2012–13 Florida Gators women's basketball team

2012–13 Florida Gators women's basketball
Women's National Invitation Tournament, Semifinals
Conference	Southeastern Conference
2012–13 record	22–15 (6–10 SEC)
Head coach	Amanda Butler (6th year)
Assistant coach	David Lowery Murriel Page Angela Crosby
Home arena	Stephen C. O'Connell Center

2012–13 SEC women's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
#10 Tennessee	14	–	2	.875	27	–	8	.771
#7 Kentucky	13	–	3	.813	30	–	6	.833
#14 Georgia	12	–	4	.750	28	–	7	.800
#17 South Carolina	11	–	5	.688	25	–	8	.758
#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 Florida Gators women's basketball team represented the University of Florida in the sport of basketball during the 2012–13 women's college basketball season. The Gators competed in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and the Southeastern Conference (SEC). They were led by head coach Amanda Butler, and played their home games in the O'Connell Center on the university's Gainesville, Florida campus.^[1]

The Gators advanced to the Women's National Invitation Tournament, where they lost to the Drexel Dragons in the semifinal round.

Previous season

In the 2011–12 season, the Gators finished with a record of 20–13 overall, 8–8 in the SEC, and lost in the 2nd Round of the NCAA Tournament to Baylor.^[2]

Schedule and results

Date Time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (Attendance) City, State
Regular season (Non-conference play)
Nov. 9, 2012* 4:00 p.m.		Fairfield	W 71–49	1–0	O'Connell Center (729) Gainesville, Florida
Nov. 11, 2012* 1:00 p.m.		Georgia State	W 84–65	2–0	O'Connell Center (795) Gainesville, Florida
Nov. 15, 2012* 7:00 p.m.		at Florida State	L 67–98	2–1	Tucker Center (2,443) Tallahassee, Florida
Nov. 19, 2012* 7:00 p.m.		UNF	W 71–44	3–1	O'Connell Center (1,059) Gainesville, Florida
Nov. 23, 2012* 5:30 p.m.		vs. NC State South Point Thanksgiving Shootout	W 66–64	4–1	South Point Arena (297) Enterprise, Nevada
Nov. 24, 2012* 3:00 p.m.		vs. Northern Iowa South Point Thanksgiving Shootout	W 80–63	5–1	South Point Arena (307) Enterprise, Nevada
Nov. 25, 2012* 3:00 p.m.		vs. Arizona State South Point Thanksgiving Shootout	L 58–74	5–2	South Point Arena (203) Enterprise, Nevada
Dec. 1, 2012* 2:00 p.m.		at Michigan	L 53–59	5–3	Crisler Center (2,783) Ann Arbor, Michigan
Dec. 4, 2012* 7:00 p.m.		Troy	W 87–62	6–3	O'Connell Center (491) Gainesville, Florida
Dec. 7, 2012* 7:00 p.m.		Pacific	W 89–82	7–3	O'Connell Center (679) Gainesville, Florida
Dec. 16, 2012* 1:00 p.m.		at La Salle	W 74–50	8–3	Tom Gola Arena (217) Philadelphia
Dec. 20, 2012* 7:00 p.m.		Savannah State Gator Holiday Classic	W 88–38	9–3	O'Connell Center (650) Gainesville, Florida
Dec. 21, 2012* 7:00 p.m.		Central Michigan Gator Holiday Classic	W 81–75	10–3	O'Connell Center (704) Gainesville, Florida
Dec. 28, 2012* 7:00 p.m.		Holy Cross	W 81–50	11–3	O'Connell Center (1,259) Gainesville, Florida
Regular season (Conference play)
Jan. 3, 2013 7:00 p.m., SportSouth/Fox Sports/Sun Sports		at No. 6 Kentucky	L 69–76	11–4 (0–1)	Memorial Coliseum (4,862) Lexington, Kentucky
Jan. 6, 2013 2:00 p.m., SEC Network		LSU	W 77–72	12–4 (1–1)	O'Connell Center (1,575) Gainesville, Florida
Jan. 10, 2013 8:00 p.m., Sun Sports		at Mississippi State	W 61–55	13–4 (2–1)	Humphrey Coliseum (1,306) Starkville, Mississippi
Jan. 13, 2013 11:30 a.m., ESPNU		No. 9 Tennessee	L 75–78 ^OT	13–5 (2–2)	O'Connell Center (2,609) Gainesville, Florida
Jan. 20, 2013 1:00 p.m., Fox Sports		No. 19 South Carolina	L 44–52	13–6 (2–3)	O'Connell Center (1,503) Gainesville, Florida
Jan. 24, 2013 7:00 p.m., Cox Sports/CSS		Ole Miss	L 81–88	13–7 (2–4)	O'Connell Center (901) Gainesville, Florida
Jan. 27, 2013 1:00 p.m., Cox Sports/CSS		at No. 14 Georgia	L 52–69	13–8 (2–5)	Stegeman Coliseum (4,022) Athens, Georgia
Jan. 31, 2013 8:00 p.m.		at Missouri	L 64–69	13–9 (2–6)	Mizzou Arena (1,237) Columbia, Missouri
Feb. 3, 2013 1:00 p.m., Fox Sports		Alabama	W 87–54	14–9 (3–6)	O'Connell Center (1,619) Gainesville, Florida
Feb. 10, 2013 3:00 p.m., Sportsouth/Fox Sports/Sun Sports		at Auburn	W 65–57	15–9 (4–6)	Auburn Arena (2,477) Auburn, AL
Feb. 14, 2013 9:00 p.m., Cox Sports/CSS		at No. 11 Texas A&M	L 71–78	15–10 (4–7)	Reed Arena (5,184) College Station, Texas
Feb. 17, 2013 1:00 p.m., Cox Sports/CSS		No. 13 Georgia	L 57–62	15–11 (4–8)	O'Connell Center (2,232) Gainesville, Florida
Feb. 21, 2013 7:00 p.m.		Vanderbilt	L 57–68	15–12 (4–9)	O'Connell Center (1,071) Gainesville, Florida
Feb. 24, 2013 3:00 p.m.		at Alabama	W 67–61	16–12 (5–9)	Foster Auditorium (1,405) Tuscaloosa, AL
Feb. 28, 2013 7:00 p.m., Sun Sports/Fox Sports		Arkansas	W 69–58	17–12 (6–9)	O'Connell Center (1,159) Gainesville, Florida
Mar. 3, 2013 1:00 p.m., Sportsouth/Fox Sports/Sun Sports		at No. 14 South Carolina	L 56–67	17–13 (6–10)	Colonial Life Arena (3,343) Columbia, South Carolina
SEC Tournament
Mar. 7, 2013 12:00 p.m., Sportsouth/Fox Sports/Sun Sports	No. (9)	vs. (8) Arkansas Second round	W 64–59	18–13	Arena at Gwinnett Center (2,744) Duluth, Georgia

