2012–13 Tennessee–Martin Skyhawks men's basketball team

2012–13 Tennessee–Martin Skyhawks men's basketball
Conference Ohio Valley Conference
West Division
2012–13 record 9–21 (5–11 OVC)
Head coach Jason James (4th year)
Assistant coach Cornelius Jackson
Assistant coach Lance Egnatz
Assistant coach Andres Irarrazbal
Home arena Skyhawk Arena
2012–13 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
East
Belmont 14 2   .875     26 7   .788
Eastern Kentucky 12 4   .750     25 10   .714
Tennessee State 11 5   .688     18 15   .545
Jacksonville State* 8 8   .500     17 11   .607
Morehead State 8 8   .500     15 18   .455
Tennessee Tech 5 11   .313     12 17   .414
West
Murray State 10 6   .625     21 10   .677
Southeast Missouri State 8 8   .500     17 16   .515
Eastern Illinois 6 10   .375     11 21   .344
SIU Edwardsville 5 11   .313     9 18   .333
Tennessee–Martin 5 11   .313     9 21   .300
Austin Peay 4 12   .250     8 23   .258
2013 OVC tournament winner
As of March 23, 2013
* Ineligible for Postseason play due to APR Penalties; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2012–13 Tennessee–Martin Skyhawks men's basketball team represented University of Tennessee at Martin during the 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Skyhawks, led by fourth year head coach Jason James, played their home games at Skyhawk Arena and were members of the West Division of the Ohio Valley Conference. They finished the season 9–21, 5–11 in OVC play to finish in a tie for fourth place in the West Division. They lost in the first round of the Ohio Valley Conference Tournament to Morehead State.

Roster

Number Name Position Height Weight Year Hometown
0 Tobias Dowdell Forward 6–7 215 Sophomore Birmingham, Alabama
1 Dee Oldham Guard 6–4 180 Freshman Lebanon, Tennessee
2 Khristian Taylor Guard 6–2 175 Sophomre Akron, Ohio
3 Terence Smith Guard 6–4 195 Sophomore Russellville, Alabama
4 Bobby Jones Guard 6–3 185 Junior Memphis, Tennessee
10 Mike Liabo Guard/Forward 6–6 195 Junior Naples, Florida
11 Omari Minor Guard 6–0 175 Junior Troy, Virginia
15 DeMarc Richardson Guard 6–2 170 Freshman Eads, Tennessee
22 Justin Childs Guard 6–4 190 Junior New Orleans, Louisiana
25 BJ McLaughlin Forward 6–6 200 Freshman Florissant, Missouri
32 Pierre Mopo Forward 6–7 245 Junior Pearl, Mississippi
33 Myles Taylor Forward 6–7 250 Sophomore Little Rock, Arkansas
35 Corderio Maclin Forward 6–8 240 Senior Memphis, Tennessee
53 Jeremy Washington Forward 6–7 230 Senior Little Rock, Arkansas


Schedule

Date Opponent Result Record Site (Attendance)
Exhibition
11/02/2012* Illinois College W 109–79  Skyhawk Arena
Regular Season
11/09/2012* at Arkansas–Little Rock L 68–84  0–1 Jack Stephens Center (3,812)
11/11/2012* at #24 Cincinnati L 57–80  0–2 Fifth Third Arena (5,728)
11/14/2012* Fontbonne W 84–58  1–2 Skyhawk Arena (1,133)
11/16/2012* Arkansas State L 73–77 3OT 1–3 Skyhawk Arena (2,011)
11/20/2012* Lyon W 92–58  2–3 Skyhawk Arena (1,071)
11/24/2012* at Bradley L 57–80  2–4 Carver Arena (6,649)
11/29/2012* at Memphis L 65–93  2–5 FedExForum (15,398)
12/01/2012* Kennesaw State W 65–63  3–5 Skyhawk Arena (1,638)
12/05/2012* at Central Arkansas L 86–87  3–6 Farris Center (1,472)
12/08/2012* at Lipscomb L 62–86  3–7 Allen Arena (2,129)
12/15/2012* at Saint Louis L 51–73  3–8 Chaifetz Arena (6,197)
12/19/2012* Samford L 62–75  3–9 Skyhawk Arena (792)
12/29/2012 at Southeast Missouri State L 60–65  3–10 (0–1) Show Me Center (1,752)
12/31/2012 Jacksonville State L 54–64  3–11 (0–2) Skyhawk Arena (901)
01/03/2013 Murray State L 62–73  3–12 (0–3) Skyhawk Arena (3,557)
01/05/2013 Austin Peay W 76–74 OT 4–12 (1–3) Skyhawk Arena (2,578)
01/10/2013 at Tennessee State L 48–80  4–13 (1–4) Gentry Complex (812)
01/12/2013 at Belmont L 53–90  4–14 (1–5) Curb Event Center (2,254)
01/19/2013 Morehead State L 74–88  4–15 (1–6) Pete Mathews Coliseum (2,108)
01/24/2013 at Eastern Illinois L 56–69  4–16 (1–7) Lantz Arena (1,009)
01/26/2013 at SIU Edwardsville W 65–62  5–16 (2–7) Vadalabene Center (1,634)
01/31/2013 Eastern Kentucky W 72–65  6–16 (3–7) Skyhawk Arena (1,341)
02/07/2013 Eastern Illinois L 65–93  6–17 (3–8) Skyhawk Arena (1,007)
02/09/2013 SIU Edwardsville W 77–68  7–17 (4–8) Skyhawk Arena (1,674)
02/16/2013 Southeast Missouri State L 74–96  7–18 (4–9) Skyhawk Arena (2,541)
02/21/2013 at Tennessee Tech L 68–83  7–19 (4–10) Eblen Center (1,269)
02/23/2013* Longwood
(BracketBusters)
W 89–79  8–19 Skyhawk Arena (894)
02/28/2013 at Murray State W 69–68  9–19 (5–10) CFSB Center (4,823)
03/02/2013 at Austin Peay L 58–91  9–20 (5–11) Dunn Center (2,408)
2013 OVC Basketball Tournament
03/06/2013 vs. Morehead State
(First Round)
L 66–73  9–21 Nashville Municipal Auditorium (1,010)
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. ( ) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

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