2012–13 Eastern Michigan Eagles men's basketball team

The 2012–13 Eastern Michigan Eagles men's basketball team represented Eastern Michigan University during the 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Eagles, led by second year head coach Rob Murphy, played their home games at the Eastern Michigan University Convocation Center and were members of the West Division of the Mid-American Conference. They finished the season 16–18, 7–9 in MAC play to finish in fourth place in the West Division. They won two games in the MAC tournament to advance to the quarterfinals where they lost to Western Michigan.

2012–13 Eastern Michigan Eagles men's basketball
ConferenceMid-American Conference
DivisionWest Division
Record16–18 (7–9 MAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Mike Brown
  • Kevin Mondro
  • Benny White
Home arenaEastern Michigan University Convocation Center
Seasons
2012–13 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
East
Akron 14 2   .875 26 7   .788
Ohio 14 2   .875 24 10   .706
Kent State 9 7   .563 21 14   .600
Buffalo 7 9   .438 14 20   .412
Bowling Green 7 9   .438 13 19   .406
Miami 3 13   .188 9 22   .290
West
Western Michigan 10 6   .625 22 13   .629
Toledo* 10 6   .625 15 13   .536
Ball State 8 8   .500 15 15   .500
Eastern Michigan 7 9   .438 16 18   .471
Central Michigan 4 12   .250 11 20   .355
Northern Illinois 3 13   .188 5 25   .167
2013 MAC tournament winner
As of March 27, 2013
*Ineligible for postseason due to APR penalties
Rankings from AP Poll

Arrivals

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Ray Lee Ranked as the 19th best point guard in the country by Scout.com and the 142nd best player overall in the 2012 class by Rivals.com committed to EMU. Jalen Ross (Greensboro Day School) another PG was a PACIS (Piedmont Athletic Conference of Independent Schools) All-Conference selection and MVP of the Pizza Hut Invitational in high school.[1]

Awards

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All-MAC Honorable Mention

  • Glenn Bryant [2]

Statistics

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[3]

Conference Team Highs

  • Scoring Defense (59.1 Pg/G)
  • 3-Point Fg Pct Defense (.299)
  • Free Throw Pct 1.000 (4-4) at Kentucky (01/02/13)

Conference Individual Highs Free Throw Pct.

  • Daylen Harrison vs Eastern Illinois (11-16-12) 1.000 (11-11)
  • Anthony Strickland vs Akron (02-13-13) 1.000 (8-8)

Conference Opponent Lows

  • Points 25 by Northern Illinois (01-26-13)
  • Field Goals Made 8 by Northern Illinois (01-26-13)
  • Field Goal Pct .131 (8-61) by Northern Illinois (01-26-13)
  • Steals 1 by IPFW (11-17-12)
  • Fouls 7 Michigan (12/20/12)

Roster

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Number Name Position Height Weight Year Hometown
0 Ray Lee Guard 6–3 170 Freshman Detroit, Michigan
1 Da'Shonte Riley Center 7–0 233 Junior Detroit, Michigan
2 J.R. Sims Guard 6–3 175 Junior Fort Wayne, Indiana
3 Austin Harper Guard 6–2 190 Junior Grand Haven, Michigan
4 James Still Forward 6–10 205 Junior Detroit, Michigan
5 Derek Thompson Guard 6–3 178 Senior Detroit, Michigan
10 Mike Talley Guard 5–11 176 Junior Detroit, Michigan
12 Antoine Chandler Guard 5–10 158 Sophomore Windsor, Canada
21 Jalen Ross Guard 5–11 176 Freshman Greensboro, North Carolina
22 Josh Lyle Guard 6–4 186 Sophomore Detroit, Michigan
23 Glenn Bryant Forward 6–8 201 Junior Detroit, Michigan
32 Jamell Harris Forward 6–9 201 Senior Euclid, Ohio
33 Anthony Strickland Guard 6–5 219 Junior Ypsilanti, Michigan
35 Daylen Harrison Guard/Forward 6–6 214 Junior Akron, Ohio
45 Matt Balkema Center 6–10 286 Senior Roseville, Michigan

James Still was dismissed from the team on November 16, 2012, following a guilty plea in felony charges stemming from an incident in April 2010, when he was enrolled at Providence College (see also 2010–11 Providence Friars men's basketball team#Offseason).[4]

