2012–13 FIU Panthers men's basketball team

2012–13 FIU Panthers men's basketball
Conference Sun Belt Conference
East Division
2012–13 record 18–14 (11–9 Sun Belt)
Head coach Richard Pitino (1st year)
Assistant coach Mark Lieberman
Assistant coach Mike Balado
Assistant coach Kimani Young
Home arena U.S. Century Bank Arena
2012–13 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
East
Middle Tennessee 19 1   .950     28 6   .824
South Alabama 14 6   .700     17 13   .567
FIU 11 9   .550     18 14   .563
WKU 10 10   .500     20 16   .556
Florida Atlantic 9 11   .450     14 18   .438
Troy 6 14   .300     12 21   .364
West
Arkansas State 12 8   .600     19 12   .613
Arkansas–Little Rock 11 9   .550     17 15   .531
Louisiana–Lafayette 8 12   .400     13 20   .394
North Texas 7 13   .350     12 20   .375
Louisiana–Monroe 3 17   .150     4 23   .148
2013 Sun Belt Tournament winner
As of March 22, 2013; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2012–13 FIU Panthers men's basketball team represented Florida International University during the 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Panthers, led by first year head coach Richard Pitino, played their home games at U.S. Century Bank Arena, and were members of the East Division of the Sun Belt Conference. They finished the season 18–14, 11–9 in Sun Belt play to finish in third place in the East Division. They advanced to the championship game of the Sun Belt Tournament where they lost to WKU. Despite the 18 wins, they did not participate in a post season tournament.

This was the Panthers finals season as a member of the Sun Belt. In July, 2013, they joined Conference USA.

Roster

Number Name Position Height Weight Year Hometown
0 Manuel Nunez Guard 6–5 190 Senior Miami, Florida
1 Deric Hill Guard 5–9 160 Sophomore Miami, Florida
2 Marco Porcher Jimenez Guard 6–4 185 Sophomore Málaga, Spain
3 Jerome Frink Forward 6–6 190 Freshman Jersey City, New Jersey
4 Cody Mann Guard 6–0 160 Sophomore Miami, Florida
5 Steven Miro Guard 6–3 190 Junior Bayamón, Puerto Rico
10 Cameron Bell Guard 6–3 185 Senior West Bloomfield, Michigan
11 Dennis Mavin Guard 6–3 183 Junior Gainesville, Florida
12 Gaby Belardo Guard 6–2 180 Senior San Juan, Puerto Rico
14 Juan Ferrales Guard 6–2 190 Sophomore Pembroke Pines, Florida
15 Tymell Murphy Forward 6–5 210 Junior Brooklyn, New York
20 Rakeem Buckles Forward 6–7 215 Senior Miami, Florida
22 Raymond Taylor Guard 5–6 145 Senior Miami, Florida
24 Malik Smith Guard 6–2 170 Junior Boston, Massachusetts
25 Ivan Jurkovic Center 7–0 245 Junior Zagreb, Croatia
32 Dee Lewis Guard 6–3 195 Freshman Ocala, Florida
33 Tola Akomolafe Forward 6–6 210 Senior El Paso, Texas
34 Joey De La Rosa Center 6–11 240 Sophomore The Bronx, New York

