# 2012–13 LSU Tigers basketball team

The 2012–13 LSU Tigers basketball team represented Louisiana State University during the 2012–2013 college basketball season. The team's head coach is Johnny Jones, who was in his first season at LSU. Jones previously served as the head coach at the University of North Texas. Jones played in the 1981 Final Four as a freshman at Louisiana State University, and later served 12 seasons as an assistant coach at LSU under Dale Brown where the pair returned the 1986 Final Four. They played their home games at Pete Maravich Assembly Center as members of the Southeastern Conference.

## Previous season

The Tigers completed the 2011–2012 season with an overall record of 18-15 and a 7–9 record in conference play. After falling to the eventual national champions, the Kentucky Wildcats, in the second round of the SEC tournament, LSU received a bid to the NIT tournament, where they were defeated by the Oregon Ducks in the first round. LSU lost several major contributors at the end of the season, including 2nd team All-SEC center Justin Hamilton, who was selected 45th overall in the 2012 NBA draft by the Philadelphia 76ers.
In April 2012, it was announced that after four seasons as head coach, Trent Johnson would be leaving LSU to become the head basketball coach at TCU. Shortly after, LSU announced that it had hired Johnny Jones as its new head coach. Jones played at LSU for four seasons from 1980 to 1984, including an appearance in the 1981 NCAA Final Four. He followed his playing career by serving as an assistant coach under Dale Brown from 1984 to 1997. Prior to becoming the head coach at LSU, Jones had spent the previous eleven seasons as the head coach at the University of North Texas, where he accumulated a record of 190-146 and earned two NCAA tournament bids.

### Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
| Chris Bass | 4 | G | 6'1" | 190 | Senior | Baton Rouge, Louisiana | Graduated |
| Malcolm White | 5 | F | 6'9" | 220 | Senior | Baton Rouge, Louisiana | Graduated |
| Ronald Martin | 12 | G | 6'1" | 182 | Freshman | White Castle, Louisiana | Left to focus on LSU football team |
| Ralston Turner | 22 | G | 6'6" | 205 | Sophomore | Muscle Shoals, Alabama | Transferred to North Carolina State University |
| Storm Warren | 24 | F | 6'7" | 230 | Senior | Monroe, Louisiana | Graduated |
| John Isaac | 32 | G | 6'3" | 208 | Freshman | Leesville, Louisiana | Transferred to Baton Rouge Community College |
| Justin Hamilton | 41 | C | 7'0" | 260 | Junior | Alpine, Utah | 2nd round draft pick (#45) by the Philadelphia 76ers |

### Class of 2012 signees

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Shavon Coleman F | Thibodaux, Louisiana | Howard College | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 193 lb (88 kg) | Apr 24, 2012 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: N/A ||||||
| Corban Collins G | High Point, North Carolina | Massanutten Military Academy | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 193 lb (88 kg) | Jun 14, 2012 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 62 ||||||
| Shane Hammink F | Millingen aan de Rijn, Netherlands | Canarias Basketball Academy | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | Apr 24, 2012 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 82 ||||||
| Malik Morgan G | River Ridge, Louisiana | John Curtis Christian High School | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | Aug 10, 2011 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 88 ||||||
| Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: N/R Rivals: N/R ESPN: N/R ||||||
| Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "LSU Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved March 7, 2013. "2012 LSU Basketball Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved March 7, 2013. "ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 7, 2013. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved March 7, 2013. "2012 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved March 7, 2013. ||||||

## Roster
### Depth chart

| Pos. | Starting 5 | Bench 1 | Bench 2 | Bench 3 |
| C | Andrew Del Piero | | | |
| PF | Johnny O'Bryant III | Jalen Courtney | | |
| SF | Shavon Coleman | Shane Hammink | Eddie Ludwig | |
| SG | Andre Stringer | Malik Morgan | Mychal Williams | Joshua Badeaux |
| PG | Anthony Hickey | Charles Carmouche | Corban Collins | |

