2012–13 South Florida Bulls men's basketball team

2012–13 South Florida Bulls men's basketball
Conference Big East Conference (1979–2013)
2012–13 record 12–19 (3–15 Big East)
Head coach Stan Heath
Assistant coach Andy Hipsher
Assistant coach Steve Roccaforte
Assistant coach Eric Skeeters
Home arena USF Sun Dome

{{2012–13 Big East men's basketball standings}} The 2012–13 South Florida Bulls men's basketball team represented the University of South Florida Bulls during the 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. This was the 42nd season of basketball for USF and its 8th season as a member of the Big East Conference. The team was coached by Stan Heath in his sixth year at the school. USF played its home games at the newly renovated USF Sun Dome. They finished the season 12–19, 3–15 in Big East play to finish in a tie for 13th place. They lost in the first round of the Big East Tournament to Seton Hall.

This was the Bull's final season in the Big East Conference. With the Catholic 7 schools taking the Big East name with them to a new conference, the Bull's will become a member of the American Athletic Conference.

Off season

After completing massive renovations to the USF Sun Dome, the Bulls will return to their home venue after a year away. The opening game is scheduled to be on November 10 against rival UCF.

USF was selected to play in the Big East-SEC Challenge and will host Georgia on November 30.

At Big East Media day, USF was selected to finish in 8th place in the Big East Preseason Coaches' Poll, their highest selection since joining the Big East in 2005.[1] Sophomore point guard, Anthony Collins was also awarded at Big East Media Day, being selected to the Preseason All-Big East Second Team.[2]

Departures

# Name Position Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
1 Ron Anderson Jr. Forward 6–8 237 RS Senior Upper Marlboro, MD Graduated
15 Blake Nash Guard 6–0 190 Sophomore Casa Grande, AZ Transferred to Texas Tech
24 Augustus Gilchrist Forward 6–10 235 Senior Clinton, MD Graduated
25 Alberto Damour Forward 6–5 216 Senior Poinciana, FL Graduated
34 Hugh Robertson Guard 6–6 200 Senior Macon, GA Graduated

Incoming Recruits

# Name Position Height Weight Year Previous School Hometown Notes
1 Musa Abdul-Aleem Guard 6–5 221 Sophomore Georgia Perimeter / W.D. Mohammed HS Atlanta, GA Junior College Transfer
3 Zach LeDay Forward 6–7 223 Freshman The Colony HS The Colony, TX
15 Shemiye McLendon Guard 6-3 195 Junior Hofstra / IMG Academy Vero Beach, FL Walk-on Transfer
23 Javonte Hawkins Guard 6–5 202 Freshman Huntington Prep Flint, MI
33 Kore White Forward 6–8 241 RS Senior Florida Atlantic / Dillard HS Fort Lauderdale, FL Graduate Transfer

Season Highlights

USF notched its first ever win in the SEC-Big East Challenge with a home victory over Georgia on November 30. That victory helped the Big East Conference to a 9-3 victory over the SEC.

A number of USF players received honors during the season for their performance on the court.

Anthony Collins was honored by the Big East by being named to the Big East Honor Roll on December 2.[3] On December 20, Collins was nominated as a candidate for the Bob Cousy Award, one of 85 nominees for the best collegiate Point Guard in the nation.[4]

Victor Rudd picked up a pair of honors on December 23, being named the Big East Player of the Week [5] and being named the Oscar Robertson National Player of the Week by the United States Basketball Writers Association.[6]

The Bulls finished the regular season with a record of 12-18, 3-15 in conference play. USF earned the #13 seed in the 2013 Big East Men's Basketball Tournament, where they were eliminated in the first round with a 42-46 loss in overtime to Seton Hall.

USF finished the season with an overall record of 12-19 and were unable to qualify for a post season tournament.

This marked the end of USF's membership in the Big East before moving to the American Athletic Conference. The Bulls finished there run in the Big East with an overall record of 41-107 (.277).

