2012–13 Ivy League men's basketball season

The 2012–13 Ivy League men's basketball season marked the continuation of the annual tradition of competitive basketball among Ivy League members. The tradition began when the league was formed during the 1956–57 season and its history extends to the predecessor Eastern Intercollegiate Basketball League, which was formed in 1902. Due to a cheating scandal that involved defending champion Harvard, Princeton was the preseason favorite.[1]

2012–13 Ivy League men's basketball season
LeagueNCAA Division I
SportBasketball
DurationJanuary 12
– March 12, 2013
Number of teams8
Regular season
ChampionsHarvard
  Runners-upPrinceton
Season MVPIan Hummer, Princeton
2012–13 Ivy League men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
x-Harvard11–3 .78620–10  .667
Princeton10–4 .71417–11  .607
Yale8–6 .57114–17  .452
Brown7–7 .50013–15  .464
Penn6–8 .4299–22  .290
Cornell5–9 .35713–18  .419
Dartmouth5–9 .3579–19  .321
Columbia4–10 .28612–16  .429
As of March 23, 2013
Rankings from AP Poll

x-Ivy League champion

Harvard won the regular season title outright and earned the conference's only postseason bid. Princeton's Ian Hummer earned the Ivy League Men's Basketball Player of the Year after setting records for most single-season and career Ivy League Player of the Week awards. Harvard tied an Ivy League single-season team record with 13 combined Player of the Week and Rookie of the Week Awards. Ivy League records also fell for career games played by Hummer and career free throw percentage (Brian Barbour).

In the 2013 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, Harvard earned the school's first ever NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament victory and the conference's first NCAA tournament victory in three years.

Preseason

The Ivy League media selected Princeton as the preseason favorite when 16 of 17 voting members (one voter selected Harvard) named Princeton first in the preseason poll.[2] Jeff Goodman of CBS Sports also selected Princeton as his preseason choice with Harvard second, noting that Harvard had been his preseason favorite until the September 2012 Harvard cheating scandal that involved about 125 athletes and students, including Kyle Casey and Brandyn Curry who withdrew from school as a result.[3] Casey and Curry had been first-team and second-team All-Ivy selections for the 2011–12 Ivy League men's basketball season, respectively.[4] Both players withdrew in hopes of preserving their final year of athletic eligibility following the investigation.[1]

Season

Twelve different television networks scheduled a total of 36 Ivy League men's basketball live broadcasts for the 2012–13 season. This includes a 14-game television package, featuring all eight member institutions, with 13 games being broadcast on the NBC Sports Network and one on the CBS Sports Network.[5] The conference endured two one-day postponements due to the February 2013 nor'easter (also known as Winter Storm Nemo). Harvard's contest against Columbia at Levien Gymnasium in Manhattan that was originally scheduled for February 9 at 7:00 PM was postponed until February 10 at 2:00 PM.[6][7] Similarly, Dartmouth's game against Cornell originally scheduled to be played at 7:00 PM on February 9 at Newman Arena in Ithaca, New York was postponed until February 10 at 12:00 noon.[8]

Led by Wesley Saunders' five Ivy League Player of the Week Awards and Siyani Chambers' six Rookie of the Week Awards, Harvard tied the Ivy League team record with thirteen single-season weekly recognitions.[9] Meanwhile, Hummer tied the individual career record with nine player of the week awards and set a new single-season record with seven.[9] Two Ivy League career statistical records fell. Columbia's Brian Barbour completed his career with an 89.7% free throw shooting percentage, surpassing Jim Barton of Dartmouth (class of 1989) who tallied 89.5%. Hummer surpassed former teammate Doug Davis' (class of 2012) 122 career games played with 123 games.[10]

Honors and accolades

Columbia senior guard Brian Barbour was listed among 30 preseason Senior CLASS Award candidates.[11] Cornell's Eitan Chemerinski and Brown's Matthew Sullivan were first team All-District selections from District I placing them among the 40 candidates for the 15-man Academic All-American team.[12] Brown, a third-team selection in 2012, was recognized as a 2013 first-team All-American.[13]

