2012–13 Kentucky Wildcats women's basketball team

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2012–13 Kentucky Wildcats women's basketball
Kentucky Wildcats 2005 logo.svg
NCAA Women's Division I Tournament, Elite Eight
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 7
APNo. 8
2012–13 record30-6 (13-3 SEC)
Head coach
  • Matthew Mitchell (6th season)
Assistant coaches
  • Matt Insell (Fifth season)
  • Shalon Pillow (Fourth season)
  • Danielle Santos (First season)
Home arenaMemorial Coliseum (Capacity: 10,000)
Seasons
2012–13 SEC women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 10 14 – 2   .875 27 – 8   .771
No. 7 Kentucky 13 – 3   .813 30 – 6   .833
No. 14 12 – 4   .750 28 – 7   .800
No. 17 11 – 5   .688 25 – 8   .758
No. 9 † 11 – 5   .688 25 – 10   .714
10 – 6   .625 22 – 12   .647
9 – 7   .563 21 – 12   .636
6 – 10   .375 20 – 13   .606
Florida 6 – 10   .375 22 – 15   .595
6 – 10   .375 17 – 15   .531
5 – 11   .313 19 – 15   .559
5 – 11   .313 13 – 17   .433
2 – 14   .125 13 – 18   .419
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 play their home games on campus at Memorial Coliseum—unlike UK's famous men's program, which plays 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[]

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Janee Thompson
PG 		Chicago, Illinois Whitney Young HS 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) N/A 10-31-2011 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 94
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

2012–13 roster[]

From the official UK women's basketball site:

# Name Height Position Class Hometown Previous Team(s)
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
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 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[]

  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ "Kentucky-DePaul Postgame Notes" (Press release). ukathletics.com. December 7, 2012. Retrieved July 10, 2013.
  6. ^ "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.
  7. ^ 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.
  8. ^ "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.
  9. ^ "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.
  10. ^ "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.
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