2012–13 Prairie View A&M Panthers basketball team

2012–13 Prairie View A&M Panthers men's basketball
Conference Southwestern Athletic Conference
2012–13 record 15–19 (8–10 SWAC)
Head coach Byron Rimm II (7th year)
Assistant coach Jethro Hillman
Assistant coach Ansar Al-Ameen
Assistant coach Randy Washington
Home arena William Nicks Building
2012–13 SWAC men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
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 Prairie View A&M Panthers basketball team represented Prairie View A&M University during the 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Panthers, led by seventh year head coach Byron Rimm II, played their home games at the William Nicks Building and were members of the Southwestern Athletic Conference. They finished the season 15–19, 8–10 in SWAC play to finish in a three way tie for fifth place. They advanced to the championship game of the SWAC Tournament where they lost to Southern.

Roster

Number Name Position Height Weight Year Hometown
0 Josh Eleby Forward 6–10 255 Junior Houston, Texas
1 Jourdan DeMuynck Guard 6–6 205 Senior San Leandro, California
2 Ronald Wright Guard 6–1 190 Senior Jacksonville, Florida
3 Louis Munks Guard 6–3 200 Junior Arlington, Texas
4 Babajidne Aina Guard 6–2 180 Freshman Garland, Texas
5 John Love Guard 6–0 170 Sophomore Jacksonville, Florida
10 Cory Jones Forward 6–4 180 Freshman Katy, Texas
11 Wesley Afolayan Forward 6–6 189 Freshman Houston, Texas
13 Jimmie Duplessis Guard 6–4 210 Sophomore New Orleans, Louisiana
14 Carl Blair Guard 6–2 205 Senior Houston, Texas
15 Patrick Agho Forward 6–8 205 Junior Houston, Texas
20 Jules Montgomery Forward 6–11 220 Junior West Hills, California
22 Rasi Jenkins Forward 6–8 215 Junior Brooklyn, New York
24 Ryan Gesiakowski Guard 6–4 195 Senior Albuquerque, New Mexico
31 Montrael Scott Guard 6–3 195 Sophomore Dallas, Texas
32 Demondre Chapman Forward 6–7 220 Junior Flint, Michigan
33 Mayol Riathin Center 6–9 215 Senior Sudan


Schedule

Date Opponent Result Record Site (Attendance)
Regular Season
11/09/2012* at Texas Tech L 79–89  0–1 United Spirit Arena (8,550)
11/11/2012* Schreiner W 80–51  1–1 William Nicks Building (1,175)
11/13/2012* Arlington Baptist W 91–38  2–1 William Nicks Building (2,887)
11/15/2012* at Texas A&M L 59–81  2–2 Reed Arena (4,201)
11/18/2012* at TCU
(South Padre Island Invitational)
L 39–44  2–3 Daniel-Meyer Coliseum (3,839)
11/20/2012* at UAB
(South Padre Island Invitational)
L 70–76  2–4 Bartow Arena (3,391)
11/23/2012* vs. Navy
(South Padre Island Invitational)
W 42–40  3–4 South Padre Island Convention Centre (N/A)
11/24/2012* vs. Fairleigh Dickinson
(South Padre Island Invitational)
L 70–84  3–5 South Padre Island Convention Centre (N/A)
11/28/2012* Houston W 81–80  4–5 William Nicks Building (4,900)
12/07/2012* Dallas Christian W 107–59  5–5 William Nicks Building (1,887)
12/15/2012* at UCLA L 53–95  5–6 Pauley Pavilion (6,351)
12/22/2012* at California L 53–85  5–7 Haas Pavilion (5,427)
12/29/2012* at Houston L 75–80  5–8 Hofheinz Pavilion (3,437)
01/02/2013 at Alcorn State L 54–68  5–9 (0–1) Davey Whitney Complex (150)
01/04/2013 at Southern L 45–50  5–10 (0–2) F. G. Clark Center (1,668)
01/06/2013 Texas Southern L 60–65  5–11 (0–3) William Nicks Building (2,877)
01/12/2013 Grambling State W 60–44  6–11 (1–3) William Nicks Building (1,138)
01/14/2013 Jackson State W 73–59  7–11 (2–3) William Nicks Building (3,212)
01/19/2013 at Mississippi Valley State L 64–73  7–12 (2–4) Harrison HPER Complex (2,108)
01/21/2013 at Arkansas–Pine Bluff L 51–55  7–13 (2–5) K. L. Johnson Complex (3,173)
01/26/2013 Alabama State W 74–72  8–13 (3–5) William Nicks Building (1,303)
01/28/2013 Alabama A&M W 65–46  9–13 (4–5) William Nicks Building (1,765)
02/02/2013 at Texas Southern L 48–84  9–14 (4–6) Health and Physical Education Arena (8,024)
02/09/2013 at Grambling State W 63–53  10–14 (5–6) Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center (1,123)
02/11/2013 at Jackson State L 60–65  10–15 (5–7) Williams Assembly Center (402)
02/16/2013 Mississippi Valley State W 80–77  11–15 (6–7) William Nicks Building (765)
02/18/2013 Arkansas–Pine Bluff L 47–76  11–16 (6–8) William Nicks Building (1,412)
02/23/2013 at Alabama State W 65–56  12–16 (7–8) Dunn–Oliver Acadome (N/A)
02/25/2013 at Alabama A&M W 61–57 OT 13–16 (8–8) Elmore Gymnasium (912)
02/28/2013 Alcorn State L 75–81  13–17 (8–9) William Nicks Building (1,312)
03/02/2013 Southern L 39–61  13–18 (8–10) William Nicks Building (1,112)
2013 SWAC Basketball Tournament
03/14/2013 vs. Alcorn State
(Quarterfinals)
W 67–59  14–18 Curtis Culwell Center (605)
03/15/2013 vs. Jackson State
(Semifinals)
W 88–75  15–18 Curtis Culwell Center (595)
03/16/2013 vs. Southern
(Championship Game)
L 44–45  15–19 Curtis Culwell Center (2,030)
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. ( ) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

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