2012–13 SIU Edwardsville Cougars men's basketball team

2012–13 SIU Edwardsville Cougars men's basketball
2012–13 SIU Edwardsville Cougars men's basketball
Conference	Ohio Valley Conference
	West Division
Record	9–18 (5–11 OVC)
Head coach	Lennox Forrester (6th season);
Assistant coaches	Matt Laur; Kris Crosby; Deryl Cunningham;
Home arena	Vadalabene Center
	Seasons ← 2011–12 2013–14 →

The 2012–13 SIU Edwardsville Cougars men's basketball team represented Southern Illinois University Edwardsville during the 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cougars, led by sixth-year head coach Lennox Forrester, played their home games at the Vadalabene Center and were members of the West Division of the Ohio Valley Conference.^[1]

2012–13 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
East
Belmont †	14	–	2	.875	26	–	7	.788
Eastern Kentucky	12	–	4	.750	25	–	10	.714
Tennessee State	11	–	5	.688	18	–	15	.545
Jacksonville State*	8	–	8	.500	17	–	11	.607
Morehead State	8	–	8	.500	15	–	18	.455
Tennessee Tech	5	–	11	.313	12	–	17	.414
West
Murray State	10	–	6	.625	21	–	10	.677
Southeast Missouri State	8	–	8	.500	17	–	16	.515
Eastern Illinois	6	–	10	.375	11	–	21	.344
SIU Edwardsville	5	–	11	.313	9	–	18	.333
UT Martin	5	–	11	.313	9	–	21	.300
Austin Peay	4	–	12	.250	8	–	23	.258

† 2013 OVC tournament winner As of March 23, 2013 * Ineligible for Postseason play due to APR Penalties Rankings from AP Poll

Preseason

Ten players returned from the 10–17 team of 2011–12, and two transfers were newly eligible.^[2]

The OVC's pre-season coaches' poll picked SIUE to finish fourth in the West Division. Senior Mark Yelovich was selected to the pre-season All-OVC team.^[3]

Season

During the season, crucial team members Reggie Reed, Maurice Wiltz, and Mark Yelovich suffered injuries, and late in the season, leading scorer Jerome Jones was suspended for the duration. As a result, the Cougars foundered, ending the season 9–18 and 5–11 in OVC play to finish in a tie for fourth place in the West Division. They failed to qualify for the Ohio Valley Conference tournament.^[1]

Roster

#	Name	Position	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	High School	Transfer from
1	Kris Davis	Guard	6–2	179	Sophomore	Detroit, Michigan	Detroit Cass Technical
2	Maurice Wiltz	Guard	6–2	175	Sophomore	Stafford, Texas	Stafford HS	Colorado State
4	Tim Johnson	Guard	6–3	200	Junior	Lansing, Illinois	Lee Academy (ME)	George Washington
5	Grant Fiorentinos †	Forward/Center	6–10	235	Junior	Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa	Hun School of Princeton (NJ)	Tulane
10	Reggie Reed	Guard	5–9	165	Senior	St. Petersburg, Florida	St. Petersburg Lakewood	Rend Lake College (JC)
14	Derian Shaffer	Forward	6–7	230	Senior	Detroit, Michigan	Detroit Cass Technical	Kilgore College (JC)
15	Michael Birts	Forward	6–6	200	Sophomore	Miami, Florida	Miami Robert Morgan
22	Charles Joy	Forward	6–5	225	Sophomore	O'Fallon, Illinois	O'Fallon Township High School
24	Kyle Heck	Guard	6–2	188	Sophomore	Metamora, Illinois	Metamora Township High School
25	Ray Lester	Forward	6–6	225	Junior	Chicago, Illinois	Crete-Monee High School	Vincennes University (JC)
30	Michael Messer	Guard	6–5	208	Sophomore	Wildwood, Missouri	Lafayette High School
32	Donivine Stewart †	Guard	5–11	190	Sophomore	Peoria, Illinois	Bartonville Limestone Community High School	Bradley
33	Mark Yelovich	Forward	6–6	223	Senior	Mt. Zion, Illinois	Mount Zion High School
34	Zeke Schneider	Forward/Center	6–9	225	Senior	Metamora, Illinois	Metamora Township High School
35	Jerome Jones	Forward	6–6	215	Senior	St. Louis, Missouri	St.Louis Miller Career Academy	Indian Hills (JC)

† Sat out 2012–13 season due to NCAA Division I transfer rules ^[4]

Schedule

Source = ^[5]

