# 2012–13 Jackson State Tigers basketball team

The 2012–13 Jackson State Tigers basketball team represented Jackson State University during the 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Tigers, led by tenth year head coach Tevester Anderson, played their home games at the Williams Assembly Center and were members of the Southwestern Athletic Conference. They finished the season 11–18, 9–9 in SWAC play to finish in fourth place. They advanced to the semifinals of the SWAC tournament where they lost to Prairie View A&M.

## Roster

| Number | Name | Position | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown |
| 1 | Emmanuel Donald | Guard | 6–6 | 190 | Junior | Lake, Mississippi |
| 2 | Derrell Taylor | Guard | 6–5 | 195 | Sophomore | Morton, Mississippi |
| 3 | Kendall Deese | Guard | 6–1 | 175 | Freshman | Murray, Kentucky |
| 4 | Jeff Stubbs | Guard | 6–1 | 165 | Junior | Jackson, Mississippi |
| 10 | Travis Ballard | Guard | 5–10 | 175 | Senior | Moreno Valley, California |
| 11 | Keeslee Stewart | Guard | 5–9 | 165 | Sophomore | Edwards, Mississippi |
| 12 | Kelsey Howard | Guard | 6–4 | 190 | Sophomore | Vicksburg, Mississippi |
| 13 | Christian Williams | Guard | 6–1 | 180 | Senior | Manteca, California |
| 15 | Jonathan Lewis | Guard | 5–10 | 180 | Senior | Jackson, Mississippi |
| 20 | Sydney Coleman | Forward | 6–7 | 215 | Sophomore | Meridian, Mississippi |
| 21 | Phillip Williams | Guard | 6–1 | 195 | Senior | Gary, Indiana |
| 22 | Kenny Demouchet | Guard/Forward | 6–4 | 200 | Senior | Opelousas, Louisiana |
| 25 | Davon Jones | Forward/Center | 6–8 | 230 | Senior | Detroit, Michigan |
| 32 | Willie Readus | Forward | 6–6 | 260 | Junior | Morton, Mississippi |
| 35 | Josh Armstrong | Forward | 6–6 | 185 | Junior | St. Louis, Missouri |
| 44 | Raymond Gregory | Center | 6–9 | 255 | Senior | Plainfield, New Jersey |

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Opponent | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition |||||
| 11/01/2012* 7:30 pm | Miles | W 68–54 | | Williams Assembly Center Jackson, Mississippi |
| Regular season |||||
| 11/11/2012* 4:00 pm, FS Southwest | at No. 16 Baylor | L 47–78 | 0–1 | Ferrell Center (5,846) Waco, Texas |
| 11/21/2012* 7:00 pm | at Tulsa | L 66–86 | 0–2 | Reynolds Center (4,134) Tulsa, Oklahoma |
| 11/26/2012* 8:00 pm, FS Southwest/FCS Atlantic | at Texas Tech | L 75–84 | 0–3 | United Spirit Arena (7,404) Lubbock, Texas |
| 11/28/2012* 7:00 pm | at Air Force | L 47–76 | 0–4 | Clune Arena (1,547) Colorado Springs, Colorado |
| 12/08/2012* 7:00 pm | at North Texas | L 65–83 | 0–5 | UNT Coliseum (2,872) Denton, Texas |
| 12/11/2012* 9:00 pm | at Saint Mary's | L 67–120 | 0–6 | McKeon Pavilion (2,033) Moraga, California |
| 12/13/2012* 9:00 pm, Pac-12 Network | at Washington State | L 41–52 | 0–7 | Beasley Coliseum (2,686) Pullman, Washington |
| 12/15/2012* 6:00 pm, Pac-12 Network | at Washington | L 67–75 | 0–8 | Alaska Airlines Arena (7,836) Seattle |
| 12/17/2012* 9:00 pm | at Seattle | W 91–82 | 1–8 | KeyArena (1,907) Seattle |
| 01/02/2013 7:30 pm | at Alabama State | L 66–70 | 1–9 (0–1) | Dunn–Oliver Acadome (524) Montgomery, Alabama |
| 01/04/2013 8:00 pm | at Alabama A&M | L 87–88 $^{2OT}$ | 1–10 (0–2) | Elmore Gymnasium Normal, Alabama |
| 01/06/2013 5:30 pm | Alcorn State | L 48–51 | 1–11 (0–3) | Williams Assembly Center (798) Jackson, Mississippi |
| 01/08/2013 7:30 pm | Southern | L 67–80 | 1–12 (0–4) | Williams Assembly Center (729) Jackson, Mississippi |
| 01/12/2013 8:00 pm | at Texas Southern | L 57–84 | 1–13 (0–5) | Health and Physical Education Arena (916) Houston |
| 01/14/2013 8:00 pm, ESPNU | at Prairie View A&M | L 59–73 | 1–14 (0–6) | William Nicks Building (3,212) Prairie View, Texas |
| 01/19/2013 5:30 pm | at Grambling State | W 57–46 | 2–14 (1–6) | Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center (1,472) Grambling, Louisiana |
| 01/26/2013 7:30 pm | Mississippi Valley State | W 60–57 | 3–14 (2–6) | Williams Assembly Center (6,315) Jackson, Mississippi |
| 01/28/2013 7:30 pm | Arkansas–Pine Bluff | W 82–67 | 4–14 (3–6) | Williams Assembly Center (1,055) Jackson, Mississippi |
| 02/02/2013 5:00 pm | at Alcorn State | W 84–71 | 5–14 (4–6) | Davey Whitney Complex (3,100) Lorman, Mississippi |
| 02/04/2013 8:00 pm | at Southern | L 58–78 | 5–15 (4–7) | F. G. Clark Center (2,722) Baton Rouge, Louisiana |
| 02/09/2013 5:30 pm | Texas Southern | L 54–61 | 5–16 (4–8) | Williams Assembly Center (401) Jackson, Mississippi |
| 02/11/2013 7:50 pm | Prairie View A&M | W 65–60 | 6–16 (5–8) | Williams Assembly Center (402) Jackson, Mississippi |
| 02/16/2013 5:30 pm | Grambling State | W 77–38 | 7–16 (6–8) | Williams Assembly Center (799) Jackson, Mississippi |
| 02/23/2013 5:00 pm | at Mississippi Valley State | W 90–71 | 8–16 (7–8) | Harrison HPER Complex (4,929) Itta Bena, Mississippi |
| 02/25/2013 8:20 pm | at Arkansas–Pine Bluff | L 72–73 | 8–17 (7–9) | K. L. Johnson Complex (3,026) Pine Bluff, Arkansas |
| 02/28/2013 7:30 pm | Alabama State | W 70–65 $^{OT}$ | 9–17 (8–9) | Williams Assembly Center (945) Jackson, Mississippi |
| 03/02/2013 5:30 pm | Alabama A&M | W 60–57 | 10–17 (9–9) | Williams Assembly Center (797) Jackson, Mississippi |
| 2013 SWAC Basketball tournament |||||
| 03/14/2013 12:30 pm | vs. Alabama State Quarterfinals | W 66–59 | 11–17 | Curtis Culwell Center (415) Garland, Texas |
| 03/15/2013 2:30 pm | vs. Prairie View A&M Semifinals | L 75–88 | 11–18 | Curtis Culwell Center (595) Garland, Texas |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. |||||