2012–13 Florida Gators women's basketball team

The 2012–13 Florida Gators women's basketball team represented the University of Florida in the sport of basketball during the 2012–13 women's college basketball season. The Gators competed in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and the Southeastern Conference (SEC). They were led by head coach Amanda Butler, and played their home games in the O'Connell Center on the university's Gainesville, Florida campus.[1]

2012–13 Florida Gators women's basketball
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record22–15 (6–10 SEC)
Head coach
Assistant coachDavid Lowery
Murriel Page
Angela Crosby
Home arenaStephen C. O'Connell Center
Seasons
2012–13 SEC women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 10 Tennessee 14 2   .875 27 8   .771
No. 7 Kentucky 13 3   .813 30 6   .833
No. 14 Georgia 12 4   .750 28 7   .800
No. 17 South Carolina 11 5   .688 25 8   .758
No. 9 Texas A&M 11 5   .688 25 10   .714
LSU 10 6   .625 22 12   .647
Vanderbilt 9 7   .563 21 12   .636
Arkansas 6 10   .375 20 13   .606
Florida 6 10   .375 22 15   .595
Missouri 6 10   .375 17 15   .531
Auburn 5 11   .313 19 15   .559
Mississippi State 5 11   .313 13 17   .433
Alabama 2 14   .125 13 18   .419
Ole Miss 2 14   .125 9 20   .310
2013 SEC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The Gators advanced to the Women's National Invitation Tournament, where they lost to the Drexel Dragons in the semifinal round.

Previous season

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In the 2011–12 season, the Gators finished with a record of 20–13 overall, 8–8 in the SEC, and lost in the 2nd Round of the NCAA tournament to Baylor.[2]

