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2012–13 Liberty Flames men's basketball
Big South tournament champions
NCAA Tournament Midwest Region 16 Seed, First Four
Conference Big South Conference
DivisionNorth Division
Record15–21 (6–10 Big South)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Jason Eaker
  • Brian Joyce
  • Vince Walden
Home arena Vines Center
Seasons
←  2011–12
2013–14 →
2012–13 Big South men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
North
High Point 12 – 4   .750 17 – 14   .548
VMI 8 – 8   .500 14 – 17   .452
Radford 7 – 9   .438 13 – 19   .406
Campbell 7 – 9   .438 13 – 20   .394
Liberty † 6 – 10   .375 15 – 21   .417
Longwood 4 – 12   .250 8 – 25   .242
South
Charleston Southern 12 – 4   .750 19 – 13   .594
Gardner–Webb 11 – 5   .688 21 – 13   .618
UNC Asheville 10 – 6   .625 16 – 16   .500
Coastal Carolina 9 – 7   .563 14 – 15   .483
Winthrop 6 – 10   .375 14 – 17   .452
Presbyterian 4 – 12   .250 8 – 24   .250
† 2013 Big South tournament winner
As of March 20, 2013
Rankings from AP Poll

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. [1] They lost in the first four round to North Carolina A&T to finish the season 15–21. [2]

Roster

2012–13 Liberty Flames men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 0 Jarred Jourdan 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So Oakland, California
G 1 Davon Marshall 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Jr Niagara Falls, New York
G 2 Kelly Assinesi 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) So Greenville, South Carolina
G 3 Casey Roberts 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr LaVale, Maryland
G 5 Wesley Alcegaire 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Miami, Florida
G 10 Chad Donley 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr Baker, Florida
F 11 Andrew Smith 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) So Pompano Beach, Florida
F 12 Tomasz Gielo 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) So Szczecin, Poland
G 13 Larry Taylor 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Englewood, Florida
G 15 Ethan Layer 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 160 lb (73 kg) So Forest, Virginia
C 21 Joel Vander Pol 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Jr Cape Coral, Florida
G 22 Tavares Sparks 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Raleigh, North Carolina
F 24 Antwan Burrus 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sr Winterville, North Carolina
F 32 JR Coronado 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Jr Caracas, Venezuela
G 33 John Caleb Sanders 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Sugar Land, Texas
F 42 Sommy Ogukwe 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 230 lb (104 kg) So Abuja, Nigeria
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: 2013-03-11

