2012–13 Indiana State Sycamores men's basketball team

2012–13 Indiana State Sycamores men's basketball

NIT, First Round
Conference	Missouri Valley Conference
2012–13 record	18–15 (9–9 The Valley)
Head coach	Greg Lansing (3rd year)
Assistant coach	Lou Gudino
Assistant coach	Marcus Belcher
Assistant coach	David Ragland
Home arena	Hulman Center

	Conf				Overall
2012–13 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Creighton †	13	–	5	.722	28	–	8	.778
Wichita State	12	–	6	.667	30	–	9	.769
Northern Iowa	11	–	7	.611	21	–	15	.583
Evansville	10	–	8	.556	21	–	15	.583
Indiana State	9	–	9	.500	18	–	15	.545
Illinois State	8	–	10	.444	18	–	15	.545
Bradley	7	–	11	.389	18	–	17	.514
Drake	7	–	11	.389	15	–	17	.469
Missouri State	7	–	11	.389	11	–	22	.333
Southern Illinois	6	–	12	.333	14	–	17	.452


† 2013 MVC Tournament winner As of April 6, 2013; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2012–13 Indiana State Sycamores basketball team represented Indiana State University during the 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Sycamores, led by third year head coach Greg Lansing, played their home games at the Hulman Center and were members of the Missouri Valley Conference. They finished the season 18–15, 9–9 in MVC play to finish in fifth place. They advanced to the semifinals of the Missouri Valley Tournament where they lost to Creighton. They were invited to the 2013 NIT where they lost in the first round to Iowa.

Roster

Number	Name	Position	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
0	Jake Kitchell	Forward	6–10	240	Sophomore	Union Mills, Indiana
2	Lucas Eitel	Guard	6–2	190	Junior	Marshall, Illinois
3	Manny Arop	Forward	6–6	215	Junior	Edmonton, Alberta
5	Justin Gant	Center	6–8	210	Sophomore	Terre Haute, Indiana
11	Devonte Brown	Guard	6–3	185	RS Freshman	Killeen, Texas
12	Dawon Cummings	Guard	6–4	175	Junior	Kansas City, Missouri
13	Jake Odum	Guard	6–4	170	Junior	Terre Haute, Indiana
20	Rhett Smith	Forward	6–7	240	Freshman	Sullivan, Indiana
22	Brandon Burnett	Guard	6–6	225	RS Freshman	Tucson, Arizona
30	Mike Samuels	Center	6–11	285	Junior	Bushkill, Pennsylvania
31	RJ Mahurin	Forward	6–8	210	Junior	Rockville, Indiana
32	Khristian Smith	Guard	6–6	210	Freshman	Indianapolis, Indiana
42	TJ Bell	Guard/Forward	6-8	240	Freshman	Charleston, Illinois

Schedule

Date	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (Attendance)
Exhibition
11/01/2012*		Lewis	W 79–66		Hulman Center (3,625)
Regular Season
11/09/2012*		at #13 UCLA	L 59–86	0–1	Pauley Pavilion (13,513)
11/13/2012*		Winthrop	W 66–55	1–1	Hulman Center (4,916)
11/17/2012*		Truman State	W 70–57	2–1	Hulman Center (N/A)
11/20/2012*		at Ball State	W 68–48	3–1	Worthen Arena (3,128)
11/25/2012*		High Point	W 76–62	4–1	Hulman Center (5,487)
12/01/2012*		#25 New Mexico (MWC–MVC Challenge)	L 68–77 ^OT	4–2	Hulman Center (6,080)
12/08/2012*		at Morehead State	L 63–71	4–3	Ellis Johnson Arena (2,038)
12/15/2012*		at IUPUI	W 75–61	5–3	The Jungle (1,215)
12/22/2012*		vs. Ole Miss (Diamond Head Classic Quarterfinals)	W 87–85 ^OT	6–3	Stan Sheriff Center (6,691)
12/23/2012*		vs. #18 San Diego State (Diamond Head Classic Semifinals)	L 55–62	6–4	Stan Sheriff Center (6,419)
12/25/2012*		vs. Miami (FL) (Diamond Head Classic 3rd place game)	W 57–55 ^OT	7–4	Stan Sheriff Center
12/30/2012		Illinois State	W 77–75	8–4 (1–0)	Hulman Center (5,808)
01/02/2013		at Northern Iowa	W 65–61	9–4 (2–0)	McLeod Center (4,035)
01/05/2013		at #16 Creighton	L 66–79	9–5 (2–1)	CenturyLink Center Omaha (17,694)
01/09/2013		Bradley	W 68–53	10–5 (3–1)	Hulman Center (5,553)
01/12/2013		at Southern Illinois	L 71–76	10–6 (3–2)	SIU Arena (5,315)
01/16/2013		Missouri State	W 68–60	11–6 (4–2)	Hulman Center (5,593)
01/19/2013		Evansville	W 72–62	12–6 (5–2)	Hulman Center (6,444)
01/23/2013		at Illinois State	L 58–60	12–7 (5–3)	Redbird Arena (5,519)
01/26/2013		Northern Iowa	W 59–58	13–7 (6–3)	Hulman Center (6,554)
01/29/2013		at #15 Wichita State	W 68–55	14–7 (7–3)	Charles Koch Arena (10,216)
02/02/2013		at Drake	L 71–74 ^OT	14–8 (7–4)	Knapp Center (4,439)
02/06/2013		#16 Creighton	W 76–57	15–8 (8–4)	Hulman Center (8,345)
02/09/2013		Southern Illinois	W 66–65	16–8 (9–4)	Hulman Center (5,821)
02/12/2013		at Missouri State	L 65–67	16–9 (9–5)	JQH Arena (5,255)
02/16/2013		at Bradley	L 68–80	16–10 (9–6)	Carver Arena (8,443)
02/19/2013		Wichita State	L 62–66	16–11 (9–7)	Hulman Center (6,169)
02/23/2013*		Iona (BracketBusters)	W 65–64	17–11	Hulman Center (4,378)
02/27/2013		Drake	L 56–67	17–12 (9–8)	Hulman Center (5,054)
03/02/2013		at Evansville	L 68–84	17–13 (9–9)	Fort Center (6,909)
2013 Missouri Valley Conference Tournament
03/08/2013		vs. Evansville (Quarterfinals)	W 51–50	18–13	Scottrade Center (14,567)
03/09/2013		vs. Creighton (Semifinals)	L 43–64	18–14	Scottrade Center (18,262)
2013 NIT
03/20/2013*	#(6)	at (3) Iowa (First Round)	L 52–68	18–15	Carver-Hawkeye Arena (15,400)
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. ( ) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. (#) during NIT is Seed within Region.

References

Indiana State Sycamores men's basketball

Venues	North Hall (1895–1923) William H. Wiley High School Gymnasium (1923–1928) ISU Gymnasium (1928–1962) College Arena (1962–1973) Hulman Center (1973–present)

Culture & lore	"Cheer for the Blue and White" "March On! (You Fighting Sycamores)"

People	Head coaches All-Century Team

Seasons	1895–96 1896–97 1897–98 1898–99 1899–00 1900–01 1901–02 1902–03 1903–04 1904–05 1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16

NAIA national championship in bold; NCAA Division I Final Four appearance in italics