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Opponent Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/02/2012*
7:30 pm
Michigan–Dearborn W 82–38 
Convocation Center 
Ypsilanti, MI
Regular season
11/09/2012*
12:00 pm
Rochester College
EMU "Ice Man" Classic
W 66–52  1–0
Convocation Center (2,359)
Ypsilanti, MI
11/11/2012*
2:00 pm
at Jacksonville State L 54–61  1–1
Pete Mathews Coliseum (1,032)
Jacksonville, AL
11/16/2012*
7:00 pm
Eastern Illinois
EMU "Ice Man" Classic
W 60–52  2–1
Convocation Center (881)
Ypsilanti, MI
11/17/2012*
7:00 pm
IPFW
EMU "Ice Man" Classic
W 60–47  3–1
Convocation Center (758)
Ypsilanti, MI
11/18/2012*
7:00 pm
Texas–Pan American
EMU "Ice Man" Classic
W 57–47  4–1
Convocation Center (938)
Ypsilanti, MI
11/24/2012*
6:30 pm
Madonna W 75–57  5–1
Convocation Center (552)
Ypsilanti, MI
12/03/2012*
7:00 pm, ESPNU
at No. 4 Syracuse L 48–84  5–2
Carrier Dome (20,822)
Syracuse, NY
12/08/2012*
2:00 pm, ESPN3
Purdue W 47–44  6–2
Convocation Center (1,790)
Ypsilanti, MI
12/15/2012*
2:00 pm, CSNCHI
at UIC L 48–74  6–3
UIC Pavilion (3,274)
Chicago, IL
12/20/2012*
8:30 pm, BTN
at No. 2 Michigan L 54–93  6–4
Crisler Center (12,693)
Ann Arbor, MI
12/22/2012*
2:00 pm
Oakland L 57–59  6–5
Convocation Center (830)
Ypsilanti, MI
12/28/2012*
4:00 pm
Siena Heights W 87–49  7–5
Convocation Center (654)
Ypsilanti, MI
01/02/2013*
6:00 pm, ESPNU
at Kentucky L 38–90  7–6
Rupp Arena (22,135)
Lexington, KY
01/05/2013*
2:00 pm
at Massachusetts L 61–75  7–7
William D. Mullins Memorial Center (5,060)
Amherst, MA
01/09/2013
7:00 pm
Ball State L 58–60  7–8 (0–1)
Convocation Center (826)
Ypsilanti, MI
01/12/2013
6:00 pm, ESPN3
at Bowling Green L 44–46  7–9 (0–2)
Stroh Center (2,180)
Bowling Green, OH
01/15/2013
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Central Michigan W 58–52  8–9 (1–2)
Convocation Center (N/A)
Ypsilanti, MI
01/19/2013
2:00 pm
Miami (OH) W 65–58  9–9 (2–2)
Convocation Center (884)
Ypsilanti, MI
01/23/2013
7:00 pm
at Western Michigan L 59–63  9–10 (2–3)
University Arena (2,419)
Kalamazoo, MI
01/26/2013
2:00 pm
Northern Illinois W 42–25  10–10 (3–3)
Convocation Center (888)
Ypsilanti, MI
02/02/2013
6:00 pm, ESPN3
at Kent State L 62–77  10–11 (3–4)
M.A.C. Center (2,267)
Kent, OH
02/06/2013
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Buffalo W 65–46  11–11 (4–4)
Convocation Center (522)
Ypsilanti, MI
02/09/2013
7:00 pm
at Toledo L 52–60  11–12 (4–5)
Savage Arena (4,252)
Toledo, OH
02/13/2013
7:00 pm
Akron L 62–70  11–13 (4–6)
Convocation Center (672)
Ypsilanti, MI
02/16/2013
2:00 pm
at Ball State W 56–50  12–13 (5–6)
John E. Worthen Arena (3,491)
Muncie, IN
02/20/2013
7:00 pm
at Ohio L 50–73  12–14 (5–7)
Convocation Center (5,932)
Athens, OH
02/23/2013*
12:00 pm
Missouri State
BracketBusters
L 54–57  12–15
Convocation Center (676)
Ypsilanti, MI
02/27/2013
8:00 pm
at Northern Illinois W 53–41  13–15 (6–7)
Convocation Center (826)
DeKalb, IL
03/02/2013
2:00 pm
Western Michigan W 50–49 OT 14–15 (7–7)
Convocation Center (1,216)
Ypsilanti, MI
03/05/2013
7:00 pm
at Central Michigan L 59–61  14–16 (7–8)
McGuirk Arena (879)
Mount Pleasant, MI
03/09/2013
12:00 pm
Toledo L 67–78  14–17 (7–9)
Convocation Center (892)
Ypsilanti, MI
2013 MAC men's basketball tournament
03/11/2013
7:00 pm
Northern Illinois
First Round
W 45–44  15–17
Convocation Center (302)
Ypsilanti, MI
03/13/2013
9:00 pm, STO/ESPN3
vs. Miami (OH)
Second Round
W 58–47  16–17
Quicken Loans Arena (2,147)
Cleveland, OH
03/14/2013
9:00 pm, STO/ESPN3
vs. Western Michigan
Quarterfinals
L 55–70  16–18
Quicken Loans Arena (3,361)
Cleveland, OH
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

^ The game was originally scheduled for 1/30/2013 but was postponed due to the closure of the Ohio campus following an armed robbery of $5 just off campus.[5]

Noteworthy games

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The win over Purdue on December 8 was the program's first win over a Big Ten team in nearly 15 years.

The January 26 win over Northern Illinois set several NCAA defensive records, including lowest field goal percentage allowed in a half since the implementation of the shot clock (3.2%), fewest points allowed in a half (4 points), and lowest field goal percentage allowed in a game (13.1%).[6]

References

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  1. ^ "2013-14 EMU Men's Basketball Digital Media Guide".
  2. ^ "2013-14 EMU Men's Basketball Digital Media Guide".
  3. ^ "2012-13 MAC Men's Basketball Statistics". Archived from the original on August 14, 2014. Retrieved August 10, 2014.
  4. ^ "Eastern Michigan dismisses James Still for felony", USA Today, November 17, 2012, retrieved January 10, 2013
  5. ^ "Ohio-EMU game postponed after campus shutdown due to $5 robbery", USA Today, January 30, 2013, retrieved January 31, 2013
  6. ^ "College basketball roundup: Eastern Michigan holds Northern Illinois to record-low four points in first half", Detroit Free Press, January 26, 2013, retrieved January 27, 2013, Northern Illinois broke its own NCAA Division I record for futility, scoring just four points in the first half of a 42-25 loss to Eastern Michigan today in Ypsilanti. The Huskies (4-14, 2-4 Mid-American) also broke the record for lowest field goal percentage in a half of the shot clock era (3.2%) and lowest field goal percentage in a game (13.1%), and tied the mark for fewest made field goals in a half after hitting 1 of 31 attempts in the opening period.