2012–13 Belmont Bruins men's basketball team

2012–13 Belmont Bruins men's basketball
2012–13 Belmont Bruins men's basketball
Ohio Valley East Division Champions; Ohio Valley tournament champions
NCAA Tournament, Round of 64
Conference	Ohio Valley Conference
	East Division
Record	26–7 (14–2 OVC)
Head coach	Rick Byrd (27th season);
Assistant coaches	Brian Ayers; James Strong; Mark Price;
Home arena	Curb Event Center
	Seasons ← 2011–12 2013–14 →

2012–13 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
East
Belmont †	14	–	2	.875	26	–	7	.788
Eastern Kentucky	12	–	4	.750	25	–	10	.714
Tennessee State	11	–	5	.688	18	–	15	.545
Jacksonville State*	8	–	8	.500	17	–	11	.607
Morehead State	8	–	8	.500	15	–	18	.455
Tennessee Tech	5	–	11	.313	12	–	17	.414
West
Murray State	10	–	6	.625	21	–	10	.677
Southeast Missouri State	8	–	8	.500	17	–	16	.515
Eastern Illinois	6	–	10	.375	11	–	21	.344
SIU Edwardsville	5	–	11	.313	9	–	18	.333
UT Martin	5	–	11	.313	9	–	21	.300
Austin Peay	4	–	12	.250	8	–	23	.258

† 2013 OVC tournament winner As of March 23, 2013 * Ineligible for Postseason play due to APR Penalties Rankings from AP Poll

The 2012–13 Belmont Bruins men's basketball team represented Belmont University during the 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bruins, led by 27th-year head coach Rick Byrd, played their home games at the Curb Event Center and were first year members of the Ohio Valley Conference in the East Division. They finished the season 26–7, 14–2 in OVC play to be champions of the West Division. They were also champions of the OVC tournament, winning the championship game in overtime over Murray State, to earn their third consecutive trip to the NCAA tournament where they lost in the second round to Arizona.

Roster[edit]

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
C	0	Chad Lang	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	275 lb (125 kg)	RS So	Marietta, Georgia
G	1	Jeff Laidig	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Fr	Mishawaka, Indiana
F	2	Blake Jenkins	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	RS Jr	Knoxville, Tennessee
G	3	Kerron Johnson	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Sr	Huntsville, Alabama
G	4	Holden Mobley	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	RS So	Nashville, Tennessee
G	5	Caleb Chowbay	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Fr	Mt. Juliet, Tennessee
G	11	Spencer Turner	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	So	Bloomington, Indiana
F	14	J. J. Mann	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	RS Jr	Smyrna, Georgia
G	21	Ian Clark	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Sr	Memphis, Tennessee
G	22	Reece Chamberlain	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	RS So	Goodlettsville, Tennessee
G	23	Craig Bradshaw	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Fr	Franklin, Tennessee
G	24	Adam Barnes	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	RS Sr	Clarksville, Tennessee
F	30	Trevor Noack	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	Sr	Keller, Texas
F	33	Drew Windler	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Jr	South Milwaukee, Wisconsin
F	45	Brandon Baker	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	RS Sr	Milford, Ohio

Head coach

Rick Byrd (Tennessee)

Assistant coach(es)

Brian Ayers (Lipscomb)
James Strong (Vanderbilt)
Mark Price (Samford)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: 2013-03-13

Schedule[edit]

