2012–13 Utah Valley Wolverines men's basketball team

The 2012–13 Utah Valley Wolverines men's basketball team represented Utah Valley University in the 2012–13 college basketball season. This was head coach Dick Hunsaker's eleventh season at UVU. The Wolverines played their home games at the UCCU Center and were members of the Great West Conference. They finished the season 14–18, 3–5 in Great West play to finish in a three way tie for third place. They lost in the first round of the Great West tournament to Houston Baptist.

2012–13 Utah Valley Wolverines men's basketball
ConferenceGreat West Conference
Record14–18 (3–5 Great West)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Mike Kelly
  • Steve Payne
  • Paul Moss
Home arenaUCCU Center
Seasons
2012–13 Great West Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
NJIT62 .7501613 .552
Texas–Pan American53 .6251616 .500
Houston Baptist35 .3751417 .452
Utah Valley35 .3751418 .438
Chicago State35 .3751122 .333
2013 Great West tournament winner
As of March 20, 2013
Rankings from AP Poll

This was Utah Valley's final season in the Great West. The Wolverines will join the WAC starting in the 2013–14 season.[1]

Roster

2012–13 Utah Valley Wolverines men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G2Antoine Hosley6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
JrJefferson
North Idaho
Portland, OR
G3Keawe Enos6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
JrRed Mountain
Mesa CC
Mesa, AZ
G11Jason Johnson6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
JrCleveland
Antelope Valley
Reseda, CA
G12Holton Hunsaker6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
JrWoods CrossNorth Salt Lake City, UT
G/F14Justin Johnson6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
FrGreen RiverGreen River, UT
F20Alfonzo Hubbard6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
SrGallup
Salt Lake Community College
Gallup, NM
F22Nick Thompson6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
SrClearfield
Oklahoma
Clearfield, UT
F24Zach Jones6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
SrArcadia
Central Arizona
Phoenix, AZ
G32Taylor Brown6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
JrAltaDraper, UT
C34Ben Aird6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
JrBountifulBountiful, UT
C45Will Sinclair6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
SoLilydale Heights CollegeLilydale, Victoria
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Schedule and results

Source[2]

