2012–13 Kentucky Wildcats women's basketball team

The 2012–13 Kentucky Wildcats women's basketball team represented the University of Kentucky in the 2012–13 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Wildcats, coached by Matthew Mitchell, are a member of the Southeastern Conference, and play their home games on campus at Memorial Coliseum—unlike UK's famous men's program, which plays off-campus at Rupp Arena in downtown Lexington.

2012–13 Kentucky Wildcats women's basketball
NCAA Women's Division I Tournament, Elite Eight
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 7
APNo. 8
2012–13 record30-6 (13-3 SEC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Matt Insell (Fifth season)
  • Shalon Pillow (Fourth season)
  • Danielle Santos (First season)
Home arenaMemorial Coliseum (Capacity: 10,000)
2012–13 SEC women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 10 Tennessee142 .875  278  .771
No. 7 Kentucky133 .813  306  .833
No. 14 Georgia124 .750  287  .800
No. 17 South Carolina115 .688  258  .758
No. 9 Texas A&M115 .688  2510  .714
LSU106 .625  2212  .647
Vanderbilt97 .563  2112  .636
Arkansas610 .375  2013  .606
Florida610 .375  2215  .595
Missouri610 .375  1715  .531
Auburn511 .313  1915  .559
Mississippi State511 .313  1317  .433
Alabama214 .125  1318  .419
Ole Miss214 .125  920  .310
2013 SEC Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Pre-season outlook

The Wildcats returned four starters, including 2012 SEC Player of the Year A'dia Mathies and SEC Freshman of the Year Bria Goss, from a team that finished 28–7 and won their second regular-season Southeastern Conference title in school history, their first since 1981–82. Jennifer O'Neil also returned after sitting out the 2011–12 season with a knee injury, and Kentucky added DeNesha Stallworth (transfer from California), Jelleah Sidney (transfer from Chipola Junior College), and Janee Thompson (McDonald's All-American from Whitney Young High School).[1] The Wildcats were ranked 6th in the Associated Press Preseason Poll, the highest preseason ranking in school history.[2] The SEC coaches also picked Kentucky as the preseason favorite to win the 2012–13 conference title and named A'dia Mathies preseason player of the year.[3]

Recruiting

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Janee Thompson
PG
Chicago, Illinois Whitney Young HS 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) N/A 10-31-2011 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 94
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

    2012–13 roster

    From the official UK women's basketball site:

    # Name Height Position Class Hometown Previous Team(s)
    Scholarship Players
    0 Jennifer O'Neill 5'6" G RS So. Bronx, New York Saint Michael Academy
    1 A'dia Mathies 5'9" G Sr. Louisville, Kentucky Iroquois
    3 Janee Thompson 5'7" G Fr. Chicago, Illinois Whitney Young
    10 Bernisha Pinkett 5'7" G Jr. Washington, District of Columbia Howard D. Woodson
    11 DeNesha Stallworth 6'3" C Jr. Richmond, California Pinole Valley/California
    12 Jelleah Sidney 6'2" F/C Jr. Queens Village, New York Saint Michael Academy/Chipola Junior College
    13 Bria Goss 5'10" G So. Indianapolis, Indiana Ben Davis
    20 Maegan Conwright 5'8" G Jr. Arlington, Texas Timberview
    23 Samarie Walker 6'1" F Jr. West Carrollton, Ohio Chaminade-Julienne/Connecticut
    31 Samantha Drake 6'3" C Jr. Bardstown, Kentucky Nelson County
    32 Kastine Evans 5'8" G Jr. Salem, Connecticut Norwich Free Academy
    40 Brittany Henderson 6'2" F Sr. Pasadena, California John Muir
    50 Azia Bishop 6'3" F So. Toledo, Ohio Start

