2012–13 Florida Atlantic Owls men's basketball team

2012–13 Florida Atlantic Owls men's basketball
ConferenceSun Belt Conference
DivisionEast Division
Record14–18 (9–11 Sun Belt)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Mike Jarvis II
  • Tim Kaine
  • Peter Gash
Home arenaFAU Arena
Seasons
2012–13 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
East
Middle Tennessee 19 1   .950 28 6   .824
South Alabama 14 6   .700 17 13   .567
FIU 11 9   .550 18 14   .563
WKU 10 10   .500 20 16   .556
Florida Atlantic 9 11   .450 14 18   .438
Troy 6 14   .300 12 21   .364
West
Arkansas State 12 8   .600 19 12   .613
Arkansas–Little Rock 11 9   .550 17 15   .531
Louisiana–Lafayette 8 12   .400 13 20   .394
North Texas 7 13   .350 12 20   .375
Louisiana–Monroe 3 17   .150 4 23   .148
2013 Sun Belt Tournament winner
As of March 22, 2013
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2012–13 Florida Atlantic Owls men's basketball team represented Florida Atlantic University during the 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Owls, led by fifth year head coach Mike Jarvis, played their home games at the FAU Arena, and were members of the East Division of the Sun Belt Conference. They finished the season 14–18, 9–11 in Sun Belt play to finish in fifth place in the East Division. They lost in the first round of the Sun Belt tournament to Troy.[1]

This was the Owls final season as a member of the Sun Belt. In July, 2013, they will join Conference USA.

Roster

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Number Name Position Height Weight Year Hometown
1 Cavon Baker Guard 6–1 170 Freshman Miami, Florida
2 DeVonte Thornton Forward 6–8 185 Freshman Marietta, Georgia
3 Dragan Sekelja Center 7–0 255 Junior Zagreb, Croatia
4 Andre Mattison Forward 6–7 220 Senior Washington, D.C.
5 Javier Lacunza Forward 6–8 205 Freshman Pamplona, Spain
11 Justin Raffington Center 6–9 245 Junior Freiburg, Germany
12 Jackson Trapp Guard 6–4 195 Freshman Orlando, Florida
20 Austin Hunt Guard 6–2 162 Freshman Miami, Florida
21 Jordan McCoy Forward 6–6 185 Senior Orlando, Florida
22 Greg Gantt Guard 6–2 205 Senior Gainesville, Florida
24 Chris Bryant Forward 6–8 210 Freshman Tallahassee, Florida
25 Pablo Bertone Guard 6–4 198 Junior Arroyito, Argentina
42 Stefan Moody Guard 5–10 170 Freshman Kissimmee, Florida
44 Kelvin Penn Forward 6–6 225 Sophomore Steilacoom, Washington

