2012–13 Liberty Flames basketball team
American college basketball season
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