Wonder Boys Basketball
2012-13 Record 18-12 (13-7)
Great American Conference Regular Season Co-Champions
Five Straight NCAA Tournament Appearances
Four Consecutive Conference Championships
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The Arkansas Tech Wonder Boys men's basketball team will hold tryouts on Wednesday, April 10th for prospective players for the 2013-2014 season, head coach Doug Karleskint announced Monday.
Despite senior Jared Williamson's career-high 27 points, Bobby Hatchett's 11 points and Marshawn Arnold's seven-point, six rebound effort, the Arkansas Tech Wonder Boys (18-12) fell 81-65 to Minnesota State-Mankato (27-4) in the first round of the NCAA Division II Men's Basketball Tournament in opening-round action at the Taylor Center in Mankato, Minnesota on Saturday.
The Arkansas Tech Wonder Boys will brave the miles and snowy weather to play top-seeded and No. 7 Minnesota State-Mankato in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament. Saturday's tip is scheduled for 5 p.m.
Only seven men's basketball programs in America have an active streak of five or more consecutive appearances in the NCAA Division II Tournament. One of them is at Arkansas Tech University.
2012-13 Schedule
Printable Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Location | Time/Result | ||
| Thurs | Nov | 15 | at Northeastern State | Tahlequah, Okla. |
L, 75-60 | Recap |
| Fri | Nov | 23 | # vs. Missouri-St. Louis |
Springfield, Mo. |
W, 77-74 (2ot) | Recap |
| Sat | Nov | 24 | # at Drury |
Springfield, Mo. |
L, 90-61 | Recap |
| Thurs | Nov | 29 | * SOUTHERN NAZARENE |
TUCKER COLISEUM |
W, 72-67 | Recap |
| Sat | Dec | 1 | MISSOURI SOUTHERN |
TUCKER COLISEUM |
L, 58-50 | Recap |
| Thurs | Dec | 6 | * at Southeastern Oklahoma | Durant, Okla. | L, 62-47 | Recap |
| Sat | Dec | 8 | * at East Central |
Ada, Okla. |
W, 60-44 | Recap |
| Sat | Dec | 15 | at Midwestern State |
Wichita Falls, Texas |
W, 75-73 (2ot) | Recap |
| Wed | Dec | 19 | MIDAMERICA CHRISTIAN |
TUCKER COLISEUM |
W, 78-73 | Recap |
| Thurs | Jan | 3 | * NORTHWESTERN OKLAHOMA |
TUCKER COLISEUM |
W, 78-58 | Recap |
| Sat | Jan | 5 | * SOUTHWESTERN OKLAHOMA |
TUCKER COLISEUM | W, 69-52 | Recap |
| Thurs | Jan | 10 | * at Ouachita Baptist |
Arkadelphia, Ark. |
L, 57-52 | Recap |
| Sat | Jan | 12 | * HENDERSON STATE | TUCKER COLISEUM |
W, 75-63 | Recap |
| Thurs | Jan | 17 | * at Arkansas-Monticello |
Monticello, Ark. |
L, 56-49 | Recap |
| Sat | Jan | 19 | * SOUTHERN ARKANSAS |
TUCKER COLISEUM |
W, 64-54 | Recap |
| Thurs | Jan | 24 | * at Harding |
Searcy, Ark. |
L, 72-64 | Recap |
| Sat | Jan | 26 | * SOUTHEASTERN OKLAHOMA |
TUCKER COLISEUM | W, 49-45 | Recap |
| Sat | Feb | 2 | * at Southern Nazarene |
Bethany, Okla. |
L, 61-54 | Recap |
| Thurs | Feb | 7 | * at Southwestern Oklahoma |
Weatherford, Okla. |
W, 60-57 | Recap |
| Sat | Feb | 9 | * at Northwestern Oklahoma* |
Alva, Okla. |
W, 60-51 | Recap |
| Thurs | Feb | 14 | * OUACHITA BAPTIST |
TUCKER COLISEUM | W, 52-50 | Recap |
| Sat | Feb | 16 | at Henderson State |
Arkadelphia, Ark. |
W, 70-68 | Recap |
| Thurs | Feb | 21 | * ARKANSAS-MONTICELLO |
TUCKER COLISEUM | L, 51-50 | Recap |
| Sat | Feb | 23 | * at Southern Arkansas |
Magnolia, Ark. |
W, 69-65 | Recap |
| Thurs | Feb | 28 | * HARDING | TUCKER COLISEUM |
L, 73-64 | Recap |
| Sat | Mar | 2 | * EAST CENTRAL (Senior Day) |
TUCKER COLISEUM |
W, 78-63 | Recap |
| Fri | Mar | 8 | vs. #7 Henderson State (GAC Tournament Quarterfinals) |
Bartlesville, Okla. | W, 77-47 | Recap |
| Sat | Mar | 9 | vs. #6 Southwestern Oklahoma (GAC Tournament Semifinals) |
Bartlesville, Okla. | W, 56-51 | Recap |
| Sun | Mar | 10 | vs. #5 Ouachita Baptist (GAC Tournament Championship) |
Bartlesville, Okla. | L, 59-54 | Recap |
| Sat | Mar | 16 | vs. #7 (1) Minnesota State-Mankato (NCAA Central Regional) | Mankato, Minn. | L, 81-65 | Recap |
ALL TIMES CENTRAL AND SUBJECT TO CHANGE
Home Games in BOLD CAPS
# - Drury Classic (Springfield, Mo.)
* - Great American Conference Game
National Tournament Final Four Appearances
1954, 1955, 1995
NCAA Tournament Participant
2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013
NCAA South Regional Semifinalist
2009, 2010, 2011
NCAA South Central Regional Finalist (Sweet Sixteen)
2012
District/Region Champions
1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1958, 1962, 1970, 1995 & 1996
Gulf South Conference Tournament Appearances
2000, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011
GSC Tournament Champions
2009, 2010
GSC West Division Champions
2010, 2011
Great American Conference Regular Season Champions
2012, 2013
Great American Conference Tournament Champions
2012
Arkansas Intercollegiate Conference Champions
1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1958, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1985, 1988, 1993,
1994, 1995
Senior Willie Kirkland was an all-GAC performer for the Wonder Boys in 2012-13.
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