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-Conference Regular Season |||||||||
| Nov. 9, 2012* 7:00 pm | UC Santa Barbara | W 77–63 | 1–0 | 16 – Carmouche | 8 – O'Bryant III | 6 – Hickey | Maravich Center (6,966) Baton Rouge, LA |
| Nov. 13, 2012* 7:00 pm, CST | McNeese State | W 73–48 | 2–0 | 25 – Coleman | 10 – Coleman | 6 – Hickey | Maravich Center (6,776) Baton Rouge, LA |
| Nov. 20, 2012* 7:00 pm, CST | Northwestern State | W 102–95 | 3–0 | 22 – Coleman | 7 – Ludwig, Hickey, Coleman | 6 – Hickey | Maravich Center (7,018) Baton Rouge, LA |
| Nov. 24, 2012* 7:00 pm, CST/ESPN3 | Mississippi Valley St. | W 75–50 | 4–0 | 16 – Coleman | 11 – Coleman | 6 – Hickey | Maravich Center (6,237) Baton Rouge, LA |
| Nov. 29, 2012* 8:30 pm, ESPNU | Seton Hall SEC–Big East Challenge | W 72–67 | 5–0 | 18 – Coleman | 11 – O'Bryant III | 7 – Carmouche | Maravich Center (7,295) Baton Rouge, LA |
| Dec. 11, 2012* 7:00 pm, CST | Chattanooga | W 80–37 | 6–0 | 18 – O'Bryant III, Stringer | 10 – O'Bryant III | 4 – Stringer, Hammink | Maravich Center (6,760) Baton Rouge, LA |
| Dec. 14, 2012* 8:00 pm | at Boise State | L 70–89 | 6–1 | 19 – Collins | 7 – Coleman | 5 – Carmouche | Taco Bell Arena (11,210) Boise, ID |
| Dec. 18, 2012* 9:00 pm | at UC Irvine | W 66–60 | 7–1 | 19 – Stringer | 13 – O'Bryant III | 3 – Carmouche | Bren Events Center (1,536) Irvine, CA |
| Dec. 22, 2012* 1:00 pm, ESPNU | at Marquette | L 80–84 | 7–2 | 20 – Stringer | 7 – Hickey | 10 – Carmouche | BMO Harris Bradley Center (14,309) Milwaukee, WI |
| Dec. 28, 2012* 7:00 pm, CST | Houston Baptist | W 75–58 | 8–2 | 11 – Stringer, Coleman | 13 – Coleman | 5 – Collins | Maravich Center (7,032) Baton Rouge, LA |
| Jan. 5, 2013* 12:30 pm | Bethune-Cookman | W 79–63 | 9–2 | 17 – Carmouche | 12 – Coleman | 5 – Carmouche | Maravich Center (6,462) Baton Rouge, LA |
| SEC Regular Season |||||||||
| Jan. 9, 2013 8:00 pm, CST/CSS/ESPN3 | at Auburn | L 63–68 | 9–3 (0–1) | 15 – Carmouche | 9 – Coleman | 7 – Carmouche | Auburn Arena (6,355) Auburn, AL |
| Jan. 12, 2013 3:00 pm, ESPNU | No. 11 Florida | L 52–74 | 9–4 (0–2) | 15 – Hickey | 6 – Carmouche | 4 – Hickey | Maravich Center (9,964) Baton Rouge, LA |
| Jan. 16, 2013 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | South Carolina | L 73–82 $^{OT}$ | 9–5 (0–3) | 18 – Hickey | 7 – Hickey, Coleman | 5 – Carmouche | Maravich Center (6,654) Baton Rouge, LA |
| Jan. 19, 2013 7:00 pm, CST/CSS/ESPN3 | at Georgia | L 58–67 | 9–6 (0–4) | 16 – O'Bryant III | 14 – O'Bryant III | 2 – O'Bryant III, Hickey | Stegeman Coliseum (5,779) Athens, GA |
| Jan. 23, 2013 7:00 pm, SECN/ESPN3 | Texas A&M | W 58–54 | 10–6 (1–4) | 17 – Coleman | 10 – O'Bryant III | 3 – Carmouche | Maravich Center (7,064) Baton Rouge, LA |