In season

Each week the Ivy League selected one or more player(s) of the week and one or more rookie(s) of the week.[14]

G – Guard
F – Forward
C – Center
Fr. – Freshman
So. – Sophomore
Jr. – Junior
Sr. – Senior
Player(s) of the Week Rookie(s) of the Week
Name School Class Position Name School Class Position
November 12, 2012Gabas MaldunasDartmouthSo.FNolan CresslerCornellFr.G
Will BarrettPrincetonJr.F
November 19, 2012Fran DoughertyPennJr.FRafael MaiaBrownSo.C
November 26, 2012Shonn MillerCornellSo.FGrant MullinsColumbiaFr.G
December 3, 2012Wesley SaundersHarvardSo.G/FSiyani ChambersHarvardFr.G
December 10, 2012Wesley SaundersHarvardSo.G/FGrant MullinsColumbiaFr.G
Ian HummerPrincetonSr.F
December 17, 2012Ian HummerPrincetonSr.FSiyani ChambersHarvardFr.G
December 24, 2012Ian HummerPrincetonSr.FHans BrasePrincetonFr.F
December 31, 2012Tucker HalpernBrownJr.FJamal LewisPennFr.G
January 7, 2013Ian HummerPrincetonSr.FSiyani ChambersHarvardFr.G
January 14, 2013Wesley SaundersHarvardSo.G/FSiyani ChambersHarvardFr.G
T.J. BrayPrincetonJr.G
January 21, 2013Sean McGonagillBrownJr.GDarien Nelson-HenryPennFr.C
Mark CiscoColumbiaSr.C
January 28, 2013Christian WebsterHarvardSr.GSiyani ChambersHarvardFr.G
Austin MorganYaleSr.GJustin SearsYaleFr.F
February 4, 2013Wesley SaundersHarvardSo.G/FRafael MaiaBrownSo.C
Ian HummerPrincetonSr.F
February 11, 2013Javier DurenYaleSo.GNolan CresslerCornellFr.G
February 18, 2013Kenyatta SmithHarvardSo.CCedric KuakumensahBrownFr.F
February 25, 2013Wesley SaundersHarvardSo.G/FTony HicksPennFr.G
Ian HummerPrincetonSr.F
March 3, 2013Ian HummerPrincetonSr.FTony HicksPennFr.G
March 10, 2013Gabas MaldunasDartmouthSo.FSiyani ChambersHarvardFr.G

All-Ivy

The following players earned Ivy League postseason recognition with (Class, Position – Hometown):[15]

USBWA

On March 12, the U.S. Basketball Writers Association released its 2012–13 Men's All-District Teams, based upon voting from its national membership. There were nine regions from coast to coast, and a player and coach of the year were selected in each. The following lists all the Ivy League representatives selected within their respective regions.[16]

NABC

The National Association of Basketball Coaches announced their Division I All‐District teams on March 26, recognizing the nation's best men's collegiate basketball student-athletes. Selected and voted on by member coaches of the NABC, 240 student-athletes, from 24 districts were chosen. The selections on this list were then eligible for the State Farm Coaches' Division I All-America teams. The following list represented the District 13 players chosen to the list.[17]

Other

Hummer also earned Associated Press honorable mention All-American recognition.[18]

Postseason

NCAA tournament
Main article: 2013 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament

On March 21 in the 2013 NCAA tournament, Harvard earned the school's first NCAA tournament victory[19] and its first victory over a top 10 opponent[20] when it defeated number three seeded New Mexico (10, AP Poll/10, Coaches' Poll). The victory was the conferences first since the 2009–10 Cornell Big Red men's basketball team advanced to the Sweet Sixteen.[19] Two days later, the team lost to Arizona, ending its season.[21]

Seed Region School First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
14 West Harvard Defeated New Mexico 68–62 Eliminated by Arizona 74–51      
Bids W-L (%): 1–0 1.000 0–1 .000 0–0 0–0 Total: 1–1 .500

Other
Main articles: 2013 National Invitation Tournament, 2013 College Basketball Invitational, and 2013 CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament

Princeton declined any postseason invitation.[22] No other bids were accepted.