Date time, TV	Opponent	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
11/01/2012* 7:00 pm	Greenville	W 84–50		Vadalabene Center (1,693) Edwardsville, IL
11/06/2012* 7:00 pm	MacMurray	W 77–59		Vadalabene Center (1,289) Edwardsville, IL
Regular Season
11/10/2012* 5:00 pm, ESPN3	at No. 15 Missouri	L 69–83	0–1	Mizzou Arena (10,054) Columbia, MO
11/14/2012* 7:00 pm	Western Illinois	W 62–50	1–1	Vadalabene Center (1,706) Edwardsville, IL
11/20/2012* 7:00 pm, FS Midwest	Southern Illinois	L 55–71	1–2	Vadalabene Center (3,507) Edwardsville, IL
11/24/2012* 7:00 pm	at Texas–Pan American	L 66–77	1–3	UTPA Fieldhouse (305) Edinburg, TX
12/01/2012* 2:00 pm	Chicago State	W 71–57	2–3	Vadalabene Center (1,502) Edwardsville, IL
12/05/2012* 7:00 pm	at Northern Illinois	L 54–65	2–4	Convocation Center (2,750) DeKalb, IL
12/08/2012* 7:00 pm	at Western Illinois	L 38–55	2–5	Western Hall (1,786) Macomb, IL
12/17/2012* 7:00 pm	Eureka	W 77–74	3–5	Vadalabene Center (1,078) Edwardsville, IL
12/19/2012* 7:00 pm	Robert Morris–Springfield	W 81–49	4–5	Vadalabene Center (1,055) Edwardsville, IL
12/28/2012* 7:00 pm, FS Midwest	at Saint Louis	L 41–68	4–6	Chaifetz Arena (8,175) St. Louis, MO
01/03/2013 6:00 pm	at Morehead State	L 64–68	4–7 (0–1)	Ellis Johnson Arena (1,716) Morehead, KY
01/05/2013 6:00 pm	at Eastern Kentucky	L 72–78	4–8 (0–2)	Alumni Coliseum (1,400) Richmond, KY
01/10/2013 7:00 pm, FS Midwest	Jacksonville State	L 62–75	4–9 (0–3)	Vadalabene Center (1,903) Edwardsville, IL
01/12/2013 7:00 pm, KPLR	Tennessee Tech	W 58–54	5–9 (1–3)	Vadalabene Center (1,642) Edwardsville, IL
01/17/2013 7:00 pm	at Austin Peay	W 66–53	6–9 (2–3)	Dunn Center (2,014) Clarksville, TN
01/19/2013 7:30 pm, KPLR/ESPN3	at Murray State	L 61–70	6–10 (2–4)	CFSB Center (5,102) Murray, KY
01/24/2013 7:00 pm, FS Midwest	Southeast Missouri State	W 80–77	7–10 (3–4)	Vadalabene Center (1,989) Edwardsville, IL
01/26/2013 7:00 pm, KPLR	Tennessee–Martin	L 62–65	7–11 (3–5)	Vadalabene Center (1,634) Edwardsville, IL
02/02/2013 7:00 pm, FS Midwest	Eastern Illinois	W 49–45	8–11 (4–5)	Vadalabene Center (2,044) Edwardsville, IL
02/07/2013 7:00 pm	at Southeast Missouri State	L 67–76	8–12 (4–6)	Show Me Center (2,212) Cape Girardeau, MO
02/09/2013 12:00 pm, FS South & FS Midwest	at Tennessee–Martin	L 68–77	8–13 (4–7)	Skyhawk Arena (1,674) Martin, TN
02/14/2013 7:00 pm, KPLR/ESPN3	Murray State	W 65–60	9–13 (5–7)	Vadalabene Center (2,103) Edwardsville, IL
02/16/2013 7:00 pm, KPLR	Austin Peay	L 71–83	9–14 (5–8)	Vadalabene Center (2,436) Edwardsville, IL
02/20/2013 7:00 pm, FS Midwest	Tennessee State	L 73–83	9–15 (5–9)	Vadalabene Center (1,449) Edwardsville, IL
02/23/2013* 4:30 pm	at Central Arkansas BracketBusters	L 78–80	9–16	Farris Center (1,889) Conway, AR
02/27/2013 7:00 pm	at Belmont	L 43–73	9–17 (5–10)	Curb Event Center (1,364) Nashville, TN
03/02/2013 4:00 pm	at Eastern Illinois	L 46–61	9–18 (5–11)	Lantz Arena (1,885) Charleston, IL
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

References

^ ^a ^b "General".
^ "2011-12 Men's Basketball - SIUE". www.siuecougars.com. Archived from the original on March 28, 2014.
^ "Belmont, Murray State Picked as 2012-13 OVC Men's Basketball Favorites; Racers Canaan Named Preseason Player of the Year".
^ "2012-13 SIUE Men's Basketball - SIUE". www.siuecougars.com. Archived from the original on November 2, 2012.
^ "2012-13 SIUE Men's Basketball Schedule - SIUE". www.siuecougars.com. Archived from the original on September 5, 2012.

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[2] "2011-12 Men's Basketball - SIUE". www.siuecougars.com. Archived from the original on March 28, 2014.

[3] "Belmont, Murray State Picked as 2012-13 OVC Men's Basketball Favorites; Racers Canaan Named Preseason Player of the Year".

[4] "2012-13 SIUE Men's Basketball - SIUE". www.siuecougars.com. Archived from the original on November 2, 2012.

[5] "2012-13 SIUE Men's Basketball Schedule - SIUE". www.siuecougars.com. Archived from the original on September 5, 2012.

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2012–13 SIU Edwardsville Cougars men's basketball

Conference	Ohio Valley Conference
Division	West Division
Record	9–18 (5–11 OVC)
Head coach	Lennox Forrester (6th season)
Assistant coaches	Matt Laur Kris Crosby Deryl Cunningham
Home arena	Vadalabene Center
Seasons ← 2011–12 2013–14 →