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Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
11/09/2012* 7:30 pm		at Lipscomb	W 89–60	1–0	Allen Arena (4,685) Nashville, TN
11/13/2012* 7:00 pm		Maryville	W 88–49	2–0	Curb Event Center (1,609) Nashville, TN
11/18/2012* 8:00 pm, P12N		at Stanford	W 70–62	3–0	Maples Pavilion (4,365) Stanford
11/22/2012* 1:00 am, CBSSN		at Alaska Anchorage Great Alaska Shootout First Round	W 74–60	4–0	Sullivan Arena (4,418) Anchorage, AK
11/23/2012* 11:00 pm, CBSSN		vs. Northeastern Great Alaska Shootout	L 71–74	4–1	Sullivan Arena (4,699) Anchorage, AK
11/24/2012* 10:00 pm, CBSSN		vs. Oral Roberts Great Alaska Shootout	W 70–67	5–1	Sullivan Arena (4,452) Anchorage, AK
12/01/2012* 7:00 pm		at VCU	L 65–75	5–2	Stuart C. Siegel Center (7,693) Richmond, VA
12/04/2012* 7:00 pm, ESPN3		Lipscomb	W 100–66	6–2	Curb Event Center (3,196) Nashville, TN
12/13/2012* 7:00 pm, ESPN3		Middle Tennessee	W 64–49	7–2	Curb Event Center (2,562) Nashville, TN
12/15/2012* 6:00 pm, ESPNU		at No. 9 Kansas	L 60–89	7–3	Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, KS
12/19/2012* 7:00 pm		South Dakota State	W 76–49	8–3	Curb Event Center (2,162) Nashville, TN
12/28/2012* 8:30 pm		vs. Boston University UCF Holiday Classic	W 64–48	9–3	UCF Arena (4,401) Orlando, FL
12/29/2012* 6:30 pm		at UCF UCF Holiday Classic	L 63–66	9–4	UCF Arena (4,278) Orlando, FL
01/03/2013 7:00 pm		at Jacksonville State	W 73–62	10–4 (1–0)	Pete Mathews Coliseum (819) Jacksonville, AL
01/05/2013 7:45 pm		at Tennessee Tech	W 83–52	11–4 (2–0)	Eblen Center (3,582) Cookeville, TN
01/10/2013 7:00 pm		Southeast Missouri State	W 107–72	12–4 (3–0)	Curb Event Center (1,923) Nashville, TN
01/12/2013 4:00 pm		Tennessee–Martin	W 90–53	13–4 (4–0)	Curb Event Center (2,254) Nashville, TN
01/17/2013 7:00 pm		Eastern Kentucky	W 83–76	14–4 (5–0)	Curb Event Center (2,764) Nashville, TN
01/19/2013 7:00 pm		Tennessee State	W 78–66	15–4 (6–0)	Curb Event Center (4,102) Nashville, TN
01/24/2013 6:00 pm		at Morehead State	W 64–63	16–4 (7–0)	Ellis Johnson Arena (3,412) Morehead, KY
01/26/2013 6:00 pm		at Eastern Kentucky	W 85–74	17–4 (8–0)	Alumni Coliseum (5,500) Richmond, KY
01/31/2013 7:00 pm		Morehead State	W 93–74	18–4 (9–0)	Curb Event Center (2,565) Nashville, TN
02/02/2013 7:00 pm		Tennessee Tech	W 74–52	19–4 (10–0)	Curb Event Center (3,641) Nashville, TN
02/07/2013 7:00 pm, ESPNU		at Murray State	L 74–79	19–5 (10–1)	CFSB Center (7,141) Murray, KY
02/09/2013 7:30 pm		at Austin Peay	W 78–65	20–5 (11–1)	Dunn Center (4,097) Clarksville, TN
02/14/2013 6:00 pm, ESPNU		at Tennessee State	L 69–80	20–6 (11–2)	Gentry Complex (3,215) Nashville, TN
02/20/2013 7:00 pm		at Eastern Illinois	W 80–49	21–6 (12–2)	Lantz Arena (795) Charleston, IL
02/23/2013* 9:00 pm, ESPN2		Ohio BracketBusters	W 81–62	22–6	Curb Event Center (4,813) Nashville, TN
02/27/2013 7:00 pm		SIU Edwardsville	W 73–43	23–6 (13–2)	Curb Event Center (1,364) Nashville, TN
03/02/2013 12:00 pm, ESPNU		Jacksonville State	W 78–71	24–6 (14–2)	Curb Event Center (2,584) Nashville, TN
2013 OVC Basketball tournament
03/08/2013 6:00 pm, ESPNU		vs. Tennessee State Semifinals	W 82–73	25–6	Nashville Municipal Auditorium (3,977) Nashville, TN
03/09/2013 6:00 pm, ESPN2		vs. Murray State Championship Game	W 70–68 ^OT	26–6	Nashville Municipal Auditorium (4,590) Nashville, TN
2013 NCAA tournament
03/21/2013 6:30 pm, TNT	No. (11 W)	vs. No. 21 (6 W) Arizona Second Round	L 64–81	26–7	EnergySolutions Arena (14,345) Salt Lake City, UT
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. (#) during NCAA Tournament is Seed with Region W=West.

References[edit]

^ "2012-13 Belmont Men's Basketball Schedule - Belmont Bruins".

[1] "2012-13 Belmont Men's Basketball Schedule - Belmont Bruins".

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