2012–13 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders men's basketball team

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2012–13 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders men's basketball
Sun Belt East Division and overall regular season Champions
NCAA tournament Midwest Region 11 Seed, First Four
ConferenceSun Belt Conference
DivisionEast Division
Record28–6 (19–1 Sun Belt)
Head coach
  • Kermit Davis (11th season)
Assistant coaches
  • Win Case
  • Greg Grensing
  • Monte Towe
Home arenaMurphy Center
Seasons
2012–13 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball standings
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 Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
East
Middle Tennessee 19 – 1   .950 28 – 6   .824
South Alabama 14 – 6   .700 17 – 13   .567
FIU 11 – 9   .550 18 – 14   .563
WKU † 10 – 10   .500 20 – 16   .556
Florida Atlantic 9 – 11   .450 14 – 18   .438
Troy 6 – 14   .300 12 – 21   .364
West
Arkansas State 12 – 8   .600 19 – 12   .613
Arkansas–Little Rock 11 – 9   .550 17 – 15   .531
Louisiana–Lafayette 8 – 12   .400 13 – 20   .394
North Texas 7 – 13   .350 12 – 20   .375
Louisiana–Monroe 3 – 17   .150 4 – 23   .148
† 2013 Sun Belt Tournament winner
As of March 22, 2013
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2012–13 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders men's basketball team represented Middle Tennessee State University during the 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Blue Raiders, led by 11th year head coach Kermit Davis, played their home games at the Murphy Center and were members of the East Division of the Sun Belt Conference. They finished the season 28–6, 19–1 in Sun Belt play to become Sun Belt regular season champions. They advanced to the semifinals of the Sun Belt tournament where they lost to FIU. They received an at-large bid to the 2013 NCAA tournament, their first tournament bid since 1989, where they lost in the First Four round to Saint Mary's.

This was the Blue Raiders last season as a member of the Sun Belt. In July, 2013, they will become a member of Conference USA.

Roster

Number Name Position Height Weight Year Hometown
0 Zane Gibson Guard 6–2 180 Junior Chattanooga, Tennessee
1 Neiko Hunter Forward 6–7 215 Junior Eutaw, Alabama
3 James Gallman Guard 5–11 180 Senior Knoxville, Tennessee
4 Finoy Perkins Forward 6-4 200 Junior Memphis, Tennessee
5 Trantell Knight Guard 6–1 195 Junior Rentz, Georgia
10 Jaqawn Raymond Guard 6–4 200 Sophomore Statesboro, Georgia
11 Blake Johnson Guard 5-10 160 Freshman Memphis, Tennessee
12 Shawn Jones Forward 6–8 227 Junior Hialeah, Florida
13 Bruce Massey Guard 6–3 195 Senior Germantown, Maryland
14 Marcos Knight Guard 6–2 210 Senior Rentz, Georgia
15 Raymond Cintron Guard 6–0 195 Senior San Juan, Puerto Rico
21 Torin Walker Center 6–11 248 Junior Columbus, Georgia
22 Jason Jones Guard/Forward 6–6 195 Senior Memphis, Tennessee
24 Kerry Hammonds Guard/Forward 6–5 200 Junior Murfreesboro, Tennessee
30 JT Sulton Forward 6–8 230 Senior Yazoo City, Mississippi
32 Gavin Gibson Guard 6–4 205 Sophomore Chattanooga, Tennessee
42 Jacquez Rozier Forward 6–7 210 Sophomore Waynesboro, Georgia

