2012–13 San Jose State Spartans men's basketball team

2012–13 San Jose State Spartans men's basketball
Conference Western Athletic Conference
2012–13 record 9–20 (3–14 WAC)
Head coach George Nessman (8th year)
Assistant coach Brent Davis
Assistant coach Donald Williams
Assistant coach Durwood McCoy
Home arena Event Center Arena
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 San Jose State Spartans men's basketball team representsed San Jose State University during the 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Spartans, led by eighth year head coach George Nessman, played their home games at the Event Center Arena and were members of the Western Athletic Conference. They finished the season 9–20, 3–14 in WAC play to finish in a tie for eighth place. They lost in the first round of the WAC Tournament to UTSA.

This was their last season as a member of the WAC. San Jose State joined the Mountain West Conference in July 2013. San Jose State fired Nessman on March 13, the day after the final game.[1]

Preseason roster changes

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason
Shamburger, KeithKeith Shamburger 1 G 5'11" 170 Sophomore Los Angeles, CA Transferred to Hawaii[2]
Douglas, CalvinCalvin Douglas 5 G 6'3" 195 Senior San Francisco, CA Graduated
Carter, WilWil Carter 15 F 6'8" 234 Senior Pocatello, ID Graduated
Pope, JeremyJeremy Pope 30 G 6'0" 175 Junior Compton, CA Transferred to Biola[3]
Henson, JoeJoe Henson 32 C 6'8" 245 Junior Pasadena, CA Left the team due to knee injury[4]
Ton, GarrettGarrett Ton 50 F 6'8" 213 Senior Torrance, CA Graduated
Ballard, MattMatt Ballard 52 F 6'9" 236 Senior Foothill Ranch, CA Graduated

Incoming transfers

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
Xavier Jones 5 G 6'4" 225 Junior Gary, IN John A. Logan CC
Louis Garrett 32 F 6'6" 215 Junior St. George, UT Salt Lake CC
Alex Brown 44 G 6'11" 210 Junior Mount Vernon, IL John A. Logan CC

Recruits

Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
David Andoh
PF		 Montreal, QC IMG Academy 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) May 17, 2012 
Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 87
Alex Brown
PF		 Colp, IL John A. Logan CC 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Apr 24, 2012 
Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Louis Garrett
SF		 St. George, UT Salt Lake CC 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Apr 13, 2012 
Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Xavier Jones
SG		 Gary, IN John A. Logan CC 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Apr 17, 2012 
Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Mike VanKirk
C		 Palmdale, CA La Jolla Prep 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 240 lb (110 kg) Apr 16, 2012 
Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: –   Rivals: –
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

Roster

2012–13 San Jose State Spartans men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year High School/Junior College Home town
G 1 Brown, D.J.D.J. Brown style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 185 lb (84 kg) RS So Chino Hills HS Los Angeles, CA
G 2 Williams, JaleelJaleel Williams 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%; | 215 lb (98 kg) So Ellison HS Killeen, TX
G 4 Moor, AalimAalim Moor 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%; | 194 lb (88 kg) Sr Saint Mary's College HS Oakland, CA
G 5 Jones, XavierXavier Jones 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%; | 205 lb (93 kg) Jr John A. Logan CC Gary, IN
F 10 Smith, StephonStephon Smith 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%; | 260 lb (118 kg) So Body of Christ Christian Academy Dallas, TX
F 15 Cunningham, ChrisChris Cunningham 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%; | 240 lb (109 kg) RS Jr Santa Clara U Pomona, CA
C 21 VanKirk, MikeMike VanKirk style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 240 lb (109 kg) Fr La Jolla Prep Palmdale, CA
F 22 Andoh, DavidDavid Andoh style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 200 lb (91 kg) Fr IMG Academy Montreal, QC
G 23 Jones, ChrisChris Jones (S) 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%; | 205 lb (93 kg) Sr Westwind Prep Hayward, CA
G 24 Pennington, LaVanneLaVanne Pennington 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) Sr Barstow CC San Bernardino, CA
G 30 Grieves, NickNick Grieves (W) 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 Aptos HS Aptos, CA
F 32 Garrett, LouisLouis Garrett 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%; | 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Salt Lake CC St. George, UT
G 33 Kinney, JamesJames Kinney (S) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 180 lb (82 kg) Sr CC of Eastern Utah Champaign, IL
C 44 Brown, AlexAlex Brown (S) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 210 lb (95 kg) Jr John A. Logan CC Mount Vernon, IL
Head coach

George Nessman (California)

Assistant coach(es)

Brent Davis (San Diego State)
Donald Williams (Cal State Hayward)
Tim Marrion (Washington State)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Suspensions

James Kinney, the team's leading scorer, was suspended twice in the season for violating team rules: once for the December 22, 2012 game against James Madison and again beginning with the January 11, 2013 game against Utah State.[5][6] On February 8, coach Nessman confirmed that Kinney's suspension would continue until the end of the season; the San Jose Mercury News reported that the suspension "is believed to be related to academics."[7] After Kinney's second suspension, San Jose State's scoring average went down 15 points to 49.8, and the team never won a game for the rest of the season.[7]

Starting forward Louis Garrett was also indefinitely suspended on January 11 for a violation of team rules but was reinstated on January 24.[6][8]

