2012–13 Texas Tech Red Raiders basketball team

The 2012–13 Texas Tech Red Raiders basketball team represented Texas Tech University in the 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team, led by interim head coach Chris Walker, played its home games at the United Spirit Arena in Lubbock, Texas and were members of the Big 12 Conference. They finished the season 11–20, 3–15 in Big 12 play to finish in ninth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Big 12 tournament to Kansas.

2012–13 Texas Tech Red Raiders basketball
ConferenceBig 12
Record11–20 (3–15 Big 12)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaUnited Spirit Arena
Seasons
2012–13 Big 12 men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 3 Kansas 14 4   .778 31 6   .838
No. 12 Kansas State 14 4   .778 27 8   .771
No. 17 Oklahoma State 13 5   .722 24 9   .727
Oklahoma 11 7   .611 20 12   .625
Iowa State 11 7   .611 23 12   .657
Baylor 9 9   .500 23 14   .622
Texas 7 11   .389 16 18   .471
West Virginia 6 12   .333 13 19   .406
Texas Tech 3 15   .167 11 20   .355
TCU 2 16   .111 11 21   .344
2013 Big 12 Tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll [1]

Pre-season

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Departures

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Robert Lewandowski 15 F 6'10" 256 Senior Overland Park, Kansas Graduated

In addition to departing players, Texas Tech came to the spotlight on Friday, September 7 when head coach Billy Gillispie was hospitalized for undisclosed medical reasons.[2] That same day, Texas Tech officials announced that Gillispie was being investigated for possible player misconduct.[3] Gillispie would be discharged from the hospital on Wednesday, September 5.[4] A few days later, Monday, September 10, an ambulance was sent to the home of Gillispie. Gillispie was once again sent to the hospital for an undisclosed medical reason.[5] On Thursday, September 13, Gillispie resigned as head coach of Texas Tech, citing he was leaving for health reasons.[6]

Recruits

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US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Wanaah Bail
PF
Rosenberg, TX Lamar Consolidated 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Feb 13, 2012 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: 89
Michael Carey
SF
Rosenberg, TX Lamar Consolidated 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Feb 13, 2012 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: 88
Josh Gray
PG
Houston, TX Wheatley 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Apr 30, 2012 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: 91
Dusty Hannahs
SG
Little Rock, AR Pulaski Academy 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sep 19, 2011 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   Rivals:    247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: 88
Trency Jackson
SG
Niceville, FL Northwest Florida State College 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Apr 16, 2012 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   Rivals:    247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: JC
Daylen Robinson
PG
Moberly, MO Moberly Area CC 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Sep 20, 2011 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   Rivals:    247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: JC
Aaron Ross
PF
Little Rock, AR St. John's NW Military 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Mar 7, 2012 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: POST
Rodrigo Silva
PF
Cheyenne, WY Laramie County CC 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Oct 28, 2011 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   Rivals:    247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: JC
Jamal Williams
PG
Mattoon, IL Lake Land College 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Nov 7, 2011 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   Rivals:    247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: JC
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: Not Ranked Top 30   Rivals: Not Ranked Top 25  ESPN: Not Ranked Top 50
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "Texas Tech 2012 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved April 24, 2012.
  • "2012 Texas Tech Basketball Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved April 24, 2012.
  • "ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved April 24, 2012.
  • "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved April 24, 2012.
  • "2012 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved April 24, 2012.

Roster

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2012–13 Texas Tech Red Raiders men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 1 Trency Jackson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Wingfield
Northwest Florida State
Jackson, MS
G 2 Dusty Hannahs 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Pulaski Academy Little Rock, AR
G 4 Ty Nurse 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr St. Mary's Catholic
Midland College
Vancouver, British Columbia
G 5 Josh Gray 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Houston Wheatley Lake Charles, LA
G 10 Daylen Robinson 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr Northeast
Moberly Area C.C.
Kansas City, MO
F 11 Dejan Kravic 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 240 lb (109 kg) RS Jr Westminster
York
London, ON
F 12 Kader Tapsoba 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 222 lb (101 kg) RS Jr Africa
Tyler JC
Ouagadougou, BUR
G 13 Luke Adams 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 170 lb (77 kg) So Big Spring Big Spring, TX
F 15 Aaron Ross 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Fr Parkview
Delafield St. John NW Military
Little Rock, AR
G 20 Toddrick Gotcher 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) RS Fr Lakeview Centennial Garland, TX
G 23 Jamal Williams, Jr. 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Pacific
Lake Land College
Brooklyn, NY
F 30 Jaye Crockett 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS Jr Clovis Clovis, NM
F 32 Jordan Tolbert 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) So All Saints Episcopal Fort Worth, TX
F 35 Clark Lammert 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Churchill San Antonio, TX
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: 2011-04-01