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season (Non-conference play)
Nov. 9, 2012*
4:00 p.m.
Fairfield W 71–49  1–0
O'Connell Center (729)
Gainesville, Florida
Nov. 11, 2012*
1:00 p.m.
Georgia State W 84–65  2–0
O'Connell Center (795)
Gainesville, Florida
Nov. 15, 2012*
7:00 p.m.
at Florida State L 67–98  2–1
Tucker Center (2,443)
Tallahassee, Florida
Nov. 19, 2012*
7:00 p.m.
UNF W 71–44  3–1
O'Connell Center (1,059)
Gainesville, Florida
Nov. 23, 2012*
5:30 p.m.
vs. NC State
South Point Thanksgiving Shootout
W 66–64  4–1
South Point Arena (297)
Enterprise, Nevada
Nov. 24, 2012*
3:00 p.m.
vs. Northern Iowa
South Point Thanksgiving Shootout
W 80–63  5–1
South Point Arena (307)
Enterprise, Nevada
Nov. 25, 2012*
3:00 p.m.
vs. Arizona State
South Point Thanksgiving Shootout
L 58–74  5–2
South Point Arena (203)
Enterprise, Nevada
Dec. 1, 2012*
2:00 p.m.
at Michigan L 53–59  5–3
Crisler Center (2,783)
Ann Arbor, Michigan
Dec. 4, 2012*
7:00 p.m.
Troy W 87–62  6–3
O'Connell Center (491)
Gainesville, Florida
Dec. 7, 2012*
7:00 p.m.
Pacific W 89–82  7–3
O'Connell Center (679)
Gainesville, Florida
Dec. 16, 2012*
1:00 p.m.
at La Salle W 74–50  8–3
Tom Gola Arena (217)
Philadelphia
Dec. 20, 2012*
7:00 p.m.
Savannah State
Gator Holiday Classic
W 88–38  9–3
O'Connell Center (650)
Gainesville, Florida
Dec. 21, 2012*
7:00 p.m.
Central Michigan
Gator Holiday Classic
W 81–75  10–3
O'Connell Center (704)
Gainesville, Florida
Dec. 28, 2012*
7:00 p.m.
Holy Cross W 81–50  11–3
O'Connell Center (1,259)
Gainesville, Florida
Regular season (Conference play)
Jan. 3, 2013
7:00 p.m., SportSouth/Fox Sports/Sun Sports
at No. 6 Kentucky L 69–76  11–4 (0–1)
Memorial Coliseum (4,862)
Lexington, Kentucky
Jan. 6, 2013
2:00 p.m., SEC Network
LSU W 77–72  12–4 (1–1)
O'Connell Center (1,575)
Gainesville, Florida
Jan. 10, 2013
8:00 p.m., Sun Sports
at Mississippi State W 61–55  13–4 (2–1)
Humphrey Coliseum (1,306)
Starkville, Mississippi
Jan. 13, 2013
11:30 a.m., ESPNU
No. 9 Tennessee L 75–78 OT 13–5 (2–2)
O'Connell Center (2,609)
Gainesville, Florida
Jan. 20, 2013
1:00 p.m., Fox Sports
No. 19 South Carolina L 44–52  13–6 (2–3)
O'Connell Center (1,503)
Gainesville, Florida
Jan. 24, 2013
7:00 p.m., Cox Sports/CSS
Ole Miss L 81–88  13–7 (2–4)
O'Connell Center (901)
Gainesville, Florida
Jan. 27, 2013
1:00 p.m., Cox Sports/CSS
at No. 14 Georgia L 52–69  13–8 (2–5)
Stegeman Coliseum (4,022)
Athens, Georgia
Jan. 31, 2013
8:00 p.m.
at Missouri L 64–69  13–9 (2–6)
Mizzou Arena (1,237)
Columbia, Missouri
Feb. 3, 2013
1:00 p.m., Fox Sports
Alabama W 87–54  14–9 (3–6)
O'Connell Center (1,619)
Gainesville, Florida
Feb. 10, 2013
3:00 p.m., Sportsouth/Fox Sports/Sun Sports
at Auburn W 65–57  15–9 (4–6)
Auburn Arena (2,477)
Auburn, AL
Feb. 14, 2013
9:00 p.m., Cox Sports/CSS
at No. 11 Texas A&M L 71–78  15–10 (4–7)
Reed Arena (5,184)
College Station, Texas
Feb. 17, 2013
1:00 p.m., Cox Sports/CSS
No. 13 Georgia L 57–62  15–11 (4–8)
O'Connell Center (2,232)
Gainesville, Florida
Feb. 21, 2013
7:00 p.m.
Vanderbilt L 57–68  15–12 (4–9)
O'Connell Center (1,071)
Gainesville, Florida
Feb. 24, 2013
3:00 p.m.
at Alabama W 67–61  16–12 (5–9)
Foster Auditorium (1,405)
Tuscaloosa, AL
Feb. 28, 2013
7:00 p.m., Sun Sports/Fox Sports
Arkansas W 69–58  17–12 (6–9)
O'Connell Center (1,159)
Gainesville, Florida
Mar. 3, 2013
1:00 p.m., Sportsouth/Fox Sports/Sun Sports
at No. 14 South Carolina L 56–67  17–13 (6–10)
Colonial Life Arena (3,343)
Columbia, South Carolina
SEC tournament
Mar. 7, 2013
12:00 p.m., Sportsouth/Fox Sports/Sun Sports
(9) vs. (8) Arkansas
Second round
W 64–59  18–13
Arena at Gwinnett Center (2,744)
Duluth, Georgia
Mar. 8, 2013
12:00 p.m., Sportsouth/Fox Sports/Sun Sports
(9) vs. (1) No. 8 Tennessee
Quarterfinal
L 73–82  18–14
Arena at Gwinnett Center (4,819)
Duluth, Georgia
National Invitational Tournament
Mar. 21, 2013*
7:00 p.m.
at FIU
First Round
W 75–68  19–14
U.S. Century Bank Arena (283)
Miami
Mar. 25, 2013*
7:00 p.m.
at Winthrop
Second Round
W 85–53  20–14
Winthrop Coliseum (1,254)
Rock Hill, South Carolina
Mar. 27, 2013*
7:00 p.m.
at Charlotte
Third Round
W 67–65  21–14
Halton Arena (885)
Charlotte, North Carolina
Mar. 30, 2013*
4:00 p.m.
at James Madison
Fourth Round
W 85–80  22–14
JMU Convocation Center (2,182)
Harrisonburg, Virginia
Apr. 3, 2013*
7:00 p.m.
at Drexel
Semifinals
L 57–67  22–15
Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,412)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
*Non-Conference Game. Rankings from AP poll. All times are in Eastern Time.
( ) Tournament seedings in parentheses.


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