Two more players were suspended after Kinney. Chris Jones was suspended beginning February 28, and Alex Brown was suspended beginning March 2.[6][9] Jones was suspended after San Jose State student newspaper The Spartan Daily published a comment of his saying that Nessman "should have been fired a long time ago."[10][9]

Schedule

Date Opponent Result Record Site (Attendance)
Exhibition
11/01/2012* Academy of Art W 88–54  0–0 Event Center Arena (673)
Regular Season
11/09/2012* at New Orleans L 68–72  0–1 Lakefront Arena (1,419)
11/13/2012* Houston L 75-77  0–2 Event Center Arena (1,133)
11/15/2012* Weber State W 68–67 OT 1–2 Event Center Arena (1,236)
11/20/2012* UC Santa Cruz W 94–54  2–2 Event Center Arena (1,340)
11/26/2012* at #10 Kansas L 57–70  2–3 Allen Fieldhouse (16,300)
12/01/2012* at Montana State W 82–74  3–3 Worthington Arena (2,242)
12/05/2012* at UC Davis W 73–64  4–3 The Pavilion (1,065)
12/08/2012* Sacramento State W 62–57  5–3 Event Center Arena (1,442)
12/11/2012* Santa Clara L 54–75  5–4 Event Center Arena (2,037)
12/22/2012* vs. James Madison
(MGM Grand Garden Classic)		 L 68–77  5–5 MGM Grand Garden Arena (840)
12/29/2012 at Texas State W 72–55  6–5 (1–0) Strahan Coliseum (1,037)
12/31/2012 at UTSA W 80–67  7–5 (2–0) Convocation Center (865)
01/03/2013 Idaho L 55–64  7–6 (2–1) Event Center Arena (1,144)
01/05/2013 Seattle W 76–71  8–6 (3–1) Event Center Arena (1,081)
01/08/2013* New Orleans W 71–64  9–6 Event Center Arena (1,134)
01/11/2013 at Utah State L 60–66  9–7 (3–2) Smith Spectrum (9,191)
01/17/2013 at Denver L 37–73  9–8 (3–3) Magness Arena (1,406)
01/19/2013 at New Mexico State L 53–70  9–9 (3–4) Pan American Center (6,644)
01/24/2013 Louisiana Tech L 54–76  9–10 (3–5) Event Center Arena (2,624)
01/26/2013 Texas–Arlington L 47–66  9–11 (3–6) Event Center Arena (1,027)
01/31/2013 at Seattle L 48–56  9–12 (3–7) KeyArena (2,052)
02/02/2013 at Idaho L 63–66  9–13 (3–8) Cowan Spectrum (950)
02/08/2013 Utah State L 36–63  9–14 (3–9) Event Center Arena (1,876)
02/14/2013 New Mexico State L 57–67  9–15 (3–10) Event Center Arena (1,066)
02/16/2013 Denver L 41–62  9–16 (3–11) Event Center Arena (1,260)
02/28/2013 at Texas–Arlington L 74–81  9–17 (3–12) College Park Center (1,308)
03/02/2013 at #25 Louisiana Tech L 61–88  9–18 (3–13) Thomas Assembly Center (4,850)
03/07/2013 UTSA  Canceled  Event Center Arena
03/09/2013 Texas State L 67–90  9–19 (3–14) Event Center Arena (2,087)
WAC Tournament
03/12/2013 vs. UTSA
(First Round)		 L 49–67  9–20 Orleans Arena (N/A)
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. ( ) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific Time.

March 7's game vs UTSA was canceled due to a leak in the roof at The Events Center Arena. The game was not made up.[11]

References

  1. ↑ Wilner, Jon, and Faraudo, Jeff (March 14, 2013). "San Jose State fires basketball coach George Nessman". San Jose Mercury News.
  2. ↑ "Keith Shamburger". Missouri Tigers. Retrieved March 27, 2015.
  3. ↑ http://athletics.biola.edu/roster.aspx?rp_id=1677
  4. ↑ "Player updates" (PDF). San Jose State University Men's Basketball News. February 7, 2012. p. 5.
  5. ↑ "Pennington Scores 16 In Loss to James Madison". San Jose State Spartans. December 23, 2012. Retrieved March 27, 2015.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 "San Jose State Points-Rebounds-Assists (as of Mar 12, 2013)". San Jose State Athletics. Retrieved March 27, 2015.
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 "San Jose State top scorer James Kinney suspended for remainder of basketball season". San Jose Mercury News. February 8, 2013. Retrieved March 27, 2015.
  8. ↑ Durkin, Jimmy (January 18, 2013). "San Jose State basketball held under 40 points without Kinney, Garrett". San Jose Mercury News. Retrieved April 1, 2015.
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 Cobb, Christina (March 9, 2013). "Unlucky 13: Men's losing streak continues as they head to WAC tournament". Spartan Daily. Retrieved March 27, 2015.
  10. ↑ Hailey, Lauren (February 24, 2013). "Rumors swirl about future of basketball coach". Spartan Daily. Retrieved March 27, 2015.
  11. ↑ http://espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/9030372/san-jose-state-utsa-game-canceled-roof-leak