | Klein, Texas |
| 30 | Adam Sweeney | Guard | 6–1 | 180 | Freshman | Madison, Ohio |
| 33 | Corey Hansley | Forward | 6–8 | 220 | Sophomore | Candler, North Carolina |
| 34 | Jerome Hill | Forward | 6–5 | 210 | Freshman | Adel, Georgia |
| 54 | Mike Byron | Center | 6–11 | 250 | Junior | San Antonio, Texas |

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Opponent | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season |||||
| 11/09/2012* 7:00 pm | at No. 11 North Carolina | L 59–76 | 0–1 | Dean Smith Center (16,430) Chapel Hill, NC |
| 11/10/2012* 7:30 pm | Covenant | W 77–39 | 1–1 | Paul Porter Arena (1,204) Boiling Springs, NC |
| 11/14/2012* 6:00 pm | Lipscomb | L 62–66 | 1–2 | Paul Porter Arena (1,450) Boiling Springs, NC |
| 11/15/2012* 8:30 pm | at DePaul Cancún Challenge | W 71–59 | 2–2 | Allstate Arena (7,011) Rosemont, IL |
| 11/17/2012* 8:00 pm, BTN2 | at Iowa Cancún Challenge | L 56–65 | 2–3 | Carver–Hawkeye Arena (11,852) Iowa City, IA |
| 11/20/2012* 4:00 pm | vs. Howard Cancún Challenge | W 55–43 | 3–3 | Moon Palace Resort (902) Cancún, Mexico |
| 11/21/2012* 4:00 pm | vs. Austin Peay Cancún Challenge | W 72–62 | 4–3 | Moon Palace Resort (302) Cancún, Mexico |
| 11/25/2012* 4:00 pm, BTN | at Illinois | L 62–63 | 4–4 | Assembly Hall (12,565) Champaign, IL |
| 12/03/2012* 7:00 pm | UVA–Wise | W 77–58 | 5–4 | Paul Porter Arena (772) Boiling Springs, NC |
| 12/05/2012* 7:00 pm | at Wofford | L 42–54 | 5–5 | Benjamin Johnson Arena (864) Spartanburg, SC |
| 12/08/2012* 7:00 pm | Tennessee Tech | W 61–41 | 6–5 | Paul Porter Arena (1,645) Boiling Springs, NC |
| 12/15/2012* 7:00 pm | The Citadel | W 71–58 | 7–5 | Paul Porter Arena (1,640) Boiling Springs, NC |
| 12/18/2012* 7:00 pm | at East Carolina | L 60–62 | 7–6 | Williams Arena (3,961) Greenville, NC |
| 12/22/2012* 4:30 pm | Spalding | W 83–54 | 8–6 | Paul Porter Arena (302) Boiling Springs, NC |
| 01/05/2013 3:30 pm | at Campbell | L 81–93 $^{3OT}$ | 8–7 (0–1) | John W. Pope, Jr. Convocation Center (1,423) Buies Creek, NC |
| 01/09/2013 7:00 pm | UNC Asheville | W 78–71 | 9–7 (1–1) | Paul Porter Arena (2,030) Boiling Springs, NC |
| 01/12/2013 7:00 pm | at High Point | L 64–70 | 9–8 (1–2) | Millis Center (1,604) High Point, NC |
| 01/16/2013 7:00 pm | Coastal Carolina | W 66–65 | 10–8 (2–2) | Paul Porter Arena (1,970) Boiling Springs, NC |
| 01/19/2013 7:00 pm | Radford | L 51–52 | 10–9 (2–3) | Paul Porter Arena (2,107) Boiling Springs, NC |
| 01/23/2013 7:00 pm | at Winthrop | L 55–61 | 10–10 (2–4) | Winthrop Coliseum (1,356) Rock Hill, SC |
| 01/26/2013 1:00 pm | at VMI | W 63–49 | 11–10 (3–4) | Cameron Hall (3,320) Lexington, VA |
| 01/30/2013 7:30 pm | at Charleston Southern | W 74–73 $^{OT}$ | 12–10 (4–4) | CSU Field House (849) North Charleston, SC |
| 02/02/2013 7:00 pm | Longwood | W 76–65 | 13–10 (5–4) | Paul Porter Arena (2,109) Boiling Springs, NC |
| 02/06/2013 7:00 pm | at Presbyterian | L 54–57 | 13–11 (5–5) | Templeton Physical Education Center (595) Clinton, SC |
| 02/09/2013 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | Liberty | W 71–68 | 14–11 (6–5) | Paul Porter Arena (2,370) Boiling Springs, NC |
| 02/13/2013 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | at UNC Asheville | W 67–65 | 15–11 (7–5) | Kimmel Arena (1,771) Asheville, NC |
| 02/16/2013 7:00 pm | at Coastal Carolina | W 70–63 | 16–11 (8–5) | HTC Center (2,186) Conway, SC |
| 02/19/2013 7:00 pm | Winthrop | W 65–52 | 17–11 (9–5) | Paul Porter Arena (1,502) Boiling Springs, NC |
| 02/23/2013* 4:00 pm | at College of Charleston BracketBusters | W 55–52 | 18–11 | TD Arena (3,823) Charleston, SC |
| 02/27/2013 7:00 pm | Charleston Southern | W 67–62 $^{OT}$ | 19–11 (10–5) | Paul Porter Arena (2,015) Boiling Springs, NC |
| 03/02/2013 4:30 pm | Presbyterian | W 76–57 | 20–11 (11–5) | Paul Porter Arena (2,245) Boiling Springs, NC |
| 2013 Big South Tournament |||||
| 03/07/2013 6:00 pm | vs. Campbell Quarterfinals | W 71–57 | 21–11 | HTC Center (2,606) Conway, SC |
| 03/09/2013 2:30 pm, ESPN3 | vs. Liberty Semifinals | L 62–65 | 21–12 | HTC Center (2,598) Conway, SC |
| 2013 CIT |||||
| 03/19/2013* 7:00 pm | Eastern Kentucky First Round | L 62–69 | 21–13 | Paul Porter Arena (2,650) Boiling Springs, NC |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. |||||