2012–13 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs basketball team

2012–13 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs men's basketball
WAC Regular Season Co–Champions
NIT, Second Round
Conference Western Athletic Conference
2012–13 record 27–7 (16–2 WAC)
Head coach Michael White (2nd year)
Assistant coach Isaac Brown
Assistant coach Dusty May
Assistant coach Derrick Jones
Home arena Thomas Assembly Center
2012–13 WAC men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
Louisiana Tech* 16 – 2   .889     27 – 7   .794
Denver 16 – 2   .889     22 – 10   .688
New Mexico State † 14 – 4   .778     24 – 11   .686
Utah State 11 – 7   .611     21 – 10   .677
Texas–Arlington 11 – 7   .611     19 – 14   .576
Idaho 7 – 11   .389     12 – 18   .400
Texas State 5 – 13   .278     12 – 22   .353
UTSA 3 – 14   .176     10 – 22   .313
San Jose State 3 – 14   .176     9 – 20   .310
Seattle 3 – 15   .167     8 – 22   .267
† 2013 WAC Tournament winner
As of March 25, 2013
* WAC Tournament #1 seed; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2012–13 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs basketball team represents Louisiana Tech University during the 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bulldogs, led by second year head coach Michael White, play their home games at the Thomas Assembly Center and are members of the Western Athletic Conference. This will be their last season as a member of the WAC as they will join Conference USA in July 2013.

Roster

2012–13 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Home town
G 0 Hamilton, AlexAlex Hamilton style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Chipley, FL
F 1 Kyser, MichaleMichale Kyser style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 210 lb (95 kg) So Lancaster, TX
G 2 Gibson, BrandonBrandon Gibson style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 225 lb (102 kg) RS Sr Marianna, FL
G 3 Appleby, RaheemRaheem Appleby style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 160 lb (73 kg) So Jacksonville, AR
G 4 Smith, SpeedySpeedy Smith style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 185 lb (84 kg) So St. Petersburg, FL
F 5 Anderson, ChrisChris Anderson style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Muskegon, MI
F 10 Massey, IsaiahIsaiah Massey style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 230 lb (104 kg) RS So McDonough, GA
F 11 Gjuroski, StojanStojan Gjuroski style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 205 lb (93 kg) RS So Gostivar, Macedonia
G 13 Wilkerson, J.D.J.D. Wilkerson (W) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 165 lb (75 kg) Fr Baton Rouge, LA
G 15 Johnson, CordariusCordarius Johnson style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Coushatta, LA
G 21 McNeaill, KenyonKenyon McNeaill style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Conway, AR
G 22 Johnson, DemarioDemario Johnson (W) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 175 lb (79 kg) Jr Shreveport, LA
G 23 Johnson, JaronJaron Johnson style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Tyler, TX
F/C 25 Lewis, J.L.J.L. Lewis style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 240 lb (109 kg) Sr Gonzales, LA
F/C 40 Talbot, GilbertGilbert Talbot style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 255 lb (116 kg) Fr Houma, LA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: 2013-02-08


Schedule

Date Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (Attendance)
Exhibition
October 25, 2012* Arkansas–Monticello W 72–44  Thomas Assembly Center
November 2, 2012* Southern Arkansas W 66–55  Thomas Assembly Center
Regular season
November 9, 2012* at Texas A&M
(CBE Hall of Fame Classic)		 L 59–71  0–1 Reed Arena (5,066)
November 14, 2012* Arkansas–Little Rock W 70–52  1–1 Thomas Assembly Center (2,465)
November 18, 2012* vs. Troy
(CBE Hall of Fame Classic)		 W 70–46  2–1 McKenzie Arena (2,524)
November 19, 2012* vs. Southeast Missouri State
(CBE Hall of Fame Classic)		 W 67–63  3–1 McKenzie Arena (2,457)
November 20, 2012* at Chattanooga
(CBE Hall of Fame Classic)		 W 71–63  4–1 McKenzie Arena (2,395)
November 24, 2012* Louisiana–Monroe W 68–52  5–1 Thomas Assembly Center (2,308)
November 28, 2012* Southeastern Louisiana W 99–62  6–1 Thomas Assembly Center (2,537)
November 30, 2012* at Georgia State W 86–68  7–1 GSU Sports Arena (2,015)
December 4, 2012* at Northwestern State L 83–89  7–2 Prather Coliseum (2,703)
December 8, 2012* Southern Miss W 65–55  8–2 Thomas Assembly Center (2,575)
December 12, 2012* at McNeese State L 72–80  8–3 Sudduth Coliseum (726)
December 17, 2012* at Arkansas–Little Rock W 75–73  9–3 Jack Stephens Center (3,734)
December 29, 2012 Denver W 68–60  10–3 (1–0) Thomas Assembly Center (2,295)
December 31, 2012 New Mexico State W 81–72  11–3 (2–0) Thomas Assembly Center (2,129)
January 5, 2013 at Texas–Arlington W 55–52  12–3 (3–0) College Park Center (1,276)
January 10, 2013 at Texas State W 84–67  13–3 (4–0) Strahan Coliseum (1,011)
January 12, 2013 at UTSA W 73–71  14–3 (5–0) Convocation Center (1,203)
January 17, 2013 Idaho W 72–66  15–3 (6–0) Thomas Assembly Center (3,545)
January 19, 2013 Seattle W 78–71  16–3 (7–0) Thomas Assembly Center (3,974)
January 24, 2013 at San Jose State W 76–54  17–3 (8–0) Event Center Arena (2,624)
January 26, 2013 at Utah State W 51–48  18–3 (9–0) Smith Spectrum (8,530)
February 2, 2013 Texas–Arlington W 64–51  19–3 (10–0) Thomas Assembly Center (5,024)
February 7, 2013 UTSA W 74–49  20–3 (11–0) Thomas Assembly Center (4,061)
February 9, 2013 Texas State W 84–69  21–3 (12–0) Thomas Assembly Center (4,435)
February 14, 2013 at Seattle W 64–58  22–3 (13–0) KeyArena (2,208)
February 16, 2013 at Idaho W 67–61  23–3 (14–0) Cowan Spectrum (1,132)
February 20, 2013* Central Baptist W 118–48  24–3 Thomas Assembly Center (3,735)
February 28, 2013 #25 Utah State W 84–61  25–3 (15–0) Thomas Assembly Center (5,506)
March 2, 2013 #25 San Jose State W 88–61  26–3 (16–0) Thomas Assembly Center (4,850)
March 7, 2013 at New Mexico State L 60–78  26–4 (16–1) Pan American Center (6,941)
March 9, 2013 at Denver L 54–78  26–5 (16–2) Magness Arena (5,119)
WAC Tournament
March 14, 2013 vs. UTSA
(Quarterfinals)		 L 67–73  26–6 Orleans Arena (N/A)
NIT
March 19, 2013* #(5) at #(4) Florida State
(First Round)		 W 71–66  27–6 Donald L. Tucker Center (2,989)
March 25, 2013* #(5) at #(1) Southern Miss
(Second Round)		 L 52–63  27–7 Reed Green Coliseum (5,922)
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. ( ) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. ( ) = First place votes.
Week
Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Final 
AP Poll[1] NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR RV RV RV RV RV 25 RV NR NR 
Coaches' Poll[1] NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR RV RV RV RV RV RV NR NR

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "2012-13 NCAA Men's Basketball Rankings". ESPN. ESPN Internet Ventures. Retrieved October 22, 2012.

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