2012–13 Bethune-Cookman Wildcats men's basketball team

2012–13 Bethune-Cookman Wildcats men's basketball

Conference	Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
2012–13 record	14–20 (7–9 MEAC)
Head coach	Gravelle Craig (2nd year)
Assistant coach	Stacey Beckton
Assistant coach	Montez Robinson
Assistant coach	Rodney Martin
Home arena	Moore Gymnasium

	Conf				Overall
2012–13 MEAC men's basketball standings
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Norfolk State	16	–	0	1.000	21	–	12	.636
North Carolina Central	15	–	1	.938	22	–	9	.710
Savannah State	11	–	5	.688	19	–	15	.559
Hampton	11	–	5	.688	14	–	17	.452
Morgan State	10	–	6	.625	17	–	15	.531
North Carolina A&T †	8	–	8	.500	20	–	17	.541
Delaware State	8	–	8	.500	15	–	18	.455
Bethune–Cookman	7	–	9	.438	14	–	20	.412
Florida A&M	5	–	11	.313	8	–	23	.258
Coppin State	5	–	11	.313	8	–	24	.250
Howard	4	–	12	.250	7	–	24	.226
South Carolina State	2	–	14	.125	6	–	24	.200
Maryland Eastern Shore	2	–	14	.125	2	–	26	.071

† 2013 MEAC Tournament winner As of March 21, 2013; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2012–13 Bethune-Cookman Wildcats men's basketball team represented Bethune-Cookman University during the 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Wildcats, led by second year head coach Gravelle Craig, played their home games at the Moore Gymnasium and were members of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. They finished the season 14–20, 7–9 in MEAC play to finish in eighth place. They advanced to the semifinals of the MEAC Tournament where they lost to Morgan State.

Roster

Number	Name	Position	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
1	Adrien Coleman	Forward	6–5	190	Junior	Atlanta, Georgia
2	Alex Smith	Forward	6–7	210	Senior	Jacksonville, Florida
3	Paul Scotland	Guard	6–0	185	Senior	Manhattan, New York
4	Brandon Stewart	Guard	6–2	185	Sophomore	Miami, Florida
5	Myron Respress	Center	6–8	220	Junior	Niagara Falls, New York
10	Malik Jackson	Guard	6–6	188	Junior	Central Islip, New York
11	Javoris Bryant	Forward	6–6	200	Senior	Atlanta, Georgia
12	Mikel Trapp	Guard	6–2	195	Junior	Blair, South Carolina
15	Marc Mack	Forward	6–6	195	Sophomore	Chicago, Illinois
21	Kevin Dukes	Guard	5–9	155	Senior	Lithonia, Georgia
22	Ricky Johnson	Guard	5–9	160	Sophomore	Akron, Ohio
33	Allan Dempster	Forward	6–7	210	Freshman	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Site (Attendance)
Exhibition
11/06/2012*	Ave Maria	W 85–68		Moore Gymnasium (1,091)
Regular Season
11/09/2012*	at St. Bonaventure	L 55–65	0–1	Reilly Center (4,215)
11/13/2012*	at Tulane (Joe Cipriano Nebraska Classic)	L 55–65	0–2	Avron B. Fogelman Arena (1,651)
11/15/2012*	at New Orleans	W 71–65	1–2	Lakefront Arena (471)
11/20/2012*	at Kent State (Joe Cipriano Nebraska Classic)	L 68–69	1–3	Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center (1,958)
11/23/2012*	vs. Nebraska–Omaha (Joe Cipriano Nebraska Classic)	W 93–81	2–3	Athletics–Recreation Center (2,477)
11/24/2012*	at Valparaiso (Joe Cipriano Nebraska Classic)	L 64–77	2–4	Athletics–Recreation Center (2,088)
11/27/2012*	North Florida	L 65–71	2–5	Moore Gymnasium (2,817)
12/01/2012	at Florida A&M	L 67–75	2–6 (0–1)	Teaching Arena (857)
12/03/2012*	Stetson	W 86–63	3–6	Moore Gymnasium (2,269)
12/08/2012*	Webber International	W 85–72	4–6	Moore Gymnasium (267)
12/12/2012*	at UCF	L 62–72	4–7	UCF Arena (3,822)
12/15/2012*	at Pittsburgh	L 40–89	4–8	Petersen Events Center (8,115)
12/17/2012*	at Florida Christian	W 102–51	5–8	Moore Gymnasium (191)
12/21/2012*	Youngstown State	L 51–67	5–9	Moore Gymnasium (504)
01/05/2013*	at LSU	L 63–79	5–10	Maravich Center (6,462)
01/07/2013*	at FIU	L 72–74	5–11	U.S. Century Bank Arena (828)
01/12/2013	North Carolina A&T	W 72–60	6–11 (1–1)	Moore Gymnasium (1,901)
01/14/2013	North Carolina Central	L 66–75	6–12 (1–2)	Moore Gymnasium (1,801)
01/19/2013	at South Carolina State	W 60–52	7–12 (2–2)	SHM Memorial Center (662)
01/21/2013	at Savannah State	L 40–43	7–13 (2–3)	Tiger Arena (3,852)
01/26/2013	Delaware State	L 52–68	7–14 (2–4)	Moore Gymnasium (1,001)
01/28/2013	Maryland–Eastern Shore	W 58–57	8–14 (3–4)	Moore Gymnasium (1,751)
02/02/2013	Florida A&M	W 67–65 ^OT	9–14 (4–4)	Moore Gymnasium (1,400)
02/09/2013	at North Carolina A&T	L 55–65	9–15 (4–5)	Corbett Sports Center (1,557)
02/11/2013	at North Carolina Central	L 75–81	9–16 (4–6)	McLendon–McDougald Gymnasium (2,614)
02/18/2013	Howard	W 64–50	10–16 (5–6)	Moore Gymnasium (612)
02/23/2013	South Carolina State	W 85–75	11–16 (6–6)	Moore Gymnasium (1,081)
02/25/2013	Savannah State	W 72–58	12–16 (7–6)	Moore Gymnasium (1,561)
03/02/2013	at Norfolk State	L 61–62	12–17 (7–7)	Joseph G. Echols Memorial Hall (2,155)
03/04/2013	at Hampton	L 66–75	12–18 (7–8)	Hampton Convocation Center (2,154)
03/07/2013	at Coppin State	L 61–69	12–19 (7–9)	Physical Education Complex (516)
2013 MEAC Men's Basketball Tournament
03/12/2013	vs. Coppin State (First Round)	W 89–78	13–19	Norfolk Scope (2,591)
03/13/2013	vs. Norfolk State (Quarterfinals)	W 70–68 ^OT	14–19	Norfolk Scope (7,543)
03/15/2013	vs. Morgan State (Semifinals)	L 71–82	14–20	Norfolk Scope (N/A)
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. ( ) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

References

Bethune-Cookman Wildcats men's basketball

Venues	Moore Gymnasium (1962–present)

Culture & lore	Wil D Cat "Let's Go Wildcats"

People	Head coaches

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