2012–13 Kentucky Wildcats women's basketball team
| 2012–13 Kentucky Wildcats women's basketball | |
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NCAA Women's Division I Tournament, Elite Eight | |
| Conference | Southeastern Conference |
| Ranking | |
| Coaches | No. 7 |
| AP | No. 8 |
| Record | 30–6 (13–3 SEC) |
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| Home arena | Memorial Coliseum (Capacity: 10,000) |
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 10 Tennessee | 14 | – | 2 | .875 | 27 | – | 8 | .771 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 7 Kentucky | 13 | – | 3 | .813 | 30 | – | 6 | .833 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 14 Georgia | 12 | – | 4 | .750 | 28 | – | 7 | .800 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 17 South Carolina | 11 | – | 5 | .688 | 25 | – | 8 | .758 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 9 Texas A&M † | 11 | – | 5 | .688 | 25 | – | 10 | .714 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| LSU | 10 | – | 6 | .625 | 22 | – | 12 | .647 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vanderbilt | 9 | – | 7 | .563 | 21 | – | 12 | .636 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arkansas | 6 | – | 10 | .375 | 20 | – | 13 | .606 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Florida | 6 | – | 10 | .375 | 22 | – | 15 | .595 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Missouri | 6 | – | 10 | .375 | 17 | – | 15 | .531 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Auburn | 5 | – | 11 | .313 | 19 | – | 15 | .559 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mississippi State | 5 | – | 11 | .313 | 13 | – | 17 | .433 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alabama | 2 | – | 14 | .125 | 13 | – | 18 | .419 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ole Miss | 2 | – | 14 | .125 | 9 | – | 20 | .310 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 2013 SEC tournament winner Rankings from AP poll | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 2012–13 Kentucky Wildcats women's basketball team represented the University of Kentucky in the 2012–13 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Wildcats, coached by Matthew Mitchell, are a member of the Southeastern Conference, and played their home games on campus at Memorial Coliseum—unlike UK's famous men's program, which played off-campus at Rupp Arena in downtown Lexington.
Pre-season outlook
The Wildcats returned four starters, including 2012 SEC Player of the Year A'dia Mathies and SEC Freshman of the Year Bria Goss, from a team that finished 28–7 and won their second regular-season Southeastern Conference title in school history, their first since 1981–82. Jennifer O'Neil also returned after sitting out the 2011–12 season with a knee injury, and Kentucky added DeNesha Stallworth (transfer from California), Jelleah Sidney (transfer from Chipola Junior College), and Janee Thompson (McDonald's All-American from Whitney Young High School).[1] The Wildcats were ranked 6th in the Associated Press Preseason Poll, the highest preseason ranking in school history.[2] The SEC coaches also picked Kentucky as the preseason favorite to win the 2012–13 conference title and named A'dia Mathies preseason player of the year.[3]
Recruiting
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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| Janee Thompson PG |
Chicago, Illinois | Whitney Young HS | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) | N/A | Oct 31, 2011 | |
| Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 94 | ||||||
| Overall recruiting rankings: | ||||||
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2012–13 roster
From the official UK women's basketball site Archived 2013-06-01 at the Wayback Machine:
| # | Name | Height | Position | Class | Hometown | Previous Team(s) |
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| Scholarship Players | ||||||
| 0 | Jennifer O'Neill | 5'6" | G | RS So. | Bronx, New York | Saint Michael Academy |
| 1 | A'dia Mathies | 5'9" | G | Sr. | Louisville, Kentucky | Iroquois |
| 3 | Janee Thompson | 5'7" | G | Fr. | Chicago, Illinois | Whitney Young |
