2012–13 Tennessee State Tigers basketball team

The 2012–13 Tennessee State Tigers basketball team represented Tennessee State University during the 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Tigers, led by first year head coach and former assistant Travis Williams, played their home games at the Gentry Complex and were members of the East Division of the Ohio Valley Conference. They finished the season 18–15, 11–5 in OVC play to finish in third place in the East Division. They advanced to the semifinals of the OVC tournament where they lost to Belmont. They were invited to the 2013 CIT, their second consecutive CIT appearance, where they lost in the first round to Evansville.

2012–13 Tennessee State Tigers men's basketball
CIT, First Round
ConferenceOhio Valley Conference
DivisionEast Division
Record18–15 (11–5 OVC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Ben Betts
  • Rodney Hamilton
  • Brandon Johnson
Home arenaGentry Complex
Seasons
2012–13 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
East
Belmont 14 2   .875 26 7   .788
Eastern Kentucky 12 4   .750 25 10   .714
Tennessee State 11 5   .688 18 15   .545
Jacksonville State* 8 8   .500 17 11   .607
Morehead State 8 8   .500 15 18   .455
Tennessee Tech 5 11   .313 12 17   .414
West
Murray State 10 6   .625 21 10   .677
Southeast Missouri State 8 8   .500 17 16   .515
Eastern Illinois 6 10   .375 11 21   .344
SIU Edwardsville 5 11   .313 9 18   .333
UT Martin 5 11   .313 9 21   .300
Austin Peay 4 12   .250 8 23   .258
2013 OVC tournament winner
As of March 23, 2013
* Ineligible for Postseason play due to APR Penalties
Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

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Number Name Position Height Weight Year Hometown
1 DeShawn Dockery Guard 5–10 160 Junior Chicago, Illinois
2 Patrick Miller Guard 6–1 189 Junior Chicago, Illinois
3 Kharon Butcher Guard 6–2 173 Sophomore Atlanta, Georgia
5 Jay Harris Guard 5–10 156 Sophomore Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
21 Kellen Thornton Forward 6–7 243 Senior Chicago, Illinois
22 Tashan Fredrick Guard 6–4 204 Senior Hemingway, South Carolina
24 Taylor Ward Guard 6–4 151 Freshman White House, Tennessee
33 Robert Covington Forward 6–9 215 Senior Bellwood, Illinois
34 M. J. Rhett Forward 6–8 232 Sophomore Hopkins, South Carolina
44 Michael Green Forward 6–9 192 Junior Columbia, South Carolina
45 Jordan Cyphers Guard 6–4 179 Senior Wichita, Kansas

