2012–13 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 2012–13 Connecticut Huskies Basketball Connecticut Huskies wordmark.svg 250 Big East Conference Big East 20–10 10–8 Kevin Ollie 1st George Blaney Glen Miller Karl Hobbs Harry A. Gampel PavilionXL Center Armed Forces Classic champions The 2012–13 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team represented the University of Connecticut in the 2012–2013 NCAA Division I basketball season. The Huskies split their home games between the XL Center in Hartford, Connecticut, and the Harry A. Gampel Pavilion on the UConn campus in Storrs, Connecticut. The Huskies are a member of the Big East Conference. This season marked the first for new head coach Kevin Ollie, a former Husky, who replaced Jim Calhoun, who retired in September 2012 after 26 seasons as head coach. Previous season The Huskies finished the 2011–12 season 20–14 overall, including 8–10 in Big East play. The Huskies, reigning champions of the 2011 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament were eliminated in the first round of the 2012 tournament to #8 seed Iowa State. Preseason developments After the 2011–12 season, the Huskies were barred from postseason play for 2012–13 due to several years of poor Academic Progress Rate (APR) scores.https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/7779554/uconn-loses-final-appeal-play-2013-ncaa-tournament UConn loses final appeal ESPN.com April 5, 2012 April 14, 2012 They had already lost two scholarships for the 2011–12 season due to APR sanctions. As a result of the postseason ban, rising senior forward Alex Oriakhi announced he would transfer to Missouri for his final season of eligibility. Under NCAA rules, he can play immediately at Missouri because Connecticut's postseason ban covers his entire remaining eligibility.https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/7811583/alex-oriakhi-transfer-missouri-tigers Alex Oriakhi to transfer to Missouri ESPN.com April 14, 2012 April 14, 2012 Two other players transferred. Redshirt freshman Michael Bradley initially planned to transfer to Western Kentucky, but was denied immediate eligibility by the NCAA, and chose instead to transfer to Vincennes, an Indiana junior college.https://www.espn.com/blog/collegebasketballnation/post/_/id/60878/michael-bradleys-eligibility-is-complicated Michael Bradley's eligibility is complicated Eamonn Brennan College Basketball Nation Blog ESPN.com July 6, 2012 September 5, 2012 Rising junior Roscoe Smith was released from his scholarshiphttps://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/7890228/connecticut-huskies-get-verbal-recruit-forward-phil-nolan Phil Nolan commits to UConn Associated Press ESPN.com May 4, 2012 May 6, 2012 and ultimately transferred to UNLV.https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/7974198/former-uconn-huskies-forward-roscoe-smith-transfers-unlv-rebels Roscoe Smith transfers to UNLV ESPN.com May 26, 2012 May 26, 2012 Departures Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes Kyle Bailey 1 21 Guard 75 6'3" 175 4 Senior Lancaster, New Hampshire Graduated Michael Bradley 1 25 Forward-center 82 6'10" 235 1 Freshman Chattanooga, Tennessee Transferred to Vincennes P. J. Cochrane 1 14 Guard 74 6'2" 200 4 Senior Newtown, Connecticut Graduated Andre Drummond 12 Center 82 6'10" 275 1 Freshman Middletown, Connecticut Declared for NBA drafthttps://www.espn.com/nba/draft2012/story/_/id/7806984/source-uconn-huskies-andre-drummond-declaring-draft Andre Drummond to go pro April 13, 2012 