Schedule

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Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/05/2012*
7:00 pm 		Auburn–Montgomery W 107–65 
Murphy Center (2,912)
Murfreesboro, TN
Regular season
11/09/2012*
7:45 pm 		Alabama State
Global Sports Main Event 		W 97–53  1–0
 Murphy Center (5,806)
Murfreesboro, TN
11/13/2012*
7:00 pm 		at Savannah State
Global Sports Main Event 		W 58–55  2–0
 Tiger Arena (890)
Savannah, GA
11/18/2012*
3:00 p.m., Sun/FS South 		vs. No. 10 Florida
Global Sports Main Event 		L 45–66  2–1
 Tampa Bay Times Forum (7,161)
Tampa, FL
11/20/2012*
6:00 pm 		at UCF
Global Sports Main Event 		W 75–61  3–1
 UCF Arena (4,118)
Orlando, FL
11/24/2012*
6:00 pm 		Texas Southern W 79–52  4–1
 Murphy Center (5,411)
Murfreesboro, TN
11/29/2012
7:00 pm 		at Louisiana–Lafayette W 72–58  5–1 (1–0)
 Cajundome (1,881)
Lafayette, LA
12/02/2012*
1:00 pm 		at Akron L 77–82 OT 5–2
 James A. Rhodes Arena (2,711)
Akron, OH
12/05/2012*
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		UAB W 84–64  6–2
 Murphy Center (4,587)
Murfreesboro, TN
12/08/2012*
4:00 pm, ESPN3 		Ole Miss W 65–62  7–2
 Murphy Center (6,107)
Murfreesboro, TN
12/13/2012*
6:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Belmont L 49–64  7–3
 Curb Event Center (2,562)
Nashville, TN
12/18/2012*
7:00 pm 		Tennessee State W 77–48  8–3
 Murphy Center (3,717)
Murfreesboro, TN
12/21/2012*
8:00 pm, ESPNU 		vs. Vanderbilt W 56–52  9–3
 Bridgestone Arena (8,307)
Nashville, TN
12/29/2012
5:00 pm 		FIU W 69–52  10–3 (2–0)
 Murphy Center (3,422)
Murfreesboro, TN
12/31/2012
7:00 pm, ESPNU 		North Texas W 75–57  11–3 (3–0)
 Murphy Center (3,872)
Murfreesboro, TN
01/03/2013
7:05 pm 		at Arkansas State L 60–66 OT 11–4 (3–1)
 Convocation Center (2,937)
Jonesboro, AR
01/05/2013
7:20 pm 		at South Alabama W 60–56  12–4 (4–1)
 Mitchell Center (2,602)
Mobile, AL
01/10/2013
7:00 pm 		Florida Atlantic W 62–52  13–4 (5–1)
 Murphy Center (3,806)
Murfreesboro, TN
01/12/2013
4:30 pm 		at Louisiana–Monroe W 66–57  14–4 (6–1)
 Fant–Ewing Coliseum (1,185)
Monroe, LA
01/17/2013
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		Arkansas–Little Rock W 82–50  15–4 (7–1)
 Murphy Center (5,215)
Murfreesboro, TN
01/19/2013
5:30 pm 		Louisiana–Lafayette W 82–60  16–4 (8–1)
 Murphy Center (5,220)
Murfreesboro, TN
01/24/2013
7:00 pm 		at North Texas W 72–64  17–4 (9–1)
 The Super Pit (3,423)
Denton, TX
01/26/2013
3:00 pm, ESPN2 		WKU W 72–53  18–4 (10–1)
 Murphy Center (10,105)
Murfreesboro, TN
01/31/2013
6:40 pm 		at FIU W 66–64  19–4 (11–1)
 U.S. Century Bank Arena (1,143)
Miami, FL
02/02/2013
6:00 pm 		at Florida Atlantic W 73–56  20–4 (12–1)
 FAU Arena (2,786)
Boca Raton, FL
02/07/2013
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		Arkansas State W 73–60  21–4 (13–1)
 Murphy Center (4,307)
Murfreesboro, TN
02/09/2013
5:00 pm 		Troy W 93–41  22–4 (14–1)
 Murphy Center (3,942)
Murfreesboro, TN
02/16/2013
7:00 pm 		at Arkansas–Little Rock W 66–61  23–4 (15–1)
 Jack Stephens Center (3,985)
Little Rock, AR
02/21/2013
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		South Alabama W 85–50  24–4 (16–1)
 Murphy Center (5,712)
Murfreesboro, TN
02/23/2013
5:40 pm 		Louisiana–Monroe W 87–46  25–4 (17–1)
 Murphy Center (7,026)
Murfreesboro, TN
02/28/2013
7:30 pm 		at Troy W 66–56  26–4 (18–1)
 Trojan Arena (1,674)
Troy, AL
03/02/2013
5:30 pm, ESPN3 		at WKU W 70–62  27–4 (19–1)
 E. A. Diddle Arena (7,326)
Bowling Green, KY
2013 Sun Belt tournament
03/09/2013
6:30 pm, ESPN3 		vs. Louisiana–Lafayette
Quarterfinals 		W 81–66  28–4
 Summit Arena (N/A)
Hot Springs, AR
03/10/2013
6:30 pm 		vs. FIU
Semifinals 		L 57–61  28–5
 Summit Arena (N/A)
Hot Springs, AR
2013 NCAA tournament
03/19/2013*
8:22 pm, truTV 		No. (11 MW) vs. (11 MW) Saint Mary's
First Four 		L 54–67  28–6
 UD Arena (12,027)
Dayton, OH
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time. (#) during NCAA Tournament is seed with Region MW=Midwest.

References

  1. ^ "Middle Tennessee 2012-2013 Men's Basketball Schedule | GoBlueRaiders.…". Archived from the original on January 24, 2013. Retrieved December 17, 2012.
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