| Jan. 26, 2013 3:00 pm, SECN/ESPN3 | at Kentucky | L 70–75 | 10–7 (1–5) | 21 – O'Bryant III | 12 – O'Bryant III | 7 – Carmouche | Rupp Arena (24,248) Lexington, KY |
| Jan. 30, 2013 7:00 pm, SECN/ESPN3 | #17 Missouri | W 73–70 | 11–7 (2–5) | 20 – Hickey | 11 – O'Bryant III | 4 – Hickey | Maravich Center (8,804) Baton Rouge, LA |
| Feb. 2, 2013 4:30 pm, FSN/ESPN3 | at Mississippi State | W 69–68 | 12–7 (3–5) | 12 – O'Bryant III, Hickey | 12 – O'Bryant III | 4 – Hickey | Humphrey Coliseum (7,667) Starkville, MS |
| Feb. 6, 2013 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | Vanderbilt | W 57–56 | 13–7 (4–5) | 14 – Hickey | 7 – Hickey | 5 – Hickey | Maravich Center (7,075) Baton Rouge, LA |
| Feb. 9, 2013 7:00 pm, ESPN2 | at Alabama | L 57–60 | 13–8 (4–6) | 22 – O'Bryant III | 11 – O'Bryant III | 4 – Hickey | Coleman Coliseum (13,511) Tuscaloosa, AL |
| Feb. 14, 2013 6:00 pm, ESPN2 | at South Carolina | W 64–46 | 14–8 (5–6) | 30 – O'Bryant III | 10 – O'Bryant III | 8 – Carmouche | Colonial Life Arena (7,486) Columbia, SC |
| Feb. 16, 2013 4:00 pm, ESPNU | Mississippi State | W 80–68 | 15–8 (6–6) | 21 – Carmouche | 11 – O'Bryant III | 8 – O'Bryant III | Maravich Center (9,720) Baton Rouge, LA |
| Feb. 19, 2013 6:00 pm, ESPNU | at Tennessee | L 72–82 | 15–9 (6–7) | 24 – O'Bryant III | 8 – O'Bryant III | 4 – Hickey | Thompson–Boling Arena (15,086) Knoxville, TN |
| Feb. 23, 2013 12:45 pm, SECN/ESPN3 | Alabama | W 97–94 $^{3OT}$ | 16–9 (7–7) | 24 – O'Bryant III | 11 – Carmouche | 7 – Hickey | Maravich Center (8,200) Baton Rouge, LA |
| Feb. 27, 2013 7:00 pm, SECN/ESPN3 | Arkansas | W 65–60 | 17–9 (8–7) | 26 – Carmouche | 8 – O'Bryant III | 5 – Hickey | Maravich Center (7,891) Baton Rouge, LA |
| Mar. 2, 2013 3:00 pm, SECN/ESPN3 | at Missouri | L 76–89 | 17–10 (8–8) | 22 – Hickey | 8 – O'Bryant III | 5 – Carmouche | Mizzou Arena (14,212) Columbia, MO |
| Mar. 6, 2013 7:00 pm, SECN/ESPN3 | at Texas A&M | W 68–57 | 18–10 (9–8) | 20 – Carmouche | 10 – O'Bryant III | 5 – Carmouche | Reed Arena (6,540) College Station, TX |
| Mar. 9, 2013 12:30 pm, SECN/ESPN3 | Ole Miss | L 67–81 | 18–11 (9–9) | 18 – Stringer | 12 – O'Bryant III | 4 – Carmouche | Maravich Center (10,187) Baton Rouge, LA |
| 2013 SEC tournament |||||||||
| Mar. 14, 2013 12:00 pm, SECN | vs. Georgia Second Round | W 68–63 | 19–11 | 24 – Coleman | 12 – O'Bryant III | 5 – Hickey | Bridgestone Arena (10,065) Nashville, TN |
| March 15, 2013 12:00 pm, ESPNU | vs. No. 13 Florida Quarterfinals | L 58–80 | 19–12 | 14 – Carmouche | 6 – Del Piero | 3 – Carmouche | Bridgestone Arena (15,649) Nashville, TN |
| *Non-Conference Game. Rankings from AP poll. All times are in Central Time. |||||||||