2012–13 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders men's basketball team

2012–13 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders men's basketball

Sun Belt East Division Champions
NCAA Tournament Midwest Region 11 Seed, First Four
Conference	Sun Belt Conference East Division
2012–13 record	28–6 (19–1 Sun Belt)
Head coach	Kermit Davis (11th year)
Assistant coach	Win Case
Assistant coach	Greg Grensing
Assistant coach	Monte Towe
Home arena	Murphy Center

	Conf				Overall
2012–13 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball standings
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
East
Middle Tennessee	19	–	1	.950	28	–	6	.824
South Alabama	14	–	6	.700	17	–	13	.567
FIU	11	–	9	.550	18	–	14	.563
WKU †	10	–	10	.500	20	–	16	.556
Florida Atlantic	9	–	11	.450	14	–	18	.438
Troy	6	–	14	.300	12	–	21	.364
West
Arkansas State	12	–	8	.600	19	–	12	.613
Arkansas–Little Rock	11	–	9	.550	17	–	15	.531
Louisiana–Lafayette	8	–	12	.400	13	–	20	.394
North Texas	7	–	13	.350	12	–	20	.375
Louisiana–Monroe	3	–	17	.150	4	–	23	.148

† 2013 Sun Belt Tournament winner As of March 22, 2013; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2012–13 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders men's basketball team represented Middle Tennessee State University during the 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Blue Raiders, led by 11th year head coach Kermit Davis, played their home games at the Murphy Center and were members of the East Division of the Sun Belt Conference. They finished the season 28–6, 19–1 in Sun Belt play to become Sun Belt regular season champions. They advanced to the semifinals of the Sun Belt Tournament where they lost to FIU. They received an at-large bid to the 2013 NCAA Tournament, their first tournament bid since 1989, where they lost in the First Four round to Saint Mary's.

This was the Blue Raiders last season as a member of the Sun Belt. In July, 2013, they will become a member of Conference USA.

Roster

Number	Name	Position	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
0	Zane Gibson	Guard	6–2	180	Junior	Chattanooga, Tennessee
1	Neiko Hunter	Forward	6–7	215	Junior	Eutaw, Alabama
3	James Gallman	Guard	5–11	180	Senior	Knoxville, Tennessee
4	Finoy Perkins	Forward	6-4	200	Junior	Memphis, Tennessee
5	Trantell Knight	Guard	6–1	195	Junior	Rentz, Georgia
10	Jaqawn Raymond	Guard	6–4	200	Sophomore	Statesboro, Georgia
11	Blake Johnson	Guard	5-10	160	Freshman	Memphis, Tennessee
12	Shawn Jones	Forward	6–8	227	Junior	Hialeah, Florida
13	Bruce Massey	Guard	6–3	195	Senior	Germantown, Maryland
14	Marcos Knight	Guard	6–2	210	Senior	Rentz, Georgia
15	Raymond Cintron	Guard	6–0	195	Senior	San Juan, Puerto Rico
21	Torin Walker	Center	6–11	248	Junior	Columbus, Georgia
22	Jason Jones	Guard/Forward	6–6	195	Senior	Memphis, Tennessee
24	Kerry Hammonds	Guard/Forward	6–5	200	Junior	Murfreesboro, Tennessee
30	JT Sulton	Forward	6–8	230	Senior	Yazoo City, Mississippi
32	Gavin Gibson	Guard	6–4	205	Sophomore	Chattanooga, Tennessee
42	Jacquez Rozier	Forward	6–7	210	Sophomore	Waynesboro, Georgia

