2012–13 Liberty Flames basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 February 2024 Basketball 2012–13 Liberty Flames Liberty University Script Logo.jpg 150 Big South Conference North Division Big South 15–21 6–10 Dale Layer 4th Jason Eaker Brian Joyce Vince Walden Vines Center Big South tournament champions NCAA Tournament Midwest Region 16 Seed First Four The 2012–13 Liberty Flames basketball team represented Liberty University during the 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Flames, led by fourth year head coach Dale Layer, played their home games at the Vines Center and were members of the North Division of the Big South Conference. Despite losing their first eight games of the season and ending up with a 15–20 record (6–10 in the Big South), Liberty won the Big South tournament to earn an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. The Flames were the first 20-loss team in the NCAA Tournament since Coppin State in 2007–08 and only the second 20-loss team ever to qualify.https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap/_/gameId/330692127 Liberty wins Big South title, reaches tourney despite 15-20 record ESPN March 11, 2013 February 6, 2024 They lost in the first four round to North Carolina A&T to finish the season 15–21.https://www.fayobserver.com/story/sports/2013/03/20/n-c-t-aggies-defeat/22138759007/ N.C. A&T Aggies defeat Liberty 73-72 in NCAA tournament Rusty Miller The Fayetteville Observer March 20, 2013 February 6, 2024 Roster 2012 Liberty Flames y Jarred Jourdan 0 G 6 5 215 SO Oakland, California Davon Marshall 1 G 5 11 170 JR Niagara Falls, New York Kelly Assinesi 2 G 6 0 170 SO Greenville, South Carolina Casey Roberts 3 G 6 3 190 JR LaVale, Maryland Wesley Alcegaire 5 G 6 5 185 FR Miami, Florida Chad Donley 10 G 6 2 175 JR Baker, Florida Andrew Smith basketball, born 1992 y 11 F 6 9 220 SO Pompano Beach, Florida Tomasz Gielo 12 F 6 9 220 SO Szczecin, Poland Larry Taylor 13 G 6 1 170 FR Englewood, Florida Ethan Layer 15 G 6 1 160 SO Forest, Virginia Joel Vander Pol 21 C 6 10 230 JR Cape Coral, Florida Tavares Sparks 22 G 6 4 185 SR Raleigh, North Carolina Antwan Burrus 24 F 6 6 220 SR Winterville, North Carolina JR Coronado 32 F 6 8 245 JR Caracas, Venezuela John Caleb Sanders 33 G 6 0 180 JR Sugar Land, Texas Sommy Ogukwe 42 F 6 7 230 SO Abuja, Nigeria Dale Layer (Eckerd College) Jason Eaker (Texas-Pan American) Brian Joyce (Oklahoma Christian) Vince Walden (Longwood) http://www.liberty.edu/flames/index.cfm?PID=10871&TeamID=6 2013-03-11 Schedule 2012-13 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings 2012 yes yes |- !colspan=9| Regular season 11/09/2012 7:00 pm yes yes Richmond Robins Center Richmond, VA 6,798 42–84 0–1 11/12/2012 7:00 pm yes William & Mary Vines Center Lynchburg, VA 3,049 ESPN3 59–71 0–2 11/14/2012 7:00 pm yes yes Georgetown Verizon Center Washington, D.C. Legends Classic 6,743 ESPN3 59–68 0–3 11/19/2012 6:00 pm yes yes UC Irvine Bernard Johnson Coliseum Huntsville, TX Legends Classic 1,089 46–64 0–4 11/20/2012 8:00 pm yes yes Sam