2012–13 America East Conference men's basketball season
The 2012–13 America East men's basketball season began with practices in October 2012, followed by the start of the 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season in November.
| 2012–13 American East Conference men's basketball season | |
|---|---|
| League | NCAA Division I |
| Sport | Basketball |
| Duration | November 2012 – March 2013 |
| Number of teams | 9 |
| Regular Season | |
| Season champions | Stony Brook Seawolves |
| Runners-up | Vermont Catamounts Boston University Terriers |
| Season MVP | Tommy Brenton (Stony Brook) |
| Top scorer | Justin Edwards (Maine) 16.7 |
| Tournament | |
| Champions | Albany Great Danes |
| Runners-up | Vermont Catamounts |
| Finals MVP | Mike Black (Albany) |
| 2012–13 America East men's basketball standings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stony Brook | 14 | – | 2 | .875 | 25 | – | 8 | .758 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vermont | 11 | – | 5 | .688 | 21 | – | 12 | .636 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Boston University* | 11 | – | 5 | .688 | 17 | – | 13 | .567 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hartford | 10 | – | 6 | .625 | 17 | – | 14 | .548 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Albany † | 9 | – | 7 | .563 | 24 | – | 11 | .686 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Maine | 6 | – | 10 | .375 | 11 | – | 19 | .367 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Hampshire | 5 | – | 11 | .313 | 9 | – | 20 | .310 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UMBC | 5 | – | 11 | .313 | 8 | – | 23 | .258 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Binghamton | 1 | – | 15 | .063 | 3 | – | 27 | .100 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 2013 America East Tournament winner As of March 22, 2013; Rankings from AP Poll *Ineligible for conference tournament due to changing conferences in 2013 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Conference play began in early-January 2013, and concluded in March with the 2013 America East Men's Basketball Tournament first two rounds being held at the University of Albany, and the final held at the University of Vermont.
Preseason Poll
| Rank | Team(First Place Votes) | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vermont(5) | 60 |
| 2 | Stony Brook(4) | 58 |
| 3 | Boston University | 49 |
| 4 | Albany | 38 |
| 5 | Maine | 35 |
| 6 | New Hampshire | 34 |
| 7 | Hartford | 26 |
| 8 | UMBC | 15 |
| 9 | Binghamton | 9 |
Awards
Preseason All-Conference
| First Team |
|---|
| *Mike Black (Albany) |
| D. J. Irving (Boston University) |
| Alasdair Fraser (Maine) |
| Chase Plummer (UMBC) |
| *Tommy Brenton (Stony Brook) |
| Brian Voelkel (Vermont) |
Asterisk denotes unanimous selection
All-Conference Teams
| First Team |
|---|
| Mike Black (Albany) |
| *D. J. Irving (Boston University) |
| *Mark Nwakamma (Hartford) |
| *Tommy Brenton (Stony Brook) |
| Brian Voelkel (Vermont) |
| Second Team |
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| Justin Edwards (Maine) |
| Alasdair Fraser (Maine) |
| Ryan Cook (UMBC) |
| Jameel Warney (Stony Brook) |
| Clancy Rugg (Vermont) |
| Third Team |
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| Jordan Reed (Binghamton) |
| Dom Morris (Boston University) |
| Maurice Watson Jr. (Boston University) |
| Dave Coley (Stony Brook) |
| Sandro Carissimo (Vermont) |
- denotes unanimous selection
All-Defensive Team
| First Team |
|---|
| Mike Allison (Maine) |
| *Tommy Brenton (Stony Brook) |
| Dave Coley (Stony Brook) |
| Jameel Warney (Stony Brook) |
| *Brian Voelkel (Vermont) |
- denotes unanimous selection
All-Freshmen Team
| First Team |
|---|
| Peter Hooley (Albany) |
| *Jordan Reed (Binghamton) |
| *John Papale (Boston University) |
| *Maurice Watson Jr. (Boston University) |
| *Jameel Warney (Stony Brook) |
- denotes unanimous selection
All-Academic Team
| First Team |
|---|
| Jacob Iati (Albany) |
| Sam Rowley (Albany) |
| Scott Morris (New Hampshire) |
| Luke Apfeld (Vermont) |
| Sandro Carissimo (Vermont) |
Player of the Year
Tommy Brenton of Stony Brook was awarded Player of the Year honors in the 2012-2013 season.
Coach of the Year
Steve Pikiell of Stony Brook was awarded Coach of the Year honors in the 2012-2013 season.
Defensive Player of the Year
Tommy Brenton of Stony Brook was awarded Defensive Player of the Year honors in the 2012-2013 season.
Freshmen of the Year
Jameel Warney of Stony Brook was awarded Freshmen of the year honors in the 2012-2013 season.