2012–13 Mississippi State Bulldogs basketball team
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The 2012–13 Mississippi State Bulldogs men's basketball team represented Mississippi State University in the 2012–13 college basketball season. The team's head coach was Rick Ray, in his first season at Mississippi State and as a head coach.[1] The team played their home games at the Humphrey Coliseum in Starkville, Mississippi as a member of the Southeastern Conference.
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record10–22 (4–14 SEC)
Headcoach
- Rick Ray (1st season)
Assistant coaches
- George Brooks
- Wes Flanigan
- Chris Hollender
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| Conference | Southeastern Conference |
| Record | 10–22 (4–14 SEC) |
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| Home arena | Humphrey Coliseum |
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| No. 14 Florida | 14 | – | 4 | .778 | 29 | – | 8 | .784 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ole Miss † | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 27 | – | 9 | .750 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alabama | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 23 | – | 13 | .639 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kentucky | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 21 | – | 12 | .636 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Missouri | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 23 | – | 11 | .676 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tennessee | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 20 | – | 13 | .606 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arkansas | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 19 | – | 13 | .594 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| LSU | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 19 | – | 12 | .613 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Georgia | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 15 | – | 17 | .469 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vanderbilt | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 16 | – | 17 | .485 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas A&M | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 18 | – | 15 | .545 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| South Carolina | 4 | – | 14 | .222 | 14 | – | 18 | .438 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mississippi State | 4 | – | 14 | .222 | 10 | – | 22 | .313 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Auburn | 3 | – | 15 | .167 | 9 | – | 23 | .281 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 2013 SEC tournament winner As of March 31, 2013 Rankings from AP poll | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pre-season
The Bulldogs posted a record of 21–12 (8-8 SEC) in the 2011–12 season and finished sixth in the SEC standings. The Bulldogs lost all five starters and four other lettermen from the previous season as well as replaced head coach Rick Stansbury after his retirement.[2]
Roster
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Schedule
| Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state | |||
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| Nov. 4, 2012* 3:00 p.m. |
William Carey | W 80–74 | – |
17 – Steele | 8 – Borchert | 3 – Tied | Humphrey Coliseum (1,472) Starkville, Mississippi | ||||
| Non-conference regular season | |||||||||||
| Nov. 9, 2012* 7:00 p.m. |
at Troy | L 53–56 | 0–1 |
16 – Steele | 7 – Tied | 1 – Tied | Trojan Arena (5,120) Troy, Alabama | ||||
| Nov. 13, 2012* 7:00 p.m. |
Florida Atlantic Maui Invitational tournament |
W 78–58 | 1–1 |
17 – Johnson | 5 – Tied | 7 – Bloodman | Humphrey Coliseum (6,140) Starkville, Mississippi | ||||
| Nov. 19, 2012* 5:00 p.m., ESPN2 |
vs. No. 9 North Carolina Maui Invitational Tournament |
L 49–95 | 1–2 |
12 – Johnson | 9 – Ware | 3 – Bloodman | Lahaina Civic Center (2,400) Maui, HI | ||||
| Nov. 20, 2012* 2:30 p.m., ESPN2 |
vs. Marquette Maui Invitational Tournament |
L 62–89 | 1–3 |
17 – Thomas | 8 – Johnson | 2 – Tied | Lahaina Civic Center (2,400) Maui, HI | ||||
| Nov. 21, 2012* 2:30 p.m., ESPNU |
vs. Texas Maui Invitational Tournament |
L 55–69 | 1–4 |
18 – Johnson | 7 – Ware | 4 – Thomas | Lahaina Civic Center (2,400) Maui, HI | ||||
| Nov. 27, 2012* 7:00 p.m. |
Alcorn State | W 60–42 | 2–4 |
14 – Tied | 12 – Ware | 2 – Tied | Humphrey Coliseum (6,101) Starkville, Mississippi | ||||
| Dec. 1, 2012* 12:00 p.m., ESPNU |
at Providence SEC–Big East Challenge |
L 63–73 | 2–5 |