| 10 | Bernisha Pinkett | 5'7" | G | Jr. | Washington, District of Columbia | Howard D. Woodson |
| 11 | DeNesha Stallworth | 6'3" | C | Jr. | Richmond, California | Pinole Valley/California |
| 12 | Jelleah Sidney | 6'2" | F/C | Jr. | Queens Village, New York | Saint Michael Academy/Chipola Junior College |
| 13 | Bria Goss | 5'10" | G | So. | Indianapolis, Indiana | Ben Davis |
| 20 | Maegan Conwright | 5'8" | G | Jr. | Arlington, Texas | Timberview |
| 23 | Samarie Walker | 6'1" | F | Jr. | West Carrollton, Ohio | Chaminade-Julienne/Connecticut |
| 31 | Samantha Drake | 6'3" | C | Jr. | Bardstown, Kentucky | Nelson County |
| 32 | Kastine Evans | 5'8" | G | Jr. | Salem, Connecticut | Norwich Free Academy |
| 40 | Brittany Henderson | 6'2" | F | Sr. | Pasadena, California | John Muir |
| 50 | Azia Bishop | 6'3" | F | So. | Toledo, Ohio | Start |
2012–13 schedule
| Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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| Exhibition | |||||||||||
| November 5* 6:00 pm |
No. 6 | Bellarmine University | W 113–33 | – |
Memorial Coliseum (2,202) Lexington, KY | ||||||
| Non-conference regular season | |||||||||||
| November 10* 1:00 pm |
No. 6 | at Delaware State | W 90–50 | 1–0 |
Memorial Coliseum (4,637) Lexington, KY | ||||||
| November 13* 6:00 pm, ESPN2 |
No. 6 | at No. 1 Baylor | L 51–85 | 1–1 |
Ferrell Center (8,538) Waco, TX | ||||||
| November 17* 1:00 pm |
No. 6 | High Point | W 80–46 | 2–1 |
Memorial Coliseum (4,169) Lexington, KY | ||||||
| November 23* 4:00 pm |
No. 9 | Morehead State | W 73–37 | 3–1 |
Memorial Coliseum (4,421) Lexington, KY | ||||||
| November 25* 1:00 pm, UK IMG/FSN |
No. 9 | USC Upstate | W 100–34 | 4–1 |
Memorial Coliseum (4,223) Lexington, KY | ||||||
| November 28* 11:00 am |
No. 9 | Miami (Ohio) | W 92–53 | 5–1 |
Memorial Coliseum (6,476) Lexington, KY | ||||||
| December 2* 6:00 pm, ESPN2 |
No. 9 | at No. 6 Louisville The Battle For The Bluegrass |
W 48–47 | 6–1 |
KFC Yum! Center (15,453) Louisville, KY | ||||||
| December 7* 7:00 pm, UK IMG/FSN |
No. 7 | DePaul | W 96–64 | 7–1 |
Rupp Arena (18,488) Lexington, KY | ||||||
| December 9* 1:00 pm, UK IMG/FSN |
No. 7 | Middle Tennessee State | W 68–46 | 8–1 |
Memorial Coliseum (4,935) Lexington, KY | ||||||
| December 18* 10:00 pm |
No. 7 | at Pepperdine | W 80–62 | 9–1 |
Firestone Fieldhouse (413) Malibu, CA | ||||||
| December 21* 6:00 pm |
No. 7 | at UC Santa Barbara | W 66–38 | 10–1 |
The Thunderdome (853) Santa Barbara, CA | ||||||
| December 28* 7:00 pm |
No. 7 | Alcorn State | W 90–23 | 11–1 |
Memorial Coliseum (4,831) Lexington, KY | ||||||
| December 30* 1:00 pm, UK IMG/FSN |
No. 7 | Marist | W 78–56 | 12–1 |
Memorial Coliseum (4,919) Lexington, KY | ||||||
| January 3 7:00 pm, FSSO |
No. 6 | Florida | W 76–69 | 13–1 (1–0) |
Memorial Coliseum (4,862) Lexington, KY | ||||||
| January 6 3:00 pm |
No. 6 | at Alabama | W 87–70 | 14–1 (2–0) |
Foster Auditorium (1,342) Tuscaloosa, AL | ||||||
| January 10 7:00 pm, UK IMG/FSN |
No. 6 | No. 20 Texas A&M | W 65–62 | 15–1 (3–0) |
Memorial Coliseum (5,246) Lexington, KY | ||||||
| January 13 1:30 pm, ESPNU |
No. 6 | at Missouri | W 69–43 | 16–1 (4–0) |
Mizzou Arena (2,176) Columbia, MO | ||||||
| January 17 7:00 pm |
No. 5 | Mississippi State | W 100–47 | 17–1 (5–0) |
Memorial Coliseum (4,631) Lexington, KY | ||||||
| January 20 2:00 pm, SECN |
No. 5 | Auburn | W 97–53 | 18–1 (6–0) |
Memorial Coliseum (5,372) Lexington, KY | ||||||
| January 24 7:00 pm, SPSO |
No. 5 | at No. 18 South Carolina | L 50–55 | 18–2 (6–1) |
Colonial Life Arena (3,149) Columbia, SC | ||||||
| January 27 3:00 pm, SPSO |
No. 5 | LSU | W 73–60 | 19–2 (7–1) |
Memorial Coliseum (6,428) Lexington, KY | ||||||
| February 3 2:00 pm, SECN |
No. 8 | No. 13 Georgia | L 71–75 | 19–3 (7–2) |
Memorial Coliseum (7,016) Lexington, Kentucky | ||||||
| February 7 8:00 pm |
No. 10 | at Arkansas | W 80–74 yes | 20–3 (8–2) |
Bud Walton Arena (1,935) Fayetteville, AR | ||||||
| February 10 4:00 pm, ESPN2 |
No. 10 | at Vanderbilt | W 75–53 | 21–3 (9–2) |
Memorial Gymnasium (5,233) Nashville, TN | ||||||
| February 14 7:00 pm |
No. 9 | No. 14 South Carolina | W 78–74 | 22–3 (10–2) |
Memorial Coliseum (5,828) Lexington, KY | ||||||
| February 18 7:00 pm, ESPN2 |
No. 8 | at No. 10 Texas A&M | W 70–66 | 23–3 (11–2) |