April 14, 2012 ESPN.com Jeremy Lamb 3 Guard-forward 77 6'5" 185 2 Sophomore Norcross, Georgia Declared for NBA drafthttps://www.espn.com/nba/draft2012/story/_/id/7796428/jeremy-lamb-connecticut-huskies-declares-nba-draft Jeremy Lamb declares for NBA draft April 10, 2012 April 14, 2012 ESPN.com Associated Press Alex Oriakhi 34 Forward-center 81 6'9" 245 3 Junior Lowell, Massachusetts Transferred to Missouri Roscoe Smith 22 Forward 80 6'8" 205 2 Sophomore Baltimore, Maryland Transferred to UNLV Ethan Waite 1 40 Guard 70 5'10" 155 4 Senior East Hartford, Connecticut Graduated Roster 2012 Connecticut Huskies y Enosch Wolf 1 c 7 1 260 Jr Göttingen, Germany DeAndre Daniels y 2 f 6 8 195 So Los Angeles, CA Phillip Nolan y basketball 3 F 6 9 203 Fr Milwaukee, WI Brendan Allen 4 g 6 3 187 So Windsor, CT Niels Giffey y 5 F/G 6 7 205 Jr Berlin, Germany Tyler Olander 10 f 6 9 225 Jr Mansfield, CT Ryan Boatright y 11 g 6 2 165 So Aurora, IL R. J. Evans 12 g 6 3 200 Sr yes Salem, CT Shabazz Napier 13 g 6 0 170 Jr Randolph, MA y Omar Calhoun 21 g 6 3 185 Fr Brooklyn, NY Leon Tolksdorf 22 f 6 8 220 Fr Berlin, Germany http://www.uconnhuskies.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/conn-m-baskbl-mtt.html May 16, 2012 Kevin Ollie George Blaney Glen Miller Regular season thumb|UConn's Enosch Wolf defends against New Mexico's Demetrius Walker at the 2012 Paradise Jam Championship game The Huskies traveled to St. Thomas for the Paradise Jam tournament in mid-November. UConn faced Wake Forest in the first round and won 77–71. The second game matched the Huskies against in-state Quinnipiac, coached by Tom Moore, who spent 13 years as a member of the UConn coaching staff. UConn found itself in a ten-point deficit with under five minutes to go, and managed to tie the score by the end of regulation. The game went to two overtimes before UConn prevailed 89–83. In the Championship game, UConn came from nine points down to take a brief two-point lead with just over two minutes to go, but gave up nine straight points, and ended up with the loss 66–60. The Lobos hit all 21 of their free throw attempts in the game, leaving UConn in the runner-up position.2012 Paradise Jam Bracket http://www.paradisejam.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/2012-CBS-Bracket1.pdf Basketball Travelers, Inc 5 October 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20121202224025/http://www.paradisejam.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/2012-CBS-Bracket1.pdf 2 December 2012 dead dmy-all Schedule yes |- !colspan=9| Exhibition November 1, 2012 7:00 pm yes American International Harry A. Gampel Pavilion Storrs, CT 78–63 5,349 – November 6, 2012 1:00 pm yes UMass Lowell XL Center Hartford, CT 100–62 5,538 – |- !colspan=9| Regular Season November 9, 2012 5:30 pm yes yes Michigan State 14 Ramstein Air Base Kaiserslautern, Germany Armed Forces Classic ESPN 66–62 3,086 1–0 November 13, 2012 7:00 pm yes 23 Vermont Harry A. Gampel Pavilion Storrs, CT SNY 67–49 2–0 7,962 November 16, 2012 6:30 pm yes yes 23 Wake Forest Sports and Fitness Center Saint Thomas, VI Paradise Jam Quarterfinals CBSSN 77–71 3–0 2,673 November 18, 2012 9:00 pm yes yes 23 Quinnipiac Sports and Fitness Center Saint Thomas, VI Paradise Jam semifinals CBSSN 89–83 2OT 4–0 2,875 November 19, 2012 10:00 pm yes yes 21 New Mexico Sports and Fitness Center Saint Thomas, VI Paradise Jam Championship CBSSN 60–66 4–1 3,022 November 25, 2012 4:00 pm yes 21 Stony Brook Harry A. Gampel Pavilion Storrs, CT SNY 73–62 5–1 8,474 November 29, 2012 7:00 pm yes