Schedule

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Date	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (Attendance)
Exhibition
11/05/2012*		Auburn–Montgomery	W 107–65		Murphy Center (2,912)
Regular Season
11/09/2012*		Alabama State (Global Sports Main Event)	W 97–53	1–0	Murphy Center (5,806)
11/13/2012*		at Savannah State (Global Sports Main Event)	W 58–55	2–0	Tiger Arena (890)
11/18/2012*		vs. #10 Florida (Global Sports Main Event)	L 45–66	2–1	Tampa Bay Times Forum (7,161)
11/20/2012*		at UCF (Global Sports Main Event)	W 75–61	3–1	UCF Arena (4,118)
11/24/2012*		Texas Southern	W 79–52	4–1	Murphy Center (5,411)
11/29/2012		at Louisiana–Lafayette	W 72–58	5–1 (1–0)	Cajundome (1,881)
12/02/2012*		at Akron	L 77–82 ^OT	5–2	James A. Rhodes Arena (2,711)
12/05/2012*		UAB	W 84–64	6–2	Murphy Center (4,587)
12/08/2012*		Ole Miss	W 65–62	7–2	Murphy Center (6,107)
12/13/2012*		at Belmont	L 49–64	7–3	Curb Event Center (2,562)
12/18/2012*		Tennessee State	W 77–48	8–3	Murphy Center (3,717)
12/21/2012*		vs. Vanderbilt	W 56–52	9–3	Bridgestone Arena (8,307)
12/29/2012		FIU	W 69–52	10–3 (2–0)	Murphy Center (3,422)
12/31/2012		North Texas	W 75–57	11–3 (3–0)	Murphy Center (3,872)
01/03/2013		at Arkansas State	L 60–66 ^OT	11–4 (3–1)	Convocation Center (2,937)
01/05/2013		at South Alabama	W 60–56	12–4 (4–1)	Mitchell Center (2,602)
01/10/2013		Florida Atlantic	W 62–52	13–4 (5–1)	Murphy Center (3,806)
01/12/2013		at Louisiana–Monroe	W 66–57	14–4 (6–1)	Fant–Ewing Coliseum (1,185)
01/17/2013		Arkansas–Little Rock	W 82–50	15–4 (7–1)	Murphy Center (5,215)
01/19/2013		Louisiana–Lafayette	W 82–60	16–4 (8–1)	Murphy Center (5,220)
01/24/2013		at North Texas	W 72–64	17–4 (9–1)	The Super Pit (3,423)
01/26/2013		WKU	W 72–53	18–4 (10–1)	Murphy Center (10,105)
01/31/2013		at FIU	W 66–64	19–4 (11–1)	U.S. Century Bank Arena (1,143)
02/02/2013		at Florida Atlantic	W 73–56	20–4 (12–1)	FAU Arena (2,786)
02/07/2013		Arkansas State	W 73–60	21–4 (13–1)	Murphy Center (4,307)
02/09/2013		Troy	W 93–41	22–4 (14–1)	Murphy Center (3,942)
02/16/2013		at Arkansas–Little Rock	W 66–61	23–4 (15–1)	Jack Stephens Center (3,985)
02/21/2013		South Alabama	W 85–50	24–4 (16–1)	Murphy Center (5,712)
02/23/2013		Louisiana–Monroe	W 87–46	25–4 (17–1)	Murphy Center (7,026)
02/28/2013		at Troy	W 66–56	26–4 (18–1)	Trojan Arena (1,674)
03/02/2013		at WKU	W 70–62	27–4 (19–1)	E. A. Diddle Arena (7,326)
2013 Sun Belt Tournament
03/09/2013		vs. Louisiana–Lafayette (Quarterfinals)	W 81–66	28–4	Summit Arena (N/A)
03/10/2013		vs. FIU (Semifinals)	L 57–61	28–5	Summit Arena (N/A)
2013 NCAA Tournament
03/19/2013*	#(11 MW)	vs. (11 MW) Saint Mary's (First Four)	L 54–67	28–6	UD Arena (12,027)
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. ( ) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. (#) during NCAA Tournament is seed with Region MW=Midwest.

References

↑ http://www.goblueraiders.com/schedule.cfm/sport/mensbasketball/season/2012

Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders men's basketball

Venues	Alumni Memorial Gymnasium (1950–1972) Murphy Center (1972–present)

People	Head coaches

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