2012–13 WKU Hilltoppers basketball team

The 2012–13 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers men's basketball team represented Western Kentucky University during the 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Hilltoppers were led by head coach Ray Harper which was his first full year after coaching the final 19 games in 2011–12. They played their home games at E. A. Diddle Arena and were members of the East Division of the Sun Belt Conference. They finished the season 20–16, 10–10 in Sun Belt play to finish in fourth place in the East Division.[1] They were champions of the Sun Belt Tournament, winning the championship game over FIU, to earn an automatic bid to the 2013 NCAA Tournament where they lost in the second round to Kansas.[2]

2012–13 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers basketball
Sun Belt Tournament champion
NCAA Tournament, Round of 64
ConferenceSun Belt Conference
DivisionEast Division
2012–13 record20–16 (10–10 Sun Belt)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Lawrence Brenneman
  • David Boyden
  • Phil Cunningham
Home arenaE. A. Diddle Arena
2012–13 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
East
Middle Tennessee191 .950  286  .824
South Alabama146 .700  1713  .567
FIU119 .550  1814  .563
WKU1010 .500  2016  .556
Florida Atlantic911 .450  1418  .438
Troy614 .300  1221  .364
West
Arkansas State128 .600  1912  .613
Arkansas–Little Rock119 .550  1715  .531
Louisiana–Lafayette812 .400  1320  .394
North Texas713 .350  1220  .375
Louisiana–Monroe317 .150  423  .148
2013 Sun Belt Tournament winner
As of March 22, 2013; Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

2012–13 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
F 0 Kene Anyigbo 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)250 lb (113 kg) So Bellaire, Texas
G 1 Kevin Kaspar 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)172 lb (78 kg) So Istanbul, Turkey
F 2 Eddie Alcantara 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)205 lb (93 kg) Fr Chicago, Illinois
F 10 Caden Dickerson 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)195 lb (88 kg) Jr Argyle, Texas
G 11 Spencer Sheldon 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)165 lb (75 kg) So Bowling Green, Kentucky
G 12 Brandon Harris 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)170 lb (77 kg) Jr Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
G 13 Percy Blade 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)200 lb (91 kg) Fr Louisville, Kentucky
G 14 Jamal Crook 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)175 lb (79 kg) Sr Louisville, Kentucky
F 15 O'Karo Akamune 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)210 lb (95 kg) Jr Miami, Florida
C 20 Aleksejs Rostov 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)225 lb (102 kg) Fr Riga, Latvia
F 21 Nigel Snipes 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)210 lb (95 kg) So Marietta, Georgia
F 32 Teeng Akol 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)220 lb (100 kg) RS Sr Wian, Sudan
F 24 Stephon Drane 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)225 lb (102 kg) So Raleigh, North Carolina
F 44 George Fant 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)240 lb (109 kg) RS So Bowling Green, Kentucky
G 52 T. J. Price 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)205 lb (93 kg) So Slidell, Louisiana
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Lawrence Brenneman (Geneva College)
  • David Boyden (Western Kentucky)
  • Phil Cunningham (Campbellsville College)

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

Roster
Last update: 2012-03-13

Schedule

[3]