Reed Arena (6,814) College Station, TX | ||||||
| February 24 3:00 pm |
No. 8 | at LSU | L 72–77 | 23–4 (11–3) |
Pete Maravich Assembly Center (6,773) Baton Rouge, LA | ||||||
| February 28 8:00 pm |
No. 10 | at Ole Miss | W 90–65 | 24–4 (12–3) |
Tad Smith Coliseum (637) Oxford, MS | ||||||
| March 3 3:30 pm, ESPNU |
No. 10 | No. 8 Tennessee Rivalry |
W 78–65 | 25–4 (13–3) |
Memorial Coliseum (7,965) Lexington, KY | ||||||
| SEC tournament | |||||||||||
| March 8 6:00 pm, SPSO |
No. 7 | vs. Vanderbilt Quarterfinals |
W 76–65 | 26–4 |
Arena at Gwinnett Center (N/A) Duluth, GA | ||||||
| March 9 6:00 pm, ESPNU |
No. 7 | vs. No. 12 Georgia Semifinals |
W 60–38 | 27–4 |
Arena at Gwinnett Center (6,630) Duluth, GA | ||||||
| March 10 6:00 pm, ESPN2 |
No. 7 | vs. No. 19 Texas A&M Championship |
L 67–75 | 27–5 |
The Arena at Gwinnett Center (5,076) Duluth, GA | ||||||
| 2013 NCAA tournament | |||||||||||
| March 24* 12:05 pm, ESPNU |
No. (2) | vs. No. (15) Navy First Round |
W 61–41 | 28–5 |
Carnesecca Arena (N/A) Queens, New York | ||||||
| March 26* 7:00 pm, ESPN2 |
No. (2) | vs. No. (7) Dayton Second Round |
W 84–70 | 29–5 |
Carnesecca Arena (1,144) Queens, NY | ||||||
| March 30* 12:04 pm, ESPN |
No. (2) | vs. No. (6) Delaware Sweet Sixteen |
W 69–62 | 30–5 |
Webster Bank Arena (N/A) Bridgewater, CT | ||||||
| April 1 7:30 pm, ESPN |
No. 8 (2) | vs. No. 1 (1) Connecticut Elite Eight |
L 53–83 | 30–6 |
Webster Bank Arena (8,594) Bridgeport, CT | ||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. | |||||||||||
Player stats
| Player | Games Played | Minutes | Field Goals | Three Pointers | Free Throws | Rebounds | Assists | Blocks | Steals | Points |
Regular season notes
- Bernisha Pinkett finished with career highs of 21 points, 10 rebounds and 5 assists against Miami (OH) on November 28.[4]
- UK set new single-game attendance record of 18,488 vs. DePaul on December 7 in Rupp Arena. The previous record was 14,508 on December 8, 2011, vs. Duke.[5]
- DeNesha Stallworth was named SEC Player of the Week on December 10.[6]
- Kentucky defeated Mississippi State, 100–47, on January 17. The 53-point margin of victory is the largest against an SEC opponent in school history.[7]
- DeNesha Stallworth scored a career-high 25 points in 24 minutes against Mississippi State [7]
- A'dia Mathies was named SEC Player of the Week on January 21.[8]
- Kentucky won a school record 17 straight games from November 17 to January 24.[9]
- Kentucky set a school record with a 34-game home winning streak.[10]
References
- ^ "UK Hoops Ranks in Top 10 of Preseason Magazines" (Press release). ukathletics.com. October 4, 2012. Archived from the original on July 5, 2013. Retrieved July 4, 2013.
- ^ "UK Hoops Ranked No. 6 in Preseason AP Poll" (Press release). ukathletics.com. October 27, 2012. Archived from the original on November 1, 2012. Retrieved July 4, 2013.
- ^ "SEC Coaches Select UK Hoops to Win League Crown" (Press release). ukathletics.com. November 6, 2012. Archived from the original on November 19, 2012. Retrieved July 4, 2013.
- ^ "Pinkett's Career Day Leads Hoops Past Miami" (Press release). ukathletics.com. November 28, 2012. Archived from the original on December 3, 2012. Retrieved July 10, 2013.
- ^ "Kentucky-DePaul Postgame Notes" (Press release). ukathletics.com. December 7, 2012. Retrieved July 10, 2013.
- ^ "Stallworth Tabbed SEC Player of the Week" (Press release). ukathletics.com. December 10, 2012. Archived from the original on July 10, 2013. Retrieved July 10, 2013.
- ^ a b "Kentucky-Mississippi State Postgame Notes" (Press release). ukathletics.com. January 17, 2013. Archived from the original on July 10, 2013. Retrieved July 10, 2013.
- ^ "Mathies Named SEC Player of the Week" (Press release). ukathletics.com. January 21, 2013. Archived from the original on July 10, 2013. Retrieved July 10, 2013.
- ^ "UK Hoops Takes Winning Streak on the Road to South Carolina" (Press release). ukathletics.com. January 23, 2013. Archived from the original on January 28, 2013. Retrieved July 10, 2013.
- ^ "No. 8/7 UK Hoops Meets No. 13/14 Georgia Sunday in Memorial" (Press release). ukathletics.com. February 1, 2013. Archived from the original on February 6, 2013. Retrieved July 10, 2013.