Notes
  1. Winn, Luke (September 11, 2012). "Harvard to be without Casey, Curry in wake of cheating scandal". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved January 12, 2013.
  2. "Men's Basketball Picked First in Ivy Preseason Media Poll". GoPrincetonTigers.com. October 25, 2012. Retrieved January 12, 2013.
  3. Goodman, Jeff (October 22, 2012). "College Basketball Previews: Princeton, led by Ian Hummer, is new Ivy League favorite". CBS Sports. Retrieved January 12, 2013.
  4. "Men's Basketball All-Ivy – 2011–12". IvyLeagueSports.com. March 7, 2012. Archived from the original on August 29, 2012. Retrieved March 12, 2012.
  5. "2012–13 Ivy League Men's Basketball: Week 1 • November 7, 2012" (PDF). IvyLeagueSports.com. November 7, 2012. p. 9. Retrieved January 13, 2013.
  6. "Storm forces postponements, cancellations in college sports". The Boston Globe. Boston.com. February 8, 2013. Retrieved February 10, 2013.
  7. "February 2013 Storm Central Update Page". GoCrimson.com. February 10, 2013. Retrieved February 10, 2013.
  8. "Men's Hoops Postpones Dartmouth Game To Sunday at Noon". CornellBigRed.com. February 8, 2013. Retrieved February 10, 2013.
  9. "2012–13 Ivy League Men's Basketball: Postseason #2 • March 22, 2013" (PDF). IvyLeagueSports.com. March 22, 2013. p. 13. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 18, 2015. Retrieved April 6, 2013.
  10. "2012–13 Ivy League Men's Basketball: Postseason #2 • March 22, 2013" (PDF). IvyLeagueSports.com. March 22, 2013. p. 14. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 18, 2015. Retrieved April 6, 2013.
  11. "2012–13 Ivy League Men's Basketball: Week 1 • November 7, 2012" (PDF). IvyLeagueSports.com. November 7, 2012. p. 4. Retrieved January 13, 2013.
  12. "Capital One Academic All-‐District Men's Basketball Teams Released" (PDF). College Sports Information Directors of America. January 31, 2013. Retrieved February 4, 2013.
  13. "Delaware's Elena Delle Donne, Ohio State's Aaron Craft top Capital One Academic All-America® Division I Basketball Teams". College Sports Information Directors of America. February 21, 2013. Archived from the original on April 8, 2013. Retrieved February 21, 2013.
  14. "2012–13 Men's Basketball Weekly Releases". IvyLeagueSports.com. p. 2. Retrieved January 13, 2013.
  15. "Men's Basketball All-Ivy – 2012–13". IvyLeagueSports.com. March 12, 2013. Archived from the original on May 24, 2013. Retrieved March 14, 2013.
  16. "USBWA Names Men's All-District Teams". United States Basketball Writers Association. March 12, 2013. Retrieved March 13, 2013.
  17. "National Association of Basketball Coaches Announces 2012–13 Division I All-District Teams" (PDF). National Association of Basketball Coaches. March 26, 2013. Retrieved May 18, 2013.
  18. "Hummer Earns Honorable Mention All-America, Third NABC All-District Honor". GoPrincetonTigers.com. March 26, 2013. Retrieved April 3, 2013.
  19. "14-seed Harvard pulls upset over 3-seed New Mexico". ESPN. March 21, 2013. Retrieved March 22, 2013.
  20. Sherman, Scott A. (March 21, 2013). "Harvard Men's Basketball Upsets New Mexico, 68–62, To Win First-Ever NCAA Tournament Game". Harvard Crimson. Retrieved March 22, 2013.
  21. "Arizona opens on 30–9 run, cruises past Harvard". ESPN. March 23, 2013. Retrieved March 24, 2013.
  22. Peruffo, Nick (March 15, 2013). "Princeton won't accept postseason bid". The Trentonian. Retrieved March 23, 2013.
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