Houston State Bernard Johnson Coliseum Huntsville, TX Legends Classic 599 50–64 0–5 11/21/2012 6:00 pm yes yes Southern Miss Bernard Johnson Coliseum Huntsville, TX Legends Classic 224 56–74 0–6 11/29/2012 7:00 pm yes Morgan State Vines Center Lynchburg, VA 2,233 ESPN3 62–67 0–7 12/02/2012 3:00 pm yes Georgia State Vines Center Lynchburg, VA 1,717 ESPN3 66–67 0–8 12/04/2012 7:00 pm yes Southern Virginia Vines Center Lynchburg, VA 1,846 76–51 1–8 12/15/2012 4:00 pm yes yes Howard Burr Gymnasium Washington, D.C. 205 53–60 1–9 12/18/2012 7:00 pm yes yes Iona Hynes Athletic Center New Rochelle, NY 1,537 69–87 1–10 12/21/2012 7:00 pm yes Milligan Vines Center Lynchburg, VA 1,295 81–63 2–10 12/28/2012 7:00 pm yes Union (KY) Vines Center Lynchburg, VA 1,335 104–67 3–10 12/31/2012 2:00 pm yes yes Western Carolina Ramsey Center Cullowhee, NC 764 63–62 4–10 01/05/2013 6:00 pm UNC Asheville Vines Center Lynchburg, VA 1,688 ESPN3 69–83 4–11 (0–1) 01/09/2013 7:00 pm yes VMI Cameron Hall Lexington, VA 1,068 ESPN3 69–82 4–12 (0–2) 01/12/2013 6:00 pm Coastal Carolina Vines Center Lynchburg, VA 2,120 ESPN3 64–56 5–12 (1–2) 01/16/2013 7:00 pm yes High Point Millis Center High Point, NC 1,527 72–77 2OT 5–13 (1–3) 01/19/2013 7:00 pm yes Presbyterian Templeton Center Clinton, SC 1,153 60–68 5–14 (1–4) 01/22/2013 7:00 pm Longwood Vines Center Lynchburg, VA 2,106 ESPN3 74–47 6–14 (2–4) 01/26/2013 8:00 pm Charleston Southern Vines Center Lynchburg, VA 3,246 ESPN3 75–79 6–15 (2–5) 01/29/2013 7:00 pm Campbell Vines Center Lynchburg, VA 1,897 ESPN3 89–72 7–15 (3–5) 02/02/2013 7:00 pm yes Winthrop Winthrop Coliseum Rock Hill, SC 2,168 56–66 7–16 (3–6) 02/05/2013 7:00 pm Radford Vines Center Lynchburg, VA 1,939 ESPN3 75–70 8–16 (4–6) 02/09/2013 7:00 pm yes Gardner–Webb Paul Porter Arena Boiling Springs, NC 2,370 ESPN3 68–71 8–17 (4–7) 02/13/2013 7:00 pm yes Campbell John W. Pope, Jr. Convocation Center Buies Creek, NC 1,187 ESPN3 82–80 9–17 (5–7) 02/16/2013 6:00 pm High Point Vines Center Lynchburg, VA 2,996 ESPN3 68–73 9–18 (5–8) 02/19/2013 7:00 pm yes Longwood Willett Hall Farmville, VA 1,693 ESPN3 101–102 9–19 (5–9) 02/23/2013 4:00 pm yes Austin Peay Vines Center Lynchburg, VA BracketBusters 2,678 79–73 OT 10–19 02/26/2013 7:00 pm VMI Vines Center Lynchburg, VA 2,198 ESPN3 66–83 10–20 (5–10) 03/02/2013 4:30 pm yes Radford Dedmon Center Radford, VA 2,385 73–56 11–20 (6–10) |- !colspan=9| 2013 Big South Conference men's basketball tournament 03/05/2013 8:00 pm yes Coastal Carolina (4S) HTC Center Conway, SC First Round 78–61 3,266 12–20 03/07/2013 8:30 pm yes High Point (1N) HTC Center Conway, SC Quarterfinals 61–60 2,606 13–20 03/09/2013 2:30 pm yes Gardner–Webb (2S) HTC Center Conway, SC Semifinals ESPN3 65–62 2,598 14–20 03/10/2013 12:00 pm yes Charleston Southern (1S) HTC Center Conway, SC Championship Game ESPN2 87–76 2,532 15–20 |- !colspan=9| 2013 NCAA tournament 03/19/2013 6:40 pm yes 16 MW (16 MW) North Carolina A&T UD Arena Dayton, OH First Four 12,027 truTV 72–73 15–21 AP Poll Eastern Time. 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