# 2012–13 Florida A&M Rattlers basketball team

The 2012–13 Florida A&M Rattlers basketball team represented Florida A&M University during the 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Rattlers, led by second year head coach Clemon Johnson, played their home games at the Teaching Gym and were members of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. They finished the season 8–23, 5–11 in MEAC play to finish in a tie for ninth place. They lost in the first round of the MEAC tournament to North Carolina A&T.

## Roster

| Number | Name | Position | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown |
| 1 | Chuka, Eneh | Guard | 6–7 | 195 | Freshman | Dallas, Texas |
| 2 | Jakari Bush | Guard | 5–7 | 151 | Freshman | Tallahassee, Florida |
| 3 | Jamie Adams | Guard | 5–10 | 166 | Junior | Chicago, Illinois |
| 12 | Reggie Lewis | Guard | 6–2 | 200 | Junior | Cleveland, Ohio |
| 15 | D'Andre Bullard | Guard | 6–4 | 185 | Sophomore | Orlando, Florida |
| 21 | Markee Teal | Forward | 6–7 | 235 | Senior | Ocala, Florida |
| 22 | Mohammad Abdul-Aleem | Guard | 6–4 | 210 | Junior | Atlanta, Georgia |
| 23 | Jamari Bradford | Forward | 6–6 | 210 | Junior | Louisville, Kentucky |
| 25 | Trey Kellum | Forward | 6–6 | 205 | Freshman | Peoria, Illinois |
| 32 | McWisdom Badejo | Center | 6–9 | 250 | Freshman | Dallas, Texas |
| 33 | Walter Davis | Guard | 6–5 | 190 | Junior | Memphis, Tennessee |
| 42 | Onyekachukwu Odi | Forward | 6–8 | 230 | Junior | Nigeria |

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| 11/01/2012* 7:00 pm | | Albany State | W 85–63 | | Teaching Gym Tallahassee, FL |
| Regular season ||||||
| 11/09/2012* 1:00 pm | | at Houston | L 76–81 | 0–1 | Hofheinz Pavilion (6,108) Houston, TX |
| 11/13/2012* 7:00 pm | | at Stetson | L 66–88 | 0–2 | Edmunds Center (615) DeLand, FL |
| 11/18/2012* 2:00 pm, P12N | | at Arizona State Las Vegas Invitational | L 70–97 | 0–3 | Wells Fargo Arena (3,107) Tempe, AZ |
| 11/20/2012* 8:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Arkansas Las Vegas Invitational | L 60–89 | 0–4 | Bud Walton Arena (11,828) Fayetteville, AR |
| 11/23/2012* 2:00 pm | | vs. Longwood Las Vegas Invitational | L 83–86 $^{OT}$ | 0–5 | Orleans Arena (200) Paradise, NV |
| 11/24/2012* 3:00 pm | | vs. Presbyterian Las Vegas Invitational | W 69–55 | 1–5 | Orleans Arena (200) Paradise, NV |
| 11/29/2012* 7:00 pm | | at North Florida | L 47–72 | 1–6 | UNF Arena (1,580) Jacksonville, FL |
| 12/01/2012 6:00 pm | | Bethune-Cookman | W 75–67 | 2–6 (1–0) | Teaching Gym (857) Tallahassee, FL |
| 12/04/2012* 7:00 pm | | Edward Waters | W 87–69 | 3–6 | Teaching Gym (798) Tallahassee, FL |
| 12/08/2012* 4:00 pm | | Allen | W 109–59 | 4–6 | Teaching Gym (575) Tallahassee, FL |
| 12/15/2012* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Clemson | L 57–80 | 4–7 | Littlejohn Coliseum (7,862) Clemson, SC |
| 12/29/2012* 4:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Georgia | L 73–82 | 4–8 | Stegeman Coliseum (6,149) Athens, GA |
| 12/31/2012* 1:00 pm, FSSW | | at Texas Tech | L 56–70 | 4–9 | United Spirit Arena (5,404) Lubbock, TX |
| 01/02/2013* 7:00 pm | | at FIU | L 72–88 | 4–10 | U.S. Century Bank Arena (778) Miami, FL |
| 01/05/2013* 4:00 pm | | at UCF | L 69–99 | 4–11 | UCF Arena (3,956) Orlando, FL |
| 01/12/2013 6:00 pm | | North Carolina Central | L 62–85 | 4–12 (1–1) | Teaching Gym (825) Tallahassee, FL |
| 01/14/2013 7:30 pm | | North Carolina A&T | L 40–68 | 4–13 (1–2) | Teaching Gym (659) Tallahassee, FL |
| 01/19/2013 6:00 pm | | at Savannah State | L 55–57 | 4–14 (1–3) | Tiger Arena (1,923) Savannah, GA |
| 01/21/2013 7:30 pm | | at South Carolina State | W 89–77 | 5–14 (2–3) | SHM Memorial Center (649) Orangeburg, SC |
| 01/26/2013 6:00 pm | | Maryland–Eastern Shore | W 55–54 | 6–14 (3–3) | Teaching Gym (759) Tallahassee, FL |
| 01/28/2013 7:30 pm | | Delaware State | L 48–57 | 6–15 (3–4) | Teaching Gym (706) Tallahassee, FL |
| 02/02/2013 4:00 pm | | Bethune-Cookman | L 65–67 $^{OT}$ | 6–16 (3–5) | Teaching Gym (1,400) Tallahassee, FL |
| 02/09/2013 4:00 pm | | at North Carolina Central | L 43–51 | 6–17 (3–6) | McLendon–McDougald Gymnasium (1,811) Durham, NC |
| 02/11/2013 8:15 pm | | at North Carolina A&T | L 56–64 | 6–18 (3–7) | Corbett Sports Center (1,839) Greensboro, NC |
| 02/14/2013 6:00 pm | | Savannah State | L 65–67 | 6–19 (3–8) | Teaching Gym (567) Tallahassee, FL |
| 02/16/2013 6:15 pm | | Howard | W 46–45 | 7–19 (4–8) | Teaching Gym (849) Tallahassee, FL |
| 02/25/2013 7:30 pm | | South Carolina State | W 75–72 $^{2OT}$ | 8–19 (5–8) | Teaching Gym (652) Tallahassee, FL |
| 03/02/2013 6:00 pm | | at Hampton | L 68–77 | 8–20 (5–9) | Hampton Convocation Center (4,243) Hampton, VA |
| 03/04/2013 8:00 pm | | at Norfolk State | L 58–69 | 8–21 (5–10) | Joseph G. Echols Memorial Hall (1,140) Norfolk, VA |
| 03/07/2013 8:00 pm | | at Morgan State | L 67–78 | 8–22 (5–11) | Talmadge L. Hill Field House (4,358) Baltimore, MD |
| 2013 MEAC men's basketball tournament ||||||
| 03/12/2013 6:30 pm | (10) | vs. (7) North Carolina A&T First Round | L 54–65 | 8–23 | Norfolk Scope (2,591) Norfolk, VA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||