Schedule

Date
Time, TV
Opponent Result Record Site (Attendance)
City, State
Regular Season
11/11/2012*
2:00 PM, ESPN3
at Boston College L 70–84  0–1
Conte Forum (2,811)
Chestnut Hill, MA
11/17/2012*
2:00 PM
Stephen F. Austin L 60–69  0–2
U.S. Century Bank Arena (971)
Miami, FL
11/24/2012*
7:00 PM
at Coastal Carolina W 87–77  1–2
HTC Center (1,639)
Conway, SC
11/29/2012
7:30 PM
Arkansas State W 80–61  2–2 (1–0)
U.S. Century Bank Arena (774)
Miami, FL
12/01/2012
7:30 PM
South Alabama L 68–79  2–3 (1–1)
U.S. Century Bank Arena (920)
Miami, FL
12/09/2012*
2:00 PM
at Stetson W 82–79  3–3
Edmunds Center (647)
DeLand, FL
12/13/2012*
7:00 PM
at Florida Gulf Coast L 73–76  3–4
Alico Arena (1,803)
Fort Myers, FL
12/19/2012*
7:00 PM, WHAS/ESPN3
at #5 Louisville L 55–79  3–5
KFC Yum! Center (21,411)
Louisville, KY
12/22/2012*
2:00 PM
at Texas Southern W 48–45  4–5
Health and Physical Education Arena (315)
Houston, TX
12/27/2012
8:00 PM, ESPN3
at WKU L 63–76  4–6 (1–2)
E. A. Diddle Arena (4,461)
Bowling Green, KY
12/29/2012
6:00 PM
at Middle Tennessee L 52–69  4–7 (1–3)
Murphy Center (3,422)
Murfreesboro, TN
01/02/2013*
7:00 PM
Florida A&M W 88–72  5–7
U.S. Century Bank Arena (778)
Miami, FL
01/05/2013
7:30 PM
Louisiana–Lafayette W 75–70  6–7 (2–3)
U.S. Century Bank Arena (855)
Miami, FL
01/07/2013*
1:00 PM
Bethune-Cookman W 74–72  7–7
U.S. Century Bank Arena (828)
Miami, FL
01/10/2013
8:05 PM
at Arkansas State W 66–64  8–7 (3–3)
Convocation Center (2,870)
Jonesboro, AR
01/12/2013
4:30 PM, SBN/ESPN3
at Arkansas–Little Rock L 76–88  8–8 (3–4)
Jack Stephens Center (3,318)
Little Rock, AR
01/17/2013
7:50 PM
North Texas W 70–64  9–8 (4–4)
U.S. Century Bank Arena (1,109)
Miami, FL
01/19/2013
8:00 PM
Troy W 61–55  10–8 (5–4)
U.S. Century Bank Arena (1,063)
Miami, FL
01/24/2013
8:00 PM
at Louisiana–Lafayette W 80–75  11–8 (6–4)
Cajundome (2,173)
Lafayette, LA
01/27/2013
5:05 PM
at South Alabama L 58–60  11–9 (6–5)
Mitchell Center (2,147)
Mobile, AL
01/31/2013
7:40 PM
Middle Tennessee L 64–66  11–10 (6–6)
U.S. Century Bank Arena (1,143)
Miami, FL
02/02/2013
7:50 PM
Louisiana–Monroe W 76–73  12–10 (7–6)
U.S. Century Bank Arena (1,121)
Miami, FL
02/07/2013
7:00 PM
Florida Atlantic W 84–65  13–10 (8–6)
U.S. Century Bank Arena (1,532)
Miami, FL
02/09/2013
8:00 PM
at North Texas L 67–77  13–11 (8–7)
The Super Pit (5,497)
Denton, TX
02/14/2013
8:30 PM
at Troy L 61–69  13–12 (8–8)
Trojan Arena (1,563)
Troy, AL
02/16/2013
8:00 PM, ESPN3
WKU W 87–82  14–12 (9–8)
U.S. Century Bank Arena (1,422)
Miami, FL
02/21/2013
7:45 PM
Arkansas–Little Rock W 65–52  15–12 (10–8)
U.S. Century Bank Arena (1,207)
Miami, FL
02/28/2013
8:30 PM
at Louisiana–Monroe W 67–58  16–12 (11–8)
Fant–Ewing Coliseum (1,221)
Monroe, LA
03/02/2013
7:00 PM
at Florida Atlantic L 60–77  16–13 (11–9)
FAU Arena (2,118)
Boca Raton, FL
2013 Sun Belt Tournament
03/09/2013
7:00 PM
vs. Arkansas–Little Rock
Quarterfinals
W 69–54  17–13
Convention Center Court (N/A)
Hot Springs, AR
03/10/2013
7:30 PM, ESPN3
vs. Middle Tennessee
Semifinals
W 61–57  18–13
Summit Arena (N/A)
Hot Springs, AR
03/11/2013
7:00 PM, ESPN
vs. WKU
Championship Game
L 63–65  18–14
Summit Arena (N/A)
Hot Springs, AR
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

References

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