2012–13 Kentucky Wildcats women's basketball team explained
| Sport: | Women's basketball |
| Year: | 2012–13 |
| Team: | Kentucky Wildcats |
| Conference: | Southeastern Conference |
| Short Conf: | SEC |
| Coachrank: | 7 |
| Aprank: | 8 |
| Record: | 30–6 |
| Conf Record: | 13–3 |
| Hc Year: | 6th |
| Asst Coach1: | Matt Insell |
| Ac1 Year: | Fifth |
| Asst Coach2: | Shalon Pillow |
| Ac2 Year: | Fourth |
| Asst Coach3: | Danielle Santos |
| Ac3 Year: | First |
| Arena: | Memorial Coliseum (Capacity: 10,000) |
| Tourney: | NCAA Women's Division I Tournament |
| Tourney Result: | Elite Eight |
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]
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
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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
- 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]
Notes and References
- UK Hoops Ranks in Top 10 of Preseason Magazines . https://archive.today/20130705033836/http://www.ukathletics.com/sports/w-baskbl/spec-rel/100412aaa.html . dead . July 5, 2013 . ukathletics.com . October 4, 2012 . July 4, 2013 .
- UK Hoops Ranked No. 6 in Preseason AP Poll . ukathletics.com . October 27, 2012 . July 4, 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121101030459/http://www.ukathletics.com/sports/w-baskbl/spec-rel/102712aaa.html . November 1, 2012 . dead .
- SEC Coaches Select UK Hoops to Win League Crown . ukathletics.com . November 6, 2012 . July 4, 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121119031343/http://www.ukathletics.com/sports/w-baskbl/spec-rel/110612aaa.html . November 19, 2012 . dead .
- Pinkett's Career Day Leads Hoops Past Miami . ukathletics.com . November 28, 2012 . July 10, 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121203042036/http://www.ukathletics.com/sports/w-baskbl/recaps/112812aaa.html . December 3, 2012 . dead .
- Kentucky-DePaul Postgame Notes. ukathletics.com. December 7, 2012. July 10, 2013.
- Stallworth Tabbed SEC Player of the Week . https://archive.today/20130710170759/http://www.ukathletics.com/sports/w-baskbl/spec-rel/121012aaa.html . dead . July 10, 2013 . ukathletics.com . December 10, 2012 . July 10, 2013 .
- Kentucky-Mississippi State Postgame Notes . https://archive.today/20130710170816/http://www.ukathletics.com/sports/w-baskbl/recaps/011713aac.html . dead . July 10, 2013 . ukathletics.com . January 17, 2013 . July 10, 2013 .
- Mathies Named SEC Player of the Week . https://archive.today/20130710170812/http://www.ukathletics.com/sports/w-baskbl/spec-rel/012113aaa.html . dead . July 10, 2013 . ukathletics.com . January 21, 2013 . July 10, 2013 .
- UK Hoops Takes Winning Streak on the Road to South Carolina . ukathletics.com . January 23, 2013 . July 10, 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130128081308/http://www.ukathletics.com/sports/w-baskbl/spec-rel/012313aaa.html . January 28, 2013 . dead .
- No. 8/7 UK Hoops Meets No. 13/14 Georgia Sunday in Memorial . ukathletics.com . February 1, 2013 . July 10, 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130206100934/http://www.ukathletics.com/sports/w-baskbl/spec-rel/020113aaa.html . February 6, 2013 . dead .