Schedule

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
11/09/2012*
7:00 pm 		at  Richmond L 42–84  0–1
 Robins Center (6,798)
Richmond, VA
11/12/2012*
7:00 pm,  ESPN3 		William & Mary L 59–71  0–2
 Vines Center (3,049)
Lynchburg, VA
11/14/2012*
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		at  Georgetown
Legends Classic 		L 59–68  0–3
 Verizon Center (6,743)
Washington, D.C.
11/19/2012*
6:00 pm 		vs.  UC Irvine
Legends Classic 		L 46–64  0–4
 Bernard Johnson Coliseum (1,089)
Huntsville, TX
11/20/2012*
8:00 pm 		at  Sam Houston State
Legends Classic 		L 50–64  0–5
 Bernard Johnson Coliseum (599)
Huntsville, TX
11/21/2012*
6:00 pm 		vs.  Southern Miss
Legends Classic 		L 56–74  0–6
 Bernard Johnson Coliseum (224)
Huntsville, TX
11/29/2012*
7:00 pm,  ESPN3 		Morgan State L 62–67  0–7
 Vines Center (2,233)
Lynchburg, VA
12/02/2012*
3:00 pm, ESPN3 		Georgia State L 66–67  0–8
 Vines Center (1,717)
Lynchburg, VA
12/04/2012*
7:00 pm 		Southern Virginia W 76–51  1–8
 Vines Center (1,846)
Lynchburg, VA
12/15/2012*
4:00 pm 		at  Howard L 53–60  1–9
 Burr Gymnasium (205)
Washington, D.C.
12/18/2012*
7:00 pm 		at  Iona L 69–87  1–10
 Hynes Athletic Center (1,537)
New Rochelle, NY
12/21/2012*
7:00 pm 		Milligan W 81–63  2–10
 Vines Center (1,295)
Lynchburg, VA
12/28/2012*
7:00 pm 		Union (KY) W 104–67  3–10
 Vines Center (1,335)
Lynchburg, VA
12/31/2012*
2:00 pm 		at  Western Carolina W 63–62  4–10
 Ramsey Center (764)
Cullowhee, NC
01/05/2013
6:00 pm, ESPN3 		UNC Asheville L 69–83  4–11 (0–1)
 Vines Center (1,688)
Lynchburg, VA
01/09/2013
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		at  VMI L 69–82  4–12 (0–2)
 Cameron Hall (1,068)
Lexington, VA
01/12/2013
6:00 pm, ESPN3 		Coastal Carolina W 64–56  5–12 (1–2)
 Vines Center (2,120)
Lynchburg, VA
01/16/2013
7:00 pm 		at  High Point L 72–77 2OT 5–13 (1–3)
 Millis Center (1,527)
High Point, NC
01/19/2013
7:00 pm 		at  Presbyterian L 60–68  5–14 (1–4)
 Templeton Center (1,153)
Clinton, SC
01/22/2013
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		Longwood W 74–47  6–14 (2–4)
 Vines Center (2,106)
Lynchburg, VA
01/26/2013
8:00 pm, ESPN3 		Charleston Southern L 75–79  6–15 (2–5)
 Vines Center (3,246)
Lynchburg, VA
01/29/2013
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		Campbell W 89–72  7–15 (3–5)
 Vines Center (1,897)
Lynchburg, VA
02/02/2013
7:00 pm 		at  Winthrop L 56–66  7–16 (3–6)
 Winthrop Coliseum (2,168)
Rock Hill, SC
02/05/2013
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		Radford W 75–70  8–16 (4–6)
 Vines Center (1,939)
Lynchburg, VA
02/09/2013
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		at  Gardner–Webb L 68–71  8–17 (4–7)
 Paul Porter Arena (2,370)
Boiling Springs, NC
02/13/2013
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Campbell W 82–80  9–17 (5–7)
 John W. Pope, Jr. Convocation Center (1,187)
Buies Creek, NC
02/16/2013
6:00 pm, ESPN3 		High Point L 68–73  9–18 (5–8)
 Vines Center (2,996)
Lynchburg, VA
02/19/2013
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Longwood L 101–102  9–19 (5–9)
 Willett Hall (1,693)
Farmville, VA
02/23/2013*
4:00 pm 		Austin Peay
BracketBusters 		W 79–73 OT 10–19
 Vines Center (2,678)
Lynchburg, VA
02/26/2013
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		VMI L 66–83  10–20 (5–10)
 Vines Center (2,198)
Lynchburg, VA
03/02/2013
4:30 pm 		at Radford W 73–56  11–20 (6–10)
 Dedmon Center (2,385)
Radford, VA
2013 Big South Conference men's basketball tournament
03/05/2013
8:00 pm 		at No. (4S) Coastal Carolina
First Round 		W 78–61  12–20
 HTC Center (3,266)
Conway, SC
03/07/2013
8:30 pm 		vs. No. (1N) High Point
Quarterfinals 		W 61–60  13–20
 HTC Center (2,606)
Conway, SC
03/09/2013
2:30 pm, ESPN3 		vs. No. (2S) Gardner–Webb
Semifinals 		W 65–62  14–20
 HTC Center (2,598)
Conway, SC
03/10/2013
12:00 pm,  ESPN2 		vs. No. (1S) Charleston Southern
Championship Game 		W 87–76  15–20
 HTC Center (2,532)
Conway, SC
2013 NCAA tournament
03/19/2013
6:40 pm,  truTV 		No. 16 MW vs. (16 MW) North Carolina A&T
First Four 		L 72–73  15–21
 UD Arena (12,027)
Dayton, OH
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time. (#) during NCAA Tournament is seed with Region MW=Midwest.

References

  1. ^ "Liberty wins Big South title, reaches tourney despite 15-20 record". ESPN. March 11, 2013. Retrieved February 6, 2024.
  2. ^ Miller, Rusty (March 20, 2013). "N.C. A&T Aggies defeat Liberty 73-72 in NCAA tournament". The Fayetteville Observer. Retrieved February 6, 2024.
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