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Opponent Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
11/05/2012*
7:00 pm
Lynn W 87–80 
FAU Arena 
Boca Raton, Florida
Regular season
11/11/2012*
2:30 pm, ESPNU
at No. 11 North Carolina
Maui Invitational
L 56–80  0–1
Dean Smith Center (15,403)
Chapel Hill, NC
11/13/2012*
8:00 pm
at Mississippi State
Maui Invitational
L 58–78  0–2
The Hump (6,140)
Starkville, MS
11/17/2012*
4:30 pm
vs. Coppin State
Maui Invitational
W 64–61  1–2
Alumni Gym (1,107)
Elon, NC
11/18/2012*
4:30 P;
vs. Elon
Maui Invitational
L 59–62 OT 1–3
Alumni Gym (908)
Elon, NC
11/24/2012*
1:00 pm
American W 56–55  2–3
FAU Arena (1,257)
Boca Raton, Florida
11/29/2012
7:00 pm
South Alabama L 66–77  2–4 (0–1)
FAU Arena (1,337)
Boca Raton, Florida
12/01/2012
8:00 pm
Arkansas State W 72–65  3–4 (1–1)
FAU Arena (1,321)
Boca Raton, Florida
12/06/2012*
7:00 pm
at Stetson W 88–78  4–4
Edmunds Center (917)
DeLand, FL
12/09/2012*
3:00 pm
Warner W 83–50  5–4
FAU Arena (1,109)
Boca Raton, Florida
12/15/2012*
7:00 pm, WHIO
at Dayton L 56–81  5–5
UD Arena (11,553)
Dayton, OH
12/18/2012*
7:00 pm
Stetson L 68–69  5–6
FAU Arena (1,027)
Boca Raton, Florida
12/21/2012*
7:00 pm, ESPN2
at No. 6 Indiana L 52–88  5–7
Assembly Hall (17,472)
Bloomington, IN
12/27/2012
8:00 pm
at Troy W 61–54  6–7 (2–1)
Trojan Arena (1,139)
Troy, AL
12/29/2012
5:35 pm
at Louisiana–Monroe L 64–65  6–8 (2–2)
Fant–Ewing Coliseum (923)
Monroe, LA
01/01/2013*
2:00 pm
Hofstra W 61–57  7–8
FAU Arena (1,349)
Boca Raton, Florida
01/03/2013
7:00 pm
Louisiana–Lafayette W 75–70  8–8 (3–2)
FAU Arena (1,063)
Boca Raton, Florida
01/10/2013
8:00 pm
at Middle Tennessee L 52–62  8–9 (3–3)
Murphy Center (3,806)
Murfreesboro, TN
01/12/2013
8:00 pm, ESPN3
at WKU W 65–62  9–9 (4–3)
E. A. Diddle Arena (4,823)
Bowling Green, KY
01/17/2013
7:00 pm
Troy W 80–59  10–9 (5–3)
FAU Arena (1,543)
Boca Raton, Florida
01/19/2013
7:00 pm
North Texas L 59–61 OT 10–10 (5–4)
FAU Arena (1,797)
Boca Raton, Florida
01/24/2013
8:00 pm
at Arkansas–Little Rock L 62–65  10–11 (5–5)
Jack Stephens Center (3,347)
Little Rock, AR
01/26/2013
8:30 pm, CSS/ESPN3
at Arkansas State L 38–63  10–12 (5–6)
Convocation Center (5,631)
Jonesboro, AR
01/31/2013
7:00 pm
Louisiana–Monroe W 76–71  11–12 (6–6)
FAU Arena (1,376)
Boca Raton, Florida
02/02/2013
7:00 pm
Middle Tennessee L 56–73  11–13 (6–7)
FAU Arena (2,786)
Boca Raton, Florida
02/07/2013
7:00 pm
at FIU L 65–84  11–14 (6–8)
U.S. Century Bank Arena (1,532)
Miami, Florida
02/09/2013
8:30 pm, CSS/ESPN3
at South Alabama L 71–72  11–15 (6–9)
Mitchell Center (4,271)
Mobile, AL
02/14/2013
7:00 pm, ESPN3
WKU W 84–78  12–15 (7–9)
FAU Arena (1,331)
Boca Raton, Florida
02/16/2013
8:15 pm
at Louisiana–Lafayette L 57–58  12–16 (7–10)
Cajundome (2,370)
Lafayette, LA
02/21/2013
8:00 pm
at North Texas L 57–66 OT 12–17 (7–11)
The Super Pit (2,532)
Denton, TX
02/23/2013
7:00 pm
Arkansas–Little Rock W 73–59  13–17 (8–11)
FAU Arena (1,248)
Boca Raton, Florida
03/02/2013
7:00 pm
FIU W 77–60  14–17 (9–11)
FAU Arena (2,118)
Boca Raton, Florida
2013 Sun Belt tournament
03/08/2013
9:30 pm
vs. Troy
First Round
L 79–81 OT 14–18
Summit Arena (N/A)
Hot Springs, AR
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

References

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  1. ^ "Troy 81, FAU 79". ESPN. March 8, 2013. Archived from the original on February 19, 2024. Retrieved February 19, 2024.