    2012–13 schedule

    Date
    time, TV
    Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
    city, state
    Exhibition
    November 5*
    6:00 pm
    No. 6 Bellarmine University W 113–33 
    Memorial Coliseum (2,202)
    Lexington, KY
    Non-Conference Regular Season
    November 10*
    1:00 pm
    No. 6 at Delaware State W 90–50  1–0
    Memorial Coliseum (4,637)
    Lexington, KY
    November 13*
    6:00 pm, ESPN2
    No. 6 at No. 1 Baylor L 51–85  1–1
    Ferrell Center (8,538)
    Waco, TX
    November 17*
    1:00 pm
    No. 6 High Point W 80–46  2–1
    Memorial Coliseum (4,169)
    Lexington, KY
    November 23*
    4:00 pm
    No. 9 Morehead State W 73–37  3–1
    Memorial Coliseum (4,421)
    Lexington, KY
    November 25*
    1:00 pm, UK IMG/FSN
    No. 9 USC Upstate W 100–34  4–1
    Memorial Coliseum (4,223)
    Lexington, KY
    November 28*
    11:00 am
    No. 9 Miami (Ohio) W 92–53  5–1
    Memorial Coliseum (6,476)
    Lexington, KY
    December 2*
    6:00 pm, ESPN2
    No. 9 at No. 6 Louisville
    The Battle For The Bluegrass
    W 48–47  6–1
    KFC Yum! Center (15,453)
    Louisville, KY
    December 7*
    7:00 pm, UK IMG/FSN
    No. 7 DePaul W 96–64  7–1
    Rupp Arena (18,488)
    Lexington, KY
    December 9*
    1:00 pm, UK IMG/FSN
    No. 7 Middle Tennessee State W 68–46  8–1
    Memorial Coliseum (4,935)
    Lexington, KY
    December 18*
    10:00 pm
    No. 7 at Pepperdine W 80–62  9–1
    Firestone Fieldhouse (413)
    Malibu, CA
    December 21*
    6:00 pm
    No. 7 at UC Santa Barbara W 66–38  10–1
    The Thunderdome (853)
    Santa Barbara, CA
    December 28*
    7:00 pm
    No. 7 Alcorn State W 90–23  11–1
    Memorial Coliseum (4,831)
    Lexington, KY
    December 30*
    1:00 pm, UK IMG/FSN
    No. 7 Marist W 78–56  12–1
    Memorial Coliseum (4,919)
    Lexington, KY
    January 3
    7:00 pm, FSSO
    No. 6 Florida W 76–69  13–1 (1–0)
    Memorial Coliseum (4,862)
    Lexington, KY
    January 6
    3:00 pm
    No. 6 at Alabama W 87–70  14–1 (2–0)
    Foster Auditorium (1,342)
    Tuscaloosa, AL
    January 10
    7:00 pm, UK IMG/FSN
    No. 6 No. 20 Texas A&M W 65–62  15–1 (3–0)
    Memorial Coliseum (5,246)
    Lexington, KY
    January 13
    1:30 pm, ESPNU
    No. 6 at Missouri W 69–43  16–1 (4–0)
    Mizzou Arena (2,176)
    Columbia, MO
    January 17
    7:00 pm
    No. 5 Mississippi State W 100–47  17–1 (5–0)
    Memorial Coliseum (4,631)
    Lexington, KY
    January 20
    2:00 pm, SECN
    No. 5 Auburn W 97–53  18–1 (6–0)
    Memorial Coliseum (5,372)
    Lexington, KY
    January 24
    7:00 pm, SPSO
    No. 5 at No. 18 South Carolina L 50–55  18–2 (6–1)
    Colonial Life Arena (3,149)
    Columbia, SC
    January 27
    3:00 pm, SPSO
    No. 5 LSU W 73–60  19–2 (7–1)
    Memorial Coliseum (6,428)
    Lexington, KY
    February 3
    2:00 pm, SECN
    No. 8 No. 13 Georgia L 71–75  19–3 (7–2)
    Memorial Coliseum (7,016)
    Lexington, Kentucky
    February 7
    8:00 pm
    No. 10 at Arkansas W 80–74 yes 20–3 (8–2)
    Bud Walton Arena (1,935)
    Fayetteville, AR
    February 10
    4:00 pm, ESPN2
    No. 10 at Vanderbilt W 75–53  21–3 (9–2)
    Memorial Gymnasium (5,233)
    Nashville, TN
    February 14
    7:00 pm
    No. 9 No. 14 South Carolina W 78–74  22–3 (10–2)
    Memorial Coliseum (5,828)
    Lexington, KY
    February 18
    7:00 pm, ESPN2
    No. 8 at No. 10 Texas A&M W 70–66  23–3 (11–2)
    Reed Arena (6,814)
    College Station, TX
    February 24
    3:00 pm
    No. 8 at LSU L 72–77  23–4 (11–3)
    Pete Maravich Assembly Center (6,773)
    Baton Rouge, LA
    February 28
    8:00 pm
    No. 10 at Ole Miss W 90–65  24–4 (12–3)
    Tad Smith Coliseum (637)
    Oxford, MS
    March 3
    3:30 pm, ESPNU
    No. 10 No. 8 Tennessee W 78–65  25–4 (13–3)
    Memorial Coliseum (7,965)
    Lexington, KY
    SEC Tournament
    March 8
    6:00 pm, SPSO
    No. 7 vs. Vanderbilt
    Quarterfinals
    W 76–65  26–4
    Arena at Gwinnett Center (N/A)
    Duluth, GA
    March 9
    6:00 pm, ESPNU
    No. 7 vs. No. 12 Georgia
    Semifinals
    W 60–38  27–4
    Arena at Gwinnett Center (6,630)
    Duluth, GA
    March 10
    6:00 pm, ESPN2
    No. 7 vs. No. 19 Texas A&M
    Championship
    L 67–75  27–5
    The Arena at Gwinnett Center (5,076)
    Duluth, GA
    2013 NCAA Tournament
    March 24*
    12:05 pm, ESPNU
    No. (2) vs. No. (15) Navy
    First Round
    W 61–41  28–5
    Carnesecca Arena (N/A)
    Queens, New York
    March 26*
    7:00 pm, ESPN2
    No. (2) vs. No. (7) Dayton
    Second Round
    W 84–70  29–5
    Carnesecca Arena (1,144)
    Queens, NY
    March 30*
    12:04 pm, ESPN
    No. (2) vs. No. (6) Delaware
    Sweet Sixteen
    W 69–62  30–5
    Webster Bank Arena (N/A)
    Bridgewater, CT
    April 1
    7:30 pm, ESPN
    No. 8 (2) vs. No. 1 (1) Connecticut
    Elite Eight
    L 53–83  30–6
    Webster Bank Arena (8,594)
    Bridgeport, CT
    *Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
    All times are in Eastern Time.

