2012–13 Alcorn State Braves basketball team

2012–13 Alcorn State Braves men's basketball

Conference	Southwestern Athletic Conference
2012–13 record	10–24 (8–10 SWAC)
Head coach	Luther Riley
Assistant coach	Christopher Giles
Assistant coach	Joezon Darby
Home arena	Davey Whitney Complex

	Conf				Overall
2012–13 SWAC men's basketball standings
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Texas Southern**	16	–	2	.889	17	–	14	.548
Southern †	15	–	3	.833	23	–	10	.697
Arkansas–Pine Bluff*	15	–	3	.833	16	–	14	.533
Jackson State	9	–	9	.500	11	–	18	.379
Prairie View A&M	8	–	10	.444	15	–	19	.441
Alabama State	8	–	10	.444	10	–	22	.313
Alcorn State	8	–	10	.444	10	–	24	.294
Alabama A&M	6	–	12	.333	11	–	20	.355
Mississippi Valley State*	5	–	13	.278	5	–	23	.179
Grambling State	0	–	18	.000	0	–	28	.000

† 2013 SWAC Tournament winner As of March 21, 2013 Ineligible for postseason play due to APR penalties *Ineligible for postseason play due to NCAA sanctions; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2012–13 Alcorn State Braves basketball team represented Alcorn State University during the 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Braves, led by head coach Luther Riley, played their home games at the Davey Whitney Complex and were members of the Southwestern Athletic Conference. They finished the season 10–24, 8–10 in SWAC play to finish in a three way tie for fifth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the SWAC Tournament to Prairie View A&M.

Roster

Number	Name	Position	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
0	Tyrel Hunt	Guard	6–6	202	Freshman	Queens, New York
1	Clint Nwosuh	Guard	6–2	195	Freshman	Houston, Texas
2	Twann Oakley	Guard	6–4	195	Senior	Memphis, Tennessee
3	Anthony Evans	Guard	6–1	175	Junior	Greenville, Mississippi
4	Larry Johnson	Guard	6–1	165	Freshman	Greenwood, Mississippi
5	Marquiz Baker	Guard	6–2	200	Senior	Austin, Texas
10	Devonte Hampton	Forward	6–2	175	Freshman	Memphis, Tennessee
11	Martrevious Sanders	Guard	5–11	175	Senior	Tunica, Mississippi
12	Anthony Nieves	Guard	6–4	185	Senior	Bronx, New York
15	LeAntwan Luckett	Guard	6–5	180	Sophomore	Ridgeland, Mississippi
21	Josh Nicholas	Forward/Center	7–0	225	Junior	Fort Myers, Florida
22	Terrance Birdie	Guard	6–0	175	Freshman	Dallas, Texas
24	Ian Francis	Forward	6–8	225	Senior	Los Angeles, California
25	Jamaal Hester	Forward	6–8	260	Freshman	Ridgeland, Mississippi
32	Michael Starks	Forward	6–8	230	Senior	Belzoni, Mississippi
34	Stephane Raquil	Forward/Center	6–10	220	Junior	Shreveport, Louisiana
40	Marius Myles	Forward	6–2	165	Junior	Jackson, Mississippi
44	McDarion Abron	Center	6–11	285	Freshman	Canton, Mississippi

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Site (Attendance)
Regular Season
11/11/2012*	Oakwood	W 85–41	1–0	Davey Whitney Complex (200)
11/13/2012*	at #14 Missouri (Battle 4 Atlantis)	L 54–91	1–1	Mizzou Arena (8,013)
11/15/2012*	at Stanford (Battle 4 Atlantis)	L 51–69	1–2	Maples Pavilion (4,028)
11/19/2012*	Fort Valley State	L 78–86	1–3	Davey Whitney Complex (N/A)
11/21/2012*	at Florida Gulf Coast (Battle 4 Atlantis)	L 48–50	1–4	Alico Arena (1,370)
11/22/2012*	vs. Samford (Battle 4 Atlantis)	W 69–65 ^OT	2–4	Alico Arena (676)
11/27/2012*	at Mississippi State	L 42–60	2–5	Humphrey Coliseum (6,101)
12/01/2012*	Jacksonville State	L 52–56	2–6	Davey Whitney Complex (424)
12/15/2012*	at Arkansas	L 59–97	2–7	Bud Walton Arena (12,484)
12/17/2012*	at Temple (Gotham Classic)	L 46–63	2–8	Liacouras Center (3,435)
12/19/2012*	Detroit (Gotham Classic)	L 58–74	2–9	Davey Whitney Complex (50)
12/21/2012*	at Santa Clara (Cable Car Classic)	L 58–70	2–10	Leavey Center (1,530)
12/22/2012*	vs. SMU (Cable Car Classic)	L 52–67	2–11	Leavey Center (1,523)
12/27/2012*	at Canisius (Gotham Classic)	L 74–87	2–12	Koessler Athletic Center (1,388)
12/29/2012*	at #9 Syracuse (Gotham Classic)	L 36–57	2–13	Carrier Dome (19,365)
01/02/2013	Prairie View A&M	W 68–54	3–13 (1–0)	Davey Whitney Complex (150)
01/04/2013	Texas Southern	L 48–57	3–14 (1–1)	Davey Whitney Complex (175)
01/06/2013	at Jackson State	W 51–48	4–14 (2–1)	Williams Assembly Center (798)
01/08/2013	at Grambling State	W 80–46	5–14 (3–1)	Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center (832)
01/12/2013	Mississippi Valley State	W 72–67	6–14 (4–1)	Davey Whitney Complex (1,100)
01/14/2013	Arkansas–Pine Bluff	L 52–62	6–15 (4–2)	Davey Whitney Complex (500)
01/19/2013	at Alabama A&M	W 69–59	7–15 (5–2)	Elmore Gymnasium (951)
01/21/2013	at Alabama State	L 46–49	7–16 (5–3)	Dunn–Oliver Acadome (954)
01/26/2013	Southern	W 61–57	8–16 (6–3)	Davey Whitney Complex (3,000)
02/02/2013	Jackson State	L 71–84	8–17 (6–4)	Davey Whitney Complex (3,100)
02/04/2013	Grambling State	W 78–53	9–17 (7–4)	Davey Whitney Complex (3,500)
02/09/2013	at Mississippi Valley State	L 75–80	9–18 (7–5)	Harrison HPER Complex (4,120)
02/11/2013	at Arkansas–Pine Bluff	L 52–80	9–19 (7–6)	K. L. Johnson Complex (4,355)
02/16/2013	Alabama A&M	L 65–72	9–20 (7–7)	Davey Whitney Complex (700)
02/18/2013	Alabama State	L 58–66	9–21 (7–8)	Davey Whitney Complex (700)
02/23/2013	at Southern	L 48–61	9–22 (7–9)	F. G. Clark Center (3,442)
02/28/2013	at Prairie View A&M	W 81–75	10–22 (8–9)	William Nicks Building (1,312)
03/02/2013	at Texas Southern	L 59–78	10–23 (8–10)	Health and Physical Education Arena (1,845)
2013 SWAC Basketball Tournament
03/14/2013	vs. Prairie View A&M (Quarterfinals)	L 59–67	10–24	Curtis Culwell Center (605)
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. ( ) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

References

Alcorn State Braves basketball

Venues	Davey Whitney Complex (1975–present)

People	Head coaches

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