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
Conference	Great West Conference
2012–13 record	14–18 (3–5 Great West)
Head coach	Dick Hunsaker (11th season)
Assistant coaches	Mike Kelly Steve Payne Paul Moss
Home arena	UCCU Center

2012–13 Great West Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
NJIT	6	–	2		.750			16	–	13		.552
Texas–Pan American	5	–	3		.625			16	–	16		.500
Houston Baptist	3	–	5		.375			14	–	17		.452
Utah Valley	3	–	5		.375			14	–	18		.438
Chicago State †	3	–	5		.375			11	–	22		.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
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown G 2 Antoine Hosley 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) — Jr Jefferson North Idaho Portland, OR G 3 Keawe Enos 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) — Jr Red Mountain Mesa CC Mesa, AZ G 11 Jason Johnson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) — Jr Cleveland Antelope Valley Reseda, CA G 12 Holton Hunsaker 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) — Jr Woods Cross North Salt Lake City, UT G/F 14 Justin Johnson 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) — Fr Green River Green River, UT F 20 Alfonzo Hubbard 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) — Sr Gallup Salt Lake Community College Gallup, NM F 22 Nick Thompson 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) — Sr Clearfield Oklahoma Clearfield, UT F 24 Zach Jones 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) — Sr Arcadia Central Arizona Phoenix, AZ G 32 Taylor Brown 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) — Jr Alta Draper, UT C 34 Ben Aird 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) — Jr Bountiful Bountiful, UT C 45 Will Sinclair 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) — So Lilydale Heights College Lilydale, Victoria	Head coach Dick Hunsaker (Weber State) Assistant coach(es) Mike Kelly (Westmont) Steve Payne (Ball State) Paul Moss (Utah) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt

Schedule and results

Source[2]

Date time, TV	Opponent	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular Season
11/09/2012* 2:00 pm	at IUPUI	L 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&T	W 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 Christian	W 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 Central	L 52–70	3–5	12 – Aird	9 – Aird	3 – Hubbard	McLendon-McDougald Gymnasium (735) Durham, NC
12/01/2012* 7:05 pm, UVU-TV	Pepperdine	W 67–63 ^OT	4–5	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 Troy	W 86–82 ^2OT	5–6	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	Troy	W 67–64 ^OT	6–7	18 – Aird	12 – Thompson	4 – Thompson, Hunsaker	UCCU Center (1,009) Orem, UT
12/22/2012* 4:05 pm, UVU-TV	North Carolina Central	L 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	NJIT	L 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 UMKC	W 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 Baptist	W 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 America	L 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 State	L 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 State	W 84–49	10–12	21 – Hunsaker	10 – Thompson	4 – Hunsaker	UCCU Center (890) Orem, UT
02/02/2013* 8:00 pm	at Cal State Bakersfield	L 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 America	W 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 Mexico	W 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 NJIT	L 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 Union	W 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 Baptist	L 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 State	L 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 State	W 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 Bakersfield	L 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 ^2OT	14–18	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.

References

1. "Report: Utah Valley University set to join the WAC for 2013 season". Deseret News. Retrieved 2012-10-05.
2. "2012-13 Schedule". Wolverinegreen.com. Archived from the original on 2013-12-17. Retrieved 2011-08-29.