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Opponent Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/05/2012*
7:00 pm
Trevecca Nazarene W 86–56 
Gentry Complex (1,087)
Nashville, TN
Regular season
11/09/2012*
8:00 pm, BYUtv
at BYU
Coaches Vs. Cancer Classic
L 66–81  0–1
Marriott Center (16,283)
Provo, UT
11/13/2012*
7:00 pm
at South Dakota State L 71–78  0–2
Frost Arena (3,193)
Brookings, SD
11/15/2012*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Minnesota L 43–72  0–3
Williams Arena (10,107)
Minneapolis, MN
11/19/2012*
3:00 pm
vs. South Alabama
Coaches Vs. Cancer Classic
W 68–57  1–3
GSU Sports Arena (339)
Atlanta, GA
11/20/2012*
6:00 pm
at Georgia State
Coaches Vs. Cancer Classic
L 57–59  1–4
GSU Sports Arena (1,104)
Atlanta, GA
11/21/2012*
11:00 am
vs. Monmouth
Coaches Vs. Cancer Classic
L 70–81  1–5
GSU Sports Arena (369)
Atlanta, GA
11/26/2012*
7:00 pm
Fisk W 92–53  2–5
Gentry Complex (12,057[1])
Nashville, TN
12/01/2012*
7:00 pm
at Alabama A&M W 83–72  3–5
Elmore Gymnasium (1,059)
Huntsville, AL
12/04/2012*
7:00 pm
Drexel W 76–66  4–5
Gentry Complex (1,011)
Nashville, TN
12/08/2012*
2:00 pm, ESPN3
at No. 12 Missouri L 38–68  4–6
Mizzou Arena (10,338)
Columbus, MO
12/16/2012*
4:00 pm
LeMoyne–Owen W 79–39  5–6
Gentry Complex (1,027)
Nashville, TN
12/18/2012*
7:00 pm
at Middle Tennessee L 48–77  5–7
Murphy Center (3,717)
Murfreesboro, TN
12/21/2012*
7:00 pm
USC Upstate W 67–64  6–7
Gentry Complex (327)
Nashville, TN
12/29/2012
7:45 pm
Eastern Illinois W 67–59  7–7 (1–0)
Gentry Complex (1,159)
Nashville, TN
01/03/2013
7:00 pm
at Tennessee Tech W 72–66  8–7 (2–0)
Eblen Center (901)
Cookeville, TN
01/05/2013
4:30 pm
at Jacksonville State W 66–57  9–7 (3–0)
Pete Mathews Coliseum (1,001)
Jacksonville, AL
01/10/2013
7:00 pm
Tennessee–Martin W 80–48  10–7 (4–0)
Gentry Complex (812)
Nashville, TN
01/12/2013
7:00 pm
Southeast Missouri State W 81–69  11–7 (5–0)
Gentry Complex (776)
Nashville, TN
01/17/2013
7:00 pm
Jacksonville State W 66–60  12–7 (6–0)
Gentry Complex (1,236)
Nashville, TN
01/19/2013
7:00 pm
at Belmont L 66–78  12–8 (6–1)
Curb Event Center (4,102)
Nashville, TN
01/24/2013
6:00 pm
at Eastern Kentucky L 67–76  12–9 (6–2)
Alumni Coliseum (2,250)
Richmond, KY
01/26/2013
6:30 pm
at Morehead State L 69–78  12–10 (6–3)
Ellis Johnson Arena (3,403)
Morehead, KY
01/31/2013
7:00 pm
Tennessee Tech W 84–65  13–10 (7–3)
Gentry Complex (1,241)
Nashville, TN
02/07/2013
7:00 pm
at Austin Peay W 88–82 OT 14–10 (8–3)
Dunn Center (2,186)
Clarksville, TN
02/09/2013
7:00 pm
at Murray State L 48–69  14–11 (8–4)
CFSB Center (6,762)
Murray, KY
02/14/2013
6:00 pm, ESPNU
Belmont W 80–69  15–11 (9–4)
Gentry Complex (3,215)
Nashville, TN
02/20/2013
7:00 pm
at SIU Edwardsville W 83–73  16–11 (10–4)
Vadalabene Center (1,449)
Edwardsville, IL
02/23/2013*
7:00 pm
Loyola (MD)
BracketBusters
L 67–69  16–12
Gentry Complex (1,231)
Nashville, TN
02/28/2013
6:00 pm, ESPNU
Morehead State L 100–101  16–13 (10–5)
Gentry Complex (3,578)
Nashville, TN
03/02/2013
7:45 pm
Eastern Kentucky W 85–81 OT 17–13 (11–5)
Gentry Complex (2,771)
Nashville, TN
2013 OVC Basketball tournament
03/07/2013
6:00 pm
vs. Morehead State
Quarterfinals
W 88–75  18–13
Nashville Municipal Auditorium (1,398)
Nashville, TN
03/08/2013
6:00 pm, ESPNU
vs. Belmont
Semifinals
L 73–82  18–14
Nashville Municipal Auditorium (3,977)
Nashville, TN
2013 CIT
03/19/2013*
7:00 pm
at Evansville
First Round
L 72–84  18–15
Ford Center (2,324)
Evansville, IN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

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