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Opponent Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/01/2012*
7:00 pm
UTPB W 88–63 
United Spirit Arena (8,083)
Lubbock, TX
Non-Conference Regular Season
11/09/2012*
8:00 pm, FCS
Prairie View A&M W 89–79  1–0
United Spirit Arena (8,550)
Lubbock, TX
11/14/2012*
7:00 pm, FSSW+
Nebraska–Omaha W 91–63  2–0
United Spirit Arena (7,053)
Lubbock, TX
11/20/2012*
8:00 pm, FSSW
Grambling State W 91–56  3–0
United Spirit Arena (7,952)
Lubbock, TX
11/26/2012*
7:00 pm, FSSW
Jackson State W 84–75  4–0
United Spirit Arena (7,404)
Lubbock, TX
12/01/2012*
7:00 pm, ESPNU
No. 9 Arizona L 57–85  4–1
United Spirit Arena (10,782)
Lubbock, TX
12/04/2012*
6:00 pm, FSSW
Northern Kentucky W 75–69  5–1
United Spirit Arena (7,758)
Lubbock, TX
12/16/2012*
5:00 pm, FSSW
McNeese State L 75–80  5–2
United Spirit Arena (6,144)
Lubbock, TX
12/19/2012*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Alabama L 62–66  5–3
United Spirit Arena (7,172)
Lubbock, TX
12/22/2012*
1:00 pm, FCS
Arizona State L 62–77  5–4
United Spirit Arena (7,732)
Lubbock, TX
12/28/2012*
6:00 pm, FSSW+
North Carolina A&T W 85–74  6–4
United Spirit Arena (5,893)
Lubbock, TX
12/31/2012*
12:00 pm, FSSW
Florida A&M W 70–56  7–4
United Spirit Arena (5,404)
Lubbock, TX
Big 12 Regular Season
01/05/2013
5:00 pm, FSSW
at TCU W 62–53  8–4
(1–0)
Daniel-Meyer Coliseum (5,448)
Ft. Worth, TX
01/08/2013
6:00 pm, ESPN2
Baylor L 48–82  8–5
(1–1)
United Spirit Arena (6,385)
Lubbock, TX
01/12/2013
3:00 pm, Big 12 Network
No. 6 Kansas L 46–60  8–6
(1–2)
United Spirit Arena (8,534)
Lubbock, TX
01/16/2013
7:00 pm, Big 12 Network
at Oklahoma L 63–81  8–7
(1–3)
Lloyd Noble Center (9,178)
Norman, OK
01/19/2013
1:00 pm, ESPN2
at Oklahoma State L 45–79  8–8
(1–4)
Gallagher-Iba Arena (9,193)
Stillwater, OK
01/23/2013
8:00 pm, ESPNU
Iowa State W 56–51  9–8
(2–4)
United Spirit Arena (7,904)
Lubbock, TX
01/26/2013
7:00 pm, LHN
Texas L 57–73  9–9
(2–5)
Frank Erwin Center (12,742)
Austin, TX
02/02/2013
12:45 pm, Big 12 Network
West Virginia L 61–77  9–10
(2–6)
United Spirit Arena (8,407)
Lubbock, TX
02/05/2013
7:00 pm, Big 12 Network
No. 13 Kansas State L 59–68  9–11
(2–7)
United Spirit Arena (8,145)
Lubbock, TX
02/09/2013
3:00 pm, Big 12 Network
at Baylor L 48–75  9–12
(2–8)
Ferrell Center (7,750)
Waco, TX
02/13/2013
6:00 pm, ESPNU
at No. 17 Oklahoma State L 67–91  9–13
(2–9)
United Spirit Arena (8,671)
Lubbock, TX
02/16/2013
3:00 pm, Big 12 Network
at West Virginia L 64–66  9–14
(2–10)
WVU Coliseum (10,530)
Morgantown, WV
02/20/2013
6:00 pm, ESPNU
Oklahoma L 71–86  9–15
(2–11)
United Spirit Arena (8,248)
Lubbock, TX
02/23/2013
12:45 pm, Big 12 Network
at Iowa State L 66–86  9–16
(2–12)
Hilton Coliseum (14,376)
Ames, IA
02/25/2013
6:00 pm, ESPNU
at No. 13 Kansas State L 55–75  9–17
(2–13)
Bramlage Coliseum (12,216)
Manhattan, KS
03/02/2013
3:00 pm, Big 12 Network
TCU W 72–63  10–17
(3–13)
United Spirit Arena (9,372)
Lubbock, TX
03/04/2013
6:00 pm, ESPNU
at No. 4 Kansas L 42–79  10–18
(3–14)
Allen Fieldhouse (16,300)
Manhattan, KS
03/09/2013
3:00 pm, Big 12 Network
Texas L 69–71 OT 10–19
(3–15)
United Spirit Arena (9,542)
Lubbock, TX
2013 Big 12 men's basketball tournament
03/13/2013
6:00 pm, Big 12 Network/ESPN3
vs. West Virginia
First Round
W 71–69  11–19
Sprint Center (17,018)
Kansas City, MO
03/14/2013
2:00 pm, ESPN2
vs. No. 7 Kansas
Quarterfinals
L 63–91  11–20
Sprint Center (17,996)
Kansas City, MO
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

References

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  1. ^ "2019-20 Big 12 Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 26–30. Retrieved June 18, 2020.
  2. ^ "Billy Gillispie Hospitalized: Texas Tech Basketball Coach In Hospital For Undisclosed Medical Issue". Huffington Post. August 31, 2012. Retrieved August 31, 2012.
  3. ^ "Billy Gillispie draws Tech players' ire". ESPN.com. Retrieved September 2, 2012.
  4. ^ "Texas Tech's Gillispie discharged from hospital after six-day stay". CBS Sports. Retrieved September 6, 2012.
  5. ^ "Billy Gillispie Hospitalized Again? Lubbock Police Report 2nd 911 Call From Home Of Texas Tech Coach". Huffington Post. September 11, 2012. Retrieved September 11, 2012.
  6. ^ "Billy Gillispie Resigns as Texas Tech Basketball Coach". New York Times. Retrieved September 14, 2012.
  7. ^ 2012-13 Schedule Archived 2012-11-14 at the Wayback Machine, Texas Tech Athletics, retrieved 15 October 2012
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