2012–13 Texas–Arlington Mavericks men's basketball team

2012–13 Texas–Arlington Mavericks men's basketball
CIT, First Round
Conference Western Athletic Conference
2012–13 record 19–14 (11–7 WAC)
Head coach Scott Cross (7th year)
Assistant coach Greg Young
Assistant coach Andrae Patterson
Assistant coach Zak Buncik
Home arena College Park Center
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 Texas–Arlington Mavericks men's basketball team represented the University of Texas at Arlington during the 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Mavericks, led by seventh year head coach Scott Cross, played their home games at the College Park Center and were first year members of the Western Athletic Conference. This was their only season as a member of the WAC as they joined the Sun Belt Conference in July 2013. They finished the season 19–14, 11–7 in WAC play to finish in a tie for fourth place. They advanced to the championship game of the WAC Tournament where they lost to New Mexico State. They were invited to the 2013 CIT where they lost in the first round to Oral Roberts.

Roster

Number Name Position Height Weight Year Hometown
1 Reger Dowell Guard 6–1 183 Junior Duncanville, Texas
2 Luke Davis Guard 6–1 154 Freshman Lubbock, Texas
3 Jamel Outler Guard 6–2 183 Sophomore Houston, Texas
4 Drew Charles Guard 6–2 193 Freshman Azle, Texas
5 Stuart Lagerson Center 7–0 220 Junior Converse, Texas
12 Shaquille White-Miller Guard 5–9 176 Junior Port Arthur, Texas
13 Vincent Dillard Forward 6–5 200 Junior Sanford, Florida
15 Kyle McElvain Guard 6–2 191 Junior Arlington, Texas
21 Greg Gainey Forward 6–5 212 Junior Dayton, Ohio
24 Kevin Butler Forward 6–5 214 Senior Duncanville, Texas
25 Cameron Catlett Guard 6–3 188 Senior San Antonio, Texas
33 Karol Gruszecki Forward 6–5 200 Senior Łódź, Poland
35 Brandon Edwards Forward 6–6 224 Junior Fort Worth, Texas
42 Deon Rodgers Forward 6–6 265 Freshman Fort Worth, Texas
44 Vernell Blackman Forward 6–5 202 Junior Dallas, Texas
55 Jordan Reves Forward 6–10 240 Senior Jeffersontown, Kentucky


Schedule

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Date Opponent Result Record Site (Attendance)
Regular Season
11/09/2012* at Cal State Bakersfield W 62–60  1–0 Icardo Center (1,257)
11/16/2012* Oklahoma L 59–63  1–1 College Park Center (6,421)
11/24/2012* at Samford W 65–58  2–1 Pete Hanna Center (417)
11/28/2012* at North Texas W 72–59  3–1 The Super Pit (4,832)
12/01/2012* at Texas L 54–70  3–2 Frank Erwin Center (3,926)
12/03/2012* at Texas–Pan American W 60–51  4–2 UTPA Fieldhouse (437)
12/13/2012* Houston Baptist W 81–47  5–2 College Park Center (1,259)
12/19/2012* at #24 Oklahoma State L 44–69  5–3 Gallagher-Iba Arena (8,714)
12/29/2012 New Mexico State W 68–47  6–3 (1–0) College Park Center (1,518)
12/31/2012 Denver L 35–50  6–4 (1–1) College Park Center (1,066)
01/02/2013* Boise State L 46–64  6–5 College Park Center (1,107)
01/05/2013 Louisiana Tech L 52–55  6–6 (1–2) College Park Center (1,276)
01/10/2013 at UTSA W 75–67  7–6 (2–2) Convocation Center (1,094)
01/12/2013 at Texas State W 91–74  8–6 (3–2) Strahan Coliseum (1,055)
01/17/2013 Seattle L 44–61  8–7 (3–3) College Park Center (1,082)
01/19/2013 Idaho L 64–77  8–8 (3–4) College Park Center (1,424)
01/24/2013 at Utah State W 74–68  9–8 (4–4) Smith Spectrum (7,229)
01/26/2013 at San Jose State W 66–47  10–8 (5–4) Event Center Arena (1,027)
02/02/2013 at Louisiana Tech L 51–64  10–9 (5–5) Thomas Assembly Center (5,024)
02/07/2013 Texas State W 75–50  11–9 (6–5) College Park Center (2,053)
02/09/2013 UTSA W 68–63  12–9 (7–5) College Park Center (2,112)
02/14/2013 at Idaho W 71–68  13–9 (8–5) Cowan Spectrum (883)
02/16/2013 at Seattle W 65–63  14–9 (9–5) KeyArena (3,502)
02/20/2013* Texas–Pan American W 63–48  15–9 College Park Center (1,085)
02/23/2013* UC Irvine
(BracketBusters)
L 70–77  15–10 College Park Center (1,349)
02/28/2013 San Jose State W 81–74  16–10 (10–5) College Park Center (1,308)
03/02/2013 Utah State W 61–46  17–10 (11–5) College Park Center (4,837)
03/07/2013 at Denver L 55–84  17–11 (11–6) Magness Arena (2,630)
03/09/2013 at New Mexico State L 66–69  17–12 (11–7) Pan American Center (6,849)
WAC Tournament
03/14/2013 vs. Utah State
(Quarterfinals)
W 83–78  18–12 Orleans Arena (N/A)
03/15/2013 vs. UTSA
(Semifinals)
W 69–53  19–12 Orleans Arena (949)
03/16/2013 vs. New Mexico State
(Championship Game)
L 55–64  19–13 Orleans Arena (N/A)
2013 CIT
03/20/2013* Oral Roberts
(First Round)
L 76–84  19–14 College Park Center (1,627)
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. ( ) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

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