Roster

2012–13 South Florida Bulls men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Home town
G 0 Brock, MartinoMartino Brock 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%; | 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Memphis, TN
G 1 Abdul-Aleem, MusaMusa Abdul-Aleem  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%; | 221 lb (100 kg) So Atlanta, GA
F 2 Rudd Jr., VictorVictor Rudd Jr. 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%; | 229 lb (104 kg) RS Jr Los Angeles, CA
F 3 LeDay, ZachZach LeDay 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%; | 223 lb (101 kg) Fr The Colony, TX
G 4 Dakkak, MikeMike Dakkak (W) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 180 lb (82 kg) Sr Sarasota, FL
G 5 Poland, JawanzaJawanza Poland 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%; | 204 lb (93 kg) Sr Wichita, KS
G 10 McCloskey, MikeMike McCloskey style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 164 lb (74 kg) Sr Orlando, FL
G 11 Collins, AnthonyAnthony Collins 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%; | 175 lb (79 kg) So Houston, TX
G 15 McLendon, ShemiyeShemiye McLendon (I) 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%; | 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Vero Beach, FL
G 22 Noriega, ShaunShaun Noriega  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%; | 207 lb (94 kg) Sr Sarasota, FL
G 23 Hawkins, JavonteJavonte Hawkins 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%; | 202 lb (92 kg) Fr Flint, MI
F 32 Fitzpatrick, ToarlynToarlyn Fitzpatrick 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%; | 245 lb (111 kg) Sr Tampa, FL
F 33 White, KoreKore White 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%; | 241 lb (109 kg) RS Sr Fort Lauderdale, FL
C 35 Omogbehin, JordanJordan Omogbehin style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 7 ft 3 in (2.21 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 334 lb (151 kg) RS Fr Lagos, Nigeria
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: August 2, 2012

Schedule and results

Date Opponent Result Record Site (Attendance)
Exhibition
11/05/2012* Eckerd W 74–65  – USF Sun Dome (N/A)
Regular Season
11/10/2012* Central Florida
(War on I-4)		 L 56–74  0–1 USF Sun Dome (7,717)
11/16/2012* Maryland–Eastern Shore
(USF Invitational Tournament)		 W 78–59  1–1 USF Sun Dome (3,931)
11/17/2012* Loyola-Chicago
(USF Invitational Tournament)		 W 68–50  2–1 USF Sun Dome (4,014)
11/18/2012* Western Michigan
(USF Invitational Tournament)		 L 53–58  2–2 USF Sun Dome (3,612)
11/20/2012* Bradley W 82–63  3–2 USF Sun Dome (4,768)
11/26/2012* at Stetson W 63–54  4–2 Edmunds Center (1,063)
11/30/2012* Georgia
(SEC–Big East Challenge)		 W 64–53  5–2 USF Sun Dome (5,167)
12/05/2012* at #23 Oklahoma State L 49–61  5–3 Gallagher-Iba Arena (8,978)
12/18/2012* Youngstown State W 72–54  6–3 USF Sun Dome (3,680)
12/21/2012* Bowling Green W 87–84 3OT 7–3 USF Sun Dome (4,008)
12/29/2012* George Mason W 61–57  8–3 USF Sun Dome (4,856)
01/02/2013* at Central Florida
(War on I-4)		 W 65–56  9–3 UCF Arena (4,904)
01/06/2013 #7 Syracuse L 44–55  9–4 (0–1) USF Sun Dome (10,024)
01/09/2013 Villanova L 53–61  9–5 (0–2) USF Sun Dome (5,014)
01/12/2013 at #3 Louisville L 38–64  9–6 (0–3) KFC Yum! Center (21,903)
01/17/2013 at Rutgers L 67–70  9–7 (0–4) Louis Brown Athletic Center (4,205)
01/19/2013 Georgetown W 61–58  10–7 (1–4) USF Sun Dome (6,189)
01/23/2013 at Seton Hall L 47–55  10–8 (1–5) Prudential Center (6,327)
01/26/2013 #24 Notre Dame L 65–73  10–9 (1–6) USF Sun Dome (6,373)
01/28/2013 at #25 Marquette L 50–63  10–10 (1–7) BMO Harris Bradley Center (15,136)
02/03/2013 at Connecticut L 64–69 OT 10–11 (1–8) XL Center (9,205)
02/06/2013 #24 Marquette L 47–70  10–12 (1–9) USF Sun Dome (5,186)
02/09/2013 at Villanova L 40–68  10–13 (1–10) The Pavilion (6,500)
02/13/2013 Providence L 66–76  10–14 (1–11) USF Sun Dome (4,519)
02/17/2013 #12 Louisville L 41–59  10–15 (1–12) USF Sun Dome (7,368)
02/20/2013 at St. John's L 54–69  10–16 (1–13) Carnesecca Arena (5,602)
02/27/2013 at #23 Pittsburgh L 44–64  10–17 (1–14) Petersen Events Center (12,320)
03/03/2013 DePaul W 83–73  11–17 (2–14) USF Sun Dome (5,383)
03/06/2013 Connecticut W 65–51  12–17 (3–14) USF Sun Dome (5,198)
03/09/2013 at Cincinnati L 53–61 OT 12–18 (3–15) Fifth Third Arena (11,572)
2013 Big East Men's Basketball Tournament
03/12/2013 vs. Seton Hall
(First Round)		 L 42–46 OT 12–19 Madison Square Garden (20,057)
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. ( ) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

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