New Hampshire XL Center Hartford, CT SNY 61–53 6–1 8,705 December 4, 2012 9:00 pm yes yes NC State 25 Madison Square Garden Manhattan, NY Jimmy V Classic ESPN 65–69 6–2 11,840 December 7, 2012 7:00 pm yes Harvard Harry A. Gampel Pavilion Storrs, CT SNY 57–49 7–2 9,113 December 17, 2012 7:00 pm yes Maryland–Eastern Shore XL Center Hartford, CT SNY 84–50 8–2 8,841 December 21, 2012 7:00 pm yes Fordham XL Center Hartford, CT SNY 88–73 9–2 10,265 December 29, 2012 7:30 pm yes Washington XL Center Hartford, CT ESPN2 61–53 10–2 12,720 January 1, 2013 8:00 pm yes Marquette Bradley Center Milwaukee, WI ESPNU 76–82 OT 10–3 (0–1) 14,159 January 8, 2013 7:00 pm DePaul Harry A. Gampel Pavilion Storrs, CT Big East Network/SNY 99–78 11–3 (1–1) 9,156 January 12, 2013 2:00 pm yes Notre Dame 17 Joyce Center Notre Dame, IN Big East Network/SNY 65–58 12–3 (2–1) 9,149 January 14, 2013 7:00 pm #1 Louisville XL Center Hartford, CT ESPN 58–73 12–4 (2–2) 14,287 January 19, 2013 12:00 pm yes Pittsburgh Petersen Events Center Pittsburgh, PA ESPN2 61–69 12–5 (2–3) 12,510 January 27, 2013 2:00 pm Rutgers XL Center Hartford, CT Big East Network/SNY 66–54 13–5 (3–3) 12,768 January 31, 2013 7:00 pm yes Providence Dunkin' Donuts Center Providence RI ESPN2 82–79 OT 14–5 (4–3) 10,180 February 3, 2013 2:00 pm South Florida Harry A. Gampel Pavilion Storrs, CT Big East Network/SNY 69–64 OT 15–5 (5–3) 9,205 February 6, 2013 7:00 pm yes St. John's Madison Square Garden Manhattan, NY ESPNU 65–71 15–6 (5–4) 8,441 February 10, 2013 12:00 pm yes Seton Hall Prudential Center Newark, NJ Big East Network/SNY 78–67 16–6 (6–4) 7,634 February 13, 2013 7:00 pm #6 Syracuse XL Center Hartford, CT Rivalry ESPN 66–58 17–6 (7–4) 13,518 February 16, 2013 12:00 pm Villanova XL Center Hartford, CT ESPN 61–70 17–7 (7–5) 15,165 February 21, 2013 7:00 pm Cincinnati XL Center Hartford, CT ESPN 73–66 OT 18–7 (8–5) 11,131 February 23, 2013 8:00 pm yes DePaul Allstate Arena Rosemont, IL Big East Network/SNY 81–69 19–7 (9–5) 8,662 February 27, 2013 7:00 pm #7 Georgetown Harry A. Gampel Pavilion Storrs, CT ESPN2 Rivalry 78–79 2OT 19–8 (9–6) 10,167 March 2, 2013 2:00 pm yes Cincinnati Fifth Third Arena Cincinnati, OH Big East Network/SNY 56–61 19–9 (9–7) 12,432 March 6, 2013 9:08 pm yes South Florida USF Sun Dome Tampa, FL ESPNU 51–65 19–10 (9–8) 5,198 March 9, 2013 12:00 pm Providence Harry A. Gampel Pavilion Storrs, CT ESPNU 63–59 OT 20–10 (10–8) 10,167 AP Poll Eastern Time 2012-2013 UConn Men's Basketball Schedule http://www.uconnhuskies.com/sports/m-baskbl/sched/conn-m-baskbl-sched.html cstv.com 5 September 2012 June 25, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160625122747/http://www.uconnhuskies.com/sports/m-baskbl/sched/conn-m-baskbl-sched.html dead Rankings 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings 19 19 AP 23 23 Coaches RV RV See also 2012–13 Connecticut Huskies women's basketball team References 2 Tom Moore http://www.quinnipiacbobcats.com/sports/mbkb/coaches/index Quinnipiac University 31 Jan 2013 Brennan Eamonn Previewing the Paradise Jam finale https://www.espn.com/blog/collegebasketballnation/post/_/id/67580/previewing-the-paradise-jam-finale ESPN 24 Dec 2012 Complete Play-By-Play https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/playbyplay?gameId=323240041 ESPN 24 Dec 2012 Lobos down Huskies to win Paradise Jam https://www.foxnews.com/sports/lobos-down-huskies-to-win-paradise-jam/ FoxNews.com 26 Dec 2012 Category:UConn Huskies men's basketball seasons Connecticut Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team