    Player stats

    PlayerGames PlayedMinutesField GoalsThree PointersFree ThrowsReboundsAssistsBlocksStealsPoints

    Regular season notes

    • Bernisha Pinkett finished with career highs of 21 points, 10 rebounds and 5 assists against Miami (OH) on November 28.[4]
    • UK set new single-game attendance record of 18,488 vs. DePaul on December 7 in Rupp Arena. The previous record was 14,508 on December 8, 2011 vs. Duke.[5]
    • DeNesha Stallworth was named SEC Player of the Week on December 10.[6]
    • Kentucky defeated Mississippi State, 100–47, on January 17. The 53-point margin of victory is the largest against an SEC opponent in school history.[7]
    • DeNesha Stallworth scored a career-high 25 points in 24 minutes against Mississippi State [7]
    • A'dia Mathies was named SEC Player of the Week on January 21.[8]
    • Kentucky won a school record 17 straight games from November 17 to January 24.[9]
    • Kentucky set a school record with a 34-game home winning streak.[10]

    References

    1. "UK Hoops Ranks in Top 10 of Preseason Magazines" (Press release). ukathletics.com. October 4, 2012. Archived from the original on July 5, 2013. Retrieved July 4, 2013.
    2. "UK Hoops Ranked No. 6 in Preseason AP Poll" (Press release). ukathletics.com. October 27, 2012. Archived from the original on November 1, 2012. Retrieved July 4, 2013.
    3. "SEC Coaches Select UK Hoops to Win League Crown" (Press release). ukathletics.com. November 6, 2012. Archived from the original on November 19, 2012. Retrieved July 4, 2013.
    4. "Pinkett's Career Day Leads Hoops Past Miami" (Press release). ukathletics.com. November 28, 2012. Archived from the original on December 3, 2012. Retrieved July 10, 2013.
    5. "Kentucky-DePaul Postgame Notes" (Press release). ukathletics.com. December 7, 2012. Retrieved July 10, 2013.
    6. "Stallworth Tabbed SEC Player of the Week" (Press release). ukathletics.com. December 10, 2012. Archived from the original on July 10, 2013. Retrieved July 10, 2013.
    7. "Kentucky-Mississippi State Postgame Notes" (Press release). ukathletics.com. January 17, 2013. Archived from the original on July 10, 2013. Retrieved July 10, 2013.
    8. "Mathies Named SEC Player of the Week" (Press release). ukathletics.com. January 21, 2013. Archived from the original on July 10, 2013. Retrieved July 10, 2013.
    9. "UK Hoops Takes Winning Streak on the Road to South Carolina" (Press release). ukathletics.com. January 23, 2013. Archived from the original on January 28, 2013. Retrieved July 10, 2013.
    10. "No. 8/7 UK Hoops Meets No. 13/14 Georgia Sunday in Memorial" (Press release). ukathletics.com. February 1, 2013. Archived from the original on February 6, 2013. Retrieved July 10, 2013.
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