The 2012–13 Evansville Purple Aces men's basketball team represented the University of Evansville during the 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Purple Aces, led by sixth-year head coach Marty Simmons, played their home games at the Ford Center and were members of the Missouri Valley Conference. They finished the season 21–15, 10–8 in MVC play to finish in fourth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Missouri Valley tournament to Indiana State. They were invited to the 2013 CIT, where they defeated Tennessee State, Eastern Kentucky, and Canisius to advance to the semifinals, where they lost to East Carolina. Senior guard Colt Ryan set the school's all-time record in scoring in the win at Canisius, and finished his career with 2,279 points, 43 points ahead of Larry Humes.
Roster Number Name Position Height Weight Year Hometown 0 Ryan Sawvell Forward/center 6–8 200 Sophomore Mundelein, Illinois 1 Jordan Nelson Guard 6–1 160 Sophomore Lincoln, Illinois 4 Lewis Jones Guard/forward 6–3 205 Senior Memphis, Tennessee 5 Troy Taylor Guard 6–0 184 Senior Anderson, Indiana 10 Jaylon Moore Forward/center 6–7 230 Sophomore Olive Branch, Mississippi 11 Colt Ryan Guard/forward 6–5 210 Senior Batesville, Indiana 12 Adam Wing Guard 6–4 205 Freshman Morehead, Kentucky 13 Jordan Jahr Guard/forward 6–6 205 Sophomore Austin, Texas 14 Andy Chinn Guard 6–0 165 Senior Tell City, Indiana 20 Brandon Williams Guard 6–0 170 Senior Charlotte, Tennessee 22 Ned Cox Guard 6–1 185 Senior San Antonio, Texas 23 Mike Leazer Guard 6–3 170 Freshman Mount Prospect, Illinois 25 Rokas Cesnulevicius Forward/center 6–8 215 Sophomore Alytus, Lithuania 31 D.J. Balentine Guard 6–2 210 Freshman Kokomo, Indiana 44 David Howard Forward 6–8 225 Freshman Nashville, Tennessee 55 Egidijus Mockevičius Center 6–10 225 Freshman Kuršėnai, Lithuania
Schedule
!colspan=9| Exhibition
!colspan=9| Regular season
!colspan=9| 2013 Missouri Valley Conference tournament
!colspan=9| 2013 CIT
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