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
10/29/2012*
7:00 pm
Campbellsville W 84–46 
E. A. Diddle Arena (3,671)
Bowling Green, KY
11/03/2012*
7:00 pm
Kentucky Wesleyan W 83–71 
E. A. Diddle Arena (4,576)
Bowling Green, KY
Regular Season
11/10/2012*
7:30 pm
at Southern Miss L 64–67 OT 0–1
Reed Green Coliseum (7,097)
Hattiesburg, MS
11/13/2012*
7:00 pm
Austin Peay
Cancún Challenge
W 74–54  1–1
E. A. Diddle Arena (4,160)
Bowling Green, KY
11/17/2012*
7:30 pm
Western Carolina
Cancún Challenge
W 92–81  2–1
E. A. Diddle Arena (5,124)
Bowling Green, KY
11/20/2012*
8:30 pm, CBSSN
vs. Iowa
Cancún Challenge Semifinals
L 55–63  2–2
Moon Palace Resort (902)
Cancún, Mexico
11/21/2012*
6:00 pm, CBSSN
vs. DePaul
Cancún Challenge 3rd Place Game
W 70–61  3–2
Moon Palace Resort (902)
Cancún, Mexico
11/24/2012*
7:30 pm
Brescia W 74–46  4–2
E. A. Diddle Arena (4,062)
Bowling Green, KY
11/29/2012
7:30 pm, ESPN3
at Louisiana–Monroe W 65–54  5–2 (1–0)
Fant–Ewing Coliseum (1,517)
Monroe, LA
12/01/2012
7:30 pm, ESPN3
at Troy W 75–71  6–2 (2–0)
Trojan Arena (1,121)
Troy, AL
12/05/2012*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Southern Illinois W 58–57  7–2
E. A. Diddle Arena (3,833)
Bowling Green, KY
12/08/2012*
3:00 pm, ESPN3
IUPUI W 77–57  8–2
E. A. Diddle Arena (4,255)
Bowling Green, KY
12/16/2012*
2:00 pm, ESPN3
at Murray State L 70–75  8–3
CFSB Center (7,080)
Murray, KY
12/18/2012*
6:00 pm, NBCSN
at VCU L 44–76  8–4
Stuart C. Siegel Center (7,693)
Richmond, VA
12/22/2012*
7:30 pm, ESPNU
vs. No. 5 Louisville Bridgestone Arena (10,728)
Nashville, TN
12/27/2012
7:00 pm, ESPN3
FIU W 76–63  9–5 (3–0)
E. A. Diddle Arena (4,461)
Bowling Green, KY
12/29/2012
7:00 pm, ESPN3
North Texas W 70–64  10–5 (4–0)
E. A. Diddle Arena (4,776)
Bowling Green, KY
01/03/2013
7:30 pm, ESPN3
at Arkansas–Little Rock L 67–75  10–6 (4–1)
Jack Stephens Center (3,871)
Little Rock, AR
01/05/2013
7:05 pm, ESPN3
at Arkansas State L 61–75  10–7 (4–2)
Convocation Center (2,922)
Jonesboro, AR
01/12/2013
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Florida Atlantic L 62–65  10–8 (4–3)
E. A. Diddle Arena (4,823)
Bowling Green, KY
01/17/2013
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Louisiana–Lafayette W 72–49  11–8 (5–3)
E. A. Diddle Arena (4,914)
Bowling Green, KY
01/19/2013
5:00 pm, ESPN3
Arkansas–Little Rock L 54–59  11–9 (5–4)
E. A. Diddle Arena (5,221)
Bowling Green, KY
01/24/2013
7:05 pm, ESPN3
at South Alabama L 57–65  11–10 (5–5)
Mitchell Center (2,335)
Mobile, AL
01/26/2013
3:00 pm, ESPN2
at Middle Tennessee L 53–72  11–11 (5–6)
Murphy Center (10,105)
Murfreesboro, TN
01/31/2013
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Troy W 65–61  12–11 (6–6)
E. A. Diddle Arena (4,244)
Bowling Green, KY
02/07/2013
7:00 pm
at North Texas W 70–59  13–11 (7–6)
The Super Pit (3,528)
Denton, TX
02/09/2013
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Arkansas State L 49–67  13–12 (7–7)
E. A. Diddle Arena (5,862)
Bowling Green, KY
02/14/2013
6:00 pm, ESPN3
at Florida Atlantic L 78–84  13–13 (7–8)
FAU Arena (1,331)
Boca Raton, FL
02/16/2013
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at FIU L 82–87  13–14 (7–9)
U.S. Century Bank Arena (1,422)
Miami, FL
02/21/2013
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Louisiana–Monroe W 75–57  14–14 (8–9)
E. A. Diddle Arena (3,623)
Bowling Green, KY
02/23/2013
7:30 pm, ESPN3
at Louisiana–Lafayette W 88–77  15–14 (9–9)
Cajundome (2,947)
Lafayette, LA
02/28/2013
7:00 pm, ESPN3
South Alabama W 79–73  16–14 (10–9)
E. A. Diddle Arena (4,024)
Bowling Green, KY
03/02/2013
5:30 pm, ESPN3
Middle Tennessee L 62–70  16–15 (10–10)
E. A. Diddle Arena (7,326)
Bowling Green, KY
2013 Sun Belt Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
03/08/2013
6:00 pm
(6) vs. (11) Louisiana–Monroe
First Round
W 74–60  17–15
Summit Arena (N/A)
Hot Springs, AR
03/09/2013
8:30 pm
(6) vs. (3) South Alabama
Quarterfinals
W 62–59  18–15
Convention Center Court (N/A)
Hot Springs, AR
03/10/2013
9:18 pm, ESPN3
(6) vs. (2) Arkansas State
Semifinals
W 58–56  19–15
Summit Arena (N/A)
Hot Springs, AR
03/11/2013
6:00 pm, ESPN
(6) vs. (4) FIU
Championship game
W 65–63  20–15
Summit Arena (N/A)
Hot Springs, AR
2013 NCAA Tournament
03/22/2013*
9:07 pm, TNT
(16 S) vs. (1 S) No. 3 Kansas
Second Round
L 57–64  20–16
Sprint Center (18,488)
Kansas City, MO
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time. (#) during NCAA Tournament is seed with Region S=South
Louisville’s win was later vacated by the NCAA due to recruiting violations by the Louisville basketball program.[4].

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