2012–13 Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils basketball team

2012–13 Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils men's basketball

Conference	Southwestern Athletic Conference
2012–13 record	5–23 (5–13 SWAC)
Head coach	Chico Potts (1st year)
Assistant coach	Marcus Thomas
Assistant coach	Richard Cannon
Home arena	Harrison HPER 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 Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils basketball team represented Mississippi Valley State University during the 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Delta Devils, led by first year head coach Chico Potts, played their home games at the Harrison HPER Complex and were members of the Southwestern Athletic Conference. Due to low APR scores, the Delta Devils were ineligible to participate in the post season, including the SWAC Tournament. One year after winning the SWAC and participating in the NCAA Tournament, they finished the season 2012–13 5–23, 5–13 in SWAC play to finish in eighth place.

Roster

Number	Name	Position	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
0	Davon Usher	Guard	6–6	209	Junior	South Baltimore, Maryland
1	Matt Smith	Guard	6–4	181	Freshman	Jackson, Tennessee
2	Jordan Washington	Guard	5–10	174	Freshman	Memphis, Tennessee
3	Darryl Marshall	Guard	5–11	167	Junior	Memphis, Tennessee
11	Cameron Dobbs	Guard	6–0	173	Freshman	Albany, New York
12	Cordarius Samples	Guard	6–3	206	Freshman	Birmingham, Alabama
13	Cortland Henry	Guard	6–2	194	Junior	Selma, Alabama
21	Nate Brandt	Forward	6–6	189	Sophomore	Burlington, Wisconsin
22	Blake Ralling	Forward	6–6	211	Sophomore	Smyrna, Georgia
24	Arthur Framery	Guard	6–3	185	Freshman	Paris, France
25	Darius Tomlin	Guard	5–10	170	Freshman	Jackson, Tennessee
31	Julius Francis	Center	6–11	255	Junior	Gaithersburg, Maryland
42	Montreal Holley	Center	7–0	263	Junior	Montgomery, Alabama

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Site (Attendance)
Exhibition
11/01/2012*	Delta State	W 62–59		Harrison HPER Complex
11/06/2012*	Victory	W 89–86		Harrison HPER Complex
Regular Season
11/09/2012*	at Ole Miss	L 57–93	0–1	Tad Smith Coliseum (4,992)
11/13/2012*	at #24 Cincinnati	L 60–102	0–2	Fifth Third Arena (5,617)
11/15/2012*	at Northwestern	L 68–81	0–3	Welsh-Ryan Arena (5,004)
11/24/2012*	at LSU	L 50–75	0–4	Pete Maravich Assembly Center (6,237)
12/08/2012*	at Virginia	L 39–67	0–5	John Paul Jones Arena (8,691)
12/10/2012*	at Virginia Tech (Las Vegas Classic)	L 49–70	0–6	Cassell Coliseum (4,926)
12/19/2012*	at Bradley (Las Vegas Classic)	L 42–77	0–7	Carver Arena (6,066)
12/22/2012*	vs. Georgia Southern (Las Vegas Classic)	L 52–63	0–8	Orleans Arena (N/A)
12/23/2012*	vs. Cal State Bakersfield (Las Vegas Classic)	L 64–69	0–9	Orleans Arena (N/A)
12/30/2012*	at TCU	L 64–67	0–10	Daniel-Meyer Coliseum (3,868)
01/02/2013	at Arkansas–Pine Bluff	L 64–79	0–11 (0–1)	K. L. Johnson Complex (1,651)
01/06/2013	Alabama A&M	W 79–68	1–11 (1–1)	Harrison HPER Complex (1,076)
01/08/2013	Alabama State	L 65–69	1–12 (1–2)	Harrison HPER Complex (952)
01/12/2013	at Alcorn State	L 67–72	1–13 (1–3)	Davey Whitney Complex (1,100)
01/14/2013	at Southern	L 54–88	1–14 (1–4)	F. G. Clark Center (1,641)
01/19/2013	Prairie View A&M	W 73–64	2–14 (2–4)	Harrison HPER Complex (2,108)
01/21/2013	Texas Southern	L 48–75	2–15 (2–5)	Harrison HPER Complex (2,019)
01/26/2013	at Jackson State	L 57–60	2–16 (2–6)	Williams Assembly Center (6,315)
01/28/2013	at Grambling State	W 65–50	3–16 (3–6)	Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center (1,234)
02/02/2013	at Alabama A&M	L 64–65	3–17 (3–7)	Elmore Gymnasium (728)
02/04/2013	at Alabama State	L 65–73	3–18 (3–8)	Dunn–Oliver Acadome (3,813)
02/09/2013	Alcorn State	W 80–75	4–18 (4–8)	Harrison HPER Complex (4,120)
02/11/2013	Southern	L 74–78	4–19 (4–9)	Harrison HPER Complex (3,014)
02/16/2013	at Prairie View A&M	L 77–80	4–20 (4–10)	William Nicks Building (765)
02/18/2013	at Texas Southern	L 57–73	4–21 (4–11)	Health and Physical Education Arena (650)
02/23/2013	Jackson State	L 71–90	4–22 (4–12)	Harrison HPER Complex (4,929)
02/25/2013	Grambling State	W 90–68	5–22 (5–12)	Harrison HPER Complex (1,468)
02/28/2013	Arkansas-Pine Bluff	L 70–78 ^OT	5–23 (5–13)	Harrison HPER Complex (2,073)
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. ( ) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

References

Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils basketball

Venues	Harrison HPER Complex (1977–present)

People	Head coaches

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