Date
time, TV
OpponentResultRecordHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsSite (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
11/09/2012*
2:00 pm
at IUPUIL 54–67 0–1
 19  Hart  13  Aird  5  Rice IUPUI Gymnasium (507)
Indianapolis, IN
11/12/2012*
5:00 pm
at North Carolina A&TW 64–55 1–1
 18  Aird  14  Thompson  5  Thompson Corbett Sports Center (947)
Greensboro, NC
11/14/2012*
8:00 pm, P12N
at Washington State
CBE Hall of Fame Classic
L 49–72 1–2
 10  Aird  5  Aird  2  Thompson, Hunsaker, Hosley, & Enos Beasley Coliseum (2,023)
Pullman, WA
11/17/2012*
1:05 pm, UVU-TV
Arizona ChristianW 96–70 2–2
 20  Thompson  7  Thompson  5  Hunsaker UCCU Center (723)
Orem, UT
11/20/2012*
7:00 pm
vs. Eastern Washington
CBE Hall of Fame Classic
W 86–83 3–2
 25  Aird  10  Thompson  7  Thompson Leavey Center (1,169)
Santa Clara, CA
11/21/2012*
9:00 pm
at Santa Clara
CBE Hall of Fame Classic
L 67–75 3–3
 19  Hubbard  7  Aird  4  Thompson Leavey Center (1,222)
Santa Clara, CA
11/23/2012*
3:00 pm
vs. USC Upstate
CBE Hall of Fame Classic
L 50–75 3–4
 14  Hosley  9  Aird  4  Thompson Leavey Center (1,156)
Santa Clara, CA
11/27/2012*
5:00 pm
at North Carolina CentralL 52–70 3–5
 12  Aird  9  Aird  3  Hubbard McLendon-McDougald Gymnasium (735)
Durham, NC
12/01/2012*
7:05 pm, UVU-TV
PepperdineW 67–63 OT4–5
 22  Hunsaker  9  Aird  7  Thompson UCCU Center (3,427)
Orem, UT
12/05/2012*
7:00 pm, Big Sky TV
at Weber State
Old Oquirrh Bucket
L 56–89 4–6
 12  Thompson, Hunsaker  7  Hubbard  2  Aird, Johnson, Brown Dee Events Center (5,553)
Ogden, UT
12/08/2012*
8:00 pm
at TroyW 86–82 2OT5–6
 32  Hunsaker  12  Thompson  7  Thompson Trojan Arena (1,256)
Troy, AL
12/15/2012*
7:05 pm, UVU-TV
FCS
Utah State
Old Oquirrh Bucket
L 63–69 5–7
 17  Hubbard, Hunsaker  6  Aird  3  Thompson UCCU Center (4,033)
Orem, UT
12/19/2012*
7:05 pm, UVU-TV
TroyW 67–64 OT6–7
 18  Aird  12  Thompson  4  Thompson, Hunsaker UCCU Center (1,009)
Orem, UT
12/22/2012*
4:05 pm, UVU-TV
North Carolina CentralL 67–73 6–8
 19  Thompson, Hubbard  9  Hubbard  6  Hunsaker UCCU Center (548)
Orem, UT
12/28/2012*
2:30 pm
vs. Austin Peay
Dr. Pepper Classic at Chattanooga
W 84–77 7–8
 26  Aird  10  Thompson  12  Thompson McKenzie Arena (2,568)
Chattanooga, TN
12/29/2012*
5:00 pm
at Chattanooga
Dr. Pepper Classic at Chattanooga Championship
L 69–76 7–9
 37  Hunsaker  13  Aird  4  Aird, Brown McKenzie Arena (2,534)
Chattanooga, TN
01/05/2013
7:05 pm, UVU-TV
NJITL 52–57 7–10
(0–1)
 26  Aird  13  Aird  5  Enos UCCU Center (3,134)
Orem, UT
01/09/2013*
6:05 pm
at UMKCW 78–66 8–10
 18  Thompson, Hubbard, Aird  9  Thompson  6  Thompson Swinney Recreation Center (905)
Kansas City, MO
01/12/2013
7:05 pm, UVU-TV
Houston BaptistW 83–62 9–10
(1–1)
 24  Hubbard  9  Aird  8  Thompson UCCU Center (3,320)
Orem, UT
01/19/2013
6:00 pm, Broncs Live
at Texas–Pan AmericaL 60–62 9–11
(1–2)
 18  Hunsaker  14  Aird  5  Thompson UTPA Fieldhouse (1,145)
Edinburg, TX
01/26/2013
2:30 pm, CSU TV
at Chicago StateL 54–62 9–12
(1–3)
 16  Thompson  13  Thompson  3  Hunsaker Emil and Patricia Jones Convocation Center (316)
Chicago, IL
01/28/2013*
7:05 pm, UVU-TV Streaming Events
Peru StateW 84–49 10–12
 21  Hunsaker  10  Thompson  4  Hunsaker UCCU Center (890)
Orem, UT
02/02/2013*
8:00 pm
at Cal State BakersfieldL 62–75 10–13
 15  Aird  8  Aird  6  Hunsaker Icardo Center (1,086)
Bakersfield, CA
02/09/2013
7:05 pm, UVU-TV
Texas–Pan AmericaW 66–49 11–13
(2–3)
 15  Aird, Johnson  12  Aird  8  Thompson UCCU Center (2,485)
Orem, UT
02/11/2013*
7:05 pm, UVU-TV Streaming Events
Northern New MexicoW 86–63 12–13
 16  Aird, Hosley  15  Aird  5  Johnson, Hunsaker UCCU Center (1,524)
Orem, UT
02/16/2013
2:20 pm, Highlanders All Access
at NJITL 55–63 12–14
(2–4)
 16  Johnson  9  Aird  4  Thompson Fleisher Center (409)
Newark, NJ
02/18/2013*
7:05 pm, UVU-TV Streaming Events
Pacific UnionW 73–43 13–14
 18  Jones  16  Thompson  4  Johnson, Brown UCCU Center (1,524)
Orem, UT
02/23/2013
6:05 pm, Legacy Sports Network
at Houston BaptistL 63–73 13–15
(2–5)
 26  Hunsaker  13  Aird  4  Thompson Sharp Gymnasium (520)
Houston, TX
02/26/2013*
6:00 pm, NDSU All Access
at North Dakota StateL 56–63 13–16
 25  Aird  9  Thompson  3  Hunsaker Bison Sports Arena (2,351)
Fargo, ND
03/02/2013
7:05 pm, UVU-TV
Chicago StateW 76–69 14–16
(3–5)
 24  Johnson  10  Thompson  7  Thompson UCCU Center (3,138)
Orem, UT
03/09/2013*
7:05 pm, UVU-TV
Cal State BakersfieldL 58–73 14–17
 20  Johnson  13  Aird  2  Thompson, Aird, Brown UCCU Center (3,826)
Orem, UT
2013 Great West Conference men's basketball tournament
03/14/2013
4:00 pm
vs. Houston Baptist
First Round
L 74–76 2OT14–18
 22  Thompson  13  Thompson  4  Thompson, Hunsaker, Johnson Emil and Patricia Jones Convocation Center (N/A)
Chicago, IL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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