2012–13 Sacred Heart Pioneers men's basketball team

The 2012–13 Sacred Heart Pioneers men's basketball team represented Sacred Heart University during the 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. This was the Pioneers' 14th season of NCAA Division I basketball, all played in the Northeast Conference. The Pioneers were coached by Dave Bike in his thirty-fifth year as Sacred Heart's head coach. SHU played their home games at the William H. Pitt Center. They finished the season 9–20, 7–11 in NEC play to finish in ninth place. They failed to qualify for the Northeast Conference Basketball tournament.

2012–13 Sacred Heart Pioneers men's basketball
ConferenceNortheast Conference
Record9–20 (7–11 NEC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Anthony Latina
  • Johnny Kidd
  • Kevin Papacs
Home arenaWilliam H. Pitt Center
Seasons
2012–13 Northeast Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Robert Morris 14 4   .778 24 11   .686
Bryant 12 6   .667 19 12   .613
Wagner 12 6   .667 19 12   .613
Long Island 12 6   .667 20 14   .588
Mount St. Mary's 11 7   .611 18 14   .563
Quinnipiac 11 7   .611 15 16   .484
Central Connecticut 9 9   .500 13 17   .433
St. Francis Brooklyn 8 10   .444 12 18   .400
Sacred Heart 7 11   .389 9 20   .310
Monmouth 5 13   .278 10 21   .323
Saint Francis (PA) 5 13   .278 5 24   .172
Fairleigh Dickinson 2 16   .111 7 24   .226
2013 NEC tournament winner
As of March 25, 2013
Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

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Number Name Position Height Weight Year Hometown
2 Evan Kelley Guard 6–4 180 Junior Norwalk, Connecticut
3 Cole Walton Center 6–11 215 Freshman Bellevue, Washington
4 Phil Gaetano Guard 5–10 170 Sophomore Wallingford, Connecticut
5 Justin Swidowski Forward/Center 6–9 215 RS-Senior Cinnaminson, New Jersey
11 Chris Evans Guard/Forward 6–3 210 Junior Norwalk, Connecticut
12 Louis Montes Guard/Forward 6–4 220 RS-Junior Brockton, Massachusetts
21 Femi Akinpetide Forward 6–6 230 RS-Senior Sydney, Australia
24 Mostafa Abdel Latif Forward 6–8 230 RS-Junior Alexandria, Egypt
25 Shane Gibson Guard 6–2 180 Redshirt-Senior Killingly, Connecticut
30 Nick Greenbacker Forward/Center 6–9 235 RS-Senior Coventry, Connecticut
31 Steve Glowiak Guard 6–3 185 RS-Sophomore New Britain, Connecticut
32 De'Aires Tate Forward 6–9 205 Freshman Lithonia, Georgia
34 Tevin Falzon Forward 6–7 215 Freshman Newton, Massachusetts

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Opponent Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular Season
November 10*
5:30 pm
vs. Yale
Connecticut 6 Classic
W 85–82 OT 1–0
Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion (N/A)
Hartford, CT
November 12*
7:30 pm
at Rutgers L 62–88  1–1
Louis Brown Athletic Center (2,768)
Piscataway, NJ
November 16*
7:00 pm
at Hartford L 47–62  1–2
Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion (1,611)
Hartford, CT
November 18*
2:00 pm
at Stony Brook W 64–62  2–2
Pritchard Gymnasium (1,137)
Stony Brook, NY
November 25*
2:00 pm
Lehigh L 77–91  2–3
William H. Pitt Center (636)
Fairfield, CT
November 29*
7:00 pm
at Brown L 56–69  2–4
Pizzitola Sports Center (529)
Providence, RI
December 5*
7:00 pm
Holy Cross L 78–83  2–5
William H. Pitt Center (664)
Fairfield, CT
December 9*
2:00 pm
at Lafayette L 70–72  2–6
Kirby Sports Center (1,017)
Easton, PA
December 18*
7:00 pm
Stony Brook L 59–64  2–7
William H. Pitt Center (319)
Fairfield, CT
December 22*
2:00 pm
at La Salle L 71–100  2–8
Tom Gola Arena (1,211)
Philadelphia, PA
December 30*
2:00 pm
at George Washington L 38–77  2–9
Charles E. Smith Athletic Center (1,764)
Washington, D.C.
January 3
7:00 pm
Long Island W 77–73  3–9 (1–0)
William H. Pitt Center (358)
Fairfield, CT
January 5
3:30 pm
St. Francis Brooklyn W 66–65  4–9 (2–0)
William H. Pitt Center (589)
Fairfield, CT
January 10
7:00 pm
at Central Connecticut L 78–84  4–10 (2–1)
William H. Detrick Gymnasium (2,110)
New Britain, CT
January 12
3:00 pm
at Quinnipiac W 80–74  5–10 (3–1)
TD Bank Sports Center (1,950)
Hamden, CT
January 17
7:00 pm
at Robert Morris L 62–66  5–11 (3–2)
Charles L. Sewall Center (783)
Moon Township, PA
January 19
2:00 pm, ESPN3
at Saint Francis (PA) W 75–72  6–11 (4–2)
DeGol Arena (1,310)
Loretto, PA
January 24
7:00 pm
Bryant W 87–76  7–11 (5–2)
William H. Pitt Center (728)
Fairfield, CT
January 26
7:00 pm
Monmouth W 82–68  8–11 (6–2)
William H. Pitt Center (1,614)
Fairfield, CT
January 31
7:00 pm
Wagner L 78–84 OT 8–12 (6–3)
Spiro Sports Center (2,032)
Staten Island, NY
February 2
4:00 pm
at Mount St. Mary's L 82–91  8–13 (6–4)
Knott Arena (2,006)
Emmitsburg, MD
February 7
7:00 pm
Fairleigh Dickinson W 77–70  9–13 (7–4)
William H. Pitt Center (359)
Fairfield, CT
February 11
7:00 pm
at Bryant Chace Athletic Center 
Smithfield, RI
February 14
7:00 pm
Saint Francis (PA) L 60–64  9–14 (7–5)
William H. Pitt Center (331)
Fairfield, CT
February 16
3:30 pm
Robert Morris L 63–68  9–15 (7–6)
William H. Pitt Center (1,349)
Fairfield, CT
February 21
7:00 pm
Quinnipiac L 74–81  9–16 (7–7)
William H. Pitt Center (803)
Fairfield, CT
February 23
3:30 pm
Central Connecticut L 72–80  9–17 (7–8)
William H. Pitt Center (1,700)
Fairfield, CT
February 25
7:00 pm
at Bryant L 68–84  9–18 (7–9)
Chace Athletic Center 
Smithfield, RI
February 28
7:00 pm
at Long Island L 68–70  9–19 (7–10)
Athletic, Recreation & Wellness Center (1,028)
Brooklyn, NY
March 2
4:30 pm
at St. Francis Brooklyn L 80–92  9–20 (7–11)
Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (675)
Brooklyn, NY
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

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