16 – Lewis | 11 – Lewis | 4 – Bloodman | Dunkin' Donuts Center (6,156) Providence, Rhode Island | ||||
| Dec. 4, 2012* 7:00 p.m. |
UTSA | W 53–42 | 3–5 |
20 – Lewis | 10 – Borchert | 5 – Bloodman | Humphrey Coliseum (6,021) Starkville, Mississippi | ||||
| Dec. 15, 2012* 7:00 p.m., ESPNU |
at Loyola–Chicago | L 51–59 | 3–6 |
14 – Thomas | 5 – Tied | 2 – Sword | Joseph J. Gentile Arena (3,321) Chicago | ||||
| Dec. 22, 2012* 2:00 p.m. |
vs. Central Arkansas | W 79–72 | 4–6 |
22 – Ware | 13 – Ware | 3 – Tied | Mississippi Coliseum (2,217) Jackson, Mississippi | ||||
| Dec. 30, 2012* 3:00 p.m., ESPN3 |
Alabama A&M | L 57–59 | 4–7 |
14 – Sword | 11 – Ware | 3 – Thomas | Humphrey Coliseum (7,526) Starkville, Mississippi | ||||
| Jan. 3, 2013* 6:00 p.m., ESPN3 |
New Orleans | W 97–46 | 5–7 |
17 – Borchert | 8 – Tied | 5 – Bloodman | Humphrey Coliseum (6,028) Starkville, Mississippi | ||||
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| Jan. 9, 2013 7:00 p.m., ESPN3 |
South Carolina | W 56–54 | 6–7 (1–0) |
18 – Sword | 6 – Borchert | 2 – Tied | Humphrey Coliseum (6,034) Starkville, Mississippi | ||||
| Jan. 12, 2013 12:45 p.m., SECN/ESPN3 |
at Georgia | W 72–61 | 7–7 (2–0) |
21 – Steele | 7 – Steele | 5 – Bloodman | Stegeman Coliseum (5,891) Athens, Georgia | ||||
| Jan. 16, 2013 8:00 p.m., CSS/ESPN3 |
Alabama | L 43–75 | 7–8 (2–1) |
10 – Thomas | 5 – Tied | 2 – Tied | Humphrey Coliseum (7,182) Starkville, Mississippi | ||||
| Jan. 19, 2013 3:00 p.m., SECN/ESPN3 |
at Tennessee | L 57–72 | 7–9 (2–2) |
15 – Steele | 9 – Ware | 3 – Tied | Thompson–Boling Arena (17,584) Knoxville, Tennessee | ||||
| Jan. 23, 2013 8:00 p.m., CSS/ESPN3 |
at Arkansas | L 70–96 | 7–10 (2–3) |
17 – Thomas | 8 – Ware | 2 – Tied | Bud Walton Arena (12,806) Fayetteville, Arkansas | ||||
| Jan. 26, 2013 7:00 p.m., FSN/ESPN2 |
No. 8 Florida | L 47–82 | 7–11 (2–4) |
19 – Thomas | 4 – Steele, Johnson | 3 – Sword | Humphrey Coliseum (7,696) Starkville, Mississippi | ||||
| Jan. 30, 2013 8:00 p.m., ESPN3 |
Texas A&M | L 49–55 OT | 7–12 (2–5) |
14 – Ware | 5 – Borchert | 2 – Borchert, Steele, Bloodman | Humphrey Coliseum (6,858) Starkville, Mississippi | ||||
| Feb. 2, 2013 4:30 p.m., FSN/ESPN3 |
LSU | L 68–69 | 7–13 (2–6) |
14 – Ware | 7 – Ware | 3 – Bloodman | Humphrey Coliseum (7,667) Starkville, Mississippi | ||||
| Feb. 6, 2013 8:00 p.m., CSS/ESPN3 |
at Ole Miss | L 75–93 | 7–14 (2–7) |
17 – Sword | 7 – Ware | 5 – Bloodman | Tad Smith Coliseum (8,299) Oxford, Mississippi | ||||
| Feb. 9, 2013 4:00 p.m., FSN/ESPN3 |
at #2 Florida | L 58–83 | 7–15 (2–8) |
16 – Ware | 8 – Sword | 5 – Sword | O'Connell Center (12,444) Gainesville, Florida | ||||
| Feb. 13, 2013 7:00 p.m., SECN/ESPN3 |
Missouri | L 36–78 | 7–16 (2–9) |
13 – Bloodman | 5 – Borchert, Ware | 2 – Thomas | Humphrey Coliseum (6,007) Starkville, Mississippi | ||||
| Feb. 16, 2013 4:00 p.m., ESPNU |
at LSU | L 68–80 | 7–17 (2–10) |
25 – Sword | 7 – Ware | 4 – Sword | Maravich Center (9,720) Baton Rouge, Louisiana | ||||
| Feb. 20, 2013 7:00 p.m., SECN/ESPN3 |
at Alabama | L 56–64 | 7–18 (2–11) |
15 – Steele | 9 – Borchert | 2 – Thomas, Cunningham | Coleman Coliseum (10,682) Tuscaloosa, Alabama | ||||
| Feb. 23, 2013 12:45 p.m., SECN/ESPN3 |
Vanderbilt | L 31–72 | 7–19 (2–12) |
9 – Steele | 3 – Borchert, Thomas | 2 – Sword | Humphrey Coliseum (6,442) Starkville, Mississippi | ||||
| Feb. 27, 2013 7:00 p.m., SECN/ESPN3 |
at Kentucky | L 55–85 | 7–20 (2–13) |
13 – Thomas | 6 – Ware, Thomas | 2 – Sword, Steele | Rupp Arena (24,023) Lexington, Kentucky | ||||
| Mar. 2, 2013 4:00 p.m., SECN/ESPN3 |
Ole Miss | W 73–67 | 8–20 (3–13) |
21 – Borchert | 7 – Borchert | 9 – Sword | Humphrey Coliseum (8,140) Starkville, Mississippi | ||||
| Mar. 6, 2013 6:00 p.m., ESPN3 |
at South Carolina | L 72–79 | 8–21 (3–14) |
20 – Sword | 6 – Cunningham | 4 – Thomas, Bloodman | Colonial Life Arena (7,860) Columbia, South Carolina | ||||
| Mar. 9, 2013 4:30 p.m., FSN/ESPN3 |
Auburn | W 74–71 OT | 9–21 (4–14) |
20 – Borchert | 13 – Borchert | 6 – Sword | Humphrey Coliseum (6,250) Starkville, Mississippi | ||||
| 2013 SEC tournament | |||||||||||
| March 13, 2013 6:30 pm, SECN/ESPN3 |
vs. South Carolina SEC tournament first round |
W 70–59 | 10–21 |
21 – Thomas | 8 – Borchert, Johnson | 4 – Sword | Bridgestone Arena (7,879) Nashville, Tennessee | ||||
| March 14, 2013 2:38 pm, SECN/ESPN3 |
vs. Tennessee Second Round |
L 53–69 | 10–22 |
19 – Sword | 7 – Ware, Bloodman | 2 – Borchert, Sword, Johnson | Bridgestone Arena (10,065) Nashville, Tennessee | ||||
| *Non-Conference Game. Rankings from AP poll. All times are in Central Time. (#) Number seeded with region. | |||||||||||
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