Mar. 8, 2013 12:00 p.m., Sportsouth/Fox Sports/Sun Sports	No. (9)	vs. No. 8 (1) Tennessee Quarterfinal	L 73–82	18–14	Arena at Gwinnett Center (4,819) Duluth, Georgia
National Invitational Tournament
Mar. 21, 2013* 7:00 p.m.		at FIU First Round	W 75–68	19–14	U.S. Century Bank Arena (283) Miami
Mar. 25, 2013* 7:00 p.m.		at Winthrop Second Round	W 85–53	20–14	Winthrop Coliseum (1,254) Rock Hill, South Carolina
Mar. 27, 2013* 7:00 p.m.		at Charlotte Third Round	W 67–65	21–14	Halton Arena (885) Charlotte, North Carolina
Mar. 30, 2013* 4:00 p.m.		at James Madison Fourth Round	W 85–80	22–14	JMU Convocation Center (2,182) Harrisonburg, Virginia
Apr. 3, 2013* 7:00 p.m.		at Drexel Semifinals	L 57–67	22–15	Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,412) Philadelphia
*Non-Conference Game. Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Eastern Time. ( ) Tournament seedings in parenthesis.

Source:^[3]

References

External links

Official Site

Florida Gators women's basketball

Arena	Florida Gymnasium (1974–1980) Stephen C. O'Connell Center (1980–present)

Players	WNBA players

Head coaches	Paula Welch (1974–1976) Cathy Davis (1976–1979) Mickie DeMoss (1979–1983) Deborah Yow (1983–1985) Carol Whitmire Higginbottom (1985–1990) Lea Henry (1990) Carol Ross (1990–2002) Carolyn Peck (2002–2007) Amanda Butler (2007– )

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Conference affiliations	Southeastern Conference

Culture and lore	Albert and Alberta "The Orange and Blue" "We are the Boys" Gatorade Gator Chomp Left–Right Stephen C. O'Connell

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